My day at the SUNDAY MARKET in Amsterdam

Not scared off by all doom and gloom weather reports, a lot of people visited the Sunday Market in Amsterdam today. I was one of them.
One of the reasons was: it being an opportunity of saying hello to all the Etsy sellers who had a booth. 


The other reason was that in autumn I would like to take my knitwear to a crafty / handmade market, so I am doing some field research.

The atmosphere on the Sunday market is relaxed and friendly. I liked the variation of crafts represented. There is something for everyone and on top of that delicious food available.

You can find a pic of some of my purchases here.
*The earrings are from Fleurfatale.-- [similar earrings from her shop]
*On my way to the market it was my first time to travel with the OV Chip card (a public transport card) and I realised it was not convenient to put it in my wallet in my bag everytime I boarded or left a bus/train.
Luckily I found my solution in the metro card holder at the booth of Spectacle a la Maison.

Some impressions of the booths:




from left to right: KrapLap and  Vadjutka and ThongBaiTatong



And a lot of other ETSY Sellers :
Swiedebie, Pini Piru, NancyvdBoom, Broochefrommaris, Martice, Paperfection, Viltalakim, Babongo, Nirangal, Knoest, Karibombari, blota, Lindecise, LAccentnou, Momfetti,
AmcPoelmanDesign, Mamutopia, Tizzalicious.

Keep updated about Dutch artists on Dutch Handmade.

A special thanks goes to Mitsy ( Artmind ) for the creative challenge in a goodie bag :)


PS:
I did see Matt (Etsy rep. Berlin) for a sec, but he was on a shopping spree ;-P

Comments

Unknown said…
What a wonderful day we had. It was just perfect. Thank you all for your contribution!
6 June 2010 at 21:47
karibombari likes: said…
it was a fantastic day today, great vibe in the market. Like your photo.
*karin
6 June 2010 at 22:31
Anonymous said…
The fair was fantastic! Wow, lovely photos taken, Ama. We were so blessed with good weather though predicted to be bad. :)
Thank you for the sharing.
7 June 2010 at 12:47
RitaJC said…
Thank you so very much for sharing!
7 June 2010 at 22:37
Martice said…
I missed you?!??!!?
9 June 2010 at 09:18
Ama said…
Hi Martice, someone else was keeping an eye on your booth when I passed it. It's funny though, we both live in the same town, and yet we never meet....
9 June 2010 at 23:46
HandmadeHandsome said…
Thanks for sharing your photos. I even see myself in Thangbai's booth. It was nice meeting you again. As a fellow business women I hope your business will take off well. Best of luck.
10 June 2010 at 14:50
Mitsy / ArtMind said…
Oh man, I was so happy to receive your fabulous PIMPED card! It made me SMILE BIG TIME! Thanks so much & I loved meeting you Miss Minoes! :)
(love your 'real' name too)
13 June 2010 at 19:22
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