Only missed out on one market. The best run of markets ever. Only one was rained off - unfortunately the very last Nelson market before Christmas. The Hanmer market had all the customers blown away after midday by a vicious…
The first - The Great Christmas Market. This market is held in the wonderful Founders Heritage Park. The weather was perfect. The many visiting shoppers enjoyed a satisfying day choosing from an impressive selection of hand-crafted gifts. The friendly marketeers…
Local paper 'The Guardian', by sheer fluke, published their article (https://topsouthmedia.co.nz/guardian-motueka-golden-bay if you want to read it - a few errors!) about my third book last Thursday 14th November. The local Mapua's Makers' Market (https://www.found.org.nz/directory/the-mapua-market/) was held on Sunday 17th…
I worried about rain in Hanmer. But in the end it was the wind that blew all the visitors away. Around lunch-time a few gusts warned us of what was coming. Within the hour strong gusts swept in lifting loose…
First time for Jester Books. Join the crowds (anticipating over 4,500 visitors) enjoying their Christmas shopping in the stunning historic Queen Mary Hospital grounds in Hanmer Springs from 10am to 4pm. www.hanmerspringsfete.co.nz Asking the weather gods to be kind. Last…
and 14 books sold. My first sale was one of my new presentation boxes containing all three books - so thrilled to find people like the idea. This, my second Saturday dawned bright and sunny - no possibility of wind…
a new look to display the three books Gone are the days of one book on a one small table with one hopeful author / illustrator sitting behind it. I have a new identity, a new way of arranging my…
A new Jester Books banner for a new look. Thanks to Copyart Richmond for their helpful suggestions and beautiful sign for my gazebo. I took the harlequin pattern to design the letters I used for the words Jester and Books…
I'm delighted to be selling my third fairy-tale picture book 'The Spell-ing Witch' at the markets this Christmas. The pre-Christmas season is my best selling time as parents and grandparents are often looking for a different present for their children…
Now comes the exciting time because Joanna will do her magic and mix the text and the illustrations to perfection. All the hard work is undeniably worth it when I hold the last book in my hands. I'm especially …