Oh The Places You'll Go

I read this book to the children last night. I had not read it before and I thought it was amazing. Such wise thoughts on life - good old Dr Seuss. I wanted to share in particular one page I thought was great about waiting in life....
"You can get so confussed that you'll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed I fear, toward a most useless place... The Waiting Place....for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or a No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting. Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting." Dr Seuss - Oh The Places You Will Go.
Wise words, stop waiting, take the opportunities that come your way and if they don't come, stop waiting and make opportunities for yourself. Owning and running Sassypop Kids has taught and is teaching me this lesson. No one will come along and make a business succeed, opportunities may come our way but mostly we have to be imaginative, creative and build our own opportunities - finding new products, building new relationships with customers, promoting the business... No sitting in the waiting place for me!

New Bags Arriving At Sassypop Kids

Hopefully by the end of this week, or early next week we will have another range of bags arriving at Sassypop Kids. This new range is a butterfly design in pink or purple. They are made from a washable canvas so a new material as well. We have always found butterflies to be very popular, so we hope everyone likes these. Items that will be available will be a backpack, shoulder bag, travel bag and coin purses. Keep an eye on the website for availability we are just waiting for them to arrive.

Yarra Valley Racecourse Market

Since September 2009, Sassypop Kids has been part of the new Yarra Glen Racecourse Market. Over the months, Deb Sinclair the Events Co ordinator has worked extremely hard to build and campaign this market and it is growing and growing. This month in February saw fantastic crowds and wonderful stalls - all who will be attending the next market in March. All markets are currently held on the first Sunday of each month at the Yarra Glen Racecourse. It is a great day out for the family and a chance to see some fantastic talented artists and crafters, some yummy and fresh produce and a great variety of products. In this post are many photos from some of the stallholders that I manged to get to see during the February Market:

Sassypop Kids attends each month and we bring to the market and wide range of our wooden and craft kit products from our online store www.sassypopkids.com.au,

Janet from Amelan brings children's decor and gifts - beautiful hand made fabric letters and other beautiful goods email Missj_1@bigpond.com

Collette from Sugar Plum Tree creates handmade childrens gifts and jewellery for adults,

Tanya from Quirky Bird makes beautiful hair clips, bows, magnets, tape measure hair clips and more. Contact via mobile on 0409 931 133


Pauline from Posh Totty Jewellery designs and makes her jewellery for adults and unique range of handbag style gift bags - www.poshtottyjewellery.com.au


Donna brings to the market the most funky clothes for kids and adults called Funky Chunky - chenille clothing the colours are bright and fun see www.funkychunky.com.au


Gabe designs and makes the most beautiful quilts for cots and beds. The fabrics range from beautiful florals to retro western - they are simply stunning quilts and really reasonable prices, she also makes doonas and canvas and pillows contact through sassypop kids and we can put you in contact,
And also check out Oneseed, with one seed you can make a difference. One seed partners with organisations who help people overcome poverty with their own resources, by supporting one seed you are helping developing nations grow. Go to www.oneseed.com.au they bring to the market great bags and beautiful fabric toys.
The talent at this market is growing each month. Come down and check it all out

Black Saturday a Year On

As I drove to the Yarra Glen Market at 7am I was touched by the wonder of the morning. a day we will not forget a year ago, which started with such wind and heat , today a year on, a peaceful morning. The Yarra Valley had fog rolling in the fields and in the fog as the sun rose, beautiful hot air balloons took off. I... was mesmerised and pulled to the side of the road to watch. My beautiful personal moment to remember the past year, I hope the deep sadness I still feel today for my friends will begin to ease, as the morning today felt full of hope, a fresh beginning. I continue to be in awe of my friends courage, resilience and dignity. Today truly was a beautiful day.

The Last Summer Holiday

We have just returned from a big family holiday at Cobram. Weather sunny and hot each day. Hours and hours spent by the pool. My four year old basically spent the whole holiday teaching herself to swim under water. So proud of her! There were so many things to explore around Cobram or near Cobram, it was a pity the weather was just so hot. Which meant that any outings really needed to be done very early in the day or later at night. A few of the best things to see was Thompsons Beach ( on the Murray) a great place to meet international travelers and the biggest cactus garden we have ever seen just out of Cobram on the Murray Valley Highway. The water park at Yarrawonga was fantastic for the kids. The water slide and water fountains had them entertained for ages. I have been converted - caravan parks are a haven for children to holiday - just allow me the air conditioned comfort of an apartment or cabin.