Trove Canberra
About Trove Canberra
We are a co-operative of local Canberra artists and designers. Our shop in the inner north suburb of Dickson features beautiful, quality locally-handmade products. We're passionate about supporting small-scale local makers!
Trove Canberra Description
The Canberra Region is full of talented creative people!
Trove Canberra Cooperative Ltd was established in 2014 by a group of Canberra region crafts-people, brought together through the Canberra Etsy sellers group. The idea of opening our own brick and mortar shop, selling our own handcrafted goods where we could interact face-to-face with our customers was enticing and, so, we registered as a not-for-profit cooperative and set up our first store in the (now demolished) Lonsdale Street Traders in Braddon in August 2014.
Now, fast-forward three years, and Trove Canberra is a thriving, creative community of almost 30 makers who have big plans for the future. Moving from our Gold Creek site and opening a new Civic store in May 2016 marked the beginning of an exciting period of growth for Trove. We've now opened a store in the inner-north suburb of Dickson and look forward to introducing some new makers to our lovely customers!
Our members create a wide range of handcrafted products, specialising in our own particular medium, with everything made in Australia. For an introduction to our current designers visit the "Our Designers" page on our website which has links to a profile on each maker. Of course we also look forward to sharing the work of our talented members with you in store.
We are always keen to hear from local crafts-people who are interested in becoming a member of the Trove Canberra Cooperative. Find all the information you need on our website: http://www. trovecanberra.com. au
We are also on Instagram and Twitter so follow us on social media for regular glimpses into Trove or join our mailing list. Subscribers go into a monthly draw to win a $20 gift voucher to spend at Trove.
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These gorgeous Spring green finds caught our eye in store today!
Ever wished you could paint like a master? Trove Canberra maker Susan Lewis of Art Puddles would like to invite you for an afternoon of creativity and fun.
This painting lesson is designed to allow your natural creativity and style to be expressed in a friendly and encouraging learning environment with Canberra Artist and teacher Susan Lewis.
The lesson is open to all abilities (beginners welcome, along with children over 10) and all materials to create your acrylic painting ...will be provided.
We will be using high quality pigments for vivid colour and you will be guided through each stage to recreate this beautiful still life by Van Gogh.
The first six tickets sold include a $10 gift voucher to spend on Art Puddles Jewellery at Trove on the day of the event.
If you order two tickets together you get a free art puddles necklace featuring the painting.
A minimum of 6 people are required to run this workshop. If we can't go ahead, we will contact you in advance with a full refund.
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We've got some fabulous school holiday craft activities happening this week! Kids can have fun with yarn and learn finger knitting, pom pom making and friendship bracelets. Join Kylie from Wombat and Poss in these informal workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday between 10:30-12noon. Free tea and coffee for accompanying adults ☕
Hello long weekend! We're open until 4pm today then our beautiful shop will be closed until 10am Tuesday morning for your fix of locally handmade goodness 😊
The trick to a fun school holiday experience (and keeping your sanity!) is to keep the kids busy and to get out of the house.
Why not join Kylie from Wombat and Poss, who will be running some fun and creative drop-in classes. Learn some really cool tricks with yarn, including making pom poms, finger knitting and friendship bracelets. Best still, the kids will have a fun little craft project or two that they can take home by the end of the class and some new-found skills to ke...ep them engaged over the rest of the holidays!
All materials and expert tuition will be provided.
Children must be 4 and over to participate, and they need be accompanied by an adult (free entry for accompanying adults!). Younger siblings are welcome to come along, but you may wish to bring another activity to occupy them.
* Tea and coffee will be available for the adults attending.
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Drum roll 🥁 - it's gift voucher draw time! Are you on our email list? Every month we draw a winner for our $20 gift voucher and it could be YOU! Who's our winner for this month?!💃🎉🎉
P.s. you can sign up here: http://eepurl.com/bilUAT
You may have heard that the building we are in has been sold - so we thought we'd let you know we are still here! Find us upstairs in the Garema Centre in Civic 😊 You can read more about what's happening here on our blog - https://www.trovecanberra.com.au/hidden-g em-still-shining-…/
Those blossoms, that sky! We were blown away by this gorgeous photo of our city 💕🌸 📸 credit @carolelvin via OutInCanberra
Thinking of starting a creative business? Or have a creative business and want to connect with people like you? Meet four of our Trove Canberra members and hear their stories – why did they start a handmade business? What challenges did they face and how did they overcome them? What do they love about it and how do they get it all done? Trove Canberra is a cooperative of artists, designers and makers local to the Canberra region. We are on a mission to foster creativity and entrepreneurship, nurture a supportive, friendly and fun creative community and provide an affordable venue for Canberrans to showcase and sell their works and teach their skills. Light refreshments will be provided.
If you have a beautiful product to promote, you need a home on the web. Maybe you have been dreaming of creating your own gorgeous website but the "behind-the-scenes" of the online world is all a mystery to you. Maybe you've heard that it is expensive or that you have to be 'technically minded' or need to know HTML. As part of the Design Canberra Festival, Trove Canberra member Rebecca of Blue Radish will bust these myths and show you how WordPress can be a cost effective and accessible way to build yourself an online presence. We'll step through how to do it from the very beginning.
Selling at a market can be a great way to get your product out there, connect with your customer and build your brand. But there’s a few things you should know before you start. As part of DESIGN Canberra, Trove Canberra members Katrina of Little Red Lullaby and Kellyanne of Lex and Lou will give you the lowdown on how to get ready, what you will need, getting your display right and what to do on the day.
Creating beautiful product photos doesn’t have to be hard. As part of DESIGN Canberra, join Trove Canberra member, Kylie of Wombat and Poss to learn some simple tricks to get the best performance out of your smart phone camera, and how to use natural light and composition to make your products look amazing. Bring along your phone and some of your products (if available) to test the ideas out on the day.
Thinking about getting started on a handmade business? Or have a hobby you think could be so much more? Trove Canberra member Kellyanne of Lex and Lou would like to invite you to learn what she knows now that she didn't know when she started. It's been 2 years since Kellyanne's passion for making clothes for her daughter turned from a hobby into a small business. Learn what to do - and what not to do - as you begin your handmade journey.
Unsure how to price your handmade products, and what they are really worth? You are not alone! As part of the 2018 Design Canberra Festival, Trove Canberra member, Theresa from A little bird made me invites you to learn about the theory and techniques for pricing handmade. Theresa has 5 years’ experience running her own handmade business, and has mentored many designers through this process so can support you to understand the financial, practical and ethical questions. Feel free to bring along some of your work so we can consider an example together.
Do you make gorgeous handmade items? Are they accumulating in your cupboard now that EVERY one of your friends and family have one? Is it time to dip your toe into the world of online selling but you have NO clue where to start? Or maybe you have opened your shop and since then, well .... crickets. Then this workshop is for you. For the 2018 Design Canberra Festival, Trove Canberra member Rebecca of Blue Radish will help you learn how to open your Etsy shop, create a listing, write titles, tags and descriptions that will get your item found, level up your photography for selling online and more.
Instagram can be a great way to promote your handmade products and connect with the community, but it can be confusing at first. Join Trove Canberra member, Kylie of Wombat and Poss as she steps you through the basics – how to create an account, how to post, like and share, what to post and when and using hashtags. Bring along your smart phone to get set up and get started!
Those beach feels! We love Canberra, but we can't go past a weekend trip down the coast. Who's with us?! We're open until 8pm tonight for some last minute shopping 😊
Wednesday, humpday, whatever you call it, we're open! Our beautiful shop is looking bright and lovely on this gorgeous spring day 💕🌸
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