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The journey from a simple market stall once a month to what has evolved into markets most weekends culminated in this website which quietly went live on the 31st of May. Like Barisa markets The Barisa Store will be a continually evolving entity. There are already other segments we want to include sooner rather then later, targeted corporate gifts, hair accessories and embroidered accessories to mention a few. We'd love our followers to consider us when needing gifts for special occasions or indeed just when the jewellery collection is needing adding to. Committing to a website was a huge step...

(subtitled: Where is this year vanishing to?) It's a lovely day outside.. autumn at its best with little wind, fewer clouds and the need to discard any warmth saving clothing which we put over the standard leggings and a tunic! However I know this won't last and the winter markets are soon upon us with the first Little Big Market on the 6th of May (at Coronation Park at the Mount) and lots of others to follow. We have gone from having a market a month some years ago to finding it is now unusual to have a weekend off...

Hi, we have lots of exciting things on the horizon... We now have accounts on Instagram and Twitter if you'd like to follow us and see what the studio is producing... we aren't just a market stall! And it is a quick way to keep an eye on what's being made... and a 'first chance' to buy one off accessories. The blog on here will also feature some of the things made but it will not be as frequent (once a week rather than more often.) On Instagram we are barisa_nz and on Twitter you'll find us on @barisa_nz  (you can,...

  Saturday's Little Big Market started quietly but that soon changed and it was great fun...lots of lovely people to talk to, cute kids who wanted to buy pendants with money they had saved, and the possibility of some future commissions. The interaction and ability to have a place to get feedback and get this range of jewellery and accessories seen (scoods, beanies and hair-clips amongst other things)  gives us a great base which is added to by more of this jewellery and also the more designer range which is at Creative Tauranga.   This was the first outing for the...