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Meet Gather Collect

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +6162517558

Address: 68 Bandjalong Cresent, Aranda 2614 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://meetgathercollect.com.au

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25.01.2022 WORKSHOP time with @floralsbythewildsidefloralsbythewildside So excited to have Amy back this weekend for our Wreath workshops! They are so much fun and everyone creates the MOST amazing wreaths.... If you are keen, we still have a few spots left in our Sunday class, so pop over to the website and have a look. WE CAN'T WAIT! #supportaustralianmade #supportaustralianmakers #canberrabusiness #canberrachristmas #canberrabusiness #shopsmallcanberra #showthemthelove #canberraworkshop #australianhomewares #handmadeforyou #oneofakind #creativemakers #australiandesign #supportaustralianmade #loveourcustomers #madeincanberra #thecanberran #thiscanberranlife #visitcanberra #canberraregion #canberraevent #whatsonincanberra #canberradesign #canberracreatives #loveourshop #shoplocalau #canberralife #arandashops #canbe

25.01.2022 Yay it's the weekend and things are slowly starting to feel a little more normal. We are still taking things slow but I feel that's whats right for us at the moment. In saying that we are excited to be able to open all weekend even on this very foggy morning.... So drop on by and say hello. Its lovely seeing all your faces again. Open Saturday 10-3pm and Sunday 10-2pm. x Always open online. See more

24.01.2022 "From Spring to Love' this is the name of this beautiful piece. For me, wattle is one of my favourite things about the spring time. I think it may be because we are just coming out of Winter, it usually still pretty cold at night but the days are starting to get sunnier and slightly warmer. The wattle is one of the first things that starts to bloom and there is hope in the air. Hope we have survived another cold winter, hope for new sunnier days to enjoy and I think it just generally puts everyone is a much better mood when things start to bloom and there are bits of colour popping up everywhere. So this is why I love this artwork, is speaks to me and reminds me there is always hope even when we are having a hard day.

24.01.2022 July.... I feel that this year is going ridiculously quick but at the same time it is going slow. We have all lived through so much already I don't know if we can fit in much more. Hopefully we can breeze through the rest of the year without any more disasters. I have come to realise a few things in my life that I can't seem to live without and find the simple things that really give me joy.... 1. Having a hot coffee first thing in the morning in my favourite handmade mug. (it's not always hot, but lukewarm is better then no coffee at all, especially when its a 5am start to the day!) 2. Going out and getting some fresh air each day is a must otherwise we might all go a bit crazy. 3. Giggles are life. Getting that laugh out of my little cutie is BEST thing i have ever hear and makes the hard days bareable. I am sure there are more things but my brain is a bit tired on the lack of sleep I had last night.... Is there anything that you can't live without? Something that you have come to realise since we have to stay at home? Mugs are online and instore for that first morning coffee we all need in our lives!

23.01.2022 We LOVE our little shop. It means everything to us. Our community, our makers, our staff. It's what keeps us going. You may not know this but our lovely Phoebe who runs the store for us is a also an amazing ceramicist. (you may of seen her work instore). Well her amazing business @kindly.clay is really hitting off which is super exciting. I love that we can support her in so many different ways. Stocking her ceramics, having her on board and giving her the time so she... can focus on her business so with that said, we have decided to reduce our store's hours for a little while. Its the time of year where we can look at doing this for a little while until we feel like we can look at expanding to more staff. I know I could put my little guy into daycare and go back to work but i'm just not ready to do that yet. It's nice to be able to put my family first and do what's right for us. So we will only be open 4 days a week. Thursday - Friday 10-4pm Saturday 9:30-4pm Sunday 10-2pm If you do need something on the days we are closed, tour online store is always open and are still providing free Canberra delivery which we do a pretty quick turn around. Feel free to get in contact with us if you do need anything. We appreciate everyones support. xx See more

23.01.2022 What can I say, this quilted jacket it truly magnificent. It's not just the beautiful native artworks or that its reversible (yes its two in one!) but I love that each one has the most lovely fine stitching details. Its the perfect jacket for this time of year, something that you can add a bit of colour to and keep snug. Oh and of course it has pockets! We only have a couple of these along with some matching jumpers! ... Available online. See more

22.01.2022 The last few days have been so incredible cold (and wet) that we haven't ventured outside whats so ever. I have been going a bit crazy not being able to get that bit of fresh air, especially not being able to take the little guy for a walk and just GET OUT. Today we did, which was AMAZING. We may have only gone to visit the husband at the the workshops but it was a trip out and it felt so darn good. ... Not only that, I actually got dressed in REAL clothes which I haven't done for a long time. I was amazed how good it made me feel, than being in trackies all the time. I think it's good for the soul to do those small things that make you feel good. Even if it's the smallest of things.... The cute earrings may just do the trick and make you feel that little bit better. Available online with a whole lot of other goodies!

22.01.2022 This mama is needing very BIG coffee's lately. It seems to be so much harder when you have something good and then have it taken away from you. Rather than it just being crap all the time, wishing for the light at the tunnel! I know babies are forever changing by gosh I miss those nights when he worked out how to sleep through ( which we thought never would happen, after months of waking every hour!). Now we have a baby who wont go back to sleep at 2am and taking over a...n hour to get him back to sleep! (that's not including the other wakes!). So at the moment, coffee is life. All I can say, lucky babies are cute otherwise everyone would be using the return to sender, haha! Beautiful Hand-painted ceramic travel cups available online and instore. See more

20.01.2022 I had so much fun the other day when I got to drop into the shop and take a few photos. Something that I haven't done in ages....... It brought back some funny memories for me when I would try and take photos for the shop and I had no else to help me. No tripod either. So i would balance the camera on what ever I could find. Use the touch screen to take the photo which would be delayed by a couple of seconds and hope for the best.... and lets just say it could take a long... time to get exactly what I was after. Lucky this time the husband was with me but we were also chasing after a 11 month old who is getting into everything! As you can see he did a *pretty* good job at capturing this beautiful pot under time restraints. This lovely pot and along with the others are truly divine. I am so in love with these at the moment that I just can't help myself and will continue to share these beauties until they are all gone. (and maybe after too, haha). So I hope you are enjoying them all too. Feel free to drop instore and be amazing by them too. You can see them instore or online. Xx See more

20.01.2022 It's that time of year when we get our first *really* cold snap. It reminds us that winter is not too far away.... I know we are only in the middle of Autumn (the best time of year!) but I am finding that wind is getting colder each time I'm out for a walk. So I am definitely pulling my beautiful warm gloves out as pushing a pram around my hands are freezing otherwise. These beauties are so so warm and soft. Made from Angora and lambswool, you can only imagine how lovel...y and warm they are. They are all handmade and hand dyed. Each are individual. If you want to nab a pair, I highly recommend them. These never last very long. Also perfect for Mother's Day which is only around the corner. You can head to the website and check out all the colours we have! Have fun choosing. See more

19.01.2022 Being back at work has been so good for me I have started to feel more like myself which i haven’t for along time. I don’t think I realised how important it was to physically get back into the shop.Yes i work from home ALOT but it just ins’t the same thing. You don’t really switch off being a parent. You are waiting for them to wake up while you try to get as much done as possible within that very limited time frame and of course they always wake early when you don’t want t...hem too. Every single time, haha It has been so nice to see so many of our lovely customers who have continued to support us while I was on maternity leave. To be able to catch up with them and have adult conversation. Gosh, its good for my brain! I thought that as I was enjoying being a mum and working at home that I was fine with that until I came back and it all changed. I realised how much I needed to have that time away. It has changed for the better! I can give myself more to him and hopefully be more productive at work too. Actually get things done and be focus rather coming in and out of different tasks... I don’t regret taking a long time to come back, its definitely the right time for all of us.

18.01.2022 One of things I love about having a bricks and mortar store is being able to see all the beautiful products in real life. It can be incredibly hard to show all details online to show there true beauty but I feel we are getting there. We know how important it is for people to be able to fall in love with a product to get that instant heart felt moment when you see something. We are really proud of what we have been able to achieve, to get so many amazing products up onlin...e for you to shop. We know how important it is for you to be able to browse all our makers amazing products. So feel free to head over to our website to have a good look around. Remember we have free Canberra Delivery too! See more

18.01.2022 At the start of the year we had so many plans on what we wanted to achieve. We were ahead of game with getting things organised. I wanted this year to be our best year yet. I wanted the shop to be thriving and all our workshops to be completely booked out. I had organised some amazing people to come teach and share their skills with you. So when covid hit, it wasn't just our store that was hit but our workshops too. They had to be completely put on hold until we felt i...t was safe to start them up again. It was so sad having to talk to our teachers about putting them on hold but of course they completely understood. As things have eased a bit, we feel we can start running workshops again in limited numbers, yay! We don't have many as alot of our teachers where interstate which of course can't happen yet but I am pleased to say we have the wonderful @the_seasonal_ceramicist joining us for a jewellery workshop. It feels so exciting to have a few workshops back up again. So if you would like to join us, head over to the website and book your spot. We have reduced the number of people in each class so spots are super limited. Please keep in mind if things change, due to covid, we will postpone the workshop and run it at a later date. Hope to see you there!

16.01.2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! YAY!!! I can't not believe it but our our little store has turned 5 this week! Gosh, I don't even know where to start.... For me I find it completely crazy but at the same time SO incredibly proud of what we have achieved.... When we started this little shop, I really wasn't thinking about the long game, all I knew was that I wanted to bring a beautiful store to Canberra where people can shop locally made products, learn skills with our workshops and just enjoy the whole experience. I wasn't thinking about how long we were going to be around for. We would just roll with it. (haha that's easier said than done). People thought we were crazy for opening up a shop especially in a place that needed ALOT of love and renovating too. We were putting everything into this shop, a space that had been derelict for over 10 years and REALLY needed some TLC. We put everything into this including all our savings. I have never worked so hard renovating this space but I know it was all worth it. In the end all I knew was that if I didn't try now, I am never going to do it. And you know what, we have made it to 5 and I still absolutely LOVE what we have created. So a massive THANK YOU to you all, every single one of you who has supported us over the years. It means so incredibly much to us, You let us live our dreams and we just hope we can continue for another 5 years. So the BIGGEST love from us here, our little team. Wishing we could have a big ass party but it was not to be... Next year! With that said there will be something exciting happening soon, so keep your eyes peeled. Again, Thank you, to our makers, our shoppers, our locals, our community, anyone who has supported us in any way. Love Thea, Pete, Phoebe and Jane Xxx p.s you can scroll across and find some pics of the space while we were renovating. I had dig hard for these as I lots ALL my photos a while ago so not the best quality but you know... it shows you a bit of what it was. See more

15.01.2022 Easter shop hours.... This time last year we didn't have a choice in which we were closed because of covid. This year we are choosing to take a bit of time off as we have all earned it and need to have a little bit of rest time. So this week we are only going to be open Wednesday and Thursday.... We will be closed from April 2nd (Good Friday) until 6th of April and reopen on Wednesday the 7th of April back to normal trading hours. Thank you for understanding that we also need a bit of time off to spend with family and rest. We hop you all have a lovely and safe Easter. Xx

14.01.2022 Did you hear..... We are putting on a workshop this Friday, YAY! I know, I know its a little last minute but really what else have we got to do? Our Ceramic Jewellery Making workshop is with the lovely @the_seasonal_ceramicist and we couldn't be more thrilled to have her come teach for us. Our last one sold out in a matter of hours so I know this is going to go fast too!... It's so lovely that we can start to bring back workshops into our space, we have REALLY missed it! So why not give yourself a treat and come along, do something for you. There are only a few spots left. Bookings available via our website. P.S This will be our LAST one with Emma until next year. See more

13.01.2022 The weekend is nearly here and we couldn't be more excited. We LOVE it on the weekends. Everyone is happy and in a good mood. (even if that beautiful spring weather has disappeared for a few days). Everyone is still happy to get out and about and just enjoy themselves. I feel that we are all REALLY taking the time to go out and making the most of our weekends these days. We are SO lucky here in Canberra that we are starting to get relatively back to normal. I feel that ...since we had to go into lockdown a while ago, we appreciate what we have. Especially when other states are not in the position we are in. We are so fortunate to be able to be open for everyone to enjoy. I am just glad that we have been able to continue to support so many designers and makers during these times. Our little store is full of so many beautiful things. Open Saturday 9:30-4pm Sunday 9:30-2pm, always online. Love MGC x See more

08.01.2022 It's feels like a whole lot of crazy to be thinking about this......but we have started to book in our Christmas workshops! I know, I know. Where did the time ago (well it was a lot of lockdown, so lets not reminisce that again, ha) This year has thrown us a whole lot of curve balls and now all of a sudden we are in mid October and we are trying to finalise all our workshops of the year... Though I must say, it feels really good to be able to bring some workshops back f...or just a little while. I feel so grateful and happy knowing we can bring some joy back into peoples lives. Bring people together for the Christmas season and make it feel a little bit more back to normal. We are really lucky that we can do these and I am just so HAPPY about it. We are starting with our Succulent Christmas Wreath with @floralsbythewildside and our spoon carving @twigtotable (this one may not be Christmas themed but lots of fun!) workshops for November. There will be a few more that will be coming soon. You can book these fantastic workshops on our website. All details and date are there. Look forward to seeing you there. See more

07.01.2022 Mugs are life. Yep they REALLY are. There is something special about having that favourite mug that you can have a good cuppa in. For me, I have many. It really depends on what I am drinking to what I have in it. First thing in the morning I have a smaller handmade cup for my coffee as I love my flat white and it's even better when the husband makes it.... Later in the day I progress into something bigger for a tea at lunch time and then even bigger for a 'sleep' tea for the evening. All my mugs are by different makers and I love them all for different reasons. This beauty is definitely on my list to add to my collection. They are so divine, beautifully made and just sits perfectly in my hand. So if you also need to add to your collection, you can check these beauties out instore or online. No regrets here. See more

06.01.2022 At the moment I think this can't more true. Taking each day as it comes is the only way to get through ISO. I find if I look too much into the future it all gets too overwhelming.... So I take each day as it comes. (besides the fact that it all revolves around my little mans naps! ) We try to get out for a walk each day to get some fresh air as otherwise Ill go a bit insane. Some days ill do some cooking, other days its baked beans on toast for dinner. (which is still an all time favourite). But I know that taking it slow is ok. Doing a bit of work here and there, not to put too much pressure on myself. I think all of this is still a step in the right direction. I may not be 'pivoting' like so many of people are but taking it slow is much better for me and that is what makes it all ok. Artwork by @beckfeiner_illustrations

05.01.2022 Today is Mother’s Day and I get to spend it with my two favourite boys. I am so lucky to have this beautiful happy 8 month old in my life. I couldn’t be more proud to be your mum. We may of had a VERY challenging time at the start. Well lets say the first 6 moths but now we are out of that exhausting, challenging time and I get to enjoy every part of it.... You bring me so much joy. Your laughter is infectious (maybe not the right word to use at the moment, ha), you are smiling all the time and are the happiest little thing even after everything your little life has thrown at you. You are so very cheeky but I can’t wait to see where life takes you. I am so grateful that you chose us and I love you to the moon and back. Thank you for making me a mum and I hope to be the best mum I can possible be to you. xx ps. To all the lovely mums out there. I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day. xx

05.01.2022 Some of your may of missed these beauties arrive last week. (just a quick post on our stories)... and from there we are already SOLD OUT on some styles. Your guys are LOVING these beautiful knitted beanies and scarves. And well who can really blame you, have seen them? They are amazing. The colours, the beautiful wool. It is really hard to put into words on how much I love them. Well, I can show you as I may of had to purchase one for myself, haha. So many cold walks th...is winter and I finally have a warm head! So head over to our website or pop into the store on Thursday and check them out. They are definite must! See more

01.01.2022 We can't thank you enough for all the support you have shown us over the last few weeks and especially last weekend when we decided to open up our doors for Mother's Day. To say we were blown away was a understatement. Seeing so many familiar faces was incredible. It brought us so much joy and just reinstated that we are doing the right thing. Having our little store is one of the best things we have ever done. So we have decided to take it slow and reopen our doors fo...r the weekend only. We feel that this is the best way forward to not rush into it. You can find us instore Saturday 10-3pm and Sunday 10-2pm otherwise always online. We look forward to seeing you on then. Again, Thank you! xx See more