Did you know it is Alice in Wonderland's 150th birthday this year?  We are thrilled to be taking part in the Mad Tea Party blog event hosted by A Fanciful Twist . We have been sipping tea and taste testing little treats for weeks and finally the day is here.

My annual family holiday is camping at the holiday park in Cotton Tree on the fabulous Sunshine Coast.  Each year, we wander up to the Cotton Tree Markets held in the main street on Sundays.  So for this market visit even though I was with my family, I was sadly without my market tart partner in crime. Insert sad face here.

Without fail, every year delicious home baked biscuits and cakes are bought.  The chocolate chip macadamia biscuits being a firm favourite. The children usually have pocket money to spend and buy beaded bracelets or shells as holiday mementos. Each time we go, there are regular stalls we see year after year mixed with lovely new stalls to investigate.

The Cotton Tree Markets has a lovely community feel and has been running for over 20 years.  The market is held every Sunday morning in King Street, Cotton Tree, Maroochydore.  And once you've finished your market shopping there's a choice of cafes for a late breakfast or coffee.

 M xx


Link Love:
Cotton Tree Markets on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cottontreemarkets

A market doesn't have to be huge with hundreds of stalls to attract our attention, sometimes boutique is what we love.


Handmade Samford (one of the Love Handmade family) has its home at the Old Samford church Hall (the catholic church on the hill) and is as quaint as it sounds.

The lovely Janmaree is the curator of this boutique handmade market and is the country cousin of Handmade Redcliffe.

This is a sweet little country market, with around 20 stalls including coffee and wood fired pizza.
It is a great place to relax and take your time looking at the various stalls and chatting with the stallholders and breathe in some lovely country air.


Their next market is on the 16th May and further dates can be found on their website. Love Handmade Home