The Upcycled Market

23/08/2026

1 week to go - Sunday 30th August.
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See you there!

21/08/2026

We’re delighted to welcome Mandy from MBM Unique Designs back to The Upcycled Market NEXT SUNDAY!

Mandy creates a colourful and wonderfully creative range of handmade baskets, mats and rugs, made using materials that would otherwise go to waste. What started with surplus materials from the mussel industry has become a beautiful collection of practical and decorative pieces, with everything from baskets and bowls to colourful mats and floor coverings.

We love the way Mandy transforms discarded materials into something completely new, useful and eye-catching. Her pieces can be used around the home or simply enjoyed as colourful statement pieces, including some that look fantastic displayed as wall hangings.

If you love finding something a little different, and love the idea of giving discarded materials a whole new life, be sure to come along next Sunday to the The Upcycled Market.

19/08/2026

👗 CLOTHING CABOODLE IS BACK! 👗

You've been asking for more pre-loved clothing, so we're bringing it back to our next Upcycled Market! 💚

This time it's a big wardrobe clear-out, with lots of late-teen and young adult clothing, including plenty around size 8, as well as other sizes and some pre-loved pieces from my own stash.

Think thrifty shopping, bargain hunting, slow fashion and giving good clothing a second life. ♻️

We all know about the huge amount of textile waste created by the fashion industry, so keeping good clothes in circulation is something we're really keen to support.

And here's another bonus for the crafty among us...

✂️ Some of those thrifted bargains could become your next upcycling project!

There'll be quality pieces that are ready to be worn again, as well as some things that may be too good to throw away but just perfect for transforming and creating something new from.

That's the beauty of second-hand shopping. You never quite know what you might find! 👀

🌿 Shop pre-loved
♻️ Give something another life
💰 Save some money
✂️ Or get creative and upcycle it!

All alongside the beautiful handmade and upcycled creations at The Upcycled Market

📅 Sunday 30 August
⏰ 11am to 3.30pm
📍 The Barn @ The Honest Lawyer, Monaco

Come and have a browse, find yourself a bargain and celebrate second chances!💚

17/08/2026

We’re delighted to welcome back Kyla from Kyla’s Kreations to the Upcycled Market! 💚

Kyla creates a beautiful range of handmade and upcycled pieces, giving materials a new lease of life and turning them into something both practical and gorgeous.

I particularly love her beautiful upcycled flowers 🌸 I always like to have a few on hand as they make such a lovely gift.

And with winter definitely making itself known, Kyla’s cosy creations for little ones are sure to be popular too.

If you’re looking for something a little different, beautifully made and with an upcycling story behind it, be sure to come and have a browse at our next market.

📅 Sunday 30 August
⏰ 11am to 3.30pm
📍 The Barn at The Honest Lawyer Pub, Monaco, Nelson

Come along, support our wonderful local makers and discover something unique! ♻️

16/08/2026

♻️ THE NEXT UPCYCLED MARKET IS ALMOST HERE!

Sunday 30 August | 11am–3.30pm
The Barn @ The Honest Lawyer, Monaco, Nelson

Come along for a browse of fabulous upcycled, handmade goodies from local makers and creatives and discover one of a kind treasures!

👇 See the Facebook Event for all the details and let us know you're coming!
https://www.facebook.com/events/28583498571238882

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13/08/2026

Just thought I'd share this update from the amazing Grassroots Recycling.

With 15 collection points now there is likely to be one near you!


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Time for another UPDATE to our collection locations ... there are 15 in total now ... and a couple of changes to report ...
- Because of the roadworks and issues with access, we have moved the Godzillas bin along the street - now at Sublime Coffee Roasters at Bridge Street Studios, 123-125 Bridge Street, Nelson - available 8am - 3.30pm for collecting your clean cartons
- Riverside Pool now has a collection point for your clean cartons and lids - available during the pool's opening hours and located right in the entrance to the building.

♻ Remember that food & beverage cartons need to be cut open flat and washed clean.
♻ Remember also please that it is helpful if you can drop your lids to our bins already separated/sorted into the different materials, preferably in a tied off bag/container (bread bags are ideal!)
♻ The four types of lids that we collect are:
- STEEL (jam jar lids, beer bottle caps, tops of tin cans)
- ALUMINIUM (wine bottle tops)
- No 2 PLASTIC
- No 5 PLASTIC

This means NO takeaway cups, NO plastic lids with no number, NO sushi fishies, NO soft plastics, NO medicine blister packs, NO dirty or closed cartons, NO need to colour-sort your lids

Thanks all and Happy Recycling ♻ 💚

11/08/2026

✨ Vendor Spotlight: Alana From UpcyclingNZ

We’re so pleased to welcome back Alana, one of our returning vendors at The Upcycled Market! 💚

Alana upcycles all kinds of beautiful items, creating lots of unique, decorative and wonderfully creative pieces. Her stall is always a joy to browse, with so many interesting creations to discover.

Alana also has her own upcycling YouTube channel, with inspiration and ideas for giving things a new lease of life.
Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/

Come along and see what shes been up to at our next Upcycled Market, Sunday 30 August, 11am to 3.30pm at The Barn @ The Honest Lawyer. 🌿

10/08/2026

Vendor Spotlight: Welcome Back!

If you've been to one of our previous Upcycled Markets, you may remember the lovely Maz from Pip & Peanut. She's one of our original founder vendors and has been with us right from the very beginning, so we're delighted to welcome her back again! 💚

Today, though, I want to give a little shout-out to one of her wonderfully simple but incredibly useful creations: her jar openers.

Is it just me, or are jars getting harder and harder to open? Maybe it's my age... 😂

These little beauties make light work of those stubborn lids that simply refuse to budge. I was actually lucky enough to be gifted one at our last market, and I can confirm that it has already proved very useful in my kitchen!

I love it when an upcycled product isn't just pretty, but genuinely useful too. And these are exactly that.

She makes these clever jar openers, along with peg aprons and regular aprons, all from pre-loved fabrics that have been given a whole new lease of life. ♻️

I'm popping a little video below to show you the jar opener in action. It's one of those products you don't necessarily know you need until you have one!

Come along to our next Upcycled Market and say hello, have a browse, and discover what else she has been creating. We love having our founding vendors back with us! 💚

📍 The Barn @ The Honest Lawyer
📅 Sunday 30 August
⏰ 11am to 3.30pm

04/08/2026

📢 A little favour to ask from our wonderful community...

We've printed a small batch of A5 flyers (just 30!) to help spread the word about our upcoming Upcycled Market, and we're looking for a few great places to display them.

Do you have a workplace notice board, community space, local café, shop or anywhere else that welcomes event posters? Or perhaps you know somewhere relevant that might be happy to display one?

As an upcycling market, we're always mindful of waste, so we'd love to leave flyers in places where they could be put asside or returned, if possible, and be reused by simply updating the date for future markets.

If you can help, or have a suggestion, please pop a comment below or send us a message. Every little bit helps us reach more people and supports our amazing makers.

Thank you for helping our community grow. 💚

02/08/2026

Been to the Honest Lawyer but wondering where the barn is?
You'll find us around the back of the pub, just go through the beer garden, keep walking and you'll find The Upcycled Market - Sunday 30th August 🙂

⏰11am-3.30pm
📅Sunday 30th August

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