May markets and Mothers day!!

A classic treat for Mothers day!

From now and all the month of May we are offering a special discount on one our most loved classic baskets - the classic palm basket, medium size with long comfy leather handles. This is a great basket - that has a woven base that makes it stand well- when it is all loaded up with shopping it won’t topple over! Excellent for picnics, swimming or for all the things we mothers have to carry!

Normally $48 our special Mothers day month price is $40 with order place via our website.

Markets for May

EQ Village markets every Wednesday and Saturday from 8-3pm
For all our great baskets, table linens, hats, fouta, French striped t shirts and our collection of fine French foods.

Eveleigh Farmers market
Saturday 5th and 12th May and 2 June 8-1pm. For our full range of baskets.

North Sydney Produce market
Saturday 19th May 8-midday. For baskets and selected linens.

For those in the inner west visit Susan at Images of Provence at the Organic food market - Orange Grove school every Saturday 8-1pm for her excellent range of French table cloths and baskets.

And for much further a field,
Visit Farmer Drew at the Kawana market (Saturdays) and Noosa Farmers markets ( Sunday mornings) on the Sunshine Coast.

We look forward to seeing you at the market. Happy month of May.

A tres bientôt
2 duck trading co

April markets

Dear all

My apologies to those who have missed us at some markets in the last weeks we have had a trip to France for a family funeral. But we are back now and getting ready for Easter holidays, a trip to Noosa and the Sunshine Coast and of course lots of markets.

This Saturday we can be found at:

EQ Village markets on Saturday in our usual spot from 9-3pm.

We are also at the famous Burrawang Easter Fair in the main street of the historic town of Burrawang. Take a drive to the Southern Highlands and come and visit this lovely country fair. Stroll down the main street of Burrawang, collect your potatoes, jams, trawl through the vintage treasure and of course stop off at your favourite basket stall.
This weekend we have an autumn special on jute baskets - both short and long handled jute baskets reduced to $50.

For the rest of April you can find us;

Every Wednesday and Saturday at the EQ Village markets 9-3pm

North Sydney Produce market Saturday 21st April

Eveleigh Farmers market 28th April from 8-1pm.

Hope to see you at the markets.

Miriam and Martine
2 duck trading co

March

Dear all
After the huge weekend and successful Life Instyle trade event it is back to business as usual for us at 2 duck!

Here is one of the newer baskets that were on show. A beautiful classic basket with a stylish liner in jute! Lovely long soft leather handle for comfortable carrying and leather trim for additional strength.

Markets for March

Eq Village markets at Moore Park, every Wednesday and Saturday from 8-3pm.

Eveleigh market, Darlington Saturday - 3rd and 24th March

North Sydney Produce market 17th Market from 8-midday.
Check out their regular updates from this wonderful market and be part of their Easter promotion by liking their facebook page.
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Don’t forget that Susan from Images of Provence always has a selection of baskets at the Orange Grove Organic food market, Lilyfield every Saturday as well.

There is just no excuse not to have a basket for your shopping these days.

2 duck trading co

A busy week for 2 duck trading co

Life Instyle Sydney is on again this week!

We are once again exhibiting at the trade event Life Instyle Sydney – 23rd to 26th February.
We can be found at stand 1550 in the Royal Hall of Industries Moore Park Sydney.

We are delighted to bring our range of baskets to this beautiful event and welcome anyone who is interested in wholesaling our baskets to visit us. We have some great deals and specials for the fair. Come and see some of our beautiful baskets for autumn as well.

Contact us directly for all the details on becoming a stockist or see you at the fair.

All the best.

Miriam 2 duck trading co

Sale Sale Sale!

After a great break with family here we go again, 2 duck trading co is kicking off 2012 with a sale!

It is time to clean out the corners of the storage and make space!! We have hugely reduced baskets baskets from $20 for you!!
Choose from our display models and samples - some great one off baskets. Or for a real bargain baskets with bumpy bottoms and odd shapes - full of lots of character. Come and see us at Eveleigh.

Where: Eveleigh farmers market - Saturday 4th February
8-1pm

For the rest of February we will be busy with markets and our annual Sydney trade fair for our wholesale clients.

Markets in February
EQ Village markets every Wednesday and Saturday from 8am to 3pm.
Eveleigh Farmers market - 4th Feburary 8am to 1pm
North Sydney Produce market Saturday 18th Feb 8am to midday.

Life Instyle Trade event
2 duck trading co will be exhibiting at the Life Instyle at the RHI at the Entertainment Quarter.
This year Life Instyle will be open from Thursday 23rd from 11am. The event goes to Sunday 26th Feb.
We can be found at Stand 1550.
Looking forward to seeing you at the fair.

2 duck trading co

Happy Happy Happy

2 duck trading co wishes all our clients, friends and fellow trading folk a wonderful happy festive season and peaceful holidays.

Our final markets this week are:

EQ Village markets Wednesday 9-3pm and Saturday Xmas eve 7-1pm
Eveleigh Farmers markets Saturday Xmas eve 8-1pm

The office will be close Thursday 22nd December and reopen Wednesday 11th January.
Final orders for baskets need to made by Tuesday 20th December.

Merci and see you in the New Year.

Miriam et Martine

Festive season is coming!

A grande merci to all the new people who have visited my website in the last month and bought baskets. It has been fantastic. To celebrate I have added lots of new styles for you to choose from.

The rustic rectangle basket has been so popular so I had added 2 new styles in the same range, one with a brown leather trim and one with a lovely olive green leather trim. Go to our baskets for all the details.

Rustic rectangle with a brown leather trim

Rustic rectangle with a brown leather trim


Don’t forget to like my 2 duck trading co facebook page so you can hear about upcoming events and specials.

Where you can find us for December

Every Wednesday and Saturday at the EQ Village market Showring EQ Moore Park 9-3pm.
Every Saturday Eveleigh Farmers market, Wilson Street Darlington 8-1pm

Sunday 4 Dec Wahroonga Village Fair - 9-4pm, Wahroonga Village (just off Readleaf Ave)

Just a reminder to all our French and francophile clients that we have plenty of duck and goose foie gras, pates, duck and goose rillettes and duck confit at the EQ markets.

We also have a great selection of summer hats, espadrilles, table cloths and fantastic linen tea towels as well.

A tres bientôt
2 duck trading co

We get around!

November is the month that sees 2 duck trading co on the move!!!

There are French fares, fab street fairs and plus all our normal markets.

Just so you know where to find us in November;

We are at EQ Village markets every Wednesday and Saturday from 8.30-3pm

Friday 18th Nov - FANS French fare Killarney Heights Primary school 3-7pm
Saturday 19th Nov - North Sydney produce market 8-12pm Miller Street North Sydney
Saturday 19th Nov - Avalon Street Fair 9-4pm Main street, Avalon
Tuesday 22nd Roseville College shopping Night 3-7pm
Friday 25th St Michael’s Lane Cove Mums Night Out market Lane Cove
Saturday 26th Eveleigh Farmers market 8-1pm
Saturday 26th International French school Fair - Lycee Condorcet Maroubra 9-4pm
Sunday 27th Newport festival Newport 9-3pm.

See you at the markets
2 duck trading co x

Up and coming in November

We are into one of the busiest month of the year with all our weekly market plus extra events.

This coming Saturday we can be found at the EQ markets- Moore Park and at Eveleigh farmers market at the Carriage Works.

Next week we join the Gift of Hope charity event again, this time at Mosman.

Gift of Hope is a charity that raised funds for women and children in Cambodia.
Last year due to the effort of shoppers at the Up market markets, the charity was able to donate $21,000 to Opportunity Cambodia to fund the building of their new centre at Siem Reap to house 15 very poor rural children in Cambodia whilst they attend school – they also hope to run adult education and maternal health classes in the centre when finished. In January it also give Cambodian Childrens’ Fund $12,000 to fun its Community Meals Program for the next 12 months. The program provides a healthy meal once a day for 150 children living on the municipal rubbish dump on the outskirts of Cambodia.

The Up market market Mosman is on
Thursday 10th from 6-9pm
Friday 8 - 4pm
at the Drill Hall, Cross Street Mosman.

EQ market
As our most regular market we have an ever expanding range of baskets, linens, French foods, hats and espadrilles. We have lots of new styles of espadrilles and the fantastic new “le coq” tea towels, perfect for a present or your own special table.

New espadrilles

New espadrilles


Le Coq

Le Coq

See you at the markets!
2 duck trading co

Quick reminder for this weekend.

This weekend 2 duck trading co can be found at the St Thomas Art & Craft show.

The show is a great combination of local art and craft show, fair day for the school and exposition for local artist and their wares. There are brilliant children clothes by Betty and Lola, fun beads by six in a row, wrapping papers and ribbons from Wrapsody plus so much more….

We will have the full range of baskets, a lovely collection of French table cloths from Images of Provence and some fantastic new espadrilles.

It’s on:
Date - Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October
Time - Saturday from 9.00am to 5.00pm and Sunday from 9.00am to 4.00pm
Location- St Thomas’, Cnr High Street and Horsley Avenue, Willoughby
We will be outside in the Parish Hall on Horsley Rd, come rain or shine.

EQ markets
We are also at EQ market as always. Don’t forget on rainy days, that if we are not in our usual spot out the front we are alway inside seeking shelter.

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Cheerio from 2 duck trading co