Make It at Market - BBC One
Share
Pictured above: Dani Leather Make it at Market
I AM GOING TO BE ON THE TELLYBOX!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh! I am SO EXCITED <3
Blimey, where do I start with this exciting news?
28th March 2023
This is the day a friend shared the information about Series 2 of Make It at Market, looking for makers! They suggested I should really apply, and I thought "do you know what, why the devil not?!"
So I send an email to the production team registering my interest and within 2 minutes I had an application form to complete!
8th May 2023
I was invited to a zoom casting call and got to chat with a producer about myself and my business and I had an absolute ball! Now I just have to wait.
9th June 2023
I made it through to the next stage and was asked to come up with products for three challenges! The challenges were:
Volume Piece - something that can be made quickly at an accessible price
Favourite Piece - to see if the things I like making are commercial or not
High End Piece - a luxury bespoke commission item
I had to really think about what products were going to work for these challenges and if there were already products that I could utilise. I picked three items and send off all the information to the production company.
You'll be able to see what three products I chose on my episode of the show!!
19th June 2023
I GOT INTO THE SHOW!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH! AMAZING!!
What an incredible feeling that a production company wants to feature me and my business for everyone to see! I couldn't bloody believe it. As a completely self taught leatherworker I was so excited to be able to have an expert Master Craftsman review my work and mentor me in how to get better and next steps for my business. What an incredible opportunity!!!
Now the hard work starts to get ready for filming!
18th-19th July 2023
Dave and I travelled down to Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire - what an incredible location <3 and I got prepared for two days of intense filming.
I cannot put into words this experience. We were in a beautiful location in the middle of summer, and I got to make some pieces on camera and chat to Andy, my mentor and Dom Chinea; who are both so, so lovely!
We really deep dived into my business and my life and I think I felt every single emotion I could possibly have felt - and there were tears! It was so awesome, but exhausting and overwhelming at the same time.
I was given an 8 week action plan to work on before the last bit of filming and I was sent on my way - anxious but super excited for what comes next.
There was so much to get done in such a short space of time, I didn't really get to meet many of the other makers on the show, which is a real shame, but we are all in touch and we hope to get together in the New Year.
17th September 2023
Round two of filming! We all got the opportunity to chat with Dom and our mentors to review the last 8 weeks and our action plans and see how much money we made!!!! Eeeeeeek!
6th November 2023
BBC has officially announced the return of Make It at Market and it will be starting on Monday 27th November! As soon as I know the date that my episode will be airing, I'll be shouting it from the rooftops (and on my socials).
This has been an incredible 7 months and I can't wait for you to be able to see everything I've been working on!
I AM GOING TO BE ON THE TELLYBOX!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh! I am SO EXCITED <3
Blimey, where do I start with this exciting news?
28th March 2023
This is the day a friend shared the information about Series 2 of Make It at Market, looking for makers! They suggested I should really apply, and I thought "do you know what, why the devil not?!"
So I send an email to the production team registering my interest and within 2 minutes I had an application form to complete!
8th May 2023
I was invited to a zoom casting call and got to chat with a producer about myself and my business and I had an absolute ball! Now I just have to wait.
9th June 2023
I made it through to the next stage and was asked to come up with products for three challenges! The challenges were:
Volume Piece - something that can be made quickly at an accessible price
Favourite Piece - to see if the things I like making are commercial or not
High End Piece - a luxury bespoke commission item
I had to really think about what products were going to work for these challenges and if there were already products that I could utilise. I picked three items and send off all the information to the production company.
You'll be able to see what three products I chose on my episode of the show!!
19th June 2023
I GOT INTO THE SHOW!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH! AMAZING!!
What an incredible feeling that a production company wants to feature me and my business for everyone to see! I couldn't bloody believe it. As a completely self taught leatherworker I was so excited to be able to have an expert Master Craftsman review my work and mentor me in how to get better and next steps for my business. What an incredible opportunity!!!
Now the hard work starts to get ready for filming!
18th-19th July 2023
Dave and I travelled down to Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire - what an incredible location <3 and I got prepared for two days of intense filming.
I cannot put into words this experience. We were in a beautiful location in the middle of summer, and I got to make some pieces on camera and chat to Andy, my mentor and Dom Chinea; who are both so, so lovely!
We really deep dived into my business and my life and I think I felt every single emotion I could possibly have felt - and there were tears! It was so awesome, but exhausting and overwhelming at the same time.
I was given an 8 week action plan to work on before the last bit of filming and I was sent on my way - anxious but super excited for what comes next.
There was so much to get done in such a short space of time, I didn't really get to meet many of the other makers on the show, which is a real shame, but we are all in touch and we hope to get together in the New Year.
17th September 2023
Round two of filming! We all got the opportunity to chat with Dom and our mentors to review the last 8 weeks and our action plans and see how much money we made!!!! Eeeeeeek!
6th November 2023
BBC has officially announced the return of Make It at Market and it will be starting on Monday 27th November! As soon as I know the date that my episode will be airing, I'll be shouting it from the rooftops (and on my socials).
This has been an incredible 7 months and I can't wait for you to be able to see everything I've been working on!