Huggables

Huggables are a stall on Salamanca on Saturdays that sells soft toys and gifts for kids, or adults alike! We love this stall and my wife would have one of everything there if she had the chance. We first met Rhonda Fibbens at the Autumn festival at New Norfolk, she was selling a few toys that she'd made herself at home in Geeveston. We got chatting and we let her know that we thought they were cute, awesome and all of the other superlatives that we could think of. As a matter of fact we didn't buy anything this time, but we did take a card. When we next had an occasion we were going to get one!

It wasn't too long until there was a baby in the family, in fact three at the same time! We immediately got in touch with Rhonda and went to her home where we could see a hive of sewing activity. She had all sorts of amazing designs and ideas that were yet to come out, needless to say we bought 4 Huggables there and then. She invited us to join her for a cup of coffee around her kitchen table and we enjoyed chatting about the business and where she wanted it to go.

A little later on we were at Salamanca and there she was, this time with even more amazing toys, designs and ideas. She was inundated with customers and was doing very well indeed. The items Rhonda makes are generally suitable for babies and are cut from a massive range of patterns and fabrics. They are hand stitched, stuffed and made with love. The stall is colourful and cheerful and Rhonda is really happy to talk about what is best suited/popular for different kids.

Its an amazing small Tasmanian business that is full of hard work, love and enterprise. Support local businesses - Huggables!