Scattering hand-made love on the Dolphin Coast

A long-term dream connected three ladies and came to life in the shape of Scatter Studio – an open space to play, make and collaborate.

Meet Emily Smithers, Mariza Nixon and Erin van der Merwe – the proud founders of the recently opened shop at the Litchi Orchard.

“Erin and I were chatting over coffee about how nice it would be to have a space where we could make things in the back and sell them in the front. The next day, we saw a shop for rent at the Litchi Orchard and heard about Emily whose family own the Orchard,” said Mariza, an inventive YouTube-instructed jeweler known for her sterling silver range called Creõ.

Unknown to them, Emily – a textile designer and genius with soft things who is known for her artistic work called Milk and Honey – wrote a business plan ten years ago for a similar concept to Scatter.

They met, clicked and opened up shop over the Easter weekend this year.

“Everything happened so organically – we are very loose about how we handle stuff and just run with what comes.

“Everyone has an area they handle – I have landed myself with the accounting side, Erin does marketing and Mariza works with the customers. We definitely all need each other,” said Emily.

Erin, the happiness glue and multi-talented beautifying artist in the trio, said they did not spend any money on the setup of the shop.

“We had our first meeting, wrote down everything we needed and by some miracle either found or were given everything on our list. We didn’t even plan the space, yet everything worked perfectly- it was such a God-given process,” said the bouncy mom of two daughters who is known for her cute custom-made family pillows called quirk.e.

Mariza said Scatter is not their shop – it is an opportunity for fellow creatives to come together and share their talents.

“Creative people often isolate themselves, because they are nervous to share their skill and be criticised. Working together means we encourage and inspire each other to be better.” And the best part – their wide-range of products are totally affordable.

“We don’t want to make Scatter incredibly exclusive, we want it to be accessible to the public and make local, unique products available for everyone,” said Erin.

“Customers love meeting the maker and seeing the process – that is the purpose of the space.”

Keep an eye on their Instagram and Facebook page – Scatter Studio – for upcoming, inspiring workshops for adults and kids or pop a mail to helloscatter@gmail.com to book the space for your event/gettogether/celebration or just general hang-outand-make sessions.

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