Made by Me market returns to Wodonga after COVID-19 cancellations

The monthly "Made by Me" market has been cancelled twice this year, with organiser Jen Macauley able to operate only one other time during COVID-19 restrictions, before Victorian lockdowns were reinforced in August.

"We had the July one with COVID restrictions. It was the same as this basically, we just didn't have the masks," she said.

"That's a bit challenging, and the people coming from Albury find it a bit annoying."

The July market ran during the closure of the NSW-Victoria border, but before reasons to cross were restricted to employment, health and education.

"I told the stallholders I would give them a letter to say they were coming across - because this is their income - but it was fairly easy crossing," Ms Macauley said.

"It got worse after that - we didn't have a market in June.

"There's a lot of hoops you have to jump through, dealing with the Victorian government, police and Wodonga Council, and they have my risk assessments.

"You wonder, can I or can't I?

"It's a lot of negotiating and working things through.

"But I've being going with the flow."

Ms Macauley has run the event for five years and usually attracts more than 50 stallholders - on Sunday, she was restricted to 37.

"The stalls are being spaced out, I've got sanitisers and hand-washers on both sides of the market," she said.

"It's like going into a commercial store, we're just not as confined to the four-square-metre rule, because we're in an open area.

"I'm just checking there's no grouping.

"Everyone has been awesome, and everyone wants to get out - as you can see."

Among the stallholders was the White family.

Peter and Anita White moved to Albury from Queensland three years ago and in that time, Lachlan has built up his 3D printing business.

"I always wanted one, and ended up coming into some money so I bought one in 2016," Lachlan said.

"I started off making random things that I thought would be cool.

"I think it was actually an extraction fan that I printed first.

"With a bigger machine, you can print massive things - they're printing parts for jet engines in Melbourne.

"I only started trading last year, but this year has been a bit slow."

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His recent creations have been threads, 3D printer parts, logos, a cosplay helmet, and ear-savers to wear with masks.

It was Lachlan's first time wearing a mask himself, coming over to Sunday's market from Albury.

"I did most of my recent business through that markets ... it's good to make connections," he said.