weekend work

My website is under going some changes....I've had my website for years and I've had to add more and more web space to it because I kept filling it up! When I redid my wholesale site I used a new Mr Site product called Storefront and decided to take the plunge and use Storefront for my retail site too...lets just say it's a steep learning curve!

I spent around 14 hours on it over the weekend...and it's going ok...I think it will be a few weeks until it's ready to launch...luckily the old one can stay up and running whilst I'm doing all the work in the background!

New Ribbon Spools

I think I'm addicted to Polka Dots. Everything looks good with Polka Dots on it!I already sell this ribbon cut to order by the metre but decided to add a spool option too.......I think they make great gifts, either for yourself or for crafty friends!

They can be found waiting for crafty adventures in my NotOnTheHighStreetShop

and the winners are....

Four clicks of the button and the magic number generator has the winners picked! A little bit of comment counting later and ta-dah! the winners are:

comment 131: Jenny said...
ohhhh the new kits are just gorgeous! I'd LOVE to win one! x

comment 11: Isadora said...
How lovely!Of course I want to win!!Thank you for the
freebieDoradora.quevedo@gmail.com

comment 85: minamisensei said...
WOW SO BEAUTIFUL AND CUTElove if able to get one of
them...minamisensei@gmail.com

comment 19: Jackie said...
Your new kits are fabulous! My most favourite is the tortoise egg cosy ~
although I wouldn't mind winning any of them as they are all so cute :O)

Congratulations! I shall email you all shortly

As always I'm sorry you can't all win, but for those that asked they are now in my Etsy shop too

;-)

scalloped tortoises

Just over a week ago I showed you my new Tortoise brooch and now I can show you all the other colours I made too! I think the orange is my favourite one!!I have listed them on my website and on NotOnTheHighStreet too, I'll try to add links later but Blogger won't let me right now!

Stitching Shed

I had intended to take a lot of photos at the trade fair, but I didn't. In fact I didn't take any! John did snap a few of Jayne's stand because some of my felt embellishments are included in her new kits...if you peer very closely at the photo, under the heart & butterfly, you'll see a felt house, owl and flowers all combined with cross stitching...don't they look great? I will of course show you more photos when I can :-)

Back From Birmingham

The Trade Fair was amazing.
Lots of orders have been placed for new goodies, and I have a lot of catalogues and info to read through...I'll pop back tomorrow with photos and more news...

a work based Jolly!

the freebie post is here

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I am off on a business trip. I normally think business trips sound like a boring chore but this one is going to be so much fun & I'm so excited!!

I shall be found shopping & researching at Stitches, a craft Trade Fair in Birmingham ... John is coming too & we've managed to find a swanky looking hotel at non-swanky prices. I've been to trade fairs before as a seller (in my past life as an employee) but never as a buyer, plus it'll be nice to finally meet the suppliers I already use but have only ever spoken to on the phone.
I've done all my last minute preparations: gathering business cards, e-tickets, hotel booking reference, supplier stand info, camera (for sneaking photos for the blog!)...and, more importantly, I have a nice new brooch to wear!If you are going too and see someone wearing this it'll be me, so stop and say hi!

OOOHHHH and the whole point of the post was to say that I won't be posting orders on Monday but it'll be business as usual on Tuesday, all the shops will remain open for shopping as usual.