H A R D W A R E

all sorts of useful stuff has been restocked recently::

 the scissors of Scallop are back:  3mm,  5mm and 7mm scallops are £15 a pair and can be found here

 ever popular pom pom making gadgets (round ones and heart shaped ones too) start at £5 and are here

 Ribbon Racks are back and can be found here

 Air Erasing Pens are all in stock too but I forgot to photograph them....but you can see them here if you need a magic disappearing pen :-)

 and NEW tool of the day is a pair of Polka Dot Scissors - I needed some general purpose scissors for my packing area and had a quick browse online at all the boring coloured scissors out there, and decided I needed these Polka Dot Ones instead.  FAB....of course I got a whole box full, so if you need some too they are very bargainsome (£4.50 a pair) and you can see them here

feeling a little bit blah?

It's the middle of January.  
It's cold & it's dreary. It's all a little bit BLAH.

Which means it's the perfect time for a cheer-us-up freebie!

A big pile of pretties is up for grabs...in pretty shades of pink and grey...there's wool felt, printed felt, glitter material, fabric FQ's, dyed buttons, bubble buttons, polka dot buttons, pom pom trim, tiny ric rac & lots of pretty ribbons

How to Enter: (EDITED 25th Jan 2015 :: freebie is now closed & the winner has been announced)
Leave a comment on this very blog post - and/or on my facebook page 
one comment per person per post (one here, one on facebook = two comments per person in total)
I'll draw a winner late on Sunday (Jan 25th) and announce the lucky winner here & on my facebook page (so come back to see if you have won)
I'll post worldwide so everyone everywhere is welcome to enter :-)
PS don't forget to put your name in the comment if you're not signed in :-)

stocking up

 I've been ordering stock like a mad-shopper!  So many items have run low post-Christmas so I have been very busy filling them all back up again and that means some NEW has slipped into my shopping baskets!  Today I get to show you the new ribbons :-)

new LOVE ribbon click HERE
new EASTER ribbon click HERE
new POLKA DOT ribbon click HERE
new CHEVRON & STRIPE ribbon click HERE

the drawers are full

 The furniture re-arranging is still a work in progress but it's getting there!  All the units are in place ... not a small task because John needed to make frames and plinths for them all to stand on.

 The ginormous 4m long counter (which luckily came in 2 pieces) is no longer a shop counter but more of an island...we've plonked a piece of white board on top so I can use it but we need to get a worktop custom made because of the size.

 The button shelves are great - I still need to fill most of these drawers but this is my last big organising job :-)

 The old Tapestry Wool drawers I bought a year ago match the new drawers very nicely :-)

 This unit came with glass shelves but we have packed them away safely in the cupboard and John made me lots of wooden shelves  with an ''anti-ribbon-roll-rolling-off-device'' on the front of each one....and I have accidentally left some spaces for NEW ribbons ;-)

 I love my ribbon shelves :-)

 The ribbon shelves are in the middle of the room...attached to the great big metal framework of the barn so it can't fall over...and behind them is my fabric shelf unit....

it's rather marvellous that the carpenters who built these units in the 1950's made these shelves the perfect size for bolts of fabric :-) 
There's more to show you but it's not quite ready yet.....bear with me please :-)

Pre-Christmas Catch Up

Since sending out our last parcels we have had a busy few days:
Lots of present shopping has been done
The Christmas Tree and decorations have been put up
The house got cleaned 
The BIG food shop has been squished into the fridge & cupboards
We spent yesterday with my Mum & Dad, which was FANTASTIC :-)
AND the barn's makeover is getting there, slowly!
Ready for some photos?

 My new fabric shelves

 A rainbow of ribbon spools

 A rainbow of felt balls

 And a rainbow of Bubble Buttons.
I am in drawer filling  heaven (although it is taking me FOREVER!!)

CHRISTMAS

Phew-ee!  John and I were packing parcels till the last minute today - but they all got finished and are in the sacks waiting for the postman to collect (he'll be here in 10 minutes)
We're not sending parcels out again until January but we will still be here for the next few days, working on all the other jobs...I have drawers to fill (yay!)  and accounts to do (12 weeks worth - boo!)  and all sorts of other jobs that have been put off during the busy season...I really do need to write myself a list!

Christmas Countdown :: 1

Order before 9am Friday 19th December 2014 to make sure your order is posted before we close.
The website will remain open throughout the holiday and orders placed whilst we are shut will be posted upon our return Monday 5th January 2015.
yay! it's nearly Christmas!

Sparkle Time

Glitter Material is here
Glitter Ribbons are here
Sequins are here
Glitter is here
Metallic Twine is here
Sparkle Bows are here
Glitter 'Bulb' buttons are here

Christmas Countdown

Festive (and not so festive!) crafty bits and bobs can be found by clicking here

Christmas Countdown

3mm, 5mm & 7mm Scallop Scissors :: £15 a pair :: on the website here

d.r.a.w.e.r.s.

We were going to leave the new (to us) furniture in a pile until the New Year - but John and I both wanted to do the Big Furniture Swap over Right Now. ....so this weekend we began.....

 We moved everything....space got cleared....

 ...spaces were filled....

 ...even the post sack cage became a temporary fabric moving device :-)

 John did a lot of expert carpentry ... building plinths for it all to sit on, and making fine adjustments because this old barn does not have a flat floor ;-)

 All of our new drawers and cabinets were built bespoke for a Chemist's shop in Germany....every drawer is numbered and has a corresponding numbered compartment to hold it. 

 There are lots (and lots) of drawers and cupboards and some massive shelf units....one of which is now home to Buttons .... I have yet to put anything in the drawers which is why it's like this!

 We're not finished (far from it!) but all the heavy lifting and furniture shifting is done .... and all the stock is near where it will end up!  All the drawers have adjustable compartments so I figure it will take me quite some time to get it all *just so*  :-)

And look!  These button drawers were purchased before we moved to the barn -  don't they match the Chemist's drawers perfectly?

it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

We are open and posting as normal through to Friday 19th December. 
The cut-off time for last minute orders to be posted before we go close for Christmas is
9am on FRIDAY 19th December 2014.
Our website will remain open during the Christmas Holiday and all orders will be posted when we return on Monday January 5th 2015.

we have drawers!

Our drawers have arrived!

 You can't really see them in all their glory yet.....we left them neatly stacked whilst we got on with the day's work ....orders got picked, packed and posted and a last minute John Lewis order finished off....

 ....a 6.30am start sure does allow you to cram in a lot of work (and it definitely adds to the bags under your eyes!!)
I'll be sure to keep you up to date with Drawer News as it happens (can you tell I'm excited!)

website changes

It's Christmas season - hooray!
Which means some changes have happened on the website....I am no longer taking orders for Handmade Items or Die Cut items - everything in both of those categories has been put as Out of Stock. 
The paper-and-string Gift Guide is now live - with all sorts of crafty loveliness that's just perfect for gifting at Christmas (or gifting yourself if you're sure you deserve it!)

The Christmas Gift Guide has  new *new* new  6" rainbow packs of printed felt...

 ...you just need to choose between stripes, hearts or dots!

Quick link :: the gift guide is here

Christmas Buttons

Red Polka Dot Buttons flew out of here last week .... so I placed a rush order before the weekend and here they are in all their Christmassy glory::

I also filled up on white teeny tinies AND teeny tiny Christmas Polka Dots.... they are all on the website already - sorry if you tried to buy some over the weekend and got an 'out of stock' message, you won't get one now!!