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...of course, evenings were and still are my favourite time for hand sewing!
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This month I had to find a box supplier to custom make boxes for me...that was easier said than done!
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...but I found one in the end and my first ever delivery to John Lewis was boxed and ready to leave ::
August :: This month got off to a flying start...piling felt for kits...
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...dyeing buttons for stock...
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re-negotiating with my suppliers so I could lower my felt prices
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...which meant I could offer mini rolls, now a best selling line!
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My first delivery of my kits hit the John Lewis shop floor
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and I had a stock room full of kits ready for the next delivery
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...then we received the awful news that Nan had had a fall and been rushed to hospital....
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...I'm glad we all got to see you one last time....I miss you every day Nan xxx
September ::I signed up for an account with Royal Mail and received my own Post Office in a box!
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my first item appeared on the John Lewis website
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wholesale customers were stocked up
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and the box making started in earnest
October ::![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcCE-x5yjsCfOX_znSLvBNWimVnrX8bWfPFTiMaCQgteZtJtPOpVvYM7rIGkVaO6aWQtndIjf0hq1afp8km8XS-5RC4dyKOXSfkW2KAUXZ-kprZNWcF8FI9v0S2D4y5HaTY7w/s400/oct+4)
the start of the month saw me celebrating my 34
th birthday
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lots of lovely new supplies were added to the shop & Christmas designs were worked on
... along with free Halloween patterns.
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making and packing website orders, and making kits for John Lewis started to take over all my time..
November ::
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John & some friends went on the Monte Carlo Rally (I lost my kit helper for a week!! I
certainly had to work hard to keep my head above water!!)
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I squeezed in lots of late night sewing to make 40 Woodland Friends for a display in John Lewis
December ::
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With one last rush of hard work John and I finished the final John Lewis order plus the emergency fill-up orders they'd requested!!
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My Woodland Friends went on display in Oxford Street...and I was able to tidy up the chaotic workshop ready for a New Year!
Phew! Just compiling all the 2011 highlights has been hard work!! What a year we've had here...here's hoping 2012 is just as much fun!
6 comments:
Wow, what a fabulous year of achievements for you Sarah - huge pat on the back! All the best for 2012 x
Indeed, what a lot you achieved - really fab! Well done, here's to a marvellous 2012 for you! x
You are my inspiration, last year i had some orders, and I'm already doing some home work for this year, THANK YOU :)
Well I hope you have given yourself a huge pat on the back, look at what you have achieved! x
Phew... I'm exhausted.....well done you! xo
i love all your craft^^ very love... :D
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