Two online stockists
Thought I’d plug two of my new stockists online today (I am looking for more on and offline shops too so let me know if you’re a shop owner and interested!)…
Firsty there is The Oriental Magpie: http://www.theorientalmagpie.com
Loads of lovely goodies, I especially like the bird brooches from Hungry Designs.
Also there is the Beach Hut Boutique: http://beachhutboutique.com (there’s me 2nd one along!)
Lots of variety here, I have chosen to show the skeleton cards from Dr Zorlock. Different and anatomically correct!
The start of something wonderful…
I got the keys to this place on Friday! Yes, all of it (except the Lexus 4×4)!
All of the rooms are huge, including the kitchen…
The breakfast room (which will be the pie room as OH is going into business with a local chef)…
The man room (where OH will go to think upon manly things- see deer head for scale!)…
The living room (which was once the full house, back when it was a boarding house for monks back in the 12th Century)…
This is the courtyard area for parking, behind the pig sties (where we are going to keep chickens) is the garden. We even have a well!
And of course the bit you all are waiting to see… here is my workshop/studio room! By the way those chairs are definitely not staying.
Not sure about the carpet- it’s in good nick and sort of the colours I want, do I pull up and replace with lino, or do I cover it with clear plastic (either way it needs to be resinproof)?
This is the sewing machine desk in the corner, though the plug isn’t compatible, so don’t think I’ll be using it. It has been untouched for years, and so I felt bad rifling through the stuff of an old lady who passed away. This includes what I like to call “the embroidery of guilt” which after finding it half finished, I feel I owe it to the lady to finish it. Or maybe I should frame it half done? What do you think? I have lots of questions!
And this is the shop area! The picture is taken from the front door, which will be the “trade entrance”, the room to the left of the grandfather clock is the workroom. The other doors aren’t in use, the closest one is mysteriously locked, and the other one is full of old trinkets and mouse poo (including a hip flask I found that still has alcohol in it)!
I plan on moving this mirror from the bedroom down into the shop too…
Also today I went to Breedon Priory again and came back with all of this stuff!
Lilliecup Green
I’ve been wanting to blog about this place for a little while now, but my cameraphone is completely useless at communicating with any other device, so I had to go back and take some pictures with an actual camera last weekend.
Lilliecup Green aims to stock 90% handmade (Gina- the lady who runs it- also makes her own soft furnishings, which may come in useful when we move!) and is based at Breedon Priory, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire in a couple of conservatories next to the Garden Centre.
I seem to be having some success there already and my goods have only been on display for a few weeks, which is great news. She also stocks buttons and accessories from Incy Wincy Stitches, though we’ve yet to bump into each other there accidentally 
It’s quite a small shop that sells everything from balloons to curtains, money boxes to soaps, and a new room is in development (and nearly finished!) which will showcase creative painting techniques for the home, with a secondary building located across the car park which holds painted furniture.
There are interesting collectable stalls on the site every weekend, as well as a knitting shop (which also stocks my knitting needles), old fashioned sweet shop and other little independent retailers dotted around. Please go for a visit, it’s a nice afternoon out, but please note thatr most shops are closed Monday and Tuesday.
Comic Relief the Crafteroo way…
The Crafteroo forum (www.crafteroo.co.uk) now have a group shop to raise money for Comic Relief in partnership with Folksy. Items are been added all the time, all kindly donated by the members of the forum, and all proceeds will go towards this year’s Comic Relief campaign.
Please take a look and support the cause: http://CrafterooShop.folksy.com
And thank you to Folksy for waiving the fees for this cause!
Top-up stock
Kathleen and Lily’s let me know that they have sold 7 items in their shop, and want more stock for the Christmas shoppers, so today I’ve been working on replacement goods. I’m so pleased that things have been selling well in the little over a month that they have been on sale there.
Here’s a little peek at my work in progress:
I am taking part in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month), so I will be blogging every day in November. Today is post 27: http://www.nablopomo.com/
Getting better
The backlog is steadily clearing. I mainly have a shop order (25 items in total) to fulfill and the craft fair to get over at the weekend, so now my mind has wandered over to bigger things…
Someone I work with has told me about a unit to let at a tourist attraction craft centre, with a workshop space at the back… Now I am going to visit it on Saturday and see if it would be appropriate for selling my jewellery as well as teaching in. It’s very early days yet, as I will have to look at the finances and see what it will cost, and possibly find someone to work in the shop 3 days a week for me whilst I’m at work. There’s a lot to think about!
I am taking part in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month), so I will be blogging every day in November. Today is post 25: http://www.nablopomo.com/
Kathleen and Lily’s
Today I popped into Kathleen and Lily’s on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. They have recently started stocking some of my retro range and I’m happy to say they’ve sold two necklaces already and seem very pleased with what they’ve been sent. One of my pieces was even on a mannequin in the window which was unexpected
Don’t forget to enter the November giveaway here: http://pennydog.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/november-giveaway/
I am taking part in NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month), so I will be blogging every day in November. Today is post 6! http://www.nablopomo.com/
Pictures of Plush display
Lorrie of Illusio Creative (http://www.illusiocreative.co.uk) has kindly ventured into Plush Jewellery to take some pictures of my display in there, how kind! Here’s a couple that were sent over to me today, though I’m getting a disk too! How lucky am I? 
I noticed a few things aren’t on display including my ice jewellery, I’m hoping they sold rather than they’re waiting for something to sell in order to take it’s place!
The showcase will be inside Plush Jewellery, Cathedral Courtyard, Chichester until Friday 17th October if you want to pop down!
Here’s some pics of Lorrie’s work should you fancy a gander at her website:
