Jan 2 2010
SpoiltPig has just seen her first Christmas as a jewellery maker, seller type person/thing. I actually spent Christmassy time getting drunk in Glasgow and then fat in Bath but I think I’ve really learnt a lot about what to expect next year (vomitting).
Did a couple of Christmas markets in 2009 which was maybe a bit adventurous given my lack of enthusiasm for selling and my inexperience in jewellery retail land but anyway, put all of my energies into those (two were ace and two were a bust sales wise) and sort of completely forgot about the online shop :( I hopefully will remember not to make the same mistake again next year. Sales jumped the last week of November but then I didn’t add any new stock to Folksy and they sort of became non-existent after that, rubbishums.
Anyway! Winterval was great, family & friends wise. We ate, drank, talked a lot and were mostly merry. Half my friends aren’t half as happy as I’d like them to be but maybe things will look up soon, it’s a new year after all.
Thank you to all my lovely customers of 2009, my first year as a jewellery maker seller type person/thingum was fine and dandy and I shall keep on making things :)
and…to commemorate my epic christmas online/folksy fail I’m having a January sale!
Lots of little trinket necklaces from £5 and brand new stock that I forgot to add before the holidays, THREE whole pages! I’ll be breathing new life into my Folksy shop over the next month with whole ranges of new jewellery and accessories so keep your eyes peeled!
Dec 9 2009
It’s arrived! My hat, my hat, my hat :D
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I entered a giveaway on the ClaraBow’s blog a short while ago and won a custom styling of one of her gorgeous cloche hats.
I know a lot of people on my twitter list were extremely jealous so now that the hat has arrived, I can really rub your faces in it with some pictures show you all what you’re missing out on share the hat love :p
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Isn’t it BEAUTIFUL? I’m very happy I won, no one in the world will love this hat more than me :) It really makes a difference having one measured for my head properly too, sooo comfortable to wear. You can see the true colour in the first photo up there and the feather and beaded brooch are full of lovely deep greens and blues.
ClaraBows hats are made to order so requesting one now won’t get you it in time for Christmas but if anyone’s looking to treat themselves then I’d highly recommend one, it’s now the best made hat I own…and I do have a lot of hats!
Oh, I found this in her shop too:
Cool eh?
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So what’s the verdict, do I look cool in a hat?
Nov 23 2009
Yes, this entire post is all about ME :)
The last few weeks have been quite challenging and I feel like I’ve struggled to hold things together completely – This is apparently no bad thing when it comes to arty farty stuff though! Designing and making things are both excellent ways to procrastinate and distract and I’ve just made myself some shiny new jewellery, all for me :)
I thought it’d be nice to have a constant reminder of things that make everything lovely and wonderful for me so I made this necklace, stuffed with representations of a few of those things that make me very happy.
and carrying on with the circus and performer theme, I made a couple of brooch pins with some costumed people
*heart*
Some randomness:
1. Joan Jett beats the Sex Pistols at ‘Pretty Vacant’
2. I love Edward Cullen and Bella Swan (and Stephenie Myer for making them up)
3. I’m allergic to Kiwi, never send me Kiwi
4. I can play the violin (or at least I used to, quite well)
5. I desperately want a cat/kitten and it shall be Sebastian, Edward or Vincent
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Finally…a post all about me me me wouldn’t really be complete without a picture and I have the most PERFECT one ever…I stumbled across this one a few weeks ago, I’d forgotten all about it and I’m sure I don’t actually remember much about it being taken – there was a hanami celebration earlier in the day with some sake and then some civilised consumption of cider at another picnic in the park…and then this photo happened:
me n my best jim
Those are not my sunglasses and that is not my jacket…kinda wish they were though.
