Hello again,

It has been an incredibly busy week as the Christmas Fairs have started & it has also been my birthday, so a few celebrations have taken place & cake has been eaten.

The Christmas Fairs have been extremely well attended so far. Could it be that people are fed up with a lot of the mass produced online products? Despite spending the last few months making plenty of new jewellery & gifts, my pop-up shop has taken an unexpected big hit at the first two fairs (I’m not complaining) & I am having to raid my online shop stock to take to the Christmas markets. So if you see something in the shop you like, don’t hang around as it might not be in the shop for much longer. This is a reminder that I usually only have one of each product as they are all handmade & individual. It’s also a reminder that I like to make life difficult for myself.

Don’t forget, if you are local to Finchampstead, you can save on postage & collect your order. Just select ‘pick-up’ when placing your order & then use the Contact section to message me & we can arrange a mutually convenient time. I don’t usually work weekends but I do sometimes stay late in the office (not too late) & I am usually in quite early, so there are still plenty of options.

Why not take a look at the Events section & see where we are going to be? We will be at Shaw House in Newbury this Sunday, which I am looking forward to as it is a Grade 1 Listed Building & I have never been there before. I take both card & cash.

As I have said before, the stock you see on the website is not the same as the pop-up shop stock. It’s just too complicated trying to amend online stock levels while selling at an event & I don’t want the situation where someone orders something online that has just been sold elsewhere. While there are things that are similar, there is a lot that is different. So it’s always worth a visit to one of the events to see new things. So you can see why it keeps me busy, making & organising two sets of stock.

And that is all from me for now!

More news soon...