Back to work...

After almost a week in good ol' Ireland, I'm now back and ready for work again.
On the agenda for this afternoon is plarn related shenanigans... I'm almost out of holiday mode and ready to get some work done. Lots to prepare for Handmade this Saturday - It's the last weekly market at C.O.W. but looking forward to it as ever. I'm thinking about which cakes to make too... mmm, but maybe I'll keep them as a surprise for now... :)

Hot Chocolate Mayhem

If I could give one piece of advice today, it would be this -

Don't drink hot chocolate while working!

Even the smallest bit of it in a cup creates the most chocolately mess! Luckily none of my stock was affected by the chocolate monsoon, but all of my paperwork now has a distinct brown colour and a pleasant chocolatey scent. Here's hoping the pages don't stick together.

Have a spill free afternoon. :)

look what just came in the post...

...my new business cards!!
I got them from Moo.com and I am so pleased with them. Once again I designed them myself, I went for the green package too. The paper is 100% recycled, it's also recyclable and bio-degradable! Even the recyclable holder is made from recycled pulp. I am very impressed! If like me you are suitably impressed and would like your own MOO business cards etc. - use this code - DDZUWQ - and get 15% off your first order. :)

Handmade 8th August, Custard Factory

I meant to get this post up at the beginning of the week, but oh well...
Saturday was great - most of us were outside and the fresh air was lovely! Some new people were there, including Harriet and her lovely screenprints and Isabel from Betty Who? with a gorgeous selection of dresses (one of which I tried on,check it out here, along with other pics from the day).
I brought my spinning wheel and spent the afternoon spinning plarn for Fran's market bag.
I made a tiny cupcake in the morning, with help from my fellow stall holders - thanks for the beads(sprinkles) Sarah, and for the thread to sew them in, Isabel.


It was snapped up immediately by Fran and placed amongst the edible mini cupcakes.

I'll be there again tomorrow, I'm bringing some edible cakes this week too. And I have made two rather special tiny crochet brooches this week that will be amongst the range also.

Do come along and support all things Handmade! Hope to see you there! :)

WEBSITE IS GO!

It's running - YEAY! Just need to add more products, but that's a job for another day, I need some sleep before the Handmade Market in Birmingham tomorrow. :)

C.O.W last Saturday...

What a great day!! Not many people braved the rain or the onslaught of photographers working on their portfolios, but I had a blast. I met some lovely people and had a really good day.

Here are some photos from the day...

My table (with a great light box!)

Cupcakes at the front, Francine and her mother's wonderful creations in the back

Lovely Lisa Olson with her beautiful collection, check out her blog

I'm looking forward to Saturday (8th August). Come along and have a look at what the Handmade Market has to offer... :)

Website Hitch

I'm having a little more trouble with the website than I envisaged... the site is mostly working but I can't seem to fix some little things like the shipping and things like that. I'll have to ask my website magician to do some magic on it. Hopefully it should be running tomorrow...