Time, time ticking away!

It seems weeks since I've managed to post on here! Oh yes, it has been weeks...almost a month...but what a busy month!

The two markets I did - Festive Fair at Museum of London and the Christmas Market in Epping were really successful for me and for the lovely people I shared stalls with. Rhiannon at Mabinogion Crafts brought along her gorgeous chunky necklaces to the Museum of London, which were a great success. Their USP is that as they're made with rather lush ribbons and wooden beads it's almost impossible to be allergic to them, plus the purples and autumn hues are really on-trend. The lovely ladies from Victoria Rose Crafts and Lilly Roses Luxuries were my partners in crime in Epping and we all had a great day - Shivs brought along her newest make, 11 day old Lilly-Rose, and when breaking for feeds she made sure to bring back tea for the rest of us! After a horrendous week of rain and wind we were really relieved to see some sunshine, but it was pretty cold. You can see me all bundled up in this picture - along with my other half and daughters who'd stopped by to see us. The picture is shamelessly stolen from Rose as my camera failed to work on both days....

The slinky jewellery set sold as separate pieces (and I can get the rings again so will be making more), and I was really pleased that the Swarovski crystal tree earrings all sold, as well as my favourite Ladybugs bracelets. I'm now having a small sale over on my Facebook page and all orders will come free with a pair of Christmas Present earrings. I'm now racing to catch up with orders for Christmas as the website has been really busy.

In between all this craftiness, I did manage a day out in London with a gang of girlfriends - our annual Christmas knees-up, which was lovely. This year we went to see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace Theatre - an amazing show! Check out a video here...

Party!

Last Friday was my first jewellery party! Having been coerced into it by two friends (one of whom hosted it) I was quite worried in case no one liked my jewellery but as it turned out I sold several items and took orders for many more - which gave me a great excuse to spend lots of time internet shopping yesterday. It was great to see what people were interested in, too - the Slinky bracelet was snapped up almost immediately and it's a great shame I can't get the components any more as I could have sold several. I have made a set for the market stall though, so hopefully they'll be just as popular. The little worry beads were also popular and I've had to order some more beads for those too, and I'll also be making keyrings for a little boy.

I now feel much more confident about the upcoming Christmas Market (4 December in Epping) and the Festive Fair (3 December at the Museum of London)! Better get making...

In other news...I'm loving salsa dancing on Wednesday nights, and almost feel as if there may be life after children after all! I may hold the record for the most time spent in the beginner's class, but as long as it's fun then who cares?

Finally, a new addition to the webshop is the Baby Bag Charm, seen here...