Monday 17 December 2012

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Morning!

I am really embracing Christmas at the moment. Well, I do every year! I love the build up to it, (probably more than the actual day!) with the Christmas shopping, watching Christmas films, the exciting possibility of snow, singing at the top of my lungs to Band Aid and the Pogues on the radio, the festive adverts (John Lewis have done a particularly amazing one this year) and of course - sending Christmas cards!


























(I think the packaging can be just as important as the actual item, hence the lovely bow!)

I hope you have all sent your Christmas cards, but if not, you are in luck - I have set up a shop on Folksy! I think there are still a few days left before the last posting day before Christmas, so why not buy one for someone special? Or your wonderful family?
























(This one has been selling particularly well, which is great!)

Remember I also have my Etsy Shop up and running, so you can still order on there.

In other news, my work has been featured on a lovely site, Cuteable! Great website with a lovely collection of inspirational and crafty bits. Its wonderful to be a part of it!

Anyway, I have a busy week this week! Finish of the Christmas shopping, wrapping pressies, braving the supermarket for the Christmas shop - we are hosting it this year which I am very, very excited about! Its going to be a day of indulging, from the Bucks Fizz in the morning, to the cheese and crackers in the evening! I'm just really looking forward to having Christmas in our own home rather than spending two days rushing around, trying to fit in a visit to every family member in a 10 mile radius.

I'm sure I will do another post before the big day, so for now, I hope your Christmas plans are going well!

Gem x


Monday 3 December 2012

The Etsy shop is here!

Hello...

I have been very busy lately!

I have finally got some of my designs printed onto Christmas cards, which is brilliant! They look great, I am really pleased.






















And now that they have been printed, I can finally sell them! So if you would like any, feel free to visit my facebook page, or my etsy shop to order.
































I have had really positive feedback so far, which is great, and I have managed to get a stall at a few Christmas fairs which is a brilliant way to get my work seen! I have also managed to sell a few to a local shop, so fingers crossed that goes well - could be a very promising sign!

I have a few more Christmassy projects up my sleeve that I would like to get on with, one of them is a bit of a surprise though, so I think I will keep it a secret for now! Unfortunately I haven't got any new designs to show you at the moment; I have been concentrating on getting the cards ready and printed! But as soon as I have something I shall post it.

Hope everyone is getting in the festive spirit! I'm trying to, but I have so much going on I haven't had time! I know so many people who have already bought and wrapped Christmas presents, sent out cards, and have their trees and decorations up - I haven't even thought about that yet! It's slightly worrying that everyone is so organised!

Oh well. Still 22 days to go. Plenty of time!

Gem x