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Showing posts with label The Everyman thEATre. Show all posts

29/11/2015

Hobo Wedding...

Hello All!

How are you?! 

I can not believe its been 2 months since my last blog post! That sounded like a terrible confession but truth be told I've changed my working hours in my day job so Ive been trying to readjust my work-work-life balance & I must admit I've been finding it a touch hard. I work on average 8.5 hours a day with an hour commute there & back so by the time tea and washing/cleaning bathroom/living room/admin is done 9 out of 10 times I'm just pooped! I've also moved out of The Duke Street Bazaar. Sadly it's changed direction as a business & it's just not for me. I say sadly as I loved what the shop was & all the other independents in it but things change and sometimes you just have to roll with it. I'm also not doing The Winter Arts Market in St. Georges Hall this year either. It was the highlight of my business year last year but sadly not to be this year. 

However....changing perspective on a situation is good for the soul. (This blog post has ended up so big I'm spreading it over 2!) I did an amazing little fair yesterday (huge thank you to everyone that purchased from me!) down on Lark lane at The Old Police Station! Its the first time I felt really Christmassy as there where classic Christmas songs playing and the organisers had provided us all with mince pies! I also participated in a collaboration with #findmybox and have firmly had a motivational fire burning beneath me.


So...first amazing positive note!

There's a new kid in the Baltic Triangle block called Hobo Kiosk! My first ever craft fair was with hobo only last November & now I stock their beautiful, quirky, vintage treasure chest of a shop!



Located on Bridgewater Street its a real Liverpool experience open Wednesday - Saturday 11am-6pm. Their opening night was phenomenal, to the point that we had to leave at one point as we could not fit any more people in the shop!

Personal wise my best friends got married.

I was Chief Bridesmaid and my boy was the Best Man. After dress fittings, decoration making, stag and hen-do's, speech writing and everything else that goes into a wedding the day itself was just brilliant!

We sang, we danced out of shoes, ate and drank too much and paid for it dearly the next day! ha ha! 


I did catch the bouquet but I can't hear wedding bells in the near future! 

I'll be sharing more on whats been going on in the next few days but tomorrow is our last craft meet of this year at The Everyman!

22/02/2015

Quick Crafty Catch-up!

Sorry I've been so quiet of late! I've been mad designing & getting stock ready for Valentine's Day then I was struck down by a virus! Took me about a week to recover properly & I couldn't afford any time off from the day job so spent my evenings in the foetal position on the couch an then I had a birthday which took up quite a few days! But I'm back now!

Just uploaded lots of new workshop dates including at the new venues Knit Wise in Ormskirk & The Rare Bear Boutique on Allerton Road!

The Rare Bear Boutique
The first workshop at Knit Wise was amazing! The ladies where just a dream to teach & Myra really took care of us even though she was unwell herself! We covered so much before lunch & everyone went home with their own hand knitted item. It's so nice to teach in such a traditional knitting shop! There are so few left now & it's so inspiring being surrounded by all that wool!


Next one at Knit Wise, Ormskirk is this coming Saturday & there is one on Sunday at Quill's Coffee in Liverpool City Centre!


The Rare Bear Boutique is owned by expect sewing teacher Emma & if you have any occasion, event, or child of all ages in your life, this is the place to shop! Just off Allerton Road in South Liverpool, it is a beautiful shop & I'm so lucky that she wanted to stock my baby comforter blankets there!

Oh hey guys!


Monday was another craft meet at The Everyman Theatre, thEATre! They are free to pop along! Just bring whatever you are working on, knitting, crochet, sewing, spinning, weaving, whatever & have a cuppa or a glass of wine. A reward for surviving another Monday!


Craftiness is happiness!

I've been researching & reading up loads on the real health benefits, both psychological (my degree is in Psychology so big area of interest for me! & physical. Absolutely fascinating! I was at Edge Hill University on Wednesday running a stall for their mental health awareness & it was fabulous! I'll be doing a blog post on my finds next week.
  

I'm back at Edge Hill University, Monday 23rd for their "Give It A Go" week doing an hours knitting demonstration so if you are there come say hi!

Oh I was also at the Manchester Sticking, Sewing & Hobbycraft Show volunteering for the UK Hand Knitting Association which was a very interesting day but I'll do a whole blog on that later in the week!


Spent a week(!) coding & redesigning the website & I'm 90% happy with it but I've spent too long away from my crafting & there's big events to be planning for Mothers Day sneaking up soon! I'm trying to get a real, fully stocked Etsy shop on the go too so watch this space! 

If you have not noticed I've now put in an option to sign up for our newsletter! It will give you a heads up on what's new events wise, new product designs & offers! I'm aiming to send 2 a month so you wont be inundated with emails!

Speak soon!

Love Gemma x