31 August 2008

Last day of the month and its ....... raining .......... had a good week, designed and sorted my stand for the exhibition so feel far more secure about things now ....... getting no sleep though but think that is down to running! Have slept like a baby over the summer when I gave up running but now I am back to pounding the lanes I have started to sleep badly .... must look further into this. I am only running for September, there is a 10km on 28th in Preston so after that I will stop then I can see if its the running ...... think the girls are sorted for back to school .... stationery, uniform etc etc ........ went to Leeds last week shopping but bit disappointed ..... did some oxidising on silver jewellery pieces, pleased with the results, see pics ....

Monday 25 August 2008

Bank Holiday Monday .......... drizzling .... which is a shame as we had convinced the girls to go on a big walk (with only a small amount of moaning) and now they are trying to use the rain as an excuse ........... we will keep trying!

Spent Sunday at the Dragon Boat Race which was quite good though lacking in other activities but hopefully they can build on that for next year ........ Saturday was a major gardening day, we finally got the mowing and strimming done after all the rain and waiting for everything to dry off ..............

Trade show! What trade show? Can't even think about it at the moment .......

22 August 2008

Had a great birthday yesterday .... breakfast in bed and lots of nice pressies ..... the girls were very helpful and we went out for a meal in the evening to the Lunesdale which was great ............

I am still thinking about the trade show and everything that entails but haven't quite made it to getting organised ..... ha .... but here is a great new necklace in the design of the glass bead range ....... thick sterling silver wire, sterling silver nuggets and those fantastic glass beads made by Andrea ..... £170 on the website www.thejewelleryroom.co.uk

Wednesday 20 August 2008

Went in to Lancaster and met a friend today whilst the girls went to the cinema to see Wild Child ..... they kinda liked it .... the usual teenage rom/com was the comment ......... I am getting on with designing my exhibition stand for Design Edge and once I have done that I will make the few more silver pieces I need to finish off the ranges I am marketing at the exhibition. There is an miage of the glass bead necklace that matches the bead range ...... pricey at £160 but is a heavy piece of quality handmade jewellery.

Its my birthday tomorrow so I supposed to do nothing but lets see what the weather is like before I make any decisions ..........

Tuesday 19 August 2008

Have been trying to catch up from our holiday in Berlin/Warsaw .... well atually I feel like I have been really busy but don't seem to have achieved much. I feel very lethargic and really can't be bothered to do anything ....... I have 2 retail/trade shows coming up in September and I should really be sorting those out but I just can't be bothered .......... we had a great trip by train - I would really recommend train trips for holidays .... it was very relaxing and its great to see all the cities and countryside that you pass through ........ Berlin was a great city to have alook around and Warsaw was beautiful, the old buildings, the colours, the history .... we really enjoyed it all ......... except the food!
So.......... I am just planning my marketing literature for the shows .... trying to make it as little as possible as I know from past experience that (as a buyer) you throw a lot of it away ....... I think I could do with some more images but sterling silver is difficult to photograph so I need to work on that .... its probably too late but I have other images anyway ..........
oh well must get on and make a start ...........

Thursday 7 August 2008

We have been in Berlin for 2 days, the weather is fantastic and we have had a great look around ........... the journey was fun, all the trains ran on time and the overnight to Berlin was an adventure ....... the girls were thrilled with their carrige that converted into a bedroom ......... we have done a big tour of the 'main places' and also spent half a day in the zoo! Dont know why but we quite often end up in the zoo when we go abroad! Whats that all about? Onwards to Poland today ............

Sunday 3 August 2008

Oh well Garstang Show wasn't too good sale wise but a nice day nonetheless as I spent it with my sister. Off on holiday tomorrow ... the train trip from Wennington to Warsaw! Really looking forward to it ..................

Friday 1 August 2008

Happy Birthday to Delia today on her 60th ............... have got busy today, sorting holiday stuff, taking kids to the cinema, last minute shopping and preparing for Garstang Show tomorrow so hope it goes well despite the weather forecast ........