bye bye

One of the saddest parts about moving was saying goodbye to my studio....here it is just after C finished converting our loft.

I have lots of fond memories of some exciting projects I undertook there.

Everything had its one place and it really was my little 'haven'.

Sadly this was the scene the day before we moved.....couldn't believe I was leaving that gorgeous wallpaper.

After moving day, a few days, a few trips to IKEA and a little bit of effort my new studio is starting to look like 'my space'. It just needs that little something......not quite sure what that is just yet but I'm sure I'll figure it out.

Royal Mail and their wonderful price hike!

Just a quick one while I dash in and dash out, just to say that I have decided that instead of trying to work out all the price increases being imposed by Royal Mail (strangling small businesses!). I will now be offering free delivery on everything. It took some deliberating, umming and ahhhing, but finally decided that I love what I do and I do it because I love it and I hope people love my bags too. The UK's economic state is not great and for the time being I am going to swallow the cost of postage. 

 

So what you see on my website is what you will pay, nothing more! And I will throw gift wrapping in there too :)

Oooh and the pretty photo above is of some new design cosmetic pouches which will be available next week.

The British Craft Trade Fair

In less than 3 weeks I will be taking all my Bagladee creations once again to The British Craft Trade Fair. Apologies for being so quiet but its a hive of activity behind the scenes. Lots of new designs including new purses, mini clutches, lots of new fabrics and even a new range of bags....all will be revealed soon.

I have a lovely big pile of invitations so if you have always wanted to have a look to see if BCTF is somewhere you would like to exhibit or you are a Gallery, Boutique, Buyer please get in touch and I will send you a personal invite to the show.

The Show opens 15th April and runs to the 17th April (Sun,Mon,Tues), you will find hundreads of designer/makers and a huge range of crafts. Please note it is a Trade only show, but feel free to pop by my Stand 249 and say Hello :) I'm very friendly and will most likely be wearing a big smile :D

Starting the year with a BANG!!

Wow, January.....quieten down please you're a little too rowdy for the first month of the year for my liking thank you!

I wasn't quite sure what 2012 was going to hold in store for me but I sure as hell wasn't expecting things to happen as quickly as the first month, whats that all about. Anyone who knows me knows that I hate change even when its good, I don't like feeling unsettled and absolutely hate not knowing whats happening.

Most of it is personal stuff, its not life threatening and its not sad, but its still BIG. I'm going to keep most of it to myself (if that's OK with you) and will do the very best I can to keep business going as usual. I've had a week where I feel like someone has tipped me upside down and emptied all of my contents onto the floor and I'm trying to put them back in there one by one, whilst having one hand tied behind my back and running backwards on a treadmill. Interesting hey?

I know one thing for sure, I'm going to embrace it and see what happens, I'm a firm believer in 'what will be will be' and that 'all things happen for a reason'. I don't really want to spend time and energy stressing about any of the detail I'd rather focus on the good points. Does that make sense?

Its always good to re-evaluate life and where you're headed right? This is the next chapter and who knows where it will take me from here. I'm secretly hoping somewhere really good :D I have lots of support around me and I think that's all I need.

So I say to you January, you may hold my 32nd birthday in your hands but I'm well and truly ready for it and any other sticks you'd like to jam in my bicycle wheels!! Oh yes I am ready!!