Want it Wednesday: Puzzler

Just a mini showcase this week of puzzles. I happened to spend some of my time over the weekend completing a puzzle that I had knocking about for years, not sure why I decided it was the best use of my time? But I have to admit. I do love a puzzle. So here are a few puzzles I have come across, handmade naturally...

Waldorf-Wooden PUZZLE ME- Toddler Puzzler - applenamos

UNION JACK 110 PIECE A4 SIZE JIGSAW PUZZLE STOCKING FILLER - STACKSJIGSAWPUZZLESANDPICS

Happy Birthday postage stamp puzzle 24 pieces - Scrollwoodshop

Minions and Packaging

Okay last week I was somewhat relaxed about what I had to do for the upcoming craftshow. But today I feel a sense of panic in everything that I have planned to do this weekend. Silly really as I actually also know I'll be okay. Nothing like unnecessary stress to get you going. All though I am sitting here drinking tea, writing this blog post and shopping for a Secret Santa gift for a work colleague. 

Anyho...

I received the last of the bits I needed to order for my packaging, additional business cards (which look and feel better than the gloss ones I got the first time round) and oodles of stickers (750) at the bargain price of £15. I'll certainly be using printed.com again for my marketing needs. They will be used on my boxes for the pictures and clocks, as well as sealing up my stripy paper bags and the white tissue paper. You can also see below that I am also making a felt version of my logo and I also whipped up some price labels ready for me to write on and then laminate. I was trying to think out a way of stiffening the paper I printed the labels on as I didn't have any card and then remembered stuffed away in a cupboard I have a laminator  Might as well put it to good use, glad I didn't get rid of it. So what remains for me to do is make oodles of baubles, and other bits and pieces....back to my list I go.

Now a couple of weeks ago you might recall I posted about the progress of one my stitching minions Laura. She contacted me recently to say that she's completed it and doesn't it look fab. So thrilled to see the design finished and in different colour way. Her assistance and my other Minion Jenny has been fantastic and already I have been tweeked the pattern, to get it to a stage I think I am really happy with. So thank you ladies. 

And now it's time to break away from the computer to crack on.

See me at the Christmas Art and Craft Show

That's right folks you can come and purchase my wares in person on the 1st December at the Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill in London. Come a long for some festive fun and shopping. There is no entry fee this year, so there is no excuse for not coming along. 

For more details about the event, whose there and what else you can do on the day, click this link. Go on you know you want to! 

Making Head Way

Hahaha...this is my table looking 'tidy' 

Time is sure passing. 

I've been running through my ever evolving list of stuff to do on the run up to the craftshow, though you would think that its if I was about to hit the road with the amount of things I have had to sort out for it.

But I know this purely down to the fact that I haven't done a show in such a long time that I've forgotten what I need, and what I need to do for it to be ready. But I am starting to make some headway, especially with making stock and getting the look of the stall right. I am feeling positive if not a little shattered. 

In a couple of weeks I will be closing my store for a few days from the 25th November to the 1st December, in order to save any last minute panics should anyone purchase something I am taking with me. Soon as I get back from the craftshow...well perhaps a bit of a snooze, I'll get the store straight back up.

More silk collars.

Tomorrow I am going to show off one my stitching Minion's version of the 'Hi Honey Pattern' and what I will be looking to update the pattern with.

To-do List Trauma

I am still here. I am just buried under a massive to-do list. The sort where you manage to cross one thing off only to add another five things to do in the process. Mostly I am working on the commission which is slowly progressing and working on extra stock bits for the craftshow. Needless to say I am going to be making the most of my commute to and from work. 

Hope all my crafty minions are doing well, just found a wee slot of time to look over the feedback received so far and making a note of a few of the points for me to work on. 

Must now dash...time for soup x