Sorry for being absent for a while... we had a wonderful holiday and came back last weekend, very reluctantly!
Having spent the week trying to get my head back in the game, I am now feeling quite motivated to get things going again!
However I may have mentioned that I'm going to be exhibiting at the Home & Gift Fair in Harrogate this year, so I've decided to keep the majority of my shops shut for another month to give me enough time to prepare for the event.
Buuuuuut.... there is one shop that I won't be closing as it's really new and very exciting and a collaboration with 9 friends... it's called Uniquely UK!
We are all existing and established designers & makers, who sell through Etsy, but we have felt for a while that we wanted to do something as a group to try and bring the unique, high quality and unusual items that we make to the forefront of UK consumers' awareness.
We are working towards running our own website, but in the interim we have opened a Folksy Shop
And here are the lovely Designers that I'm working with:
Purse Poppet
RDR Photography
Rebecca's Emporium
Tatania Rose
The Feminine Touch
RDR Photography
Rebecca's Emporium
Tatania Rose
The Feminine Touch
I would LOVE it if you guys would check out our collaborative shop and if you've got 5 minutes (although you'll get lost and spend hours ;-p) check out the gang's individual shops!
Now I'm off for a long overdue catch up at Wendy's Handmade Harbour Blog......xxx
PS. I've also got links to two of my cohorts' blog posts about our shop - both blogs are fab and worth reading so I thought I'd add their links in here:
The Feminine Touch's Post
Rebecca's Emporium's Post
PS. I've also got links to two of my cohorts' blog posts about our shop - both blogs are fab and worth reading so I thought I'd add their links in here:
The Feminine Touch's Post
Rebecca's Emporium's Post
That's an interesting idea a collaborative shop! Hope it does well I will pop over and have a look now.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patchwork :-) We're going to start on some complimentary items next! Simmi xx
DeleteI wish you every success in your new venture. The products look lovely and I'm sure you will all do well.
ReplyDeleteAwww thank you! We're all really excited about it :-) Simmi xx
DeleteIt sounds very exciting Simmi, and I wish you all lots of luck and even more sales. Hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jill - we've had a bumper week with sales, which is a great start! Simmi x
DeleteGood luck to all of you Simmi- it's looking very good and cohesive as a shop, though you all have your lovely individual styles.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny - it's really fun seeing where we do match items in colour or style :-) Simmi x
DeleteI wish you all the very best with your new collaboration. There are some beautiful items in the store (love the London bus and campervan !!!!) customers will be spoilt for choice xx
ReplyDeleteAwww thank you Gertie :-) Simmi x
DeleteI really hope that this new venture works for you. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you :-) Simmi x
Deleteoh wow that's a really interesting idea, i wish you all every success with it :) i just popped over to your Folksy shop, everything is so gorgeous! what a talented bunch!! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Natalie :-) We're hoping that the concept of one shop with a combination of different things will appeal! Simmi x
DeleteLovely blog posting Simmi, great to see you are excited about this as I am. If anyone wants to read my viewpoint on this great new venture , then take a read here - http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/uniquely-uk.html
ReplyDeleteOhhh good thinking Sandra - I should have linked to your post in mine... will go and amend! Simmi x
DeleteJust been to have a look, there are lots of lovely things there :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with getting your own website up and running
Thank you Jane :-) It's so lovely that everyone's taken the time to have a look at the shop. Simmi x
DeleteGood luck - look forward to hearing about it as things progress.. Sue
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue - I hope I don't bore you all too much ;-) Simmi x
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