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| semi precious gemstone cat necklaces |
Well, it's a belated Happy New Year from
Poppy Designs. I didn't realise how long it was since I blogged until today.....things have been quite busy at Poppy Designs HQ.
I have been very busy with new creations, both for the pre Christmas shows and for 2015. I love coming up with new things and I think keeping my
Etsy shop and
Facebook page looking fresh is more interesting for customers to look at.
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| vintage style copper and czech glass earrings |
I added a new range of vintage inspired/copper charm jewellery for 2014. These have been extremely popular, especially at the summer and autumn shows. My charm bracelets did so well that I sold out and haven't had the time yet to replenish my stock. It's definitely on my to do list.
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| copper pine cone and czech glass earrings |
One of my favourite events last year was at the Knutsford Christmas Market. We have exhibited here the last 2 years and it is one of our best events of the year, both sales wise and atmosphere wise. I really hope to be accepted for 2015 again. As I have said for the past few years I have been increasingly selective about the events I attend. Unfortunately it seems that there are more and more 'craft' fairs popping up of variable quality. Much as we enjoyed the huge events at SECC and NEC I don't think we will do those events again this year. We did reasonably well at both the huge events, but not as well as we had hoped - mainly due to the huge physical, emotional and financial outlay and the amount of other jewellery and 'bought in' stalls.
Anyway, I don't want to start off my 2015 blog with a rant (lol) so I am off to make a start on my to do list....first up, sort and tidy the studio........that is, after I have popped over to Handmade Monday at it's new home to rejoin the group x
Your cat earrings are adorable! What a cute idea. And I also love the Czech earrings. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour earrings are so good, love the vintage style.
ReplyDeleteFairs are so hit and miss, I no longer do the large events as just too much with the outlay and stress. Found last year 2 out of my 3 local ones were brilliant and will be doing those again. Good Luck
I love all of your pieces, especially the cat necklaces. Thanks for joining in with my first Handmade Monday.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, it's not always easy to keep a blog up to date, sometimes there are just so many other things on the go. I love your cat necklaces and your czech earrings have a lovely vintage look about them. I imagine that some of the larger events are very stressful. I only ever do small local ones :)
ReplyDeleteJan x