i'm grateful for 'new adventures'

Greetings all,
Thanks for the massive love & support on my new adventure.  The Handmade Hen's Night was in a gorgeous, classy, pretty, fun, crafty, exciting & . . . a huge success.  Let me take you on a tour . . .  

early afternoon i set up a display table at Shop Handmade as a teaser to our customers . . .

 then i set up the real thing & boy did it have everyone interested!!

 I raided the children's bedrooms of trinkets & accessories . . .

 DesignABunch florist next door gave us flowers for my milk bottles . . .

 i laid the centre of the table with vintage shabby trinkets.

 We borrowed a dozen chairs from Sour Cherry cafe on City Walk . . . 

 the Bs & Js were a huge hit, they loved & appreciated the details.

 Then the coolest thing happened, we learned it was a surprise Hen's Party . . .

 there are 12 ladies hiding in the Shop, can you believe it??

 The groom staged a plethora of bizarre scenarios to time their arrival just right . . .

 the friends put on a delicious buffet of food.

 After giggles, nibbles, champagne & reunions, we started the sewing lesson . . .

 they loved it, didn't want to leave, they learned new skills & did some shopping too!!

I had a ball, it was all about the right time (my children are older), right place (Shop Handmade), right audience (Handmade lovers), right stage (experience, confidence), right theme (vintage styling), right partner (thanks to Shop Girl Rachel who stayed on until 9.30p.m. after a long day & provided the screen printed fabrics we played with).  Some people are hungry in business, always moving onto the next thing quickly.  I do what i do because i have  'obstacles' - husband always away & moving, no family support, lots of busy children - so i'm very patient & let things grow slowly so when the opportunity arises, i'm SO ready.  I think it prevents me from ever getting overwhelmed, letting quality slide & my solid plans mean i can literally pull this kind of event out of thin air (we were asked if we could do it on Monday afternoon).  I'm very proud of what we've achieved.
So i'm very grateful for my new adventure, for the opportunity to decorate, teach & share my love for Handmade - its truly a way of life for me.  I hope this is the first event of many.  For more Grateful posts, check out Maxabella Loves.  Love Posie

shhh . . . i'm up to something . . .

Greetings all,
Ever felt like you BORN to do something??  A mix of the right personality, timing, skills & execution??  Well i'm up to something, this Friday night, a new part of my business will be hatched. 
I have been wanting to do this for ages . . .

 but waiting for the right opportunity (venue, time, audience).

 I get to show off my vintage style props . . .

 & share some self taught skills.

 I'll be pulling out the Rachel Ashwell fabrics . . .

showing off my collection & decorating style.

 Needless to say i'm BIG KEV EXCITED about this new adventure.  Do you remember Big Kev??  When i was younger, an accurate measure of how excited i was, was on a scale of . . . NOT excited at all . . . to Big Kev excited.  Big Kev was a day time television cleaning product salesman extraordinaire, who got very pumped & excited over goo remover & cleaning pastes.  Sadly Big Kev (beer belly, red face, Hawaiian shirts & all) died of a heart attack.
So ladies & gentlemen, stay tuned for my exciting tales & fingers crossed it's not a one off!! 

Finally, thank you for all the lovely comments on my middle girl's chin wars - this is day 3, her little purple bruised goatee is looking worse for wear.  She's a little less stiff in the jaw but it's amazing how a sore chin can make unpacking the dishwasher an impossible task.  Love Posie