Smallprint Introduces New & Exclusive range of Jewellery!

 

I haven’t posted anything recently, but I haven’t been far away. Life has been very hectic and thrown into turmoil by a very unexpected hospital stay for Noah earlier this year. Thankfully he is now fully recovered and we are back into a normal routine and pleased to say enjoying the sunshine!

One of the many projects that I have been working on are my samples for the new product launch for my franchise. Earlier this year Smallprint, the original silver keepsake company, launched a brand new addition to their Scribes collection – Initial tags and cufflinks!

You can now showcase the letters that represent YOU on Smallprint’s Initial discs and cufflinks. Exclusive to you in every way these gorgeous keepsakes are the perfect treat for yourself or someone you love. These are the perfect edition to our already beautiful collection of handcrafted, bespoke pieces, including pendants, charms, cufflinks and keyrings showcasing your child’s fingerprint, hand or footprint. I feel this exciting new addition to our Scribes collection offers customers something slightly different.

 

Don’t forget you can follow me on Facebook to keep up to date with all my Smallprint events and launches. I also post lots of information about local events and family activities. I love to chat so please pop over to my page and get involved!

Just a brief post today but hope to be back to regular blogging very soon xamily activities as well as the odd competition!

 

 

 

Goodbye to Summer 2012

On our way to the Queen’s Jubilee Thames Pageant!

Wow what a year! I think this will go down as one of the most memorable years in our life times! I have thoroughly enjoyed all the celebrations this summer from the Jubilee right through to the Paralympics! On top of that I have obviously been enjoying my first summer with a son and, not sure how, but I have launched a new business!

I am so excited that Timeless Treasures Boutique online store went live last week. I have been travelling around Buckinghamshire with my stock all summer, setting up my pop up shop and promoting the business. Now finally the main shop is open for trading 24 hours

Friars Square Shopping Centre, Aylesbury

a day, 7 days a week. My facebook page is starting to get a good following and I was able to take orders from it while the site was in production. It has been incredibly hard work, but very rewarding. I was a bit naive and thought that someone helped put all the text together for websites, not realising that I would have to pen every word myself. I of course now understand why and in retrospect wouldn’t want it any other way. After all it is my baby, my dream, my reality and it needs to represent my thoughts and passion for the products.

The products, that has been the most exciting bit for me I think. Buying all my favorite things and creating a collection to share with the world. I adore traditional Children’s clothes and toys. Without sounding old before my time, I truly believe they don’t make things like they used too. Everything to me seems so grown up now. My 9 year old wants a kindle for heavens sake, what happened to curling up in an over sized arm chair with a copy of Mallory Towers?!?!?! I know there are people out there, like myself, who want to keep their babies innocence as long as possible and share with them toys and memories of their own childhood. That is what I have based my business around. I have looked for products that remind me of my childhood and things I have heard my parents and Grandparents talk about. I have also tried to stock as many Fairtrade products as possible as that is also very important to me. I am really thrilled to also have included handmade items that are made by very talented British crafters to give it a more personal feel. I still have a very long way to go, but so far so good.

Unfortunately though it is time to say goodbye to the summer. As I sit here I feel the autumn chill in the evening air and will be heading off to hunt out my slippers in a moment. I hope you have had a fantastic summer whatever you have done! I think it has to be said that at this moment in my life I am extremely proud to be British!

Starting a business

To add to my  juggling act I have decided to start a new business. I already run a Smallprint franchise, which I love, but I have always wanted a shop! However, my business brain tells me that now, in the grips of a recession, it is not the right time to open a shop especially with High Street retailers closing almost daily at the moment. So instead I have chosen to launch my new venture as an online Boutique! I am having great fun, but man I didn’t know what I was letting my self in for. I want to do it alone, which is great as I don’t have to consider anyone elses thoughts, ideas or opinions, but the downside is I have to do EVERYTHING myself. Don’t get me wrong I am not complaining at all as I am loving every minute, but I do wish I had a little Fairy that would appear and just do little mundane tasks that I keep putting off.

Anyway, I finally decided that my business would be known as Timeless Treasures Boutique! In a nutshell I will be selling Traditional (timeless) children’s Toys, Clothing and Accessories. To be true to my values and believes my business is going to be family run for families and my products will be Fairtrade and Ethically sourced. I have even sourced a couple of local crafts people to make bespoke products just for us!

I have been really lucky and been included in a project run by my local photographers Peachy Pics they are supporting 60 local businesses by taking their photo with a product and promoting them around the area for free. This is my fab picture! It was perfect timing for me and helps me raise awareness of my business. I feel the picture captures what I am all about. I am in the picture to represent it being a family run business, my favourite products are in the picture so people have an idea about what kind of products we sell and I love the black and white and colour mix as it screams timeless, classic and quality!

Please help me build my empire and spread the word about my business www.timelesstreasuresboutique.co.uk you can also follow me on FB and Twitter where I will share promotion information, new stock arriving and information and articles about my products. Please, please, please like me and share with everyone you know x