Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Dec 1, 2009, 5:34 pm
The first day of advent calendars, the countdown has started if you are less than 12 years old. Well even if you are older than twelve - what the heck. I sent little advent calendars to my nephew and ...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Nov 23, 2009, 4:33 pm
Like I said  I don't have a lot of time. I STILL haven't unpacked yet from Country Living Show. But I wanted to share this little gem. Everyone needs their ten minutes of fame - in our c...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Nov 23, 2009, 11:19 am
to say much tonight. But things will calm down soon and I'll get back to regular posts. Just back from Country Living Christmas Show. Not unpacked yet but that will have to wait until I've ca...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Nov 4, 2009, 5:10 pm
Bear with me - I've not had a minute to put anything on here lately. We're pushing through our Christmas shop orders at a rate of up to 8 a day. The end is almost in sight and normal life will...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Oct 26, 2009, 8:08 pm
That was last weekend, so if you weren't there you've missed it! The venue was the SECC in Glasgow for 4 days. We shared the exhibition centre with Hobbycrafts running concurrently with us, an...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Oct 17, 2009, 4:29 pm
Not the running kind of marathon. I'm just giving my left hand a rest for a minute or two. It's funny that although I'm right handed, when I spend a long time making cards, it's my lef...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Oct 14, 2009, 1:00 am
Well I said this blog would be about COLOUR!! These amazing houses are part of...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Oct 11, 2009, 11:49 am
Here are one or two more holiday pics of Venice. Selected from the hundreds on my little point and shoot camera. I haven't looked at the ones on Bob's yet. (They will have me in them, so I won...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Oct 8, 2009, 5:39 pm
If it seemed that nothing much was happening here over the past week, it'...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Sep 29, 2009, 3:42 pm
So, what's been happening at the cottage industry since I last blogged? Truthfully not a lot apart from work, work, work. It's been a case of head down and get on with it, as we're gallopi...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Sep 16, 2009, 7:05 pm
It's late, very late. Third night in a row I've seen 1am come and go. Why? Good question. I think the answer has to be peace. When everyone else is (sensibly) asleep, I know there won't be...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Sep 14, 2009, 5:03 pm
Nought to sixty in two photos... Two of the orders I made up today - the first is a card for the birth of twin boys. The customer asked for a cream/beige colour scheme as a change from the obvious blu...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Sep 10, 2009, 2:10 pm
What do you give a euphonium playing, football loving Dad for his 90th birthday? Answer: a euphonium/football/90 picture. The colours gold and black are for his favourite team, East Fife and of course...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Sep 9, 2009, 4:51 pm
I know it's only September but we have to be prepared. Our trade customers have already started ordering and we have our Christmas cards on display in the farm shop. One lady bought six yesterday!...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Sep 6, 2009, 4:23 pm
This was our new bestseller at the Dundee Flower and Food Show - courtesy of our friends at Sprint Design. If you're a Dundonian you'll recognise the sayings - if you're from anywhere else...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Aug 30, 2009, 5:18 pm
That's it over for another year. All I can say tonight is ...phew. Six o'clock came, the church bells chimed the hour, and we started to pack up. Cue rain. Some of the exhibitors opted to pack...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Aug 26, 2009, 7:34 am
Where are the photos you promised, I hear you say. Excuse - I couldn't find the camera on Sunday when I went through to Edinburgh. Of course it was where it should be when I got home, but I swear...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Aug 17, 2009, 2:48 am
Sorry no photos today. I meant to take the camera yesterday but forgot. So that's the first week behind us. As usual for Scotland there's been a healthy mixture of sunshine and showers ( well ...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Aug 9, 2009, 3:12 am
Here we are. Seven thirty yesterday morning. Arrived and unloaded and ready to start setting up the stand. This is our little shop in the centre of Edinburgh for the next three weeks. It doesn't l...
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Marion M. posted an article on Embroidered Originals - Aug 7, 2009, 3:54 pm
What a day. Always the same the day before a big Craft Fair. We've rushed around making up last minute stock - always last minute - before the big pack up/load up tonight. We've filled two flo...
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