Marion M.

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First of December

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Well hello...

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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No Time...

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Just saying sorry

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Crafts for Christmas

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Marathon Make

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Burano

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Venice

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Arrivederchi....Venice

Marion M. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 5:39 pm
If it seemed that nothing much was happening here over the past week, it'...
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Peru, not Scotland

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Late Show

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Births and Birthdays

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Birthday picture

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Christmas....

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Dundee Flower Food and Mud Festival

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Last Day at the West End Fair

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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Last week at West End Fair

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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West End Update

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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West End Fair Day One

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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All Packed Up And Ready To Go

Marion M. posted an article on - 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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