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A much needed rest weekend

New Christmas stock

Wow, well our first two events of the season have got us off to a flying start!  If you were one of the many lovely people we met at Shotton Hall or Gisborough Hall Hotel then a huge thank you for supporting our family business.  It really means the world, especially in the current climate.  You may not know that we juggle this with two full time jobs and I’m also doing a degree part time – it’s a lot to keep on top of!

We don’t have any Christmas fairs this weekend and our next events are supporting local schools, so the next public event is at Dorman Museum on 3rd and 4th December.  It would be lovely to see you there!

If you can’t manage to get to Christmas markets, then our website is the place to see our full range and ask about anything specific you are looking for.  We have a small stock order due soon and will happily try to source special requests.  I pass the post office every day and we endeavour to pack and post within 1 working day of receiving your order.

My weekend off will be spent stock taking and organising ready for our school fairs as we try not to take everything with us (a challenge for me as I always think ‘what if’).

Cari xx

 

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Searching for Christmas Markets.

The countdown to our busiest retailing period is on.  Christmas stock should be arriving in a few weeks, at which point it will be available to buy online (once I’ve checked through everything!)

If you didn’t know, Royal Mail have announced a series of strike days which of course would affect our deliveries, so we’ve been arranging alternative courier services at no extra cost to you lovely Christmas fans.  Of course if you still prefer to shop in person you can buy from our stall at events throughout County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire.

Sadly Redworth Hall Hotel Christmas Fair isn’t on this year, but we will be at Gisborough Hall Hotel.  There are other events we’ve enquired about which we’re still waiting to hear back from, but the diary is looking quite sparse this year.  If you know of any large Christmas markets please do let us know.

Less than 100 days to go until the big day!

Cari xx

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Making a list and checking it twice – organising my stock for events

Well, in just over a week we will be at Redworth Hall Hotel for Luxury Christmas Fayre’s first event in a couple of years.  Am I ready?  Well, no, not really.

The problem is that running a business from home, especially when you’ve just had a large stock delivery, means that everywhere you turn there are boxes or display things or paper bags.  Our house isn’t even that big, so we are officially bursting at the seams.

This also makes loading up for events tricky, as the chances of forgetting something are high.  Add to that the fact most of the bags and boxes haven’t been touched for at least 12 months and, well, you see my point.

Having said all that, I’m bristling with excitement to get back to face to face retailing.  I love our website, but there’s nothing quite like seeing children’s faces light up (both big and small) when they see our stall.  I also can’t wait to see Redworth Hall Hotel all decorated for Christmas – it really gives you that magical warm glowy feeling that this time of year encapsulates.

So, although I’m sitting here trying to plan how to pack everything ready for transporting to Redworth Hall, making sure nothing gets left behind, I’m also trying to keep a lid on my excitement levels too.  It’s going to be a busy run up to Christmas!

Hope to see you there!

Cari

p.s. If you are planning to visit the Christmas Fayre at either Redworth Hall Hotel or Gisborough Hall Hotel, click on the organisers Instagram page and screenshot the invite or head over to the event page on Facebook to get free entry.