Time to take stock…

In creating this new website, we moved some old blogs articles and it felt quite nostalgic looking back to when we first started, working out of our old cellar, developing business and pottery skills with Pauline – and now, here we are, Chris and I working together on our business at home and making ends meet…

It’s amazing to look back at how things have developed and we feel so blessed to be giving this a go. We are hoping though to build on our sales, to be ready to take on another exhibition if the chance arose, to look for more opportunities to work on larger commissions. It’s quite exciting really to be ready for those things. We were disappointed recently not to get the chance to take on an artist residency we saw advertised for the summer – but exciting just entertaining the possibility – who knows what the future holds.

So, step one, improve the website and update the Etsy shop (ongoing).

Step two, build another polytunnel to make ourselves as self-sustainable as possible and keep our bills down (done).

Step three, contact some more galleries and shops that might want to stock our work (on going)

Step four, keep our eyes peeled for more opportunities to develop what we do (on going).

Step five, sort out new chicken coop (done).

And step six, speak nicely to our friends and followers – without your support, we wouldn’t be doing this – every like on facebook, every share, every kind word about what we make – it keeps us going! Thank you for your orders and purchases and thank you to the galleries for supporting us – but thank you too for all the other ways you support us – we couldn’t do it without you!

 

Now for the next leg of the journey…

 

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Happy November one and all – where did the time go? We are loving autumn and the beautiful colours and it’s easy to be inspired while we are busy in our studios getting ready for you know what…

We would love to invite you to join in the fun!

We have this beautiful advent calendar for sale – the box was made by Chris and the 24 advent stars by me – a family keepsake. It is £100 (plus postage is required) – shout out if you would like to purchase this – it’s a one-off piece and won’t be repeated…

If you would like to make your own decorations instead, I am taking bookings at a time and date that suits you – £20 per person for eight decorations- if six people book in together then one place is free, so get a groups of pals together for a fun creative hour or so.

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Personalised decorations

If you would like to make more of a day of it we have two opportunities coming up…

Saturday 24th November – Craft Your Christmas at the beautiful Portavadie marina – £70 for the day which includes a ceramic making session with me, a floral wreath-making workshop with Borealis Flowers and a delicious lunch…

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Saturday 1st December – Eat, Make and Be Merry in our cosy studio making winter treats like tealight holders and tree decorations – and with an outdoor winter picnic provided by the wonderful Scottish Wild Picnics – think warm foods and blankets and hot chocolate…

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Sunday 2nd December – our lovely day at the lovely Briggait in Glasgow as part of Etsy Made Local. We hope you can come and visit us there – if you do, please make yourself known to us!

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Saturday 9th December – we will have our own Christmas shopping event – we will have our pottery, poetry and driftwood makes for sale along with refreshments and a raffle… we have a wee gift for the first ten people to visit (12-4pm)!

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Well, that’s busy old time! If you prefer a quiet chat, a browse at the studio, would like a personalised order or a quiet making session of your own, just drop us a line…

Happy November! Enjoy the autumn sunshine…