Now... on to creative things...

But first, i must show you these gorgeous little houses i got from East of India for the shop, i call them "Montgomery Houses" very Georgian, they're so cute.

Today i got a little time to myself to sort out my art room and even do a little creating. This is my fabric/sewing table, i found a lovely old vintage bedspread and used it as a throw on the chair.

and this is what i started work on today, it's a panel for a bag i'm making, the red bits are flowers i've yet to do the stems and leaves.

Close up...can you see the face?

This is a vintage apron i found, i'm going to take a pattern from it and make some of my own, i'll keep you posted as they develop.

It's been fab in the shop today, really busy, Gavin did most of the work there, we've had so many visitors, we did really well. Tomorrow i have to source some more teapots, they seem to be quite popular with everyone at the moment (last week it was jugs and tea cups), i had some really pretty vintage ones and they're flying off the shelves, which is good!

Oh! and as you know i received an award from my friend Twiglet and i have to say where i will be in ten years time. Well, i'll be here in gorgeous Montgomery, surrounded by loads of lovely, supportive people and my (soon to be) wonderful husband, and gorgeous, clever daughhter, hopefully, doing what i do now, only more proficient! How's that for positiveness? and i'll also have another lovely puppy to love.

Thanks everyone :)

I won an award.....

So excited...my first award. Thanks to my lovely new friend Jo (Twiglet5.blogspot.com). Thank you so much, and it was so lovely to meet you too. I've never won an award before so not entirely sure what i need to do. Gavin collected it and put it on here...he's such a darling.

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my last post with regards to the shop. I've been in the clouds this last week. We've had so many visitors and have sold lots of things, but the most overwhelming has been people's responses to the shop in general, given that i was so worried about actually making it look like a shop. When the time came to setting out the stock my heart was only half in it after losing my gorgeous little dog, Amber....i'm heartbroken and spent most of the time in tears (still do), i miss her so much....but nearly everyone commented on how beautiful the shop looked, one lady referred to it as a work of art in itself!!!

I sold one of my textile wall hangings i made with my new sewing machine, to a lovely Montgomery lady who was moving away, she loved it and i've sold a few of my flower brooches too. I love selling my own artwork.

Ok, i'm off to bed now, goodnight everyone. xx

Indigo Moon

Well, we finally got here. After a long hard slog this is it

"Indigo Moon"

We've had such a brilliant time, the opening launch was a brilliant success on Thursday night. The people of Montgomery are amazingly supportive. We're now on our second full day of opening and we've had a steady stream of customers and have done quite well. Enjoy the photos and please come and visit if you're in the area.

"To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art"

Chinese Proverb

and the Winner is.....

Da da

....... NOODLEBUBBLE.......

for "Thomas Bertram"

Congratulations and Well done

Please could you email me your address at tina.gilmore@live.co.uk, sorry but i couldn't leave a message on your blog it wouldn't let me.

So sad....

Yesterday we lost our dog, our beautiful gorgeous girl, Amber.

She became poorly a few weeks ago after developing a limp, but as she had hip dysplasia we thought she'd just overdone it. When she didn't get better we took her to the vet who gave her some painkillers and arranged an x-ray.

The x-ray took place yesterday at 3pm when they discovered cancer in both her back legs, she was in a lot of pain and they suspected the cancer had travelled throughout her little body. We had less than an hour to make a decision on whether to bring her round or let her go.

We're all absolutely devastated.

I'm sorry I can't find the motivation to post much at the moment, please bear with me.

"My Little Dog...a heartbeat at my feet"

~Edith Wharton

the shop is going well, we're currently putting out the stock.

We're having a launch party next Thursday 27th May between 4pm and 8pm, you're welcome if you live near enough to attend.

Give Away....

Ok, before i post some progress photos of the shop, i thought i'd do my first blog giveaway, this is in honour of my shop opening. We're just one week away now, the launch preview is this time next week (between 4 and 8pm).

This is a little mixed media collage on a piece of recycled offcut wood, it measures approximately 3 x 3 inches, is signed by me and comes with a saw tooth hanger on the back....and it's so cute.

All you need to do is come up with a name for this cheeky fellow and post it on here.

I'll put all the names in a box and get someone at the launch to pull out the winner. And...if i double my followers on here i'll do another one!

Please make sure you leave a link as well so i can contact you if you win.

GOOD LUCK

New shop door...

This is our new door for the shop entrance, painted in indigo. The builder has been fantastic and should be finishing off today.

This is what it looked like yesterday morning, as you can see the builder has to put in some more wood around the frame, fit some skirting board and fill the gap between the bottom of the door and the ramp with concrete.

This is the floor and rails painted with a first coat of paint. The floor wasn't good but a lick of paint has transformed it. It looks different again as i'm posting as Alan has now completed the frame, put the skirting boards in and is currenty mixing the concrete...i'll post more photos later.

This is the door from the outside, the bottom lip of the door will be painted in Indigo too, it's just undercoat on it at the moment. We're thinking of having the shop name in small letters just over the door...and we have a lovely hanging sign for just above it too.

The brick building next door is the Post office, so as you can see the shop is a little off the square.

But not far, just around the corner...

This is the other view down Kerry Street and it's also a route to the castle.
We just have to make sure people know we're here