Sunday, 10 October 2010

To Christmas or not to christmas?

This is a tricky question ... one customer wants to do all their Christmas shopping in october and another is horrified if they espy anything with a robin on it  anytime before december! what's a retailer to do? we try in all our shops to put berry bits, spicy rosehips, sachets,etc out as soon as they come in and then as the days shorten and it gets colder more wintry bits appear and then by half term it's more or less all out there for those who want to get organised especially as the christmas brochure will be going to print tomorrow!! eek!  there is free postage on the website at the moment if you subscribe to the emails- just a quick reminder! also if you would like us to send you a mail order brochure please fill out the brochure request section on the bespoke country website. Do you see the book in the picture, I have been scouring all the hands on books in the shop looking for ideas for the handmade christmas that I'm doing this year although the children have all said they would rather have money, blooming cheek! they keep looking suspiciously at my knitting trying to work out what it is and if it's their size!!! I know they'll be checking the blog so I can't let on,tee hee.   

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

A home made Christmas seems perfectly acceptable I just don't understand why the kids don't want to join in I have said this to mine but they look at me in horror. It would make life so much easier and I think it would make Christmas so much more special just think it wasn't that long ago when children were happy with a pair of knitted socks and an orange

Andrea said...

A home made Christmas sounds so idyllic!!! Well in my world it does but not in the rest of my families who are already looking at various x box games and dvd's,
However Gabs is making all her Christmas cards!! I am sure you will get one!
Andrea x

Cheryl-ann Taylor said...

Hi,

Thank you so much for putting Homespun and Vintage's flyer on your blog. Yes there is tea and cake so please come along for some yumminess.

With love Cheryl-ann

Jennie said...

It is going to have to be a homemade Christmas this year for me and mine due to lack of funds but I am looking forward to it. I think Christmas has got lost in the midst of long 'I want' lists.
Did someone mention tea and cakes!! :D xx