Sofa Design!

I have been looking for some new sofas for quite some time now, and recently received some literature in the post from Multiyork.

I just love these two sofas, the Grosvenor and Keats-Eliot, the fabric choices are just great (the bold patterns are wonderful) and the features available mean you can perfect an already prefect sofa!

... my only worry is, with two young children and a third on the way would I let them sit on it or would I claim them both for myself? hmmm!

(Oh... Iv'e just noticed that their summer sale starts on June 22nd with a preview weekend on 20th & 21st!)

Pop-Up Cards

... are you going ga ga yet? These amazing Gagatree Pop-Up cards are available at Purple Greetings Cards!

The way we pack your orders - Part 2 Labels!

The address labels on your orders are handmade by us, recyclable, re-moveable (if you would like to re-use an envelope), but most importantly ALWAYS handwritten by us.

Wherever possible we stick on stamps rather than a white printed postage label - it may take us a little longer to pack your special orders this way but we think it's nice to receive an interesting envelope/parcel from the postman!

... at the moment we are having fun sticking flower fairies stamps on some of your orders!

The way we pack your orders - Part 1 Sellotape!

... here is a little bit about how we pack your orders, starting with "Sellotape"!

We use Sellotape Original to seal your orders with, it may cost us a little more than the usual clear packing tape you can buy but we like to use it as it is made from cellulose film which breaks down naturally in the soil.

Cellulose film is derived from natural wood pulp which is sourced from sustainable forests that are sensitively managed to conserve the wildlife that live in them.

So, if you recycle/compost (we hope you try to!) your board backed envelopes, boxes or Jiffy Green Envelopes or bubble wrap, if a little tape is still left on it will naturally break down.

Playing with Blog Colours!

I have just been playing around with the blog colours!

I am trying to make the website and the blog look more streamlined. I am (as usual) not sure I like the new blog colours now or not. I think I will leave them like they are for a day or two to see! I have managed to alter them as best I can to match the website but can't quite get them "just how I want them to look" Frustrating!

Instant Admin!

We use a great accounts package called Instant Admin, it was by far the best package we could find when searching on Google - especially if you use a Mac!

Before we had even finished the 21 day trial we had already decided we were going to buy it! (anyway most of our accounts had already been entered on to it by then, and I already did not want to be without it!)

It just runs smoothly and something I thought was great was each time you exit it it automatically pops a backup on your desktop for you to save wherever you like (we use a Kingston USB stick)... little things like this have been obviously carefully thought about.

You pay just a one off payment (just £59.00 plus VAT) , not a subscription and best and most importantly of all, YOUR accounts are kept on YOUR own computer, unlike others we looked at!

A trial is available to download at www.instantadmin.co.uk

... give the trial a go and you will soon see for yourself how streamlined it is.

Wow!... what more can I say!

... check out Crankbunny's website & blog for yourself! as I just don't know where to start explaining these amazing pop-up cards!

Like me... you won't know what to order first!

Wow! (again!)

Beautiful new cards!

These beautiful embroidered cards are part of a new range that we have on order from designer Elspeth Thomson.

The cards are designed and then entirely handmade in Lancashire. Each card features exquisite multilayered embroideries. The embroideries are hand made using a variety of textile media, including machine embroidery, applique and fabric painting. Hand dyed fabrics are incorporated with iridescent and transparent organza's to produce a range of exquisite, individual greeting card designs.

All embroideries are then mounted on to a high quality, printed, textured soft white card. The card is produced in the Lake District from 100% Elemental Chlorine Free Pulp and FSC Credit Certified Timber.

... a firm favourite just has to be the purple flower! (shown above)

Vintage Medici Postcards!

I have just sourced some delightful Medici vintage postcards, by artists such as Molly Brett & Margaret Tempest... which are due to arrive very soon and are just great to give or frame or give and frame as a gift!

My favourite is "The Balloon Goes Up"

I remember reading the beautiful books when I was a child and now my own children have many of their own, including some of mine such as "The Jumble Bears" by Molly Brett (still my favourite) I always remember (and still am!) fascinated by the illustrations especially the center pages.

New Stickers!

I have just unpacked our new sticker range from Paper Projects.

They are of great quality and very sparkly!

We now have Tinkerbell, Flower Fairies, Disney Princesses, Butterflies & Bugs, Aliens & Robots, Gifts, Shoes & Handbags, Jungle Animals & lots of little eyes on our website!

These stickers are great for brightening up & sealing envelopes, decorating notes and letters, gift wrapping, party bag fillers, craft projects & for unpeeling from places they shouldn't have been stuck... courtesy of little fingers! Don't worry though, all of the stickers are peelable & reusable! They are also acid free.

Rob Ryan Cards

I have just framed my favourite Rob Ryan card - "Adventurous Birds" for our wall, it looks wonderful!

... it's also rather appropriate seeing as I am now 5 months pregnant with No3 on the way!

We have more beautiful Rob Ryan cards in our shop for you to give, keep yourself or frame!

Flower Fairies Stamps!

I have just ordered from The Royal Mail some Flower Fairies stamps (Almond Blossom & Wild Cherry) as a bit of fun to use on our customers orders!

Each stamp features a flower design and is attached to a label bearing a picture of Almond Blossom or Wild Cherry.

... I think its lovely to receive post with proper stamps on, which is something we don't see as often nowadays! It feels far more personal.

Tweet Tweet!

We are now on twitter!... you can follow us for a quick update of what we are up to at: www.twitter.com/PurpleGCards

Cooliris!

A friend of mine (thanks Stuart!) recommended I use Cooliris.

Well, I've just found a spare five minutes to download it from: www.cooliris.com

It's so easy to use, basically it's a lightning fast way of viewing your Google images by just clicking on the downloaded icon!

It's so fast that, it made me feel slightly queezy using it the first few times! (maybe that's just because it's late & my eyes are tired, and can't keep up with the speed of the images they are seeing!)

I wish now that I'd know about it earlier, don't think I would be without using it for now for those extra quick Google searches!