Lucy In Stitches

Developments

Things are apparently moving forward with my future, so I am reassured by others. But, it does not feel like it... especially when you have to spent hours on the phone to BT to get a phone line, you would think they want your money!! Then there are little nice things that happen that brighten everything up.

For instance, last week I turned up on a horrid rainy dull day to find this...

And thursday, I had a lovely machine delivered....

This is a dubied, it is the type of knitting machine I trained on at University. It knits very very finely. It gives a beautiful outcome, but it does take alot of getting use to infact it is very much like a bike, when you fall off get straight back on, well... when your knitting falls off on your toes and you are very very angry, you just have to bite your tongue and start again.

Apart from my two lovely deliveries this week, all I appear to have done is made mess...

Monday and Tuesday it is time to start making it look like a pretty little shop. Mum has made me some lovely blinds, which she is kindly putting up for me tomorrow while I sort stuff! I am now going to unofficially open Tuesday as I am waiting on one BIG parcel which is coming on tuesday. Then hopefully start for real on Wednesday.
So hopefully later in the week I can Blog you Luce Stitch.

Halloween...

For some people Halloween is ghosts, vampires and pumpkins, this year for me its O-Day.... OPEN DAY. Im beginning to think it is far too soon, there is too much still to do, and not enough hours to do it in. So, I may be opening with an empty shop at this rate!!

However, me and mum did have a successful weekend sussing out the knitting market at the Knitting and Stitching show, and went to ikea on the way home for shop furniture...

Ikea fun...

Labels...

Sorting fun...

I will keep you posted next week, as to how or if developments are getting on for the 31st October.

B and A's

Most people would associate BA with holidays! Today it is Before and Afters.... Last week I managed to enrole a mum to help paint the unit with me. Then last night I managed to enrole a mum and Tim as carpet fitters. Finally today I managed to enrole a dad as a odd job man!!

So, now I have managed to take some pics of the development of my unit for you all to see.

BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

BEFORE...

AFTER...

It still needs a lot of TLC, but it is getting there. After a days DIY I came home to an exciting shop delivery...

Unfortunately we only had silver ink to test it with so you may have to enlarge picture to see its full beauty!!
My last little update is this...

In order for my business venture to go ahead I have had to take on some evening work. So, monday I started as a silver service waitress, was very scary, and I am now about to silver serve tea for practice!!

Boring Update

Sorry I have not posted in a while, and this is going to be a boring post.. as I can't think what pictures to put. I got the keys to my unit this week, so me and a helpful friend a.k.a MY MUM, have painted the unit cream to give it a fresh new look. I was meant to take some photos, my camera travelled there, but I forgot. I have also been training for my new job as a silver service waitress at dunston hall this week... scary. This week hopefully some shelving is going up at the unit, and I will try and update you all with some pics. Sorry for this short boring post, I will make the next one soon, and more exciting.... but I just do not know where the time has gone.

Introducing Bobby Bunny

After finding the Little Cotton Rabbits blog, and seeing that Zoe had found out you could buy and had ordered a Little Cotton Rabbit, I am sorry Zoe but I could not resist having one as well. And today he came!

And inside.... Introducing how he shall now be known 'Bobby Bunny'

Little Cotton Rabbits (Julie) Also knits these lovely cup cakes. Some of you may already know Mary the Fairy that Sophie knitted me, from my early blog days. Well Mary begged for a cupcake when she saw them!!

Bobby and Mary have quickly become best 'knitted' friends...

Thankyou very much Julie, both your rabbits and cakes are even more adorable in real life. I just can't believe how quickly you knit them!

Time to get creative...

As the time is quickly flying by before I am meant to be opening this dream shop of mine, after work today, I decided it was time to get creative. I started with some cards, as I thought that was nice and easy to get into on a friday night..... so the kitchen table quickly looked like this....

But after a little bit of creative time, I ended up with these....

I had already done a small bit of bag making the other weekend. I decided to recreate a bigger version of this....

This was my most favourite bag I made for my degree show. However, I did not like the outcome of making it on a larger scale, so it strangely got misplaced so it could not be blogged!! But, it is beginning to grow on me now so I thought I would share it with you to see what people think....

Sorry about the tea towel!! And the model did not want her feet in the picture (whats wrong with them mum!?)

Its Parceltastic

Yesterday, I came home to find I had missed the postman and a parcel. As with many post offices ours is half day closing on wednesdays, so I had to wait until today. So, this morning I got up and went to the post office to collect a blue box...

It turned out this box was from Mel, it even smelt like Mel when I opened it (she always smells of the shop Lush, but actually I think she would like to live in Lush!)

Inside were some lovely goodies from the Knitting and Stitching show, Thankyou Mel, they are fab.

Then, 5mins after walking back in the door with this parcel, the postman dropped me off another little suprise envelope with some more goodies inside, this time from Julie....

Inside were these beautiful handpainted magnet puzzles. They are really lovely, and I love the frogs grin!! Thankyou Julie, a nice suprise.

Time to meet my new home

As some of you will know, next month I am going to start something new and hopefully exciting. I am going to rent a studio with selling space to make and sell mine and others work. It is a bit of a jump into the unknown business world.... hence being a little scared, but setting up a shop has always been my dream, so if it was not this year I would have done it another year. After finishing a degree you become in a bit of a dead end not knowing what to do next, this may not be the right thing, but there is only one way to find out.....

Meet my studio....

And the selling space.....

It needs some TLC, which will start sometime at the beginning of next month, I will keep you updated. And if anyone is looking to sell their work, get in contact with me!!

Here comes the Postman

After a few technical difficulties last night of a flat camera battery, I have now got around to blogging!

I love parcels, as do many people, and my new little venture that some of you may or may not know about of carrying on my knitted textiles, and setting up a small business has led to many items having to be ordered and delivered.

The last week, I have had lots of nice parcels, from felt to business books!

Isn't the internet fab, from EBAY.......

 

To AMAZON.......

To YARN SAMPLES.......

To MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS.......

And at the weekend I did have to sneak in a trip to IKEA for some shop kitting out inspiration, but ended up with pretty papers and ribbons!!!

A Soapie Post

My friend Sophie has been moaning I have not posted in a while, so this post is for her. My mum has funny little names for some of my friends, and this week she was talking about Sophie, but started calling her Soapie. So this is a Soapie post...

Everone, meet Stephen my Dcuk. This was my 21st birthday present from Soapie. He is a much loved Dcuk, and he may become my shop mascot if I get my unit I have possibly found to start my future career.

Soapie is a very close and much loved friend, who I am currently trying to perswade to make some lovely cards to sell in my possible shop!!