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More new Christmas decorations

I’m so excited for this next delivery. I’ve been hoping these would be in stock for delivery for a long time, and now they are finally on their way.

Trains are very popular as Christmas decorations. We have our lovely box set of four wooden trains, but this is much more impactful! I’m trying to think of a way I can keep one, but I’m not sure we have the space!

I adore rocking horses and this one really signifies the magic of Christmas. Going back a few years everyone wanted a rocking horse. The addition of a mini tree and Teddy along with the jingle bells around its saddle shout Christmas to me. It’s stunning.

We still have plenty of our musical wind up merry go rounds in stock. This is the red version with Santa in his sleigh but we also have a cream design with traditional horses featuring festive characters. Which would you choose?

I hope you are having a stress free run up to Christmas, not many weeks left now! Who else is getting excited?

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Is it even Christmas without a tree?

Decorating a tree at Christmas has been a tradition in homes for a long time. But who says we can only have one tree? While we may not all have space for multiple decorated trees like homes in the USA do, we can have smaller trees scattered about our homes instead.

This spiral glass tree would look lovely on your larger tree but can also be hung in other areas of your home.

This wooden tree with a festive message is very tactile and will sit on a shelf or mantelpiece in your home.

Our advent calendar tree is simplistic but eye catching and is a lovely way to countdown to the festive break.

How many trees do you have in your home?

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Welcome Santa into your home

For children (whether the adult kind or not) the build up to Christmas Day and all the memories you make is what makes it such a special time of year. I always make sure to choose some decorations that children will love, whether it’s our ever popular town scene with moving train or the now out of stock twerking Santa (my husband said they wouldn’t sell!). This light up Santa stop here sign is ideal to pop on your child’s window ledge, giving a nice gentle glow.

Some children adore snowglobes, and these teacup size ones are ideal for smaller hands – please remember they are not toys though so should always be supervised by an adult. Would you choose Santa or Snowman?

Bring the magic of the North Pole to your home with this metal sign, you could even go one step further and create a role play area for your child so they can ‘work for Santa’ in the post office!

Whatever memories you choose to make with your family this year, I hope they are magical and bring the joy of Christmas to your home.

Cari xx

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The cloudy skies make me think of Christmas…

As we don’t seem to be having much of a summer this year, I’ve been starting to prep for Christmas.  Yes, I know it’s still a while off, and I am still hopeful that we will get more days of sunshine, but it seems I’m not the only one.

My website visitors are up 50% so I’m guessing you are also planning ahead.  This is a great idea, because it not only spreads the cost, but also helps on gloomy days like today.  There’s nothing like looking at glittery, sparkly things to lift your mood.

Our new stock order will be arriving in a couple of months, but there are still lots of lovely glass and wooden tree decorations available right now, plus Christmas ornaments for children and adult gift giving.

We also have festive paper tape available, plus more Christmas stationery items over on our sister website (with more to come).

Our new decorations range includes stylish metallic homewares, colourful fun Christmas signs and baubles, and traditional festive decorations like this Christmas train.  I get Polar Express vibes from this lovely red train with carriages, so I’m hoping you love it too!

In the meantime, if we get some sunshine, I will be enjoying the summer in my garden where I’m growing tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes.  Please feel free to share your summer break plans below.

Cari xx

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April update – Christmas market bookings and 5 year planning

The first quarter of 2024 has been a blur, with losing dad and trying to help sort everything (not that I’m able to help that much).  April has been playing catch up, by looking for potential markets for the end of the year and getting our accounts up to date.

I have managed to spend some time in the garden, when the weather has been nice, and I now have several pots of compost waiting for various seeds to germinate and push through.  I can’t help feeling like we’re going to be unsuccessful this year, but that’s the joy of gardening, just giving it a go.

We *may* be exhibiting at the Living North Christmas Fairs this year, I’m just trying to sort out logistics and costs etc.  Have you visited them before?  It would be lovely to have an idea of how busy they are as it’s a step up from what we have done to date.  I feel like if I’m ever going to achieve what I want with this business I need to push out of my comfort zone though, so I’m hoping I won’t regret going.  Just need to sort out what the minimum space we need is and get the display plan agreed.  It’s exciting and scary at the same time!

Our new Christmas range will need to be with us before then, so we also need to raise the funds to pay for that.  You can help us get there by shopping from our current Christmas decoration stock or sharing our website with someone who loves the Christmas magic too.  Every purchase helps fund our dream!

Cari xx

 

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Time to make some space!

If you didn’t know, we don’t have actual retail premises – it’s on the business plan.  This means we need to move the stock every year so we can have our dining room back for Christmas Day.  As the business grows, so does our stock area which is great news for our customers – SALE TIME!

From today until the 18th December we have 20% off everything online.  This means you can get our nativity or snowman nesting dolls for £20 plus postage, or a couple of sets of wooden decorations for £11.20 plus postage.

We’ve also noticed that our elves have decided to make the cut out tree decorations buy one get one free, giving you an even bigger saving on them!

Stock is very limited so don’t delay!

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Christmas officially starts today!

Transport themed wooden Christmas countdown.

…well, for me anyway.

The first day of November usually heralds the start of our Christmas shop events here in the UK.  We attend markets and festive Fayres across North Yorkshire and County Durham each year, with some markets a firm fixture in the calendar.

It also brings all the online Christmas shoppers out, with our website having its busiest month of the year.  This is something we are working hard to increase but being found amongst all the other online Christmas shops is quite hard.

A friend of mine visited a large garden centre recently and made a short video of it.  I got quite envious of all the space to create lovely displays of Christmas decorations and ornaments.  It’s long been a dream of mine to have a warehouse space to turn into a Christmas experience with a shopping facility too – I describe it as a cross between IKEA and Argos!  There would be large displays where you could scan the items you want to buy, then once you had finished we would have all the items ready for you to take home.

Anyway, back to this year.  The stock is still a disorganised stack of tubs – isn’t there always something more urgent to get done?  No, I’m not putting it off, I love everything about my business, it’s just, well, life, you know?  It will be done before I’m back at my day job.

Transport themed wooden Christmas countdown. So, the countdown to Christmas has officially started.  The next few weeks will be a whirlwind, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Cari xx

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A few of my favourites for Christmas

I’m so Christmas crazy that I am a proud member of several social media groups of like minded people.  We share decorating tips, latest trends, what’s in the shops etc.  Some have even started to decorate their homes already!

It’s a great source of inspiration and I do use some of what is shared to influence my business purchasing each year.  This stunning standing nutcracker is just one example of this, and I am looking for taller nutcrackers for future years – do you share my love for them?

Standing nutcracker drummer soldier, in red uniform with gold drum and black boots.
Another stock purchase influenced by the lovely group members is our growing collection of Snowglobes.  We now stock three different full size designs as well as three smaller Snowglobes.  I’m still looking for more.

From the rest of our Christmas range, I must admit I’m drawn to anything that lights up, or has tea light candle holders.  The metal forest scene has been on my wishlist for a few years now and I finally have a few in stock.  I can’t wait to put mine on display this year, the candlelight through the trees will be amazing and will add to the cosy atmosphere as I snuggle up with a hot chocolate.

Cari xx

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New stock delivery – we’re ready for you!

Every year, I arrange for our new stock to be delivered, pay for it and then wait.  When it arrives, it takes over our small home until it’s all checked, priced and repacked ready for our events.

This year I’m far more organised (what has got into me?)

Today was the day we had decided to put up a new clock in the dining room, so I took the opportunity to have a rearrange of the furniture.  With the aim of the extra space and the table being used to not only sort the new stock when it arrives, but also as a packing room for online orders.

My next job is to look at how we package up our orders.  I want to show customers how much we appreciate each and every purchase, and right now our packaging doesn’t do that.  So, thinking cap is on.  In the meantime we are all set for the season, at least as much as we can be!

Cari

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This may not have been my best idea…

It’s the long summer holidays here in the UK, meaning I have more time on my hands than usual as I’m not working my ‘day job’ running the out of school club. I, like the rest of the staff, really look forward to this time each year for a much needed recharge. It also gives me time to plan out our busy season, the run up to Christmas.

As my degree is now complete, I have more weekends to fill with event bookings, so I’m busy looking for new Fayres and markets we can book in to, as well as considering other sales avenues. Since 2021 I’ve been working on increasing online orders, but it’s a slow process.
Building a website isn’t the hard part (although it feels like it some days).  Getting it seen amongst all the other small business websites out there is a bit like setting up a stall in an empty field in the middle of the North York Moors or the beautiful Dales, and screaming at the top of your lungs for customers.  That’s how I signed up for selling on Amazon.

It’s a chunk of money to pay each month for the privilege with no guarantee it’s going to lead to sales.  I was ok with giving it a go until I tried to sign into my seller account, and a glitch (I hope) started sending me round in circles.  As a business run on iPads and phones, I’m concerned this may be causing the issue, but it’s given me a headache so I’ve stepped away from it for now (will try again later).

Have I made a big mistake thinking this would help our small business?  Will I ever get access to our seller account?  Does anyone else have any advice having done this themselves?

Please send help (and chocolate – that’s always welcome!)

Cari xx