My goodness. I have finally managed to sit down tonight and here I am, a steaming cup of coffee to my right, and a mere matter of minutes to update you all. We are headed out of the city in the early morning for what my husband calls a "micro-vacation" - rest, relaxation, swimming and gadding about in a location other than here - YES! We have found the past week in Vancouver to be taxing on many levels and feel the need to rejuvenate and take time for ourselves as a family. It's also a little overnight stint to celebrate Father's Day properly since my husband was working on Sunday.
In Niko & Nonnie news, many wonderful things have been in the works, and I am pleased to share a bit of info in that regard.
First off...mark your calendars! On July 8th, Etsy will be showcasing Niko & Nonnie products for the duration of the day on their Children's page. As a result, Etsy has asked me to choose my 10 favorite N&N items to feature. I am not sure what those will be, as I am in the midst of creating lots of new product for the shop, but I am aiming to show a range of items from the collection.
I would also like to point you in the direction of a lovely online retailer located in beautiful Victoria, BC. Island Kid Stuff focuses on local and handmade products and they are now selling the "Jubilee" and "Carnival" bracelets from my Niko & Nonnie wraparound bracelet collection. http://www.islandkidstuff.com
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| A skewer of jewels! Jubilee and Carnival bracelets |
On the plus side, I spent hours this week-end on the internet (like a maniac) trying to source more beads, different suppliers, etc. Today we drove out to the country to a bead warehouse where I picked up some wonderful new beads! Great owners, lots of inventory, and fabulous inspiration. Needless to say, I left with 7 lbs of beads - 7 lbs!!! That's 3.2 kilos of raw materials! My husband's jaw just about hit the ground when I emerged from the warehouse, a toothy grin from ear to ear, and a massive bag filled to the brim with bag-upon-bag of beads. As a treat to my husband, we then headed to a farm and picked up some great seasonal produce. We feasted on a dinner of roast chicken and veggies and then spent the next 3 hours sorting beads, all 4 of us huddled around the kitchen table with our respective tins and baskets. I was so grateful for the help, particularly because the sorting portion is the most onerous part of the process. We did not manage to do it all tonight, I think our tired eyes got the best of us!
I will be making new beaded wraparound bracelets in the very near future, and will list them on Etsy as they become available. In addition, Niko & Nonnie will also be selling some beading kits for children - more details on that once it becomes more cohesive and I have taken some more photographs! Lately, I have been deriving much happiness from steadily working away, handmaking baby gifts, birthday gifts, end of school year presents and the like. I feel as though things are looking especially bright for the summer. Celebrating new babies, milestones, togetherness - this is the stuff of life.
And before I forget...
Niko & Nonnie's Facebook page now has a proper name! www.facebook.com/nikoandnonnie
Isn't that much simpler than the mouthful of numbers and text they initially gave me?!
Are most of you on Twitter? I had some issues with our N&N Twitter account before it even got off the ground- a ridiculous amount of spam was just gunking it up. I was going to scrap the whole thing (I usually tweet about the shop through my personal Twitter account anyway) but Twitter managed to sort all of that out. I've been trying to be good about updating there as well, let's see how I do! Follow Niko & Nonnie www.twitter.com/nikononnie
Thank you to everyone for your continued support! It means so much!
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