Monday, November 1, 2010

I'm Back

Morning all my lovely bloggy buddies...I'm back and boy oh boy what a great 4 days at the SECC...very very busy from the word go and we had two very special visitors before the doors opened on the first day.....
our lovely boss Severine from Fiskars France giving a special demo for the glamorous Glitter Girls 
my cubbyhole for 4 days
and the star of the show was this little guy...the Squeeze Punch Bird sold out by Thursday lunchtime and when another flock flew in from France on Friday they too sold out within half an hour...so apologies to all those crafters who were disappointed
all my samples were destined for the NECC next week but sadly some were stolen from the stand on Friday including this one...shame on you whoever you are...
And the best bit of the show for me is meeting all the lovely folks who stop by to say hello...not going to even try to name you all but you know who you are and I love you all loads. And it was great to catch up with Sue Julie & Laura from Craftwork Cards...Keith from Fantastic Ribbons...Karen who was demo-ing for Cardcraft Plus...the lovely Mrs Sugar Nellie Karen and her right hand girl Kate...to finally meet my lovely Penny Black Saturday and Simply Create teamie Liz....Angela from Angel Crafts....the lovely girls from Art and Craft for all their support...a special mention for my new best buddy the lovely Margaret who makes samples for Flowersoft and a special thank you to Alison for the gorgeous scones...Gayle and Liz for the yummy chocs and to my lovely bloggy buddy who bought me a pack of pokey tools because I was lost without mine.
But the biggest thank you must go to my lovely Fiskars mate Lorraine who kept me going for 4 days...what a team. But all good things come to an end and before we know it's time to go home...had a real fun journey home with my lovely buddies Carol and Aud and apologies to all the poor souls on the 5.45 train from Queen Street to Aberdeen...they must have thought they were on the train journey from hell with 5 mad crafters.   
Big thank you to everyone who made my SECC experience an absolute blast and so much fun....and how did the feet hold up...not even a twinge thanks to my fabulous M&S slippers which were greatly admired by the way...the only aches and pains were a sore side from laughing so much. Batten down the hatches Sue and Julie...we are now planning a crafty girly trip to the GNPE in Harrogate in March.
And what did I buy...well to be honest not a lot...too busy having fun but will be back tomorrow to share...in the meantime my gorgeous bundle of golden deliciousness and I are off for our morning stroll and then it's back to the day job...kitting for my workshop at Simply Create on Saturday and catching up with a million and one other things that have crept onto the crafty schedule while I was away.
Hugs Kath xxx