News - extra thoughts from a craft studio wk5

One of the pleasures of running a craft business is being able to choose what you want to sell in your shop, its like being a little child in the biggest sweet shop you’ve ever seen, and its easy to get seduced by all the goodies available! I don’t have a scientific formula for choosing which items to order, but I’ll never order something that I wouldn’t use myself….. I’ll also think about how much use a scrapbooker would get out of a product.  Generic items for instance, are much better than themed. I look for the unusual, papers and...

If you're anything like me you're a tiny bit nosey... or maybe a lot... I think it comes with being a scrapbooker, I love looking at people's albums and hearing their stories.... I thought you might like a little glimpse into my world....  here goes....... My why...... I spent 25 years working for a big UK corporate in the IT department..  Travelling across the UK, long hours, 5 weeks holiday a year.  I really enjoyed what I did (I'm still a geek when it comes to technology and computers), but it was stressful, and I missed seeing my children as...