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thekraftylady — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:29:00 +0100

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well!

Summer is finally here and Festival Season is well underway! For those of you who didn't know, Download Festival starts this weekend - whilst you're there grab yourself a copy of The Festival Guide (which usually comes with a load of cool free stuff), and keep an eye out for our advert with a special discount code! We haven't seen it ourselves yet, so let us know what you think! :-O

I also wanted to tell you about the new hoodies, tops & party hats we're selling - all of them are 100% Fair Trade and NO CHILD LABOUR was used at all. Every one of them is handmade and unique so no one will be wearing the same design as you! You can view all of our new items here: http://www.thekraftylady.co.uk/products_new.php?page=1

I'll let the party hats speak for themselves... but we think you'll like them :-) There are also plenty of other festival goodies to stock up with this Summer, including the ever popular rubber poi and ball poi, more ear stretchers, tobacco pouches, fab Fair Trade shawls to keep you warm on those chilly evenings and lots more being added all the time!

I also want to thank everyone for your support once again; it's been a tough year so far with lots going on behind the scenes and it's been great to know that we've got so many lovelies behind us! :-)

I hope all of you have an absolutely fantastic day and enjoy Download, or any of the other festivals you might be attending this weekend! Until we speak again... adios! :-)

Viki and Paul

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Summer is Coming & So Are the Festivals! :-)

thekraftylady — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:55:00 +0100

Hey everyone!

It’s been a while since I last posted, but there’s been quite a lot going on behind the scenes! Lots of our ranges have been refined and expanded and we’re still working on a new design for the website but it’s slowly coming together.

So, what’s new?! Check out all of our new body jewellery and ear stretchers - the section is expanding and we’re getting even more over the next couple of weeks. If you need advice on ear stretching visit our “Beginner’s Guide to Ear Stretching” and our “Ear Stretching F AQs” pages – it’s had over 12,000 hits so far and I’ve given advice to literally hundreds of people for free – if the answer to your question isn’t on the page then just drop me an email at: thekraftylady@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you as quickly as I can.

We’ve also got a fab new “Festival Fun!” section which we’re currently working on filling – they’ll be some VERY special hats in there next week so keep checking back..! And a selection of poi and other fun festival stuff, which we’ll be adding over the next couple of days. There’s also some really nice suede tobacco pouches and Rio carnival whistles!

Our spiritual section will also be expanding soon with a wider range and new items such as chalices, scrying mirrors and tarot cards. It’s taking a while as we’re looking for products that are either fairly traded or made in the U.K. and ethically sourced, so I’ll post again when we get them

Big news! We have an advert in The Festival Guide which is available from all good festivals in the U.K. throughout the Summer. Keep an eye out for it as it features an exclusive discount code only for Festival Junkies! And it’s also a pretty good read, (the magazine; not the ad! ;-D )

A quick word too on our tube gloves; we can’t get anymore in until the Winter, so what we have left is currently all there is If you’re planning on getting a pair you need to get in there quick because they’re selling out really fast! Most styles only have one pair left now. We’re desperately trying to find some more but it’s hard as they’re imported, and we only want to get them from a BAFTS supplier to ensure they have been fairly traded.

And finally Paul and I will be taking part in the Kidney Research UK London Bridges Walk again in July this year. If you have some spare pennies any sponsorship would be greatly appreciated; last year we raised over £300 and were hoping to beat that with £500 this year… but so far we’ve only raised £20! I know that asking for money at this time is not really appropriate, but it’s a charity that’s often overlooked and they really do need your support. You can sponsor us at this web page:http://www.kidneyresearchukevents.org/thekraftylady and the money will go directly to Kidney Research UK. If you are a UK taxpayer please giftaid your donation; this means that Kidney Research will receive an extra 28% on top of your donation which comes directly from the government.

I’ll be back very very soon with more news – things are really moving now and there’s lots to do! Enjoy the rest of your day and we look forward to seeing you at the shop! Don’t forget you can keep up with all of us here at The Krafty Lady live on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/thekraftylady

http://twitter.com/VikiCollins

http://twitter.com/Paul_Rawlings

http://twitter.com/SkyTheCat

From all of us, have a good one and speak next time!

Viki & Paul

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Titanic in 5 Seconds

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Harry Potter in 5 Seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkZVbOr7GUc

And my favourite - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 5 Seconds!

Morning All - Have a Wonderful Day!

thekraftylady — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:06:00 +0100

Good Morning One & All!

Hope you all enjoyed the rest of your Sunday and are fully recovered from your weekend shennanigans!

Have a great day and keep yer chin up only four days until the weekend again..... You can make it!

Goodnight... & Thank You...

thekraftylady — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:21:00 +0100

Nighty night everyone!

It's been a fab day - thanks to all my old friends and new ones - and I found the bar, yay!

I'll be back tomorrow, so catch up with you all then!

Have a good one - only five days until the weekend!

Facebook and MySpace

thekraftylady — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:06:00 +0100

Hello friends!

Hope you're all having a fab evening. Just to let you know I'm now on Facebook and MySpace, so look for "Viki Collins" to find me on Facebook and "The Krafty Lady" on MySpace - be great to see you all!

Thank You!

thekraftylady — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:38:00 +0100

I just want to say a quick thanks to everyone for all your shouts and messages!

I've got loads of PMs to reply to - I haven't forgotten about you and I absolutely promise that I will get back to you, just having missions trying to catch up at the mo! Been so busy with work the last couple of days, and one of the things I hate most is not replying to people's nice messages (or nasty jokes....!)

It's been a pleasure meeting all of you, and I'm looking forward to meeting all the new faces that are popping up everyday. I love the community feel here - it's the first time I've chatted to people on the internet (apart from MySpace and Facebook, obv.!) and felt like part of a real community - and with funky music to listen to whilst I'm here - yay!

*MWAH* kisses and hugs to you all - I will be speaking with you soon! ;-D

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Morning! VIP of the Day?!

thekraftylady — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:48:00 +0100

Hello!

Sorry I didn't get in touch with you 'orrible lot yesterday - had a mad one listing things in our shop and doing other mostly boring things :-)

What's all this VIP of the day business then?! Good stuff, made me smile anyway!

Get in touch with you all throughtout the day - got a bit more of a relaxing one today!

MWAH! Thanks to everybody - I've missed ya!

Viks

Good Afternoon (??!!)

thekraftylady — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:40:00 +0100

Why Hello! Good Afternoon to all - hope you're all having a good one!

Weather here has been lovely today, and I've just finished all my work so sitting down to chill out with some of my friends (and you lot!)

Have a wonderful evening, keep smiling and be good!

Is It Broken or have I Jixed It? (Again?)

thekraftylady — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:47:00 +0100

Morning All!

Hope you are all feeling bright and chirpy.

I was just wondering if anybody else has noticed that the Interact section isn't updating. It has been pointed out to me (with many thanks!) that today is not Tuesday but Wednesday, as I've said in my shout - they haven't updated the flaming page since yesterday morning!!

Sort it aaaaaaaaaahhht

(that's "sort it out" in a scary bouncer way.......)

Started a Topic Twice - Sorry!

thekraftylady — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:55:00 +0100

Quick announcement - Alanis fans will notice I've started two topics the same - SORRY! My computer didn't load, hit the reload button and there they both were.

And I thought my computer problems were over...............

Apologies! My Computer Caught the "Technical Issues" Going Around!

thekraftylady — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:41:00 +0100

A huge sorry to all of my fellow VIPs - friends and new ones...

I have been suffering from those computer issues going around! Fortunately they are all sorted now so I can start to catch up on what I've missed.

Also been a mad day with two deliveries of stock so it's been like Christmas unwrapping everything! :-D

Hope you're all having a fab day, and will continue to do so!

If I were a cheese I'd be.......

thekraftylady — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:59:00 +0100

A camembert - tough skin on the outside, but creamy on the inside! (And not too smelly...)

Which cheese would you be?