Friday 27 July 2012

Hobbycraft Update and A Graduation or Two!

Phew! I don't seem to have had any time to think just lately and when I have had time I'm just too shattered to do anything!  Sound familiar?  Thought it might!

This post is going to be a bit early for Handmade Monday so I will link up to you guys in a few days time  (I've done it now so why not pop over to see what all the other lovely crafters have been up to) but if I don't get it done now I shall miss yet another week.  So much to say, but so little time to write it down!

This weekend we have our younger daughter and boyfriend coming to stay and we have friends coming for a meal this evening so I have been running around making everything just so!!! (As we do!)  I actually made meringue for a pavlova this morning, they were cooking by 8.30am!! I was very impressed with myself. Not sure how they will turn out though, they look ok but the taste test will determine it!  I'll let you know :)

Anyway, thank you all again for your comments on my last post I shall try and answer each comment individually this time as I think I have been neglecting you all.

Hobbycraft

Ok now to Hobbycraft!  It was last sunday when I went in, you may remember that was one of our first real days of sunshine!  Chester really did arrive in style.

Safety belt on - ready to go
Here he is about to leave, he has his safety belt on but I think he looks a little uncertain!

Chester arrives safely!
He needn't have worried, he arrived in plenty of time!  I followed him down (I couldn't fit him in my car with all the other bits and pieces!) which was great as I was able to see the looks on people's faces when he drove by.  I heard one little boy say to his dad "Look at that huge ..." he wasn't quite sure what to call it and I'm not sure his dad would have believed him anyway unless he saw it for himself!  I could see a lot of pointing and gesticulating from people and Chester certainly turned many heads!


Chester had a great view across the store, watching everyone coming and going.  He was sitting on a perfect chair, one of those tall bar stools.  I was very cheeky and borrowed it from some great guys at Willow Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms who have a store just around the corner.  They thought it was fantastic when I explained how I had made him and the size of the hooks I was selling!!!!!! Innuendoes came spilling out!!!!!!  A big thank you to these guys, they made Chester very comfy!


Here is Tina, the lovely lady, who made all this possible.  I think she was explaining about the store to Chester?!!


I had two tables this size, one I used to display the yarn, the hooks and the items you could make and the other (which unfortunately I don't seem to have a picture of) for demonstrating where people could sit and have a go with the Jumbo hooks and yarn.


Did you spot Taffy perched on top of the yarn?  I couldn't leave him behind, he would have felt so left out!

As you can see it's a fantastic store!  You can just pick out Tina and me having a chat with Chester in pride of place.  I met some really lovely people, the staff were all so helpful and eager to learn about what I was demonstrating and they all fell in love with Chester.  I sold some yarn and hooks and also received bookings for my workshops (Introduction to Crochet is proving very popular, only a couple of spaces left on this one!).  A brilliant day and a BIG thank you to everyone who made it happen :)


And finally!



A very proud mum and dad showing off their eldest daughter's graduation!

And just so the youngest one doesn't feel left out - this was last year at our youngest daughter's graduation!
Very proud of both of them and of course the boyfriends too!



Have a good week!  Hope the sun keeps shining :)
Bye 
x

44 comments:

  1. this is great. Can't believe i've never been to a hobbycraft yet!

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  2. I am so pleased that it went well for you! Your poster looks amazing and as for Chester - well he was the star of the day it would seem. A real VIP! Congratulations to your family and I hope that you have a really great weekend. :)

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  3. Thank you,I had a really lovely day and Chester behaved impeccably. I'm working on the great weekend right now :)

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  4. I love these photographs...what a happy post. :) x

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  5. Well done on your venture to HC and it went well so no need to worry but how could it go wrong with Chester in tow

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  6. Looks like chester had a very good time! I wish I had seen that, I bet it was awesome hee.

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    1. He had a wonderful time. I forgot to mention he had a sleep over at Hobbycraft too! I picked him up on Monday afternoon!

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  7. Chester is gaining some notoriety! So pleased for you that your workshop was a success. All that hard working is paying off. Well done to your d.d's for their graduations.

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    1. Thank you, we are very proud of our daughters. Have no idea where they get their intelligence from - it's definitely not me or my hubby!

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  8. What a lovely post. So glad you all enjoyed the graduation ceremony - the photographs are lovely. Well done Chester - glad the Hobbycraft went well and great news about your workshops. Hope you have a good week.

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  9. I would loved to have seen people's faces as Chester was chauffeured to Hobbycraft, must have been a treat!

    And then to prove that brains really do run in the family, what fab family pics, thank you for sharing such lovely feel good news :)

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    1. It was great to see people's reactions as normally I'm driving with Chester and have to concentrate! Driving behind my husband, I was watching everyone to see how they reacted and nearly went into the back of my hubby on more than one occasion! That would have made a good headline if we had all been involved in an accident!!!

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  10. What a brilliant day out for Chester - it looks like it was a lot of fun. I think I would book on the intro to crochet if I was nearer! Congrats to your daughter(s)! x

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    1. Thank you Wendy. It was a very enjoyable few days :)

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  11. Chester is awesome!! congrats on getting to do a taster session in Hobbycraft too! Well done to your daughters too :-)

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    1. Thank you. I'm really looking forward to the next one! I think both daughter's are glad it's all over :)

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  12. i'm so glad that Chester arrived in style! i'm sure it made lots of people smile and that little boy is probably still talking about it :)

    i'm glad that your stall there went well, it sounds like you are super busy right now... i hope you are enjoying the ride as much as Chester enjoyed his! x

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  13. Hobbycraft is my home from home. Looks like a great day. I love reading about Chesters adventures!

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    1. It's a lovely place to mooch around. Not somewhere I can go for a quick visit though!! Glad you like reading about Chester :)

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  14. I can just imagine what people looked like when they saw Chester. He looks like a King sitting in the back of the car!! And well done on the success of your stint in Hobbycraft - a new one has opened here and I can't seem to keep away!!
    Congratulations too to your daughter on her graduation, brought back fond memories of mine (too many years ago to mention now!!)!

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    1. It was great to see people's faces and hear the comments as we went by! I didn't go to Uni so these past few years have been an eye opener for me and I am very proud of both of them.

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  15. I have never seen a knitted figure so big - certainly eye catching and good conversation starter ! Hope you have another car for your craft fairs... (talking as a another small car owner, who cut up display unit, so it can be folded and fits in the car...and gets lots of laughts and actualy admiring looks, when I manage to put all my stuff in the car at the end of the fair).

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    1. Us crafters are very resourceful people! Although Chester may not have had quite so much fun if it had been raining!

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  16. Chester stole the show again. Glad to hear that you had a great time at Hobbycraft and it went so well.
    Congratulations to your daughters and thanks for letting us see their special days. Ali x

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    1. I've had lots of lovely comments, it's been a pleasure :)

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  17. LOL what an insanely big bear! and of course what man resist an innuendo when talking about jumbo hooks? ;)

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    1. Chester the cat may have a friend soon, but I can't tell you yet until it is confirmed! Yes the innuendos did all come from men!!! It's caused a really good giggle though :)

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  18. Wow Chester really did arrive in style, love your graduation photos, reminded me of my daughters graduation 2 years ago, my grandaughter is starting at bristol uni in september also :)

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  19. Good luck to your grandaughter hope she enjoys Bristol Uni :)

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  20. Aww, lovely family pictures! I'm not surprised your proud. I do think it's time Chester had his own fan club.

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    1. I can only just keep up with my blog let alone a fan club for Chester lol! and then of course Taffy would have to have one! I feel exhausted just thinking about it :)

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  21. Loving Chester in the car!Glad the demo went well,I'm sure Chester's really good at drawing people in!Congratulations to your daughter on the graduation.

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    1. Thank you, he definitely causes a stir wherever he goes!

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  22. Congratulations on your daughters, it's such a relief to get them to the next stage in life (altho I always think a little sad, but then I'm totally an empty nester now and missing my boys).
    I love Chester, how fun! Love the photo essay. Nicely done. :)

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    1. I do miss them, but it's nice to have the opportunity to do my own thing now, and I've gained two lovely boys in the process :)

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  23. Thank you again for stopping in at my blog, which brought me to visit you, here! I love your blogg and WOW! A supersized cat, Chester! Congrats to your girls out of school and onto the next big thing. I wish I lived near instead of 8 time zones away, the store looks to be a great place to promote your crafty crochet!

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    1. It was a really good day, thank you for your comment :)

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  24. I absolutely adore Chester.! I'm in love big time. He is so cute. Glad your day was a success. Hugs mrs a . Sorry for delay on commenting but had big issues with my Internet provider this past week . Hope fully now all sorted. Hugs mrs a .

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    1. Chester is rather lovely but then I am slightly biased! Glad your internet is sorted now :)

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