Since then the shop has been busy and buzzy and we have had all kinds of visitors with their own stories to tell. We've had some amazing donations and sold some lovely stuff. We try to mix old and reclaimed items with gorgous gifts. We sell Ness Soap and lots of lovely crafts made by some of our very talented local crafts-people and, of course there are the things we make ourselves. We have run workshops and have more to come, with Sarah, Monique and Sue, all supported by the wonderful Andrea. Check out our new website for more details and the piccies below to see some of the things that we have tried already.
Next year we hope to have workshops in willow-weaving, felt fleece making, rag-rugging, Christmas stuff from scraps, Christmas flower arranging and a crafter's swap shop, to keep up our recycling practice! And lots more.
Meanwhile the fashion shows get ever closer! Fiona and Meg have been leading the team at Broadford and I've been consistantly impressed at the incredibly high quality of the things that we're making. See the fabby red dress, made by Beth, below.
Last year the fashion shows were a great success as well as great fun! This year we're holding 'From Ross-shire with Love' will be in Kyleakin on 1st of October, in Portree on 4th October and at the One Touch Theatre at Eden Court in Inverness. Check out our website again for more details, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter
When all of that is over you'll no doubt be expecting us to take a well earned rest? You'd be wrong! In mid October we'll be closing for a few days in order to reopen for Christmas. We have lots of gorgeous goodies planned to go on our shelves and rails and then it'll be jumble sale time again. We're also still supporting vulnerable adults, delivering training and support and employability. Oh yes, and did we mention we've relaunched our website? The online shop will be available from mid-October, just in time for Christmas shopping.
Perhaps that's why we've taken so long to update our blog!
