In alignment with my New Years resolution (quality over quantity!), and due to my distinct lack of shopping while we were in Wellington, I have been doing my fair share of online shopping so far this month... handmade, of course!
Firstly, I was lucky enough to nab a few things in the Silver Circus sale on Facebook.
This wee tee is a firm favourite, and I look forward to Mol fitting into her harem style pants and the other tees I got for the coming seasons!
This wee tee is a firm favourite, and I look forward to Mol fitting into her harem style pants and the other tees I got for the coming seasons!
Secondly, I got two outfits from one of my all-times faves: Hikkepik. Otto was kind enough to model the bubble romper for me! Heh. I LOVE it. Mollie should fit both outfits next Summer.
I was also lucky enough to sign up for the 'Creative Pay It Forward' on Joke's FB page, and she sent me these amazing angel wings! I had admired them at her stall last month, and wished I had bought them - so I was over the moon to be gifted them! Mollie wore them for a whole afternoon, too. Always a good sign : )
Last, but certainly not least, I decided at the last minute to snaffle up one of Dear Colleen's vege calenders. I had ummed and uhhed about getting one since she released them, but we always get given a least one calender so I wasn't going to. But then I realised that it is far better to have a calender I LOVE hanging in my house, than a free ho-hum one. Quality over quantity, aye!?
I have loved receiving all these handmade goodies in the mail, and dealing with the sellers. I find it so helpful for my business, too. I get to see how others deal with their customers, how they present their products and the quality of their goods etc, and assess whether I'm doing things exactly how I want them done and take notes on things I want to improve.
Really, the moral of this post is that buying handmade is AWESOME. But you knew that, right?
I was also lucky enough to sign up for the 'Creative Pay It Forward' on Joke's FB page, and she sent me these amazing angel wings! I had admired them at her stall last month, and wished I had bought them - so I was over the moon to be gifted them! Mollie wore them for a whole afternoon, too. Always a good sign : )
Last, but certainly not least, I decided at the last minute to snaffle up one of Dear Colleen's vege calenders. I had ummed and uhhed about getting one since she released them, but we always get given a least one calender so I wasn't going to. But then I realised that it is far better to have a calender I LOVE hanging in my house, than a free ho-hum one. Quality over quantity, aye!?
I have loved receiving all these handmade goodies in the mail, and dealing with the sellers. I find it so helpful for my business, too. I get to see how others deal with their customers, how they present their products and the quality of their goods etc, and assess whether I'm doing things exactly how I want them done and take notes on things I want to improve.
Really, the moral of this post is that buying handmade is AWESOME. But you knew that, right?
nice buys! love handmade :)
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im off to check out those rompers!...those angel wings are darling!
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I love silver circus! She's Petone based so we see her at markets around the place a lot. E's grown out of most of her goodies so it might be time to stock up. I'm aspiring to make the handmade/vintage/nothing big business switch this year, it's such a good feeling to commit to beautiful and high quality purchases and there is so much amazing creativity out there!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful assortment of kiddies clothes. Especially those rompers - love them! Harem style pants are a favourite here, not least because they are the one style that fits over cloth nappies (something the mainstream chains ignore).
ReplyDeleteAhh cuteness overload, Those sweet faces and ah-maze handmade gears!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a delightful selection of handmade items. Loving the harem pants, they were a style that all our kids lived in.
ReplyDeleteHow cute are Mollie's wings...so adorable!
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