Friday, 15 March 2013
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Time Flies!
Well, at the moment time really does seem to fly by – one minute
we were looking at stock for Christmas ideas, and then we were wrapping and
posting like mad to keep up with the Christmas orders and then before we knew
it Valentine’s day had come and gone and we are now looking at great new gift
ideas for Mothers Day!
So I thought that I really should find some time to develop my
idea of handmade personalised plaques and get them listed onto the website. I
have been practising with different shapes of wood and colours and styles etc.
and they have been selling very well on the stall, so now is the time to launch
them onto Jaco’s Gifts online!
There are basically two types of plaques, the first are the
ones that people request to be personalised with their own details, such as a
baby plaque with the new baby name and weight and date of birth, or a wedding
plaque with the happy couples name and date of wedding etc. and the second type
are the ones that have slogans and sayings on “Sometimes I laugh so hard the
tears run down my legs” type of thing!
You can choose the background colour, we have a few to
choose from that work quite well and we will decorate the plaque to match the occasion,
or if you have a specific request we will try and get that done for you.
I’m having great fun with these and it has been a nice break
from working on the computer all of the time! My work table has taken a bit of
a battering though, it is covered in bits of paint, but I don’t mind as
eventually all the colours will meld into one and I will have a pretty
colourful table top that is unique to Jaco’s!
So, next time you are looking for a unique gift why not pop
by and have a look at our plaques, you never know what you might find!
Till the next time…….
Samm x
Friday, 4 January 2013
Happy New Year!!
A very happy new year to all our customers - old and new, and we hope that 2013 brings you much happiness and good health.
So here we are, at the start of a new year, and wondering what the next 12 months will bring!
Maybe it is me, but did Christmas and New Year seem to go by a lot quicker this year? Maybe it was in part due to the fact that our son is getting older now (12 1/2) and spends more time with his friends and less time with us, so Christmas isn't as magical as it was when he was 5 and truly excited about Santa visiting!
He was thrilled with his present but once that part was over he was back onto his x-box to talk to all his friends and compare their "gifts" - but he emerged in time for lunch and did actually compliment me on my homemade from scratch roasties!
So in a way I was very glad to be able to re-introduce the Santa letters to our website again this year - I love making them and altering the story to fit each child and then spend ages decorating them with Rudolph's and stars and sparkles. It is nice to know that it brings a little magic to a child's Christmas, and I love hearing back from the adults when the letter has arrived.
I really did miss putting up the decorations and especially the tree and fairy lights - to me there is always something about the lights and the smell of the tree that is very reminiscent of a traditional Christmas, but we knew that we would be busy right up until Christmas Eve with last minute customers to the shop, and then after Christmas we would be busy with doing a stock take and researching our new lines for Valentines!
But I stuck to my resolution to try and be greener this year and sent everyone an email card instead of a card card and it seemed to work out quite well, and saved a bit on postage too!
So, its onwards and upwards for 2013 - we are planning to introduce more lines to our wedding, babies and birthdays categories and we will also be starting our own personalised mugs and plaques - made to order - so watch this space!
'Till the next time.....
Samm
A very happy new year to all our customers - old and new, and we hope that 2013 brings you much happiness and good health.
So here we are, at the start of a new year, and wondering what the next 12 months will bring!
Maybe it is me, but did Christmas and New Year seem to go by a lot quicker this year? Maybe it was in part due to the fact that our son is getting older now (12 1/2) and spends more time with his friends and less time with us, so Christmas isn't as magical as it was when he was 5 and truly excited about Santa visiting!
He was thrilled with his present but once that part was over he was back onto his x-box to talk to all his friends and compare their "gifts" - but he emerged in time for lunch and did actually compliment me on my homemade from scratch roasties!
So in a way I was very glad to be able to re-introduce the Santa letters to our website again this year - I love making them and altering the story to fit each child and then spend ages decorating them with Rudolph's and stars and sparkles. It is nice to know that it brings a little magic to a child's Christmas, and I love hearing back from the adults when the letter has arrived.
I really did miss putting up the decorations and especially the tree and fairy lights - to me there is always something about the lights and the smell of the tree that is very reminiscent of a traditional Christmas, but we knew that we would be busy right up until Christmas Eve with last minute customers to the shop, and then after Christmas we would be busy with doing a stock take and researching our new lines for Valentines!
But I stuck to my resolution to try and be greener this year and sent everyone an email card instead of a card card and it seemed to work out quite well, and saved a bit on postage too!
So, its onwards and upwards for 2013 - we are planning to introduce more lines to our wedding, babies and birthdays categories and we will also be starting our own personalised mugs and plaques - made to order - so watch this space!
'Till the next time.....
Samm
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