Wren Creative & Good News for Sir Tom

I'm so happy to announce that the exquisite Sir Tom clutches are featured in the newest edition of Marie Claire - congratulations Anne! I'm so proud to have them in my little shop :)

And the details of this coming Wednesday's Creative Night...

Wren Creative

Where: In the shop

When: Wed 9th June

Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

What to Bring:

• Your latest project or nothing, (I can certainly set you up with a crochet hook if you're bored!)
• A cup/mug for tea or you may wish to bring wine or other such contraband - you just need something to drink out of.
• Tim & Meagan from Manic Organic have kindly offered us the use of their hot water and if you would like to try some of their lovely organic leaf teas, it will cost a whopping 50c a cup!

RSVP: By Monday night

Wren Creative Evening - Tuesday Night!

For anyone not on the mailing list, apologies for the last minute notice, but the first installment of Wren Creative is tomorrow night... here are the details:

Wren Creative

Where: In the shop - Come around to the back entrance. I will leave the door open until about 7.15, after that just give us a knock

When: Tuesday 13th April

Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

What to Bring:

• Your latest project or nothing, (I can certainly set you up with a crochet hook if you're bored!)
• A cup/mug for tea or you may wish to bring wine or other such contraband - you just need something to drink out of.
• Tim & Meagan from Manic Organic have kindly offered us the use of their hot water and if you would like to try some of their lovely organic leaf teas, it will cost a whopping 50c a cup!
• A snack if you want to. I will also whip something up for us to nibble on.

RSVP: By Monday night - just so I can arrange snacks and seating :)

Please send to anyone else you think may be interested!

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night.

xo Sal

Wren Handmade - Open for Business

After a hectic couple of weeks the shop opened on Wednesday with just enough stock thanks to the efforts of all the wonderful suppliers who have agreed to be a part of this new space – thanks everyone J All of the products are just as beautiful as I imagined, so now I just need to work on displaying them to their best advantage, and I suspect this will take time, trial and error. It’s been interesting trying to work in with the lime green and rusty orange walls, but so far I’ve had nothing but compliments, and I think they are even starting to grow on me…

It has been a lot of fun putting this all together, but due to the timeframe there’s still a few vital components missing, such as a sign for the front…yes, vital! On Thursday I had a visit from two lovely people from one of the local papers for a chat and a photo shoot, (aagghh, my hair!) but apart from that it’s time for me to get my head around the whole marketing business and start the word a-spreading!

The reaction so far has been really positive, and all the people working in the organics store are just a joy to be around, so I feel it’s all going to come together beautifully.

The last two and a half weeks have been quite a ride, and on top of trying to organise the shop opening we have all had a really awful flu, I started uni, had to go to a festival five and a half hours drive away, my husband’s work has been insanely busy and I can’t find my reading glasses anywhere! But somehow we have managed, mostly because my saintly mother in law came up for a week and a half to look after our little man while we rushed crazily around.

Official Opening

The official opening will be Saturday March 27^th 2pm. Watch this space for further details!

Wren Creative Evenings

I’m also going to be running regular meetings for people who like to hang out, work on their latest crafty project and drink tea/whatever, so if you’re interested shoot me a message or email to salharris@live.com and I can add you to the mailing list. These evenings will be free and you don’t need to commit – just come along when you can J

That’s all for now, folks! More details to follow…

And thanks again to everyone who has made this venture possible - you know who you are.

Have a lovely weekend

xo Sal

A Shop!

Well, I know I seem to have something exciting to reveal just about every time I write a post, (maybe I'm a little easily pleased!) but this really is a big one!

I can now confirm that I will be opening a retail space in approximately a fortnight! The space will be located in the top section of Manic Organic, Shop 1 / 409 – 411 Princes Highway, Woonona. I can't wait to move into this space, (vacated by EcoDepot, who are off WWOOFing for a year in Europe) and am frantically working to open within the timeframe I've set - wish me luck.

Just some of the wonderful items my space will be featuring are:

• Ruby Victoria Lino Prints and Letterpress Printed Stationary
• Jewellery by That Vintage, The Little Button, Flamboyant Jo and more
• My new line of organic screenprinted t-shirts for men, women and children, as well as a selection of handmade children's clothes from my label.
• Original handmade bags by Silk & Purple
• Japanese linen purses
• Homewares from Sydney designer Cushiontree and artist Rose Colbeck
• A small range of loveable softies
• Eco Journals

and much, much more - watch this space for info on opening.

xo Sal

P.S. Still trying to think of a name...