So sorry not to have updated the blog for ages but I had my son, Alfred Ivor, 12 weeks ago.  We had a untraumatic birth and I’m really enjoying being a Mum.  I’m sitting here writing on the first nice day we seem to have had since Alfie was born, so much for my glorious summer of maternity leave!

I have MASSIVE APOLOGISES to make about the suspension of our website.  Due to having a baby I wasn’t checking the site as often as I used to (though we were checking our emails everyday were the orders come through too, so there would never have been a delay in sending any order you made) and the horrid host pulled the site down due to an administrative error.  This has been a complete nightmare for us and we really hope it doesn’t put you off shopping with us, all we can do is continue to apologise and hope that you’ll forgive us when we put some lovely new kits on the site. We promise that this will never happen again.

I’m looking for someone to work for me in the shop as a Sales Assistant 3 days a week, from the middle of September, if you’re interested send me a CV.

Have a wonderful summer (is it finally here?) and I’ll keep you updated on all the goings on at Bunyip!

Mattie

We’re starting 2007 as we mean to go on, with lots of new and exciting things happening in the world of Bunyip!

Firstly, our latest products, on the website, are Bead Girl Bags at incredibly reasonable prices. We use ours all the time and think every Bead Girl should show her allegance to the cause! Secondly, we are in the mid-stage of putting lots of new products on to the website.  Foil-lined glass will fight for space with shell and bone beads so keep your eyes peeled for that perfect purchase!  I am going to put some new threads on too, and hopefully some findings.  Once the photos have been taken, it’s quite quick to get the products on to the site so you shouldn’t have to wait long.

We have had some very successful classes in the last few months. We hold Beginners on 2nd Tuesday of the month, from 5.45-7.45pm in the shop. This costs £10 and includes your first project and endless tea and biscuits. Cat Frampton (who runs the classes) never takes more than 6 people per class so you get lots of attention too. Please let us know if you want to book on to a course by email or phone. We also run Craft Club on the 4th Tuesday of every month, at the same time and place. This costs £5 (still including the tea!) and is more of a craft free-for-all!  Come along with that piece you’re stuck on and let us help, or a picture of a piece you can’t work out, we’re up to any challenge! Or just come and spend 2 hours in the company of fellow beaders! We look forward to welcoming you to Bunyip.

We are pretty sure we’ll be in The Guardian Craft Guide on Saturday 3rd Feb, this should be a useful resource guide for any crafter so make sure you get your copy!

The next issue of Quick & Crafty Magazine will have a Beading Book pull-out included, which Mattie is featured in, with her answers to the (slightly odd) questions they sent. We did have a giggle taking the head & shoulders shot, hope it doesn’t look too dreadful! Get your copy to see the results and lots of lovely beady things.

I think that’s all the shop and website news for now. Here, we are busy preparing for the dreaded stock take on April Fools day and it being all change when Mattie takes Maternity leave for much of the summer. We’ll keep you up-dated on how both these events go! As always, let us know what you think of the site, service and products so we can learn and grow into a bigger, better Bunyip.

Hurrah!, after months of hard work we finally have Bunyip mail order. Please let us know what you think of our lovely new site, positives and negatives, as it’s the best way for us to learn and grow. We know that the site isn’t perfect yet, and will be working to make it so! We deciced it was best to get an almost perfect site up and running before Christmas rather than you having to wait while we did little final wiggles. PLEASE sign up to the blog so that we can send you all the details of our new products and news, you wouldn’t want to miss out!

We made the decision to start mail order with a small range of products so that it was manageable for us but we are happy to send out anything else we sell, just give us a ring or email and if you can describe it to us then we can post it! We will expand the range on the site as quickly as we can.

I have an apologie to make already! This is to all the people who have requested a catalogue, we are not planning on having a paper catalogue as part of our efforts to be a paper-free company and stick to our self imposed strict environmental guidelines.

Did anyone see us in The Times on Saturday 2nd December? Mattie had a ‘Green Glass Bracelet’ in the Ethical Gift Guide, it is actually a necklace but hey ho, I don’t mind which part of the body you knot your jewellery too! It’s wonderful to have that kind of publicity and made me feel very proud of Bunyip!

Will sign off now, feel free to get in touch with any news or views, this is all very exciting! Mattie