Friday FREEBIE * 2
13/01/2012
So.................I am not the only one that likes firemen!!! Six firemen all in our front office, I must admit it did make me go weak at the knees.
Tony and I are a little worried, this is our second near miss in just over a week. Either someone has it in for us or we are being looked after from above. We were driving from Salisbury, in Tonys car, approaching a roundabout when he announced he had no brakes. Ummmmm ok. In the movies the pedal goes all floppy and when pushed nothing happens. Well ours was the opposite, Tony could not push the pedal down. I could see the strain in his face as he tried to apply the brakes, but nothing. Female question here -" What are we going to do?. he said- use the handbrake! Silly me I should have thought of that - not.
Not quite achieved as simply as expressed, but we did come to a halt. Thankfully it was retatively early in the morning and not many other cars on the road to avoid. We limped back to Blandford, travelling at a very sedate pace for a noisy, scary Subaru rally car!!!
They say it comes in three's.........................................................................................
Onto ribbon matters, it is Friday so it must be Friday FREEBIE time. I did have NEW items to add to the website yesterday, but as you can imagine I did not get much work done. Soooooo........who would like a Bev's Ribbon Bag - Mystery?
I feel so lucky to still have all my ribbons that we have four Bev's bags to give away. (I had a very disturbed night - What if?)
Leave us a comment and we will put you into our "Bingo" bag on Monday, any problems with our spam filters eating your comments, just email it to craftyribbons@gmail.com and we will add it for you.
Have a great weekend, I think Tony and I will be staying in all weekend, out of harms way!!
Near miss
12/01/2012
When the girls arrived for work this morning there was a strange smell, they isolated the smell to the front office.
A burning horrid smell, that would not go away. We unplugged the computer, removed the photocopier, well basically removed every piece of electrical item that was not screwed down.
No good, after several hours it was apparent there was definitely something on fire or at least smoldering away. We contacted the 101 emergency number to see if they had any advice......................they didn't answer the phone!!! Great help.
So Tony had a brain wave and thought about going to the fire station and asking..............................he came back to the warehouse followed by.................
...............oooooh we had two fire engines and what seemed like hundreds of firemen decend on our ribbon unit.
At one stage we had three firemen on their hands and knees (bottom's in the air........very nice) looking under Tony's desk with a heat seeking thingamajig.
They too were baffled, one fireman said he hated jobs like this, there was a smell but could not find it. They checked everything we had, and all turned up fine.
They asked about the heater on the wall which we had turned off, with in seconds of it being turned back on again the smell increased and you could hear it arcing (tech talk!). We had found the problem - yippee. It was removed very quickly and taken outside.
We have been very very lucky, according to the fire crew it would have started a fire.
A big thank you to the fire crews of Blandford - you have saved the best Ribbon warehouse in the country.
Hello wednesday - happy birthday
11/01/2012
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
The next birthday in our family is little Sam he will be 4 next month - this card would be perfect for him.
Filled with colour and fun. As you can see very simple to make and I used the ribbons from one of our January Sale Packs.
I used all the ribbon colours, the red ribbon had fallen on the floor and I did not spot it until I was almost finished, hence why there is only one piece of red ribbon! All these ribbons are £1, yes the pack is £1 for all of January or while stocks last. You can find it here.
We had a massive push on the orders this week, yes both Tony and myself helped out. Tony processed them all through the computer system and I was in charge of packing and labeling them. I secretly like working in the despatch deptment (ooh that sounds very grand). As a little girl I always wanted to run a Post Office - stamps and stickers and things!! With ALL of us on the case, we have cleared the back log of orders and are now back to our normal 2-3 day despatch time. Phew!!!
I must share a little something with you...........
...............on Monday I looked after Mollie after pre-school. Rather then taking her home, we both ascended to my craft room in the warehouse. Ok Mollie what would you like to do. "Crafting" was her simple reply, oh silly me! So I sat her down in my chair and got her paper, scissors and the normal bits.
I stood by the side of her and made the Birthday card above. When I finished I set up my camera and took a few photos, "what you doing Ali?". I explained what I was doing and why, and let her see the images on the screen as I changed the lights, asking which photo she preferred.
I went back to tidying up my ribbons and putting everything away (a new year resolution - how long will it last?). "Ali, finished. Picture it". Ummm you want me to take a photo of your card "yes".
Mollies card - aged 3.
Mystery - Black and Red
10/01/2012
Bev's NEW ribbon bag is filled with mystery.................
..........ONLY Black and RED were allowed in her new selection of ribbons.
Add a bit of mystery to your ribbon collection.
You can find Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag here
We finally managed to upload the Congratulation ribbons...
(ummm human error caused the delay.....I had saved them in the wrong format!)
Only a small collection of colours here, but they come straight to the point - Congratulations
Quickie
09/01/2012
This is going to be a very very quick posting, I have been waiting for the internet to come back on for ages. I know they say that a watched kettle never boils, well the same goes for broadband routers!!
Sam helped me pick the winner this week, naughtly little thing was sat in my swivel chair, and thought it a great laugh to whizz around while I tried to take his picture. Anyway I finally got this one.
Number 25 = Tracey
love love love them all but have gone for
pink
paws
silver
Gold
jubilee
have a great time in Bath , we've never been but are hoping to visit there this year
Well done Tracey all we need is a email please to craftyribbons@gmail to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone that left super comments, yes we had a delightful time in Bath. A super lunch and then a wander through the little back lanes, and a visit to a few of the smaller shops.
Sorry this post is so short, I want to publish before the internet dissappears again.
Have a great evening.
Friday FREEBIE * 1
06/01/2012
What awful weather we had yesterday. The wind was mega here in Dorset. I was happily driving to work down Tin Pot Lane and a large branch flew into my windscreen. No damage done but what a shock, by the time I got to the warehouse I was rather shaken up.
The girls made me a cup of tea, and just in the nick of time too. We lost our power, first the lights flicked off - they hang from the ceiling and are very senstive, more so then the computers. So Rachie ran to switch them off, next the main computers and then all the electrics which includes the phone lines. The alarm decided it was under attack and started whirring away. For several hours we were in semi darkness, the girls continued to pull orders, having to use their memories rather then the data base for what ribbons looked like!!
On listening to the local news this morning, Blandford was lucky - Salisbury only 20miles away was still without power this morning. Yikes that would have played havoc with despatching our January Sale orders.
Have you had a peek at our January SALE - or are you being good little girls?
Which FIVE packs would you pick? If you can decide on only FIVE that is, list them in a comment and you could be our first Friday FREEBIE winner of 2012. You can find the packs HERE.
Hope you have something exciting planned this weekend, Tony is taking me to Bath tomorrow. I have not been out shopping since way before Christmas, so am really looking forward to it. Tony has a favourite reataurant in bath so I believe he is also thinking of his tummy!!
If you are unable to leave a comment due to our spam filters, please email it to craftyribbons@gmail.com and we will add it for you.
All the comments go into our "Bingo" bag and we draw a random number(s) on Monday.
Please check back to see if you have won, it is up to you to claim your prize - we do not contact you.
New Beginings and a Blog Hop
05/01/2012
Happy Birthday Bev.................you are catching me up!!
Where did Christmas go? How can it be our first challenge of 2012 on our Challenge blog. Gina is hosting our first Challenge of the New Year, she has themed it New Beginings, but it DOESN'T have to be a New Year card it can be a New Baby - New Home or Job or even School etc, just play around with it and most importantly have fun.
After all the Advent Christmas makes - yes 24 NEW and different ideas on the trot, I feel a bit idea empty. I sat and hoped an inspirational card moment would pop into to my head, but as you know cards are not really my forte, I just stared out of the window! But I do have a friend starting a new job, she is really excited as it has a expresso machine in the staff room! I found her a wicked little expresso cup and saucer in France, so thought I would make it into a little gift set for her.
I filled the expresso cup with coffee beans so when she opened the cellophane she would get a wonderful aroma. Three coffee flavoured macaroons arranged on the saucer completed the prezzie, well apart from the wrapping - cellophane, a tag and our NEW Congratulations ribbon, you will be able to find the ribbon here.
I already know she liked her prezzie, and the ribbon was carefully folded and put into her bag I noted!!
How about you, do you have a New Beginnings idea - then why not enter our challenge, and show us what you have made. Or just pop by and see what all the DT girls have come up with, they have certainly used their imaginations and worked around Gina's theme. You can find the challenge blog here . Thank you to everyone that joined in with the last challenge, please do not forget to check to see if you won! We only had 24 entries, but it was Christmas, so you could be the winner of Bev's Ribbon Bag - Plum Pudding.
Regular readers will know that our super duper January Ribbon Pack SALE is on - ribbon packs reduced from £5 to just £1 each. We want to tell as many people as possible about this super offer, so we thought of a Blog Hop (ooooh I have always wanted to have one of those). When I told the girls in the warehouse, they looked at me as if I was mad - "A WHAT?". You can get the full list of blogs over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge Blog. At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw. I've got this gorgeous collection of ribbons to give away, so leave a comment for a chance to win my candy. (Please refresh your page once you have left a comment, our spam filter likes to eat them. If your comment has disappeared then please email it to me at craftyribbons@gmail.com and I will add it for you.)
This is your first blog, the start of the blog hop. My word is the. At the end of the blog hop you should have 12 words, work out the phrase and leave it in the comments back at Crafty Ribbons Challenge blog. The blog hop will run until 6pm on 18th January 2012 and the winner and the winners of each of the Design Teams Candy will be announced with the start of the New Challenge on the 19th January
Your next stop is to Mandy and her blog is here. If you lose your way you can go back to Crafty Ribbons Challenge to get the full list. Good luck everyone.
Oooh I do hope I have got that all correct, I have never been very good at giving directions or following maps. When I took my skipper exams I had to have the charts the same way up as we were sailing, much to the annoyance of the male sailors............but I passed!.
Good luck everyone and hope you have some fun.
Hello wednesday - Popcorn garlands
04/01/2012
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
Hello wednesday"s are back - well only just. I am a day out, thought today was Tuesday!
No I have not lost the plot and this is not a leftover from our countdown to Christmas ideas - I made this for my birds.
It has turned pretty nippy here in Dorset, so I thought it was time to start looking after the birds in the garden. I made a bag of popcorn then threaded it onto 3mm sheer ribbons, I tried 3mm satin but the ribbon kept breaking the popcorn. The sheer ribbon here, is so fine that it just slipped through the popcorn. I made several of these garlands and have hung them on my trellis. I waited awhile to see if I could get a photo with a bird feeding on them........but.................it was too cold, for me not the birds!
So a nice easy ribbon idea to get you started for the new year.
Who would like some FREE ribbons on Facebook?
All you have to do is like our Facebook page here for a chance to win these three packs of ribbons We will announce the winner tomorrow on Facebook.
Hope you are all warm and well.
Christmas Friday FREEBIE winners
03/01/2012
Hello all, it seems like ages since we said "Hi". Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New year. All the Crafty team arrived this morning bubbling away, eager to start pulling and packing orders again.
Thank you to everyone that has placed orders during our closure, the girls are working through them and I believe they have completed up until 29th December's, so none of the January Ribbon Pack orders have been despatched yet. We have sold out of a handful of packs but there are still plenty to choose from, all the packs are reduced from £5 to just £1 for ALL of January - or while stocks last. You can find them HERE.
Sydney and Mollie had the pleasure of picking numbers from the "Bingo" bag - I had no squeaks from them today. Why you ask......................well.......I had promised they could come and craft in MY room. (normally out of bounds to CHILDREN!) Shhhhh it is Bev's birthday on Thursday and we have been making her a special surprise (although I think syd let the cat out of the bag over Christmas!!!)
Sorry photo not very good, I had the wrong lens on the camera, but the others were at home! Mollie is a teeny weeny bit out of focus........BUT you can see the winning numbers
Numbers 13, 14, 16 and 31 were pulled from the "Bingo" bag.
Number 13 = Jo
Thank-you for your beautiful ribbons and brilliant service this year. Have a lovely Christmas!
Jo x
Number 14 = Julie
Merry Christmas everyone.
We're going to have a fun Christmas as the kittens keep undecorating the tree. It's a good game. They climb the tree and try to throw down the baubles faster than I can replace them.
Number 16 = Claire
Mmmm they look yummy. I hope Santa brings everyone at Crafty Ribbons everything they wished for. Have a fabulous Christmas and a brilliant new year.
Claire x
Number 31 = Sharon
Hi all at crafty ribbons.merry christmas and happy new year.hope you all have a great break but please return soon.
Ooooh you lucky girls have all won a voucher for £20 to spend on our website. All we need is an email to craftyribbons@gmail.com please, so I can send you the details of your vouchers. Thank you to everyone that left super comments, so pleased you enjoyed the ribbon advent.
Did you do anything different or exciting during the break? We did.........................
...........................no silly, that is not Tony! It is Rob his son, I wanted to try out some action photography and what better place then at a motocross race. Rather pleased with this photo, both wheels off the ground! I am so used to photographing ribbon that my first batch of riders were all headless!! I forgot to move the camera with the rider, but I got there in the end.
Have a great evening.
P.S. Rob found out he came second in his class for the race. Well done Rob x
2012 January Pack SALE
01/01/2012
Hello everyone and Happy New Year.
Just a quick posting to say our January Ribbon Pack Sale is NOW on!!
You can find all our wonderful packs HERE
Have fun
my basket