Friday, October 31, 2014

Gifts and giving

It must be the time of the year - my Leafspoons, Leaf Letter Openers and Ladles in Maleny Additions are selling like hot metal - so much so that I have had to go into production mode. I think it is the lead up to Christmas - metal is good to send overseas as gifts - it doesn't crush or break; and not being wood customs deal with it a lot better.

©2014 Barry Smith - Tagged and ready for Maleny Additions
So a bunch of Leafspoons and Leaf Letter Openers have been made; tagged and delivered to Maleny additions. Great swing tags by Fiona.

©2014 Barry Smith  - Six Leafspoons ready for tags
©2014 Barry Smith - Six Leaf Letter Openers - ready for tags
©2014 Barry Smith - Looking much better with the tags
And a stash of Ladles have been started - but more on that on Sunday. But I also wanted to share the photos below.




That is the art journal I won in Jennifer C Q's giveaway - such a perfect little journal - it will sit on my shelf of inspirational stuff and not be marred by my scrawl. Big thanks to Jennifer for her generosity.

Must away - it is Friday - I'm sure there are things to be done in the kitchen and a single malt to be enjoyed.


6 comments:

  1. A single malt ? Whatever happened to the red ?

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  2. Wonderful to have your work selling like hotcakes! Love the letteropeners and wonderful tags by Fiona. A lovely little package to receive. Happy Friday!

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  3. Hi Barry I'm not surprised that they are selling like hotcakes. Could you let me know next time you make a batch of your curled gum leaves. I had a large one and a small one which I loved. An English relative who makes silver jewellery was staying with me and she loved them so much she desperately wanted them. I allowed her to take mine home as a gift with the idea that I could replace mine rather than waiting to buy and post some to her.

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  4. It's no surprise to me, that these pieces are selling like hotcakes. They look fantastic and Fionas handwritten tags give them the perfect touch!

    Gaby xo

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  5. Hi P, VA, HM & GB - thanks for checking out the results of the production line. P - testbeds have been impacted by medication - therefore single malt!!! HM - such a generous act - but of course they can be replaced - will email you. GB - you are right about Fiona's tags giving the perfect touch - in fact before her swing tags were attached I hardly sold any - but the swing tags gives them greater authenticity and a sense of being trly handmade. All - go well. B

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  6. Just lovely, Barry, and definitely hot cake material. Fiona's labels are the perfect finishing touch.

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