Inspirational Weekend

 I had a great weekend, my eldest daughter and her fiance came to stay. It was an early start for all of us on Saturday as we had to be in Cirencester to go bridesmaid dress shopping by 9.30am for my youngest daughter and her step-sister. My eldest knew the range of dresses she was interested in but it was a slow start getting the bridesmaids to choose, perhaps they were shy or didn’t want to handle the beautiful dresses. Fortunately their Dad didn’t have any such qualms and started going through them and taking any off the rail that they liked.

While they then tried the dresses on and gave us a fashion display I checked out the wedding jewellery in the display cases. I was amazed at the prices for simple necklaces and earrings. My eldest has been saying ever since she started going to wedding fairs that I ought to get into the wedding business, lack of time and confidence has been partly responsible for me not doing anything about her idea. Seeing the jewellery on display I know that I could make wedding jewellery as good if not much prettier and without the 500% markup . My brain is buzzing with ideas. I am making jewellery for my daughters bridesmaids and flower girl and will be working on making a selection for my daughter to see when she and her finance visit at Christmas. Watch out for the new wedding jewellery category at Sea Witch’s Cavern.

My youngest daughter and her step-sister successfully chose their dresses while my mind was working a mile a minute and in the right colour and without the pins pulling the dresses in to fit I know that they are going to look beautiful on my eldest’s big day.

After the relaxing weekend it has been busy while I get ready to go to stay with a friend in Kent. It will be a well deserved break but I am also doing a jewellery party at her daughter’s house. I am only going for a three days but as I haven’t seen Jan since June last year it will be great to catch up properly. Chatting on the phone regularly is not the same. I am looking forward to the headless chicken bit being over as I get ready. I love it when the time comes for me to set off, when the car is packed to the gunnels and I can just concentrate on driving. I’ve only been driving for four years and it still symbolises freedom to me, I often find myself grinning to myself like a loon as I am driving. My youngest will be looking after the cat, the house and the shop and posting all the parcels out for me, so that I can relax.

Originally posted to Webjam 24th November 2009