NEW VINTAGE STOCK FOR SPRING!

Hi Everyone,

It has been long, long time since I posted anything to the blog as like lots of people I ended up with a nasty virus that came on over the Christmas holidays and stayed with me for most of January :-(
It was difficult to summon up any energy or concentration for anything! Plus we had all the wintery weather which was exciting at first, but became a bit tedious once the novelty had worn off. Even my nephews got fed up of trudging to school twice a day in the snow and cold, I suppose when it becomes the norm' even snowball fights become boring :-)

Anyway, the upside is that website was really busy in January and February ( thank you to everyone who made a purchase) probably because we were all stuck indoors more and buying online is such a great thing to do when the weather is cold and horrible. It is great because it has galvanised me to get stuck in to some real work and over the last couple of weeks I have been busy photographing and adding some of the lovely things that have been waiting in the wings, like this beautiful dress clip.

As usual vintage Tootal scarves are ever popular so I have added more of those and I keep on re-stocking as they sell, so keep checking back to the site if you are interested in Tootals.

Thank you to everyone who looked at the latest email flyer and clicked through onto the site. Please feel free to forward the email to anyone you know :-)

Next up for me is the Nec show at Birmingham which will be great as it has been a long gap since the last one in October. It is so nice to see all the stock displayed in one go after all the hard work searching it out and getting it ready for sale!

If you want to come to see 'The Jewel Box' at the 'Nec Antiques for Everyone show' Birmingham, 8-11 April, I have a few invitations going spare so you can email me via the blog or the website.

Carol x

Christmas wishes!

Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

The webshop is closed now until Jan 2nd 2010, but you can still place an order to reserve your item. Any orders will be posted during the first week of January.

Thanks to all of you who have made purchases through 2009 either from the website or at a fair and who have followed the website and the blog ( sorry I'm not much of a blogger :-) )

Have a great festive time.....

Lots of Christmas wishes

Carol xxx

Thank you!

This is a lightening quick post to say a big 'Thank you' to everyone who came to 'The Jewel Box' stand at the Nec last week.

Jen and I had a brilliant show, it was really buzzy and bustling everyday and we seemed to be on the go the whole time. Lots of our regular customers came to browse and buy or to just say hello and we had lots of new faces too which is great. It was lovely to meet Denise and her friend Eve who I think thought they had found a sweetie shop for grown ups :-)

I'm really busy this next couple of weeks as the run up to Christmas starts in earnest. I'm sorry to have neglected the website recently and hope to get round to photographing and uploading some new stock, I will do an email flyer to all those registered when the update is complete. Time just seems to be in short supply and I often want to be in three places at once! Working for yorself is great, but I often wish there was more than one of me :-)

Carol x

P.S. Next week Colston Bassett Store ( Leicestershire) host their annual 'Girls Night Out' for Charity. This years charity is SCKIN a local charity for skin cancer awareness. It is on Weds 11th Nov 7.30-9.30pm. Tickets are on sale at the store; for further details email info@colstonbassettstore.com

October 'Antiques for Everyone'

Well, time has certainly flown by really quickly since the last Nec 'Antiques for Everyone' show in July, but despite the short period between the two shows Jenny and I have managed to find some great vintage jewellery and accessories which will be on sale for the first time at this Winter show, October 29th - November 1st.

Whatever your taste in jewellery we try to have something for everyone and our prices suit every pocket as they go from as little as £10.00 to over £1,000. We also have vintage handbags and silk scarves. Come and say hello :-) Our stand number is M35

Antiques for Everyone is a quality standfitted show with a wide range of antiques and collectables including Art Deco, Fine Art & Jewellery etc...
For more details about opening times etc, click the link : Antiques for everyone

Website customers please note : Any orders placed the week of the show will be posted out 3rd Nov.

Autumn vintage stock

Just a few lines to let you know I have added some new vintage stock to the website today, including the beautiful hand painted silk scarf heading this post!
New items have been added to each section but make sure you scroll down to the end of each list as the software on the site puts the new items at the bottom and I don't always get round to moving them nearer the top!

That feeling of Autumn is everywhere now, especially in the garden which is starting to look bedraggled and tired. As I get older I feel more sad about losing the warmth and light of the sun, but I LOVE winter clothes, especially coats, boots, scarves and gloves, so there is some compensation :-)