I just wanted to let you know that Alter Ego Greeting Cards will be at the first ever Alternative Wedding Show in Newcastle. This is looking to being a great event. There is going to be everything you need for your wedding, but all with a little twist.
Alter Ego will have a selection of Handmade Wedding Stationary, Wedding Cards, and Gift Boxes. I will also have a selection of Alternative greeting cards and gifts.
Come along and see what there is to offer.
I will be giving you a full report after the event.
This week I have added some new items to the website. I have decided to increase my range by adding some gifts. The first of these is a hand knitted Faux Fur Dolly Bag. It is made with a very special yarn that when made up gives the look and feel of fur.
When better to take pictures of a fur handbag than in the recent spell of snow we had. My daughter Louise who is the designer for *Little Bow Creep* was keen to help out.
The pictures were taken in my very snowy garden and I have to say I am pleased with the results.
The featured bag is black, but I intend to add a selection of different colours very soon. I do hope you like them, and let me know what you think
Christmas is comeing so I am adding a selection of Christmas Cards to the website today. This card is known as a stepper card because of the different heights in the card like you would get in a set of steps.
This card was made using The Jems Designs Screeming of a White Christmas CD Rom. Goth doesn't mean you can't have a bit of bling as you can see from this card with its sparkly gold accents.
I am also hopeing to find time to make my own Christmas Cards ha ha. If it's like any other year I will end up making them two weeks before Christmas. I always have good intentions but somehow they never seem to work out.
Oh well I better get back to work. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
This weekend I paid my first visit to The Bram Stoker International Film Festival in Whitby. I have to say I had a wonderful time. Everyone I met was very friendly and made me very welcome.
I set up my stand on Thursday afternoon in preparation for the show getting underway on Friday. I was a little nervous as this is the biggest show Alter Ego has done so far. I hope you think my display looks good. I was quite pleased with it. From the reaction of the lovely customers i think it was OK.
Friday was the first official day of the show. Everyone was full of compliments for me. A lot of customers commented that they had been looking for someone like me for a long time as they find it difficult to get Goth Cards. I met a lovely couple from Middlesbrough, the lady told me her husbands birthday is at Halloween and she always has to get a Halloween card for him intead of a birthday card. How awfull and I hope she never has to do that again.
Saturday was again a very sucessful day. I was even persuaded to try on a corset by Marie of Forever in Black. I have to say I liked the result. However I am trying to lose weight at the minute so a corset will have to wait until I have lost the weight I want to. Don't give up on me I will get there eventually.
Sunday was alittle quieter but still busy for me. A lot of people asked if I would be back for The Goth weekend. Unfortunatly it is to late for this event, however I intend to be there at the next Goth weekend in April.
This picture was taken by Carol Earl of Sweet Nibblets Confectionary, and shows me with the beautiful Handmade Headwear of Diamond Saphire. All of these hats are made from scratch by Carol Smith.
I had a wonderful time over the three days I was there. I met some lovely people and hope to meet many more. Roll on April for the next event.
I am busy looking around for new craft fairs to do. I'll keep you updated because I am hopeing to have some to announce soon.
I have been busy making new cards and adding them to the website. I hope you like them and I am hopeing to be adding more soon.
By now you will all have I hope had a wonderful Christmas and be looking forward to a Happy New Year. If you are anything like me you will have eaten and drunk far to much. I have put my diet on hold until after the holidays.
Never mind it was all worth it. I spent a lovelt Christmas Day with my husband Dave, son Adam, daughter Louise and her partner Kev. Glad to say it all went off very well and I didn't burn a thing.
It was back to work on Boxing day for Dave, but Adeam and I went to seem my mam. We had another lovely day. I hope Santa was as good to you as he was to me.
Now Christmas is out of the way I have to get back to work. I have made some new cards and put them onto the site today. They are in Goth Women, Goth Valentine, Faries, Angels and Dragons. I hope to be adding some more Valentine cards over the next few day because before you know it it wi
I have added some new cards today. I have added to Goth Women, Goth Men, Goth Animals, and I have created a new section for Biker Cards. I hope you like them all
I am busy trying to arrange haveing some of my cards sold at The Whitby Goth Fringe Festival. I'll keep you posted on that one.
Don't forget if there is something you would like to see on the site let me know.
I have added new cards to The Steampunk Womens page, and The Goth Womens Page. I hope you like them
So the day has finally arrived and I have launched Alter Ego Greeting Cards. I have been working on this site for a while now and at last I feel I have enough to get it started. I will e ading new cards on a regular basis so please keep looking back to see what has been added
One of my projects for the future is Goth Wedding Stationary. This of course will take a while to get up and running, but it will be comeing. So keep checking.
If there is anything you would like to see on the site please let me know via the contact page. I want to provide what the customers want, s any ideas you have will be greatly appreciated.
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