Yes, that's right. I never thought for a minute that when I entered the PaperAwards organised by Top Drawer that I would have been shortlisted, never mind the winner.
It was a last-minute decision to enter that new category as usually I only ever entered my greetings cards, but it's always a tough one as there are so many brilliant brands out there.
Introduce yourself and your store.I’m Tori and I run Harbour Lane Studio in South Queensferry. Harbour Lane is a dinky but quirky space showcasing the work from over 70 different makers based all over the UK but with a strong focus on highlighting Scottish talent. We will have been open for 3 years at the end of November and are currently in the process of building an extension so that we can squeeze in a whole lot of new makers.
Who are you/what do you do?My name is Ellie and I run East End Press, who design and make hand-printed and hand made decorative homeware, mainly Christmas and party decorations!
An interesting headline isn't it? And it's not what you think. Well, it is. Sort of.For the past month or so I've been working on expanding the wedding range as it's been more popular than I thought. I was also going along with the idea that more non-wedding-y cards would do just the trick because when I'm looking for something a bit different I just never seem to find any that suits my sense of humour. The same comes to the RSVP type cards or regret, so of course, I included some of those. You can thank me later.
Introduce yourself and your store.Hi I'm Siobhan and I run April and the Bear.
Is there a story behind the name?There sure is! I was struggling with what to call the shop and one of my besties asked me what I love, so I thought about it and I love the month of April and the name so I went with that and I love my husband, Jamie - who is a rather large, hairy bear type and the name was born!
