Good bye, 2010. It's been grand.

I'm posting to pay tribute to 2010, cos it's been freakin awesome. Here's some highlights:

January:

I launched my wonderful large comic love-hearts, including the best selling 'He Called'

February:

My website got copied by some creep in Argentina. No, it wasn't nice at the time. But now I can't help but laugh about it.

I went to my first Roller Derby bout and fell in love with the sport (and donated a necklace as a charity prize!)

March:

I exhibited KitschenSink in my first pop-up shop, via Designers Marketplace. It looked frickin ace!

I chalked up another awesome stockist, Hannah Zakari

Saw Courteeners live, again

I made eye contact with Joseph Gilgun, sigh.

April:

KitschenSink got sold at Selfridges, on Oxford Street in London! I was featured on the front of my local newspaper for it!

I won a lovely flying goose brooch from Magasin

We ran our first give-away!

Kate P and I were photographed for Company magazine - wearing KitschenSink necklaces!

I went to the Superette of my favourite indie designer, Lady Luck Rules OK, to listen to her trade secrets. I learnt lots...

I chalked up another awesome stockist, itsKitsch in Aberdeen.

I won tickets to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Ideal Home Show, but gave my tickets to Samantha because I couldn't make it.

May:

I enrolled on a college course studying basic photoshop (I'm still none the wiser!)

I chalked up a new stockist - The Heart Gallery in Hebden Bridge.

Celebrated the LOST finale with friends

Live @ Leeds!

I was invited to a preview evening at Jamie's Italian restaurant and sat next to Jimmy King from Emmerdale.

June:

I was featured on several pages of local mag 'Yorkshire Living' - I found out on my birthday!

I got accepted to BUST Summer Craftacular. Ace!

I got involved in TestSpace Leeds, selling and exhibiting and making friends and having fun.

I won a pitch at the Knitting and Stitching Show (taking place in Nov)

I got accepted to Saltaire Arts Trail (taking place in Sept)

July:

I was featured in SoFeminine's ''Accessories you won't find on the high street' and also in Live and Love York magazine!

I sold in a very wet Blackpool at the Super Duper Fair, and a very hot London at BUST Craftacular! Both were ace!!

I launched the Forecast of Fun range, which is still going strong!

 

I visited friends in London and went to Hackney Wicked Arts Festival

August:

The super Make Lounge in London became a KitschenSink stockist

I got a new camera

I met a boy <3

I went to my first ever sleep-over festival

September:

I launched a tooth rot orb necklace to add to the collection

I sold at Saltaire Makers' Fair

I went to the local Bingley Music Live festival, fun!!

October:

I mainly prepared to pop-up!

I was taken on a surprise trip to Whitby

November:

I sold at my winning pitch at the Knitting and Stitching Show

I saw Gok Wan filming and went to the fashion face-off!

I took a trip to Hebden Bridge and got treat like a celebrity!

We went to a Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem gig at Magna, which was AWESOME

December:

Launched Manga necklaces that sold like hot cakes!

I was interviewed on local radio

** Something very exciting that I cannot reveal yet!