Chez Penny - Signwritten!

I finally got the name up on the shop! An English man signwrote it for me, for a very reasonable price, and I love it!

Changing the Display

The window has been more or less the same since I opened the shop at the beginning of July, except where new items have replaced those sold , so I thought it was time for a change.  Also, dirt tends to fall from the beams when the delivery lorries rumble by and the tablecloth was in need of a shake, if not a wash!


I decided to go the whole hog and change the entire window display, and this is what it looks like now.

A sort of teatime theme.


The typewriter now sits on the little table in the middle of the shop and its weight makes the table much more stable than before!

The brocante items are going quickly - I know it's because my prices are very low, but I'm moving stuff fast, which was my aim.


The craft items are going too, and over the weekend I made more flower necklaces and I've hung them around the shop and in the window. I've been wearing this one all day...

This evening I've made some little flower hairclips, using some clic-clac grips I bought in England (not sure that's the proper name!)...

I thought I would charge 1.50€ per pair - hopefully they'll go like hot cakes!

Sold the wall cupboard!

Yep - he came back.  First thing this morning and bought the cupboard.  So I started the day well.


Not much other activity today though - just sold a table cloth and some little flowers.  Still - the cupboard bumped up the takings!


So I had plenty of time to do some more lavender sachets - including this one in quite bright cotton...

...it's actually a bit brighter than it looks!


I was thinking that not everyone likes sugared-almond colours...

Trade is Looking Up

Well, Le Dorat may be a sleepy little town, but at Chez Penny it's been pretty busy today!


I took more money than ever before and had lots of people in looking round.  It was great!


I was making lavender sachets and selling them almost as quickly as I made them...

...but they do take almost an hour to make and, at 3,50€ each they're a good bargain I think.


(Incidentally I've made the pattern available FREE on Ravelry)


The lavender comes from my garden, and is grown without fertilisers or pesticides.  It grows brilliantly out here!


I also sold a set of teacups, saucers and tea plates to a man who runs a shop in town called La Maison du Terroir, and they have a couple of little tables outside where you can have a cup of tea - no food though, unless you buy a packet of biscuits!  He said he liked the idea of serving his drinks in the bone china cups and saucers.


He's coming back tomorrow to look at a little wall cupboard!

MOO Business Cards

I don't think I ever told you about my business cards.  They come from MOO and are fabulous.


The backs are all the same...

...but the fronts are all different...

...yes, all 100 of them! (just a random sample in the picture).


They make a great impact - people love them!