Off to Harrogate at 6am in the morning to set up for Living North Christmas Fair at the event Centre - hope the black ice keeps away and that we have enough time to set up!

New site

New website proving popular and customers loving the new Festive CandleTin at http://www.giftinatin.co.uk/CandleTins/Festive-CandleTin/wool-flypage.tpl.html

Now understanding how important SEO really is, and how I can check page rank - that little green bar is surely going to move in the next two months!

So the new site is up and live! Thanks to the talents of dancingpixels!

Some new Christmas gifts which are really unusual, and new spa products with the most beautiful aromas!

Get your shopping done all in the comfort of your armchair!

The new website is almost live and it's looking great - very excited to see it up and running!

Christmas products just around the corner, including a beautiful CandleTin with two hand poured candles brimming with Christmas aromas, Cranberry and Cinnamon - just the most perfect Christmas gift.

There's also new retro SweeTins, your favourite sweets, in a lovely GifTin, tied with a red ribbon, ideal gift for teachers, kids, Grandads, table presents, and just to say, thank you!

This year we have our new PooTins, which have treated reindeer dung, Christmas tree seeds, in a bio-degradable planter, a real memory to watch and grow - perfect gift for those people who simply have everything!!

Roll on Christmas!

Photo shoot was great yesterday and the sample shots coming through today look amazing, the new site is going to look really contemporary with these great new shots - thanks to photographer Paul Knowles at http://www.paulknowlesphotography.co.uk/index.html

Well the Barclays Business awards....got down to about number 38 out of all the entries....so pretty good really.

So just the Nectar awards to enter next!!!

If anyone gets the sweetheart neck warmer as their free gift with Let's Knit magazine...yes, there are three needles in the KniTin as you need them to store the spare stitches on when you make the loop!!!

So my new Tins are here, half size Tins, so lots more gifts to go in!

Last week we entered the Barclays Bank One Small Step competition...some stiff competition here, three entries will be chosen from over 2,000 in the North East, I am thinking it won't be me.

Never mind, my wonderful IT tag team have sent me details of the Nectar Business awards...so more form filling and more entries to be completed!!

Onwards and upwards...WeddingTins to launch asap!

Very happy indeed to win the digital award 2010 - for the retail category - some tough competition to beat! Will be receiving my award next Friday!

Also being featured in the Hexham Courant Business Review which is brilliant, although not sure I really want to see photos of me in the local paper!

Been to our first wedding fair at the Hancock Museum today - interesting afternoon - lots of interest in our new wedding Tins and wedding favours and especially in the hen night Tins and t shirts. Thanks to Amy who has done all the research into the new range and found some excellent suppliers! Now to get it all on the website!

Just entered the local digital business retail award.....http://digitalawards.hexham-courant.co.uk/explore/business/business-awards/retail/

I hope people will vote for me!

Tomorrow I am discussing CandleTins, that latest range which will be launched soon. We will be selling handmade candle melts and the most beautiful candles in tins. All the fragrances are natural and the colours are simple, pastel shades to reflect the fragrance.

Also sorting out attending a bridal fair as we're branching out into favours which will be candles and smellies all co-ordinated to match the colours, themes and flowers of the wedding - they'll be some in tins, and others in pretty organza tied with ribbons to reflect the colour theme of the day. The bridal fair will also exhibit our t shirts for hen nights and SpaTins for presents for birdesmaids and mother/mother-in laws.

Exciting times!