New Stationery

Draft from: 2009-05-29 01:06:12

I’ve finally received my letterhead and business cards last week so I’ve sent out some letters a few days ago to those who were interested. I love how my bee peeks through the window of the envelope. I’m happy with my new stationery especially the paper but I have doubts about my business cards. They look really cool with the spot UV but they forgot to print the brown colour in the background gradient, the hands and eyes of the bee, the icons and the text. So to me it all looks slightly too dark.

The black gradient (which should’ve been brown) seems too much of a contrast on the white background. So I’ve sent a letter to the printer asking for a reprint and hopefully they’ll take it into consideration. Lucky me they still have the proof which I approved so they should be able to tell the difference… I’ll keep my fingers crossed and hope they’ll print and deliver it on time! I’ve published this post a week later because I wanted to wait until the letters had arrived in the US, The Netherlands and Malta *hehe*

Update: I’ve heard from several people today and yesterday that they’ve received my letter so I guess it’s save to publish this post *wink* The printer received my complaint about the cards in the meantime and is working on a reprint…

My new stationery: my bee peeking through the window

Farmer Market

I’ve been to Broadway Market with M. and W. a cute buzzing little farmer market in Hackney with a range of organic products and produce from soap to cheese to vegetables to cakes and crafts, fish, pasta and fresh baked wholegrain bread chock-full of seeds. It was busy when we got there but in a good way. I bought some really nice award winning mature Cheshire cheese some smoked cheese, coriander/garlic olives and a fresh chorizo sausage.

It was a beautiful day, the weather was amazing so we had lunch at the park. M. and W. gave me a gorgeous Royal Albert tea set, ‘Elfin’ from the 1950’s. Pastel green inside, a floral pattern on the outside and of course guilded rims, much nicer than the Noritake set. It’s original English which is what I initially wanted, it’s a really special gift! When I got home I baked a rosemary and garlic focaccia and had a delicious dinner with two different cheeses, chorizo and olives.

It was such a nice relaxing day!

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Broadway Market is a thriving and growing hub of community life, featuring fabulous restaurants, arts and crafts and local business. Traders and residents for over 15 years have fought to build this community and revive its market, and promote cafĂ© culture, specialist shopping and local business growth. The new market will be opening from 8am till 6pm with 40 stalls offering a varied selection of goods including [read more –>]:

* Organic rare breed pork/veal/venison

* Sea food and fresh fish

* Handmade cheese butter and butter milk

* Organic breads/cakes and pastries

* Health products

* USA street clothes

* Vintage clothing 50/60/70

* Along with a number of snack foods and health drinks

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1950’s ‘Elfin’, such a sweet and generous gift!

Fresh organic [apple] juices

Yummie cakes, bread and pastries

Healthy snacks on the right