Me and my Family and my Shop

                                                                               

Hi,
Just a little bit of background into my family. I have been married for nearly 14 years with two boys. Daniel is 13 and Ben is about to turn 11. We have 5 dogs and trying to sell 3 puppies, 2 cats, 3 sheep and a pony!! My husband works full time and also in the shop. We live in Woodend a beautiful country town only one hour out of Melbourne heading towards Bendigo. We moved here 11 years ago from Melbourne, West Footscray. We bought a house on 2 acres of land and feel very lucky to be truly living the live we always wanted.  I was extremely lucky to have a very supportive hubby who helped me open my dream shop. Three years ago a shop came up for lease in the main street of Woodend and it all just snowballed from there. Our shop is full of teddy bears in every shape , size, price, color!!!!!!!!! As having worked as a Craft Buyer for 10 years for Lincraft it was always in my blood to do craft work and I absolutley love fabric. So we decided to add patchwork and quilting supplies to  shop. My real love is stitchery and I'm a big fan of Teddlywinks and Angles in Disguise Patterns.   I met Michelle Mckinnon  through playgroup about  10 years ago. We became friends over time and shared a passion for crafts. Michelle taught me how to do my first quilt which to this day is not finished.  When I opened the shop Michelle made some quilts to display and sell. Over time Michelle has now developed her own kits and works casually in the shop. Our first major event is the Craft and Quilt Fair July 24th to 27th. So hopefully if you come along you will come and visit us and say hello.

Kerri

Comments

[Liz (Teddlywinks)]

Ooooh...it's 7.22am on a cold Monday morning and I'm sitting here blogging!!! Sad, isn't it?! Kerri - your blog looks great, you'll have fun thinking of things to talk about! I'm adding you to my list of blogs I read - I hope you get lots of hits!
Liz (Teddlywinks)

[sandra]

Congrats Kerri on entering blogland, its fun !
You will find its very addictive :-))
Will see you at the quilt show, l am visiting for a day !
Sandra ( burgundyraggies)

[Michelle McKinnon]

Congratulations to blog land!
How lucky I was to have met you through playgroup! Looking forward to the show with you, it will be great!
Michelle

[Deb McKnight]

Hey Darls love your blog & pics, great setup. See you soon & keep warm with all your bundle of bears. love to you.
Deb. xxx