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Eco My Party!

Posted in Green Things, tagged , , , , , , on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

While at the fated Horsham Eco Fair on Sunday, I met a girl called Helen, who handed me her card and introduced me to her business, www.ecomyparty.co.uk.
She’s spent two years designing and manufacturing these brilliant party and picnic sets, and every single thing is eco friendly and biodegradable. My particular favourites are the organic and [...]

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A Bad Fair Day

Posted in Business Stuff, tagged , , , , on July 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I wasn’t going to post about the fiasco that was the Horsham Eco Fair on Sunday, especially after I’d hyped it up so much, but then I thought, this blog is supposed to be a behind the scenes look at a growing eco business, and that doesn’t mean just the good bits! I also thought, you [...]

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New In This Week: Handmade Craft Kits!

Posted in Website, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

We are so excited to announce the arrival of these new children’s (or adults’!) craft kits, handmade by Karen Lewis in the north of England. Each kit, which comes in a delightful ‘take-away’ box, contains everything you need, such as felt pieces, thread and buttons, along with an ‘instructions and ideas’ sheet to help you on the way.
There [...]

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Horsham Eco Fair Sunday 20th July 08

Posted in Green Things, tagged , , , on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sunday 20th July 2008 is the date of the Horsham Eco Fair, held, rather surprisingly, in Horsham, West Sussex. Boutiko will be there (stall number 23), and we’d love to see you! As I always say, it’s so nice to meet our customers and get instant feedback, and it looks like it’s going to be [...]

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Winners and Bargains (two great words)

Posted in Website, tagged , , , , on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I am very pleased to report that the competition we ran in conjunction with Giftchooser attracted an unprecedented 1076 entries, and congratulations go to Emma Furniss who won the fantastic Balance Me Super Trio Gift Set.

If you didn’t win however, you have not missed out, as 1st August will see the start of our Big Boutiko Sale! All kinds [...]

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Love Food, Hate Waste!

Posted in Green Things, tagged , , , , , on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Why is it that you always seem to end up with one or two things that got pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten about, and by the time you find them, you find yourself wondering what they actually were before they grew five types of mould. Well there is absolutely no excuse any more, [...]

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