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Boutiko Winter Sale Now On!

Posted in Business Stuff, Website, tagged , , on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

First of all, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and are enjoying the holidays.
If you’re feeling at a slightly loose end now the festivities are over, you could pop over to Boutiko right now, where you will find lots of our gorgeous products reduced to within an inch of their lives. There [...]

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Our Eco Shop

Posted in Business Stuff, Green Things, tagged , , , , , , on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I visited Our Eco Shop on Christmas Eve. I had been asked if I’d like to participate but I declined this year for a number of reasons. I was curious about how it had panned out though so I popped by for a quick nose.
The concept was thought up by Lisa Harland and Sarah Baulch, [...]

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A Different Five A Day

Posted in Green Things, Thoughts and Stories, tagged , on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m not very good at managing my five a day. With no one to feed but myself it’s sometimes too easy to slip into lazy habits. Then I found this list of an alternative five a day, which somehow seems a bit more fun and a lot more meaningful. If we all did a bit [...]

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Green England Awards 2008 -Winners Announced

Posted in Business Stuff, Green Things, tagged , , on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The results are out, and Boutiko was the runner up in Best Fair Trade Company category! This is really exciting for Boutiko, as it is a public recognition of our efforts over the past year. Thank you so much to all who voted! Congratulations also to Kate at Only Fair, who won in this category!
Here’s [...]

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How To Wrap A Present NICELY

Posted in Green Things, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

OK, so you’ve trailed the shops/internet, developed a nervous disorder, and finally got all your presents in a pile; now it’s time to wrap those bad boys. Of course all wrapping gets ripped off in the end, so you might think it doesn’t really matter what it looks like. WRONG. Packaging is very important, as [...]

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Pressing Matters

Posted in Business Stuff, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I did try to do my own PR.  I slogged away and even called thirty journalists one morning, to be met with indifference at best. It was most disheartening, but I felt the business couldn’t really afford to pay a PR full time. I can write, but I don’t have all the know how, or [...]

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Exciting New Products!

Posted in Website, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We are very excited to announce two new arrivals. First, we have  the most scrumptious knitted accessories from Catherine Tough.
Here are the cuddly hot water bottle covers (with hot water bottles included of course):

And here are the bedsocks for him….

And for her…..

Perfect for cosying up on these freezing winter nights!
We are also very excited to now stock [...]

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