Hello hello lovely people!
I've been missing for a whiley and Rock N Retro has taken a bit of a backseat so what's been going on?
Well, it's been a funny ole year for me peronally. Things that I thought were set in stone weren't and I've had to adjust to life happening in a completely different way than was planned. With that happening I decided I was going to branch out from stocking just jewellery at RnR.
While I was working away planning things behind the scenes the most awesome job ever (apart from Rock N Retro) was advertised in the local paper and I decided to go for it.
Weeks of planning followed, then the interview and 6 weeks ago I started a new job as Sales Co-Ordinator in our local hospice's Charity Shop!
So my "main" job now is with the Bethesda Hospice Charity Shop for 30 hours a week. I have a band of lovely lady volunteers working in the shop, along with a few marvelous men working away in other areas.
For me it's a wonderful job: every day is different, the stock is always changing and we're raising much needed money for the Hospice. They have to raise £250,000 a year to keep the hospice going, and as it's the only hospice in the Outer Hebrides it's a much needed and greatly valued part of our Island community. And being a Charity Shop Shopper at heart helps a bit too :)
During my busy start at the new job I decided to take a wee break from RnR but we're back this weekend with a fabulous goodie bag offer:
£20 worth of current pieces for £10
OR
£40 worth of current pieces for £20
Both options are available in the Quirky & Fun theme or the Vintage & Inspired theme.
Once I'm all settled in properly I'll be running Rock N Retro on a part-time basis, but I've some fabulous ideas up my sleeve for how I'm going to do it!
Muchos apologies people but it dawned on me today that holding the raffle draw tomorrow would be a bit silly as people who've ordered today won't have got their tickets yet, silly, silly me!
So, the draw WILL take place next Monday the 7th February, and to keep it all tied in nicely the new-look website will launch then too, yippee :)
So, the draw WILL take place next Monday the 7th February, and to keep it all tied in nicely the new-look website will launch then too, yippee :)
Oh the shame! Despite my promises this time last year I have been a very poor blogger, my many, many apologies.
Life sometimes throws us curveballs we weren't expecting, and 2010 threw some major ones at me. I'm SO glad that year is over and it's an exciting start to the New Year here at Rock N Retro towers :)
We've got a super January Sale on over in the shop - there's money off every piece in the store and some are running low on stock, never to be re-stocked. If there's something you've had your eye on now's the time to buy.
As an added bonus, every order placed in January will receive a strip of tickets for entry into our fabulous Prize Draw which will take place on the 1st of February.
1st Prize is your pick of products to the value of £50
2nd Prize is your pick of products to the value of £25
3rd Prize is your pick of products to the value of £15
And the reason for this fabulous raffle? We're busy working away on a snazzy new-look website, along with some refreshing new products and an easier way to browse and shop *excitedness*
So farewell 2010, you were a rubbish year! HELLO 2011, please be kind to me :)
Life sometimes throws us curveballs we weren't expecting, and 2010 threw some major ones at me. I'm SO glad that year is over and it's an exciting start to the New Year here at Rock N Retro towers :)
We've got a super January Sale on over in the shop - there's money off every piece in the store and some are running low on stock, never to be re-stocked. If there's something you've had your eye on now's the time to buy.
As an added bonus, every order placed in January will receive a strip of tickets for entry into our fabulous Prize Draw which will take place on the 1st of February.
1st Prize is your pick of products to the value of £50
2nd Prize is your pick of products to the value of £25
3rd Prize is your pick of products to the value of £15
And the reason for this fabulous raffle? We're busy working away on a snazzy new-look website, along with some refreshing new products and an easier way to browse and shop *excitedness*
So farewell 2010, you were a rubbish year! HELLO 2011, please be kind to me :)
I've finally caved in and signed up to polyvore.
I'm pretty skint at the moment, my wardrobe isn't exactly brimming with fantabulous clothes to show off outfits and my social life is just about non-existant. So I'm thinking that this might be a way to browse clothes online and not feeling guilty about wasting my time, hah!
Mostly it'll be sets featuring one thing that I've got "I want that SO bad" teamed up with some other fab pieces and finished with a bit of Rock N Retro :)
My first set is pretty basic, I got far too excited and wanted to try it out right away, clickety click to view it bigger on our polyvore account.
Have you got any style tips for RnR pieces? What do you wear your RnR pieces with? we'd love to know.
I'm pretty skint at the moment, my wardrobe isn't exactly brimming with fantabulous clothes to show off outfits and my social life is just about non-existant. So I'm thinking that this might be a way to browse clothes online and not feeling guilty about wasting my time, hah!
Mostly it'll be sets featuring one thing that I've got "I want that SO bad" teamed up with some other fab pieces and finished with a bit of Rock N Retro :)
My first set is pretty basic, I got far too excited and wanted to try it out right away, clickety click to view it bigger on our polyvore account.
Have you got any style tips for RnR pieces? What do you wear your RnR pieces with? we'd love to know.
I ran out of time today to do a fancy draw, I've got work and a family wedding tomorrow and then a stall at a show on Saturday so today was pretty hectic!
Instead I gave all the entrants a number in word - wee snippet below
Then let random.org do the selecting:
Congratulations Emma Maillard! We'll be sending you a wee facebook message shortly to arrange delivery of your prize :)
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is
"Like" the Rock n Retro Facebook Page
and leave a comment on the
"Like" the Rock n Retro Facebook Page
and leave a comment on the
"Win Me Wednesday" post between 1.30am and 11.30pm (gmt)
Only one entry per person no matter how many times you comment though :D
Only one entry per person no matter how many times you comment though :D
Simple as that!
Then on Thursday all your entry names will be popped into a hat and the winner will be drawn at random.
This week is your chance to win a Goodie Bag filled with £25 worth of current website items!
Don't worry if you've not got your ears pierced - we'll check with the winner before posting out :)
Sarah @ Rock n Retro
I have a very love/hate relationship with ebay, when it's good it's fantastic but when it's bad it's awful!
It's where Rock N Retro started out back in the day so I suppose I'll always have a fondness for it and be grateful for discovering it after leaving a Uni course half-way through my 2nd year to head back home to Lewis from Glasgow.
I've been having a massive studio "room" sort out over the past week as I was supposed to be moving house shortly and didn't want to pack up all the bits and pieces that I know I'm just not going to use - items bought on a whim, pieces that I don't know what to do with, components that were bought for projects I'm just not going to have the time for and so on!
So naturally ebay called my name, and in a moment of quite possible madness I re-opened up a Rock N Retro ebay shop.
At the moment there are a couple of de-stash items, with plenty more to come over the next week or so once I get photos and descriptions sorted, and quite a lot of our current website items which all have the Best Offer option on them :)
There's even a Monsieur Moustache necklace that I found hidden away, along with a handful of other pieces I thought I'd sold out of but were hidden away in boxes. I really need to get more organised!
So go check it out at: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Rock-N-Retro-Jewellery
and remember to keep an eye out over the coming week for more de-stash items.
It's where Rock N Retro started out back in the day so I suppose I'll always have a fondness for it and be grateful for discovering it after leaving a Uni course half-way through my 2nd year to head back home to Lewis from Glasgow.
I've been having a massive studio "room" sort out over the past week as I was supposed to be moving house shortly and didn't want to pack up all the bits and pieces that I know I'm just not going to use - items bought on a whim, pieces that I don't know what to do with, components that were bought for projects I'm just not going to have the time for and so on!
So naturally ebay called my name, and in a moment of quite possible madness I re-opened up a Rock N Retro ebay shop.
At the moment there are a couple of de-stash items, with plenty more to come over the next week or so once I get photos and descriptions sorted, and quite a lot of our current website items which all have the Best Offer option on them :)
There's even a Monsieur Moustache necklace that I found hidden away, along with a handful of other pieces I thought I'd sold out of but were hidden away in boxes. I really need to get more organised!
So go check it out at: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Rock-N-Retro-Jewellery
and remember to keep an eye out over the coming week for more de-stash items.
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