Thursday, 26 November 2009

Important Christmas Ordering Information!!

This year, to ensure the highest standard of customer service across all three of our businesses, Abigail and I have decided to implement an "In Stock" system.

Each piece of jewellery, or item in our home wares range, will have the current "in stock" quantity visible in the listing. If one of these "in stock" items is ordered, we will do our very best to dispatch it to you within 3 working days.

If an item becomes "Out of Stock" and is marked as such in the listing, please feel free to contact us, and we will add you to the list of customers awaiting this item. In this case, please allow up to 14 working days, as per our usual terms and conditions, for dispatch.

Please note, however, that we will be working as hard as possible to ensure that items, if they go out of stock at all, will not be out of stock for very long...so, although we are asking to allow 14 working days, we hope that, in reality, the waiting time will be much less.

This way, we can make extra sure that your Christmas shopping experience with us will be as stress free as possible- you can choose which items to order, based on your own Christmas schedule! Don't forget, too, that every item of jewellery comes beautifully boxed, and all
home-wares orders are wrapped in tissue and tied with a bow - perfect, and ready for gifting upon arrival! ;)

VERY last postal date to USA for xmas is 11.12.09
VERY last postal date to Europe for xmas is 11.12.09
VERY last postal date in UK for xmas is 23.12.09

Please order as early as you can in advance of these dates so we can ensure you get your orders in time for Christmas day!


ryan@abigailryan

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Abigail J'adores...


I saw these fantastic installations by Rebecca Ward on Joy's blog a week or so ago and have been thinking about them ever since.

Perhaps it's because I have been so enamoured of my new japanese colourful tape? ;) hmmm...

Their construction is beautiful. I love the use of a humble every-day product {electrical tape} to make such bold statements of form and colour...

See more of Rebecca's work right HERE! :)

abigail@abigail*ryan

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Wrap it Up | Gift Sets...


We're almost there with getting our tea-towels online - and in addition to selling them individually, we will also be selling them in packaged sets of two, sets of four and a full set of all eight designs. I know for sure when I moved into my flat this would have been a *perfect* housewarming gift!!

I am really enjoying wrapping them all up - give me tissue, string, japanese masking tape and a stack of linens and I am one happy gal. ;)

Do you remember when I oohed and ahhed over the MT tape? Well, the lovely Mister Bell bought me some as a surprise, along with an amazing book on Japanese present wrapping, which I will scan soon to share!

*grin*

More soon!

p.s. Oh, and click HERE to follow us on facebook! :)

abigail@abigail*ryan


Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Getting our stitch on...


After working so hard for weeks in preparation for our shows and completing stock for our big Christmas launches, we were exhausted!!

We arrived back in Glasgow on Saturday after a 5.30am start, and decided to take a couple of days off.

In a very manly fashion {!!}, Ryan suggested getting snuggled up {against the cold!} under blankets, popping on some telly or DVD's and embroidering something fun onto some of our lovely Irish linen...

...slow but happy progress two days on, I for one feel much better for switching my brain off a little and keeping my hands busy. These little beauties may well find their way into our shop for the launch - so stay tuned if you fancy some original embroidered art for your walls.

In case you didn't guess - the seeds are mine {Abigail's} and the gorgeous geometric maze is Ryan's. ;)

A little more to be done tonight I think!!!

over and out...

abigail@abigail*ryan

Swooning...


We returned from Belfast to the most lovely of surprises... an amazing mushroom from Kris was awaiting us!!

Vibrant and cheeky, and utterly beautiful, complete with her own history - Amanita Citrina will now reside happily with us on our mantel.

We are so happy to have her. Thank you so much Kris!!!
Now we are itching to add more and have a collection of them! ;)

xo abigail & ryan

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Abigail J'adores...


These stunning felted and embroidered hats and mittens from Kyoto based Tiny Toadstool are beyond charming... I am so smitten with them!

The amount of skill and craft that goes into each piece is astounding. They almost remind me of the Tibetan type hats my mum used to pop my brother and I in when we were really wee... which I think makes me love them even more. ;)


abigail@abigail*ryan

Friday, 13 November 2009

All wrapped up! Abigail J'adores...

...amazing example of traditional 'furoshiki' in a fabric folding store in Kyoto.

Makes us want to use our own abigail*ryan fabric to put goodies in and wrap and fold our own carry bags!!

*wow*

abigail@abigail*ryan