Can you hear the excitement in my voice??

I have some news today that makes me very happy!
If you've been reading me for a while then it's no secret  that I love Purl Soho , oh so very much indeed. But you may have also noticed that I didn't mention them in my Fabric post. This was not because they're not worth mentioning, because they most definitely are. But rather because their shipping costs made it difficult for customers in the UK to order. Not, I hasten to add, because they wanted to make just a little more money, but because Joelle and Jennifer wanted to be able to offer insurance to International customers.

Unfortunately though, that meant that the shipping alone used up all of the tax allowance for the UK,  and therefore unless you wanted to pay customs tax on it, it just wasn't cost effective to order.
But I'm very excited (as is my credit card company, but not my bank manager) to say that from now on, PurlSoho are more than happy to ship International Priority Mail at only $11 to the UK! It does mean that they can't offer insurance (although if you email them and say that you would prefer insurance I'm sure they would oblige - it would just cost you more), but nobody does, and I have to say that I've never had a problem with that.
This is such great news for us in the UK! And proof once again that Purl is a wonderful place - the charges were changed as soon as they realised that our super government charged tax on shipping as well as product (I'm sure someone out there can explain that one to me, but in all honesty I don't want to hear it) and that meant we couldn't order from them.

So there you go.All of those fabrics that you saw in  all of  these posts (pretty much) are right here. Go on, go buy them, you know you want to ! Just leave some for me!

And in other exciting news, I just want to say Hello! to all the Craftzine readers that have popped over! You are most welcome!
And have you seen the latest issue of Small yet? I love this magazine so much and can not tell you how excited I was to have a bunny included!
I'm smiling a lot today!

(a number of people requested a close up of the cabinets - the first one speaks for itself and the second one houses my vintage fabrics and my favourite notebooks, patterns and notions)
    

Comments

[Tasha]

Oh please please PLEASE can't you organize my material and sewing supplies? I want them to look as lovely as yours! And I have to say... I noticed Purl Soho was missing from the list and as I know what a fondness you have for them I was sure it was some sort of shipping problem that could be fixed. Yeay for you!

[jennifer]

thank you so much for bringing this shipping issue to our attention! i'm so happy that, with your help, we were able to come to find a new solution to the shipping issue!

xo
jen
http://www.purlsoho.com/purl

[suneeta]

OMG! I need to go wipe the droll off my table now. Wish I had cabinets like that! Also wanted to tell you that I just discovered your blog and love it and all your creations. So inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[Mama Urchin]

You're having a big week!

[Sue]

Wow how lucky for you. I think you will need to invest in some more cabinets soon, or start creating a lot more from the fabrics you already have or you will have your own store soon. Lucky you! They are so organized and neat too, pity I dont have any to keep my fabrics in, maybe a trip to Ikea is needed shortly.

[Toni]

do you think there is room in one of your cabinets for me to move in? :)

[Tif]

i just love your cabinets and their organized fabrics...nothing else to say ooh except i love your bunnies too...

[joelle]

Thank you Manda!! We really appreciate you sorting this issue out for us. Joelle
ps, I think I see a spot at the top right where you can squeeze in a little more!

[Emma]

Okay, not fair - I want your sewing room sooooo badly! It looks fantastic and so tidy. Great news about Purl, not for the bank balance though!

[Bernadette]

Thanks for the Purl news - excellent. Your fabric cabinets are lovely but are also making me feel very inadequate.

[sarah]

Congratulations on the features, it's really exciting! And thanks for introducing me to craftzine, looks like some intersting stuff on there. All in all a good day!

[Qalballah]

No Joelle, that top right hand corner is where I'm hoping Manda will let me live. Please Manda, please?? Huh?? I'll do the housework if I could live your studio...

[Chara Michele]

I love those cabinets!

[paper. string. cloth]

Great news Manda! Though I am still devestated that it costs $40 for postage from Purl to Australia! Do you think you could convince Joelle that Aussies dont need insurance either?
Oooooooh just think of all the fabric you can buy now......
yum!
Great to hear your cheery self up and running again,
Leah xx

[Clare]

Yay! Thanks for that news... just the excuse (sorry REASON) I needed!

[Sandra]

What an inspirational cabinet! Any advice on how you get your fabrics so nealty folded, please! My fabrics have pieces cut out from them and are therefore irregular shapes. Not come across 'Small' before - look interesting

[Becky]

This is my first visit to your blog, and all I can say is WOW! Those fabric cupboards drew me in. :)

What wonderful creativity you have. I've enjoyed looking at everything.

Have a great day!

[JD]

This is great news. If you're feeling lucky can you convince for Canadians too? We are a forgiving and friendly lot. Love your studio!

[caroline]

Oh no! This is both fantastic news and devastating news, great for me, bad for my purse. Thank you for helping to sort this issue out.

[claudine]

That's great news indeed!! And what a fantastic fabrics cabinet :)

[Amanda]

oh Manda, those cupboards are toooo yummy! How can you bear to take anything out of them?

[Suzie Sews]

polka dots and chenille nest to one another...bliss

[Leisa]

Just happened across your blog today - love those cabinets and all that yummy fabric and bits!

[lsaspacey]

Manda, you are also featured on decor8's blog today at http://www.decor8.blogspot.com/ I guess when it rains...