Phew it worked!!

Not only are we on our own NEW shiny server but we also have a NEW style website.   

As you can see there are no major changes on the home page, a few new graphic boxes and a little bit of tweaking.  All the hard work has been put into the websites engine - look behind the scenes and you will see some super technology in action. This is our 4th generation website and we think it is awesome.

Your shopping basket will remain active for a period of 35days, you can use it like a wishlist and keep things in there and then take them out the next day - or put more in! 
This only works on one computer, you will not be able to switch machines and expect to see your open basket.

You can sort products by different methods, our recommendations, price, popularity etc.

You can choose the number of items you wish to view on a page, this will be very helpful in the 3mm satin range!

We have added an express checkout - you do not have to register on the site if you do not wish to.

When you view your basket you can also see a thumbnail picture of the ribbons you have selected - brilliant.

There are so many new improvements (I do not want to bore you with them all!), but as you start to use the website you will notice them, also how lightning quick it is. 

We are still doing some "live" testing on the site, making sure that every link is working.  This will take us a while but the majority of the work is complete.

Enjoy - The Crafty Team

Our craftyribbons website is moving today, to a brand new shiny server all of it's own,
no more sharing, no more jostling for space - it will be able to stretch and grow.

At some point today the site will go off line while the final data is being transferred, we anticipate this will only take a few hours.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.

What will a new server do for you - the key factors are speed and security.
As the new server will only house our site it will respond to your actions trilly seconds quicker, 
 with shared servers your security is only as good as the other sites you share it with!

We are ready, all the boxes are loaded, siutcases packed to bursting point - wish us luck.

The Crafty Team

We have just put a huge batch of the Skinny Christmas Ribbons into our SALE......

....there is maybe something that takes your fancy!  You can see them all by clicking HERE. 9mm satin printed with Christmas designs - 3mtr  lengths are now half price for 50p WOW!

Gail has been busy making cards and scrapbook pages and sent me some photos, do you want to see them?

Gail is making a scrapbook all about her little girl, this was her first page.  She has used one of the sticky ribbons from our "I love my Mommy" ribbons, they can be found HERE.

gail also sent through this delightful birthday card, once again I think she has used our sticky ribbon, which you will find in our SUMMER SALE at only 50p per pack - look HERE.

I really like this tri fold card, sadly we are sold out of the "Make a wish" sticky ribbon that Gail used but I am sure you will be able to use her inspiration for your own project by using another ribbon.

Open the first fold.....

.....then the second and you will find a delightful pile of prezzies for YOU.

Thanks Gail for sharing these with us all, we hope you have enjoyed crafting with Samantha this week.

We will be launching our Summer Sale tomorrow (click HERE to view), but thought we would let all of our fabulous faithful blog followers a chance to have a good old rummage before we tell the rest of the world!

Over 160 ribbons and products have been put into our Summer SALE including

Velvets, Wire Edge Sheer, Satin, Gingham, Silk Ease, Buttons,

ALL at fantastic low bargain Prices.

Stocks are limited and VERY limited on others, so if you see what you want snap it up, we won't be getting it back!!!

WHEN IT'S GONE< IT'S GONE!!!!!

Look what we have been doing today....

... a perfect sunny day to photograph our NEW "Fun in the Sun" Ribbons, not too much wind so we didn't have to keep chasing after the ribbons!!

You can find all the "Fun in the Sun" ribbons by clicking HERE

It is the longest day of the year TODAY, do you fancy having some fun with Crafty Ribbons?  Have you had your eye on some ribbons for a while and thought, no better not? YES!

Well here is a little bit of sunshine - place an order this evening, tomorrow Tuesday 22nd or Wednesday 23rd and by typing    longest day     into the special voucher box during the check out process we will give you a 15% discount off your order.  And there is more, don't forget if you know the answer to the FREE POSTAGE question you can go back into the special voucher box and enter it and you will get FREE POSTAGE as well.

There you go a little bit of sunshine from Crafty Ribbons.

Some girls get all the luck!

We had an email recently asking if we did such a thing as a ribbon hamper. Oooh that's a good idea.  So I rang up the gentleman to find out what he had in mind.  A friend of his just loved ribbon and he wanted to give her a prezzie full of ribbon - well we can all relate to that!

So I had great fun today shopping in my own shop! I walked up and down the ribbon aisles with my shopping basket, selecting this ribbon and that.  I had them all laid out on our big work table, just to make sure they looked super good.

I then wrapped groups of ribbons together in tissue paper with little tags, this was so the surprise would go on and on.

We do hope the "lucky lady" will enjoy her ribbon surprise.

No more shows or exhibtions until end of September, phew. But what am I going to do with myself - Well I am on a MISSION!

You see this.....

....it is our warehouse.

"So what?" I hear you say - well it is bursting with ribbon.  We have had deliveries over the last few months that we have not even unpacked, we are just raiding from the boxes. The problem is the warehouse, we are bursting at the seems and running out of space.  I suggested to Tony that he buys me another warehouse.  Sorry, I can not print what his reply was!!!!  I think I have an addiction - honest I just cannot stop buying beautiful, soft, drop dead gorgeous ribbon. 

My MISSION is simple (it's simple if you say it quickly) - to put ALL the ribbons we have in the warehouse onto the website. Simple - think not!

I have started, you may even have noticed.

Four NEW ranges for May - Full Blooms - 40mm Grosgrain - 15mm Sheer - 25mm Grosgrain, but lots of other ribbons are being added here and there amongst all the other ranges - just keep a look out for this

I have several more ranges planned for May, but I know I will get bored of computer work, so I have lined myself up with a treat for next week. I am going to be doing a bit of "playing with ribbons", have not done that for weeks, (well at least a day or two!)

This is all part of our "Tidy up Time" and I am really excited about what I may find. Just think when I have ALL the ribbons on the site I can buy LOTS MORE!!!

It's your last chance to enter a card or project into our Spring Competition. We must receive any further goodies by midnight tonight, just send a photo to craftyribbons@gmail.com

Here is another batch to get your creative juices flowing.

Carol C

Carol C Side view

Dorothy

Karen 1

Karen 2

Karen 3

Karen 4

Karen 5

Sarah

Eadie

Dorothy Easter Box

Dorothy Goodies inside the Easter Box

Gail 1 (Just emailed in so added to this post)

Gail 2 (Just emailed in so added to this post)

Samantha aged 4 also known as Little myz (Just emailed in so added to this post) http://littlemyz.blogspot.com/

Samantha aged 4 also known as Little myz (Just emailed in so added to this post) http://littlemyz.blogspot.com/

You can view the other entries by clicking HERE

Ooooh I am going to have a great problem picking just one winner tomorrow, wonder if Ali will give 2nd and 3rd prizes!!

Rachie

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

Wow doesn't time just fly by.  I cannot believe that it has come round to our January Pack SALE again!

Our ribbon packs are normally £5.00 each, during the month of January they are reduced to ONLY £1.00  That is a massive saving!! We have some NEW Packs that we have been selling at the Exhibitions this Autumn.

Why not have a look and snap up a bargain, there are over 40 different packs (at the moment!) to choose from, all colour themed. We have Valentine, Autumn, Christmas Tree and Orange Crush in the photos above.

Please feel free to tell your friends, family, colleagues about our January Pack SALE. Mention it on your forums, shout it from the roof tops!!!  This CRAZY RIBBON PACK SALE only happens once a year in JANUARY.

Have fun with ribbon

The Crafty Team