Downton Abbey Excitement Overload!

Remember I said I was a HUGE fan of Downton Abbey???

Well on Friday at the GBK Gift Lounge for the Golden Globes the lovely Elizabeth McGovern AKA Lady Cora visited the Artisan Group table. The fabulous Valerie and Nikki mentioned to Elizabeth that I was a massive fan and would love to create something especially for her! She was thrilled and replied that she would be happy to receive a gift!

All of this took place while I was fast asleep and when I read the email from Valerie in the morning I had to read it twice to make sure I wasn't still dreaming!!

So the challenge now is to dress a monkey in period clothing!! I don't want to imitate one of Lady Cora's outfits as I don't want the monkey to be a caricature of her........more along the lines of Lady Sock of Monkey!!!

You can be sure I will update with pictures before I post Lady Sock off to Lady Cora :)

Golden Weekend!!!

Yes!! It's finally here!!! My Sock Monkey Emporium business cards will be included in the gift bags being given to celebrities by The Artisan Group at the GBK Golden Globes Gift Lounge held in honour of nominees.

Our lovely leaders Valerie and Nikki have been busy setting up our display at the event and sent this photo all the way from Beverley Hills!!!

The artisans who have sent display items have truly done the group proud!! They include Jewels For Hope, Alexis Studio Design, The Crimson Poppy, Sari Blue Jewelry and many many more.

The fun kicks off at 11am LA time and all the members of the group, whether participants or not, are so excited to see which celebrities get their hands on an Artisan Group bag.

The Artisan Group ROCKS the GBK Productions Emmys Gift Lounge!

I've just spent the weekend absolutely glued to my fb and twitter feeds as I followed the Artisan Group at the GBK Productions Emmys Gift Lounges.
The Artisan Group, of which I am a proud member, were gifting handmade swag bags to 100 celebrities containing 30 items made by members. They are currently receiving amazing feedback from the celebrities who were lucky enough to get a swag bag and I hope that the artisans who contributed go on to benefit massively from their involvement.

To see who is saying what, follow @theartisangroup or search #artisangroup on Twitter :)

I can't wait for my turn when my business cards will be at the GBK Productions Oscars Gift Lounge!!