Tally Ho!
Gadzooks, lumme, bleargh, begorrah, 'tis a new number on the calendar. So what's actually changed, my old beans?
As far as SPLATT! goes, a rather wizard SALE is now in full swing - well, if every High Street store can do it, then I can do my bit, I say. Avail yourselves of a day in sunny Camden Lock, and you shall surely discover the following -
30% off all Walletchains
25% off all Cuff-links
20% off all Neck-chains
15% off all Pendants
10% off all Bracelets
What's more, those of you who've aided the progress of the good ship SPLATT! with your purchases in times past, can expect a wee bit more in terms of extra special deals, over and above the above, as it were.
So, Merry New Calendar thingy to you all, and the very best of health and happiness, no matter what the date may be.....................................
Can it be true??
Oh yes, 'tis so indeed. The oft promised raft of the newest chunky and skully ringage and pendantage have now officially arrived, and right grand they are too. Some almost industrial in scale and linear simplicity, and others totally rock-influenced and devilishly detailed delights. I'm sure you'll agree that they're worthy of their place among the latest canon of all that is SPLATT!
Photos of the above will be posted as soon as we have a peek of genuine daylight, nay even sunlight to do them justice. Keep an eye on my Gallery section of this site for more visuals in the next few days............
Finally, as you will have seen on the Homepage, my festive workathon has now commenced. Which all means that I will be steadfastly at my post in the East Yard, for every single day up to, and including Christmas Eve. Gallons of tea, and countless veggie breakfasts from the one and only Ha-Ha Veggie Bar will stave off starvation and frostbite as I, and the rest of Camden Lock endeavour to provide you with originality and quality in perfect gifts for thee and thine.
Merry everything to you all...................
Shipment Ahoy!
Avast, and prepare ye sens for a salvo of jewellery delectation. The Splatt! display cases are now replete with a fresh new selection of designs for those who are more arty, or feminine among you all. This means that all conceivable manner of sizes are available right now, or at least while my fine stocks last. New pictures of some of the newest delights await you on the Gallery page this very instant, so take a peek, then pop on down to see them in all their glory........
As far as opening times go, I am celebrating the dual joys of increased trade due to Schools' Half-Term Holidays, and of needing to raise funds to put the loyal and much-loved Splatt! van through it's M.O.T. next month, by working each and every day of the week for a while. Yes, indeedy, you can even sample the wares of Splatt! and Camden Lock on Tuesdays and Wednesdays right now. Whatever next?
Hurrah.............
A spectacular dismount
Yes, dear friends - yours truly went flying off the normally safe-as-houses SPLATT! mountain bike at a more than respectable speed, last Friday morning while heading down to Camden. Arms and legs all over the shop, and all of the said limbs are now sporting the requisite scrapes and bruises to prove it. T'was no more than a first-thing-in-the-morning bleary-eyed wrong decision on my part - no cement mixers or brick walls were involved, thankfully - and all is well now, if a tad on the tender side. It does rather remind one of just what a precarious game this working for yourself lark is, one daft moment, one over-nackered slip, and that's adios, folks............ 'Tis wierd to be reminded that you're not actually indestructible, and all.
All that was my rambling way of apologising to any of the wonderful SPLATT! faithful who came down to see me on the Monday just gone - the 6th. Sorry most sincerely, but everything was giving me far too much grief to be able to carry on for that particular day.
Never fear though, there shall be no surrender from now on - I'm ready and raring to go, and normal service is well and truly resumed from this Friday the 10th of October onwards, and ever onwards.
On your marks..............
Onwards once more
A heartfelt thank you kindly to the good folk of Slovakia, as the batteries of the trusty Splatt! machine are now thoroughly recharged and raring to go. As a result, normal service will be resumed in the fine old East Yard of Camden Lock on Friday 19th of September, as promised in my last news item.
Stacks of fresh stock are imminent, and a revamp of the display will be coming your way at the very same time. The new stuff will contain ideas aplenty for a new accoutrement for thee and thine, I should say, but pop and down and take a look for yourself - t'would be grand to see you.
Full speed ahead...............................................
Sorry, jollies are needed.
But only for one solitary week shall the good Splatt folk rest their tired grey cells in climes both salubrious and foreign. From Friday the 19th of our glorious September I will be on duty once again, but in a thoroughly refreshed manner.
So, apologies for the lateness of this post, and I hope to see you all upon my return.
Aye.
Thursdays no longer.....
The time needed for designing shiny delights for you, and to create new music with my band, can only be found by not trading quite so often. But fear thee not overly, as I shall still be steadfastly at my post in the East Yard on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
In the meantime, 'tis time to give a nod to my esteemed neighbour Paul's new blog. Well worth a read, indeed -
Your health, one and all.
Incoming...................
Nearly there now, dear friends. The promised plethora of new and exciting lumps of jewellery splendidness are almost here. I would expect the arrival of the first batch within the next two or three weeks, with plenty more soon after. So thanks one and all for your patience, and I trust you'll find the fresh designs to your discerning taste.
And another thing - where exactly did the summer go? Whoever stole our sunshine, we'd rather like it back, thank you.............................
And upwards..............
All of the below.....
In the interests of consistent inconsistency, I am now celebrating the brief flowering of the sweaty bloom of Summer by trading on both Thursday, and Monday - despite all of my previous rants. You'll now be able to show support and togetherness with the Splatt! cause by sharing the general "it's too damn hot to work" banter with me, and all the East Yard traders on five whole days of each week.
Obviously, Tuesday and Wednesday are still right out, but the above opening times will last for the duration of the School Holiday period - i.e. until the first week in September. So, pop on down y'all - the traffic's better, and the view's grand.
'Appen as.
Vote for e-shop here.....
It's very much up to you all. If enough of you fine folk would be keen to buy from my website, then I shall endeavour to make that happen. I'm in the middle of considering whether my energy is better spent in designing new delights for the afficionados of chunk, or in taking time out from that to photograph my whole selection, and constructing an e-shop.
It's a tricky, and costly decision for me, so any feedback you can give me would help greatly in deciding the outcome. Let me know your thoughts at -
Thank you kindly, one and all.
Snap happy chappie
In an attempt to appear well arty, I got me trusty photo-apparatus out, and recorded a good few of my wares. As promised, they appear right now on the "Gallery" page for you to view at your leisure, along with a brief montage of shots to record the true amount of schlepping and sweating involved in building my brave little emporium on a daily basis.
Hope you approve in general, and there will be further images appearing throughout the occasionally bright and photogenic Summer period.
Onwards..............
Who said that?
Mondays? They're fantastic, I say. The first page in a new chapter of your life..... A fresh look through the window of opportunity..... A free push of the "Play Again" button.
Alright, alright, I'm over-egging the pudding somewhat, but I believe that you get the gist already. Thursdays - FORGET ABOUT THEM, Mondays - BRING THEM ON.
Forgive me for my dithering, but Mondays just make more sense for my working schedule, and fit in better with rehearsals with my band. So, while the sun is shining, or the rain is battering down to celebrate the season which we optimistically call Summer, the stall will be open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of each and every glorious week.
In case you haven't already, check out all that is musical in my life at -
And let me know what you reckon, y'all.
See thee anon.
I don't like Mondays
And let's face it - who does? So, I hope you'll be happy to find out that I'll now be open for trade on Thursday of every week instead. No more Mondays any more, but you will now get an extra hour to peruse the very latest of my wares, as all of Camden Lock is open until 7pm on Thursday - each and every week of the year.
The trusty Splatt! chisels and scribing tools are poised once again after a couple of well-earned trips to the heathen North of England, and to see our finest tunesmiths Radiohead play. The grey cells are refreshed, so onwards and upwards, you all................
Nice one.
The price of fish
I probably can't tell you today's market rate for wet haddock, but I can most certainly tell you that pretty much everything else is getting more expensive. Raw materials of all types are much pricier indeeeed than they have been only recently, and that is definitely going to make me increase some of my prices in the near future. But, fear not dear friends - as ever I will be as fair with my price-tags as I have always been, and so you will be able to find the best prices on the best designs at Splatt!, now and forever.
The promised and much vaunted new display innovations on both my stall and those of my illustrious neighbours at PublicGriefJunkie and Meaningless Slogan are all coming together, so I shall duly post some photos of the same on the Gallery page shortly. With some sunshine in the shots, even...........
Thanks again to one and all for your understanding and support in these times of financial embuggerance.
Tally Ho!
Sodden, but unbowed......
No matter how much water lands on the East Yard, we'll be there - open for trade, and protected by millions of cups of tea, and sheer stubbornness. And anyway, it wouldn't be a proper summer without weeks of non-stop deluge, now would it? We'd all end up sueing someone or other for loss of water, or summat.
Bring ya wellies, and don't even consider flip-flops, ever................
Sithee