Don't miss my first Facebook e-Market! And a competition!

On December 1^st at 8pm (just after the Strictly Come Dancing results show ends) I’m going to be running my first Facebook e-Market. “What’s an e-Market?” you may well ask. In short, it’s a really simple way to buy stuff from the cosiness of your sofa. I will be uploading a special album of photos to the wall of my Facebook page, www.facebook.com/madewithlovebykat. Each photo will have details about the piece along with the price. The first person to comment gets to buy the piece – you can pay by Paypal. I will post all the items out the very next day (Monday 2^nd) so they will arrive in plenty of time for Christmas.

It's the perfect solution for those people who want to buy quirky handmade gifts but can't face the crush and madness of a city-centre Christmas market. And there's free postage and packing, so the price you see is the price you pay!

If you want to get involved (and of course you do!) then the best thing to do is to like my Facebook page and join the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/326008834205126/

Of course, any items that are sold before then won't be available, so if there's something you really love in either of my shops, www.madewithlove.folksy.com or www.madewithlovebykat.etsy.com, you'd better snap it up fast!

I'm also running a competition to win the gorgeous necklace pictured below. It features a link from a vintage Coro bracelet teamed with pearls, jasper and rock crystal. Like and share my Facebook page to be in with a chance of winning - once I get to 500 likes I will pick a winner!

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