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I came. I saw. I conquered. That’s the trade show season over with for this year and only another four months until it starts all over again with Top Drawer Spring in the cold depths of January.  Let’s not think about that just yet though. I can’t lie and say it was the most amazing show ever as it wasn’t and shows have changed for all exhibitors over the sixteen years that I have been doing them.  Footfall was particularly quiet on this one so it’s good that I got the orders I did.  Still it was as always fun to...

I’ve been busy the last couple of days down in London Town setting up Top Drawer.  I’m a little bit more organised than I used to be. I almost l know how the stand will look before I get here now.  In the olden days I simply used to bring all my cards and gifts and pretty much make it up as I went along.  Oh for being older and wiser now.  That said there’s still a bit of flying by the seat of my pants and changing it around and making it up. Now armed with the pre requisite...

Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s new. It won’t just be about cards – thankfully – but whatever takes my fancy.  Think of it as good look inside my head and whatever is happening in there at any given moment. This one is though as this weekend marks the final trade show of the year for me at London’s Olympia at Top Drawer.  I mix and match my trade shows up a bit (there’s only so much you want to spend a year on cladding, electrics, carpet and bad catering) but this show is always one that is in the...