Today, we’ll be kicking off our annual clearance sale at the Bargain Hunting event in Portland! We’re bringing freshly discontinued designs, one-of-a-kind products, seconds that didn’t make the cut, the last of our fused glass jewelry, and a whole mess of other things. We’re planning to price everything at least 50% off, and then slash prices in half again (or more!) during the last hour of the sale.
Lots of other local shops and designers will be selling sweet deals as well, and you can grab a cocktail and some pizza while you’re shopping.
Starting tomorrow, Feb., 7th, I’ll be listing the remainders of our clearance items online, so check back here or our Etsy shop if you can’t make it to the event.
I don’t know about you, but I’m still reeling from the holiday madness that struck our business and household this winter. My list of blog posts and updates to share keeps getting longer, and I just couldn’t wait any longer to share our biggest news ever: we’re having a baby! In case you didn’t know, Bread and Badger is simply the two-person team of my husband and myself (with the help of a regular independent contractor and volunteer friends when things get really busy). Sean and I have been married for 7 years, and we’ve been business partners for 2 (after B&B became too big for me to handle alone) and this will be our first child.
I’m four months along (approaching 16 weeks!) and our little bundle is due at the end of June. I thought we’d be able to breeze through the holidays since we were really well-stocked, and I’d been feeling great at the beginning of the pregnancy. Of course, life and biology are unpredictable, and we found that we were quite unprepared for the influx of orders we were receiving, plus my all-day “morning” sickness and fatigue. It’s been a rough few months, but things seem to be settling down as I continue to expand.
In addition to our new addition, we’re also remodeling our extremely outdated kitchen, which we’ve been planning to do since we bought our house a year ago. What does this mean for Bread and Badger? Well, it means we’re getting a bit of a slow start on the year because of our chaotic home/studio situation, but we’re going to be so massively pumped for the end of the spring!
We won’t be able to take custom orders anymore, since they are extremely time-consuming, and time is becoming a more precious commodity each day. We will be trying out a new concept of releasing a number of limited edition design sets throughout the year, which I’m currently working on. More designs = More exciting gift ideas! If you guys like the limited edition designs as much as I think you will, then we’ll keep up the practice so we have new glassware at least every few months. I don’t think we’ll be adding any new glassware products this year, but we will be retiring a number of less popular designs so we can always have room for exciting new things. The big clearance sale will take place in Portland on Feb. 6th at Bargain Hunting 101 and continue online afterward.
I’m still deciding if we’ll close the shop for maternity leave during the summer, or if we’ll try to get out a few orders every week anyway. I’m constantly thankful that Sean and I are able to work from home, so this new baby transition should be pretty smooth for everyone. I can’t tell you how happy we are to be able to live out our dream like this, and it’s all because of the support of fabulous people like you!! We really have the best customers any shop could wish for. Thank you for making it all possible, and lots of love to you and yours this year!
We will be here! Not only is it your last chance to buy holiday gifts from us (since online orders placed after Dec. 10th are not guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve), but it’s also a super fun local event with lots to do. Please note
Look out, Seattle! We’re coming for you this weekend!
Come shop from over 120 handmade vendors, and be one of the first 100 shoppers in line to get special swag bags each day. We’ll have a great assortment of glassware for sale, plus recycled glass soap dispensers and oil bottles, fused glass jewelry, and a bunch of sandblasted ceramic mugs and art tiles (these sell fast, so arrive early if you want a mug!).
This summer, I had the pleasure of vending next to the lovely ladies of This Charming Candy, who make stellar lollipops in great modern flavors like salted caramel, vanilla cardamom, and honey jasmine. They’ve got great Twilight-inspired gift sets, which I couldn’t resist even though I’m not a big Twilight fan. Check them out, along with all the other handmade goodness this weekend!
Seattle Center Exhibition Hall
December 4 &5
11am-5pm both days
