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Today the government announced we (well, everyone South of Auckland) will be dropping down to Alert Level 3 on Wednesday. This is very exciting news - while we still need to stay at home, I'll finally be able to start shipping orders!  NZ Post contacted business customers this afternoon, giving us a heads up that their couriers are going to be very busy next week. There are many businesses opening up again (for non contact shopping) at level 3, and most have backlogs to process. While I'll be sending everything out as soon as we are back at level three, there are...

Well, I don't think that was the news any of us wanted to hear today! But we've beaten it before and we can do it again. As you are aware, this week was a shop celebration all week long for my birthday. I was planning on starting a sale tomorrow, and was really looking forward to our market on Saturday. But things have changed very quickly! I've made a few decisions: As I can't run the business under level 4, no orders will be shipped during this time. However, I will be keeping the store open online so you can still place orders,...

Hi everyone! It's Monday afternoon here, and I'm sitting on the couch under a blanket with our namesakes, Leroy & Betty (two SPCA rescued Chihuahuas) while I recover from a severe allergic reaction I had in the weekend. I'm getting there, slowly, but it means I'm a bit behind with things and have to rest for a wee while!  I thought while I'm resting I'd give you an update on what's coming up. In a couple of weeks it's my birthday, and as I love celebrating (you'd think now I'm in my mid thirties that would have stopped, but no!),...

How the heck is it July already? I feel like just yesterday it was mid-summer! It's been a few weeks since my last blog post, so I thought it's a great time to give an update on how the changes are coming along. We've got our new website address, new logo up, and yesterday our new stationery arrived! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Betty & Leroy (@bettyandleroy.co.nz)   You'll still see our old stationery around for a wee while as I still have some to use, but the new tags and stickers will slowly start appearing...

Last week, I posted on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram about some small changes coming up for the store over the next couple of months. At the time, I didn't explain what I was doing, or why. Late 2017 is when I started putting plans in place for my store. I had been running a handmade jewellery online store for years, and was ready for a change. While on a trip to California, I visited the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena and was OBSESSED. It's a huge flea market held monthly, with everything you can think of - amazing new,...