It's officially Christmas at Alice Catherine Jewellery!
We've had a busy morning transforming our shop on North Beach in Stornoway, and I thought I'd share a little look behind the scenes.
This is our first Christmas in our new shop, having moved here in June, so we wanted to make it a special one.
A Change from Our Usual Minimalist Shop
If you've visited our shop before, you'll probably know that I normally like to keep things fairly minimal.
So when Gemma and Mairi came to me about a month ago asking if they could start planning Christmas decorations, I think they were fully expecting me to say no.
But instead, I told them that if we were going to decorate, we had to properly go for it!
We've spent the last few weeks brainstorming ideas, gathering decorations and working out how to bring everything together.
And this morning, we arrived at the shop while it was still dark to put all those plans into action.
Our First Christmas on North Beach
We moved into our new shop in the centre of Stornoway at the end of June, so this will be our first festive season here.
One of the things I'm most excited about is seeing the town getting ready for Christmas. With the lights going up and the other shops decorating their windows, it's such a lovely time of year to be working in the town centre.
It's also been really nice having a bigger space to decorate and being able to make our Christmas window a bit of a feature.
Come and See Us!
If you're in Stornoway over the next few weeks, we'd love you to pop in and see how it's looking.
Our shop is at 19 North Beach, where you'll find our collection of ocean-inspired jewellery, including sterling silver and gold pieces designed here on the Isle of Lewis.
And if you're not on the island, you can always have a look at our jewellery online.
We'd love to hear what you think of our Christmas decorations!
Alice xx