Kaboodle Ludlow & Church Stretton

12/12/2024

Fresh stock of ceramic trinkety worzit bowls now in!
They range from £4.25 to £13.99.
Great for keys, earrings and that little pile of tiny stuff that refuses to be put away anywhere properly 🥰

11/12/2024

10/12/2024

It’s Tinsel Tuesday in Ludlow today so we are celebrating by showing off our Sari material tinsel from fair trade company .
I think I might need more tinsel or a smaller tree 🤣
There will be super festive market in town square with lots of local makers selling their wares.
So pop over Purple Panda in Ludlow and then pop up to the market and support these great makers who probably had their stalls cancelled on the weekend due to the storm. There’s even festive music and you can tell me whether the Christmas tree is back up again.
If you miss it, there’s another one next week 🤗🥰🌲
Sari tinsel available in Kaboodle Church Stretton too x

08/12/2024

To make up for the lost work hour due to closing early yesterday, we spent an hour drinking wine to enhance our display of recycled Sari bottle bags 🍷
We haven’t thought of a use for the empty chocolate box melted candle wax but so we better stick to the useful wine drinking.
We hope to have power at home by the time we leave work or it will be a chippy tea at Nanny Iris’s house.
Can recommend her jam on toast as I went there for breakfast 🥰

07/12/2024

For those wanting to see a taste of our wares without leaving the comfort of home (and I cant blame them) here’s a few pics to keep you going x

07/12/2024

Weather? What weather 🫣🤣🤣🤣

01/12/2024

Fair trade jewellery from Shared Earth 🤗
Pretty and budget friendly earrings at £5.99 and necklaces at £8.99
Ideal for Secret Santa presents. If there is a £5- budget just lie 🤣, who’s got time to trawl the shops?
Made from, (and I quote), “silver or gold coloured metal”

22/11/2024

A few new bits n bobs in 🤗
Wanted to look “artsy” so no Sharpie in shot for scale 🙈 They are all roughly 4 inches across or 10cm in new money 🤣
hare heart £4.50
Felt with fish £5.50
on wheels £9.99.
Health and safety…”for decoration purposes only, not toys, do not pass go , do not collect £200-“

21/11/2024

Tis done!
The shop window in is tres festives!
Took a couple of short evenings to complete but that was voted for over one long night which usually finishes around midnight with a road closure and ice roads on the way home 🙈
It all starts with the annual window cleaning, fitting the fairy lights and fighting with 60 meters of white fleece (until Hazel has a meltdown and Shayne finishes pinning it in place whilst she buys a multi pack of fruit pastels) 😳
The tree will be illuminated next Saturday when Church Stretton’s Rotary Tree of light is turned on in the square.
Footnote…
Shayne was not happy that 2 items sold immediately yesterday morning after making them look so nice in the window. I did remind him that was after all, the whole idea! 🤣🤣🤣🥰

20/11/2024

New ceramic homewares in!
The planter outside was ideal for a photo shoot!
The fox planter £21.99
Dog water pourer £28.99
Penguin bowl £14.50
We have now completed the shop windows in Church Stretton and Shayne is going to take a photo tonight with the festive fairy lights on.
Fingers crossed he remembers

18/11/2024

So continuing our “It’s too soon” theme, we spent the morning putting up the Xmas trees outside the shops 🤗
As usual it involved arguing and swearing as the hole the cable goes through heals over during the summer and “somebody” turns the tree the wrong way whilst I am trying to put the lights on 🤣🤣🤣😳
The tree will look very festive when it’s turned on this Friday for Ludlow’s late night opening and tractor run, starting the Winter Festival 🧚🏻‍♀️
Tonight we will be starting to prep our Church Stretton windows so don’t panic and think we’ve done a runner if it looks a bit empty tomorrow 🤔
See poster below to see which independent shops will be open late this Friday in

15/11/2024

New stock of wooden toys just in from fair trade company
Terry has been helping us unpack (nothing to do with wanting to play in the boxes I’m sure) 🐱
We have lots of figures in the , , , and range.
We also have puzzles and push alongs 🥰
Prices from £2.75 figures to the 1-25 numbers and alphabetical puzzles at £23.99
A great range to add to as as they grow 🤗

14/11/2024

Too soon? Nah! 🤗🤣
Our shop window in is all Christmassy and full of ideas.
Ready for next Fridays late night opening until 8pm, whilst everyone is out and about to watch which should hit the town at 7.15pm Friday 22nd November 🥳
Hazel photo bombed as usual 🙈🤣
We will be doing our windows next Tuesday evening.
It’s al go go go !!!

13/11/2024

Cozy. felt covered hot water bottles back in stock including NEW sheep design 🤗
Made in the Himalayas by fair trade company Black Yak 🐃
An ideal gift or secret Santa yourself and look surprised on Christmas morning 🥳
£35.99 and rather special ❤️

09/11/2024

Advent!
December is getting dangerously close and people are already saying the “C” word 😳 , so I thought I’d better start bombarding the ol’ social media with our wares 🥳
We have a few varieties of our re-useable “Pop n Slot” Christmas count downs left with forest scenes.
Along side these are the ever popular fun size Advent greeting cards. (Sharpie for scale)
We have and ones.
Ideal to send through the post or keep for yourself 🥰
Gluten, nut and calorie free so no squinting for secret ingredients on the back 🤣
Starting at £4.50

18/08/2024

Pupdate.. He has been found and is home safe and happy x
Our neighbour’s dog has run away because of fireworks 😔
He is a red fox labrador, missing 9pm sat 17th August from Duxmore Onibury area, SY79BQ.
Please share x

17/08/2024

It’s Black Cat Appreciation Day!
Celebrate our furry friends even though these shiny pretty things are sooooo difficult to photograph 😵‍💫
Tiny glass cats £7.99
Ceramic trinket bowl £5.99
Greeting card £2.75
Nepali felt purse £6.99
Cotton bag £6.99
Cat T-light holder £4.99