If you were with me last year, you may already know about Handmade Monday. If you're new to the blog, I can best describe it thusly: the handmade alternative to Black Friday, a day to buy handmade, artisan products and show your support for small businesses, artists, and crafters of all kinds. This year it falls on November 24th and I'll be running a sale that day, as I did last year.
Now, being very firmly British, I don't celebrate Thanksgiving, but I've had plenty of reasons to be thankful this year. Common Brimstone has grown in leaps and bounds and I've been able to financially support my little family (two snakes, one cat, one man) as well as keep indulging my love of perfume-making by investing in rare and unusual materials. I've been able to raise money for charitable causes close to my heart. And that wouldn't have happened with the support, reviews, tweets, and general word-of-mouth that you guys have given me. You've all also been incredibly patient and supportive whilst we dealt with some pretty tough family matters over the past few weeks. So I want to give back.
So for Handmade Monday 2014, I'm offering 15% off everything in the shop. That's perfume oils in both 5ml and 10ml, the Raw Brimstone line, all sample sets, and all solid perfumes. Whether you want to get cracking on Christmas shopping, you're looking to treat yourself (you deserve it!), or you're just a massive perfume junkie like me, Monday 24th is the time to indulge.
I have three new perfume oils I'll be adding to the shop on Sunday, too. They should have been part of my autumn collection, but...life happened, and I like to think it is always autumn somewhere in the world, so they still count. Look out for Spindrift, The Autumn Queen, and Penny Dreadful this weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!
