UGLee Pen exclusive!

We are delighted to announce that Begin-Again is now the proud UK home of the UGLee Pen! 

This new ergonomic pen designed by a Dr Lee in America (hence the name - Ultimate Grip by Dr Lee), specifically to alleviate aches and pains in the hands when writing. 

With an incredible grip that seems to hold you and do the hard work for you, it's incredibly light-weight without feeling flimsy and makes for a very smooth and natural, comfortable write.

My writing has actually improved since I started using it, as I find I'm writing in a more natural position now.

We are exceptionally proud to be the sole and exclusive UK retailer of the UGLee pen and soon its refills also. Oh yes, it's refillable too! Even better! 

I think this pen would make a fab gift for anyone who does a lot of writing, and it comes in 7 different colours too so there's bound to be one to suit you or a loved one.

More details on our website.

And I can announce exclusively, around March April time of next year, we are planning to hold a Launch party/Craft fair to introduce the UGLee pen and more of our products. The party/craft fair will take place in the Northeast of England and more details will be announced as plans become more definite. 

If anyone who makes their own goods, crafts etc is interested in coming along and having a stall at our craft fair, please email me for more information. There will be a small charge to stallholders, but we will keep that as low as possible. (Email: teasdalene1@googlemail.com).

http://www.begin-again.co.uk/UGLeepen.html

 

My gemstone bracelets

I've been making these bracelets for a while now, and I mainly got into it because I LOVE gemstone beads and so I needed an excuse for buying them! So I started making them a coule of years ago.

Only very recently, I started selling them, I never thought they were good enough to sell but wonderful people out there have been buying them and hopefully are enjoying them and after some coaxing from Pam, (http://www.hortensia.typepad.com/) I now have some pictures of the ones I have at the moment.

So, please enjoy. if anyone is interested in any of my products and would like more info on how to make them, or wants to buy them, just email me.

Email: Teasdalene1@googlemail.com.

 

 

Air dry clay - so much fun

So I decided to pick up some air dry clay as I fancied a change, so I set about playing.

I have come up with the little pieces that you see pictured below. I started out thinking I'd just make some decorative trinkets to attach to keyrings, but I instead ended up attaching some satin ribbon as follows, and now feel they could either be tied onto keys or a bag handle or even tied and added to a Christmas tree!

They are my first efforts, so are a bit rough and ready but I've discovered they are a great deal of fun to make!

I really enjoy the shaping of the clay into something workable and the really satisfying part for me, painting them when they're dry! You can really let your imagination run wild and have fun with colours and patterns.

Some have a Christmassy feel to them and the rest? Me playing about with colours, a variety of shaping tools and patterns.

Why not try making your own? Great inexpensive little extra gifts for Christmas presents.

 

 

Our green and pleasant corner!

We are lucky enough to live on a hill overlooking the Derwent Valley and River Derwent, and surrounded by rolling hills as far as we can see, and all of this from our gate! 
It's a small village with big views that can't help but inspire you, even on a rainy day, as you look out over the valley and see people going about their business and the cars dotted around the landscape that look just as comfortable and happy to be there as the sheep and cows do. 

 

 

 

Focus on pure perfume oils

As many of you already know, we are exceptionally proud of our pure perfume oils, and as many will not already know, I sort of stumbled into the fragrant and ever-so-interesting world of perfume oils rather by chance.

Like every other girly out there, I first discovered perfumes as I gazed upon the ornate, pretty bottles that adorned my Mum's dressing table.

I looked upon them in awe and wondered what olfactory delights were contained within., but still too frightened to pick them up for fear of breaking them. They looked so precious, and on later finding that it was indeed a very expensive bottle of Chanel No.5 that held my fascination for so long, I believe that refraining from picking it up was a very wise course of action on my part!

Funny, but as a teenager, perfumes never held much attraction for me....I was never the sort of girl who people bought perfume for at Christmas or birthdays...not sure why, maybe I just didn't seem the type!

So really, it wasn't until I was a 20-something and working that I started treating myself to the odd bottle of perfume here and there, and believe me it WAS the odd bottle! That's all I could afford.

Anyway, skipping ahead a few years and I found myself married at 27, to a wonderful husband who being fully aware that I hadn't really had many treats in the perfume department, splashed out on a bottle of J'Adore for me - the sweetheart!

I loved that perfume and looked forward to wheeling it out on "special occasions". Sadly, there never seemed to be enough "do's" to give me the chance to splash it on.

Then I noticed something awful......maybe around a year later, I noticed it started smelling different, not quite so pleasant, more chemically, less fragrant, more pungent! Oh no! It was going off!

Needless to say, I was devastated!

So, being the darling that he is, he bought me another bottle of perfume for a birthday, a different one this time.

Obviously it was greatly appreciated, but by now I was starting to become suspicious about their lasting power.

All was well for a while, but then once more the fragrance started to deteriorate, very disappointing.

So once more, the expensive bottle of perfume had gone the distance.

To try and cut a very long story short, I then went on a mission to find an alternative, and after much searching worldwide, discovered perfume oils and the huge range available.  Wow!

So after trying a couple of my fave fragrances and discovering they lasted longer, contained no alcohol and fillers and were MUCH cheaper, meaning I could buy several different  bottles now for the price of one previous bottle, I was hooked!

And soon, my friends and family were too as they started requesting bottles for themselves.....and so...Begin-Again was born!

http://www.begin-again.co.uk/perfume.html

Updates

So, what a busy few weeks we've had!
I apologise for the delays in letting you all know what's happening, but hopefully this will put that right.


OIL BURNERS


Regarding the oil burners, we are currently rethinking our plan to offer them for sale on the website, so they may or may not end up there eventually, but at the moment we have no plans to display them.


 SALES AGENTS & PARTIES


We are very proud to announce we have 2 new Sales Agents onboard!
Shelley, will be covering North of the Tyne River, and Sam who will be covering Gatesahead & possibly Newcastle.
We couldn't be happier as we feel they are 2 of the nicest, friendliest and most suitable people for the job!
Sam is also a qualified beauty & masage therapist too! What a gem! 
So, we are very excited to say that we will now be offering the chance to get your nails done, Indian Head Massage, Aromatherapy massage, Swedish massage, Hopi ear candling and other beauty treatments at any parties in Gateshead or Newcastle!
How fantastic is that? :) We love the extra dimension to our parties now and feel certain that Sam will soon be rushed off her feet! 


Sam will ensure your party is fun and friendly as well as giving you a chance to try premium quality perfume oils, Shea Butter, our newest handmade soap slices and other natural products all at reasonable prices and there'll even be a chance to pick up a freebie or two!


So if you live in Gateshead or Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and want to book a party, email us at:
Enquiries@Begin-Again.co.uk


Look forward to hearing from you! 


UGLEE PEN

We are very excited about one of our new products! We were honoured to be granted exclusive seller's deal for the brand new ergonomic UGLee Pen!
Designed by Dr James Lee, the Ultimate Grip pen (hence the name U G Lee!) has been specially designed to eliminate aches and pains in the hands associated with writing for long periods. 
We will also be supplying the refills and the pen comes in 7 colours and retails at £5.75 each.


NEW CREATE-YOUR-OWN-GIFT-SET SERVICE

We have just launched our new service which takes the hassle out of finding the right gift for someone special.
You simply tell us how much you want to spend on your gift set and we do the rest!
We carefully select appropriate goods from our ranges and lovingly present them in a handmade fabric bucket and can either send them direct to the recipient or to you. 
If the recipient has likes and dislikes, simly email us and let us know. Do you want all pink items? Is it for a special birthday? An anniversary? A graduation?
Or, we do special gift bucket for mums-to-be which include Pure Shea Butter, great for mum and baby, Lavender scented goodies to help mum and baby relax and get some much-needed sleep and some treats for mum to enjoy.
We will also attach a handmade gift tag for you free of charge.

So with lots more going on, and Christmas just around the corner, no doubt the festive season will prove to be a busy one for all of us here at Begin-Again!
We wish you all a very enjoyable and festive season!