As you might know from previous posts, we buy most of our supplies in İzmir. Usually we wake up very early to drive for 4 hours, visit the shops for 5, 6 hours and drive back 4 hours, a totally wrecking day but highly needed at least twice a year. So now that the Christmas rush etc is over we thought it would be fun to have a little holiday and stay a few nights in Izmir, do the shopping a little slower and at least wouldn't have the journey all in one day.
How little did we knew... the longer we stayed the more wrecking it was :D
First day, tuesday, we went out of the house at 9 oclock, first went to the postoffice for some last minute packages and eventually arrived at 2 p.m. in İzmir. We started to visit some of the shops we needed to go and after 4 hours were so tired that we decided to go to the hotel. Apperently the restaurant of the hotel had no food so we ordered something, tried to sleep in a bad bed and started the second day tired and hungry...
Hospitality is wonderful in Turkey, you are always a welcome guest and everywere you get coffee, tea and if you are hungry food will come right away.
Here we ate in the shop where we buy our packaging materials :)
After a second bad bed night and 2 days of beadshops we were pooped and out of money LOL so we finalized our little vacation at the third day with a highly needed visit to IKEA and started our journey back home to arrive home at 5 p.m. on thursday (we were lucky roads were empty).
And the result of the hardcore shopping he heee
Many new designs will be popping up in the shop soon!
*still recovering*
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Oh mine! What a journey!
ReplyDeleteAnd loads of new supplies!!!
Can't wait to see your new creations!
Looks like you found everything you need on that trip. Will be fun to see the new designs!
ReplyDeleteI want to come with you! What a fabulous haul of new goodies too :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to see new designs!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they'll be beautiful... :)
wow, I was with mitsy in ikea yesterday for 2 hours and we both felt as a complet wreck .... I cannot think of 3 days....
ReplyDeleteHope you'll both get your energy back very soon!
want want want!!!
ReplyDeleteOh! *jumps up and down*
ReplyDeleteMe too, me too! Take me with you at your next trip!! :)
Sorry that it was so exhausting, though. But at least, well worth it I hope!
That food looks so good--and those supplies are incredible--and your journey looks like a dream--can we trade lives for awhile? :-)
ReplyDeletehuh, at least now you have a huge stock :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like productive journey even though it was a tiring one! Can't wait to see the results of all the shopping :)
ReplyDeleteIs there a little room for me too??
ReplyDeleteHow many beautiful supplies have you buy?? I can't wait to see your new creations!!
Oh so fun!
ReplyDeleteUf, I hate bad hotel beds, lousy night rest takes all the fun out of holidays - but your work space full of yummy new supplies seems worth the effort!
ReplyDeletewoowwww!!! oh me golly, look at the supplies! :)
ReplyDelete*gives Estella the puppy eyes* i wanna come along toooooooooo...
wow so many supplies! I always envy your suppliesstock! :D
ReplyDeleteYou must feel happy to be back home and have a good night sleep again :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, what a journey for supplies! I'm glad you found everything you needed. I think it was wonderful that you were able to eat in the shop where you buy your supplies. Enjoy your new goodies and have fun creating!
ReplyDeleteha ha, supply shopping ... i so love it that it sounds wonderful, even though it was a bad bed :o)
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's an insane amount of supplies! I'm sure you'll have heaps of fun with those! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photography ... I like your idea of 'mood boards'! My design wall has little 'mood spots' all over it.
ReplyDeleteYou live in an interesting part of the world!