The Shiny Pebble

31/05/2026

31/05/2026

Some of you know that alongside running my business, I have also been a full time carer to my grandma for the last 7 years.

More of you will have heard me talk about her and have probably seen that we were closed a bit more this week due to bereavement.

Unfortunately this week my grandma passed away with me by her side.

My grandma raised me, she was my main carer when I was little and then when we both got older the roles reversed. She was the only close family I had left other than my dad and my cousin and the last connection I had to my mum. It’s hit me hard.

She was one of the biggest supporters of my business (and everything I did really). Every day when I got home from work she would excitedly ask me how my day had gone, how much had I sold, did I have any new customers, see any of my regulars, sold anything interesting etc. If it had been a good day she would be more pleased than me and tell me how well I’m doing. If I’d had a quiet day she would console me and tell me how well I’m doing 😂

I started The Shiny Pebble because I felt I couldn’t JUST be a full time carer, I needed to do something for me because obviously being a full time carer isn’t stressful enough I needed to add more to my plate 😂 As she needed more and more help she never once suggested I quit work- she knew how much it meant to me. Instead we got in some outside help. Often I would have to alter my opening hours because she wasn’t well or she had a medical appointment and she would try to offer to pay my staff costs 😂

Going forward I don’t know what I will be doing. I will have more time now so do I put more time and energy into The Shiny Pebble and grow? Or do I take a step back? I just don’t know right now.

What I do know is I love my shop, I love my customers, I love the people I work with, I’m proud of what I have achieved and my grandma was proud of me and will be proud no matter what.

For now I just want to say thank you to all my customers, friends and colleagues. The next few weeks I will be busy making the arrangements and sorting things. I will try to make sure the shop will be open as much as possible and I attend as many of the markets that are booked in as I can, whether I am there or someone else is there. But we will probably be closed quite a bit.

If you have made it to the end of this thank you! Please bear with me whilst I navigate this. Your support means so much to me.

Thank you,
Beth 🖤

30/05/2026

Don’t forget we are open today and we have some new arrivals! These new ancient witch candles are just some of them 🖤

29/05/2026

Oops 😂 It appears I don’t even know the staff/shop schedule for my own business 🙈 we are DEFINITELY open today 😂

29/05/2026

I will be in the shop today doing some work if anyone wants to pop by but I can’t guarantee I’ll last the whole day 💙

28/05/2026

The shop will be open today. I won’t be there personally but you will be in good hands 💙

27/05/2026

Sorry everyone but we will be closed today 💔

25/05/2026

Hope everyone is having a lovely bank holiday weekend and enjoying the sun ☀️ We had an afternoon in Llandudno yesterday and of course I had to get a fortune card from Zoltar 🔮 Stay safe in the sun and we will see you in the shop tomorrow from 10am 💙

25/05/2026

The shop opening hours for this week 💙

22/05/2026

Well done and congratulations to Bevan’s Jewellery and Watch Workshop who are celebrating their 3rd birthday today! 🙌🏼

Today we celebrate 3 years of Bevan’s! 💎
As always we want to thank all of our customers, many of which have now become good friends!

This year has been the toughest so far, but it is also a testament of how busy and established we have become and we will strive to keep on providing the best service we possibly can to make sure it stays that way!

Once again, on behalf of myself & Jake, thank you for the continued support, it means more than you ever know! 🫶🏼