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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here at Elliemagpie, we love the Tilda brand and want to share some of the new collections with you in this blog, along with updating you of the availability in store and giving you some inspiration and ideas on how to use your new fabrics and crafty pics to create your own Tilda world! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tilda is a craft brand started by the Norwegian designer Tone Finnanger in 1999 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">and is most known for the whimsical, comical and naive characters in the form of animals and dolls. Tilda's world is without a doubt a feminine one, and the most recognisable features are the faces, with two dots for eyes and rosy cheeks. There are several collections launched each year and the new ones are: Winter Memories, Country Escape and A Seaside Life. More about those to follow....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She grew up in Oslo, the capital of Norway.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Always fond of art and craft and inspired by members of her family she soon began to explore how she could make a living from her talent. The dream was to make dolls and scenery for animation films, while in real life she was working in a craft shop.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This combination is what eventually led to the idea of Tilda. Tone started Tilda in 1999 at just 25 years old.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She now lives on an island in the Oslo fjord with her boyfriend and her dog and also where she has her studio. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Winter Memories Series has a muted frosted romantic winter feel, with greys, browns and light teal tones. Beautiful cherubs and roses, deer, birds and old letters adorn the magical embellishments. This series is perfect for home decoration. The vintage colours spread visions of crisp winter mornings and ice crystals hanging from the tips of fir trees.</span></div>
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All of the NEW Tilda fabrics coming this season are quilt quality, and can be bought as fat quarters and in charm packs making these new fabrics a beautiful option for many creative projects. We are stocking a select range of the <a href="http://www.elliemagpie.co.uk/products/emma-grey-fabric">fabrics</a> from this collection at Elliemagpie, including the <a href="http://www.elliemagpie.co.uk/products/winter-memories-fabric-bundle">bundles</a> and <a href="http://www.elliemagpie.co.uk/products/winter-memories-charm-pack">charm</a> packs.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A sweet, nostalgic summer series with pink and turquoise as base colours. The theme comprises birds, flowers and porcelain, like the designs once found on old-fashioned invitations. Lovely memories of warm holidays are called to mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just look at this beautiful lifestyle inspiration using Tilda Fabrics and craft papers. Such a shabby chic, springtime look!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This the is <a href="http://www.elliemagpie.co.uk/products/millie-teal-fabric">fabric</a> collection from the range. Selected lines available at Elliemagpie. If there are other lines that you want them please get in touch with us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Another wonderful inspirational lifestyle shot. Paper roses worn as a necklace and finished with a tilda fabric scarf! Can you make these too?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A fresh, wonderful summer series with blue and gray-green s base colours. The theme is based on the sea, sand and shells, evoking a sense of romance with subtle notes of humour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is one of the wonderful dolls from the collection - the seaside life Angel. She is available as a <a href="http://www.elliemagpie.co.uk/products/seaside-life-angel-kit">kit</a> with everything included too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of the wonderful Tilda Angels and Dolls you can create with your fabrics and kits.....</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia;">I love the look of old
antiqued furniture, and sometimes you can find it beautifully painted and
suitably worn around the edges. However, more often than not you find the
piece, but it is too dark, or stained, or just needs a new colour scheme. If
you scour salvage yards, antique sellers, or even auction sites for
pieces ( I use pre-loved and gumtree for some real bargains!) you can find the
right piece for you and then with a little bit of graft - and probably a lot of
sanding and painting - you can make sure that piece of furniture is just right
for you and reflects your style.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Georgia;">You can start with something simple like
a small stool, so you can get a gauge of the work involved and try
out your techniques. Then you can move on to larger projects. Some projects are
fiddly - chairs with lots of spindles need some careful attention and
sideboards with glass panels and lots of hinges will need extra care and
attention.<br />
So “make do and mend!” , up-cycle tired & unwanted furniture and create
your own style.<br />
This is a quick guide on how to shabby chic your furniture.....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">Once you have your chosen piece , you need to prep the surfaces to be painted. Be sure to remove any handles, hinges or metalwork then you are ready to start stripping the paint or varnish. I prefer to use sandpaper but you can use Nitromors or a similar paint & varnish stripper. I find both methods are equally effective and take the same amount of time, but when working with heavy detail Nitromors is best. Nitromors is a chemical substance that removes paint, varnish and </span><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">skin</strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">, so do be careful and wear protective clothing & work in a well ventilated area.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">Once the item has been stripped and sanded, get rid of any dust by wiping it down with warm water – allow to dry. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">When you are going to start the painting make sure you are working in a well ventilated area that is free from dust, pet hairs and any other debris that could potentially get into the painted finish and ruin the look! This includes being careful if you work in the garden - the wind can whip up some nasty surprises in your work!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">I don’t always use primer but depending on the condition of the wood it is sometimes necessary. Instead of a primer you can apply a couple of coats of white. I like to use 1869 paints, or one from the Annie Sloan range; oil-based eggshells or matt paints are best as a water-based paint won’t sand as well. There is of course the ever popular Farrow & Ball paint range too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">When applying the paint always go in the direction of the wood grain, keeping minimal paint on the paintbrush & with nice thin layer. It’s quality, not quantity. You can use a small roller for the larger areas for the primer but there is something nice about a proper brush finish for the main coat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">When distressing the furniture, there are many degrees of 'ageing' that you can do. For example just highlight on areas where, wear and tear would occur. For instance this would be on raised areas, edges, around drawers, handles & the top of detailing. To distress I use 180 grit sandpaper, the trick is to sand in one direction repeatedly. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">Once you’re content with the finish, you can either leave as is, or add a coat of beeswax or varnish. This will help protect the wood, but don’t go crazy as shiny varnish will not look authentic and shabby chic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, it's been a busy year and a very happy one - so many lovely new people in the shop and many taking part in all the classes and courses we have to offer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, to let you know what's coming up at Elliemagpie in the near future!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Prices range from £2.95 to £14.95 and are all available on the website: http://www.elliemagpie.co.uk/collections/handmade-ellie-couture</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are just a selection of the products available and we use fabrics, trims, beads, buttons and lace to create these floral delights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are some of the headbands, modelled by the lovely Lucy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Always something new to look at and a different perspective to take; these hanging collages and mini canvases are brought together to tell a story on fabric bases. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elliemagpie works with vintage fabric, vintage lace, buttons, mirrors, paper, card, stamps, feathers, ribbon, wood, buttons, diamantes, gems and metal findings to create these collages and each piece is unique and never to be repeated!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many of you will have seen some of the industrial inspired coat racks and hooks we have instore. These have proved popular and we now also have some reclaimed wood shelving in. I source all the bits and pieces for these creations and my wonderful Dad puts them all together for me!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-32866980147601537502012-05-20T13:48:00.000-07:002012-05-20T13:48:18.109-07:00Elliemagpie has been open for 5 weeks!So, Elliemagpie was opened on April 14th 2012 to a fantastic crowd and a very warm welcome from the people of Prestwich.<br />
These are some of the pictures taken just before we opened, the calm before the storm!<br />
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The owl cushions on the bed went straight away! The addition of the bed was a last minute stroke of genius - I needed extra space to display all the soft goodies and remembered that daughter Ellie's shabby chic bed was sitting unused in my top bedroom as she has had a 'cabin bunk' for last Christmas!<br />
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Beautiful fabrics on the custom made display shelving from Steve at A&S Joinery. <a href="http://www.salfordjoiner.com/">http://www.salfordjoiner.com/</a><br />
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View from the front of the shop, as you walk into the store...<br />
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And again, one the the hand painted upcycled cabinets both offered for sale and used as display in the store.<br />
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My bench! Made by my Dad for me to serve customers and cut the lovely fabrics and ribbons :)<br />
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The 'back'; my workspace - no longer looks as tidy as this and now has three sewing machines, an ironing boards and piles of project work on it!<br />
I had to re order these pictures frames with 'A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear' as they all went on the first day!<br />
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View from the back of the store towards the front - awaiting all the lovely customers!<br />
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The gorgeous cabinet that went on the first day and now has a lovely new home.<br />
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The wicker hearts in the front of this picture have been a great seller - more are due in this week!<br />
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I was far to busy chatting, serving, and eating delicious nibbles from both the Cheese Place and Five!, local businesses in Prestwich to take photos on the opening day. I think my mum managed to take some, I will try and post again with these!<br />
<a href="http://www.thecheeseplace.co.uk/">http://www.thecheeseplace.co.uk/</a> - thanks to Kath and Louise<br />
<a href="http://www.freshfoodatfive.co.uk/">http://www.freshfoodatfive.co.uk/</a> - thanks to Barb and Joe<br />
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Since the opening I have had so much fun getting to know loads of people from Prestwich, hearing their views about the shop and what they like to come in for.<br />
I am now stocking ranges from the following local designers:<br />
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Jane Dennerly - <a href="http://janedennerly.blogspot.co.uk/">http://janedennerly.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
Harris Tweed bags and brooches in new and innovative shapes. Unique uses of vintage silks into brooches, handbags and bows. Classic yet quirky and real statement pieces. Jane also make beautiful cards and pictures.<br />
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Loula Belle at Home - <a href="http://loulabelleathome.blogspot.co.uk/">http://loulabelleathome.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
A lancashire lass putting a bit of glamour into mundane household chores to bring out the inner goddess! Loula Belle uses retro inspired prints in stunning colours to make sexy aprons, washbags, tea towels and cushions. Loula Belle also does some fantastic kids products and gifts; brooch kits and bake sets.<br />
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Summer Willow Creative Cards - http://www.summer-willow-creative-cards.yolasite.com/<br />
Handcrafted cards for that special occasion. Summer Willow will also make to order and take commissions - just pop in or send me a message and we will have one ready for you!<br />
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Louise's Felted Crafts<br />
New in this week; Louise makes sweet felted brooches, hanging decorations and keyrings; upcycling knitwear to make new unique pieces.<br />
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And also working with Eliza M to create fantastic 50's inspired dresses and skirts.<br />
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Eliza M is a regular in Sew magazine and also supplies dress patterns and kits.<br />
We will be running an Eliza M Vintage 50's dress sewing course in July. Pop in to see the pattern or go online to book at:<br />
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Elliemagpie workshops launched this week - we had a fantastic time on the beginners learn to sew course on Tuesday and also on the Owl Cushion workshop on Wednesday.<br />
Angie from @idesignworkshop, began the courses and will be teaching each week from now on.<br />
More to follow on a later blog about the workshops!<br />
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I have been working away on some commissions these past few weeks and have made some lovely things!<br />
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A cute taggy for Tanya & Erin. Another order coming this week as Erin loves it so much. Also a taggy on order for a new baby and the fabrics have been chosen from the Feather & Stitch range from Sarah Watts - will be so cute!<br />
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Drawstring rucksacks for the lovely Penny who just loves her rucksacks! Since making these two beauties I have had orders for two more too - they look just ace in all the lovely fabrics!<br />
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Doesn't it look fab in this fabric!<br />
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I have also made cushions, throws for a hotel makeover and a new dress for a vintage doll - more pictures to follow on later blogs!<br />
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This week I have orders for more throws, curtains, a patchwork quilt and some outdoor birds and cushions for Joan Mulvenna's garden at RHS Tatton 2012 (July 18th - 22nd)<br />
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So in a bit of a roundabout way here is how the Prestwich Laundrette was transformed into Elliemagpie!<br />
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All painted but still waiting for that sign....<br />
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Brother in law Steve and my dad get ready to unveil the sign.<br />
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The sign and all the lettering are on. Ladders still in place and dad in the doorway!<br />
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I look forward to the next few weeks - meeting new people, more new friends, workshops and new stock! and more blogs too, now that I have promised them!<br />
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Enjoy and keep sewing! :)xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-78243259759683915442012-03-28T05:26:00.001-07:002012-03-28T05:26:57.664-07:00Elliemagpie Weeks 4 -8Things are moving along well now with the shop and the Elliemagpie brand ! I have been painting, sanding, photographing and much more with the shop and getting out all the lovely orders online.<br />
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I have been receiving deliveries and checking stock and trying to find a place to put it all but joy of joys now Ry has built the shelves for me in the stock room so I have somewhere to store things!<br />
Just have to deal with things being in two different places at the moment until I officially move in!<br />
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So lease still not signed, something to do with a 58 page unnecessary, out of date, document that needs to be revised but I am still hoping desperately that it will all be sorted this week.<br />
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Planning permission still not come through for the signage or shutters either - apparently the council have up to 8 weeks to make a decision with the earliest being April 17th - 3 days after I plan to open - this is no good! I have people on the case now trying to get it sorted!<br />
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Dan, brother-in law, did some fab drawings for me of the plans and the signage guys have been working on them too to get the full effect for the signage!<br />
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So excited - I hope it's going to look brilliant!<br />
Don't worry - the front of the shop is all going to be painted too!<br />
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So here are some sneak peak pictures of the interior and what we have been doing.<br />
Ry has been a star and done some painting - even though he HATES it, Mum has been fab doing all the cleaning including the upstairs ready for the craft room and Dad has been brill doing the railings and other stuff with me. More plans for further works and preparation of the frontage this Sunday.<br />
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Next week will also see the installation of my fabric racking inside :) and hopefully my till will arrive - I have the till rolls!<br />
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These shots were taken when it beautifully sunny outside in the (quite) early morning. Every time a huge bus stopped outside it blocked out all the light!<br />
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I am also going to have to start a rogue's gallery of people who sit on my doorstep - it seems to be used as a bench for the bus stop so will have to put a stop to that.<br />
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Need to get on with doing my flyers and sorting everything thing out for the big launch too!<br />
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Elliemagpie - the shop.<br />
So here is the fist pictures of the shop premises I plan to rent in Prestwich.<br />
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The shop is the old Prestwich Laundrette and has been one for 40 years or so until 2010. I love the building and the shop front and the heritage there!<br />
The inside has been plastered and spotlighted so just the floor to go and I will be almost ready to start setting up.<br />
The lease is just with the solicitors though and I haven't actually signed, so fingers crossed please everyone that this goes through smoothly as I really want this place and have some amazing plans for it.<br />
I have also started buying the furniture so if I don't get a place soon I don't know what I am going to do with it all!<br />
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So what have been doing these past two weeks? Well just before I finished my last job I tool two days off to do Spring Fair at the NEC and meet all the lovely suppliers I want to work with. I was also placing orders like mad whilst carrying around loads of catalogues and contact cards and things - it was hard going but I loved it. There was so much to see and so much to take in - really hard to choose, I hope I have made some good choices!<br />
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Here are some of the lovely companies I will be stocking:<br />
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Clayre & Eef, from the Netherlands, have a complete
range of home accessories that make a house a home. The
country and nostalgic Clayre & Eef style originated in the Limburg
village Haelen, located in the beautiful countryside of Leudal, Netherlands and is
characterised by romantic designs. Their products are so gorgeous and they also do a mini me range of aprons and oven gloves so kids can help their mummy bake!<br />
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Clementine Creations from Sopafra are a family business founded in 1991 in the South of France. They have beautiful
decorative homewares and create all the collections in their
textile workshop. Everything has a French country, shabby, feel and is just perfect for Elliemagpie.<br />
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A selection of other products from some other fantastic suppliers that I will be using to add interest to the ranges. I have been furiously uploading products onto my website - which is hopefully going to launch in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime everything I have in stock is available in my ebay store: <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/elliemagpieshabbychic">http://stores.ebay.co.uk/elliemagpieshabbychic</a><br />
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East Of India - created in 1991 by a couple who travelled and discovered local handicrafts. East of India now have some beautiful 'Make do and Mend' kits & notions which are just perfect for the haberdashery side of Elliemagpie. Of course their ribbons are just divine too and all their products are so wonderfully packaged they made gorgeous gifts!<br />
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Gisela Graham is one of the leading design companies for seasonal decorations and gifts. I did manage to hold myself back and I haven't bought my Christmas range yet - bit I will need to be doing soon!<br />
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The next fair was the Craft, Hobby and Stitch International where I went to source all the haberdashery and fabrics. Ready to set off on the Monday I was thwarted by a missing cat - I thought Belle has escaped and spent 2 hours searching the house and then roaming the streets calling her name. When I returned she was just there is the kitchen! Naughty cat! I had to delay the trip and only ended up going on the Tuesday.<br />
Managed to cram it all in though and also meet my friend Solance from Sparkle Dreams - it was great to see her again after all these years!<br />
<a href="http://sparkle-dreams.blogspot.com/">http://sparkle-dreams.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Check out her blog too and if you are in Wiltshire go and visit at the Studley Grange Craft Village<br />
<a href="http://www.studleygrange.co.uk/sparkle/">http://www.studleygrange.co.uk/sparkle/</a><br />
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First stop was Tilda for the sweet fabrics designed by Tone Finnanger from Norway. I have long been a fan of her designs and patterns.<br />
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Tilda have two new ranges out Sewing Bird and Garden Party - can't wait to see the fabrics in the flesh!<br />
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Designer Tanya Whelan was born nostalgic. For Tanya, creative inspiration
comes from her passionate love of old houses, historic architecture,
antique furniture, vintage objects and artifacts of all kinds, and most
especially antique textiles (she's a girl who can literally go weak in the
knees at the discovery of the "perfect" rose strewn antique quilt). - sounds like me!<br />
These are some of her fabrics I will be stocking from the Delilah, Darla and New Sugar Hill collections.<br />
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Then it was over to Stof from Denmark for some of their beautiful basics and pre washed cottons.<br />
I have to admit I did pre order on their Christmas linens too!<br />
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I have also ordered fabrics from Michael Miller, Riley Blake, Blend and Robert Kaufmann. I didn't see these at the show, the reps have been kind enough to call on me and show me their wares.<br />
It was during one of these visits that I thought that the cat had escaped actually and I had to call up to ask if they had seemn a small black cat slink past them as they left the house!<br />
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New Blend ranges - Feather n' Stitch, Magic Garden & Spring Promise.<br />
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So all in all a very busy time with lots of money spent and prices negotiated! I have also decided to stock some vintage inspired cards and wraps for anyone who wants to buy the complete package!<br />
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In my next blog I will post about my adventures with photography and how I am getting on with the product shots for the websites!<br />
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Thanks for reading<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-28620788718375441632012-02-05T14:02:00.000-08:002012-02-23T08:01:44.623-08:00Week One Elliemagpie go go goHeya all, today's post is the first of a collection of blogs I am planning following the set up of my new business venture Elliemagpie. I hope you like sharing my adventure with me and if you can offer any support or insider knowledge on the whole - 'setting up shop' front then I will be more than happy to hear from you. Please leave your comments on the blog or on facebook :)<br />
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Saturday saw my first purchases for the business both in term of stock and display. Have a peak at these beauties!<br />
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Scandinavian prints get revisited in this eclectic
collection. Modernology redefines your idea of avant-garde with its bold
florals in rich hues of red and blue, mixed with bright lime and
chocolate. - sounds exciting to me - can't wait to get mixing from fat quarters from the range. This is by Pat Bravo<br />
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She has some beautiful ideas for bags and things on her site too - I am feeling very inspired!<br />
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Exotic florals and sumptuous medallions in lavish
purples, gold and deep teal give a feel of mysterious elegance to this
Moroccan- inspired collection. I soooo want to go to Morocco - it's on my list of places to go. Not many places left - this list needs revisiting and revising. Oooooo another idea for a bog - I need to scan in all my (very small) South Africa pictures from 2000 and put that together properly.<br />
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afternoon. Dream about a new outfit for kids, a gorgeous quilt for your
bedroom or many handbags. A seductive palette of colors with shades of
sparkling pink and enchanting purple, mixed with kiwi and chocolate.<br />
Wow, pink and golds - more beauty from Pat Bravo - I love the liveliness of this.<br />
I am going to be stocking most of these three collections, then I will see how they go and look to expanding and moving to the rest of the ranges.<br />
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I will also be stocking these beautiful May Arts ribbons from the US. I love this stand aswell and hope to be replicating something similar for my shop - Dad!!!, Can you make one of these please!<br />
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Aren't they so beautiful. I am going to have to think of something to make using just ribbon - any ideas?<br />
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Then onto the lovelies and pretties I bought for the store. Some of these need some TLC but I have plans for them.<br />
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A lovely corner unit<br />
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A square tub - must research what theses were used for but have fallen out with this for today as I backed into it and have given myself a large bruise (picture not included!)<br />
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This stool is a gorgeous pink but unfortunately a bit grubby so going to have to see how it scrubs up.<br />
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Super Victorian Pine corner cabinet - am a bit loathe to paint this as someone has painstakingly stripped it - we shall see..<br />
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Look at the gorgeous shaped shelves inside, so pretty.<br />
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A sewing machine - and not a Singer. Lovely gold colours on this model and it was a bargain I couldn't resist. Will have to get it up and running.<br />
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Another bargain, an old clothes horse/airer and thought I would use it to show some of the patchwork panels I am working on for cushions<br />
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The vintage pinks and lilacs are from the Stof basics collection.<br />
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The red hearts and the cream red stripe cushions match with some of the bunting I have done and is available in my shops.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EllieMagpie">http://www.etsy.com/shop/EllieMagpie</a><br />
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And the chair, again needs some care and attention and just trying it out with some of the Stof vintage patchwork ideas but this is going to look really pretty :)x<br />
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Tomorrow and Tuesday are Spring Fair for me - the first time going when it's for my own company. I am going to have blast! Plus I get to buy and source some of the stock I want for my store and shop - how exciting is that; but a bit scary too - spending my own money instead of someone else's!<br />
(My previous life was as buyer for a number of store groups)<br />
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The website is coming along too - I think I will write about this later. I am torn between giving too much away though! but I value the input - of course my customers are going to have to LOVE the site and find it easy to shop.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-2105754711602593712012-01-30T14:39:00.000-08:002012-01-30T17:39:31.023-08:00We baked :) Me and El decided to make Birthday biscuits for Grandpa. This post is just to show that I can do some baking, of sorts.<br />
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So, all is well on the mixing front and a lovely smile from El as she sifts the flour.<br />
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Cutting out the shapes - some lovely hearts for Grandpa. Check out serious El! </div>
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Managed to pop outside whilst the cookies are cooking and take some snaps of my new buntings that I have just finished. (Snaps, lol, who says snaps these days!!)<br />
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And the biscuits/cookies are done - dusted with icing sugar and presented in a pink tin!<br />
Not sure Grandpa likes pink as much as we do but it's the thought that counts.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-24026744254561754242012-01-22T14:31:00.000-08:002012-01-22T14:31:13.391-08:00Sunday SundayPlanning my new studio/office/stock room - I decided to get straight too it today and swop over my cellar rooms and store all our garage type stuff in the smaller room and move the desks and tables into the larger room ready to kit out further with shelves etc once a lick of paint has been applied.<br />
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This is not my studio.... yet! I am loving these ideas and this is what I need to aim at. Thanks to Riki Treleaven, I heart Shabby Chic and We heart it, for the ideas!<br />
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I am going to need some storage for all the lovely fabrics I am going to have in. Here are some ideas I am toying with. Thanks to Craft Storage, Little Quilts and Polkadotmum.<br />
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And this is how it looks at the moment:<br />
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hmmmm, a long way to go, but it is functional if decidedly uninspiring :(<br />
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Oh and Ellie wants a mention in this blog so here she is modelling my new bunting finished this weekend (but yet to be listed!)<br />
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Oh and whoever broke twitter this evening - naughty!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-57550511060215185842012-01-22T13:37:00.000-08:002012-01-22T13:37:02.601-08:00I Jinxed the Gingerbread :(What a busy busy weekend! Turning up at my old friend, Loula Belle at home's house on Saturday, 45 minutes late - mums and dad's fault, found her in one of her gorgeous pinnies, having made a fresh batch of gingerbread dough ready for the kids to rolls out and cut out the 'men'. Yum.<br />
Now I love gingerbread dough, more than the cooked menfolk and sneaked many small portions from said dough whilst the rolling/cutting was being done by the little tinker.<br />
This behaviour was of course then copied, personally I think we should have foregone any rolling,cutting, messing with flour on the table and just eaten all the dough, but procedures must be followed and the 'men', both large and small were duly made. I did try to 'personalise' one the the little men with a lovely J on his naval but being upside down I did this the wrong way round and in trying to correct my poor attempt made the little fellow look like he had undergone a serious operation.<br />
The little tinker was even less dexterous than me (only just though and I have 32 years on him!) and almost severed one of the poor men in his attempt at branding!<br />
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So having sillied the making, I then proceeded to gossip non stop to Loula until we smelt that familiar, oh dear just a couple of minutes too long, kind of smell coming from the kitchen. What she needs is obviously a louder ringer on her timer, that can drown out my rants!<br />
I am pleased to say that most if the gingerbread men were able to be saved and eaten although some of the extremities had to go in the bin!<br />
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I also notice that Loula didn't blog about baking this weekend - sorry love!<br />
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Here's some Loula and tinker made earlier. I was not involved in this batch :(<br />
I was not offered the decorating tools for my men either :(<br />
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So to make up for this and to allow you all to get the proper recipe for these delicious treats I am linking Loula Belle's blog and etsy shop for you all.<br />
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http://loulabelleathome.blogspot.com/<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/loulabelleathome<br />
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Check it out - she has some seriously nice stuff to bake and also to wear while you bake - just make sure you get them the right way round!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-18379587210957847262012-01-15T15:12:00.000-08:002012-01-15T15:12:16.766-08:00New Lovelies...Despite the hectic weekend I did manage on Friday night to finish off some of my next round of goodies that I had been working on. Then on Saturday morning, in the freezing cold, I photographed them outside in the garden to take advantage of the best light.<br />
All these pretties will be available on Etsy this week, by tomorrow I should expect!<br />
Enjoy!<br />
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These lovely hearts are my first real spring time project. There are 6 available in the white and I have also done another couple of prints too - I will photo these soon.<br />
They are 7" (9" including the ribbon) and look great hanging from any spare knob or knocker!<br />
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What a sweet bear! He's just a little one and he looks a little sad :( I made this one from some boiled wool so get a lovely fuzzy texture.<br />
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Look at this pair! They make me laugh so I have to give them some equally comedy poses. Just noticed I have to straighten some of the neck wobblers (or whatever they are called - should I know chicken anatomy before creating them in fabric???) on the standing hen!<br />
These are going to look fab on any shabby or pine kitchen sideboard or wall shelves. Or perhaps in the peg basket!<br />
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Some of my largest characters to date and these are just great for kids to play with (no under 3's though pls as I haven't had my button stitching tested to 50 newtons!) They have finger and toe nails too - I embroidered one set on and painted on the other - I think both applications look great.<br />
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Okay okay, the third picture is just ridiculous but I couldn't resist! Taking photos early on a freezing morning, outside in pyjamas and a coat, must do this to me!<br />
These G Raffes are my tallest creations to date at 22" (56cm) to the top of their horns. Like Ellie Phant above these are great for older kids and make excellent dance partners.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-18835300363007671142012-01-15T13:52:00.000-08:002012-01-15T13:52:41.132-08:00Next does the shabby chic..Noticed that Next have a whole new range and look for spring and have done their take on the shabby chic, vintage theme. Will have to look into this more, quite like some of their ideas!<br />
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I hope they reciprocate and post pics of my shop and wares on their site! I could do with some of that publicity!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-3486270299124123782012-01-15T13:36:00.000-08:002012-01-15T13:51:02.881-08:003 + 6 = 9Crazy weekend with way too much going on! Friends Kirsty and Dan came over from York with their 4 children for a day out at Legoland Manchester and a sleepover! After much planning and debating on the sleeping arrangements we settled on a compromise of sorts....<br />
Lauren, age 10 months didn't have to sleep in the hall, with stair gates for a cot and a travel cot was found and erected in the back hall, blocking access to my sewing supplies! I had a mild panic and managed to stash as much as I thought I might need in the kitchen in case of later withdrawal!<br />
Millie, Becky and Ellie (6, 4 and 6) were to share although however many times we have tried this before it has never worked - one or more has always had to be dragged out in the middle of the night, to allow everyone to get some sleep, but still we tried again. Without success, although it was looking good at one point with 2 out of 3 asleep, and whilst Meatloaf sir might believe that that ain't bad, in this instance the awake one, my Ellie, didn't take kindly to her entertainment having shut down for the night and promptly roused her sweetly sleeping friends for more mischief and general tomfoolery.<br />
Anna, 2 and a half, was allowed to stay up late, for fear that if she bedded down before wanting to go asleep, in her makeshirt duvet pile in the top bedroom that this would lead to certain escape and possible stair nightmares. So we entertained until we were all knackered and she was still going strong! That girl doesn't need much sleep - she was the wake up call in the morning at 6.20am!<br />
But the sleeping arrangements are a digression from the days events at Legoland......<br />
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Donning the 3D glasses we are all set for our 4D adventure with Chuck Powers - the girls loved it!<br />
Do under 3's see in 3D? I can imagine it would be mighty confusing in an already confusing world!<br />
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Ry was the star of the day with a completely out of the ordinary spot of parenting! I saw spot but it was a good 2 hours session he did with little Anna, climber extraordinaire, in the under 1.1m soft play area. Fearing for her (and his own) safety he gallantly followed her up climbs and down slides until luckily a need for the toilet allowed him some respite (her need, not his!) Well done Ry!<br />
I think he secretly made a new friend though as later that evening saw Ryan patiently allowing her to post pennies into a piggy bank and empty them out again so she could start over. He still managed to drink his ginger beer though!<br />
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We shared a fab curry take out in the evening, with all the kids getting stuck into the poppadoms, naan's and korma's with mango chutney and Ry quietly perspiring in the corner after ordering the hottest curry he has ever eaten in the form of a vindaloo. Allegedly they are not normally so hot!<br />
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So, thanks to our friends for an entertaining weekend, I hope they all manage to have a good nights sleep tonight, I know I will!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-38514296079890197752012-01-11T12:29:00.000-08:002012-01-11T12:29:32.901-08:00Yay, good day today and accomplished a lot things and there are a lot of things in the pipeline too!<br />
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My first meeting with 'The Arts Partnership' in Chorley http://www.theartspartnership.co.uk/, a charity set up to get more people, especially young people, involved in the arts. We have some grand plans together for a new venture in Chorley that could be very beneficial to the local community and is very very exciting. The project involves all things crafty; especially paper crafts and fabric crafts and we are in the first stages of looking at how this can get off the ground.<br />
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If any of you nice readers have any contacts with anyone who has run a business in the crafting field could spare some time to talk to me about ideas and experiences, then please contact me!<br />
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Then home as my new sofa was being delivered! I have wanted this sofa
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Unfortunately I have my current sofa stored end on just out of sight in these pictures in front of the window! I hope someone buys it soon - it is listed on ebay if anyone is interested or message me!<br />
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160714570291?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649<br />
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Then rushing off to complete some work for my day job and to the factory! Again I love this part of my job, working with the factory and seeing things made and finished - garments at the moment but I have plans for this place too! I am sure they can change from garments to home wares!!<br />
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Did go the wrong way home though so my journey took considerably longer than anticipated, still made it home and made a lovely lamb stew for dinner which was polished off in no time!<br />
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Not sure how much crafting I am going to get done tonight, I did finish a large elephant last night and thread more garlands of apples, all of which will be listed on Etsy soon.<br />
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Need to start planning the first market; anyone know any good places to sell???<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-83407178625975594472012-01-08T12:20:00.000-08:002012-01-08T12:21:46.516-08:00So today was a mixed day, I did get loads done - took El to swimming lessons, went to mum and dads for lunch, discussed all our craft project plans (more about those in later blog) and persuaded the father to help in creating the hobby horse components for the hobby reindeers I have made but not finished ( again more about those beauties later!)<br />
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I get back home and shortly after a nice gentlemen is knocking on the door to tell me that 3!, not just one but 3! windows on my car have been smashed :(<br />
Little ba**ards! I am presuming it was the kinds who knock about round here, or perhaps some disgruntled Man City fans, being as it happened just after the 3-2 defeat in the FA Cup. I could be wrong, it could have been some little old lady who miss timed her handbag swing or maybe some budding stunt birds doing some synchronised car bombing or such but hey, guess we will never know!<br />
Police have been round as someone else has kindly reported it too and we are just sitting here now waiting for Autoglass to come and replace said windows.<br />
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On the crafting front yay I did make my first sale - a lady from the US has bought 7 items - so I have packaged them up, cue panic how how to package goods, what to include, how to says thanks etc, and take them too the little postie tomorrow in my lunch hour!<br />
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I have finished some cushions with an adorable little birdie design (not one of the stunt birds I hope) and these will be listed his week on Etsy.<br />
As always if anyone fancies these I can make to order to suit all décors and tastes!<br />
I am working on some brilliant large giraffes and elephants in cute dresses and dungarees, these are going to make fantastic gifts for a child; can't wait to finish them.<br />
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Also working on some more garlands of apples, some teddies and sheep in a delicious boiled wool fabric, and some cute hanging hearts with rabbit motifs; all of which should be done by next week and up and ready for listing on Etsy.<br />
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Next are the bears in the mohair fabric I bought to try out. I can just squeeze one small bear from each 1/8th of fabric I bought - hope they turn out well!<br />
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Love to all xxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-83091952198425801452012-01-06T15:53:00.000-08:002012-01-06T15:53:53.703-08:00Is this it???!!!!I think I have my first sale, may be speaking too soon but it's damn
exciting so let's see! Now I have to work out the best way to package
all the goodies so they arrive fresh and rested after their round the
world trip to their new owner!<br />
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Getting a bit behind on
the sewing front this week with all the internet social networking
activity to be done! I need some kind of way for the info to be
permanently scrolling on the screen in front of me, perhaps many
screens, and then voice activated searching and blogging and email
answering capabilities. Then I can just sit and sew as well!<br />
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This
evening was slightly screwed as well as I forgot to checkout on my
online grocery shopping so we waisted and waited till 10 before I
decided to check and found that I had done it again! Think it's the
third time I have done this, done all the shopping gone through all the
regular screen and then they check so many things and keep asking if you
are sure and all that and I must have missed the last one (it was
already midnight last night when I did it as I, and him, had forgotten
to do it earlier). Aaaaargh, no food. Living away all week - we rely on
having the shopping meet us here when we get in on a Fri, otherwise
nothing :( Fail! Still, good job we live a few doors down from a kebab
shop!<br />
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So just for pleasure tonight I include some of my
earlier work from last summer. I was doing some mixed media work - wall
hangings and art books etc. Let me know what you think.....<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Third
day on the job and blogging is going ok. A lot better than my current
day job I can tell you!. I am so itching to get started now. I have
so many ideas buzzing around in my head and try as I might to be
sneakily looking things up and reading around at work the internet their
has been too damn slow for words today</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: windowtext;">!! Whilst I figure on trying to be patient and that any information,
however slowly it
filters down to me, is better than nothing; there is only a certain
point that I can stand before I have to walk away lest the computer gets
hefted out of the nearest (unopenable) window.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Gorgeous poly bear head from a Xmas display at Botany Bay in 2009. When I wanted to buy one I was presuaded it was too early (being October) then when I went back they had all gone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">They didn't have them this year.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My shop is going to be full of them when I find them to stock, beware!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also found these from a display in Selfridges (I think!) in 2009, when I was still a footwear buyer and doing some research...</span></div>
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writing this blog whilst working away and having to write in outlook,
as gmail has such an un-inconspicuous and outlandish colour scheme
ppl can see what you are writing from a mile away! Not that I need to
hide, surely I can allow myself 5 minutes of blog writing indulgence
near the end of the day; after all I have worked for four years without a
lunch break! Oh silly me; all those hours I
could have spent blogging, crafting or just getting out!</span></span></div>
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tonight, planning my evening and the next escapades of Elliemagpie and
what to do first! I have sheep to stuff, giraffes and elephants to
create,
apples to assemble and teddy bears to plan. And I need to list some
more items on some sites, tweet and follow, write more of my business
plan and read more of my lovely book ‘Starting a business from home’
from my lovely thoughtful boyf. Lols. Where does
one start……….?? And where does one end…….?</span></span></div>
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your delectation this is a picture of a sheepskin. Lol. Seriously I
love holding these naked and un-stuffed creatures up for boyf to guess
their final calling. Sometimes he even gets them right! Other times I
think is mind is not really on the matter </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Wingdings;">:(</span></span></div>
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is the miniscule amount of mohair bear fabric I generously bought
myself to try out a Scandinavian inspired scruffy Ted. I think I have to
rid the ‘face’ of fur as well somehow – do I shave it? Or pluck it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 10.0pt;">Thanks for reading </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189290025345243182.post-52584658454676755682012-01-03T13:11:00.000-08:002012-01-03T13:11:14.038-08:00Here we go..........!First blog, and already I made a booboo - first word came out as fist! Not sure anyone wants one of those!<br />
Oh what to write, what to say, so many thoughts and not enough fingers to get it all down.<br />
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Starting with a bit of history and a bit of where I am now. The corporate has finally got the better of me and having been informed of the 'risk of redundancy' of my once loved but now a little bit staid job I am now making a full blown effort to get some of my ideas, crafts and loves off the ground and into something brilliant.<br />
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I have a passion for making things, for beautiful things, for sweet, cute and pretty things and I want to be surrounded by them. I want to immerse myself in my passion and get excited about all the things that I and others have made, simply for the pleasure of just having them.<br />
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I knit, sew, cross stitch, design, print and turn my hand to any craft that comes my way. I am inspired by choosing all the components for a given project and then building, making and developing it to its final state. My recent forays have been into crafting Tilda style projects, all manner of soft toys and animals.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25MQ51QQStrmkykLUASkNOyX712vuPEQEhPSBjXHOph7itOajoaKWQwAOTd54asqkqidWCBzcg4l0U0KmxDFXBvU-mx5cJLukGX394W6Yo4UUtsw0yvGGq5ggYSLG4-Whnz_wBCakLwuH/s1600/IMG_2548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25MQ51QQStrmkykLUASkNOyX712vuPEQEhPSBjXHOph7itOajoaKWQwAOTd54asqkqidWCBzcg4l0U0KmxDFXBvU-mx5cJLukGX394W6Yo4UUtsw0yvGGq5ggYSLG4-Whnz_wBCakLwuH/s320/IMG_2548.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a basket of recent stuff. I am trying to learn how to take the best pictures for displaying my wares on various craft websites. This in itself has been quite a challenge - any tips and pointers will be most welcome. Maybe it is best if I just throw it all in the basket.......Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037447197753865035noreply@blogger.com0