New Products and Stuff

There are times when I have to admit the title of my blog posts are bloody stupid, or plain boring. I never know whether to be witty, or just state the obvious. I suppose with today's I am being a little flippant. Stuff covers everything and well I suppose today is a day about stuff. Anyway, aside from that little quandary I've been tinkering away with the new mini line for my shop and well that's about it if I have to be honest. Well aside from stuff.

Taking my images I got them turned into tiny little pocket mirrors and they arrived during the week. I could easily sell as is, but well that's not very me, where is the touch of the handmade where is well me in it. So I've been making tiny little pouches to go with them. The main bit of its done, I am now sewing them up into recognisable shapes and attaching press fasteners, the latter aspect is going to get old fast and has already been relegated to a job I can do on the train. Probably until I lose the first press stud in transit then it will probably be an at home only job. These are just little ways of being able to take home some of my pieces which generally speaking aren't very portable, namely the clocks. In time there will be further designs made, and some perhaps even specifically for the mirrors, but for the moment in time I had three designs printed:

In person, if I do say so myself they are very cute, especially with the pouches. It will be a bit of a random affair as to which pouch goes with what mirror but that suits my style fine. And each fabric is essentially left overs from previous projects. Nothing, especially not fabric, goes to waste. Part from scrappy bit of thread, knotted threads drive me potty, and life is too short to try and untangle them.

Each mirror is £5.50 each, and as I said comes with a handmade little pouch, might also notice I've had some new labels made up, partly because well it was time for a change and well they look so much nicer than the old lot.

So onto the stuff, I am musing on new pattern ideas, more intriquete ones to sell, time I also got the next free pattern example stitched up. And more interesting to you lot is that I will be doing a bit of a competition with the first pattern. This weeks Want it Wednesday will be temporarily replaced with 'You Will Want this Wednesday'. So keep eyes peeled for that folks! All I will say if you've downloaded the little planet pattern then you'll want to come back.

Anyway, time to get back to stitching pouches, drawing, and listening to TED Talks.

New Line: Comments welcomed!

As mentioned in my previous post I am in the process of working out a new product line, which will be pocket mirrors and pouches. Something nice and simple but pretty. Now I've been going through all my embroidery pictures and I have selected the following:

1. Fluttering Heart

2. Heart o'Clock

3. Heart Flower

4. Spotty Flower

5. Little Birdie

How did this get in here......*whistles*

6. Peacock Paradise

7. & 8. These two are possibility but perhaps later down the line as I progress my work with Heidi, but if there is interest then perhaps I will look into these two sooner. 

9. Regal Clock - Any other clock design in general

Another thought I had was if the image was cropped down, so that you couldn't see the hoop would that be an interesting pocket mirror image? A picture of a clock? Or just the embroidery?

So tell me what ones you would like to see as a pocket mirror. I will be looking to get 3 designs made for the first go. The pouches will be linen and lined with gorgeous Liberty Tana Lawn.

Finishing & Starting a New

A Christmas Gingerbread House, which I gave to my Auntie and kiddliwinks. Too much sugar for me..but fun to decorate 

Christmas has been and gone and the New Year has well and truly started. Whilst January is one of those months that many, including myself, wish to skip this year I am quite happy to see it. Something about starting a fresh seemingly appeals to me at the moment, last year was so up and down that I hope it isn't the case for this year. I feel positive about what I need to get done and how to achieve it (sort of, but tea does feature strongly). 

One thing I certainly want to get sorted out is what I want to achieve in terms of making and selling and this includes me doing a clear out of the store, some will be taken down and distributed between friends and family (aren't you lucky!) and other bits will be heavily reduced. I hate having old things hanging about especially if I don't make them any more, bags for instance. 

Things you will see more of in the store:

• Wordy tissue holders (these are a hit and they make me laugh)
• Needlecases - though only till I have used up all my materials, this will be the last year I make them
• Clocks! Oddles more clocks, I have new ideas for desk clocks and finally have the collab between myself and Heidi started.

I will be doing another blog post this week which will expand on the clock side of things. For now I must get ready to go out.

Finishing off an old project, a little something for a friend....