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Rugby Balls, Frames and Campervans

One of the good things about being a self-employed designer/maker is that you can shut out the rain and wind and concentrate on pretty, summery things, even if they’re just in paint or fabric …...

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Beetle Wedding Gifts

I’ve just realised I haven’t shown you the latest Beetle wedding gifts!  When it comes to personlaised wedding gifts, I’m always very aware of the date the gift will be handed over, because I am almost...

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Babies…

Well hello… hello This week has been mostly about babies at the park one who came to stay in my house and one who was just visiting… just tall enough to see over tiny little cousins who were getting to...

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Sketches and Disorganisation

This week I’ve been thinking that I really need to be much more organised. The rough sketches I do on little scraps of paper preliminary sketch really should be in sketchbooks (the image top left above...

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Personalised Sewing Machine Plaque

This week I’ve made a few new plaques for customers, but this one is my favourite: personalised sewing machine plaque It’s actually for a 40th birthday, and the number 40 was added to the sewing...

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Personalised Messages – Hearts and Houses

Most of the year, I don’t actually sell a lot of these personalised hanging hearts (usually, they’re bought for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day) a face without freckles but it’s always fun...

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First Birthday Plaque

This plaque is one that was ordered for a little girl’s first birthday… 1st birthday balloons plaque it was one of those I actually remembered to photograph!  I saved it in my images file and then...

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Customer Service

I was contacted a while back by Sarah from Craftseller, who was writing an article about customer service and would I mind answering a few questions?  Of course, I was more than happy to help. I didn’t...

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Summer in December!

The weather’s been pretty changeable around here recently (rain, sleet, ice, frost, cloud … oh! and the sun made a brief appearance) so it’s been nice to snuggle up warm indoors with all the summery...

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Who’s Counting Down?

So, the countdown is on – and I’m not talking about Christmas.  The last posting day for first class mail is the 20th, and that’s what I’m counting down to! I won’t have finished work then, of course....

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