Wedding season....

June....a time for weddings.....here's a few little bespoke bits and pieces I was asked to create for a lovely couple earlier this year; I thoroughly enjoyed designing these and they were very well received - hope I get the opportunity to do more soon ;)

An open invitation....

Ooops - I did it again....the long pause before I'm back posting again; so sorry! :-/ 

I've been busy, busy,  busy behind the scenes - juggling my designing, crafting and parenting...I'm even getting to grips with the sewing machine myself - woo-hoo for me!! :)))) Anyway, I'd just like to let you all know about a fabulous event I'm doing tomorrow with all of my handmade Ree-Stitch wares.....pop along for tempting handmade and vintage goodies, gorgeous walks, and a tasty morsel or two at the newly opened cafe! Spread the word folks.... :)

Click here to visit our facebook page with more details on what we'll be bringing....

Announcing our NEW Etsy shop!!!

It's been on the cards for a while, but we have finally got round to setting up our own little Etsy shop for our Ree-Stitch makes - it's all very early days at the moment, so only a few listings so far, but we're hoping to add more soon.....please hit the Etsy link on the right hand side of the page, or click here to have a little browse :)

A veritable vintage feast!

Hello lovelies - how was your weekend? We had a fabulous time; lots of browsing at fellow designer-makers and vintage fare....we even picked up a couple of bits along the way......

- gorgeous 50s melaware; we couldn't resist these beauties!!

- this fun vintage-inspired Kelloggs bottle from the fabulous Splendid and Tremendous..

 - and we picked up some FREE CAKE courtesy of the event holders The Vintage Suitcase...along with free entry too; I was the lucky competition winner over on Facebook...who'd have thunk, eh?! Never, ever win ANYTHING, so was very shocked and happy!! ;D

- Freya enjoyed it too!!! ;P And check out her gorgeous little headband....picked up from Design@44 on Saturday; she looked adorable!!! These are created by Hopscotch Crafts :)

Mother's Day makes

Things have been picking up steadily with the Ree-Stitch side of things.....here's a little look at a few pieces we put together for the mummies this Sunday; all were either sold or commissioned for the big day :) 

Pop over to our Facebook page and have a look at what else we've been up to by clicking the link on the right-hand side of this page or the link within this post - thanks guys :)

Countdown to the craft fair

Hi everyone, just thought I'd let you know about a new venture that I've been busily preparing for -  as well as my usual work and looking after babba I have also been designing layouts and motifs for cushions...this is quite the family affair, as while I've been busily designing, my mother-in-law has been busily sewing, with some help and assistance from sis-in-law too....the collaboration is working well and we have our first official event this Sunday - at Barton Marina - just off the A38 outside Burton-on-Trent. If you're local, then why not come along and see us - the place makes for a great family day out ;)

Pop over to our facebook page to have a proper look at what we've been up to....and if you're a Facebook user, you may even want to 'like' and 'share'....

Wish us luck!!x x x

Trying my hand at the Community Fete....

It's been a quiet couple of weeks on the blogging front, but I'm back again to tell you what I've been up to...

 - My good friend Eve told me about this local event as she thought it might be a good way to showcase my crafty wares, so I thought hey, why not give it a shot (it was free after all!)....here's some snaps of what was on sale:

- I created quite a lot of new stationery items - larger notebooks, notecards, postcards and address labels.

It was a scorching day, and with lots of entertainment going on it attracted quite a lot of visitors - there was Brazilian drumming (which was fab), dancing, singing, it was great...but, unfortunately, not many shoppers.  I did have some success though, and was so pleased that my dalmatian print went - it's one of my favourite pieces and was purchased by a lovely little family, so that made my day! :D

I'm still on the look out for new places to try out my work, so if anyone knows of any great crafty events/ venues where you think I may fit in then let me know...it would be muchly appreciated! :)

Happy Birthday Gran!

It was my Gran's birthday over the weekend, and when it comes to cards she always likes to receive a handmade edition from me, as opposed to a bought one.....this time I had a bit of a play around with a photograph to create a pretty floral illustration for her.....

I printed the design onto tracing paper to give it a lovely soft feel, layered it up with card, and then added a pretty spring green ribbon to finish. She loved it! :)

Getting a lickle bit crafty for Christmas!

This year, I decided to add a little personal touch to some of my Christmas gifts, and made my first ever Christmas truffles (or rather, truffles of any kind) to give out to some of our family...

I quite enjoyed packaging them all up and making them look pretty too; they seemed to go  down a treat! :)

Continuing on the festive theme, I put in some sachets of mulling spices...again, all prettily packaged by my own fair hand :D