Feeling Festive?

Hello my lovelies!
I do hope you have been keeping well. I am embracing the entrance of winter and as such, have been making wintery Christmas wreaths. One of my creations has a staring roll in my new header (did you notice?) and the others have been posted in my Folksy Shop

I am really enjoying creating again and if that's all I get out if it, that's ok with me...although a few pennies for my trouble wouldn't go amiss!

I am so looking forward to the festive season. However, the closer we get, the nearer I am to saying goodbye to my little sister and her gaggle of gorgeous girls.

They head off to sunny LA in January to start a new life. Can you believe I came home from Canada 2 years ago, in part, so that our kids could grow up together and now she's off to pastures new!? I just know she's going to have a fab time and am soooo excited as I already have my tickets to visit in August; woo-hoo!

Roll on Summer!

Just kidding! Let's enjoy the moment. I'm getting the decorations out of the loft at the weekend and have my first Christmas dinner on Saturday...I feel that festive feeling coming on!

Are you feeling festive yet?
B x

Hampstead Holiday Market

Sorry, I didn't mean to go AWOL for so long, only, it's half term school holidays here and on top of that I'm preparing for the Hampstead Holiday Market. I'm very excited. I will be selling mostly hair accessories; hair ties and hair clip/corsages.

I have also made some lovely little girls aprons which will be ideal for Christmas presents.

So, you see, I have been busy!
If you find yourself in Hampstead on Novemeber 6th do pop in and say 'Hi".


B x

SATURDAY NOV 6, 2010

12NOON-5 PM

ROSSLYN HILL UNITARIAN CHAPEL

HAMPSTEAD HIGH STREET

 p.s - Sorry about the photo quality, my camera is on the blink. I'm relying on my trusty iphone!

Lace Lovelies...

Rather later than expected, here are some pictures of my latest creations...

Lovely lace lavender bags to hang in your wardrobe - or on a door handle for everyone to admire! On Folsky soon.

Wishing you a weekend laced with fun my lovelies!

B x

New directions

When I originally blogged about starting my new business I talked of bright sweet clothing for little girls. Well, it seems my shop has taken a different direction. As I find my business and creative feet I am exploring all my options and at the moment it seems accessories are my new love...

So, here is a quick plug to let you lovely ladies know that I have new stock in my Folksy shop. Any of my overseas friends who see something they like; please feel free to email me and I'll get back to you with postage costs.

This week I will be making more stock for a summer fair I will be attending on 29th. Yesterday I took the kids to The Victoria and Albert Museum for a bit of culture. We had a lot of fun and I took a few pictures which I will share with you all very soon.

Lastly, I just wanted to say a quick "thank you" for some of the lovely comments and emails I got after my last post. You guys rock.

Love to you all,

B x

Blue paper packages tied up with string...

Little Bee made it's first on-line sale yesterday! My appliqued cupcake napkins have been wrapped up and are making their way to a lovely customer in London. I'm so excited! From little acorns mighty oaks grow...

Tomorrow Little Bee will be at our school fete; we're hoping for some sunshine! Anything I have left from the day will go into my shop so keep a look out for some new pretties.

Have a lovely weekend,

B x

Little Bee is open!

Hi guys,

just popping in quickly to let you know that my folksy shop 'Little Bee' is open. Yay! I only have 1 or 2 things in there at the moment I will be adding stuff through the week.

Feel free to 'buzz' over and have a look ;O)

B x

Dreaming of...

I can't get this little beauty out of my mind at the moment.... Isn't she just adorable? She's available at Liberty and has 2 equally beautiful sisters in different Liberty designs...so dreamy...

Something else I've been dreaming about over the past year or so is having my own shop. Now, I can't stretch to a bricks and mortar one just yet, but I'll soon be off the ground, with my new FOLKSY store; Little Bee.

For those of you who don't know, FOLKSY is the UK's version of ETSY (It made sense to start up in my own country to begin with) which sells handmade treasures on line. I should be good to go by the weekend...I'll let you all know.

And these are to be part of my summer stock...

Pretty cotton napkins for your summer picnics...if the sun ever comes out...ahhh...

...we can but dream!

B x

And the winner is...

Congratulations to the lovely Emma @ Me, The Man and The Baby. Her name was pulled from the hat...er, blue tin... by my lovely assistant Jessica. Emma, I'll be sending your handmade lavender heart in the post this week, once I've got your details.



Well, we had a lovely halfterm break from school.




We chilled out, walked the dog...

and I did some much needed sewing. I am now making matching hairbands to go with my skirts...

Check out the face on the model! I think she may have had enough of hearing me say "Stand still will you?!"

I am also working on Lavender Birds (rather than hearts) and summer dresses, which I'll fill you in on later in the week.

Big news for me...I made my first sale...

...3 SKIRTS!!! Woo-hoo!

All in all I had a productive week last week, I'm hoping for the same this week...with a little less rain and snow...and perhaps...some sunshine...?

Here's to wishful thinking!

What are you wishing for this week?

Take care,

B x

Little Bee; starting to fly...

Oh, well hello!

How have you been?

I'm sorry I haven't been around lately...it's just...I've kind of been immersed in this cutting...measuring...designing...sewing world. It's been fun, and frustrating.

Anyway, here I am beavering away and I realised that I hadn't been spending anywhere near enough time with my friends. Actually while you're here, I was wondering if you could give me some advice?

It's really just a matter of opinion I guess, but I think it will help me know which styles will be more popular for my new clothing line "Little Bee".

So, of the skirts pictured in this post, which would you say is your favourite and why?

Thanks so much for your help, you guys rock!

By the way, it's my 1 year blogging anniversary coming up very soon (I can't believe it) for which I am planning a give away - my very first! So, keep checking back for more info.

Have a fabulous week, won't you?

B x

p.s sorry about the photo quality; no time for editing!

Ok, here we go...

Some of you may remember me talking about new plans...to do something new...get creative...

Well the time has come...I'm a little scared...actually I'm slightly petrified...but I really feel like, if I don't do this now, I'll never do it. I don't want to be one of those people with all the talk and nothing to back it up...the person full of "what ifs"...

...so, I am starting my clothing business...

...{Little Bee}...

it'll be small...very small to begin with...but, who knows right?

Making gorgeous skirts for gorgeous little girls...I've never had any sewing training ...but after spending last year making clothes for Eva and friends asking where I got them,

I thought...maybe this could be *my thing*?

So, this small but expensive (US fabrics are shockingly expensive and hard to get hold of over here) pile of fabric is where it all begins...

...wish me luck!

B x

Don't know what's wrong with blogger, it's messin' up my layout :o(