Everything Starts With An Idea - 11/04/2013

It's amazing how quick you can make an idea a reality. I drew this little guy after seeing something similar and just thought he was too cute to leave on the paper. So with my creative juices flowing I brought him to life in the form of a t-shirt.

I really like the look of appliqué so I went rooting and found some gorgeous vintage fabric in my house and started there!

He didn't take very long to do and I can make him say anything I want. I've chose 'all my friends are dead' as I thought it was quite witty and a bit different. I made one for my sister and she wanted hers to say 'ROAR!!'. I think they look amazing styled with grungy high waisted shorts and a leather jacket, or just with a pair of jeans!!

If you want to get your hands on one of these then you can!! I'm selling these cuties!! You can either choose "All my friends are dead", "ROAR!!" or your own words!! I'm selling them for £17, with a choice of words, and colour of fabric for the dinosaur. At the moment they are a men's small size, but can order different sizes for any shape! Let me know if you would like one by contacting me on here, my Facebook page or my Twitter! Hope you like it!

x x x

Something you have to try!!

Making your own dress is probably one of the most satisfying things you can do, (and also one of the most frustrating!!). Once you have picked your fabric and your pattern you then have to decipher the instructions, measured yourself (always tricky) and cut out all the pattern pieces... then it is time to pin and tuck and pleat and iron until you have your perfect dress. 

I would recommend to give it go. Even if your hem is a bit wonky, or buttons aren't perfectly spaced out that's fine because YOU made it!! It always feels amazing when someone asks 'oh where did you get that dress, it is lovely' and you can reply with great pride 'I made it!!'.

So next time you see a pattern you like, give it a go!! Even if it takes agggess, just do it! You won't regret it!

I have included these pictures I took whilst putting together one of my dresses! Hope you like it and feel inspired to create something yourself!

If you have any questions or requests feel free to comment or contact me on here. Or you can check out my Facebook page or my twitter!!

Thanks for reading!!

Lots of Love

x x x 

Personalised Presents- Dec 2012

Christmas is coming!! It's so close now! But what do you get the person who has everything?! Well their very own personalised present! It doesn't have to be just for Christmas, it is a perfect idea for pretty much any occasion. It is also good for those who are trying to save the pennies.



Something hand made or hand personalised is so lovely to receive and great to make and completely original! Something that is really simple but really effective is just sewing someone's name onto an item, whether it be a t shirt, a teddy bear, a bookmark or what i've been doing recently make up bags.


So I used a plain black, quite sturdy make up or toiletries bag. It is from Sainsbury's I think (this was for my sister's friend so my sister provided the bag). Really plain, so a great blank canvas. So firstly I drew on lightly the name that I wanted to add (this is obviously for Danielle's birthday!!). I then chain stitched over the outline that I had made. I used a really pale lilac as it stands out well against the black.

Then after that it is completely personal preference. I added flowers and leaves to make it girly, but you can basically add anything. The flowers are just long and short stitches using one colour of thread for the outer petal and another for the centre petals. The stems are vine stitch and the centre of the flowers are french knots.

I have done a few more of these personal presents but can't reveal any names as I don't want to ruin any of the surprises before the big day!! But I'll add some pictures of the decoration on them.

Hope you've got a few ideas, or if you want to get in touch about getting some items personalised by myself check out my Facebook or Twitter or message me on here!!

Merry Christmas!!