tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1501293748379906222024-03-08T03:34:49.217-08:00MinifeltsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-79161769917451450102013-12-16T13:01:00.002-08:002013-12-16T13:08:24.731-08:00Laser Cut Brooches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have some really exciting new designs to share with you. A few weeks ago I commissioned Kris from <a href="http://shorecottagestudio.com/" target="_blank">Shore Cottage Studio</a> to produce my felt fox design as a laser cut brooch. </div>
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Yesterday I traveled up to the Wirral to collect my first batch of the finished brooches and visit the studio. </div>
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Here they are, in a choice of three different colours:</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The design process started with a pencil sketch which I scanned and traced in Adobe Illustrator (very badly) and sent to Kris. Having never really used Illustrator before some of my lines didn't match up perfectly, which is very important when laser cutting so Kris worked with me to help turn my sketch into something that worked with the laser cutting software.</span><br />
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I'm really pleased with how they've turned out, Kris has done a fantastic job. If you're thinking of getting something laser cut I can definitely recommend <a href="http://www.shorecottagestudio.com/commissions/" target="_blank">commissioning </a>him. <br />
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Check them out in my shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/minifelts?section_id=14699143" target="_blank">HERE</a> - They're available individually and as a set of 3 brooches.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-91316068296739033652013-11-17T08:18:00.001-08:002013-11-17T08:18:46.303-08:00Christmas Posting DatesWow, this year has seriously flown by! My custom order book is filling up super fast already with Christmas orders so it's time to share those all important last posting dates.<br />
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Make sure you order early and allow 3 - 5 working days you your order to be made. I will also be offering a special "Rush Order" upgrade with a quicker turnaround time (1 - 2 days) and signed for / tracked delivery for those last minute shoppers!<br />
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I've also made a few changes to my <a href="http://www.minifelts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> I now accept <a href="https://www.etsy.com/giftcards?ref=si_giftcards" target="_blank">Etsy gift cards</a> and you can checkout directly on the site with a credit / debit card without having to go through Paypal (unless you want to).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-90027169462668908492013-11-06T13:37:00.000-08:002013-11-06T13:37:28.699-08:00DIY - How to make your own scratch cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've just started to run out of the cool discount cards that I printed a few months back on the <a href="http://minifelts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/letterpress-workshop.html" target="_blank">letterpress course</a> I went to, so I decided it was time to design some new ones to send out to customers with their orders. </div>
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I wanted something a bit more interesting and memorable than plain cards with a code on, so after seeing loads of different scratch card tutorials on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=scratch%20cards" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> I decided to have a go at making some of my own. </div>
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I started by designing some business cards in Photoshop and had them printed by Vista print. Alternatively you could print a design yourself or draw something directly onto some card. </div>
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I have to admit my first attempt wasn't very successful and I was beginning to wish I hadn't ordered 250 cards with the words "scratch here" printed on them! However, after a bit of experimenting with different materials and techniques, I managed to perfect them. I'm going to share a few tips in this tutorial so you can get them to work perfectly first time!</div>
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<u><b>To make the scratch cards you will need the following materials:</b></u></div>
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The first batch I made using a cheap own-brand washing up liquid and no sticky back plastic and they didn't scratch off, so I'd recommend using something like Fairy liquid as I know that works. The sticky back plastic also protects the card and stops it from becoming soggy once it's painted.</div>
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You can use any coloured acrylic paint that you'd like, but I'd recommend using a dark colour like black so that your message underneath doesn't show through. I chose turquoise to fit with my branding as the rest of my packaging is that colour, but it took about three coats of paint to conceal the discount code.</div>
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<b><u>Here's how to make them:</u></b></div>
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<b>1.</b> <b> Measure the area of your card / design that you want to be scratch-able, and cut a piece of sticky back plastic to size using scissors or a paper cutter.</b> </div>
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Alternatively you can also make the strip slightly bigger if you need to line it up precisely with the edges of the card (like on my design). This gives you a bit of room for error when you stick them onto the cards later. </div>
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<b>2. Prepare your mixture.</b> Two parts paint for every one part washing up liquid. Mix it well but be careful not to get too many bubbles in it. </div>
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<b>3. Paint all the strips of sticky-back plastic</b>. Use thin even layers of paint and then leave them to dry before applying a second coat. </div>
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<b>4. Peel the sticky-back plastic off of its backing and carefully stick it into position</b> on your design / discount cards. Start by lining up one edge and then slowly lower the plastic down onto the card until it's in position. </div>
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5. If you've made the sticky back plastic strips bigger than they need to be, cut off the excess using scissors or a rotary cutter, use the edge of the card as your guide to help you cut straight. </div>
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6. Once they're stuck down if you notice that some of your message is showing through or some paint chipped off whilst peeling the plastic from it's backing, you can touch them up with another coat of paint. </div>
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7. Woo hoo! You're finished, grab a coin and scratch one off to check its worked!</div>
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Here are my finished scratch cards ready to send to customers :)</div>
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Remember last weeks works in progress, well here they are as finished pendants.What do you think?</div>
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I've also been experimenting with a few different background for my photos, I usually take product photos on a plain white background in a light box but I thought I'd try something different with these. I quite like the colour of our handmade coffee table with the colours in the necklace, but I'm not sure if it draws attention away from the design. Hmmm, undecided.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-53422619888135034992013-11-03T05:16:00.001-08:002013-11-03T05:16:19.898-08:00Travel Card HoldersA new addition to the shop, fox travel card holders / business card wallets.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-82431568523671965822013-11-01T15:02:00.002-07:002013-11-01T15:02:23.810-07:00Nano-felts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello everyone! I'm back and I have lots of new designs and works in progress to share with you on the blog over the coming weeks.</div>
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The first of which are these little guys, officially the smallest things I've ever sewn, measuring only 3 x 4cm! The idea is to set them into pendants and turn them into necklaces. Hopefully all will go to plan, even though I've never attempted any form of jewelry making before! So if you have any tips please do share them. I'll show you how they turn out next week...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(note to self remember to sweep biscuit crumbs off of the table before taking photos)</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-53222808938898081752013-08-30T13:49:00.001-07:002013-11-17T09:49:08.934-08:00Sewing Machine SurgeryUnfortunately my sewing machine has been broken for a while now. I accidentally snapped the socket that the foot pedal plugs into off of the machine, which rendered it pretty much useless. It's still under warranty but because I'd bought it from Ebay, the company said I'd have to send it back to them and they'd then send it on to Singer for repairs. Which was frankly way too much hassle! So I found the replacement part online and decided I'd try and replace it myself (well with a lot of help from my very lovely boyfriend).<br />
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It was really interesting to see what the insides looked like (and totally made me realise how I know nothing about how most electrical devices actually work!) Getting the plastic casing off was a complete nightmare. After unscrewing everything it just didn't want to come apart, but after a lot of swearing and brute force we finally managed to get it to produce a horrible snapping noise and got one side off.<br />
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We then eventually managed to get the replacement part in and wired up properly and put it all back together (with several screws left over, I'm sure they weren't important anyway...)<br />
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It's so nice to have a working sewing machine again, now I can finally start work on the card wallets I've been planning on making!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-1046898885123010312013-08-24T11:34:00.003-07:002013-08-24T11:34:19.887-07:00Getting OrganisedToday I thought I'd share with you some photos of my studio before we move house again, as we're moving back to London next month.<br />
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I've absolutely loved having a whole room of my own to work in, hopefully our new house will have a spare room I can lay claim to. I've been slowly collecting lots of storage and stationary so that I now have a super organised workspace! Everything has it's own little drawer and I know exactly where to find it (this is so unlike me as I normally live in total chaos...)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Acrylic hello sign from<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/OhDierLiving" target="_blank"> Oh Dier</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Lots of lovely coloured ink pads for hand stamping Minifelts packaging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">These tall drawers were perfect for storing washi tape, felt tip pens, my Minifelts sew in labels and ribbon in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I </span>chose lots of clear acrylic trays and boxes from <a href="http://www.muji.eu/pages/online.asp?Sec=9&Sub=39" target="_blank">Muji</a> so that I could easily see where everything is. The jewelry tray at the bottom was the perfect size for storing little beads, buttons, keyrings and brooch pins in. The other drawers then hold my cottons, printed envelopes, thank you notes and other packaging supplies.</div>
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Whilst I was busy sorting my desk out I thought it was about time I organised my templates too. I used to store them all in one large folder in a big jumbled mess, and it took me ages to find a template when I needed it... So I decided to separate them all out and create a folder for each animal design.<br />
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There's lots to do before we move, starting with flat hunting next week so if you know of any nice affordable areas of London a short commute from Greenwich let me know!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-11701061455659476042013-07-28T08:14:00.002-07:002013-07-28T11:13:08.076-07:00Letterpress Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This weekend I went to a letterpress workshop at <a href="http://www.printforloveofwood.com/" target="_blank">Print For The Love Of Wood</a> in Great Harwood with Kris from <a href="http://shorecottagestudio.com/" target="_blank">Shore Cottage Studio</a>. I've always wanted to give it a go, and it was loads of fun!</div>
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We were shown how to hand set and lock up the type, how to mix the ink and press our own prints.</div>
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There were loads of drawers full of different type to choose from, we decided to start off with the large wooden type, and print some posters on the flat bed press.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">and here's my first attempt, a sign to go on my studio door. </span></i></div>
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We then used the smaller metal type on the proofing press. I chose a quote that was pretty long and took a while to assemble! Unfortunately I can't show you a picture of that one yet as it's going to be a present, I'm really pleased with how it turned out though.<br />
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I also printed some discount vouchers to send to customers, so keep a look out for these when you order from <a href="http://minifelts.co.uk/">Minifelts.co.uk</a>! The percent symbol proved particularly difficult, as it didn't exist in the sets of vintage type so we had to construct it from some zeros and a slanted line!<br />
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To finish the day Kris printed some business cards with the polymer plates he'd had created to use on his own Adana press.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">If you've been thinking of trying letterpress printing, I can highly recommend it. The course we did cost £100 for a full day 10am - 5pm. I'll definitely be trying out some more workshops in the future! </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-56841054444489771992013-03-30T08:40:00.001-07:002013-03-30T08:40:54.763-07:00I'm back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello! Sorry for the complete lack of blog posts over the last few months. Recently I took the decision to leave my part time job working from home and go back to a full time day job, which has unfortunately meant less time for Minifelts. </div>
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As much as I've loved having extra time to spend on my little business and watching it grow over the past few months, it has been a bit lonely working from home all the time. Plus my new day job involves listing products and editing photographs so it'll all come in handy with Minifelts anyway! </div>
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So with less time to spend on sewing and a big increase in sales this year already, I decided it was definitely time to invest in a sewing machine! </div>
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I have to admit I'm rubbish on it at the moment, and it is going to take a lot of practice before I'm as good as I am at sewing by hand but it'll make things so much quicker and easier in the long term. I decided on the Singer Confidence 7463 that I'd seen demonstrated at the Knitting and Stitching show as it looked pretty easy to use and had blanket stitch. </div>
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I definitely think I chose the right one, I'm amazed at how easy it is to thread I've borrowed my mum's sewing machine in the past and it's taken me ages to work out how to set it up but with this one it only took minutes (it even has a very helpful diagram printed on the machine itself in case you forget!) </div>
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So far the biggest challenge hasn't actually been mastering the machine but thinking about how to adapt my designs so that they work on the sewing machine, and allowing for things like seem allowance as I soon realised it's much harder to sew really close to the edge of the felt. So I think a few changes might have to be made!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I'm having a mini sale! Including a mixture of old designs and one off pieces. They'd all make great little stocking fillers and are ready to ship. There's only one of each design so it's first come first served. Drop me a message if you'd like one and I can take payment through Paypal. I'll be slowly adding them to my shop, but you lovely blog readers along with my facebook followers get the first chance to snap up a bargain!</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxnTwyhrXg0BOgQByj_bHpxd2F3_j-_fkIQjI12rp3F3NLV-9zI22i32M5Wudl2HxerGaSMnyVS_6Wj9YNdbICpRNZxlP7E9-N8yFa5QJaIsaD05KJNe8x_obCORz46ECTj6QIAj4nw_p/s1600/bird+brooch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxnTwyhrXg0BOgQByj_bHpxd2F3_j-_fkIQjI12rp3F3NLV-9zI22i32M5Wudl2HxerGaSMnyVS_6Wj9YNdbICpRNZxlP7E9-N8yFa5QJaIsaD05KJNe8x_obCORz46ECTj6QIAj4nw_p/s400/bird+brooch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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On Saturday we traveled up to Harrogate to visit The Knitting and Stitching Show. We'd been a few years ago and I was intrigued to see how the show had changed, and with sewing becoming ever trendier if the show had started to attract a younger audience. (This didn't really seem to be the case!)</div>
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It was absolutely packed with people and aisles and aisles of stalls, mainly selling craft supplies and DIY kits. I have to admit I'd have liked to have seen a few more stands with peoples own creations for sale, but the exhibition part of the show was fantastic and really inspiring, there was a really good mix of different styles. I took a few hurried photos (I had to shoot quickly to avoid getting swept up in the crowds of people!)</div>
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I loved the sad rabbit.</div>
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There was a miniature knitted village with an amazing level of detail. </div>
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I would definitely recommend paying the show a visit when it returns next year as it's a fun day out. I had a long look at sewing machines whilst I was there and it was a good chance to watch some live demonstrations. I definitely think I could do with one, I just need to persevere and get past the learning curve! I managed to resist the urge to buy one at the show (despite the sales pitch) but I did buy a couple of bunting kits by <a href="http://www.taniasneesby.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Tania Sneesby</a> with lovely polar bear fabric and an angle poise lamp to help my poor ruined eyes! </div>
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What was the last craft show you went to, would you recommend a visit?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-62640524250252506652012-11-22T09:01:00.003-08:002012-11-22T09:01:50.162-08:00All Things NewI've been super busy working away in the studio coming up with some new designs to launch in time for Christmas, and here they finally are. Introducing a new wolf design and a hedgehog.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"> I've been wanting to add a hedgehog design to my range of cases for ages, although I think this one may be a one off piece as the spines took quite a while to sew. The wolf design came about as a combination of my iPod and iPad fox designs (which seem to be proving quite popular!) </span></div>
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I've also introduced the new variations feature to my <a href="http://www.minifelts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Etsy listings</a> and I'd love to know what you think. Each item page in <a href="http://www.minifelts.co.uk/" target="_blank">my shop </a>now comes with a drop down menu that allows you to select the size case you'd like to order, by choosing the model of your phone/iPod. This means that I can now offer all my cases to fit a much wider range of gadgets and allows me to tweak the design so that it's a perfect fit for that exact gadget, whilst hopefully making it much simpler for the customer to see exactly what they're ordering. </div>
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So what do you think, yay or nay? Good idea or will it make the shopping experience more complicated? I've also thought about adding another selectable colour option so that you can choose your own case lining. Is this a feature you'd be interested in? I'd also love to hear from any sellers who've started using it. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-77475147512007909742012-11-17T11:34:00.001-08:002012-11-17T11:34:23.346-08:00Christmas Posting Dates 2012I have to admit I'm starting to feel a bit Christmassy already. I bought a slightly Festive jumper the other day (by accident I thought it had flowers on but they were actually snowflakes) and I can even hear my next-door neighbours singing Christmas songs! The first few Christmas orders have started to come in so I thought I'd keep you all up to date on this years last posting dates so that all your gifts arrive on time. Which are as follows:<br />
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I'm feeling surprisingly prepared for Christmas orders this year, normally it's a mad rush to get everything finished but this year I've stocked up on materials and packaging supplies in advance, re-stocked my <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/minifelts" target="_blank">Folksy</a> and <a href="http://www.minifelts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shops and even have some new designs to photograph and add tomorrow. (I'm sure this feeling won't last long and I'll be sprinting to the post office at 5pm as usual!)<br />
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Who's feeling Christmassy already? I've started to shop around for some nice handmade ornaments as we never seem to decorate our house as we're always away visiting our parent over Christmas, so I thought it'd be nice to decorate this year for a change.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-67851988789502088252012-10-25T13:49:00.002-07:002012-10-25T13:49:57.831-07:00MonsterFeltsNormally we don't really bother with Halloween in our house but this year we're off to a party and have even bought fancy dress costumes, which mainly just consist of one good accessory (mine's a stick on tail and Jo's is a parrot, so I'm sure you can guess what we're going as!)<br />
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Introducing ZomBear and Count Batular!<br />
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It was weird trying to make spooky animals instead of cute animals for a change! Hope you like them, they'll be available from <a href="http://www.minifelts.co.uk/" target="_blank">the shop</a> for a limited time only. What's everyone up to for Halloween this year? </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-61838347998882259172012-08-20T09:29:00.000-07:002012-08-20T09:29:18.009-07:00Wild boars, wallabies and the Singing Ringing Tree!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We've had a pretty busy summer this year. Living in Rossendale is great as we're really close to lots of big cities Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool so there's always lots to do. Practically every weekend since we moved up here we've been off exploring. </div>
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We thought it was about time that we did something local so when my parents came over for their first visit we took them to see our local landmark the Singing Ringing Tree.</div>
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It's right up high in the hills and is made from lots of metal pipes that make a very weird eerie sound when the wind blows through them There's a whole collection of them spread out across the area called the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Panopticons</em> (</span>we keep meaning to pay the others a visit too). </div>
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This is pretty much what the whole of Rossendale looks like, lots of lovely countryside mainly full of sheep. </div>
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There was a lot of animals to hand feed too.</div>
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We've been on quite a few animal based adventures recently, including a trip to my new favourite zoo (or rather animal park). More on that in another post...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-78766705007684360152012-08-16T09:08:00.000-07:002012-08-16T09:08:02.201-07:00Shipping Prices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a quick update to let you know that I've been making some changes to my postage prices. A few months ago Royal Mail increased their prices, so I've had to have a bit of a re-think about my current rates.</div>
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I've tried to look creatively at how I can still offer cheap postage to my customers, as I know that one of the most off putting things about buying online can be the added postage costs that sneak up at the end of an order...</div>
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Well the good news is that I'm actually reducing my UK postage prices. </div>
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I am now offering First Class postage on smaller items like brooches, keyrings and phone cases and Second Class Recorded postage on more expensive items like iPad cases and Kindle cases as my standard shipping rates. (Of course customers are welcome to upgrade to a different service).</div>
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I've managed to make savings by ordering envelopes in bulk to reduce my packaging prices and I've tried to fit everything into large letters rather than packets. I'm offering Second Class Recorded as the standard option on expensive stuff that needs tracking, as it's the service we use in my day job (I work for an online retailer) and we've found it only takes on average an extra day compared to First Class. </div>
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Unfortunately International delivery rates have had to increase slightly (only by a few pence) I've tried to keep them as low as possible still. </div>
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Very playful lion cubs, enjoying the sunshine. </div>
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The baboons were one of my highlights, it was pretty funny watching them tear people's cars to pieces (well until they decided to jump on ours!) They tore our screen wash jets off and very nearly snapped our wing mirror off! </div>
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To celebrate I'm offering 15% off this weekend in my <a href="http://minifelts.co.uk/" target="_blank">shop</a>, just stop by before 12pm tonight and enter BIRTHDAY27 at the checkout. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-87345379486687070452012-07-13T07:06:00.001-07:002012-07-13T07:06:17.980-07:00iPad FoxesI'm a bit obsessed with foxes at the moment. I've been drawing them whilst watching Fantastic Mr Fox for about the10th time (it's such a good film) and have been trying to perfect a super cute fox design. (I'm thinking of creating an opossum design next with hypnotised eyes but I think that might be a bit specialist!)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I though it was about time I offered a slightly larger case for an iPad or Tablet. This took a bit of re-designing as the size increase meant that the four layers of felt I'd been using for my phone cases wasn't quite sturdy enough when it was scaled up. So as well as lining it with four layers of thicker felt I also included</span><span style="background-color: white;"> two layers of wadding so it'll definitely keep an iPad well protected. </span>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-1301042352518714952012-07-05T14:23:00.001-07:002012-07-05T14:23:13.403-07:00New CreationsIt's been a while since I've had time to sit down and work on some new designs and I've really missed it.<br />
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Narrow boat holidays seem to be becoming a bit of a family tradition. My parents hire one at least once a year, I think they'd quite like to live on one permanently one day. They try and explore a different river or canal system each time they go and this year they hired a boat from March (near Peterborough) and we traveled down and met up with them for the second week of the holiday. </div>
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Apart from a few rainy days at the start of the week, we were pretty lucky with the weather and even got some sunshine. I spent most of the holiday up the front of the boat photographing the passing wildlife. One of the nice things about travelling so slowly is that you get to see things that you wouldn't normally have noticed.<br />
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We also came prepared for the rain this year, with plenty of board games and a needle felting kit that I've been meaning to use. We all got quite into it and had a large collection of strange looking animals by the end of the holiday.<br />
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So when we found a little two seater one a thirty minute drive away for only £50 we thought it was worth trying to see if we could squeeze it in some how...<br />
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It was really battered (hence the price) and completely covered in cat scratches, so much so that the guy who sold it to us felt sorry for us and knocked the price down! But I was pretty sure that we could restore it (or at least make it look a bit nicer...)<br />
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I bought a <a href="http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Repair_Kit.php">Leather Repair Kit</a> to fix the cat scratches and a <a href="http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Colourant_Kit.php">Leather Colourant Kit</a> to fix the faded cushions and set to work.<br />
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Check out the before and after photos!<br />
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We started by giving it a good clean, then we removed the finish from the leather, sanded down all the cracks and cat scratches and filled them in, then spray painted the whole thing and finished it off with a layer of satin finish. (We attempted to make a time lapse video of this process but unfortunately the camera stopped taking photos halfway through!) </div>
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Not bad for our first ever attempt at furniture restoration! I think the cushions might need refilling and it could probably do with another coat of gloss finish, but overall I'm pretty impressed and it was a bargain even after buying all the stuff to repair it with!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-6876368854706963832012-06-15T04:45:00.000-07:002012-06-15T05:27:06.283-07:00Up NorthHello again, sorry for the blog silence of late (I hope there are still some readers left out there!) It's been a very busy past few months here.<br />
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For a while now me and Jo have both been a bit fed up of our day jobs and felt like we were stuck at a bit of a dead end in Surrey. So we started applying for new jobs and went through months of applications and interviews, until finally when we were starting to feel like nothing was going our way Jo was offered a job he interviewed for back in February, at Burnley football club or rather UCFB (a University for football business that's been set up inside the football stadium.)<br />
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So just like that, we moved from one end of the country to the other. It's a big change and a lot to get used to but the best bit is that property prices are much cheaper up here so we're now renting a house rather than a tiny flat. Which means for the first time ever I have my very own craft room.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It's looking a bit empty at the moment but it has much needed desk space for cutting felt and packing orders. I can't wait to fill up my pinboard with lots of prints and magazine clippings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Ikea Expedit shelves are perfect for hiding boxes of felt in.</span></div>
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I'm still doing my old job but working part time from home until I get something more permanent, but in the meantime that means I can also work part time on Minifelts, which is something I'm very excited about. I have to admit it's been hard enough keeping up with orders whilst working full time, let alone thinking about how I want to progress things so hopefully this should give me the time I need to develop some ideas.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690054112235940363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150129374837990622.post-91745916854114099022012-04-07T04:54:00.001-07:002012-04-07T04:54:14.924-07:00Desktop wallpaperI really hate boring plain desktop wallpaper, when I turn my laptop on I want to see something inspiring! Which is why I was thrilled to discover these beautiful desktop calendars designed by <a href="http://blogdelanine.blogspot.co.uk/">Geninne</a> she creates a new one each month.<br />
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Also talking of calendars how cool are these 3D animal calendars available from <a href="http://www.designforuse.com.au/">www.designforuse.com.au</a> wish I could find somewhere in the UK to buy a set from...</div>
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