My new studio is nearly finished!

I have had our garage converted into my studio... and this last week all the building work has been finished and I can start moving all my sewing stuff back in! I'm so excited!

I have been collecting images and ideas for the decor in my new room, and one was the white glass display cabinet in the above photo...

So I bought an old display cabinet from Ebay for £20 and I've used crackle paint it and it looks fantastic! This will be my storage area for all my threads, fabrics and trimmings...

I've got a long way to go to get the room finished inside... but this is a life long dream to have a room like this... and I am in my element designing and planning it all!

Personalised napkins are a great wedding gift...

When I was planning my own wedding in 2008, I embroidered monogrammed napkins for all our guests for our wedding breakfast...

And a few months after the wedding, I thought of setting up my own business to create personalised napkins to make other couples weddings unique.

We use our napkins regularly now at home, and they finish off table decorations for special occasions.

The flowers have be cut from our garden, and I love the casual display in a vintage mug.

Today we have family coming for Sunday dinner, and I thought this would be an ideal opportunity to show you how monogrammed napkins can be used after your wedding day.

New personalised wedding sampler....

This is a beautiful personalised wedding sampler the happy couple will save for years! It is embroidered on ivory silk with ivory thread, and personalised with the couples name,date and location of the wedding. It is housed in a deep white framed, and because of it's neutral colour scheme, it will fit in with any style of interior design theme.
It was very difficult to photograph, and with the dark daylight at the moment, this might be the best I can do for a while.

It will be on the website from tomorrow and is a great unusual gift for the wedding couple.

www.extraspecialtouch.co.uk

Advert in Sew Hip December issue!

My copy of Sew Hip fell onto my door mat this morning, and I was so excited!
We have put in an advert to this months issue!

I've created some new blogs...

I have had a bit of free time lately... so I have created some new blogs....

Make your wedding unique

Personalised embroidered gifts

Personalised wedding gifts

Personalised wedding stationery

Embroidered Christmas cards have been added to our website

As you can see, I have been really busy over the weekend and made lots of embroidered Christmas cards!
The gingerbread man & heart are designed by me, and then embroidered onto 100% cotton fabric. I have appliqued a piece of handmade 0r textured paper, with a blanket stitch to each card and then attached the cut our embroidery design.
We have several Christmas gift / craft fairs coming up over the next few weeks, so I thought I should make a few cards ready! I have also added them to our website tonight.
We are selling them at £2 each or six cards for £10.00.

Click here to go to our website and order Embroidered Christmas Cards

Embroidered Christmas Decorations

Just thought I would show you some embroidered Christmas decorations and cards that I have been working on tonight!

Click here to go to Christmas Decorations on our website

The hanging hearts are £6 each, they are finished with East of India ribbon and a wooden button. The gingerbread man is lovely, but takes quite a long time to make so I haven't made too many yet!

I love the Christmas napkins, they have the same heart shape as the hanging heart decoration and Christmas cards.. so everything matches!

I have been working away with work all week, and had lots of time to do hand sewing while I have been in the hotel in the evenings... also, i used the hotel as a backdrop for some of the photos!
Items will be added to our website over the weekend.

I've just got to show you this embroidery!!

We have just finished converting Bea's flower drawing into an embroidered framed picture... and it's so lovely... I wanted to show you all!

Bea is only four and has drawn a wonderful picture of summery flowers and butterflies.... We have converted it into embroidery and it looks gorgeous! I'm sure Bea will keep it for years and years... and maybe even saves it to show her children one day!?

New baby & Christening gifts

We have been working on some new personalised new baby & christening gifts. They are housed in a extra deep white framed with an inner white mount.

The embroidery is done on 100% linen fabric and can be stitched in a choice of colours.

A unique keepsake they will keep forever!

Southwell Ploughing Match and Show 26th September

We had a fantastic day in Linby on Saturday!

Busy, busy, busy all day!

A new sample cushion made from Hayley's drawing!

A couple of weeks ago and did a request for drawings from children... so i could make some more samples of my cushions.

My first sample has been made, and thank you so much to Hayley and of course her mum, Rachel who emailed it to me! The finished cushion is below, and I'm sure you'll agree, it looks lovely! I'm sure Hayley will make a wonderful designer when she is older!

Check out Rachels website http://www.glamglassgifts.com/ to see unqiue hand made funky jewellery!

New baby gift

Just thought I would show you what we have created today..... a lovely new baby present.... framed embroidered picture on 100% linen in a solid wooden frame and includes details of baby name, date or birth, time and weight.

It will be on the website later!

My wonderful Janome Embroidery Machine!

Thought I would show you a clip of my wonderful Janome MB4 Embroidery Machine!

MISI website

I have just signed up to the Misi website....

It looks lovely and has quality hand crafted items on there.

For now, I have just the listed the childrens "drawing into cushion", that is a completely unique idea... and so far I haven't seen anyone else doing it!

Lets hope I get some interest!

Weekend to myself!

Phil (the husband!) has gone away on a stag do for the weekend to Newcastle with 25 friends! Does Newcastle know what is going ti hit them!

But, it does mean I've got the house to myself .... I can do as much sewing and internet as I can wish for! So far, I have been in my office / studio since 8.30am !

Fabulous!

Think I ma going to visit wedding shops this afternoon and leave my flyers for stationery and napkins.

Results of Rufford

Well, I am shattered!

We had a really busy weekend, talking to lots of people!
We have given out lots of leaflets about us and our website.... but unfortunetely, not many sales!
Spoke to a lot of the other stall holders.... and they had a quiet weekend as well.

Lets hope we get some sales in off the website this week.

Our next fair isn't booked until September.... so think we will have a look for another fair in August.

Another photo from Woodborough Fair.