Some bits I've been working on....

Boys...

My firt ever embroidery for boys. I went for a little monster theme. I'll be making birthday cards for boys with this on them, will let you know when!

My plan....

I'm having issues now that I'm a graduate with knowing what to do with myself. Obviously I shall still be an embroiderer but there aren't actually many jobs in this. So I am setting up as a freelancer, doing bits and pieces for people. I've been thinking all week though that I want to set up a business, sell my work to shops, do craft fairs, have a website that sells stuff etc. I've been sketching and making bits and pieces trying to decide what I should be selling....turns out that's not an easy question. Last night though I decided that there is a very simple solution - I shall try to sell my actual embroideries! I have really enjoyed doing my Loula-Rose christening present and my ginger bread house so I figured why not do more of this stuff. I am going to create the actual embroidery pieces to sell but also sell prints of these pieces (which would obviously be a far lower price) and cards and stationary items with the embroidery printed on them.... Hopefully this is a good idea and people will like them! By the end of the year I plan to have a website set up where I can sell and I am currently looking into shops and fairs etc...watch this space!

P.S if you see anything you might want to buy in the meantime then send me an email or a comment or something :-) 

Christmas....

So I made a start on Christmas today (very exciting as Christmas is my very favourite and we are nowhere near it). I did some little embroideries that I plan to play around making into repeats as soon as photoshop enters my house (how I miss the uni macs). Have some ideas for Christmas products that I may go on to sell at Christmas fairs....

Tigerprint competition entry.....

For the last week I have been working on my Tigerprint 'gifted'entry. I went for fairies flying around a ginger bread house whch was lots of fun. I'm quite happy with the end thing and now I plan to spend another week working on Christmas stuff (this time just for general selling).

What I did yesterday....

My Mum asked me if she could have a Ruby to give as a christening present in a frame to a friends baby. Instead I made her an embroidery of the baby with her name and christening date at the side. I actually really like it and think that I would like to do more of them. Wedding ones would be lovely!

Some old work....

Was just working away in my shed and spotted some old samples in a box. Thought I'd take some photos and put them on here.....

Back in Leicester land.....

So placement at Hallmark is over (it was brilliant!) I've graduated (also wonderful) and I'm back lving at home. I've moved all of my work stuff into my studio (shed) and it's looking lovely....I'm now going to make a proper start looking for freelance work and doing some little projects to keep me going, will blog them when I've got something to show....

Some bits and pieces....

These are just some new bits of embroidery that I've been doing, similar to my old floral stuff. I'm really liking just doing the hand embroidery here - so nice and relaxing after all of the stress of the show!

Photos of the show (the just not good enough ones) shall get more soon!!

 My work next to April's

My work next to Racheal's