Debs Contemporary Hot Pink & Black Felt Bag

Today we feature the lovely Deb's fab and funky yet contemporary bag with its show case center piece this hot pink heart.  Deb had not done any felt-making before Fridays bag making course and I think you will all agree that she has done a fantastic job.

Thank you for sharing your make with us all Deb and thank you for being such great company I had a great time. :)

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Caroline's fab makes of the day

Well as promised todays featured maker is Caroline who came on Thursdays Jewellery course and made all these lovely felted goodies on her one day course.

Thanks you Caroline for being such great company and for sharing your wonderful makes with us all. :)

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Julie's Gorgeous Jewellery...

Well lovely makers and creators as promised this is the first of two posts featuring our newbie felt makers fab makes.

Introducing Julie and her stunning makes and yes Julie made all thats pictured on a one day course and more felt left over to continue to play.

Thank you Julie for being such wonderful company and for sharing your makes with us all :)

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Coming Soon!!!

Just a quick not to say I will posting pictures of yesterdays makes later this evening and its not to be missed :)

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Felt Jewellery Course

We are in the boutique today making felt jewellery, love this course!!! :)

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Halloween workshop was a hoot some pics from the day...

Well what a hoot we all had on the Halloween workshop yesterday... it was so wonderful to be surround by youngsters who have such creative and imaginative minds and youngsters who dived straight in and had a go.

Wizard and witches hats that were customised in a bespoke fashion was the order of the day along with bat-tastic bats, black cats and more.  The youngsters decided they did want to go for the traditional hat shapes, so flaps to keep ears warm were introduced as an added feature.  Everyone had a great time design and making the surface decoration that adorns these fine makes.

My thanks go out to Ian Whittle who led the workshop and  to everyone who participated.

You can read a review of their experience here.

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New Kits progressing really well :)

 Good morning lovely makers and creators, well I thought I would give you an update on how the kits are coming along.  Packaging should be arriving this week and then it will be a case of assembling them... I am so excited that they are finally coming together after months of sourcing the right design and packaging.

These are available with others for pre-order for dispatch early-mid November from the Tigerlily Makes website.

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Well we had a fab day in the boutique yesterday, so I thought I would share one of our makes with you.  Introducing Sandra's fabulous blended bag, Sandra chose bright teal, turquoise, navy and a mixed blend and I think you will agree the results are fabulous.

Thanks to Sandra for agree to have your bag featured and for being such great company. 

Off to prep for Sunday's slipper course now, be back soon with more updates.

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This Weeks Courses Beginners Bags and Slippers

This week in the boutique we have beginners bags and slippers, you to could be the proud owner of your very own unique hand felted project.

For more information please visit Tigerlily Makes 

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Photo Shoot went really well...

Hey lovelies, just a quick one to say the shoot went really well and we got some lovely shots... hoping to give you a sneak peep later :)

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Photo Shoot for editorial piece today...

Good morning lovely makers and creators, well today I have a photographer coming to take some updated photos for the follow on editorial going out in Novembers Village Market Newspaper.  So had to get up extra early to groom suitably for a photo shoot, I much rather be behind the camera taking the shots than in front of it... but who am I to argue if people want to take the time to do it!!!

Keep you posted on developments.

This weeks courses fabulous bag making on Thursday and slippers on Sunday.

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Julia W and her fabulous makes...

Last but not least Julia W and her plumy-licious felt rose corsage and her pretty flower pins.  Julia,s rose is a rich mix of damson, chocolate and plum with lush olive green leaves.  Julia's flower pins are light, fun and pretty in delicate pastel shades.

Beautiful job Julia, thanks for being such great company.

All the wools and wool blends use to make these items can be purchased in the Tigerlily Makes shop

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Julia H and her fabulous makes...

Introducing the fabulous makes of Julia H with her multi tonal rose and beads using the Heather Blend available from the Tigerlily Makes shop. 

Julia then went for completely different colours with the contrasting teal and greens for her flower pins.  I am sure you will agree they look fantastic.

Thank you Julia for being such great company.

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Karens fabulous felt multi tonal makes...

As promised yesterday... here it comes fanfare please... Karens fabulous blended multi tonal rose and beads. Karen used a Merino Plum Pudding Blend available from the Tigerlily Makes shop.  Then Karen chose a contrasting range of colours for her flower hair pins.

Once again the results are stunning, thanks to Karen for being such great company.

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Fantastic Felt Jewellery Making... Aileen's Floral Array...

Good morning all you lovely makers and creators, well over the next few mornings I will be showcasing some of the amazing makes by the lovely newbie felt-makers on yesterdays felt jewellery course. 

Today I am featuring Aileen's incredibly pretty floral tribute, Aileen went for multi coloured blues for her rose corsage and pretty delicate pastels for her flower pins.  Aileen had never felted before, however I think you will agree the results are beautiful.

It gives me great pleasure to see people achieve new skills and gain new confidence in what they are doing.  My mission is to promote self confidence through creative play, inclusion not exclusion by sharing my knowledge so that people have the skills they need to continue to make and develop their skills.   

I am extremely proud to say that many of the ladies that have attended a Tigerlily Makes course have gone on to make further and some have gone on to sell their creations. This for me is very fulfilling as it means I am doing my job properly, I believe that every person has a right to feel good about themselves and a right to follow their passions.

My thanks go out to all the ladies on the course for being such great company.

Be back tomorrow with more stunning makes from our newbie felt-makers.

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Giving Thanks to Chile Miners Rescue

Well this morning as I sit here and wait for the lovely newbie felt-makers to arrive I thought I would take time to reflect on the amazing rescue efforts made for the 33 trapped Chile Miners.

Giving thanks to their strength and courage and that of their rescuers.  I have been closely watching the footage of the rescue mission and have to praise the military precision by which the operation took place.

My grandfather was a miner from the valleys in Wales and moved to the midlands with our family to mine, I can only image what it must have been like for my mum, her sisters/brother and my grandma waiting on his safe return everyday.  So I can't even begin to imagine how it must have been for the close family members of the 33 waiting the long and grueling 69 days, in my opinion they are all hero's.

Some may not understand the importance of their role in society, some may think role is diminished... I feel that that are not praised enough for the hard work and risks they take.  Without men like these our homes and countries wouldn't have the vital resources that some of them need, their role is not to be taken lightly and I give hanks to the fact that all 33 are safe, alive and back with their families.

It's events like these that puts things in perspective and makes you realise that the world is bigger  than just one person and there are bigger and more important issues which fall much higher on the agenda than any problems you think you may have.

So I hope that you will joining me in giving thanks for the safe return of the miners and the wonderful rescue mission of all involved.

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Tigerlily Makes has made it to exhibitor of the week with special competition prize...

Tigerlily makes has made it to the Exhibitor of the Week on The Clothes Show Live website, check out their page for a special competition prize in the form of the above Rosa Rosa Very Berry Hand Felted Bag.

So for your chance to win the above fabulous prize visit the competition page.

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Angela's stunning Felt picture...

Hello everyone, today I am featuring Angela a newbie felt-maker who attended one of our recent courses and after a lovely day of making, her fabulous picture is the end result.

Angela had been on one of her regular visits to Scotland and took a stunning photographic snap shot of a loch peeping through the pine trees.  Angela then used this snapshot as a basis to build her design with, taking a simple frame of the whole picture Angela was able to create this superb pictorial translation of her original photograph.

Proving that inspiration is all around us wherever we look and wherever we travel.

Thank you for agreeing to share your work from the day and for being such fabulous company.

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Jacqui's Sultry and Sophisticated Felt Bag

Well last but not least and as promised yesterday, our final featured maker is the lovely Jacqui with her stunning take on the Rosa Rosa bag shape. Jacqui chose the most sultry and sophisticated colour combination of charcoal, granite and plum for her bag, along side that Jacqui went for a contemporary low lying dot detail whilst inside hides a hidden heart felt surprise in the form of a plum heart.  Understated simplicity and elegance make for design classics.

Fantastic job Jacqui and thanks for being such great company too :)

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Sue's Plum and Green Heartfelt Felt Tea Cosy

Hi all well as promised featured today we have Sues beautiful tea cosy, so sue went for a dotty side and she has her heartfelt side to choose from as well.

We all had such a lovely day and my thanks go out to Janet, Sue and Jacqui for being such wonderful company.

Back tomorrow with Jacqui's amazing bag.

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Janet's Felt Apple Tea Cosy

Hi all, well today is the first of 3 related posts featuring the makes of some of our felt-making ladies from yesterdays course.

Pictured above from top is Janet's apple design which could be the front or the back of her cosy, below is the dotty side of the cosy again depending on how you feel you have two lovely but different sides to choose from.

Tomorrow I will be featuring Sue's gorgeous plum and green heart led cosy and Friday you will get to see Jacqui's stunning bag.

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So whats going on in the boutique today?

Morning all, well today I have lots to finish off, completing my children's bag range, finishing slippers and starting my Christmas wreath.

I will be also looking at a few final bits and bobs to complete my online shop which will be live by next Monday.

The Clothes Show preparations are speeding along and next week I will be featured as the Exhibitor of the Week, so watch out for that as there will be special discount codes to claim 10% discount from your purchases.

will be back tomorrow with more news and updates :)

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More fabulous bags from first time felt-makers...

Hi everyone, well yesterday we saw another fantastic bag making day in the boutique, pictured above are just some of the makes from the day.  Top Helen with her fabulous purple polka dot bag and below Charlotte with her lovely take on the Millie Molly Mandy Bag.  It was a really enjoyable day, lovely company, great felty makes what more could we want.  My thanks to Helen & Charlotte for being such great company and for agreeing to be photographed and share their creations you all.

More coming tomorrow when I have worked out how to upload from my blackberry??? Lol

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Look what we are making in the felt boutique today...

Felt Cobweb Scarves being made in the boutique today... back later with makes of the day.

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Lovely felt-making courses selling out fast....

Beginners Bag/Tea Cosy/Hot Water Bottle  9.30-4pm

Sunday  3rd Oct — Beginners Bag/Tea Cosy/Hot Water Bottle 1 place

Thursday  7th  Oct— Beginners Bag/Tea Cosy/Hot Water Bottle 1 place 

Thursday  21st Oct—Beginners Bag/Tea Cosy/Hot Water Bottle Limited Places

Thursday 28th  Oct—Beginners Bag/Tea Cosy/Hot Water Bottle

Saturday 27th  Nov—Beginners Bag Private Course

Felt Hats  9.30-4pm

Saturday 23rd October –Felt Hats 

Cobweb Scarves  10—3.30pm

Saturday 2nd October—Felt Cobweb Scarves Limited Places 

Saturday 30th October—Felt Scarves  Limited Places

Seamless Christmas Felt Stockings/Bags/Tea Cosy/Hottie Cover 9.30– 4pm

Saturday 9th October—Seamless Christmas Stocking/Bag

Friday 29th October—Seamless Felt Stocking/Bag

Saturday 11th December—Seamless Felt Stocking/Bag

Saturday 18th December—Seamless Felt Stocking/Bag

Jewellery/Christmas Decorations—9.30am –4pm

Thursday 14th Oct—Beginners Jewellery/Christmas Decorations FULL

Friday  10th  December  - Beginners Jewellery/Christmas 

Thursday 16th December—Jewellery/Christmas Decorations 

Friday 17th December—Christmas Wreath

Felt Slippers  9.30-4pm

Sunday 17th October - Felt Slippers 

Sunday 24th October—Felt Slippers FULL

Wet Felted Needle Embellished Pictures  9.30pm-4pm

Sunday 10th October  Limited Places

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