New Spiro Bound Notebooks coming soon...

Well folks its that time again for another fully felted addition to Tigerlily Makes!

Well we have chatted a few times now about my much loved and cherished Lily Lamb! So I hope you don't mind if we chat again about her!

Lily Lamb started out in life as a needle felted undressed lamb, which formed the basis of the Lily Lamb mascot an undressed image produced for my website with a little flower in her hair. She has grown and developed along the way and I have watched her blossom into the wonderful young lady that she is now!

Lily has not been on this journey on her own though I might add, oh no she has had much support and guidance from the shinning light in her life " Grandma Lily" together they have faced challenges and overcome them. Lily Loves her grandma so much that she is always hugging her, for after all that is what grandma's are for!

So what better way to say thank you to Grandma Lily than to share the front cover of a notebook with her!

Lily Lamb & Grandma Lily - Part of the Lily Lamb Family

The Original Undressed Lily Lamb, given as a treasure hunt prize for Tigerlily Makes 1st Birthday

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Alice In Wonderland - Its Always Time for Tea!

Oooo gosh... I'm late... I'm late is just one of the many phrases and sayings that has inspired my passion for all things Alice In Wonderland.

As a Child it is something I remember reading fondly along with The Hobbit and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe! I was forever being told off for daydreaming and not concentrating on the lesson in hand! But you see I have always had a creative mind, always taking me off to magical places and a dreamworlds where anythings possible.

My passion of all things magical continued into adult hood where my thirst and need to be creative just grew and grew. I love the storybooks of yester year and loved reading to my son when he was a child. Reading to my son every night was the most favorite part of the day, as was it his... my son being a child with dyslexia and having a book read on a daily basis was a great help to his academic development.

So with such a long love affair with the magical story telling and imagery around, it was only going to be a matter of time that I would create Alice inspired fully felted creations.

Time for TEA is probably my most favorite saying out of all the Alice phrases, I think mainly because I am a tea-aholic! There Iv'e said it and also coming from a very long line of Welsh ancestors... tea was always what solved every problem, every thirst and every celebration. There would always be a pot of tea on at my Grandma's and Great Grandma's house and it was always served from a pot and in china tea cups. Some would say that its a very British thing, for me its always been a very Welsh thing!

So inspired by this magical book and all her characters, I have created my own nod to Alice, I hope that she and her author would be proud of these interpretations... and so now there's only one thing left to do!

Lets fill the pot!

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Business. It’s all about keeping it social!

Well hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people! I thought I’d take a few minutes of your time (thank you for reading this, btw!) to sing my praises in favour of social media, and how I use it in my business.

There’s no escaping how popular the likes of Facebook and Twitter have become, and as you know, I have fully embraced both platforms with open arms.  Social media gives me a chance to get closer to my customers and other like-minded felt fans.  We can share ideas, images and new designs as well as using the Facebook page and Twitter feed to tell you all about my courses and any press coverage that I’m fortunate enough to secure.   

I also love hearing from you and seeing the results of your felting after you’ve been on one of my courses or made with one of my kits – and social media makes this all so very easy and instant – would you send me a picture of your endeavours if you have to have it developed and copied and then post it the old fashioned way?

I really can’t imagine running a business without social media now, and I’d like to thank you all for taking the time to visit my Facebook page and for following me on Twitter.

Have a great day! 

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Its a Teddy Bears Picnic with Guest Star Lily the Lamb...

Hello and a very happy Friday to all you lovely makers,creators and well all round lovely people!Today we bring you fun and frolics at the Teddy Bears picnic of the year. Hosted by Bear grace created by Burman Bears and special guest of honour Tigerlily Makes very own Lily Lamb!

What a flurry of activity the Handmade Boutique was on Tuesday, with preparations for the event of the year... the Burman Bears annual Teddy Bears picnic! Well this picnic was to be like no other picnic, as it was to play host to one very special guests Lily Lamb and  Grandma Lily Lamb!

Well what a day, Lily and Grandma Lily had, so many new bears to meet it was such the social event with laughter, fun, games and plenty of food to be had. Lily had fun with all the bears, but she was particularly taken with one or two special characters! Bear Grace was in so much adoration of Lily that she scooped her up and hugged her dearly.

With the first introductions successfully underway it was time to mingle and mingle they did, with all the bears and Lambs keen to chat and play games.

Well one of many great introductions was Lily Lamb and Bloo the Elephant, this pair really hit it off and as Lily said "Oh Bloo don't be blue I will be your friend" and so it was!

After much fun, it was time to leave and what better way to say goodbye to your wonderful hosts than with a friendly kiss to seal the friendship! Come back soon for more picnic stories! 

All bear designs Copyright Angela Burman Burman Bears all design rights reserved. Lily Lamb Copyright Lisa Marie Olson Tigerlily Makes all design rights reserved.

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Lily Lamb's Debut into the Handmade Boutique...

A wonderfully warm welcome to you all to the latest little piece of all things fully felted!

Today I wanted to introduce to you some new Lily Lamb designs and get your thoughts on this new look and new direction!

Well as you all know, from the very beginning, Lily Lamb has been the driving force behind Tigerlily Makes... she is a much loved and adored character and has many guises and duties that she performs in her right Royal role as a fully felted princess!

She has been on holidays; has traveled afar and quite often you will see her visiting her ancestors at places like Buckingham Palace and Chatsworth House!

With all the good work she does, I feel it only fair to reward her with her very own special range of must haves and things you can't live without lines!

Hope you like them as much as Lily does. Currently available at the Handmade Boutique

Fridge Magnet & Mirror Collection

Lily Lamb Handbag Mirror

Princess Lily Handbag Mirror

Rosalily Handbag Mirror

Reverse of Land Gal Lily Key-ring

Front of Land Gal Lily Key-ring

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Tigerlily Makes joins the Handmade Movement at Handmade Boutique Birmingham

Well hello, lovely makers creators, felt folk and all round lovely people! Welcome to the latest edition of the Tigerlily Makes Blog!

Today I am very excited to be sharing with you a beautiful shop in The Great Western Arcade in Birmingham, call the Handmade Boutique. I have been invited to join this wonderful boutique and unique concept.

The Handmade Boutique was first founded in 2012 with a temporary pilot scheme to test the market and to see if designer handmade products could be brought to the high st! Well 2 years on the first permanent Handmade Boutique has been a roaring success and is now passed its first year of trading.

I am delighted to say that Tigerlily Makes has been invited to take part in this unique concept and has already installed an array of  Lily lamb and hand felted products.

My main aim with this boutique is to specialise in my much adored and loved Character Lily Lamb and my much coveted Alice In Wonderland inspired range. Lily Lamb as you know is Tigerlily Makes official mascot, character and product range, so far we have Lily Lamb fridge magnets, mirrors, key rings and notebooks. Following on from this we have Colouring books in the making as well as tea towels. Later in the year I will be doing a range of notebooks and notebook bumper packs as well as a whole host of other products.

As for the Alice range, I will be expanding this range to including new greetings card designs, shadow frame designs and more of the hand felted blocks.

For now thought I think I will just leave you with a few of the lovely midlands and UK produced Tigerlily Makes product lines!

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