Christmas Craft Kits For All The Family

 

 

Home crafting has never been more popular, with more households taking the DIY approach to seasonal décor and making their own.

Why not add a touch of Tigerlily Makes to your home with one of my festive craft kits.  Adorn your tree with our robins, festive felt hearts and hanging puds.  Full instructions are supplied with each kit.

We’ve also got the eye-catching Very Berry Pudding Bag Kit, ideal for the fashionistas amongst you who want to accessorize with something a little bit different this Christmas.

Your home deserves something different, which will be with you for years to come.

http://www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk/shop/products-page/felt-making-kits-accessories/christmas-kits/

 

Happy making!



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If You’re Truly Crafty, You Will Always Have Supplies ….

Well hello again my lovely felt fans.  I thought I’d share with you on today’s blog something that has stood me in good stead for many, many years. 

I can’t quite pin down when crafting became such a massive part of my life.  It’s always been there – the desire to be creative, to make things, to feel a sense of achievement when I finish something.  Even now, having turned a passionate hobby into a business, I am always on the look-out to learn new things, new skills and to expand my love of all things craft.  

I’m often asked for tips and the most valuable piece of advice I can give to anyone with even the tiniest interest in being creative is …… never, ever throw anything away!  

Hang on to all of those textile off-cuts and end pieces, bag up the spare buttons, wrap the ribbons round pieces of card – but never throw anything out as you can never tell when you might be in need of a finishing touch, or a patch of fabric, that you discarded as “un-usable”.   

Trust me, you’ll thank me for that advice one day! 

And here's one such example of hanging onto all your scraps of fabrics! Linings for egg cosies... my egg cosies have become quite popular, but the unique thing about them, apart from the overall unique design is each lining is different. Take a looksee for yourself to see just one of many ways fabric scraps can be used!

But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep crafting!

Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X All content and design work, including text, photos, etc are © copyright 2013 Lisa Marie Olson owner of Tigerlily Makes (unless otherwise stated and named whereby copyright resides with said named person)and cannot be copied without prior permission from the copyright owner. Tigerlily Makes is a member of ACID (Anti Copying in Design and all designs are registered and protected. www.acid.uk.com   www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk   www.facebook.com/tigerlilymakes   www.twitter.com/tigerlilymakes  

The Sun May Be Shining, But The Festive Season Will Soon Be Upon Us ….

Goooooooooooooood morning!

Now, those of you who know me well enough, read my blogs and follow my social media feeds will know that I like to be organised!  With such a lot going on, planning ahead is one of the greatest assets to achievement, which is why I am now looking towards December and the inevitable panic that usually arrives with Christmas.

Yes, we all know that everything will be alright on the night, as the saying goes, but every year, without fail, in the run-up to Christmas there’s always so much to do – often leaving us stressed and fraught by the 25^th December.

Why not make a little time for yourself in the run-up to Christmas by joining me on one of my Christmas Craft Workshops.  I’ve got 3 booked – one in October, one in November and one in December.  I’ll be showing you, step by step, how to make a totally felt-tastic Christmas Stocking in October, November will be dedicated to all things that will make your presents stand out from the crowd – tags, wraps, cards and bags, and then in December we’ll be making some gorgeous decorations to brighten up your tree and home.

 

 

For more information, follow the links below:-

• 19^th October, Tamworth – Felt-tastic Christmas Stocking http://ow.ly/njcXl

• 28th November, Birmingham – Tags, Wraps, Cards & Bags - http://ow.ly/njdbP

• 7th December, Tamworth – Divine Decorations http://ow.ly/njdgv

Just think how proud you’ll feel when your gift wrap and tree hangers draw admiring glances, and for you to be able to say "I made that!”

Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X All content and design work, including text, photos, etc are © copyright 2013 Lisa Marie Olson owner of Tigerlily Makes (unless otherwise stated and named whereby copyright resides with said named person)and cannot be copied without prior permission from the copyright owner. Tigerlily Makes is a member of ACID (Anti Copying in Design and all designs are registered and protected. www.acid.uk.com www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk www.facebook.com/tigerlilymakes www.twitter.com/tigerlilymakes

Bowdalicious Slippers and slippertastic slipper making courses.

Well hello there lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people! Today I thought I would share with you another pair of finished slipper samples following a recent slipper course... introducing Bowdalicious hand felted slippers.

The slipper course is one of my favourite courses I just love the end result and the fact that you can actually wear them too is most appealing... though I have to admit, I do like to make them just to have sat next to the fire or on the stairs as pretty decoration!

I also wanted to share with you a recent new find in the form of the handmade buttons that I have used to embellish and complete the look. These stunning buttons have been handmade by a lovely lady called Skye of Button It in the Isle of Lewis, not Isle of Skye as I blundered in my courses video blog below! Skye is a wonderfully creative lady and we met quite by accident and have been sharing our creations and working together ever since. Skye has a keen eye for colour, design and also has a little daring streak in her, by putting together combinations that are fun and quirky too. I will share more of her collection in the coming weeks as I now have rather a gorgeous stash and growing collection of Button It buttons.

But for now I will leave you with the finished slippers adorned with beautiful buttons and to say keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep felting :)

I have another pair just like these! (giggle giggle)

Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X All content and design work, including text, photos, etc are © copyright 2013 Lisa Marie Olson owner of Tigerlily Makes (unless otherwise stated and named whereby copyright resides with said named person)and cannot be copied without prior permission from the copyright owner. Tigerlily Makes is a member of ACID (Anti Copying in Design and all designs are registered and protected. www.acid.uk.com   www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk   www.facebook.com/tigerlilymakes   www.twitter.com/tigerlilymakes
 

Felt Pictures Course second stage changes…

Hello world!

As promised I bring to you the second in our changing stages features from our felt pictures course.

Pictured below is a selection of pictures in the wet stage of the felting process, if you take a look at the dry stage In a later post you will be able to compare the differences that felting brings to each stage.

To see the courses on offer just visit our courses page.

But for now keeeeeeep felting!!

 

Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X All content and design work, including text, photos, etc are © copyright 2013 Lisa Marie Olson owner of Tigerlily Makes (unless otherwise stated and named whereby copyright resides with said named person)and cannot be copied without prior permission from the copyright owner. Tigerlily Makes is a member of ACID (Anti Copying in Design and all designs are registered and protected. www.acid.uk.com   www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk   www.facebook.com/tigerlilymakes   www.twitter.com/tigerlilymakes  

Slippertastic Slipper Course today all ready to go

Hi lovely makers creators and all round lovely people, just thought I would drop by and share a lovely pic of our creative space.

This is all set up and ready to go for our private slipper course today.

Three lovely ladies will be arriving shortly for some felt slippertastic fun, with lovely teas, cake and lunch to keep us all going I am sure we will make great things.

Have a great day!

Kit of the week goes tooo... Dotty Lotty's Lazy Day Out Bag Kit

Hi peeps, well today I thought I would feature one of our most popular kits as seen on Create and Craft TV.

Introducing Dotty Lotty's Lazy Day OUT Felt Bag Kit. This super felt-tastic fun bag is busting with detail & colour. Whilst this bag is heavily encrusted with flowers & pretty bugs it is an easy to follow kit with carefully chosen templates to make your creative experience even easier.

This bag was inspired by an original papercraft design that designer Lisa Marie Olson had created.
Kit contains, 100% merino wool, re-usable plastic template, printed templates and full colour step by step instructions.

With this kit you will learn how to create the felt from scratch and create a completely seamless bag without any need for stitching, knitting, sewing or crochet, you will amaze and be the envy of your friends!

But for now keeeeeeeep felting!
Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X Thank you for taking the time to visit Tigerlily Makes The Felt-making Blog Lisa X All content and design work, including text, photos, etc are © copyright 2013 Lisa Marie Olson owner of Tigerlily Makes (unless otherwise stated and named whereby copyright resides with said named person)and cannot be copied without prior permission from the copyright owner. www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk  www.facebook.com/tigerlilymakes   www.twitter.com/tigerlilymakes  

Lovely Buttons...

Goooood morning lovli makers, creators and all round lovli people. Happy Tuesday Morning!

Today I thought it would share with you our gorgeous jumbo buttons that we have in our lovely boutique. I just love oversized buttons and they can be used for a huge variety of projects. Use to embellish a bag, scrap booking, card making and making them into amazing accessories.

So today I thought I would share my quick and crafty makes YouTube tutorial.

If you would like to get your hands on these jumbo buttons, then you can by following the link to our boutique
http://www.tigerlilymakes.co.uk/products-page/buttons/

Craft demo at Hobbycraft Tamworth today!

Good morning lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people. Today between 12-4.30pm I will be at Hobbycraft Tamworth, I will be talk and demoing all things crafty including how you can use felt in the Sizzix die cutting machine. So if your out and about and near by do pop in to say hi.