Stop press kitty sits on lap for first time!

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people!! Well forgive me for a second kitty post this week, but after yesterday's post about our rescue kitty and not being a lap cat... Well knock me down with a feather!!! Our lovely moggy has sat on my lap for the first time today!!

So here I am getting ready wrapped in my bath towel and I literally have to freeze as Sox paws her way onto my lap, a little hesitation follows and then... Ta dah!!! She sits for a fully 10 minutes!! Sadly I twitched my toe and she shot off!!

But nonetheless this is a fanfare and milestone moment for our 5 year old princess!!

Have a great day everyone!

Hello Princess Kitty Sox

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people... Today I thought I would introduce my gorgeous princess moggy Sox! Sox is a rescue cat, we had her from a teeny tiny kitten... She was living rough with her brother and her mother and sisters had already gone to Kitty heaven as they had all been run over! She was a very nervous kitten but with time and live she has become more approachable. She is still a very nervous cat, she won't sit on your lap, but she will snuggle next to you.

She is called Sox as she has 4 completely white paws against her velvety black coat like she's wearing little ankle socks.

We love her very much, she doesn't stray too far from home and loves to sleep anywhere other than her kitty bed!!

So here she!

Tigerlily Makes Feltastic Courses...

Hello and welcome to the latest segment of the Tigerlily Makes blog. Here at Tigerlily Towers we are always busy preparing for our shows, retailers or our courses. So today's blog is a video blog to talk about just two of our popular courses, what you can expect and the type of projects you could be making very soon on one of one day felt making days.

But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep felting!

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Basic Intro to Needle Felting

Hello everyone, well we hope you liked the introduction to our complete starter needle felting kit... we a Tigerlily Makes love this kit and all its exclusive features. So we thought we would follow this up by sharing our very basic introduction to needle felting.

Hope you enjoy and keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep felting!

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Tigerlily Makes Introduces the Complete Starter Needle Felting kit.

Hi everyone, well I won't waffle on through todays post I will simply let the introductory video do that for us.

Hope you enjoy!

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Dilly Dally Daisy Tea Cosy Featured on Front Cover of Craft Focus!

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people, today we are very excited to share with you that Tigerlily Makes very popular Dilly Dally Daisy Tea Cosy Kit has been featured on the front cover of Craft Focus Magazine! Craft Focus is a craft industry magazine for retailers in the craft industry to engage with sellers and keep up to day with all the latest craft industry news.

So you can image the excitement here at Tigerlily Towers, when we were alerted to the fact that Dilly Dally Daisy had made it to the front cover! Not only did Dilly Dally Daisy make it to the front cover but two of our other kits along with Dilly Dally Daisy have been featured within the magazine too!

Well if that wasn't exciting enough, I turn yet another page in this glorious magazine and find a trade show interview that I had forgotten I had given.

So its really thrilling to at last going into our 4th year, that we are finally getting industry recognition. So all our hard work, dedication and devotion is finally paying off with this season kits doing better than ever. We are so proud of what we have achieved, given that we are a very small team proving that hard work, dedication and 100% believe in what you do... does pay off.

I will leave you with a couple of shots of the cover and inside feature... but for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep 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  

Cushions O Gloriously Glorious Handmade Cushions!!!

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people!! Welcome to the very latest's and up to the minute edition of the Tigerlily Makes blog.

Here at Tigerlily Towers, we pride ourselves on excellent craftsmanship, not only in the designs we produce but in supporting those in our industry sector, so today I wanted to share with you some amazing handmade cushions.  2 are made with tweed one welsh tweed the other Harris tweed and 3 completely hand knitted cushions that were a custom made especially for our Chief Feltreprenuer.

Firstly the green and purple button tweed was a lovely find on a holiday in a village gallery, its made with beautiful welsh tweed and I love the simplicity of using simply elegant design with the natural texture of the fabric.

The second cushion is the little cushion in next to the green one with my name on it... this was a gift and was handmade especially for me by my wonderfully talented friend Skye. I just love the work and detail in this cushion and its something I really treasure. Skye makes all manner of things including some amazing buttons, you can see more of her amazing work on her facebook page

Last but not least the amazingly talented Lesley at Sweet Little Knitted Things who again gifted me these beautiful cushions!! BUT I have to say the whole process was amazing from start to finish. Lesley (Sweet Little Knitted Things) having been knitting for some 50+ years of her life know her knits!! What Lesley doesn't know about knitting isn't worth knowing.

So Lesley (Sweet Little Knitted Things) came to visit and she brought along a family heirloom in the form of this amazingly hand crafted, hand knitted patchwork blanket. This blanket I have to say is visually stunning... it has  beautiful colours you could want and each patchwork piece has been loving crafted to create a bespoke knitted designs on it. What was lovely was that I could literally choose from copious amounts of colour ways and pick and choose which knitted stich I wanted in what format on which ever cushion I chose. It was the most liberating process.  You can keep up to date with Lesley on her Sweet Little Knitted Things facebook page.  A little time later 3 cushions appeared in my selected colour ways and designs. So lets not talk about them any more lets just see them in all their glory.

Image copyright Lisa Marie Olson - Cushion Designs Copyright Skye Gemran and Lesley Wilkinson

Image copyright Lisa Marie Olson - Cushion Designs Copyright  Lesley Wilkinson

Image copyright Lisa Marie Olson - Cushion Designs Copyright  Lesley Wilkinson

 

Happy making everyone!

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Latest Featured Artist at the Flutterby Art Boutique... Titch Designs!

Hello lovely makers and creators well today we bring you yet another fabulous artist in residence at the wonderful Flutterby Art Boutique at Curborough Craft & Antique Centre. Flutterby Art Boutique is run by the wonderfully talented and visionary Kate Williams, who has an eye for spotting excellent design within are local design community.  Today we feature one of the Artists in residence at the Boutique the wonderful Titch Designs. You can keep up to date with all the artists at the boutique including Titch Designs on the Flutterby Art Boutique Facebook Page
 
Titch Design was set up in 2012 after designer Rachel Wiseman (aka Titch) graduated from university with a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design. The lack of job opportunities made her decide to create her own job! She took a chance and decided to embark on an adventure…Titch set up her own company and is now doing what she enjoys best creating, producing and selling her own designs.
 

Titch Design produces unique hand designed products, mainly paper related; including greeting cards, gift wrap, notepads, framed prints, memo blocks, small gifts including pocket mirrors and badges to name just a few of her items. Titch is inspired by a huge variety of things and when inspiration strikes she just goes with it! One thing that is very clear in her designs is that she absolutely loves colour! Titch is continuously working on new designs, products and ideas…there is always a long list on the go of what to do next. Titch Design strives to be and is extremely proud to be 100% British designed and made!

 

Titch Design was thrilled to be selected to have space to showcase her work in the Flutterby ArtBoutique, Curborough Craft Centre. A brilliant opportunity to sell her products along side many other talented designer makers in a fabulous little boutique. 

 

Titch Design products are available to buy in the Flutterby Art Boutique; you can also shop online in the Titch Design Etsy store www.etsy.com/shop/TitchDesign, and keep up to date with all the latest Titch Design news and goings on by visiting her Facebook page www.facebook.com/TitchDesign.

 

All Images and designs copyright Titch Designs

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Gluten Free Baking Book... A real treat.

Hello lovely makers creators and all round lovely people.

Today's post is a little different as I wanted to share a new baking book my hubby bought me recently. It's all about gluten free/wheat free baking.

For those of you who know me well you will know I have suffered with a long standing wheat allergy. So this always means that many foods are out if reach and in particular lovely cakes are always a no, no.

Well I have to say that this new book is a revelation in wheat free/gluten free baking. There are just tons of recipes that are safe and delicious, just one thing to point out is that the book does allow the use of liqueurs/spirit which is fine if you are gluten free as the gluten dissolves in the distilling process. BUT many spirits are made from grains so if its wheat rather than gluten your allergic to I would avoid those recipes with spirits in them.

Anyway here's a little preview of some of the lovely deserts/puddings.

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!

Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz Handmade Bag Card

Goooooooood morning lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people, todays post is all about handmade cards, in particular my newly launched range of ethically produced handmade cards.

Introducing Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz handmade handbag card. This card has been made with 100% recycled buff card, buff card which just happens to be one of my favourite mediums to work with... ethically sourced felt fabric and my unique applique style.

Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz bag is a mini version of my felt bag kit Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz felt making bag kit. It has a uniquely shaped top inspired by many of my earlier paper craft and mixed media designs. just take a look at my design history album on the fanpage to see my creative journey.

These cards are designed and made for Tigerlily Makes especially by me (being TM's chief feltreprenuer)  and you won't find anything else like these elsewhere, except in approved stockists and on our website. You can also find a selection of the full range at the Flutterby Art Boutique at Curborough Craft and Antique Centre near Lichfield.

Hope you like her as much as I do.



But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep felting!

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Rosalily's Rosalicious Rose Cushion...

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people... today I thought I would share another of my new handmade cushion ranges.

Introducing the Rosalily's Rosalilcious Rose Cushion. She is perfectly proportioned with 9 handmade felt roses on. This rose is no ordinary rose, it is my new signature rose that was launched last year. Its been incredibly popular and much admired.

The cushion comes in a range of colours and will be available to purchase very soon from our website and other retail boutiques.

 



But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep 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  

How to make felt using wet felting techniques...

Hello lovely peeps, well as our wet felting video tutorial has now reached 2,373 views... so we thought we would celebrate by posting the tutorial here.

Its a short and sweet post this morning peeps, but one we think you will enjoy and get a lot of benefit from.

Happy felting!

But for now keeeeeeeeeep felting!

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Buttons, Buttons and more buttons for felty projects...

Hello lovely peeps, well we have a real treat for you today here at Tigerlily Towers, Chief Feltreprenuer Lisa Marie Olson is always on the hunt for gorgeous new mediums to mix and embellish her felt creations.

Today's blog post is all about Lisa's keen eye to work with carefully selected designer/makers, which create perfect partnerships between TM and wonderfully talented artists.

It is one such meeting of minds that brought about this very special designer find... introducing the fabulous handmade buttons from "Button It! Button It's designer lives on the beautiful Isle of Lewis and creates a whole host of beautiful things. Lisa & Skye from Button It have known each other for quite some time, interacting and admiring each others designs. Well when Skye set up "Button It" Lisa felt feltastically in love with many in the range and as such has acquired, quite the collection which she uses in her felt designs.

So without any further delay, lets just share a few of those handmade buttons including a felt design that Lisa has used one particular favourite Button It set.

Lots of lovely handmade buttons from Skye at Button It

Felt Slippers by Tigerlily Makes with Button It Buttons

More lovely buttons

Lisa's absolute fave, Skye took the TM mascot Princess Lily The Lamb and created a matching button!! Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!

And more lovely buttons!

Close up of the button embellishment on the slippers!

Buttons Copyright Button It Slippers etc Copyright Tigerlily Makes

These are just a few in my stash, so watch this space and for buttons and button commissions please visit the Button It page.

But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeep felting

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Today's Featured Artist at the Flutterby Art Boutique

Hello lovely makers and creators, I have another real treat for you today, today we are featuring one of the very talented artists in residence at the Flutterby Art Boutique.  The Flutterby Art Boutique is run by the lovely Kate Williams and hosts a wonderful array of high end designer products to purchase along side a whole host of lovely vintage fabrics, haberdashery, antiques and so much more. Its a real treat to visit the boutique, there is ample free parking, lots of classes and groups taking place and a lovely tea room. You can keep up to date on the official Flutterby Boutique fan page and today I thought we would showcase just one of many designers in the boutique.

Introducing Kharis from Handcraftily...

Handcraftily (aka Kharis Harvey) is a crafty creator based in a sleepy village in Staffordshire. She spends most of her time recycling and upcycling old jewellery, creating beads from paper and fabric, making gifts for people, and dreaming of a house by the sea! Formerly a college and university lecturer and holistic and talking therapy student, Kharis has always enjoyed making things and believes that everyone should be more creative in their daily lives and that handmade products should be encouraged and promoted by such businesses as the Flutterby Art Boutique!

Kharis’s main passion is Jewellery, although she also loves working with fabrics and clay and has recently been bitten by the steampunk bug! Handcraftily is constantly working on new jewellery designs and can normally be found making a creative mess somewhere!!
with a selection of her work.

Her work is available available to purchase in store at Flutterby Art Boutique and I would highly recommend a visit to truly appreciate the beauty of Kharis's wonderful work.

You can also shop online in her Etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/Handcraftily), but for the very latest news from handcraftily please visit her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Handcraftily

 

Images and designs copyright Kharis Harvey

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  

Tigerlily Makes Handmade Card Preview...

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people, today I have a feltastic treat for you as I give you a sneak preview of one of my brand new ranges.  This is a range of handmade felt embellished cards, using 100% ethically sourced materials including 100% recycled buff coloured card.

There are several in this range that will soon be launched on our website, once the upgrades to the shopping cart have been completed. Here are just a few of them. Of course you can order any directly via email at info@tigerlilymakes.co.uk They are also available at the Flutterby Art Boutique near Lichfield.

Campalily's Great Camper Adventures Card

Orchidalia Hottie Cover Card, complete with sentiment "Hope You Feel Warm & Cosy Soon"

Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz Bag Card

 

Hope you like and do keep popping back for more news and updates

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  

Lilalia's Lily Handmade Felt Applique Cushion

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people, today I thought I would share one of my latest creations.

Introducing Lilalia's Lily Handmade Wool Felt Cushion, made with the finest 100% wool felt and finished with a mix of felt and fabric applique.

She is one of my favourites along with Dilly's Daff's A Daffodil Cushion, so I hope you like her too, she is made with ethically sourced materials and much love and devotion has gone into making her.
Lilalia will be available to purchase very soon.

but for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep 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  

Todays Featured Artist at the Flutterby Art Boutique

Hello lovely makers and creators we we have another treat for you today as we feature another talented artist at the fabulous Flutterby Art Boutique run by Kate Williams bringing local talent together.

Today we feature Pat Wilkes and this is what Pat has to say about her creative journey...

"I have been crafting from a very early age, my mom taught me how to knit and crochet and I love anything creative. Over the years I have made jewellery, cards, scrapbooks and also textile projects. I still make cards and jewellery but tend to have settled on the keepsake and gift market.

My passion at the moment is vintage linens and vintage wooden items which can be up cycled and made into something unique and beautiful, giving them a new life in this modern world. I think I am at my happiest when I am creating a new piece, but I can be my own worst critic like most creative people.

I am so happy to now have some of my stock at the Flutterby Art Boutique at CurboroughCraft Centre something I never thought would ever happen, a complete dream come true."

Images and designs copyright Pat Wilkes

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  

Featured Artist at the Flutterby Art Boutique

Hello lovely makers and creators, I have a real treat for you today, today we are featuring one of the very talented artists in residence at the Flutterby Art Boutique.  The Flutterby Art Boutique is run by the lovely Kate Williams and hosts a wonderful array of high end designer products to purchase along side a whole host of lovely vintage fabrics, haberdashery, antiques and so much more. Its a real treat to visit the boutique, there is ample free parking, lots of classes and groups taking place and a lovely tea room. You can keep up to date on the official Flutterby Boutique fan page and today I thought we would showcase just one of many designers in the boutique.

Introducing the very talented Jenny Rose Mann, Jenny's interest in textiles began in childhood, and has continued into adult life. Jenny currently creates textile panels fusing together felt, fabric and thread together with hand and machine stitching/embroidery. Recent work is based on the design of single stem flowers that stand proud in a flower bed. Jenny often starts with only a visual representation in her head thus allowing the medium to shape the piece. As a result of this and the techniques used, no two pieces can be the same.  Jenny enjoys the journey that is being taking when creating a piece and over time this takes her into new directions being supported by experimentation and new techniques.

And here's just a little taster of the work that is available to purchase at the boutique.

                                  All images and designs in this post are Copyright JennyRoseMann
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Featured Stockist Flutterby Art Boutique

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people. Today I wanted to share with you one of the beautiful stockists of Tigerlily Makes Kits and handmade felted lovelies.

Flutterby Art Boutique at Curborough Craft &Antiques Centre is run by the incredibly talented and lovely Kate Williams... or AKA Kate Flutterby Williams.  Kate has transformed her boutique into the most amazing treasure trove of antiques, vintage fabrics, haberdashery, artwork and so much more.

Kate also showcases and stocks a host of local designers that produce the most amazing hand crafted items from machine embroidered art pieces to felting and lots in between.

Kate has welcomed individuality and unique one of a kind design by carefully selecting high end designers. This makes for a wonderfully warm, exciting shopping experience and guarantees beautiful handmade items and craft supplies that you just won't find on the high street.

Kate also has a range of weekly/monthly activities from craft classes to social groups, so be sure to check out the website and the facebook page to keep up to date with all the lovely goings on there.

I and other artists will be running a special promotion for the May bank holiday weekend so if you pop into the boutique and quote TM Blog15 you will receive a 15 % discount on any of the Tigerlily Makes range.

But for now I shall leave you with a taster of all the loveliness.

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  

Rosalilys Handmade Boxed Framed Wall Art...

Hi peeps, just a quick one tonight, I just wanted to share with you all my brand new handmade range "Rosalicious" boxed framed wall art.  These beautiful statement pieces are now available to order in a range of colours.

They make for a new and dynamic statement piece or pieces if you have a set of three, so if you are interested in a set contact me for details: info@tigerlilymakes.co.uk or alternative you can order the single frames from our handmade gifts department. There are a number of colour combinations to choose from.

Rosalily's Lemon Sorbet

Rosalily's Plum Plumtious

Rosalily's Peachy Parfait

But for now keeeeeeeeep 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  

Where's Lily Been Recently?

Good day to all you lovely makers, creators and generally lovely woolly people out there. Today I thought I would share one of my recent visits to Attingham Park in Shropshire.

Attingham Park was built for the 1st Lord Berwick in 1785. It was owned by the same family for more than 160 years. Sadly thier ownership of the estate was to prove a problematic one due to some of its occupants lavish ways and lifestyle, resulting in one occupant having to sell off all his furniture to pay his debts. The atmospheric dining room, set for an evening banquet, and the contrasting decoration of the delicate feminine Boudoir are just some of the highlights of the estate. The walled garden and many park walks offer great ways to explore the landscape. The mansion, set in beautiful parkland designed to impress, is at the heart of this great estate between Shrewsbury and the River Severn.

Why do I love this property?  Well, because its a hidden gem in an unexpected location and is run and preserved by the National Trust. We are National Trust members and we are passionate about preserving our national heritage and historic landmarks. Why is this so important? Well because we are one of the few countries that have such a long and impressive history and forms part of the culture, fabric and makeup of a united nation today.

 The very grand front entrance - Only the best will do for Princess Lily

 Princess Lily the Lamb enjoy the view from the grand Staircase

Princess Lily taking a rest from all those steps and the heat!

 

In order to understand who we are today we must understand where we have come from.

My thanks to the National Trust for providing opprotunities to connect with our heritage and past.

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Kit of the week is...Tilly Little's Boutique Bunting Childrens Kit

Hi everyone, just a quick one today, I just wanted to share with you our super clothes bunting kit that has gone down a storm!

Tilly Little's Boutique Bunting kit has everything you need to make a super 2 meter length of pretty clothing bunting.  Complete with all the lovely wools, twine, mini pegs, beads, clothing templates, small felting mat, netting and full colour photographic step by step brochure to take you through all the steps.

Not only have the children been enjoying it but parents too, some of the parents have been splitting the parts up to make a collection of co-ordinated boxed frames for their girls bedrooms! Mums have been breaking them down into sections complete with the twine and mini pegs. Brilliant idea.

So there's only one thing left to do and that's leave you with this weeks star kit.

But for now keeeeeeeeep felting!
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Lily's First Camper Van Adventures .....

Gloriously glorious camping adventures for our right royal princess, but not just any camping, you understand!! Oh no, only the best camper van hire will do for our princess!

So July (2011) myself (Lisa) hubby (Phil) and Princess Lily all headed off to Pembrokeshire to collect our stunning camper van from Pembrokeshire Classic Campers.

Guess what!!  Our camper van was also called Lily so I knew that we would be off to a great start!  

When we arrived we were shown to our camper by Sandra Douglas, the owner. Sandra produced the most luxurious camper - it was cleaned and polished to within an inch of its life. Following the inspection we were given a full and thorough brief on how to work everything including the internal heaters for our great British cool nights.

We had one of the best weeks that we have ever had and will be going back to try out Daisy, the other camper van, very soon.

You can keep up to date with the premier camper van hire on the official Facebook page and in the meantime we will be back very soon with one of our sisters classically camper inspired designs.

But for now "Carry on Glamping!

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