The Perfect Start To Every Day

I don’t know about you, but my day always starts with a cup of tea.  Regardless of the season, or my schedule, a cuppa is a must to get me on track for a busy day.  But did you know …..

·         The UK drinks 165 million cups of tea per day – that’s 62 billion cups per year! 

·         The UK tea market is worth circa £700 million annually 

·       The British East India Company started commercial tea production in the 1820s, planting a Chinese variety high in the hills of Darjeeling 

·       The English fashion for tea drinking began in the early 18^th Century, driven by the British East India Company, who imported tea to the UK 

·        During WW2, the tea ration was just 2oz (50g) per person, per week! 

and finally ….. 

The world is a far better place when you have a tea cosy!

 

 

Have a great day, and keep that kettle boiling! 

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Featured Kit this Week Dilly Dally Daisy Tea Cosy Kit

Well hello felt fans, happy Monday to you all! Today I thought I would share with you one of our most desired kits the Dilly Dally Tea Cosy Kit.

With the Royal Wedding, Jubilee, Olympics and of course the Royal birth, there really has never been a better time to participate in our quintessentially "British" tradition of a right good cuppa! Made in a very proper way with tea pot and kept warm in a beautifully handmade by you felt tea cosy, what could be a better way to spend time with you friends and family than over the great tradition of afternoon tea.

So with that said I thought I would leave you with a little video on our lovely Dilly Dally Daisy kit.

But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep felting :)

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Princess Lily Takes Afternoon Tea

It’s a hard life, being a woolly Princess Lily, so what’s a lamb to do in order to re-charge those batteries?  Afternoon tea, of course!

The British tradition of afternoon tea began in the early 19^th Century, when Anna, the 7^th Duchess of Bedford took to having a pot of tea and a light snack, privately in her boudoir, to stave off “that sinking feeling” between meals.  Over time, the Duchess would invite friends to join her in her rooms at Woburn Abbey, and on returning to London, the Duchess continued to invite friends to join her for “tea and a walking the fields”. 

As word spread of Anna’s afternoon tea sessions, hostesses in fashionable society soon copied the Duchess, with afternoon tea moving into Drawing Rooms, ever growing in their popularity.

Nowadays, traditional afternoon tea tends to be saved for high days and holidays, and regularly enjoyed by the thousands of tourists who want to experience a taste of true England – as well as our very own Princes Lily, of course!

 

Photograph Courtesy of Cheryl Turner

The terms “high tea” and “low tea” derive from the height of the tables that the tea was served on, with high tea being served at the dinner table

• A traditional Afternoon Tea at The Ritz Hotel in London starts at £45.00 per person

• 80% of office workers now claim they find out more about what's going on at work over a cup of tea than in any other way

• Tea contains half the amount of caffeine found in coffee.

• Every year, the town of Fish Creek in Victoria, Australia, has its very own Tea Cosy Festival!  If you would like to try your hand at making your very own Tea Cosy, follow http://ow.ly/njDpn

Photography by The Great Little Picture Company

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Princess Lily Returns Home To The Palace & A Right Royal Birth!

Today Princess Lily brings you a very special post as she returns home to London to visit Buckingham Palace and to send her congratulations to the new royal parents and future king.

Sadly the royal flag was down and this meant that the “Queen” was not at home!!

There had obviously been a mix up over dates between Princess Lily’s management and the Queen’s management. This did not bode well for either our Queen, or our Princess!!

So what to do? Well, the only thing to do when you have “Right Royally” messed up is to stay toast to the new baby and have some fun - so when Ma’am is away Princess Lily will play!

You can see from the pictures that our lovely Lily quite literally lambed it about during her exploration of the Palace and Palace grounds. Though she is never more content than when she is outdoorsy and near the grass ..… she did however find one of the Queen’s Guards (obviously guarding the Palace) to create some mischief with. Although I fear The Royal Guard is not doing much guarding!

See if you can spot Lily at the front of the Palace.

Lily and one of the royal Gaurds

Arrivign in London

 Watching over the Gardens

Checking out the Right Royal Birth announcement

 

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Regalily Puttin on the Ritz kits goes down a storm AGAIN!

Hello and a very, very warm, woolly and fully felted welcome aboard the "Wool Train" as we take a ride on the latest felty journey.

Today I wanted to share a quick video blog about one of our most popular kits.  What ever show we do and we are just back from a 2 day show, this kit always attracts a lot of attention and always goes home with new owners ready to be fully felted!

So we thought you might like to know what all the fuss is about!

But for now.... keeeeeeeeeeeeep felting!

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Regalily's Putting on the Ritz Felt Bag Making Kit is back in Stock...

Hi everyone and very warm second welcome today, this is just a quick update to let you all know that one of our very popular kits the Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz Bag kit is now back in stock.  So we though we would share this little video blog in celebration, you can see the finished and handmade project that you make with the kit and the kit itself.

But for now keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep 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  

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!

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  

Introducing Regalily's Time for Afternoon Tea Tea Cosy Kit...

Gooooooood morning lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people! Today I thought I would give you the first peek at one of my brand new felt making kits.  Its regally inspired as you will probably guess from the title... and features 4 stunning roses, these rose are a brand spanking new rose design exclusive to Tigerlily Makes.  Designed by Lisa Marie Olson (that's me) AKA Miss Tigerlily and are a stunning and realistic representation of Miss Tigerlily's passion for all things floral.  The rose itself has been developed and designed to be made effectively and easily, so this makes it very unique not only in look but by the way it is constructed.

As many of you know Miss Tigerlily is a published and accredited paper crafts demonstrator and is well know for mixing paper and textiles together.  This particular rose has been adapted from an old paper craft technique that Miss Tigerlily Developed many years ago. So drawing on her previous years experience of both paper craft and textiles, Miss Tigerlily has breathed new life into this signature rose.

This is then combined with another Miss T passion and that is tea, so a tea cosy and very properly done roses are the perfect combination! Add to that the regency style stripe and you have all the makings of an afternoon tea delight.

This kit is not on the website just yet as my lovely web developer is hard at it, making all the changes for all the new kits we are currently launching! BUT you can email to order yours now info@tigerlilymakes.co.uk.

But for now keeeeeeeeeeep 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