Lily Lamb Fabric has arrived

Hello and a very warm and extremely woolly edition of the Tigerlily Makes blog. Its a very exciting time for us here at Lily the Lamb HQ and Tigerlily Towers.

I  have recently taken delivery of the first full fabric lengths with some of the Lily the Lamb designs on them and I can't tell you what a tremendous excitement it is. Lily the Lamb is the much loved and adored mascot for Tigerlily Makes  and has been growing in design and momentum for quite some time now.

So as the designs have grown, so has the number of gorgeous quality products available in the official Lily the Lamb range.

I have initially ordered the fabric to create patterns and finished items to add to the range but as I develop the different Lily Lamb characters more and expand my other designer ranges,  I hope to be bringing you fabric to buy by the meter, half meter and fat quarters for your personal home projects.

I would love to know what your first thoughts are  and will bring you more news when the first range of fabrics has been created.

Without further delay here they are!

Watch this space for some beautiful projects using these adorable designs.

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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!

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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

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Visit the Stampin Delight Blog and be inspired by the Stampin Senorita!

Hi peeps, well as you all know, I love all sorts of crafts but have a particular love of textiles and paper crafts!

So I had to share this fabulous blog with you all about crafting with the Stampin Up Demonstrator and Stampin Senorita Louise Sims.

I absolutely love "Stampin UP" and before you ask its not all about stamping... oh no kits a whole lot more, it provides, die cutters, embossers, designer papers, designer fabrics, buttons, ribbons, trim, brads, lace and a whole host of products with continued support and many inspiration stampin up blogs you will be inundated with ideas and inspirations from home décor, handmade cards, gifts and so much more.

Pay Louise a visit and I promise you won't be disappointed!

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Folksy Finds

Well as promised I bring to you not one but 4 talented Folksy Sellers:

An amazing seller who makes the most unique fabric items, so please pop over to Patchwork Butterfly and take a look around her shop.


This stunning fabric bird has been made by Mid-summer Stitches, this is a very exciting and unique range of stitched fabric items that you may not necessarily expect to find.

I just had to share this find with you Saffron Barr makes the most amazing soaps I have already bought 4 from her today and I am sure I will be buying more.

Last but not least this stunning apple necklace has been handmade by a very talented seller, take a look around her beautiful shop Express Yourself to see even more of these stunning makes:Well that's it for this week, more Folksy finds next week, don't forget to keep your eye on the blog for new handmades from Tigerlily.

Thanks you for taking the time to visit The Handmade by Tigerlily Blog

Lisa X

Handmade By Tigerlily

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