10% Discount on all felt making kits until Christmas eve

Images & Designs subject to copyright Lisa Marie Olson Tigerlily Makes 2010

Hello lovely makers and creators, as a special Christmas treat all felt making kits have a 10% discount for just one week up until Christmas eve.

Just quote TMBlog at the checkout to claim yours at the TM shop

Happy felting! 

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New Kits Launched at the Clothes Show a great success

Nerisa Marissa Felt Bag Kit

Rosa Rosa Felt Bag Kit

Little Nerissa Marissa Felt Bag Kit 

Tillie Tullie Cobweb Scarf Kit

Images & designs subject to copyright Lisa Marie Olson Tigerlily Makes 2010

Well good morning lovely makers & creators, today I thought I would take a moment to share the launch of the brand new felt-making kits.  All of the above together with the Very Berry Corsage kit were launched recently at the clothes show and I have to say that the first batch was very well received. 

From the top down we have Nerisa Marissa felt bag making kit adorned with no less than five flowers, 3 roses and 2 daisies.  Nerisa Marissa and Little Nerisa Marissa were inspired by my childhood memories of family days out at Brighton beach, the colours of the pebbled areas and the silvery grey's of the docking platforms are highlighted in Little Nerissa Marissa and the rich blues contrasted with the strong white represent the colours of the sea and the crests of the waves.

Rosa Rosa so aptly named again from childhood memories of grandma's visits to Spain, the strong contrasting reds and blacks of the flamenco dancers which were frequently brought back.  The soft round curves of the bag base to represent the dancers curves. 

Finally Tillie Tullie cobweb scarf kit inspired by my love of flowers from tulips to anomie's, name arriving from Lily in that my mascot is called Lily the Lamb.

Well I hope you like and if you wish to buy one we are happy to honor a 10% discount exclusively to TM blog readers.  quote TMBlog at the check out point.  The first batch of kits has been selling really well so don't miss out.

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Clothes Show Diaries Celebrity Interviews Jeff Brazier

Well hello lovely makers and creators, as promised this is the final of the celebrity interviews that Tigerlily Makes and the SKNITCH Zone had the privilege of being involved in.  Today's featured interviewer is none other that the gorgeous and wonderfully warm Jeff Brazier.

I have to say I think this was the most Nervous I had been about being interviewed, however I have to say that Jeff being the consummate professional put me at ease.  I was incredibly impressed by how organised he was back stage, despite the chaos of models and celebrities preparing for the next round of shows and presentations... it was quite mad back there.  Jeff didn't seem to be phased at all by all this and so just sat me down and got to work on the interview questions, though I have to say I may of embarrassed myself a little... not being used to the buzz of a backstage show... I found myself spelling out my company name!!! As the words were coming out of my mouth I thought what on earth does the spelling matter nobody will see it, but alas my blunder was made.  Jeff on the other hand took it all in his stride he must be so used to dealing with us amateurs when it comes to presenting.

The interview was smooth and swift but not before Jeff had created some excitement in the crowd, by giving one of my felt kits away as a prize as pictured above.

I can't tell you how lovely Jeff is from the moment we saw him to the interview, Jeff conducted himself with such professionalism, always taking the time to smile and stop for a photo with one of his ever growing fan base.  Jeff is also a really committed patron to his Facebook page in support of Dads in Difficulty please show your support by visiting and joining the page.

Don't forget to tune into to see Jeff's latest documentary my brother and me, where the programme tracks the difficulties of getting help for his brother Spencer who has Cerebral Palsy.

The more I learn about Jeff the more I see a passionate, committed and caring individual.

My thanks to Jeff for taking the time to Interview me, especially with such a full schedule.

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 2010 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.

Clothes Show Diaries Celebrity Interviews Marvyn Williams

Designs courtesy of Sew Much Fun and subject to copyright

Hello lovelies, well as promised today is the 2nd of our celebrity interviews. Featured today is Roz from Sew Much Fun in Primrose Hill being interviewed by the adorable Marvyn Williams, alongside one stunning model modelling Sew Much Fun designs.

Marvyn is pictured showing the audience on of the much coveted cushions that Roz from Sew Much Fun has designed.

Roz has a great eye for colour and design with a difference making a smart distinction between the high street and individual bespoke style.  Sew Much Fun designs are so fabulously easy to make as Roz is the queen of making things simply and easy to follow.

Our thanks go out to Marvyn whom was a wonderful interviewer and made the whole process so much fun.

Marvyn Williams (10th April 1981) is an English born presenter / Dj and Columnist for News of the Worlds Fabulous Magazine, who is best known for decorating our screens on channel 4's hit TV show Shipwrecked. He has most recently presented at the Clothes Show Live 2009 and co-presented the News of the Worlds, Fabulous Magazine Road Show 2009.  You can keep up to date with Marvyn on his facebook page.

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Clothes Show Diaries Celebrity Interviews Laura Jackson

Well hello everyone and as promised the first of the celebrity interviews. Pictured from the top down, Laura Jackson interviews Lisa from Tigerlily Makes about felt-making, the process, its benefits and the must have items that Lisa makes.  Following that Laura introduces one of the catwalk models to share with the audience just how fabulous a felted item is. The model and Laura took a great interest in in the benefits of a truly hand crafted item and were incredibly enthusiastic about the whole process and the stunning end results. 

Lisa says "The whole experience of being back stage and sharing the buzz was a really positive one for me, especially as Laura made the whole process really easy and enjoyable. This stunningly beautiful presenter was thoroughly engaging at every level, with a down to earth personable approach that re-assured me at every step of the interview process.  I have to say looking back at the photos I did chuckle to myself as my height or lack of it was quite apparent next to these tall beauties".

Laura is newest presenter for the popular music show Freshly Squeezed for Channel 4, Laura was recently the backstage reporter at London Fashion Week for the live online stream chatting to the top designers and models, Laura was the red carpet presenter at The Brits 2010 for the War Child website where she interviewed the likes of Kasabian, Calvin Harris and La Roux. Not phased by celebrity interviews she recently had the honour of hosting the Colin Farrell junket for T4 and Laura was this year’s VT Presenter on Celebrity Big Brother’s Little Brother, E4. Laura was also a co-presenter for the new music show on the Playstation Channel and the Diesel U Music shows! You can follow Laura via her twitter page here.

Huge thanks to Laura for making the experience so positive and for putting me at ease, as it can be quite nerve racking stepping onto that catwalk.

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Clothes Show Diaries Continued....

Hello lovely makers and creators well Saturday and Sunday had a different vibe all together and brought a heavy footfall to the show.  I was privileged to have close friends and family helping me out over the weekend.

I was able to take some much needed time out to go and see the Fashion Show in the fashion theatre with VIP seats courtesy of the organizers. The show was fantastic and boasted a host of stars and celebrities, I had the Pleasure of seeing Sunday Girl, Lucy Jones from the X Factor (a personal favorite), Injustice and the star stoppingingly fantastic Gok Wan!! Gok was every bit the fashionista and was full of life, it was a real treat.

The whole show was amazing, the themed dance scenes set the stage for the following fashion collections and really set the atmosphere alight.

All in all one of the many highlights of the show.

Tomorrow one of my first interviews on the Company Catwalk with a stunning model to model the latest Tigerlily Makes designs.

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 2010 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.

Clothes Show Diary day 1

Hello lovely makers and creators, just thought I would start the Clothes Show Diaries off with a pic of my stand just before we opened on day 1.  The atmosphere was electric and we all waited with anticipation to hear the announcement that the Clothes Show was well and truly open.

Gok Wan was there to get the show off to a great start by getting the fashion theatre up and running. Gok was also on site for a book signing and yes he is every bit the fashionista in person as he appears to be on our screens.

Luckily we were situated not far from the Company Catwalk Stage which kicked off with fabulous catwalk shows and celebrity presenters.  More news from the Catwalk and SKNITCH interviews in later posts.

But for now I will leave you to prepare for tomorrows fab Christmas Stocking Course.

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 2010 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.

Beginners Bag Making Private Course

Morning all well am just back from a mammoth 6 day, yes 6 day show at the NEC the Clothes Show Live.  Will be bringing you the Clothes Show Diaries very soon.

Well before I went to the show I had a lovely group of ladies who had booked a private course.  Jenny Mathews and her group of lovely friends came to the boutique for a lovely day of felting, to celebrate a milestone achievement of surviving a terrible illness.

The day was fabulous fun and I think you will agree that all the ladies makes are stunning, we have two  ladies who chose the Rosa Rosa bag shape, Jenny who chose the Dolly Daisy bag Shape and last but not least the U-ooh bag shape.

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Clothes Show Diaries coming soon...

Well its been a full on week here so far at The Clothes Show Live, stay tuned for some interesting peeps and news hot off the press from the show.

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Keep Britain Tidy lets support Kirstie Allsopp

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Morning lovelies, I am blogging today in the midst of preparations for the Clothes Show to help support Kirstie Allsopp's Keep Britain Tidy campaign, you can visit The Keep Britain Tidy website by clicking here.

Can we all support Kirstie by following: http://twitter.com/keepbritaintidy.

You can follow Kirstie herself @KirstieMAllsopp

Many thanks for your support. 

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