birthday surprise

It was my mother in law's birthday last Saturday so I wanted to make her day special with a few treats. I baked her a cake and had a go at covering it with icing and decorated it, my first attempt at writing with icing, too. I love baking but let's say my goodies usually look more rustic than this! Well even this one had its imperfections but I tell myself it's a sign that's properly homemade ;o)

I also enjoyed making her birthday card, carrying on the cake theme...

I added the final touches by wrapping her pressies with pretty papers, doilies and ribbons. 

I am pleased to say I think she enjoyed it all and we had a great family afternoon together.

Happy Birthday Sandra!

Cute Notes - Free Printable

I prepare both mine and my husband's lunch every morning before we go out to work and sometimes I sneak in a little note in my husband's lunch box, and I know that despite the first embarassment in front of his colleagues, he really does appreciate the surprise. Who does not like being looked after?! I always think it's the little, unexpected things that count the most. 

If you feel the same then you' love these cute notes. Surprise your children, husbands, mums, all your loved ones, when they least expect it.

They are offered by Love Stiched. Please download these sweet notes from her blog here.

Vendors @ Manchester Something Old Vintage Fair

As promised in my previous post I am going to show you some of the lovely vendors and traders I met at the Something Old Vintage Wedding Fair in Manchester last year.

Sweet & Beautiful

Sweet Sixpence Co.

Lottie Loves Vintage

One Day Wedding

Ruth's Vintage Sparkle

Dotmoxee Photographers

The Wedding Parlour

Little Jem

Lifeline Photography

There are so many more I did not have chance of taking pictures of so please take a look here at the blog of a photographer who was also at the fair, Claire Basiuk. You can also find more pictures on the Dotmoxee Photographer facebook page here.

Something Old Vintage Wedding Fair

This post is well overdue! I attented the Something Old Vintage Wedding Fair in Manchester last year on 24th November. It was the first time showing my creations and a big step for me as I was going to find out how they would have been received by the public.
It was a brilliant day, I was really nervous but yet buzzing with energy and excitement.I have come away from  it with more confidence in my products and loads of compliments as well - which was really nice! I have also met some great vendors, all with a great passion for all things vintage.

And this post comes at a funny time because I am actually taking some time "off" from actively selling my wedding stationery, in the sense that for a while I will not be attending fairs or promote my bespoke wedding service. I will still be accepting orders of course so feel free to contact me. In the meantime I will put my efforts and energy in growing my brand, build an audience, set up my online shop and will hopefully also take part to some crafts fairs in the next few months. 

Sorry I have been going off the tangent for a bit, I think it's only fair I show you some pictures from the fair. In the next post I will show you pictures of the lovely vendors I met with links to their websites/blogs/pages and also links to the the pictures of the fair taken by two great photographers which were also exhibiting.

Enjoy!

my stall 

vintage rose stationery set

doily mixture wedding set

love in bloom stationery set

teabag place card

bunting rocks stationery set

Mr & Mrs bunting

tea party stationery set

handmade buttonholes

handmade bouquets

  

Sweet New Year Calendar - free printable

Happy Friday and I hope 2013 is treating you well so far. 

Today's freebie is a sweet 2013 calendar, ideal to keep in your handbag or why not display it on your noteboard on the kitchen wall? I feel in love with it straight way with those cute sweets graphics, I had to print it and play with it. So I did and after printing it on pearlised paper, I glued it on thick card and applied some glitter glue on some of the details. 

It was created by the talented Amy Moss from Eat Drink Chic. You can download yours here. Enjoy!

sweet gifts ideas

Happy New Year to all of you! I have loads to show from my Christmas, just wanted to start with a couple of pretty pressies I put together for my mother in law and my cousin.

I chose their favourite sweets - sugar almonds for my mother in law, parma violets for my cousin - and packaged them in a pretty jar, covered the top with some fabric from my stash and added a final touch with a personalised label. Et voila'!