Holly's Friends Country Crafts: Customer photographs

Friday 23 December 2011

Customer photographs

I'm really keen to hear your comments, and see photos of the items you've bought from me 'in situ', and with your permission, post them here on the blog.

Here is a photo of the lovely Lucy's fireplace, displaying the short Heart Garland as part of her Christmas arrangement. Thank you Lucy, and thank you for the photos xx

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Lucy4 January 2012 at 08:38
Becki's beautiful craft objects exude quality workmanship (or should that be workwomanship?. This fabulous heart garland is disguising a not-so-wonderful ancient fireplace and with the Christmas lights made for a focal centre in our dining room that has evoked comment after flattering comment from family and friends alike. We love it and are considering leaving it up all year!
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Pumpkin Becki4 January 2012 at 09:01
Thank you Lucy, I'm so glad you are pleased with your garland. It's always lovely when someone else appreciates something you've made. This means a lot to me x
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I've been crafting for a very long time!

I think I started out when I was really little, cutting up old Christmas cards, adding some glitter, punching a hole and threading it on to ribbon to make gift tags for the following Christmas. I still love playing with glitter!

My next foray into craft was jewellery making. My friend and I discovered a bead shop in the village of West Malling, Kent, and promptly spent all our pocket money on wonderous beads and findings. I added to my stash by buying old jewellery at jumble sales, breaking them up and making them into something new and unique. I used to sell quite a lot of earrings to my school friends, but was never confident that my necklaces would stay in one piece, so I steered away from them.

I took a GCSE in Textiles, and loved it, and learnt a lot. Art Foundation was similarly messy and fun, and then I took a BA (Hons) degree in Interior Design which was much tidier and formal.

After graduation I began working part-time at a craft shop, where I learnt all about hand painted furniture, and decorative paint effects. Soon I became one of the course tutors, running sessions from basic paint effects, to trompe l'oeil. I loved every minute of it, but my work as a Senior Interior Designer for a local company was taking over, so I had to stop.

In addition to teaching courses, I also spent any free time making greetings cards, creating hand painted decorative items, fabric decorative items and cake decorating, and over the years have sold a lot of my creations, which makes me very proud.

I wanted to share my range of work with a wider audience though, and after the success of my gardening blog www.pumpkin-becki.blogspot.com , I thought I'd launch Holly's Friends Country Crafts.

Why Holly's Friends? Well, Holly was the first little Country Fairy I made. She was so perfect I was inspired to make lots more, and all are completely unique.

I hope you like what I do, it keeps me busy if nothing else :-). I'd love to read your comments or questions. I will do one off designs, or personalise fairies and ragdolls, so please ask.

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Friday 23 December 2011

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