Holly's Friends Country Crafts: February 2012

Sunday 26 February 2012

Launching the Mother's Day gift range

Let's face it, I've got lots of lovely things that you could get your mum for Mother's Day, but I have also created a range of stuffed lavender hearts just for the occasion. Here are some pictures to whet your appetite, they are all on the website www.hollysfriends.co.uk/products/occasions/mothers .

Priced at £4.50 each (plus carrige), they each measure approximately 10cm tall (excluding the ribbon to hang them from), and 9cm across.

I hope you like them.
Lots of Love
Rebecca xx

Monday 13 February 2012

Mothering Sunday and lots of new pieces

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, so I'm now focussed on the next event of the calendar - Mothering Sunday, which is Sunday 18th March.

My head is literally teeming with ideas of things I want to make, which is a problem in itself, as I don't quite know where to start!!

So far, I've made some lavender hearts, I'm halfway though some new fairies, and I've finished another ragdoll. These are all on, or soon will be, on the website www.hollysfriends.co.uk, but just to get you in the mood, here are some new piccies...

And here is a little poem about the big day from the wonderful John Hegley:

Smothering Sunday

To a wonderful mother
with wrinkly skin,
this card was concocted
by one of your kin.
I hope that you like it
it's specially for you,
I've sprinkled some glitter
on top of some glue.
I don't like the bought ones
I thought you should know,
they're too superficial
and two quid a throw
some of them.

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Valentines Day Gifts - a word to the wise.

Valentines Day is less than a week away now!! Eeek!!

Pop on to www.hollysfriends.co.uk for some lovely, unique, designer made (and most importantly) everlasting gifts.

Place your order by mid-morning on Saturday, and I'll move heaven and earth to get your delivery to you on or before Tuesday

Lots of love
Rebecca xx

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Exciting News!!!

I've been so overwhelmed by the fabulous responses to my work, that I've decided to have a proper, dedicated website. We've been working on it since Christmas. You'll find all my products there, and I've set up Paypal too, so ordering couldn't be more simple. I am adding new items on a daily basis, so please pop on and have a look, and maybe add www.hollysfriends.co.uk to your favourites!

Lots of love
Rebecca xx

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.

Holly's Friends Country Crafts