CUSHION TIME

New cushion delivery next week, and am expanding my cushions sizes to 12" square, 16" square and 20" square, so sizes for everybody, problem I am having is having time (erm not sitting at the computer reading blogs time), to create new cushions, If I sell a cushion I think will sell again, I remake it for sale (sell what sells, I say!!) and this week sold 2 white BAM cushions, a camouflage skull (only in the shop 24hrs) and the popular black and red on white skull, so had to make these 4 again in 12" before venturing onto any new ones, so in my laziness I have only made the pink on black skull in the new 12" and a Red POW in the new 12".
Hopefully more to come this week, although My Mum has been waiting for a small teapot teacozy for I don't know how long!! and as its Mothers day, and she is coming to stay I had better get making one, plus write my list now of what to do when I get in from work and tick off as I go...

• Tea cozy for Mum - Monday
  
• Lavender Heart or Owl for Mum - Tuesday
  
• Clean, make bed in spare room for Mum - Wednesday
  
• Clean scrub house/ windows / cupboard doors - Thursday (in one night! oh dear)
• Make cushions, drink wine, tidy up, watch lost, any ironing (not happening)

Cushions for sale in

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www.babyblondedesign.etsy.com

Kx

CAMOUFLAGE SKULL

www.babyblondedesigns.folksy.com
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Another Skull to add to the collection, I'm building up, hopefully or not if I don't sell them too fast I'll have some for a few craft fairs in the summer!

And I have been featured on narkeymarkey blog

http://narkeymarkeysblog.blogspot.com/
Funny to see your own words in print.

Hope you are all having a good week, lets wish this rain away (although hubby would say don't waste a wish).

Kx

SHIVER ME TIMBERS!!

Ahoy me hearties!
Come 'n' see what booty I've got for you......
(I can't go on..)

Three new cushions added to babyblondedesigns, I have another 3 on the go, ready to be sewn together, brown with camouflage greens, black with the pinks and spots, baby blue with blues and reds, plus just finished 2 custom requests, will post them up tomorrow, think I need to get a baby pink and soothing green one on the go, but have given up of the day as I can't spot sneezing and coughing (nice).

http://www.folksy.com/shops/BABYBLONDEDESIGN
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BABYBLONDEDESIGN

Kx

BUTTON WINNER................

BLONDESBACKYARD

I am only a day behind, the story of my life! but the winner out of the five who entered, is ALEXIMO!!! Well done, this is her blog, Found on Folksy which is great because it is all about sellers on folksy.

(Aleximo, I will get you to email me you address so I can get them off in the post tomorrow, I am guessing by your reply to the previous thread you want the porcupine and mushroom set as above, if not let me know which set you want).

Another custom skull cushion finished, on its way to America, in baby blue suede and the original red and blacks as requested, I really wished I has made a lot more for the shop ready for Christmas, as I have sold 15 of these and only have one left at home. But I think in the new year, I will make them along with the superhero cushions, the bulk of my shop. Plus I will feel braver about taking them to a couple of select shops to see if they will take stock, maybe one in Brighton and one in London. Kx

MORE SKULLDUGGERY.........

Another Custom Skull Cushion 16", sold from my baby blondedesign shop on folksy using the retro fabrics for the skull picked up for the upcycle competition. My Customer wanted a brown or denim cushion but saw the fabrics on the denim upcycled 10" cushion and asked if I could use those and put on the brown fabric used on another cushion, I love it.

What do you think............Kx

ANOTHER BONE TO PICK.........

This is a custom order for a blue cushion in blues and reds, hoping the customer likes it!

I am quite liking the coloured cushions, and all the custom orders I have made have asked for coloured cushions rather than white!

So my new next few cushions are going to be in colours, which is great as I have lime, red, blue and brown linen ready to go........

Kx

Babyblondedesign

SUERYDER UPCYCLE COMPETITION

My Entry into the Sue Ryder Upcycle Competition

And this is how I got there.....

Take one pile of fabrics & an old zip from a charity shop......

Sew the strips of denim together for the cushion cover

Cut out the skull shapes

I was quite amused at with the mouth made with the fabric pattern!

The back sewn together..........

The front & sides sewn together.........

The Hidden Zip......

The Words..........

10" Hand cut out skull 'n' crossbones over stitched to cushion front.

Psychedelic Ab Fab Skull!

For this I used denim jean legs cut up into strips as the cushion cover on both sides, the jeans came from The Salvation Army, an old 70's tablecloth / or curtain fabric was used for the eyes and bones and another super soft 70's curtain fabric as the skull, these 2 fabrics came from the Salvation army furniture store which near me sells 'remnants' of old fabrics, the opening at the bottom has a recycled bottle green and metal zip, with the word 'lightening' on the pull! this zip came from an old holdall of mine. It is machine embroidered around the skull and bones.

If you love this cushion please add it to your favourite items. So I have a chance of winning the competition

Go to Babyblondedesign

Enjoy! K x

JUST CRACKERS

JUST CRACKERS

Skull Necklace - Comf!

Heart Bookmark - Nintai Jewelly

No these things are not crackers, but will be in crackers on the festive table this year!

Every year my family try and make a home made cracker present for everybody around the dinner table, the cost is around £5.00, this necklace is for my teen niece to go in a cracker, and the heart bookmark is for my mum, I'll get the Sis-in law to get a couple and Mum to get a couple.

I have decided that I am at my up most going to make my own Christmas presents or buy all my presents from fellow crafters, artists on Folksy, and failing that on Etsy or from Other British crafting outlets.

We set ourselves a limit of £20ish on Christmas presents anyway, and have listed ideas below, if anybody comes up with ideas let me know.

Cracker Present

(has to fit in a Toilet roll, and can be fun, sexy, humours, get my drift...)

Husband Neil - No Idea! Reads, plays computer, loves tools

Brother Mark- No Idea! Loves Rugby, VW Caravans, and the shop Fatface!

Sis-in-law Jan (brothers wife) - Loves Jewellery, green & brown - £5 Earings?

Mum - Reads - HEARTBOOKMARK - DONE

Niece Bethany- Anything teenage, boys, skulls (Lucky!) - SKULL NECKLACE - DONE

Nephew Thomas- Loves Dinosaurs, Green, Yellow, PS - Thinking Finger Puppet?

Me -Anything!

Main Present - £20ish

Mum - Make-up/travel bag, yet more jewellery, clothes?

Sis-in Law - Jewellery , make-up bag

Niece - Skull 16" Cushion, one of mine in Pink & Blue (Easy!)

Husband - Thinking printed T-shirt?

Brother - Thinking Printed T-Shirt / VW Pic / ?

Nephew - Thinking printed T-shirt (see where I am going!!!)

Also like to point out Thomas my Nephew already has a pile of things made by me, but have yet to finish his stuffed felt letters, spelling his name, and every week he asks, 'when is Karen going to finish my name!' (as he can only spelt TOMS at the moment!)

Me - Anything.....

K x

I'm in the NewYork Daily Newspaper!!!!

This is an article from today's Friday NY Daily Newspaper, supplement. I guess it is the equivalent of the Evening Standard Friday supplement.

My Cushion made into the bottom right hand corner, and was told by the NYDailynews, it was the firm favorite, amongst the team, how exciting.

All I need now is for the article to bring footfall to my Etsy Shop!

I'm waiting with my sewing machine and overlocker at the ready...........

THINGS ARE ON THE UP!!

I'm so happy.

I have had a great week this week, and I just hope it carries on getting better! It may not seem much, but if I was to carry on selling the same amount each week, my sewing skills may just bring in a pre-Christmas little bonus to spend on presents or filling up the house with food and drink!

I have sold one of my Olive the coffee cosies through
Hunkydoryhome, 1 apron through blondedesign on folksy, some supplies of plain totes through my blondesbackyard on folksy, plus 2 of the 10" red and black skull cushions for a Christmas present through babyblondedesign on folksy, I almost sent them out only to see a comment that the little girl had a pink and black room! So I quickly emailed her to say I will make her 2 pink and black versions, and she is over the moon.

I was contacted by the New York Daily News last week, they are going to put the orange large cushion in an article! And she is going to send me a copy after.

So I am now almost out of skull cushions, and after having a light bulb moment, realise that if something sells well ~ keep making them!

Before I go, and catch up on everybody's blogs, thought I would show you my latest little make, teacup pincushion for sale on blondedesign on folksy & Etsy.
Last but not least....
At the end of the month I am going to do a giveaway of this lemon spot floral half apron...so watch out next week for a giveaway post where all you will have to do is write under the article and I will pull a name out of the hat. Kx

LARGE SKULL N CROSSBONES CUSHION VERSION 2!

ROUND TWO

Just finished a custom order for the second time, as I produced it the first time around in white instead of chocolate brown. I'm quite liking it, sad to see it go as it is being packed off to America.

Kx

CUPCAKES AND PIRATES

I have been busy putting together 'themes' for childrens rooms, the first two are Cupcakes for the girls and Pirates for the boys, I am also sorting out Dinosaurs for the boys and the girls one I am still thinking about........ Anyway as well as the style cushions you see I will be doing named cushions! So watch out Thomas (my nephew) my first one will be for him with his name and a dinosaur on it.

Kx