Christmas decorations

Uploaded to my new folksy shop noisettehandmade

I've got a few stockings, linen hearts and one tree which hopefully won't take too long to sell since there is only 10 more posatge days to get them before Christmas!

My marketing company noisette marketing is going well. I have had a few more customers and I'm hoping to really get it going in the New Year. I think the next few weeks is the perfect time to start thinking about your plan with your shops for the following year. Once everything has been posted out, I'm going to sit down and work out my plans for noisette baby, noisette handmade and noisette marketing. It's scary to lay it all out like that. How did I get to own 3 businesses? eek!

I'm hoping to go in a different direction next year with my handmade products so watch this space!

what i'm working on

Lots of bunnies. Here you can see a stack of bunny ears for noisettebaby

Embriodery for some new toys I'm working on.

These heart ornaments were for a trade on etsy. I traded 5 of these for some Twilight inspired Bella mittens. I can't wait to get them. (Team Jacob all the way!!)

And this is the invite I sent out for the open house I'm having. I was meant to have this on Nov 7th as an official launch for noisette handmade but I pushed it back a bit so I could make more stock and hopefully people will buy things for gifts. I designed the invite in Illustrator which I love and wish I could use more for things. Is there a job where you can just play on Illustrator all day?

I'm making lots of things I don't usually offer so I have a wide range of gifts. I'm a big kid at heart though so I enjoy coming up with new toys the most. I've been very busy lately which I love. It's hard finding time to fit it all in but I wouldn't have it any other way!

My first giveaway!

I am having my first giveaway! I've been experimenting with watercolours and ink and this is what I've come up with. A set of original prints. Set 1. is In Bloom with 2 paintings and Set 2. is Hello Birds with 4 paintings.

I hope you like them. All you need to do is comment on my blog or twitter (@noisettebaby) and tell me which set you prefer! The more you tweet,blog etc the more entries you get just let me know where you have mentioned it. Entires close Sunday noon (GMT). Open internationally. Good Luck.

Art for arts sakes

Some photos from the weekend visiting my Mum.. My sister and I decided to start up an art group. It will be on Sundays and I will make some nice vegan nibbles and we can sit and draw or paint. I really want to improve my drawing skills so this will force me to practice. I'm trying to decide if it needs to be structured with different themes or if we should just go with the flow. Maybe I'll invite other people to join online if anyone's interested.

I've also been stitching some large Christmas linen hearts. Each heart has a different message stitched in red floss onto linen and backed with red and white gingham. They will be available in the noisette handmade shop soon. They will be £5 each and brighten up the home with the little pop of bright red.

Autumn sale

All baby shoes are now reduced in my shop. I'm clearing out the shoes and I'll be concentrating on watercolour originals, prints and soft toys for the time being. I feel happy that I've decided to whittle things down. I have so many plans for noisettebaby but for now I need to rein it in and focus on a cohesive product range.

I am officially launching my businesses (noisettebaby and noisette handmade) on November 7th. I'm having an open studio/launch party for friends and family. My sister suggested a tea party theme which could be exciting. Maybe cupcakes and bunting. I'm not sure because the styles of my two businesses are quite different which is why I have the two brands. Noisettebaby is colourful, fun and young where as Noisette Handmade is more sophisticated, modern, organic shapes and images. I hope to one day find a unified style for the two companies but at the moment this is the only way I know how to manage them both.

I took the holly photo on a walk near my home. I love how vivid the colours are and the contrast between the soft berries and the sharp edges of the leaves. Beautiful.

And seeing as its almost Christmas I started on some Christmas decorations for noisettehandmade shop. Some little mini linen hearts.

I can't get enough of red and white and natural linen together.