not getting very much done..........

So as the weekend draws to an end, its dawned on me that I have actually not done a lot! I did finish one Me&My design, that's been in my head for a while, but with orders for other designs coming in, its hard to find the time to do something just because you want to! this baby grow is available at my Etsy shop

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MeMyUk

I also spent much of the weekend trying to get my son interested in crafts, basically if it involves making monsters and gluing things to paper he is good to go! 

( I drew the monsters, as he just wanted to do noses and googly eyes)

 

New stockists.....

Its been a crazy week here at Me & My HQ,

not only did I finally get round to adding new lines to the Etsy Shop, but I also delivered some to our new stockist Felix & Lilys! as well as lining up new stockists in the coming weeks!

 

Felix & Lilys are an awesome little boutique in Islington, its a treasure trove of beautiful kids clothing, toys and accessories, I could of easily spent hours

pouring over the toddler clothing!

for more info on Felix & Lilys,

go here ---> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Felix-Lilys-baby-boutique/130157453682374?fref=ts

 

 

 

Day dreaming....oh and new stock on Etsy!

So while the sun has finally shone in the UK, I have been busy gazing out of the window as I upload pictures to my Etsy Shop, dreaming of ways to turn this small scale business in to something I can retire on! its a lovely day dream, but for now, you can check out new stock at my Etsy Shop- MeMyUk

Feedback is always welcome.

 

 

 

My Home........

 

 

 

Because I work from home, and tend to roam around into different rooms with sewing in hand, I often don't notice or appreciate the things I own, so today I decided to go around and snap some pictures of the things that mean something to me, 1.Paper art from Shanghai 'fake markets', these remind me of my brother who lives in China, and the time I spent over there visiting him. 2.this amazing folded, quilt thing, I don't even know what it is, a coaster maybe? bought at a  craft fair because my stall was opposite and I thought it was stunning. 3. the green bling ring was bought in NYC in China town on a cold April morning when I was on holiday there with my boyfriend. 4.the two toys are made by me for my son and are the only mouse and owl I've ever made like them. 5.this is a silhouette of my son playing my Granddad's old piano. he must have been only 6 months old and was obsessed with it! and finally 6. Prints bought in Paris in a street market, literally cost about 5euros for all of them, but framed they are my favourite things on the wall.

 

and that's a snap shot of my home...... I spend far to much time on pintrest looking for ideas and not enough time enjoying what's around me!

 

chicken pox in the house!

So we were all packed up and ready for a lovely weekend in London with family and friends when chicken pox struck! for 2 days Id been noticing the odd spot on my son, and because its actually been nice enough for him to be out playing in the garden I wrongly assumed he had been bitten but some kind of bug...then I started to get paranoid and stripped his bed thinking it was bed bugs! turns out on arrival to grandmas house it was in  fact chicken pox! he must be the only kid in the world not bothered by them, he has breezed through them, escaping with about 10 spots in total and none on his beautiful face! so plans were changed and we've spent much of the past few days, movie watching and crafting little things with felt and pom poms....

Etsy

here is the link to my little Etsy shop, I will continue to restock, next on the agenda are kids tees and dribble bibs.... I will one day work out how to add a button in here to take you straight there...but for now........


https://www.etsy.com/shop/MeMyUk

coming soon..........

 

new snaps!

So I finally got around to buying a new camera, after literally looking in every single cupboard, draw, nook and cranny for my charger, I realised my old camera wasn't actually that good, so off I went and bought some new tech....

well with all bright new shiny things I had to try it out as soon as I got home! here are a few snaps...

 

 

                                 The rabbits are available to order on my Etsy Shop- MeMyUk,

and here is my son with his Me & My badge!

Juggling Me&My life

The first reaction I usually get when I tell people I'm a full time mum and work from home, is a shake of the head and an 'are you mad?' stare, and its true, it is a type of madness.
When I was pregnant with my son I decided on a whim to enrol in the Open University and study Criminology (blame the pregnancy hormones!) he came along in the October and my degree began in following Jan, and it was surprisingly easy. I studied at night instead of channel surfing, I studied for 2 hours at the weekend while my dad or my partner took my son out, I don't feel I missed out on family time, but it was a crazy reactionary decision that I then had to juggle.
So after 2 years of modules, deadlines and lots a lots of badly written notes I decided to take a break. The idea was to enjoy the last year before my son went to nursery, and to get a job. Instead I set up Me&My, Id always made things for the house and for my son, and I missed the routine of studying, so I replaced it with sewing. I must have taken out the whole craft section of the library and have broken my sewing machine countless times at 3am trying to perfect a design! But the business evolved, and the designs become popular and slowly my house turned into a fabric explosion. It is hard work, and its not for everyone, you have to set aside a good chunk of time just for admin and orders, and forget about making things just because you like to, once an order for 10 of the same design t-shirt comes in, you do end up never wanting to sew another one of those designs again! I cant look at my fox t-shirts with out coming out in a cold sweat! working from home can be incredibly rewarding and enriching, you learn to be organised, you learn to entertain a 3 year old with scraps of fabric, and 'dress up' takes on a whole new meaning when you need to take stock photos! but it can be chaos, house work gets forgotten, Iv had whole weekends locked away in my studio, lots of cuppas get drunk, and meals get skipped when you are really busy. You also enter the world of craft fairs, which in itself is a whole new story......