a look back at 2013- a year of awesome things!

 

 

what a year! so the first day of the new year I woke up with an inkling that something was different, a few hours later a little blue line told me I was having a baby! and so 40weeks went by and then 10 more really long days!, and finally my little boy turned up, he is so different to his brother, in looks, temperament and personality, he has made our family complete and I cant remember him not being here. It was also a mega birthday year with most of my favourite people turning 30!, mine past by in a haze of sleep deprivation, baby gurgling and unbelievable joy as my best friend and partner proposed on the morning of my 30th.

Me&My has also had a huge year, working with some great stockists, meeting some inspirational designers and proving to me that hard graft sometimes takes a while to pay off!

Christmas has be awesome,I got some really cool presents, like my Mister Peebles 'David Meowie' print, I got another one called 'keeping it reel', I had a close encounter with a friendly goose and I made A LOT of homemade gifts! in the process I ate my body weight in truffles, shortbread and mince pies, and glugged my way through a small draft of sloe gin... I know not every year can be this great, but for now I am enjoying and appreciating what a lucky life I lead.

I hope your year was just as good as mine, heres to more of the same in 2014!

 

support small business Saturday!

HI! Tomorrow is support small business Saturday!

I for one will be buying my fruit and veg from my local grocer, I will be buying some flowers from my local florist and my Christmas pressies from etsy! I will shop local, if you would like to as well I am offering FREE shipping for UK customers in my etsy shop.

Code XMAS001 at the checkout. Keep small business alive and kicking and make the high street less boring!

www.etsy.co.uk/shop/itsmeandmy

 

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seasons greetings !!

hello hello!,
well its all go here at Me&My HQ.....its the busiest time of year not surprisingly!
We are really happy to announce that we are stocked at the We Make London boutique in Camden AND in their pop up boutique at Kew Gardens Christmas. Its an  incredibly exciting! so apologies for the lack of posts!
Our toys are doing really well, its lovely to know that all the hard work, sore fingers, and messy work room pay off and that they go to homes where little people will treasure them.
to buy our products you can go to the following- www.etsy.co.uk/shop/itsmeandmy
or actual real shops! - raindrops on roses St Albans, Felix & Lilys- Islington, We Make London- Camden and We make London Kew.
Happy Christmas. XX

Christmas at Kew

Hi,
so Iv been very bad with this blog recently, turns out life has a habit of making it impossible to get everything done!.
So what's coming up over Xmas I hear you ask....
well I have been busy stitching up a storm in preparation for Christmas at Kew,
its the first year Kew Gardens have put on a winter wonderland type event and I'm so excited to be a part of it. Its a magical place, I remember jumping on the train down to Richmond with my Mum and two brothers to go and see the giant lily pads, its amazing what games you can come up with amongst the flowers.
So here's what might be featuring in the We make London pop up shop at Kew this Christmas....
hopefully all this hard work and late nights pay off!

Me&My snap shot of Xmas.

 

snap shots of Me&My Christmas 2012....

 

Turkey wasn't on the menu this year, instead there was a glazed ham, mini bunting decorated the fire place, my 3year olds handmade bowl and snowman card took pride of place, and 24 mince pies were made and consumed in one night!

Me&My home made Xmas

Well, there is just a WEEK till the big day and I feel like I have been prepping for Xmas for months! I still have lots of last minute makes to be getting on with, so Me&My is on a little festive break, spring /summer '13 designs are all done, and exciting things in the pipe line with a few retailers, so for now its time to sit back and marvel at how this time last year Me&My wasn't even an idea let alone a real business! hurrey for 2012, roll on 2013!

 

a bit of this....a bit of that.....

 

When I'm not making kids clothing, I often find myself messing around with felt, I like it because it requires no seaming, it cuts like a dream and you can make very teeny things with it, so I started with an idea for a badge, having done a lot of craft fairs, I have found the 'pocket money' toys sure do get attention and I always like to have a few small things on the stall, I started with the fox, then decided to try a bear, a few hours after this photo was taken i ended up with 4 foxes, 4 Reindeer, 4 bears and 4 Mice...all in all a pleasant day spent sewing, tomorrow its back to the day job, whipping up 7 snowman jumpers!

 

sneak preview of 2013 designs.....(excuse poor photo quality, my camera has died on me)what do you think?

Christmassy prep!

 

 

Hello! we have been off radar for a while prepping for Christmas fairs and working on the Spring/Summer 13 range, not to mention stitching up what has 'felt' like a million little decorations! (excuse the pun!) these always go down well at fairs, and the rest end up on our tree! this years theme is 'woodland' but couldn't resist trying out felt baubles and mini bunting (its wound round the back of a chair, that's how teeny it is!)