Letters

Hello, 

A while ago I received an order from a lovely lady called Deanna who lives all the way in Australia. She ordered three 3D letters two of them she wanted covering in wonder woman comic & the other in a story book - I choose Cat in the Hat. (F,H,K)

Deanna explained these were the last three letters she needed to complete her collection of A-Z and that she was going to have them displayed in her baby girls nursery. She kindly sent over some photos so I could see, I think she has done an amazing job! Such a fun idea!

I love seeing photo's of my handmade things in there new home so if you have any I would love to have a look - roobarbgifts@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks so much Deanna for sharing Poppy Lulu's gorgeous nursery with us.

Sarah xxx

Not dropped off the end of the earth... honest!!

Hello, Sorry it has been so long since I last blogged I have had a strange couple of months with lots of ups and downs, but finally feel like things are getting back to normal. 

In my last post I mentioned the VW Festival well it feels like it has come around so quickly as we are heading off in the morning. We have got the car packed, some sandwiches made & not forgetting a couple of cans of cider! 

I have had a crazy week preparing for the show a few problems cropped up along the way like my sewing machine breaking down mid sewing pile (Huge pile) and ordering the wrong sized badges for my machine. Everything is sorted now though. Me & Sophie are so excited to go and put our new tent up!! Here are a few sneak peeks of what to expect from our stand this weekend. 

Hope some of you can visit. Don't forget to say hello if you do :) 

Sarah xx

Personalised Gifts

Hello, yesterday my copy of Simply Homemade Magazine arrived in the post. 

In this issue my Comic book letters & Wedding print have both been featured on the Gift Ideas page along with lots of other gorgeous gifts.

If you would like more information on these items or would like to buy them they are both available on the website!

I best get back to finishing off orders, I recently set up an Etsy shop to see if it would help boost sales and it has I got an order from Australia and one from Canada last night. Very exciting!

Sarah xx

Promotional Postcards

Hello,

 Today I am sat at the shop & pretty much resembling a zombie! My sister has gone on holiday and I kindly offered to take her to the airport at 3 o'clock this morning, I also thought it was a good idea to stay up to make sure I slept well when I got back. Looking back not really a great idea! 

Anyway a couple of weeks ago I designed some promotional postcards for the shop featuring some of my popular handmade camper-van items. I am thinking about having a small stall at this years VW Festival at Harewood House in Leeds and thought these would be perfect to hand out over the weekend! 

Photo from VW Festival

They had a great offer on over at Vista Print so I thought I would take advantage. The postcards arrived today in the post and I must say I am very pleased with the quality & would definitely recommend them.

Let me know what you think? Hope you are all enjoy your weekend!

Sarah xx 

Spiderman Letters!

Hello 

Yesterday I was on with making these comic covered letters! I found a vintage spider man comic and got to work I think they have turned out really well. These are great for boys bedrooms there seems to be lots available for little girls rooms but not so much for boys - so here you are! 

They will be available to order though the website next week alternatively feel free to drop me an email to discuss an order at roobarbgifts@hotmail.co.uk

I would love to know what you think? My next project is going to be covering an old wooden chair in a similar way check back to see how I get on!

Sarah xx

YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM!

Hello

This week I have been working on an order for three drawstring bags. I thought I would share with you all the small steps I take to bring my pirate design to life!

Here are the finished drawstring bags.

I start by cutting out all the small pieces of fabric

 I use the straight foot on my sewing machine to sew down the beige coloured felt for the pirates face

Then I pin down the red gingham for his bandana and sew it down with the straight foot again

I use red felt for the knot detail on the bandana and sew around that using my freehand embroidery foot

Then go on to add his facial detail - so each pirate ends up a little bit different

And finally all that is left to do is to trim off the loose threads

Then he is ready to be cut out, mount onto grey felt and then sewn onto the drawstring bag

Hope you have enjoyed your little sneak peek behind the scenes & that you are all having a lovely weekend. If you would like to place an order for a drawstring bag you can here.

Sarah xx

Recent Work

Hello!

Recently I have been getting lots of commissions for personalised cushions and pump bags. They do make great special presents for birthdays or christenings. I like to work close with the customer to create something special for them. I have a few more to get on with tomorrow a cupcake one and an alien one :)



If you would like to order a pump bag please visit the Website and order one there or if you would like your own design feel free to send me an email roobarbgifts@hotmail.co.uk they are priced at £15.00 each.

Hope you all had a nice weekend and spoilt your mums rotten!

Sarah xxx