Happy Father's Day

Well, Father's Day is almost here and the year is vanishing quickly. 

An order for a customer who wanted a Father's Day card made up for them so I dug out my trusty darkroom door stamps and made up this card,I love the motorbike image and spruced it up with some embossing and inking. 

Mens cards are tricky as I find myself really having to think of something other than a car or a football!!

Happy Father's Day for the morning!

Seriously busy week! Our Handmade Collective

So, why am I quiet? What have I been up to...well I've been getting my stock all ready and labelled ready to go into a new shop in the Grand Arcade Leeds,known as Our Handmade Collective which (as I type) opening and ready for visitors right now!

Run by two lovely ladies Claire & Natalie, this brand new renovated ex nightclub is now a gleaming home to food downstairs and crafty wares on the upper level. Our Handmade Collective carries stock from people like me who make things at home in order to buy food (and shoes!)  there are cushions,glasswork,jewellery,cards,clay tags,bath bombs and gifts galore. It's going to be a huge success and I'm delighted to have Red Rat Designs be part of it. 

Pop along and take a look,it's a fab place. 

Flower hair clip

So I decided to have a go at making some more hand sewn items and this is the first of what I made using some fabric remnants I had as well as some cord and a button, end result - a very cute hand sewn floral cute and ditsy hair slide. 

In really pleased with it!