Hello 2013..

...you came around so quickly..  Hopefully it is going to be a busy year for LadyBug Creations.

It's certainly going to be a busy start to the year. I've an order for a cot quilt set, done in Cath Kidston style colours and fabrics.. I'm really looking forward to this one. 

It's going to be very pretty. Pictures will follow as it progresses.

Apart from the quilt set, I've got order for bean bags for a friends' little girls, possible order for a pair of cushions for another friend who wants something different for her youngest daughter's christening (one for each daughter as she can't get one without the other..) and some christmas bunting for an artist friend who is going to swap me a framed drawing for the bunting. 

Last cot quilt I made was for a little lady called Isabelle..Pink, white and grey. Found a grey spotty fabric, which at first I thought was too dark, but when out with the other fabrics and edged by pink spotty ribbon, looked really nice together... 

Judge for yourself.. what do you think?

Personalised bunting £15

Cot quilt, bumper and bunting £60

A couple of other things that I got finished in between the insanity of Christmas in the paid job, was a small stocking for a friend's son's 1st Christmas, Christmas banner (not bunting in the traditional triangle) complete with bells and an apron.. 

Apron £10

Christmas banner £20

Medium stocking £15

It's not the best photo of the banner, but it was the best I could get.. All other attempts ended up having bits missing or looking as though I'd taken the photo in a dark cave. 

Everything you see on here is available to order.. I did only make one of each due to lack of space at the time, and obviously, lack of time as it was all done November/December last year.. 

Tree stocking £5

I am going to make up some different stockings, some bigger, some the same size, and as the picture above shows, some that you can hang on your tree.

Hope 2013 is going to be a prosperous one for everyone.. If you are interested in anything you see, please get in touch. Either email me at : ladybugcreations@hotmail.co.uk ,leave a comment on here or follow me on Twitter @lady_bug74

Busy busy..

Things have been a bit busy here are ladybug towers recently. I've had lots of overtime at the paid job (always good) but it does tend to eat into the crafting time.


Still.. I have a very happy customer with the quilt and bumper set, she was delighted and said that she was glad she text me and asked.
She collected her quilt set from where I work (she works for same company) took it home and with in 2 hours she had text me photos of the bunting/quilt and bumper all in place.

Next up is a set for her sister. Pink, white and grey this time. I've got some very pretty pink spotty ribbon that was an absolute bargain on www.simplyribbons.com 100m for just £18 in the sale.. and it is exactly what I was looking for. The name for the bunting is already cut out and the flags are about to be done this afternoon. Its a cold miserable day outside that staying in and sewing seems like a much better idea. 

I've also completed some Halloween bunting for a friend who is completely Halloween bonkers.. hope she likes it.

As well as the bunting, I'm also going to be working on some Christmas stocking ideas..keep 'em crossed.

If you are interested in any of the items featured on here, email me ladybugcreations@hotmail.co.uk and we can work out the specifics of your requests :) 

Goodbye Summer..

Hello Autumn..

Yes, I know its still August and yes I know I haven't been here since June (for that I apologise and have no real explanation for) but with the soggy summer we've had and today's miserable weather, you can't help but let your thoughts wander to Autumn and all that follows it.. golden / red leaves, conkers (if you are lucky enough to get there before the kids ;) ) Harvest Festival, Halloween and of course.. the big one.. Christmas!

As I mentioned in my last post, I had been asked to make a church banner to be used in a floral display.
Red fabric, blue lettering and gold fringing were all decided on for it with some wadding to make it easier to display. Turned out rather well don't you think?

I've got an order for a cot quilt to match some bunting, so lovely pinks and greens for a change. Then its a rag doll, never made one before so this is going to be a case of trial and error! Customer who has ordered the quilt, has a pregnant sister and from what my lady has told me, her sister might well be wanting a quilt/bumper/bunting set made for her baby girl.
I thought that all my friends were taking a break in the reproduction cycle for a while, not so..this baby is due in February.

There are also a couple of orders for some Christmas stockings ( 2 are definetly a baby's first and the others are possible orders)  and some Autumn / Halloween bunting :)

Happy times ahead :)

Its all been...

...a bit up in the air recently. Company that I currently work for (the proper job) has been in, and now out of, administration so everything was a little unsettled. Hopefully everything is all sorted and will start to settle down again.

All expectant friends have sprogged.. 2 baby girls and 1 boy within the last month, and one friend became a grandma to a beautiful little girl....so please.. no more for a while.. let me catch up..

I had an order for some lovely little girl bunting. Started off as just something for both their birthdays (1st and 4th), but it ended up as something that is going to be put up permanently in their bedrooms.

 My customer absolutely loved it.. which always makes it worthwhile. Can't wait to find out what her 4yr old says when she sees it (mummy is keeping it from her until next weekend when the girls have a joint birthday party)

All flags on this particular bunting have a white fabric backing (other colours are available) and is just under 2metres long to allow plenty of extra fabric for hanging up. £12 + 50p per letter if you want it personalised. If you require a middle name as well, that will be an extra £5.

Baby cubes are still being asked for.. last one was for a girl. Made a change to use pink .

Cubes with 2 aida panels are £8. Each cube has a bell inside so it jingles while baby(or mummy and daddy) plays with it. They are about 5 and half inches square which makes it easy to pick up by small hands. 

Final photo for now is a 'thank you for my beautiful granddaughter' card. Everyone sends cards that say 'You have a new grandson/daughter' but hardly ever see one that simply says thank for... 

Up next... a banner for a church fayre and more baby bits and pieces :)

Getting in the party spirit

Some patriotic bunting, perfect decoration for the Jubilee celebrations and the Olympics. All flags are backed with white fabric.  Plain red, blue and white flags also available as well as a white with individual Union Jacks on. £10 for 7 flag length.

Union Jack hearts...

Blue...

Pink...

 

Traditional..

Hearts only £5. Email me if you're interested. 

Oooops..

...my bad..

My poor little blog has been sat here patiently waiting and I've not been anywhere near it for the whole of March. Mind you, I've not exactly been doing that much crafting until after Mothers Day. The whole work thing was seriously getting in the way of any proper crafting due to overtime (which is always good financially). Its a bit difficult doing anything creative when you can just about see straight and don't even know what day of the week it is..

Then when I log into here, I see that Blogger is changing...don't... please... I liked it the way it was. Why does everything have to keep changing if it isn't broke in the first place? First Facebook with that Timeline thing, and now this. Oh well.. guess we'll just have to suck it and get used to it all..

 Have made a couple of cards.. a 30th birthday for a lovely friend and a baby boy one for the parents of Oscar who I made the bunting for. I loved the cross stitched bunting on the baby card that I decided it would be perfect for my friend's birthday card too. Everything else just didn't have what I was looking for.

I also have a few orders coming in..yay!! One is for a thank you for my new grandaughter card, then there is a couple for personalised bunting and matching cushions (possibly more) for 2 little girls, there is also 2 Coral (35th) wedding anniversary cards..pictures to follow :)