January 3rd, 2012

Back to work!  Well, in truth I was never really off work from Lucy Liz but today I was back to work properly - apparently these bags won't make themselves!

Very excited as I've almost finished another two new bags which I'll show you as soon as they're done, some more vibrant fabrics which I hope will go down as well as the others *fingers crossed*

I've also been mega busy designing the new ranges for Spring/Summer 2012 - new designs, new products - exciting times here at www.lucyliz.co.uk !!

January 2nd, 2012

Trying to keep in the theme of Handmade Monday, but with a little twist!  This jar arrived in a hamper for Christmas, and you've no idea how happy this jar makes me, as it contains my Mum's home-made mint jelly which she makes with the mint from her garden - so that's pretty handmade huh!

The recipe is my Grandma's, been eating this stuff for as long as I can remember, but evidently I'm only meant to put it on lamb as opposed to heaping tons of the stuff onto anything with gravy!!

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January 1st, 2012

A little tradition I thought I'd share with you all...my other half, Andy, and I have had quite a few Christmases together now, but back in 2009 when I formally moved in (as opposed to just bringing my stuff here and leaving it!) we decided that every year we'd buy one new 'special' bauble for the Chrismas tree and build up a collection. We started in '09 with a fabulous deep red ball with a flock design - can't go wrong with a bit of flock! - and 2010's choice was a gold love heart from John Lewis as a reminder of the year we got engaged.

This one perhaps isn't so creative but it certainly does the job of marking Christmas 2011!

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My New Year Resolution

I am, officially, the worst blogger ever.  EVER!  I have every good intention of doing it but I just never do, and I don't know why!  So, to that end, I have come up with a solution...

2012 promises to be a pretty big year for me, I'll be continuing to grow my business and am currently expanding my product ranges, but more importantly (for me, anyway!) 2012 is the year I'll be getting married.  So in what will be such a big year for me I've decided to take up the challenge of documenting it by taking a photo every single day, as a record of my business, wedding preperations and the big day itself.

AND I'LL BLOG THE WHOLE LOT!! 

I admit to having quite a strong OCD streak in me, so I know that if I start with January 1st, 2012 and continue, I won't be able to sleep if I miss one, so I HAVE to do it!  Desperate times call for desperate measures, hopefully it'll work!

Wish me luck!

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Handbag Chain Emergency!!!

Hoping one of you lovely craft people can help me!!!

I'm absolutely desperate for somewhere I can get 45" handbag chain - my usual supplier is out of stock and I need about 10 chains by Friday!

I've searched all the usual places without success, any ideas would be much appreciated!!!

Nightmare!!!

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My New Bags!!

I'm so excited to finally introduce you all to my new bags!  They've been a little while coming but they're ready and waiting to go now!

A little while ago I started making metal-framed clutches, they've proved to be really popular but a lot of people were put off buying them because they didn't trust themselves not to lose a clutch, and would really prefer an over-the-shoulder bag.  I must admit I found it a bit frustrating, as it makes the ranges more complicated to start offering variations, but now - problem solved!!  Yes, the new Lucy Liz bags are both a shoulder bag AND a clutch - everyone's a winner!!

And here it is!  This bag is my favourite so far, stunning images of vintage Paris with a brushed bronze frame.  As you can see there's a good long chain handle (45" to be precise), and not only does the chain un-clip from the bag but the hoops fold away so you're left with a clutch bag, only without the empty loops.

Chuffed to pieces with these, they had their first run with the public yesterday and went down so well, I have high hopes!!

Now going to try and link into Wendy's fabulous Handmade Monday blog, fingers crossed!

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Inspiration at Seek and Adore

Seek and Adore is a fabulous site, dedicated to finding and promoting distinctive and unusual handmade products.  I was lucky enough to be invite to sell with Seek and Adore back in April and I'm so pleased to see it getting such great publicity, it deserves it!

Anyways,  Dominic Lutyens writes about contemporary art and fashion for The Guardian, The Telegraph and Elle Decoration, and he has picked the pieces he adores from the designer makers at Seek and Adore.

Take a look, you might recognise some of the products he chose! 

 http://www.seekandadore.com/GetInspired.aspx