Projects & Demos
Inspiration for Easter
Spring is my favourite season of the year. For me it’s new beginnings with flowers coming out after a long winter and I love to see the garden coming back to life. Easter is a busy time for us as I designed a range of egg wreaths and eggs which always go down well. We…
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Our Charity Dress Event
Our Barking Mad Charity Dress Sale was a huge success. We were so touched how many people offered to help, as well as those who donated clothes and prizes With such a hectic diary I was concerned about the last minute logistics, but my friend and co-organiser Sarah Milne and her team and family did a…
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The Barking Mad Dress Sale
Many of us dream about buying that designer dress in London, Paris or Milan, only to realise that we can’t afford it. In my case I have too many unworn clothes bulging in the wardrobe as it is, with endless frocks I’ve bought from M+S or Next with labels still attached. I’ve got together with…
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Clever ribbon storage and display ideas
I’m often asked about the various ways to store and display ribbons, especially by craft lovers and shops. Whether you have lengths or rolls of ribbon, I have put together a collection of handy ideas. Loose lengths of ribbon can be wrapped around a piece of card and pinned. This makes a great filing system…
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Luxury Gift Wrapping in Paris
I have always been a huge fan of Dior perfume and have often gazed at their displays and windows filled with luxurious bags and couture fashion Several years ago I landed a dream job and headed out to Milan on my first assignment. I travelled throughout Europe working in their boutiques gift wrapping for their…
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Christmas Gift Wrapping Projects
Christmas was very exciting this year with lots of new clients and projects, with some booking a year in advance! Late November I did a gift wrapping service for Ralph Lauren at their Bond Street flagship store, and ended up spending some of my wages on Christmas presents during their Charity evening. Their windows were…
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Country Living Scotland Fair
I’ve just returned from a week up in Glasgow working at the Country Living Fair. My first couple of days were spent dressing the stand. I was also asked by the magazine to dress the Winter Cabin Naturally being a Christmas show, I wanted to add plenty of sparkle and decided to create a festive…
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Wrapping at the Country Living Fair
13 years ago I decided to take the huge plunge and book a small stand at the Country Living Spring Fair. At the time I had a small business working from the kitchen table and my first fair not only cost a months work, but terrified me as I was only used to exhibiting my…
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Photo shoot in Turkey
I decided to head to Turkey to do my nautical theme photo shoot for our Summer ranges, as well as see samples for new collections from our ribbon factory For the summer photoshoot, I chose a poolside and Turkish Day Bed as the main feature We focused on our rich blue range to give the…
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The New Haberdashery Closet is Open!
This morning we were proud to open the shiny new Haberdashery Closet here at the studio. Here’s me cutting a huge purple ribbon to officially open the doors! I arrived on site really early to do the last minute preparation including sweeping the car park and washing the doors! Customers started arriving at the…
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