Folksy Friday

Howdy!

I just love the Folsky Friday group Konnie Kapow has set up over on Facebook.
So having only ever done one Folsky Friday before, now seems like the perfect time to join in on all the action.

I struggled for a while with the theme, then I though why not have a Folksy Wedding Theme! As I am getting married next year it does seem kind of appropriate!

So my first item is the gorgeous guest book by Jupiter Rocks.



I also love these personalised wedding cards by Konnie Kapow!. I would love to receive something similar when i get married (hint hint!)


Next there is this little lovebird bowl by Prince Design UK. Its just so sweet, I love it!


The next item I am liking are these Bridesmaid bouquets by Pink Tree Studios. I love the colour, and although i will more than likely go for fresh flowers for my own wedding, what a fantastic alternative. And something you can actually keep after the big day!



And One last wee item to add in. I have added this Lake District Collage Print by Jen Owen Images. However, not for this image, beautiful as it is. I just can't imagine a nicer wedding gift than one of these collages made of the place you got married. I can imagine Konnie and Mr Kapows would have been completely fantastic as they got married in such a beautiful place.
Just magic!




Well I feel rather inspired after my second ever Folksy Friday! I feel like doing lots of wedding type stuff over the weekend!

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by!

Lucy loves...

Lucy loves... product testing!

So things have been a bit of a lull at Lucy loves… HQ over the last wee while.

I have been busy moving house, trying to unpack, working lots and being ill. It hasn’t been a great combination!

In between times, I did share a stall with Konnie Kapow! at the Hillhead craft market. This was a great day, with thanks to everyone who came along to see us, and a wee special thank you to Mummy loves… for picking both us ladies (and Mr.Kapow!) up and dropping us off at Hillhead.
I really enjoyed myself, despite the start of the sniffles coming on!
And my new Rhubarb and Custard soaps went down a storm! These wee lovelies just smell good enough to eat! They will be making an appearance onto the Folksy shop soon!

I am finding it hard to keep everything up to date as I don’t have the internet in my new flat yet, I have been promised it will happen soon though! So all new products will be on there as soon possible! It’s a pain trying to run an internet business with no internet!!

So despite all of the distractions, I have been working on and perfecting a few new items. I am currently working on the Kapow-boy range of items. These have been mentioned before, but I really want to spend the time on these that they deserve! They will be every bit as fabulous as their namesake!

I have also been product testing a lot of the new products, which is just fabulous! Pouring a nice hot bath, throwing in some of the new bath bombs and lying back. Its hard work, but someone has got to do it!



I have also been extensively testing the footsoak fizzies! (Well I say testing, these products are now ready to go!) but I have been wearing high heels to work a lot recently and I have to say the fizzies have been a godsend! I am really very pleased with myself about them! If nobody else buys them, they will still be one of my best creations in my opinion as they are fast becoming an essential item in my evening routine!

Enough of blowing my own trumpet and moaning about internet! It’s now time to get back to the daily grind.
Nice to see you and thanks for stopping by!

Lucy loves…

Birthdays and Bath Bombs

Well what a fabulous birthday I ended up having.
All down to having such fabulous friends! Thank you to everyone for helping me celebrate, and also to laugh with me during the horrific dinner groping experience!!!

So as I had some time of from the day job, I have been very busy getting to work on some new products before the house moving next weekend!

One of my favourite new products are the new Gummy Bear Soaps. A certain Konnie Kapow! gave me the moulds for these soaps, and they are just lovely. The perfect companion to keep the Rubber Duckies company


My new favourite product are these new rose shaped bath bombs, with dried rose petals through them, I just love them!



My next wee creation, are the new Foot Soak Fizzies. These are great to chuck into a basin of hot water for a foot soak after a long day on your feet. An essential for craft fair sellers!!!



And last, but by no means least, I had Easter thoughts in my mind! I made some lovely wee egg shaped bath bombs, smelling of chocolate. Chocolate Easter Eggs, geddit?
Completely yummy!




With two weddings coming up at work in the next week, I think I will be keeping some Foot Soak Fizzies by for myself!!

And, now as I am back at my normal work tomorrow, I feel its time for bed.

Night all!

My First Ever Folksy Friday

Hello

So I always read other peoples blogs with the Folksy Friday on it, and I decided to get in on the action today!

As its soon to be my birthday, my theme is 'All things Lucy loves...'

So the first wee gem I came across was these finger puppets made by MuNGBEANS! As anyone who knows me will testify, I am a bit of a Dr.Who fanatic!
I love the wee TARDIS!!!



The next thing I seen was this completely fantastic necklace by Too Much Fun.
I have actually asked my dearest mother for this necklace as a rather fabulous birthday present, so I will keep my fingers crossed!
I'd make a great sailor!



And of course since its my birthday, I am hoping to receive one of the famous 'And you thought you were special' birthday cards by Konnie Kapow!
As you may have realised, I am intimately acquainted with the rather fabulous Kapows! and no occasion is complete anymore without one of their cards on the mantle piece!



And of course, after all of that over indulgence perhaps a nice long bath (and bit of self promotion!) are in order. From my own Lucy loves... Folksy Shop!
This Sunday night I plan to be slipping into a nice warm bath with on of these wee bad boys fizzy away. Yumm rose bath bombs, the perfect end the weekend i think?




Now off to see what everyone else wants for their Folksy Friday!!!

Lucy loves...
xxx

Craft fairs, moving house and general busyness!

So I am feeling a bit tired at the moment. Hence the near radio silence out of the Lucy loves… camp.

I have been very buys in the day job recently, and even managed to get a wee trip to Stirling for a meeting. Met some really lovely people, including someone who works at the Glasgow Science Centre. Yay, I love it there!

So besides having a million and one things to do, including listing some of new products on Folksy, I am about to take a weekend off to celebrate getting a year older by eating lots of food and drinking lots of nice things.
And did I mention I am moving house in two weeks? Eeek! So once I am moved and settled, it’ll be all hands to the pumps to get prepared for the next craft fair!

Setting up shop once again with my beloved partner in crime, Konnie Kapow!

We shall be at the craft fair at Hillhead Library, on Saturday 10th April 2010.
10.30am – 4.30pm
Free entry, so pop and along and say hi to us!

Working on some new ways to display my products, as it was a bit of a mish-mash last time! So hopefully a new improved looking display from Lucy loves…

Now, back to those million and one things to be getting done…

A very lemon weekend

I have had a very good weekend.

I worked all of the last weekend at the Scottish Wedding Show, helped out by my lovely assistant Konnie Kapow!

So after a very long week at work, Friday finally arrived!!

The beautiful Konnie Kapow! was at the vintage fair at Pin Up nights, and it was my turn to be the assistant for the evening.
It was a great night, and it turned out to be very successful for Konnie Kapow! Sadly, Mr.Kapow! had to leave early to pick up his fabby relatives from the train station. I mourned his leaving us by throwing a pint onto the floor (and onto myself) using only my bum. It would have been impressive had it not been so embarrassing.

So after a great night of drinking and wearing beer, making new friends, catching up with old ones and swooning over Justin Curries presence, it was time to brave the Scottish weather and get a taxi home.

Saturday morning was sent wishing I hadn't drunk so much beer the night before, and meeting (and booking) our wedding photographer. Gordon and I then met a very horrible woman in Fraser Hart whilst looking at wedding rings. She proceeded to be horribly rude about my engagement ring and after running her manky ball point pen over my ring, we left very grumpy. After her infinite rudeness, it’s safe to say, Fraser Hart shall not be providing us with Wedding rings!

Then after a wee look at Bridesmaid dresses it was time to head home for a nap.

Saturday evening was spent in the excellent company of Natalie and Donald, had a great time.

And onto today. It has been a very lemon orientated day. I began by attempting my first solo shot at baking. Certainly not up to my Grans standard, but I was very pleased with my lemon sponge. Gordon enjoyed a slice too.
So sticking with my lemon theme, I decided to try making some lemon soaps. Again I was pleased with the results. Yummy little lemon scented guest soaps, with a slice of dried lemon for extra zingyness! Yumee!

So after all my hard work in the kitchen, I think it’s high time for a slice of sponge and a cup of tea!!

Lots of new projects in the pipeline... more later this week.


Sponge... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

Wedding Show madness

Howdy

I would love to say I am too busy and important to be updating my blog… sadly I am too busy, but not that important.

It has come to that time of year for me, twice a year I descent into a wedding haze. A live and breath weddings for a weekend... and that happens to be this weekend at the Scottish Wedding Show.

To be honest, I live and breath weddings anyway. I adore them! It’s why I wanted to get into Event Management. So as much fun as this weekend should be, it’s also about standing with a smile fixed on your face for two days whilst you answer the same questions over and over again.
I always enjoy the wedding show, I am just always grumpy after it as it’s very tiring, the food for the exhibitors isn’t that great and it’s a very long week when you are working without any days off. That’s not to mention the horrific ‘Exhibitors rest Area’... where I usually end up sitting on the cold dirty floor to eat my pieces as they have about 15 chairs (for about 400 staff) and some overpriced muck thrown into semi-stale bread. Yuck!

I also like to moan!

This Wedding Show should be different from the others though, as my wedding is now less than a year away and I have some serious organising to get on with!

So all of this has reminded me why I started to make soaps in the first place. I wanted cute, handmade unique favours. Which of course I will have... I haven’t fully made up my mind what form these will be as yet!

I have also been thinking about what other people would like as favours, like mini heart soaps or wee star bath bombs etc. I have my work cut out for me as that’s a big market to tap into, and things have to be 100% perfect for a wedding.


Just in a bit of a contemplative mood today….

Now I need to go pick up digital prints for my wedding book, from the City Centre…no rest for the wicked.