Exciting new Market Night .....

A lot of people have been approaching me in regards to ordering my new Blossom Party dresses and I was just going to take orders once a month at my Market Nights on my facebook page but then thought it may not suit some of you who are wanting a special dress for a special occasion coming up soon.

So, I've compromised.  Here's what will be happening:

• You can order your gorgeous new Blossom Party anytime now.  But I will only be ordering fabrics once a week so I can put in a bulk order that way it keeps cost down for you and postage costs from America down for me.  
• I will still be having my Market Nights every 4 to 6 weeks for those that want to order then.  

So, what's this sweetener I speak of????  Call me crazy but I'm going to give 1 dress away at my Market Night.  Yep, you heard right!  I just love making these gorgeous dresses and making you lovely ladies looking and feeling fabulous.  My mission is to have as many ladies as possible in my Blossom Party dresses.

BUT WHAT'S THE CATCH.....I hear you whisper in capital letters?  

• You need to order on the night only and then have your payment, fabric option, price option etc.....in other words, EVERYTHING, done by the fourth day AFTER my market night.  On the fourth day I will announce the winner of the free dress and give them a FULL refund.  I will pick the winner.....it won't be a random pick.  So you need to do everything possible to be noticed by me.  That could mean commenting a lot on my page and blog, do shout outs before and after the market night etc.  So get your thinking caps on and get creative so I notice you!
• I will only have 20 custom spots available.  So it will be on a first in basis.

Do you want to know how you can secure your custom spot early at my next Market Night?

• Join my VIP customer email list and you can shop half an hour before the public.

So, that's it.....that's my exciting (a tad crazy) news.  If you have any questions or want to suggest more fabric options or any ideas you might have please contact me via email.

Oh! and the next Market Night will be Wednesday 28th March, 8pm Qld time (7:30pm Qld time for VIP customers) on my facebook page.

I hope to see you all there.

Not long till Christmas!

Did you know it's only 8 weeks left to Christmas?  I know, it's come as a shock to me too!  So are you getting organised for Christmas presents yet or do you leave it to the last minute?  I'm a bit like the latter!

Image courtesy of:  Design Swan

I have to say that with my 5 week stint to Europe I am not very organised for my Christmas range this year.  Last year I was on the ball and had my range ready to preview in September.  But because we were planning our holiday for September this year my holiday seemed to be the only thing on my mind. 

I have definitely left my run a bit late to buy my Christmas fabric from America as this year, for some reason, postage deliveries are taking up to 6 weeks to arrive.  But not to fear I did my Spotlight and Lincraft trek last weekend in search of Christmas fabric and to be honest I didn't find anything I liked.  So I put on my creative hat and thought what can I do now for my Christmas Range?

It literally just popped into my head 'I'll make my own Christmas fabric' .... true!  So I've decided to do something very different this year and just go with the Christmas colours - red and green - rather than Christmas print fabric.  Of course I found loads of gorgeous red, green and white fabric.  I thought this would also be a better idea as you can dress your little ones in their new outfits after Christmas and because of the style you can put a tee or skivvy under and it can take you through the cooler months!  Fantastic!

Now when I said 'I'd make my own fabric'.....I've decided to try my hand at stencilling!  I used to do a lot of stencilling and fabric painting when my kids were young and let me tell you it's a lot of fun!

So I have some sneak peeks at what I've been up to and all my Christmas stock will be made available at my Market/Sale Night on Wednesday 9th November at 8pm Qld time.  Oh! and I'm excited to say that I'll have some Christmas boys wear available.

Before I start any of my creations I always pop the fabrics in the wash to pre shrink and remove any chemicals

Playing around with paint and stencils

I thought Butterflies would be nice!

This is only a small piece of what I'll be doing for Christmas.  So leave a comment below and tell me what you think.

NEW FOCUS for 1 Puddle Lane!!

Have you ever felt like you’re at a crossroad and not know which way to go?  Well, I found myself in that position a few weeks ago with 1 Puddle Lane. So after giving it some serious thought I’ve made the decision to move in a more specialised direction.

Have you found it difficult getting the right outfit for your daughter’s special occasions such as her birthday party, her birthday party invites, special church events, a wedding you are going to, family photo shoot, etc, etc?    Well, I’m planning to make it a lot easier for you from now on.  I’ll be creating exquisite little outfits for that special occasion.  Some will feature twirly tulle skirts, some lace and organza and others beautiful cottons with decorative braid. 

This new focus means that you will still get the same high quality finish as in the past, but I will be making it easier for you to be ready for that special occasion in your daughter’s life.  For me, I’m so excited as  I get to play with lots of beautiful fabrics and designs.  And I’ll be doing a lot more of what I love and that’s creating.

You will be able to see some of my new designs this Thursday which will be available to buy from my shop.  Some designs will be ONE OF A KIND and some you will be able to order from.  Then I'll have more designs available each week to purchase.

In the meantime I’ll leave you with a little teaser of what’s to come:

P.S.  I forgot to tell you.  I'll let you in on a little secret.....I'll be doing boys wear in the near future!!!!!