Giggleicious

Pip, Effie and Bea.

2010-11-15T12:59:00.006Z

Spent a wonderful day with friends and took some photographs of thier three beautiful girls. Here's a little taster! More coming soon.

Eve

2010-11-14T21:04:00.006Z

It's been a few weeks since I photographed Eve and her family. I'm finally getting the chance to post the photos! Here they are! Eve and her family were a joy to photograph. Photographing a newborn was a complete joy.

Eve

2010-09-26T13:32:00.002Z

I had a lovely newborn baby shoot this afternoon with a lovely family. Here's a sneak preview of Eve. She's beautiful!

I love the taste of Autumn

2010-09-19T14:43:00.005Z

I love the tastes of Autumn. We went blackberry picking today and found the biggest haul of blackberries I have ever found. But we also found very very healthy plump sloes, elderberries, rose hips and Hawthorn berries. So I am making mixed berry jelly for Christmas and Shawn is going to make Sloe Gin. The Sloes are HUGE!

OK so you can't to anything with Conkers that I know of but I love them. They are so smooth and the colours so rich.
And we are making bran loaf. We were watching the "Hairy Bikers Mums Know Best" TV show and there was a recipe for Bran Loaf. OK so we are missing the bran and have used porridge oats instead but it should still be good.

1 mug of bran
1 mug of brown sugar
1 mug of milk
1 mug of dried fruit
soak over night
add 1 mug of self raising flour
bake

That's the Sloes in the bottom left bowl. And we have way past their best beans from the garden which have been left to overgrow and can be dried and used in soups and stews. That's bags of blackberries behind everything. And then there's blackberry, apple and elderberry crumble base.

Never work with animals or children ...

2010-09-17T11:03:00.006Z

.. ironically the two subjects I love to photograph. However both of them end up producing 2 good photos to 8 unusable ones. As Tobias will now demonstrate whilst modelling a Ninja Baby Bib for me!

I havn't decided on the actual 'good' photograph to use now. When I have I'll post it :) I have a few to sort through!

Tobias gets all dressed up :)

2010-06-16T13:18:00.004Z

Jeanette of Lazy Seamstress made an outfit for Tobias (I supplied the fabric) and it arrived today! I love it. It is SO sweet. So thank you so much :) You're a genius with a sewing machine. Far neater than I ever get. If you lived closer I would trade baby sitting for overlocker lessons!

Tobias loves the print too. He's been fascinated by it.

I ♥ spiders

2010-05-19T07:16:00.003Z

I ♥ spiders .. I really do! Ever since I was little I have loved all things creepy crawly. Except for Woodlouse Spiders. Hate those! After seeing this post from Bebe Bradley a.k.a. Nonsuch, I was inspired. There are 2 baby spider nests in my garden (that I know of) and one of them is the offspring of a GIANT orb weaver that lived outside our sitting room window all summer. I'm very very happy to see them.

Two ....

2010-05-16T05:25:00.004Z

This photo was taken at bath time amid lots of shouts and squeals and jumping on the bed. I recently met photographer, Sarah Stone whilst at the Wye Valley Baby Show. It reminded me how few photographs I have of Tobias and especially Tobias and Brynn. One day I would love to be able to show the both of them how wonderful they were together from the moment Tobias was born. Brynn loves her little brother and get's in his face all of the time. You would have thought he would hate it but he just grins at her. It's lovely.
Giggleicious Photography is on a bit of a back burner at the moment (what with maternity leave and all) but Sarah Stone's photography has reminded me how much I love to take photographs of children at their best. So here they are. My two energetic wonderful exasperating tiring little ones. Brynn & Tobias. I think come Sept it will be time to revive Giggleicious photography once again

Up With The Lark

2010-05-07T10:48:00.003Z

Up With The Lark Flyer, originally uploaded by Giggleicious.

Up With The Lark is not officially live yet but it is in the making and looking to build on it's portfolio which is already way past being empty. 'Up With The Lark' is the creative child of Karen and Jinks and I. We supply Web Design - Logo Design - Corporate Image Design - Print Design - Banner Ads - Photo Editing - Illustration. We will be creating a selection of templates and one off designs as well and bespoke designs for clients to choose from. So watch this space .............

Long time...no post!

2010-04-19T15:00:00.006Z

It's been a LONG time since I posted here and about time I posted again. I just started posting to made in the UK and it reminded me of exactly how far behind I am on here and how I really should update it more. So.. since I last wrote I have:

Moved to South Wales
Been pregnant
Worked in an Antique Book shop
Designed and built a web site for Four Events Ltd event management
Designed a web site and all promo maternal for The Wye Valley Baby Show
In the process of designing a web site for our new business 'Up With The Lark' with artistic partner Karen Jinks
In the process of finishing a web site for portrait artist Jenny Joice
Written for UKHandmade
Had a baby boy - Tobias Zephram Greeno

I've been very busy and it's been a very exciting last 13 months. Moving here was the best decision. As much as I miss Newcastle for it's accessibility, the Metro Centre and it's anonymity, I love Chepstow for it's small town quietness, the Forest of Dean and having Bristol, Cardiff and some lovely beaches an hour or so away. Not to mention being close to my mother and sister.
So.. the plan is to write more and post more now I have so much more to show you all!

Baby Daisy

2009-01-08T23:04:00.002Z

Had an order for a couple of babygrows and a blanket. I seem to be developing my style more and more and hope it moves on and gets better and better. I am in love with the top one!! I also have been making quilts for my sister's little boy and newborn girl. I shall post pictures after the gifs have been received just in case she snoops here! :)

Bunnys!!!!

2008-11-02T08:15:00.002Z

So Brynn needed new gloves and slippers. She sucks her fingers so mittens and gloves do not stay on long but fingerless gloves do and last years were too small so I crochet her some new ones. No pattern, just freehand. The bunny slippers were a bit of a chore to make and I changed some things from the original instructions by Teresa Searle in her book "Easy Felted Accessories". But they are very sweet and stay on :)

Ladybird Baby Blanket

2008-09-23T13:16:00.003Z

I'm taking my baby blankets one (well about 5) steps further so they are that extra extra special. And I am loving the first one :) Will be listed in my shop soon. Next .... boys blue combat blanket to be adorned with wales and fishies!!

Dinosaur hat and other animals

2008-09-19T10:53:00.004Z

Been mad busy getting ready for the release of UKHandmade. I'm tutorials submission person so I've been getting the ball rolling and making my own tutorial for a Dinosaur hat scarf. It was great fun to make but hard work to write it all down, create patterns and take photos. Got another photo of Brynn in the chicken hat too!

So I now need to look for more tutorials for both the 1st edition and the Christmas supplement. :) If you have one you would like to submit then email me at submissions@ukhandmade.co.uk

Content needed:

Photos of finished product and some during the making of.

Photographs of specific points during the tutorial if a photo is the best thing to show a process.

Written instructions.- Drawn diagrams/instructions if need be.

A little bio about you (50 words max) and your name.

Links to your web site

All tutorials should be the authors own original design and work.

Credit will be given for all tutorials.

I made a flower

2008-08-29T16:01:00.005Z

I made a flower for UKHandmade .I must say.. I love it. It's felt and beads.

Baby Rocketman hat

2008-07-23T08:22:00.005Z

Perfect for your little baby this winter. Cute coloured bear lining and fleece outer. Buttons sew firmly into place with button to secure under chin. Slightly misshapen due to bears ears but it would look so cute on. The neck is long at the back to keep out the wind and is also great for baby wearers becuase of this!! Age - newborn - 6 months

Little felted jumper baggie

2008-07-23T08:19:00.003Z

Perfect for either your little madam or as an cute evening bag to go with your funky outfit. Lined with linen and held closed with a button. Soon to be for sale at http://upwiththelark.etsy.com

New Gigglehugs - chicken!!!!

2008-07-23T08:15:00.002Z

Decided Gigglehugs felt better than Gigglewrap and have made more. Sadly my 2 year old daughter is now refusing to be a model so we have an 'ITNG' Ball instead. It just doesn't do them justice sadly. They fit around a 2 year old upwards to atleast 8 years old. They do fit adults but are really too short and not long enough in the forehead to work (will be branching in to adult ones soon). Older children just roll the scarf part down instead of folding it up.

Gigglewrap or maybe just a Scarfhat

2008-06-23T07:17:00.004Z

I will be taking better photo's soon and making new version as well including babies, boys and adults.
The idea is, it's a scarf and a hat all in one. So no draughty necks where the wind get in and no flying off hats and funky and cute too!

Fairy Glade

2008-02-12T20:27:00.000Z

Trying to get everything back on track after Christmas. Pre Christmas was a huge rush with craft fairs and publicity so now I need to get refocused and have been updating my Devianart & Dawanda & Etsy & Giggleicious Stores with new work. Am also visiting my family in Wales at Easter so need to make stock to take down for my Mum to pimp. Mother's are so good at pimping artwork!! Just need to start making a more regular income so things are not quite so tight!!

New Year ... new products

2008-01-13T08:45:00.000Z

I'm now doing gift sets!! I have felt that I need to pull my products together and gift sets is the first move towards this. My first set is sooo sweet. This one comprises of a; recieving blanket, Ninja Baby Bib, Snuggle Blankie and Booties.

Been so very very busy

2007-11-19T09:51:00.001Z

Been working on (with Kala) my new web shop as my current one isn't so easy to buy from. And working towards craft fairs, getting my childrens gifts into Fern Avenue , making more blankets and bibs and taggies, doing Christmas fairy commissions (or waiting for them to come in) , setting up my new Print shop at Dawanda sorting out flower prints to go in my print shop, secret santa to make, Christmas cards to make.. the list is never ending!! But it is good to be busy! Meanwhile .. here are some lovely flowers to brighten this cold dark day.

Been busy

2007-10-21T08:38:00.000Z

Elephant made last night (was up will 11.30pm) and rabbit made this morning (up at 5.am.. thanks Brynn!!). Leah made the body of the bunny but decided she had had enough of it and gave it to me to finish and this morning I saw what he was going to be. I stuffed him, added a rattle, added feet, paws, eyes, nose, whiskers and belly. He is very cute!!

Sea Glass Beaded Pendant :)

2007-10-14T15:58:00.000Z

Went and collected a load of sea glass a few weeks ago. Sent some to Kala and decided to make something to add to the Etsy shop. And here it is. It is very pretty I think.

New hats :)

2007-10-02T07:49:00.000Z

We had my husband's parents to stay over from the US a few weeks ago and she bought me some hats to sell under the banner of Giggleicious :) Her style is a little different to mine .. they are so fuzzy and fun :) and come with thier own scarves. I'll be adding them to Up with the Lark asap. There are some scarves on thier own as well.

On another note I had a comission to make 2 baby Beanies and 2 sets of booties :) Here they are. They are very sweet. So I will be adding beanies and booties as comissions to Up with the lark too.

Things to do with Tomatillo's

2007-10-02T07:23:00.000Z

Just picked Tomatillo's

Roasted before being turned into Salsa

Chicken & Tomatillo Soup ... yummy. Has a lovely lemony taste.

The beginnings of Tomatillo Chutney

Salse when done... we made a double ammount to freeze some and
we used our home grown Jalepeno & Cayenne peppers for some fire.

So now we have about 40 jars of things to give away for Christmas :) ... unless I can sell some. But I am sure you have to have some kind of licence for that. Anyway.. it i nice to have some things stored away to use during the winter. Now we have to harvest all of the over grown beans and rather than eat the whole runner bean I think we will take the beans out and make stew. I have a load of dried beans anyway. I wonder if the sunflowers have any seeds?
The carrot crop was very poor as most of it had carrot fly so we won't be doing that again next year. But we will be doing leeks I think and loads of tomatillo's. No tomato's either as the beefsteak ones were a weird shape and the other kind havn't rippenned yet. And I really don't want to make more chutney! We don't eat that much cheese!!!
:)

The garden 2

2007-09-12T05:57:00.001Z

Just a few photo's of our back garden's fruiition. It's the first time we have had our own (rented) garden to play with and it has been great fun and very rewarding. Next year though I won't plant so many corgettes and squash or carrots and will plant more:

Broad beans
Runner beans
Jerusalem Artichockes
Alpine Strawberries
Tomatillos (are in grow bags this year and are almost as tall as me)

I have no idea what we are going to do with all of the chilli's we have growing. We have about 14 different varieties and 18 plants!!!

The garden

2007-09-12T05:21:00.000Z

Jam & Jelly

2007-09-12T05:13:00.001Z

Decided it was about time I added some things. So... last week I made Apricot & Almond Jam, Apple & Mint Jelly and Bramble Jam. Yummy. The husband doesn't 'get' mint jelly so I get to keep it all for myself. YAY. Made from my own garden mint :) Now.. time to hunt down photographs of the garden. Was woken up at 3am by my wonderful daughter who decided she coulnd't sleep and she spent the next 3 hours stopping me from sleeping. So at 5am I gave in and got up. Decaf coffee just isn't doing it this morning. Little minx.

Well... about time time I started again

2007-08-12T20:19:00.000Z

So I used to have a blog but I deleted it in a fit of paranoia. Long story.
Anyway.. time to start it again. I think I'll add a funky photo of my gorgeous daughter, Brynn, to start.
I have had a Tori Amos day.... Some of you might know what one of those is and some won't.. but hey. That's the day I have had. Infact that's the kind of week I have had. Might even dig the incense out tomorrow. Again... long story. But the beginning of a new blog anyway.