Instagram

I've used Instagram for a while now and still absolutely love it as its the perfect way of showing the new products, fabrics and designs Ive been spending my time on and also lots of bits that I find inspiriting and want to share with my followers!
I also love Instagram as it enables me to see what is inspiring other designers, artists and customers and be inspired myself by the work of others!

I would highly recommend getting on the Instagram bus and promise you wont regret it!

 Here are a few of my Instagram pictures from my profile ....

 

Please follow my Instagram @elizabethpinn ! (https://instagram.com/elizabethpinn/ ) 

New Printed Products!

I have recently started screen printing again, which is a process I have always loved and enjoyed doing!
I have had two screens exposed with my pattern designs, allowing me to print my own designs onto a range of textile pieces.

These are the screens I have been using to print onto fabric...

...and here are a few pieces I have printed (some still to be made into products!)

... more to come soon!

Sale at KBR

This week I had a stall at KBR offices in Leatherhead! The sale was really good fun and lots of lovely handmade pieces got sold!

Wimbledon Market 31st May & 1st June!

This weekend I had a stall at the Wimbledon monthly market! It was a great weekend with lots of handmade pieces sold, lots of sun and even a live steel drum band playing!

Here is a couple of pictures of my stall!

Day 1

Day 2

My new moustache cushion!

I've been experimenting again with applique and using a retro print patterned fabric with a bold black moustache appliqued on! I love the result of this! the fun pattern is brought to life even more by the contrast of the black moustache!
I love this cushion and it is now up for sale on my Etsy shop!
I will be making more of this type of cushion using different patterned fabrics and maybe even some of my own digitally printed fabrics!

www.elizabethpinn.co.uk 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/180330401/moustache-appliqued-bright-retro?ref=shop_home_feat_4

Lampshade!

I had a go at making my own fabric lampshade using a piece of my digitally printed fabric.
I really love the look of the finished lampshade and it was fairly simple to make! ... Definitely something I will be making again!

10% OFF canvases on my Etsy shop!

I've taken 10% off all my canvases on my Etsy shop for one week! Take a look!

www.etsy.com/shop/lizziepinniger

Pinterest love!!

I've been on Pinterest for over a year now and still find it completely inspirational and unbelievably practical and useful! ... which is saying a lot for a still fairly new website! The great thing about Pinterest is that it allows you to have a virtual mood board of hundreds... probably thousands of images all organised in to multiple collections and in the comfort of your desktop.
Another practical aspect of Pinterest is that it eliminates the need to keep bookmarking web pages, as well as 'downloading' or 'saving' images! It really is such a user friendly and easy site to use that I would recommend it to anyone... especially those who like hoarding inspirational ideas!
As well as uploading, saving or 'Pinning' your own images to your pinterest moodboards there is also a huge community of 'pinners' which you are able to follow and get even more ideas from as you are then able to 'repin' their pins!
All pins are 'public' on Pinterest so if you 'pin' a picture everyone who follows you or is on Pinterest maybe able to see your 'pin', however Pinterest has recently added a section called 'Secret Boards' where you can pin whatever you like in complete privacy!

Once you are signed up to Pinterest you are able to drag this little bookmark to your toolbar (with the rest of your bookmarks) this then allows you to simply click the button when you're on a picture that you want to 'Pin' and it does all the hard work for you and saves it to where you want! (shown using a search for cushions below!)

Once you have a few boards set up I'm sure you'll find it hard to resist adding pins from thousands of different websites, blogs and shops!
 Pinterest is particularly useful for projects, whether in the form of a college, uni or work project or simply a home re-decoration project, Pinterest allows you to group ideas together, accompanied with a link to the relevant website to give a clear and organised visual reference!

...Here's a few of my boards and pins!
       http://pinterest.com/lizziepinnger/

 

... Happy Pinning!!

Etsy Shop!

As I mentioned in my previous post I havnt been able to make alot over the last few months however there are still lots of bright, bold and handmade pieces available on my Etsy shop....

www.etsy.com/shop/lizziepinniger