Hello everyone. Do you like mondays?? I do apart from the mad scramble to find school uniforms, packlunch boxes and homework.....
I love that feeling of the whole week stretching ahead of me with lots of exciting stuff to do. Today I am meeting with the final model for the catwalk show at Hallgarth Hotel this sunday at The Darlington weddings Fayre. Pop along and see me there. Bit nerve racking as I have never attempted to do a catwalk before, I usually just stand by and admire everyone else!! However after lots of pestering from others and folks saying that I should do it I thought what the heck!! ( or words to that affect!!) So I will be doing two sets I think one showcasing my "To order" lines both bespoke and off the peg. The other will be a fabulous chance to show some of my amazing preloved and vintage gowns. I am really excited. Wish me luck- and anyone who has seen the amazing shows put on at the international bridal exhibition- do not expect it to be as slick as that lol!!! I took mey seven year old with me this time and she kept saying "Mummy why are thay sticking their boobies out and walking funny??? AND they are wearing waaaaaaay too uch make up their faces are all shiny !!" When they started doing dance routines she was a little thrown and when the guys starting digging all the moves she wispered "Mummy they are just embarrassing them selves now" So no I will not be attempting any of that- a couple of good tunes and my lovely models some semi proffesional and some just beautiful friends or colleagues- even some ex clients, and if they can make it up and down the catwalk without crowd diving I will be happy!! The gowns and accesories I hope will be stunning enough to speak for themselves.
So a busy week ahead, a 50's dress to complete plus a flower girls dress. In addition to all my regular "Save the Day" appointments and so on. Off now to sew up something lovely- you will see it on sunday.
Bex x
ps has anyone seen the squirrel that was having a look around my studio yesterday- word must have got around cos he/she came for a peek lol
Monday, 19 September 2011
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Why am I so bad at blogging??????????
Well hello again everyone!!! I know I really need to join this blogging revolution. I have signed on and was horrified to find it is 10 months since my last post eek!!
What have I been up to??? Well I have had the most amazing year. This time last year I had just opened my preloved and vintage studio in the space vacated my my colleague who I used to share premises with. It has gone so well I have just relocated to fabulous new location, in the same grounds but a different building. I am now in the attic of The Old stables. So my nickname for old studio at the top of the manor house which was Rebecca Jane's Secret Attic has now become a reality!!! With a real life sign on the wall etc etc!!.
All the clients who have visited over the last 3 weeks have been blown away and all so complimentary. Yesterday there was a huge country fair at the venue and so I had a lot of people come and have a nosey. They all loved it and I had a lot of firm interest for future commisions. I had a couple of other jewellery and accesory shops who were very impressed and admitted they were going to steal some of my mercandising ideas. We also exchanged suppiler details so I now have some more fabulous suppliers to check out. I love networking and I know I need to do it more. I recently attended the Brides up North Tweet up and that was really good fun and made a lot of ace contacts.
So what else this year, I had a loevely bride whoa wanted a full medieval wedding including all the guests dressed in costume. I made her dress and the bridesmaids- that was featured in the regional papers.
I have had about thirty brides this year a mixture of made to measure from scratch to just providing my "Save the Day" service to add to, alter or repair their dresses. I have made mother of the bride, maids, pages flower girls. Headdresses necklaces button holes- you name it!!
Oh how can I forget my Burlesque Wedding Commision!! All the maids in full on burlesque- from the rear they looked like demure victorian ladies complete with bustle and roses and all in burgandy and black taffata. From the front- woowzer! They were all cleavage and legs- and amazingly it worked amazingly well and even though I say so myself they all looked great. The photographers said it was there best wedding of the year- which at the end of the wedding season i felt was a nice compliment. To come I have several more intersting comissions- including adding lace and bats- yes bats to some dresses! I have a victorian themed wedding after xmas and many more exciting commisions next year.
I now also have another seamstress who makes up all my soft furnishing and interior design work. I also have a lovely lady who not only is going to update my website for me but also is a very talented jewellery and headpeice designer. I have sold several of her peices already and only had tthem in my cabinets for 2 weeks!
So watch this space!!! Hopefully it will not be a space for 10 months this time!! I will try and blog every day- well er maybe once a week...................
Love Bex
What have I been up to??? Well I have had the most amazing year. This time last year I had just opened my preloved and vintage studio in the space vacated my my colleague who I used to share premises with. It has gone so well I have just relocated to fabulous new location, in the same grounds but a different building. I am now in the attic of The Old stables. So my nickname for old studio at the top of the manor house which was Rebecca Jane's Secret Attic has now become a reality!!! With a real life sign on the wall etc etc!!.
All the clients who have visited over the last 3 weeks have been blown away and all so complimentary. Yesterday there was a huge country fair at the venue and so I had a lot of people come and have a nosey. They all loved it and I had a lot of firm interest for future commisions. I had a couple of other jewellery and accesory shops who were very impressed and admitted they were going to steal some of my mercandising ideas. We also exchanged suppiler details so I now have some more fabulous suppliers to check out. I love networking and I know I need to do it more. I recently attended the Brides up North Tweet up and that was really good fun and made a lot of ace contacts.
So what else this year, I had a loevely bride whoa wanted a full medieval wedding including all the guests dressed in costume. I made her dress and the bridesmaids- that was featured in the regional papers.
I have had about thirty brides this year a mixture of made to measure from scratch to just providing my "Save the Day" service to add to, alter or repair their dresses. I have made mother of the bride, maids, pages flower girls. Headdresses necklaces button holes- you name it!!
Oh how can I forget my Burlesque Wedding Commision!! All the maids in full on burlesque- from the rear they looked like demure victorian ladies complete with bustle and roses and all in burgandy and black taffata. From the front- woowzer! They were all cleavage and legs- and amazingly it worked amazingly well and even though I say so myself they all looked great. The photographers said it was there best wedding of the year- which at the end of the wedding season i felt was a nice compliment. To come I have several more intersting comissions- including adding lace and bats- yes bats to some dresses! I have a victorian themed wedding after xmas and many more exciting commisions next year.
I now also have another seamstress who makes up all my soft furnishing and interior design work. I also have a lovely lady who not only is going to update my website for me but also is a very talented jewellery and headpeice designer. I have sold several of her peices already and only had tthem in my cabinets for 2 weeks!
So watch this space!!! Hopefully it will not be a space for 10 months this time!! I will try and blog every day- well er maybe once a week...................
Love Bex
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