A project with a difference

Last week mini Edamay's class teacher Mrs Phillips asked if I would be able to sew together 25 fabric rectangles that the children in Eagle class (aged between 6-9 years) had created. The aim was to form a wall hanging. I of course agreed as projects such as this are my favourite!

The children in Eagle class had each created a piece of bold coloured fabric. They made the designs by  blocking out sections of the fabric with a flour & water mixture whilst painting the rest in bright pink & blue. This explains why the mini Edamay had blue fingers for the best part of last week!

So last Sunday afternoon (with mini Edamay as my helper) we sat in the garden and stitched the 25 fabric rectangles together. We did this in a random order apart from her fabric being sewn next to her 'best friend's'.  I loved looking at each piece of fabric with each piece being as striking & unique as the next.

So after sewing 5 rows of 5 rectangles a beautiful patchwork wall hanging had been created.  I delivered it to school yesterday afternoon to a buzz of excitement. It really is a beautiful creation that the children are rightly proud of. All the children have ownership of the wall hanging with their individual efforts combined to form a beautiful artwork. Well done Eagle Class & well done Mrs Phillips!

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Jubilant for the Jubilee

In April 2011 the Royal Wedding got Edamay all excited. We didn't realise that we were secret Royalists but here is the confession - we are! All of the celebration around the event made us feel uplifted, excited & proud to be British.

There is a lot of negativity aimed towards the over usage of the Union Jack but we have to give it some credit. It unifies the nation & adds a sense of cheer as endless meters of bunting blow gently in the breeze throughout the land.

To mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this coming weekend we have a range of badges, magnets and pocket mirrors all available in our Not on The High Street shop 

However you plan to mark the occasion we hope you enjoy the long weekend and that you too feel jubilant to be British. Edamay are going to be enjoying a weekend of campervan fun in Cornwall.  We will of course be hanging our handmade bunting up, enjoying the surf & raising a glass or two to her majesty!

 

Sewing in the Garden

Today it is too nice a day to be inside sewing so I dug out the extension lead and have been sewing in the garden all afternoon - perfect!

I was joined by Mrs Blackbird who is now on her second brood of chicks. She has 3 chicks this time around (a total of 7 chicks so far this year). She visited the garden at least 25 times whilst I was out sewing, collecting worms & grubs to feed her hungry chicks. She is one dedicated Mum!

Mrs Blackbird & I hope that you have managed to enjoy the gorgeous May sunshine too!

Edamay's new website

After a couple of weeks of designing, then redesigning, then redesigning again & tweaking we are proud to bring you the shiny new Edamay website.  You can view the website at www.edamay.com

There is FREE delivery on all UK orders too!

Enjoy x

Love is in the air at Edamay HQ

Love is definitely in the air at Edamay HQ. We have been busy for most of January & all of February (so far) making lots of personalised Valentine's gifts & cards.

Our Mr & Mrs Cushions have been popular along with the Personalised Love Message Hangers. They make great gifts for weddings & anniversaries too & are available to order from here

However I have most enjoyed making the Personalised 'I love you more than cards'

There are some very entertaining messages of love ready to be opened this Valentine's. I thought I'd share a few of my favourites:

I love you more than cheap chocolate mice

I love you more than Groupon

I love you more than shoes

I love you more than Mulberry Handbags.....just

I love you more than Diet Coke

I love you more than brown bears

I am sure these are all very significant & sentimental to the recipients & I am truly glad romance isn't dead just yet!

Happy Valentine's day x

Hello & Happy Spring!

It has been very busy at Edamay's HQ since the beginning of the year so I am ashamed to say this is the first blogpost of 2011, but what a great year 2011 is turning out to be so far!

To see what we have been up to pop over to www.edamay.com to view our latest seasonal products. You will find gifts & cards for Spring, Mother's day & Easter.

Edamay are very excited about the upcoming Royal Wedding on 29th April and to celebrate we have launched a limited edition range of badges.

Badges are available to purchase from here

If you are having a party to celebrate the Royal Wedding our Union Jack bunting and cushions will add a patriotic finishing touch to your celebrations. All you need to do is add lashings of tea & cucumber sandwiches!

Cushion & bunting available from here

We have also been busy helping organize a Spring Shopping Evening on April 7th 2011. It is going to be a great evening packed full of gorgeous gifts, plants, Easter decorations, handmade clothing, ceramics and much, much more. For more information on the Spring Shopping evening click here

I shall end here but leave you with the the poster for the Spring Shopping Evening. Put the date in your diary & we look forward to seeing you there!

Not On The High Street. com Blog Feature

It is always a nice surprise to find out that someone has taken the time to mention your products on their blog. This evening was a lovely surprise when a twitter friend @bekibutton tweeted to say she liked the mention on Not On The High Street. Com's blog (NOTHS). I didn't know we were mentioned on there so thanks NOTHS and thank's @Bekibutton!

The blog post features one of our Spooky Halloween Trick or Treat Loot bags which we sent to the NOTHS team as a Spook-tastic gift.

To view the blog click here & to purchase your own spooky Trick or Treat Loot Bag click here but hurry they will only be available to purchase until Saturday and the last date for delivery by Halloween is Thursday 28th October!

Happy Halloween!