New Products at Little Puddles ~ Glass Tile Jewellery

I love it when I get a fresh idea for Little Puddles, but the credit for this range goes to my friend Amanda. I have been coveting the idea of handcrafting glass tile jewellery for quite some time, but never got around to investigating the idea further. Lucky for me, Amanda took matters into her own hands and gave me a glass tile jewellery making kit for Christmas - it consisted of 6 glass tiles, 6 bails, some scrapbooking paper and instructions.

I was sitting at the dining room table on Boxing Day surrounded by beads, fabric, scrapbooking paper and my glass tile kit. It took me 1 hour to choose which remnants and scrapbooking paper to use...there were so many possibilities but I wanted only the best for my first 6 pieces!

A few hours later, I was so happy to have 6 gorgeous new necklaces (one of which was very quickly snapped up by my mum!) and couldn't wait to make more! I immediately went online and ordered some supplies, and one week later my parcel arrived. I managed to contain myself and waited until Emily Mae went down for a nap...and then I was in the crafting zone!

I created earring studs, hanging earrings, pendant necklaces, beaded pendant necklaces and rings. You can see the entire range at www.littlepuddles.com.au ~ I have now uploaded all items available for purchase.

More products will be coming soon as I am so excited about this range and have so many more ideas (one of which was provided by my crafty mum!) ~ if you have any requests, let me know!

Nat xx

Happy New Year!

Wow! What a hectic couple of weeks! I always look forward to Christmas and New Year, and even more so this time around as we had Emily Mae's first Christmas ~ she, of course, was spoilt rotten! But I'm always happy when the celebrations are over and I can put my feet up and relax for a couple of days...

And of course, when I stop and relax, I am swamped with ideas for 2011 ~ and the resolutions have come flowing in thick and fast! I have all of the usual things on my list, such as being more health conscious, saving money, not sweating the small stuff, etc... But I'm not holding my breath on achieving all of those! Who can save money when there is so much fun to be had in crafting?!!! So I'm going to make a concerted effort to achieve those but focus my energy on other, more fun resolutions such as my plans for Little Puddles and developing my online craft supplies store, I Love Craft.

2011 holds a lot of change for me ~ I'm returning to work part time in February which I'm very much looking forward to, although I will miss hanging out with my little miss Emily Mae! I'm sure she will have loads of fun though as we have family members clamouring to look after her while I'm at work...We're so lucky to have so much support.

I will still be taking Little Puddles to the markets in 2011, but not as many as last year. 13 markets in just over 3 months was exciting, but a lot of work! However, all products are available at our website (www.littlepuddles.com.au) and I love custom order requests! I will be developing a new product range in the next couple of weeks...am soooooo excited about it and can't wait to share it with you all.

So January will be a month of relaxing with Emily Mae, organising my office after the craziness of Christmas, creating my new product ranges and preparing for my return to work (which basically means shopping for new clothes so I can return as a yummy mummy!). Yay!

I wish you all joy and happiness for 2011 and hope it brings all that you wish for.

Natalie xx