Its been a while..ahem

So its been a stupidly long time since I last blogged, but all for good reasons. So here is the last 12 months broken down...

We bought our 1st house last summer and its been a bit of a project to say the least. Moving to a building site with a 1 year old and a business to run was rather stressful! The cottage was built in 1873 and I don't think it had been decorated since 1989! Things are catching up, the house is 'getting' there now.

This is me knocking off the old damp plaster in the Kitchen/Dining room

Our son Reuben is now 20 months old and certainly keeps me on my toes, he is a little monkey. And a very adorable one at that. He is very good at popping my 'dropped' buttons back in the correct coloured jars and I think he would play out all day if I let him.

Reuben January 2013 in the snowy garden

Sadly my beautiful cat and best pal Ninja passed away in September 2012. I still miss him a great deal.
We do now have a beautiful dog though, named Nushka who is German Shepherd x Husky. She is a big softy, so glad we could give her a new home.

Our gorgeous Nushka, who also happens to love playing in the snowy garden!

Then in December 2012 we went travelling to New Zealand for three and half weeks to visit Jaks parents. It was a fantastic trip. Reuben didn't sleep on the flights but the sleep deprivation was totally worth it. What a wonderful country. It was so nice to escape our winter and hit the beach too! A wonderful memorable way to spend Christmas.

Little beach bum

Even more exciting was that Jak asked me to marry him, under the stars at Marlborough Sounds. Obviously I said YES!

This was our balcony where Jak proposed. Marlborough Sounds was just SO beautiful, we will most certainly go back one day.

This is my ring, a raw, natural diamond handmade ring. I couldn't of asked for anything more special. x

Me and my boy, still a little jet lagged here. Also my hair is now poppy red!

We got back from New Zealand mid January  and since then its been a crazy rush to get the house suitable for what was my Grandmas surprise 70th last week. We did it, just about. The party was a success and were taking a little break from working on the house for a few months.

So that's what I have been up to for the last 12 months. I have lots of big plans for Realicoul this year. I have already re-branded for starters. I have a new wholesale catalogue and I will be moving on to new ideas that utilise my design and drawing skills. I have lots of new colours available in the button jewellery for 2013, and I do hope you like them. I am going to aim to post every week from now on. My next post will be all about Realicoul work, new packaging, new lines, new everything! So ill see you in a week :)

SHOP UPDATE

I have been super busy working on my shops recently. I have finally finished re-taking all of my product photographs on a white background..which took 2 weeks might I add! All I can say is I am SO glad I have a new super fast computer otherwise it simply wouldn't of been possible. I have just finished sticking and decorating my little eco friendly gift boxes which are made from recycled paper. All Realicoul jewellery bought on Etsy and Folksy will now come in one of these cute little boxes. I have a few more shop 'jobs' to do and then I can start working on my lovely new lines. So keep your peepers peeled for the preview pics in a few weeks....eeeeee I'm excited!

My gorgeous boy :)

 6 months old already! I cant believe how fast my blue eyed boy is growing!

 Reuben and his new best pal Ninja...the most loving and patient cat in the world!

Me & my little Reuben x

Modern Button Jewellery

I really do love these colours together, they 'go' with most your wardrobe, and really make a statement. These items are listed on my Etsy shop, Click the images and it will take you the listing.

 Large Button Ring

 Chunky Button Bracelet

 Chunky Longer Button Necklace

Funky Button Necklace

New white photographs

So this week I took on the task of re-photographing ALL my items on Etsy and Folksy. I finally made the decision to go for the 'all white background', and I am so glad I did! Not only because I'd of wasted days of work but I honestly think they look much better. So now I just have do all my SewRealicoul photographs, but that's for next week :)

Here are some new pieces on the NEW white background

 Vintage button brooch

 Tiny Sweet heart button earrings

 Valentines Day button brooch

Button heart bracelet

SALE!

I have just reduced many of my items on both Folksy and Etsy to make way for new stock. These sale items will not be being re-listed so grab them whilst you can. Many items are half price. Facebook fans and blog followers you can get an extra 15% off any items in my Etsy shops by using this coupon code at the checkout..NEWYEAR15.

Shop Realicoul Etsy & SewRealicoul Etsy

Shop Realicoul Folksy & SewRealicoul Folksy

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and enjoy your New Year celebrations!

Featured Seller

I have been lucky enough to become one of Folksy's featured sellers as well as take part in the' Meet the Makers' feature for Folksy's online magazine Frankly. So if you would like to know more about me or how I work please head on over for a read.

I would also just like to say a BIG thank you to all my lovely customers and to watch this space for some lovely new lines and designs for 2012. what I have planned is quite exciting and I cannot wait to share it with all of you.

So Merry Christmas everyone, be merry and enjoy this beautiful festive holiday what ever you may be doing.