» Listings for May 2015

1. Pretty and definitely Personal...

   Posted on 8:35pm Wednesday 20th May 2015

   Welcome to my latest blog post ... can you believe it is nearing the end of May already?!  Spring is definitely in the air ~ my garden is lush and green and we are lucky enough to have blue tits nesting just outside our living room window so we can hear the tiny cheeps of the chicks and watch the busy parents flitting back and forth feeding their hungry brood ~ and I thought I worked hard!

   I get a lot of emails asking if certain words can be changed on my products ... and the answer is always YES!  All items at Pretty and Personalised start off completely blank, so the examples shown on the website are only guides as to the wording you can have.  All items are handmade to order so you can have ANY wording you require!

   You can have a browse through the wide range of products with quotes on available on the website and if something is not quite right for your gift then you can change any part of it ... for example, with the quote

   'A grandad is someone you can always look up to ... no matter how tall you grow'

   you may like to change it to Dad or Great Grandpa, or even Nan.  It is YOUR gift and can be personalised exactly as you require.

   You may not even require a quote on your item, you may just want your own special message as in the examples of recent orders below

   

   

   

   

   The photos can be clicked on to take you to the product page!

   You may have your own favourite quote or song lyric that you would like to see on a gift ...

   

   Or you may even have an idea of an item that you would like in the Pretty and Personalised handcrafted style that you cannot currently see on the website!  I recently had a lovely regular customer ask if I could make a button head style family picture frame for her and her friend ... I, of course, was happy to oblige as I LOVE getting creative and designing a new product ... and this was the result ...

   

   

   I love the finished product and have just added them to the website ... click the photos to be taken to the product!

   If you have an idea for a product that you would like and you cannot see it on the website, please contact me by clicking the tab above, or if you would like to send photos, email me at [email protected] and I will get back to you as soon as possible!

   I have lots more ideas in the pipeline so will keep you posted!

   I am signing off now ... my glass of wine is calling!

   Night all! x

    

2. It's all about the men...

   Posted on 8:46pm Wednesday 6th May 2015

   Welcome to my latest blog, where we talk about 40th birthdays, caricaturists, Father's day and discount codes!  Read on to find out how you can claim 10% off purchases of two or more items!

   Hands up if you have a man in your life who is difficult to buy for?! I think we all know someone like this and my lovely husband is no exception!  He turned 40 last week and I set myself the task of buying him 40 gifts for his 40th year!  As hard as it was scouring the internet for ideas, and buying 40 gifts, it was a lovely start to his birthday to see him opening them all! 

   

   I wanted to make something special for him, something a little different from the norm ... I created this photo board by using upholstery pins to pin over 50 square photos of him from over the last 40 years in date order and finshed it off by engraving a wooden plaque with the words 'It has taken me 40 years to look this good'.  (Please ignore my little yorkie in the photo, she likes to be in on the action!)

   

   

   The photo board looks fabulous now it is complete!  Please contact me if you would like me to recreate a plaque similar to the one shown here!

   I have always wanted a caricature drawn of myself and my family and found a fantastic caricaturist to draw us as an additional gift for his birthday.  We are so pleased with the finished result and love the way she has managed to make each of our triplet boys look slightly different from one another ... not an easy task as they do look so similar! The caricature is now framed in one of the black wooden photo frames available on the website and has pride of place in our living room!  Can you see the resemblance?!

   

   

   With Father's Day coming up next month, you may find you are struggling to find that perfect gift.  Even the most difficult-to -buy-for man would appreciate the thought and effort put into a personalised gift.  I have put together a few ideas below to give you some ideas and inspiration.  From items which are brand new for 2015 like the ceramic star and heart, to old favourites such as personalised photo frames and slate hearts, I am sure you will find something you love!

      

    

   

   These personalised gifts are all available on the website (click on the photos to be taken to the product page) and you can claim 10% off an order of two or more items by using discount code 10multi in the box at checkout!

   Whether you are shopping for your own dear Dad or Grandad, or on behalf of your children for your husband or partner, show them just how special they are this Father's day with a wonderful keepsake gift from Pretty and Personalised.