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Pastel Carpet at the Oscars

The Pastel colour palette is set to be a main feature in the new Hannah Elizabeth clothing range, so it only made sense to check how the celebs are wearing these colours on the red carpet. The Oscar awards are one of the most glamorous red carpet events of the year so I have scoured the thousands of pictures and picked out the main pastel coloured outfits.

Anne Hathaway - Prada

Jennifer Lawrence - Dior

Louise Roe - Monique Lhullier

Lara Spencer

Some lovely blushes and coral tones in a range of fabric textures. Anne Hathaway's Prada dress has a beautiful sheen satin look to the fabric which is very glamorous and with her pixie crop hair, creates a very cute and innocent look. Jennifer's Dior dress has had mixed reviews but I think it's lovely, she's kept it simple and elegant and the texture of the fabric gives that little twist. Louise's Coral vined dress and tulle skirt is nicely detailed as well as Lara's glittered and sparkled slim one-shouldered dress.

Catherine Zeta-Jones - Zuhar Murad
Jessica Chastain - Armani Prive
Octavia Spencer - Tadashi Shoji
Rene Zellweger - Carolina Herrera
Naomie Harris
Fatima Ptacek

Golden metallics and peachy hues were another popular garment colour on the red carpet. Catherine Zeta-Jones just looks timeless, even though she's in her fourties! Naomie Harris (of the new Miss Moneypenny!) looks beutiful in this simple yet detailed orange dress, goes really well with her complexion. Jessica and Rene's  golden dresses were both very fitted and simple, letting the fabric do the talking for them with the added mini train.

Amanda Seyfried - Alexander McQueen
Amy Adams - Oscar De La Renta

Even though these two beautiful women are the only ones to have had lilac dresses, they are two stunning lilac dresses! Amanda's McQueen dress has quite a signature McQueen silhouette but is then softened with the detailing of the fabric with flora type shapes encrusted onto the lavender backdrop. Amy's cinderella shaped dress looks to be very tactile, with an almost furry feel to the skirt in the enormous train. 

Charlize Theron - Dior
Georgina Chapman - Marchesa
Kristen Stewart - Reem Acra
Zoe Saldana - Alexis Mabille
Queen Latifah - Badgley Mishka
Lucy Alibar

Charlize looks abosolutely stunning in this simple Dior strapless peplum dress, along with her strong features and pixie blonde hair. Kristen Stewart's Reem Acra dress was very textured with flower shapes all down the dress, then splitting at the bottom to reveal tulle underneath, however points to her for turning up with crouches! Zoe Saldana's dress is a little hit and miss for me, the top section looks pretty but the bottom doesn't quite look like it belongs.

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Collar Displaying

I have good news! Hannah Elizabeth collars and accessories will soon be available to buy from the Peel Street Emporium in Barnsley. It is a growing shop full of different independent businesses and crafters, only been open 3 months and is already very popular in the local town and is doing very well. I hope to eventually have a clothing range in the Emporium as well, but for now, my collars and accessories will be on sale.

Here is two boxes that I have acquired to display my collars on as I wanted a nice way of displaying them but still something simple. One box is a papier-mache love heart box and the other is a thick card miniature suitcase box. These are how I plan on displaying my items when I take them into the Emporium.

Pastel Preperations

Preparations have already began in getting Hannah Elizabeth back up and going. We have some new swing tags/ business cards in a range of pastel shades, a button, bead and sequin collection is rapidly growing, sketching and designing is quickly filling up my new sketchbook, our mannequins are at the ready and satin padded coat hangers are eagerly awaiting. 

Back from a Hiatus

Hannah Elizabeth has been on a hiatus for around 7-8 months now, due to me being in full time employment and not having the time or resources to keep going. But I now intend to make a comeback.

Now I know I had only been creating accessories like bags and collars, which did pretty well and I would love to get back to them. But wait...there's more.....

Hannah Elizabeth will soon have its own clothing range!!

The planning processes have already began and we are hoping to have things going within the next few months, so watch this space! :D

Something's Brewing

Something is brewing underneath.....

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This is only the beginning...

'I Love Craft' Fair @The Civic 17.11.12

Yesteday was the 'I Love Craft' Fair at The Civic in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. It was a moderate day, I made the most sales in the morning and then at lunch time it really dropped quiet. The customers came in drips and draps for the rest of the afternoon. However some customers had said the event was poorly advertised and had only caught sight of an A4 poster in the reception area of the Civic. Other craft stall holders said they had heard the same comments. I suppose it's just one of those things though, some craft fairs do amazingly well, really well advertised and greatly attended....then other fairs are just a dud, which is a shame and I'm sure there are crafters that end up making a loss at times. If you have ever attended a craft fair and had a stall/table there, please let me know what your experiences are!

So anyway, here are some photos of my stall at the event. I was also selling some of my Mum's hand made cards and stuffed bears, as well as some 'Woollies' items, which was a business that me and a friend did whilst at college and I still have some leftover stock.

Packaging Off

First off, I want to apologize in not posting for so long. I've been so busy with my new apprenticeship job and just not had time to upload anything.

So I've been selling a couple of item on my Etsy shop (I desperately need to put more items up in my Etsy shop now!) and I quite liked packaging them up and sending them off on their ways to my customers. Here's some pictures of the process I go through to send a package off your way.

Firstly I like to wrap the item up in some tissue paper (Although I need to get some more tissue paper!) and then I get some raffia and tie it around.

I think doing this makes it look like a cute little present or gift for the buyer. Plus I like doing the nice little touches.

Bubble wrapping is a must, I like my parcels to it-stand nuclear bombs (touch wood no nuclear bombs). I think that I have put the time and effort into making my items, I don't want them to end up getting ruined whilst in transit to the customer.

I finish it off by doing a hand written message, just simply saying thank you and that it may need a slight iron after being folded up in the parcel. I also like to give them a 10% discount code to use in my shop in their next purchase (which I've smudged out so that you cheeky readers can't use the code until you've already bought something haha!) 

I sincerely hope that my parcels do make it to you and that you enjoy what I have done :)

Ladies Indulgence Evening Craft Fair

Last Thursday, Hannah Elizabeth had its first craft fair! It was at Darton College and was an evening of crafters and beauty treatments, along with a fashion show. It was lovely to meet other stallholders at the event, I always like to talk to other people and listen to their story of their businesses. However, we only just about covered the stall cost and I only sold one item which was a little bit of a let down.

My fingers are crossed for the next event on November 17th at the Barnsley Civic for the 'I Love Craft' Fair as it will be closer to christmas so I hope to sell more for potential Christmas presents. 

Preparations for Craft Stalls

This weekend I've been preparing for Hannah Elizabeth's first craft event! The event will be at Darton College, Thursday 18th of October 6.30pm-9.30pm. I'll have all my collars as well as some bags and cuffs. I'm sharing the stall with a friend who will be selling the 'Woollies' brand items, as well as my mum decided to tag along to sell some hand-made cards and stuffed bears.

When preparing for a fair there is a few things I like to do to make sure I'm all organised, from tagging to making a stock sheet. I've been making my own business cards that have my contact information on and links. I've doubled these up as swing tags, hand-writing the info and prices on the back of them.

Making a stock list is quite an important task to do when going to craft fairs. It makes you aware of how many items you are taking with you, as well as being able to tick off each item you sell whilst there, making it easy to double check your money takings at the end of the day. I like to number my tags, corresponding to the stock sheet and then I know which item is which and making sure I write a good description of each item.

Finally, double checking that all items have be accounted for and all have prices on their tags. You don't want the embarrassing moment when a customer finds an item without a tag or price and you frantically try and work out a price that could end up being over priced for the customer, or under priced for your costings.

Being prepared for a craft fair is very important and saves you a lot of hassle and stress on the day. I next need to sort out what I will be doing for the presentation of my table and deciding whether I need any display boxes or props. Also on the day before going to the fair, I plan on ironing some of my items as they sometimes get creases in and I want my items looking pristine!