Autumn is here!

Well it felt like the summer washed away with the rain and before we knew it the crisp autumn air is upon us here in Cheshire. And with the Autumn comes some big changes for emsOriginal. For those who don't already know we have been busy moving studios, hence the very bad updating of the blog! eek!

But emsOriginal does have a new home at the lovely Lavender Tree in Alderley Edge. Its is a really very unique shop. Specialising in bespoke interiors and beautiful furnishings and gifts for the home. And now I am here as an in-house designer to create personalised gifts and frames!

So heres what I have been up to....

I now have a new lovely home for the studio come and see me soon!!
I am at the Lavender Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays!
xx

New samples and ideas for new babys and childrens rooms!
Come and look at the lovely vintage suitcase lined with Mother Goose, perfect for any childs room to house all those books and teddies!

A new idea for a new born baby gift - Original illustration, framed £45.

Autumn Wedding ideas!

 Hope to see you all soon!

Where does the time go?!

Well I seem to have completely lost May somewhere, baffled to what I have done each day but it has flown by... but somewhere along the way finally found the sun!

At the beginning of the Month I had lovely celebrations of my Parents Ruby Wedding Anniversary - and lucky them they got an original emsOriginal illustration of there lovely lives together! hehe.

I'm really looking forward to this week, there's already a great atmosphere in the air in Knutsford as we head towards the Olympic torch run through on the 31st May, and then the Diamond Jubilee weekend ahead! We have been rolling out the bunting in the Cherry Tree Shop! I did have big plans for commemorative souvenirs but this got lost somewhere in the depths of the beginning of May! But i think now I will just soak up the weekend with the BBC coverage and perhaps a cheeky glass of something bubbly!

So what have I been upto! Well i have been really developing new ideas for emsOriginal and a new area of my business "Something Borrowed..." - I have a number of items I have been collecting for years, all back from the days I had big plans to become a tv&film set designer and now I'm finally refurbishing and bringing them back to life to become props for wedding and event hire! It all began with a little vintage suitcase, and a couple of bits and bobs I hired as extra's alongside my wedding stationery, but the ideas have really evolved and now I have a vintage sweetie cart, photo booth, croquet sets, boules, books and typewriters to hire! Just slowly updating the website with all props available ready for the autumn!

I'm really looking forward to June, I have finally got sometime to really push the new areas of my business I have been really keen to get to work on! And I will be having a little stand at the Plumley Village fun day on the 30th June so a good month to really get some new ideas and get creating with a nice day with family & friends and hopefully lots of customers on the 30th!

See you soon!
xx

April showers!

Well this week we have been definitely been having a few rain showers! But definitely summer is on the way! March was a very busy month here at emsOriginal and April seems to be running away with itself too!!

So the highlights of March...

1. I completed and on time my vintage suitcase! And it seems this little case has a few more travels in it yet and is booking up quickly for weddings this spring and summer! See below my finished article and let me know what you think!

Vintage Suitcase Available to Hire, please email weddings@emsoriginal.com for further detail!

2. Iv been busy with some other little ideas iv been having for creating bespoke weddings and will be installing a wedding window in the Cherry Tree Shop this month so will keep you updated on when it is completed and you can come down to view!

3. I did finally start making a few little pieces for the jubilee an promise to have them for sale in cherry tree by the end of the month! So watch this space!

4. I have a new stockist of my cards! A fabulous boutique clothes shop called Mandi Boo in Audlem! I have to stop myself spending too much money when I deliver stock it such a fab place!

I'm still working hard and will update my website in the next few weeks with my most recent commissions and some further samples of some of the wedding stationary I have been completing but it really is all just running perfectly!

Thanks for following! See you soon!

Xx

"A pinch of creativity"

The things we find in the garage!!

We all come across beautiful images that inspire us and drive us to create new and innovative design and if we are lucky enough to be an artist we can claim that we have been inspiration to others! In the past week though unfortunately i have been subject to what is becoming known across the social networking channels as the 'Kirstie Alsop Curse' where somebody has see my designs and instead of being inspired has logged onto my website and literally copied one of my designs a 'DIY' attempt and, completely oblivious to this faux pas came to ask me where I source my materials from to create there own wedding stationary! This is obviously such an upsetting incident as it is hard to explain as an artist we don't come up with our style overnight - it is a process of years of training from our childhood which is constantly evolving! I really am quite open with all my techniques and my ideas but perhaps I do need to be a little more careful in future! But I am never down for long and there is always a silver lining to these things and lucky enough for me I do also meet some lovely people who understand the work and time behind my designs and one of which recently has asked me to design a wedding guest box from an old vintage suitcase!

So I have a long way to go before I can say it is in tip top outstanding condition for a wedding at the end of march! Bitten off more than I can chew??! Never!

Starting my research I found this beautiful website http://www.oncewed.com and it hasn't only inspired me for this project but now I have a whole new to do list as well! It really is a inspiration and really somehow drummed into me it is soo important to be innovative with ideas and constantly creating new things!

Taken from www.oncewed.com
Photography by Tec Petaja
Event Design by Joy Thigpen

I think the lesson to be learned from this is when people want some different, something beautiful and un-mass produced they seek people who can help them achieve the dreams in their imagination and they appreciate the work we do to help create the fairytale for them!

I will definitely keep you updated on the success with the vintage luggage case! I am looking forward to the challenge too! xxx