The Pixie Life — maker

Happy Friday!  It is just 9 days to go until The Big Pixie Collab opens and it's time to meet another maker. This time we have the fabulous Louise Ambrosi of Sew Sofa. Louise has taken some of my colourfully stitches and worked total magic on them for the big event.  Tell us a bit about you! I’m Louise, mum to Sofia and Aurelio and I’m a self-taught bag designer, making all sorts of bag styles for children and grown ups from simple pencil cases to professionally finished handbags. I’ve been running Sew Sofia for 8 years now after being...

Good evening lovely people! We are back for a third installment of The Big Pixie Collab and this year is looking even better and bigger than ever. Tonight we are saying hello to the lovely Lindsay of Slumbermonkey Designs who is joining the event for the first time.  Tell us a bit about you! I’m Lindsay, the person behind Slumbermonkey Designs. I live in North Dorset, although originally I come from Norfolk where I relocated from three years ago. My background is in printed textiles but I love experimenting with lots of different techniques. My creative ambitions were put on the...

Afternoon lovely people,The Big Pixie Collab is now just 2 days away, I am still stitching hard but we are so close now to this crazy dream of an event coming true. It is time to meet another maker and this time we have the adorable Aimie from Little Sugar Plums.  Tell us a bit about you! My name’s Aimie.  I’m 37 and I live with my Husband, teenage son, and 8 year old Daughter, Amelia.  I have been running Little Sugar Plums, for six years from my little basement sewing room in Northamptonshire where I design and make CE...

Good evening,Well The Big Pixie Collab is now under three weeks away. The album is coming together nicely and I have felt incredibly honoured to work with so many wonderful and talented makers. I really wanted to take this opportunity for you to get to know some of the makers involved a little better so we will be running a series of interviews in the next two weeks. First up we have the lovely Lizzie Martell Moore. My name is Lizzie and I run a small business called Lizzie Martell Illustration where I paint original art commissions and sell Giclee...

Good evening lovely people! You may have noticed that the Big Pixie Collab planning has taken over my life at the moment…but YOU are fuelling that. The reaction to every single piece so far on social media has been incredible. It has really reignited a fire and passion for this work. When you have been running a small business for a number of years (as I am sure any of us would tell you!!) it can get really draining. Today’s blog is all about my top tips for maintaining the passion for your craft business long term! Pixiecraft has been...