Autumn Newsletter And New Notecards For Handmade Monday

Its been a busy couple of weeks in my household with family from far and wide coming to stay. It was so lovely to catch up and i had fun getting creative in the kitchen too... anyone else have a go at ciabatta after last week's Great British Bake Off? Mine ended up being a funny shape but its tasted delicious :) Sorry no pics were taken!

I haven't got much crafting done but i did manage to get some new cards listed for sale - they're coming up in a moment but first i wanted to let you know about the latest Free Spirit Designs newsletter...

Autumn Newsletter

As regular readers may already be aware, Free Spirit Designs has a quarterly newsletter. The autumn edition is just out and as well as featuring seasonal products it contains an exclusive discount code enabling you to get 10% off throughout September!

If you would like to receive future editions straight to your email inbox, just click on the 'subscribe' button in the top left hand corner.

What do you think about newsletters...? Do you read many?

New Notecards

Now as promised, here's a peak at some of the newest Free Spirit Designs notecards. As always, they are priced £1.99 if bought individually or £1.75 if you buy two or more and are available from my website and Print and Paper shop on Etsy.

Sailing Boat Card

Squirrels And Hazelnuts, Set Of Two Cards

'Small Tortoiseshell' Butterfly Card

'Love In A Mist' Floral Notecard

I'd love to know which you like best!

After missing last week's Handmade Monday i'm really looking forward to catching up with everyone's crafty projects over at Handmade Harbour this week - see you there! x

Gardening Cards And Free Spirit Designs Summer Newsletter For Handmade Monday

Happy first day of Summer! Appropriately the sun has made a welcome reappearance here after a bit of a gloomy week weather-wise. I hope it is shining on you too.

Gardening Notecards

The garden is still flourishing despite the rain and today we've made the most of the return of the sunny weather by getting some seasonal jobs done out there. We had a little helper lending a paw with potting on the tomatoes...

... before it all proved to be too exhausting :)

I've also listed this a set of three notecards featuring some of my 'Gardener's World' designs in my Print And Paper shop on Etsy (priced £5.25).

As with all my cards they are printed on top quality paper stock with a satin finish that gives them a lovely feel.

Summer Newsletter

A little while ago i started writing a quarterly seasonal newsletter for Free Spirit Designs customers and this week i published the Summer 2014 edition. Click on the pic to take a peek!

Its full of news about new products (including an exclusive reveal of some Summer notecards which haven't even reached the shops yet). As always there is the opportunity to grab a bargain too, this time its a special discount code... you'll have to read visit the newsletter to find out what it is though!

Click on the 'subscribe' button on the top left of the newsletter page if you'd like future editions delivered straight to your inbox (your email will not be disclosed to any third parties).

That's all from me for another week! Time to pop over to Handmade Harbour and find out what you've all been up to :)

Thanks for visiting! x

Spring Newsletter And Mini Notebooks For Handmade Monday

Its been a week of new things... always good for keeping life interesting! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the results :)

Custom Mini Notebooks

Regular readers may remember that a little while ago i got some of my craft paper designs printed up and i've been meaning to use them to make some new products for my Print and Paper shop ever since...

This week i've finally made a start in the shape of some mini notebooks. I've hand cut the paper so they have a rustic feel to them. 

There are 36 sides of paper, and they are bound with thread through the centre fold.

They can be left blank or personalised with a hand stamped title on the front - here are some ideas...

They will be priced £2.75 and listed for sale some time soon.

There are five designs in total:

Cats In Love, Pink Notebook

Rose Garden Notebook

Nesting Birds, Blue Notebook

Butterfly Meadow Pink And Blue Notebook

Mum And Chicks Notebook

I look forward to hearing what you think in the comments! :)

Spring Newsletter

The other new arrival this week is the first Free Spirit Designs newsletter! Click on the pic below if you fancy a peek.

Its full of info on the latest seasonal products and also announces my spring sale - there are some big savings and most of the products included are one of a kind so once they're gone, they're gone...

Click on the pic below if you'd like to go straight to the sale.

The Free Spirit Designs newsletter will now be available quarterly. If you'd like to support my little business and be the first to hear about new product ranges and seasonal discounts you can subscribe here - the newsletter will be delivered straight to your email inbox and you can easily unsubscribe anytime.

If any of you are wondering how i created the newsletter, i used mail chimp and would definitely recommend them - its free and i found the service very user friendly.

Now, i wonder what all the other Handmade Monday crafters have been up to this week... i'm off over to Handmade Harbour now to find out!

Have a wonderful week! x