Thursday 25 November 2010

Working hard.....whilst the baby is ill.

Or not working hard.

Or perhaps working even harder than normal, but being a lot less productive whilst the baby is ill...?

As a little reminder, to those of you who aren't familiar with my utterly gorgeous little boy - here he is. A series of photos during and after a feed. Sometimes I manage to do these with 1 hand, and you might just be able to spot the cables of my laptop at the edge of a photo!



He's been really poorly this week. In fact on Monday we had to rush him to the hospital with a temperature of over 40C. But the antibiotics started to work very quickly, and here he is on Wednesday, along with what we "lovingly" refer to as his Kitchen Carnage:



So this week has been really difficult. I've managed to make all the client orders that were due, including a necklace and bracelet set that I love so much i'm having to make one for myself! And some hairpins, earrings, and a side tiara. But mostly this week i've been blogging, because that is relatively easy to do with 1 hand!

So i'm sorry...so SO sorry to all of you that are expecting some wonderful, sparkly post from me. But this week has been about my family. The essential part of work has been covered, but the "mum" part of me has really been called upon over the last 7 days. In so many ways. And you know what..? sometimes I think its really important to remember why we do this. Who we do it for. I LOVE my job, but gosh my babies are gorgeous.....

Tuesday 23 November 2010

So you want to save yourself some pennies?

C'mon...honesty time...who else has been buying their weekly shop in Asda in order to get their sweaty mitts on those £40 discount voucher books? With Christmas coming up, and my 25th Dec table looking set to house over a dozen family members, i'm trying to economise.



Let's face it - these days we're all looking for ways to save money. I might have already been lucky enough to have my wedding day, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the expensive nature of the day, and the struggle that every bride and groom experiences when it comes to sticking to budget. "Friends" Anyone...?




So when a little birdie whispered in my ear about a fantastic money saving website for brides, my ears pricked up!

How would you like to save 15% off your bridal tiara?
Or save 10% off your wedding stationery?
Or get a FREE engagement shoot package?
Or perhaps up to 40% off a designer bridal dress is right up your street?

If any of these sound like they might be helpful to you, then you really need to checkout these Wedding Discounts. The website is continually being updated, and so you need to keep checking it for the latest special offers and discount codes.

Grab yourself a bargain my darlings....!!!

Thursday 18 November 2010

That whole vintage asymmetric thing...

Over the last few years i've seen new trends start, and take a good strong hold within the bridal industry. Particularly the vintage, and "vintage inspired" look. Glittering diamante, sumptious pearls, and good strong nods towards the early part of the last century are found at weddings all over the place right now. At the forefront of this, has to be the amazing Kirstie, from Flo and Percy



Flo and Percy Flo and Percy Flo and Percy


The asymmetric look has been desireable for many years, and works fantastically well with the vintage trend. So....what do you get when a self-confessed magpie decides to combine both of these aspects? You get a 20 piece asymmetric headband collection, that's what! And the three photos below are just a taster of what you will find in our new collection of bridal side tiaras:



Side Tiara by Starstruck Designs Side Tiara by Starstruck Designs Side Tiara by Starstruck Designs


Oh.My.God. How excited am I to finally be able to say that!? Some of the componants that have been used in this collection have been in my possesion for quite literally AGES! I have been so keen to put together this collection, and now finally I have the time to do so.

As much as I loved owning a bridal shop, I can't help but be so grateful now to have the time to design new collections. I've been working on this one for a while and am so, SO excited to finally be able to open the stage curtains and reveal it in all its glory!

And is the vintage trend around to stay? Who knows? But I think its certainly going to be a favourite with brides for a while yet!

Friday 12 November 2010

Admitting defeat, with a small success

Well, I lost the blog. Totally. No matter what I tried I couldn't get my blog to integrate with my website. So theres been a change of plan!

If you can read this then its because i've changed my mind, am still hosting the blog on blogger, and am going to link to it from my website. Cop out huh?!

But on the success side of things, I exhibited at a Ladies Christmas Gift Fayre tonight. It was fairly busy, and I got lots of compliments, as well as a few sales, which is always good! And it would seem my dress was something special, as I got many, many comments on it!



Of course, I was wearing a custom made Starstruck necklace, had on a pair of grey heels, and I absolutely DID NOT stand with my feet pointing in like that!

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Can you see me?

I am currently trying to add this blog to my website. Wow, that's causing a real headache, believe me! DNS, CNAME, FTP, domains, sub-domains and directories... a foreign language? It certainly seems it to me!

I've found so many different articles online telling me how to do it, but none of them seem very clear. I am so confused! I think that i've done all the things i'm supposed to have done. The blog should now be viewable at www.blog.starstruck-designs.co.uk Except that when I try and view it, I get an error page.

Of course, there's no point me posting here and asking for help, because until I get it sorted, no-one can actually read this....

So if you are reading then I guess i've cracked it and no longer need assistance.

Pat on the back and glasses of bubbly all round!
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