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Pillows and wall banners with musical inspiration

20/04/2026

A Merseyside derby win is always reason to celebrate even if the rest of this season hasn’t been great! ❤️

07/04/2026

A few banners that I’ve added to my Etsy shop recently ❤️ there’s also still up to 50% off selected banners and cushion covers over there too!

02/04/2026

Are you North or South?…East or West? (I can make those too!) even though I previously lived in London for 10 years before returning again last year and I can tick of living in a few boroughs now 😅

01/04/2026

Some reflection…it’s a long one!
I’ve recently had a health setback, and it’s made me think a little bit about how I ended up setting up my business in the first place…In 2018 I was diagnosed with post viral fatigue after a bad case of glandular fever. It completely wiped me out and I just couldn’t get back to how I was before, gradually I improved but not enough for me to return to full time work so I decided to put my sewing skills to good use after a few years of not making anything - combining my love of music with creating things I made a cushion inspired by my favourite band - Kings of Leon.
Making something fairly niche gained some attention on Instagram and I was soon followed by lots of fellow fans who really helped me out by sharing my work and ordering custom makes (forever grateful!)
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Fast forward to 2020 and pandemic times where best-sellers were now football cushions and banners thanks to Liverpool finally winning a league title, once again I connected with lots of fans on here and Twitter and even though lockdown was awful in lots of ways, it really helped me through that time being busy making things and sending out orders. Once things were back open properly again I moved to Liverpool and carried on with my business while working part-time too, I was fairly lucky that I found a good balance and my symptoms only really flared up if I was unwell or run-down.
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Unfortunately after a stressful few months I recently suffered a relapse of PVF/chronic fatigue (Google the NHS symptoms and I’ve had every one over the last few weeks!) I do really appreciate that people’s experience of these sorts of illnesses can differ a huge amount and I do feel grateful that I am able to still work and continue with my business while I figure out getting back to a good level.
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Thank you to everyone that has continued to support my small biz over the last few years🙏🏼

25/03/2026

Some recent snaps of what’s on the desk ✂️ it’s been a fairly quiet couple of months on Etsy but I’m grateful that the orders are still coming in! Especially those from the US despite the never ending changes to tariffs and taxes! 🙆🏼‍♀️

18/03/2026

Some recent highlights ✨

1. A extra large glass (plastic cup) of red wine in Brixton🍷
2. Post a very entertaining dance class as part of my besties hen do 💃🏼
3. The Vaccines at Brixton Academy ⚡️
4. Can’t beat Honest burger 🍔
5. The tulip bulbs I planted in November came out to these pretty flowers 🌷
6. Made a few of these recently for orders despite the very underwhelming seasons for the reds 🙃

13/03/2026

Having a little sale on a few items in my Etsy shop 💗 link in bio to shop!

08/03/2026

Two new Kitchen Disco banners in limited colour ways are now available in my Etsy shop! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

25/02/2026

Jumping on another trend because I’ve been very quiet on here recently! So here’s a chance to see some photos of me from the early days. This is who you’re supporting when you buy from (or follow!) my small business!

13/02/2026

It’s been a while since I posted cushion covers instead of banners but here we are! I do mostly focus on the banners now but I’ve just recently added this colourful pair to my Etsy shop 🩷💚

10/02/2026

A couple of new banners to celebrate the week/month of love ♥️🌸🥀 …although they are definitely for all year round 🫶🏼

09/02/2026

Fabric close ups 🌸🥀….A few new things coming soon!

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