Not on The High Street now live!

Louise Brainwood - Not on the High Street

I have now launched my Not on the High Street shop which is stocking my a selection of home and gift wares using my own fabric designs and just in time for xmas too!

I'm so thrilled by how the shop looks and very impressed with the support and attention to detail from the NOTHS team.

Dawanda Discovery Sale

Dawanda Discovery Sale Newsletter

For those of you across Europe you can catch the last day of the Discovery Sale on Dawanda. For new customers many shops are offering -15% including me!

Perfect for getting that smug feeling for doing your xmas shopping early, or just a treat to brighten up the dark winter days.

New purses

I've altered my Mod Flowers design a little and been printing some new colours. When the light improves for me to get some better photos these will be in my etsy shop, but local folks can get them now from Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted

From the Wilde - A Summer Sale!

From today until the 4th September you can get a 10% discount on ANY purchase at From the Wilde. An online designer shop selling the work of over 80 artists, all the sellers have been handpicked by the owner Helen Wilde.
I have a selection of my work there including most of my best sellers. Usually From the Wilde sales are just for a small range of items but this one is a biggie, right across the whole site!!! All you need to do to get your discount is enter the code 1111 at the checkout, simple! you have until the 4th Sept to take advantage of this offer, so be quick :)

I have lots more exciting events coming up this autumn and new designs arriving at my etsy shop this week, all in time for the run up to Christmas.

In the shop.

Thankyou to everyone who commented on my last post, here again (thankyou to Blogger for losing the original post) is a finished purse that is now available to buy in my etsy store. I have also printed up some more colourways which will be made up and listed this weekend. Also some new blocks arrived today so I've been working out a new pattern.



Today I said a final goodbye to a very lovely lady who has been a wonderful neighbour and friend. Her passion for art and creativity was infectious and I will hold her very dear in my heart for many years to come. So this post is dedicated to Lorna.

Slightly scary

No probably not for you, but it is for me, as I work on my printed fabrics and get closer to having something I feel I can put out there as a finished design, I suffer from a kind of stage fright.
So to get over this and keep me going, I made up one purse using the fabric I printed at the weekend. It is totally impractical with this white background so won't be for sale, but I like seeing how the pattern works on the purse and I am hoping to find some good linen colour yardage to print up a better one.

Your comments will be really appreciated on this one xx

I'm just not getting tired of this......

ok but I understand you might be, however I just love this lime green inside this grey purse.
I have more purse frames arrived today too, big frames for clutches and a sectioned one, that could be interesting and will definitely test my pattern making skills!!

Also take a trip over to Etsy this week, it's Euro Week where many shops are having a week long sale to promote European etsy sellers, just search EtsyEuro, for those taking part!

Summery purses in fabric from Sweden via Hus & Hem (above)
and the blue Connections fabric that I use in my covers, lined with some Cloud9 fabric.

I've also addded a little Flickr widget to my sidebar, lots more of my work can be seen there. Do pop in.

Heals fabric purse

My purses are proving to be a real seller so yesterday I made some more stock. I have more to photograph today but for now here are my favourites.

I love the Cloud9 lining in this one the colours are perfect together.
You can find all these in my etsy shop and see more of my photos on Flickr

Special request!

I have been busy making more Miffy purses today ready for the More than A Mama Shopping Evening at Berkhamsted Town Hall 7 - 9.30pm this evening! As well as my regular stock I always bring some of these along as they are so popular.
And as a special request I have made some more Miffy cushions too! I haven't made these for a few years now so it was nice to rework an old idea!

Look forward to seeing you there!

With xmas speeding towards us I have been busy making purses over the last couple of weeks.
I've really enjoyed making some more grown up purses alongside my childrens range, and have been putting the small offcuts of vintage fabrics to good use.

Happy Birthday Miffy!

C0ngratulations to Dick Bruna whose leading lady Miffy is celebrating her birthday today. I think she's looking pretty good for 55 don't you?

She's back!!

Mt favourite rabbit is back! I have more of these available again in my ebay shop and will be listing some in my etsy shop ovet the next few days.


She has also been joined by Florence and Dougal made using some great 60s fabric. Both these purses have now sold but never fear I will be adding more!!

Conjuring up the sun....

This morning was so grey and foggy....after yesterdays sunshine it was rather hard to bear so I decided to brighten my day with some colours! My box of zippers make me smile everytime I open it, is that a little odd?..... probably. However they do make such a great finish to the purses and today I decided to go for some zingy colours.

And I had to show you these! Geeky easter chicks complete with glasses.

Well my plan worked and the sun is shining now so I'm off outside before it disappears again!

More Miffy!

Just some pictures today.

I have restocked my Folksy shop with more Miffy purses today!

A day of sewing

Two LOVE cushions finished for a regular customer.

New doorstops which will be in my shops any time soon!

Love this green Tricia Guild print and wow what a great colour!

New purses in my etsy shop I have been having fun with the inside as well as the outside.

I must make one of these for me! Perfect for storing crochet hooks perhaps?

New purses

Have listed this new button purse in my etsy shop this morning, I have a button addiction and have ordered some more this morningwhich I will share with you when they arrive!

Also one Miffy purse also in my etsy shop I have more made but taking photos is tricky on such a gloomy day so they will have to wait.

Don't forget about my giveaway below it finishes on Monday!

So tired

This week has been so busy with family and sewing but I have finished a few Miffy purses today to add to my ebay shop. I also have some of them listed on etsy. They have been really popular this xmas and even better now I have added colourful linings to the latest ones.

The Miffy fabric is vintage and was a find in a charity shop a couple of months ago, eventually it will run out, which will be so sad, it is so sweet to work with!

Apologies for the dark pictures today, the light is so bad

taking photos is really tricky!