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Elena

New Designs

"Queen for a Day" and "King for a Day".  

Also 6 new wedding designs added to the Souvenir collection"

top drawer invitations

I've been making invitations for Top Drawer London

a tavola

New designs for cooks & lovers of food



"Velvet Peony" print from my Garden Botanic collection

invitation

Parcels of handwritten invitations to Top Drawer.  If you're visiting the show I hope to see you.  Stand E82

top drawer spring

Garden Botanic designs and sketches of Sailor

invitations

I've been making handmade invitations to Top Drawer 13th-15th January with my new Garden Botanic designs. 

If you're visiting the show it would be lovely to meet you.  Stand K26

top drawer autumn

Many thanks to all who visited my stand at Top Drawer Autumn. 

It was lovely to meet you and show my new ideas.
  

New designs drawn from the garden, embroidered textiles and sketches of Sailor

Stems of cut flowers from my garden

invitations

I've been drawing and painting ideas from my garden.  Peonies, honeysuckle and sweet peas...

It's top drawer next week and some of my new designs are on my handmade invitations.   If you're visiting the show it would be lovely to meet you.

top drawer spring

Many thanks to all who visited my stand at top drawer.

Laundry in a rainy shower! 

The washing line is from my baby girl card; raindrops from thinking of you design and flowers from new Mother's Day cards.  My name embroidered on linen is pinned in the middle.

stitch

I've been making lots of handmade cards and getting my stand ready for top drawer .

I embroidered my name onto linen today...

I like the texture and handmade nature of free-machine embroidery.  I simply traced the letters onto the fabric and filled it in with thread.  My name in stitch!

save the date

I've been making handmade invitations to top drawer spring 15th-17th September at Earls Court. 

If you're visiting the show, I'll have new designs to show you on stand B5.  I hope to meet you!

hello

Many thanks to all who visited my stand at the trade show Top Drawer Autumn. 

It was a pleasure to see you again, hear your news and meet new customers too.

I'm pleased you appreciated my new designs and I look forward to making your cards!

top drawer autumn/winter

My next trade event is Top Drawer Autumn/Winter, Olympia, London.  I've been working into the twilight hours preparing to show new designs for Christmas, Love and Everyday.

I send as many handwritten invitations as possible, this year "T'is the Season for Giving" and I'm sending rather early Christmas cards...

string

I've been sending my handmade card orders from top drawer.  Lots of brown paper packages tied up with string.

top drawer spring

"Looking forward to Spring" was the message of my show top drawer, London.     Sailor with a perfumed posy of scented hyacinths and blossom.

Designs for Spring include jewelled birds, pretty florals, Valentine's and new Easter handmade card designs. 

Sugared almonds wrapped in layers of coloured tissue.  A little handmade gift to thank everyone who visited my stand! 

spring

Happy New Year! 

I've returned to the studio, making handmade invitations to top drawer spring.  The trade show is 16th-18th January at Earls Court and I'll be  showing new Easter designs with powdered birds & pastel eggs.

I send as many personalised handwritten invitations as possible.  On this grey January day, the sugared pink envelopes are a promise of brighter days ahead... 

top drawer autumn

Thank you to everyone who visited my stand at top drawer autumn and met my dog Sailor.  She's a friendly little terrier and the inspiration of my new illustrations. It was lovely to see you all again and a pleasure to meet new people too.