Make your baby look foxy!

WOW! What a busy start to the year already.  It's been all go here at HOW HQ with orders, plotting and planning as well as working on new patterns!  Speaking of which we have a brand new one for you today... Here is our knitted fox cub hat:

Could this be the most adorable hat I have ever made??? ...I think so! It's a simple knit hat worked over two needles and joined together at the back with a seam.  It would be amazing in a whole rainbow of colours too!  You can find the pattern over in our Etsy digital shop right here.

Can't knit? hmmm... Well we are now taking on custom orders! Whooo hooo! So get in touch at sales@how-store.com to commission your very own piece of Wonderland!  Check out some of our past makes below....

Be sure to share any of your awesome HOW makes on our social pages! We would LOVE to see them!

Happy knitting!

Tess x

New Year, Time To Organize!

Happy new year fellow Wonderlanders! 2015! WOW! Can you believe that? Last year FLEW by!  This year we have so many plans in our epic quest for worldwide domination.  So it seemed fitting that we get organised.  Every year I work through a new business planner.  Just something basic to give me little yearly goals and targets and make sure everything is in order.  So this year I created a simple downloadable business planner pdf.  

TA DAHHH! 

Included in the planner is:

-Simple Money 2015 Worksheet

-Simple Goals 2015 Worksheet (Monthly & Yearly)

-Simple Business Branding Worksheet

-Simple Weekly Timetable Worksheet

-Simple Inventory Worksheet

-Simple To Do Worksheet

-Simple New Product Idea Worksheet

-Simple Weekly Blog Post Worksheet

-Simple Social Media Worksheet (Facebook/Pinterest/Twitter)

-Simple Social Media Worksheet (Instagram/Google+/Youtube)

-Simple Social Media Worksheet (Tumblr/Blogger/Mailing List)

-Simple Advertising Tracker Worksheet

-Simple Discount Tracker Worksheet

-Simple Username & Password Worksheet

-Simple Sale/Return Worksheet

If you fancy getting your hands on one of these planners you can find them in our Etsy Pattern & Digital store right here! What's even better is you can download it immediately! 

I hope that it's of use to you! Have a great day!!

Tess xx

Make your own Custard Cream biscuit!

It seems that we have not had a free crafty pattern in a while :( -Boooooo! So I came up with this quick one for you crocheters to whip up! 

Are you looking for a quick and easy project to use up those yarn scraps? Then this one might just be for you. These simple crochet biscuits are made in just 5 simple steps. Add a brooch back to your badges to create a tasty accessory or make a few for your children's toy box!

So here it is....

I LOVE how fast these are to do! With my patience of a goldfish these are a super quick project.  You can grab the pattern for FREE on Craftsy right here

If you do make up these little biccies be sure to spam us with all of your awesome pictures!

Happy crocheting little Wonderlanders!

Tess x

A new pattern...

Well, firstly I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas?  Ours was fantastic, hectic and busy! Here are some of our highlights...

We have been back in the office today slowly getting back to work... and we have a brand new crochet pattern just for you! (whooo hooo!!)  So here it is a pattern to make these....

1. 2. 3. Awwwwwwww.... How completely sweet are these?  These adorable crochet baby booties are the perfect gift for that special new arrival. They are simple and quick to make and you'll find yourself with a collection quite quickly! Customize your shoes in different colours for either a girl or boy or use our suggested yarn to create a unisex bootie. You can find the pattern in our etsy pattern store right here for just £2!

If you do make these we would LOVE to see your pictures so send them over!! 

Happy crocheting little Wonderlanders!

Tess x

It's nearly Christmas!!!

It's been completely manic over the past month or so.  I can't wait to have a little rest and get on with some drawing and crocheting/knitting again! And it's already begun! You may have spotted my little baby booties about and a few of you have asked for the pattern for them which I will share below... So here are the little baby booties in question... 

Aren't they just adorable?  They are made for ages 0-3 months and are knitted in Sirdar Simply Recycled Aran yarn which is made up of 51% recycled cotton.  Fancy making your own? I found the pattern for these on Ravelry right here.  It took just one evening to do to! So is great if you need a 'quick fix'!

So before I head off and get on with my endless list of things to do I thought I'd remind you that over the festive holiday's we will be operating a limited service.  See the picture below for opening times :)  

^ ^ ^ It's during these times we will be here at HOW HQ cracking on with your orders, answering messages and making up pieces.  So don't fear if you don't get a reply instantly to your messages this is why ;) 

From everyone at HOW HQ we wish you a truly magical and glitter filled Christmas and a happy healthy new year.  Thank you so much for sticking with us!

Tess x

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH HOUSE OF WONDERLAND

Christmas shopping and all the stresses it brings is in full force for most of us now! For those struggling to get that item which is perfect for your friend, family member or significant other HOW can recommend several individual and stylish pieces from our wide range of jewellery. 

                                                                                                          For more ideas why not check out our Pinterest ideas for unique  jewellery, adorable accessories and other fabulous ideas? Follow us at https://www.pinterest.com/howonderland/

This year im sporting the 'Christmas Geek' look....

After discovering a truly wonderful shop by the name of Laquerdaisical I knew I had to have some! And after spending way, way, way too long browsing all of the awesome nail polishes available I finally settled on....
Top left: Frosted Fancy, Top right: Candy Caned
Bottom Left: Tannenboom, Bottom right: Holoday Pud
I was so excited when they arrived and even more so to discover they are a pretty damn good size! This lady doesn't scrimp! So I decided to use all of these festive varnishes along with a few I had at home and some HOW geek heart nail decals. So here is the result....
So I also used a couple of bits I should mention.  Under the Holoday Pud I used a Nails Inc in Victoria as a base.  On the Candy Caned I used Révérence de Bastien in No8.  I applied 2 coats of all of my Laquerdaisical varnishes and then applied 3 HOW geek hearts the my nails.  I secured all of this with a top coat of Maxfactor Glossfinity.

I am very impressed with how easy it was to all apply and love my glittery Christmasy geek nails! I urge you to check out the full range of Laquerdaisical polishes and of course our HOW Rockin Claws.

Tess