A new art project....

Since my last blog post my SPD has become worse meaning I have been able to leave my bed for a total of 3.5 hours in the last 8 days! Completely bored out my mind and so to cheer me up my two little boys drew me some pictures. (Boys really are the BEST!)  Inspired by their sweet little drawings I set about re-drawing some of their little doodles. You may have seen these popping up on facebook, twitter and instagram?

So I thought I would tell you a little bitty about them as well as share some of the original doodles so you can see them coming to life.  So far I have completed 7 pieces out of the potential 9-12 I am aiming to do.  They are illustrated on 120gsm A6 cartridge paper in standard HB pencil and cheapo colouring in pencils! They are drawn in my little style with an influence from Tim Burton, Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney.  So here are the original pictures alongside mine.....

My boys are super happy with how they turned out and now keep giving me more to draw! :D I am so glad I got to do this little project as it's been on my to do list for a while...

I hope you like them as much as I enjoyed drawing them! And if you fancy your very own piece get in touch at sales@how-store.com :)

Tess x

An EPIC update....

Ahhhh the joy's of pregnancy..... As you may have noticed I haven't been around much over the past few days.... This is due to me being in god damn pain! They say in pregnancy you have a gorgeous glow.... I'm on my third ikkle baby and am yet to experience this!  This particular pregnancy is by far the hardest. Iv'e had every symptom known to man.  I currently have SPD which is hell. It basically makes it really hard to walk, lay down, get up, basic day to day tasks really... But as you may of heard I recently had a tumble down the stairs on Friday which has left me now unable to walk.... YAY! (Where is my pregnancy glow god damn it??!?!??!?)  I have been stuck in bed/sofa since then so my beloved Pirate Steve has taken it upon himself to look after HOW whilst i'm on the mend.... Awww isn't he sweet????

Although I am now unable to move I still have been up to a few bits.... (in between regular rests) Here is just a snippet of what's been going on....

Ha ha! You thought you could stop me pregnancy! :D :D :D 

Above are some of the gorgeous bits I have been working on.  Some of these will be available shortly as a pattern, some in our House Of Wonderland store and a few went up in our crochet and knitting store today..... :O :O :O Quick! Go have a look....

I have also made up a few of our brand new limited edition boxes of happy things....

pretty awesome right??? You can find these in our other Etsy store right here....

So that's it from me for now. I'm off to book some physiotherapy and leave you in the hands of Steve the Pirate for the week.  Go easy on him little Wonderlanders ;)

Tess  x

The birth of Ninja Kitty....

Over the past few days I have been working hard on coming up with some new ideas.... I wanted to share one of them with you and the progress of the design :) So here is Ninja Kitty.  Inspired by my crazy little furball of a kitten, Dinah.  I swear she gets up to so many adventures when my back is turned! See how the little kitty was born by scrolling down below :)

Original pen outline

Having a play with some potential colours...

Next Ninja Kitty was scanned into the computer and outlined...

After the outline was completed it was time to add some colour!

and after a bit of fiddling, tweaking and changing....

Ninja Kitty was completed!

I hope you like our little Ninja Kitty as much as we do! I can't wait to see him on a range of HOW goodies.  What would you like to see him on?

Tess x

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