November 4th, 2011

I’m pleased to announce that my button flower brooches are back. Recently after several wholesale orders I ran out of my little cream buttons and could no longer make these brooches until I found a new source of buttons. The last stash of millions lasted me for three years and I got those from a haberdashery that was closing down and selling them off in bulk online. I’ve not found a huge source of buttons again, but have acquired a few different small batches that will keep me going for a while.

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August 25th, 2011

It’s called a wad punch and it’s amazing. I’ve been making my little button flower brooches for years now and I’ve always cut my leather circles by hand which is OK when I’m making the odd brooch here and there, but when I have to make loads for an order or for a craft fair it’s very time consuming as well as not perfectly accurate. Here’s where a wad punch comes in.

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September 30th, 2010

I’ve been lots of button brooches for my up and coming craft fairs and just got round to taking photo’s of the first batch. I used to make flowers of all different sizes and colours, but I’ve decided to stick to the simple daisy design this time around as I love making them so much.

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August 6th, 2010

The Pittenweem Arts Festival starts tomorrow [7th August] and runs until the 15th August. Tonight is the preview night so why not pop along from 7-9pm and have a drink and get a sneak preview of the work on display?

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June 30th, 2010

I’m going to be setting up a Milomade stall at Summer in the Loft on the 10th/11th July – details on the homepage – and I’m very busy getting stock ready for that. Every surface, including the floor is covered with work in progress or work waiting to be packed or finished work waiting to be boxed up. This time around I’m concentrating on my craft collection and making a lot of stationery, lots of badges, some really funky new button necklaces and of course my button flower brooches which are a main favourite.

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April 2nd, 2010

I’m going to be offering a 10% off any of the Button Flower Brooches in my Zibbet shop this weekend!

All you have to do to get the discount code is spread a little love about Milomade online – be this on Twitter, through your blog or on Facebook. You could tweet about some of the products in my shop or on my website, or write a blog post or facebook entry about your favourite item(s) – I don’t mind, just spread a little love about Milomade on the web.

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March 25th, 2010

I’ve just found out that Milomade is the latest featured artist in the Fife Contemporary Art & Craft online shop! You can now buy a selection of Milomade products from FCA&C including antique silver rings, button bracelets, button cluster earrings and button flower brooches. Why not visit the FCA&C website to find out more – there’s a link to Milomade is on the homepage.

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March 7th, 2010

I’ve been busy today taking lots of photographs of my products for my online shop and have just listed 12 new Button Flower Brooches. Please visit the Milomade Shop to see the whole collection. These are all unique, so whichever one you purchase you’ll be buying a unique piece of eco-chic – one of a kind – and will be able to wear it with pride, knowing that not another one like it exists in the world.

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May 12th, 2009

I’m busy getting ready for my next craft fair in St Andrews at the weekend and have been making lots of lovely colourful Button Flower Brooches and my studio is getting messy again.

I can’t seem to be able to be tidy when I’m working – there are buttons all over the place, along with bits of leather and colourful thread.

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February 3rd, 2009

I’ve just listed some new items in my Folksy shop. Eight new button flower brooches for you to peruse and purchase. Click on the images to link directly the the shop listings.

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October 21st, 2008

Great news – The Cloudhouse Cafe in Stow is now stocking a range of milomade products!

I went through to Heriot in September to visit Pat and she introduced me to Claudia who runs the cafe and I showed her a selection of Safety Pin Bracelets, Button Badges, Elasticated Button Bracelets, Recycled Envelope Badges and Buttons Earings and she loved the lot and said she would like to stock everything.

So if you’re in the area, why not pop in and have some lunch – the food is fantastic!

August 6th, 2008

Just a quick post to let you know what new stock has been deliverd to The Portal in Edinburgh…

Baby Jellybean Elasticated Button Bracelet

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July 27th, 2008

I’ve been busy making lots of badges/brooches from buttons this week since I ordered a load of these brooch pins – I got a pack of 50, so going try and make 50 brooches before I go on holiday…

…that’s if i have enough buttons as I’m running out, but at least with these button brooches I can use up what I term the button dregs – all those lonely singular buttons that have been left out of so many projects.

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