Merry Christmas and Thank You x

I would like to thank every single one of you for your support and encouragement during 2010.

2010 has been a great year for me personally (especially with the birth of my little son) and for Here We Go Loopy Lou. I couldn't do it without you all!

I have great plans for 2011, so in between spending time with my little family, I will take this break to think them through and start planning!

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends and a fantastic New Year.

Until 2011.....Melinda xxxx

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Thank you for my award

Thank you to the lovely Melli of Melli's Designs for passing on this blog award to me. Melli, who also happens to to the mum of 3 boys, makes gorgeous personalised display boards. Melli has a lovely Made It store, blog and Facebook page. Thank you Melli, it means a lot to me.

In turn, I need to pass the award onto some lovely blogs too! This being one of my last posts for the year, I am going to pass it on to every single one of you! I have so many lovely and talented followers, whom I also enjoy following. So take the award and pass it on yourselves!! Merry Christmas xxx

Maxabella Loves Giveaway

On the subject of giveaways, Maxabella Loves is having an AWESOME giveaway over on the blog. Bron has the most gorgeous blog, full of inspiring and beautiful posts. It is one of my daily reads.

I am not sure if I should be telling you all this, as I want to win this one myself!! However, all of the above prizes are up for grabs, it doesn't get too much better than this!!!

So please pop over to Maxabella Loves and enter the giveaway. Make sure you spend some time reading the blog while you are there, it's just lovely.

Handmade Living Giveaway

Here We Go Loopy Lou has a little feature in the brand new book Handmade Living - A Designer Collective. My copy is still on its way, but from all accounts it is absolutely fabulous. Lots and lots of creative projects, ideas and inspiration. I cannot wait until it arrives! I will pop a picture up when it does!

The Handmade Cooperative has had six very talented members featured in the book. To celebrate, the lovely Dianne (who coordinates the Cooperative) is giving away a copy of the book to one very lucky reader.

This is definitely a giveaway worth entering, so please do pop past the Handmade Cooperative Blog to see all the details on how to enter.

Good luck!!!

Taking a little break and a SALE!

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2010 has been a wonderful year for Here We Go Loopy Lou. I have had so many wonderful things happen with the business and I am so pleased that so many people now have a Here We Go Loopy Lou card they can call their own!

It is time for me to take a little break though. I will be closing my online store on Friday December 17th (around 5pm!) and I intend to re-open towards the end of January again. 

I intend to spend oodles and oodles of time with my 3 little boys, my hubby, my family and my friends. I will be spending time at the park, the Zoo, swimming at the pool and all the other wonderful things I love to do with my family and friends. I want to celebrate my son's 3rd Birthday and I want to prepare my eldest son for 4 year old Kindy. He will be at Kindy 3 days next year, and then off to school, so I want to savour every minute I have with him now! I want to enjoy those snuggly baby cuddles with my 8 month old son.

I also want to think about where Here We Go Loopy Lou will head in 2011 and I want to design and create some new ranges for 2011. 

I will be taking a complete break from blogging, Facebook and Twitter. I still intend to visit, just not post things myself. 

Until Friday, I am offering 20% off selected stock in the Made It store.

Thank you to everyone for your support during 2011. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year. I hope you all have a wonderful summer and I will see you again in February.

Wordless Wednesday

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Survey Reminder

Thank you to all the lovely people who have completed my survey to date. I really appreciate it.

I am going to randomly draw a little prize tomorrow night. So I would love for you to complete the survey if you have a spare 5 minutes at this silly time of year!

Thank you so much.

Sale reminder

Just a little reminder that the sale in my Made It and Etsy stores ends this evening at midnight.

25% off all Christmas Cards and Tags in both stores.

Etsy customers, please enter the code CHRISTMAS2010 at checkout to receive your discount.

Made It Customers, prices are already reduced.

Thanks and enjoy your Monday!

Christmas Card and Tag Sale - 25% off

I'm feeling super happy after going to the Wiggles Concert with the family this morning! I have to admit, I got a little starstruck when I saw Murray standing right next to me!!!! I felt like a little kid!!

Anyway, has anyone else noticed that the mail system is already slowing down? It is only December 5!! In the interest of spreading more handmade love (!), I have decided to offer 25% off my Christmas Cards and Tags in the Made It and Etsy Stores until midnight Monday December 6th. In most cases, this will still give you the chance to receive the cards and send them out again.

Thank you and enjoy browsing.

Saturday Shopping on Made It

I am slowly redecorating our home. Walls are always a good starting point! Here are some wall decals and wall art from the homewares section on Made It.

As always, just click on the photo to see the store!




Have a great weekend.

Going Green

 

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I have been going "greener" with Here We Go Loopy Lou as of late. I try to be as green as I can at home, so I am also wanting to be greener when it comes to Here We Go Loopy Lou.

You will notice that my Christmas Cards this year have recycled envelopes. Once I work through my envelope stash, I will shift to recycled envelopes for the range. I have also introduced recycled cardstock, and again, once I work through my current stash, I will be using recycled cardstock for the range.

I also have plans for a new range for 2011 that will fit nicely into this greener approach! Stay tuned!

Love AJ, Magnolia Square and Here We Go Loopy Lou

Very exciting news here at Here We Go Loopy Lou Headquarters!

I recently met with Amber of Love AJ. Love AJ creates windswept and interesting artwork using vintage kimono and sari fabrics and papers imported from around the world. Personally, I think Amber's artwork is stunning, intricate and very unique, a great present for a special person in your life.

Amber and I clearly share a love of fabric! Our products compliment each other perfectly. Given this, Amber has decided to stock a very wide range of Here We Go Loopy Lou greeting cards in her stand at the upcoming Magnolia Square Market in Melbourne.


So if you are heading to Magnolia Square this Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday, please do stop by and say hello to Amber at the Love AJ stand. You will fall in love with her artwork. If you cannot make the Market, be sure to stop by her website and browse the range.