Free Gift Wrap and Handwritten Message for Mother's Day Free Gift Wrap & Handwritten Message It’s a time of massive anxiety at the moment, I know I’ve been feeling horrendous these last few weeks. Now it looks as though life will be looking a whole lot different for the foreseeable future. I know a lot of you won’t be able see your Mum this #mothersday, or be in the same room as your loved ones this #easter. My daughter can’t even give her Grandparents a hug and a kiss for fear it could make them ill. So I’ve been doing the only thing I know how, printing. I’ve made a ton of screen printed gift wrap. So if you want to send a gift to your Mum, your Gran, your friend or loved one, I’ll gift wrap it for free and include a handwritten note, to let them know you’re thinking of them. Email your messages to madebylottieday@gmail.com. Let’s take care of each other and yes, #washyourhands

My First Make Your Own Lampshade Workshop On Sunday I held my first Make Your Own Lampshade Workshop. We had such a creative group who all brought along great ideas, which we turned into some fantastic stencils. We also learned how to mix inks to match the colour of their home before having a go at screen printing their brilliant designs. We had a little break for veggie chilli and cake (thanks Mum) before building our lampshades. I was so so impressed with the results and can’t wait for the next workshop. Big thanks to @littlehotdogwatson & @louisaatstarrecorner for coming along too. Fancy making your own lampshade? My next workshop is on Sunday 5th April: Click Here to Book

Build Your Own Lampshade Workshop I'm really excited to announce my very first workshop. It's something I get asked all the time so after a lot of preparation I'm really looking forward to it. Build your own lampshade with Lottie Day! Sunday 5th April, 9am - 5pm Hindolveston Village Hall, Norfolk, NR20 5FA This one day workshop workshop will teach you the simple technique of stencil screen printing onto fabric. I'll teach you how to mix your own colour inks, before printing and making your own lampshade. You can design your own image or choose a Lottie Day design to adapt. This workshop is designed for beginners, so no printing experience necessary. The workshop costs £100 and includes tea, coffee, lunch and cake! Click Here to Book your place.

Friends of Joules I’m so excited to finally reveal I’m a #friendofjoules! Joules has travelled from shire to shore, carefully curating everything you could possibly need for a true contemporary country lifestyle, in one online marketplace. At Joules.com you’ll now find a stunning collection of products from some of Britain’s most creative and contemporary people and businesses, including me! I’m so proud to call joules a friend.

Pop-Up Shop in Holt I'm really excited to announce that I'm setting up a Pop-Up Shop in Holt this Summer. I'm working with the brilliant people at #LoveHolt and will be printing and selling my products for an initial six weeks. The shop will be open from 23rd July, Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-5pm. You can find it in Feathers Yard, Market Place, Holt, NR25 6BF. If you know Holt, it's right next to Budgens!

Introducing: Allotment and Hare Placemats They're finally here!

After many requests from customers and hours in the studio, I'm really excited to introduce my new placemats.



Allotment and Norfolk Hare placemats are available in screen printed gift boxes of six and eight and are designed to compliment my popular collection of napkins.



Can't see your favourite design yet? Don't worry, I'm working on more designs in time for Christmas!



I really hope you like them :)

Adding Labels to Handmade Napkins After years of selling products online and at fairs, I’ve finally added a label! I have no idea why this took so long but I’m glad it’s finally happened. I’ve had people receive my products as presents and not knowing who made it, then they bump into me at a craft fair and are delighted. So here is a close up of my napkin, complete with Lottie Day label.

Screenprinting Tools and Materials These are my screens. They are the bedrock of my whole business. My collections has slowly grown over the years. Where would I be without them?

My Tools for Screenprinting I know we’re doing tools tomorrow but here is a flatlay of the things I use every day to create my work. I keep my ink in big peanut butter tubs, luckily we eat a lot of peanut butter on toast in my house. Then there is an old spoon nabbed from my Mum’s kitchen drawer, I used this to dollop the ink onto my screen. Brown tape is used to block out the parts of the screen I don’t want. Scissors used to cut material. Then there is my squeegee (great word) that I use to pull the ink through my screen.

How I Started as a Textile Designer This is one of the first illustrations I used for screenprinting. I actually studied contemporary crafts at Falmouth Universtity in Cornwall. I specialized in metalwork and automata. Then for various reasons I decided to take up screenprinting textiles. I’m not a trained illustrator, textile designer or screenprinter but I’ve managed to teach myself and learn along the way. I still like my rectangle cow, maybe I should bring him back?

Screenprinting a Feather Lampshade Here is a shot of me making my feather lampshade. Lampshades are definitely my favourite to make because it often involves some kind of personalisation. Customers often choose a design from one of my napkins and then a colour to match their home. Lampshades can be quite tricky to make but like everything, practice makes perfect!

Hare Lampshade in Country Living Magazine Pick up a copy of the latest issue of Country Living Magazine and you'll see my Hare Lampshade included in the beautiful emporium page. All the products featured will be on display at the Country Living Spring Fair from 28-31 March. I'll be there on stand C34 so come and say hello. I also have a limited number of complimentary tickets so send me an email if you fancy!

Robin Napkins in Country Living Magazine Look out for my new Robin Napkins in the latest issue of Country Living Magazine. They are available to buy from my online store as well as at the Country Living Christmas Fair in Islington from 7-11 November.

Country Homes & Interiors Thanks to the lovely people at Country Homes & Interiors for featuring my Purple Turnip Tea Towel :)

March Meet The Maker: Favourite To Make My screenprinted lampshade. Each one is made to order and can be personalised to fit the customers’ needs. When you print al day it’s nice to have something different to do. I speak to the customer about where it’s going to live, get colour samples through the post, mix my own ink to match and personalise the design just for them. The making also involves a lot of concentration, if you get it wrong you have to start all over again, so it can be high pressure! It’s worth it in the end as each one is unique and I often receive a photo of it in its new home.

March Meet The Maker: How You Started This is the first deck chair I ever printed. After finishing my degree in Contemporary Crafts (that course doesn’t exist anymore) I spent some time living in Cornwall, making automata. I would collect old tins and adapt them into moving sculptures. It was brilliant fun and involved screenprinting onto metals. Then for some reason (I don’t remember) I moved onto illustrating and printing textiles, despite not training as an illustrator or a textile designer! I’d like to say it all went from there but to be honest I ended up working in a pub and trying to find space in my brain to be creative. 10 years later I’m running my own business and still producing screen printed deck chairs. I do miss Cornwall though ☀️

March Meet The Maker: Where My home is the Fine City of Norwich and my studio is in a village called Hindolveston in North Norfolk. It’s a beautiful place to live and work, there’s a little bit of city and a lot of country. I love going for coffee and cake on the market or jumping in the car and heading for a windy walk on the beach. My home provides a huge amount of inspiration for my work, from the local wildlife to my Dad’s allotment. I ❤️ Norfolk.

March Meet The Maker: You My name is Lottie Day and I'm a screenprinter from Norfolk. I like peanut butter and sending fun mail to my friends. I also enjoy funny-looking dogs, pop-up books, automata and pancakes. I dislike washing up and the moth that ate my favourite jumper. This is my daughter Raphaela. She likes raisins, dancing and is obsessed with the TV show Sarah & Duck.

Norwich Market Pop-Up Very excited to announce that I'll be doing a Christmas Pop-Up on Norwich Market from 8th-10th December. I'm joining Studio Adorn, Soodle Street and a host of amazing Norwich makers to take over a section of the market for three days. I'm on Unit 12 so come say hello!

Wealden Times Midwinter Fair Our very first visit to Kent for the Wealden Times Midwinter Fair!

Wealden Times Midwinter Fair Our very first visit to Kent for the Wealden Times Midwinter Fair!

Country Living Christmas Fair So amazing to be back at The Country Living Christmas Fair in London, last year I was busy having a baby so it was a real joy catch up with customers and other traders.

Kirstie Allsopp presents The Handmade Fair It was great to be back at Kirstie Allsopp's Handmade Fair at Hampton Court Palace in London. It's such a lovely event and the standard of exhibitors is extremely high. I missed last year through being heavily pregnant, so it was brilliant to exhibit again.

Lottie Day in Country Living Magazine I'm absolutely over the moon to be featured in the latest issue Country Living Magazine. The amazing Alex Reece came to visit me last summer to talk about my life in Norfolk, helping my Dad on his allotment and running my own business. Huge thanks to photographer Cristian Barnett, who produced some fantastic images of my work and home in Hindolveston. I've already had some incredible feedback, so thank you everyone!

Norwich Makers Market It was so exciting to be back at The Assembly House for Norwich Makers Market. I had a great time at my old-stomping ground and the Makers Market is such a great event, I'm really grateful to them for accepting my work!

Beth Moseley Family Photography My good friend Beth Moseley is an incredible photographer, we used to share an office at The Assembly House and over the years she has produced some incredible images of my work. Beth is a very successful commercial and wedding photographer who is now branching out into the world of family portraits. She kindly captured some beautiful images of my family, I am absolutely blown away by the results. I strongly recommend you pop over to her website and book yourself a session! http://www.bethmoseleyphotography.co.uk/family

Country Living Spring Fair After months of baby-time it was fantastic to be back in the saddle at the Country Living Spring Fair in Alexandra Palace.

Country Living Christmas Fair 2016 All set up for the Country Living Christmas Fair 2016 at the Business Design Centre in Islington. Last year I was lucky enough to win the Editors' Choice Award, so it's really great to be back again :)

The Handmade Fair Another great year at Kirstie Allsopp's Handmade Fair, thanks so much to everyone bought my work!

Country Living Magazine I was very excited to pick up the latest edition of Country Living Magazine to find that my Allotment Napkins had been featured in the emporium pages! I'll be busily printing ready for the Country Living Christmas Fair from 9th to 13th November in Islington, see you there? If you can't wait until then, my napkins are available in my online shop :)

Lemon Pouch I've been experimenting with a new product, it's a screenprinted Lemon Pouch! It measures 19cm by 29cm, so just big enough for an iPad Mini, Kindle, Pencils and Pens, Make-up...or whatever you want to carry around! I'm really happy with the result so will definitely producing some other designs, keep your eyes peeled and let me know what you think. If you really like it, it's available in my online store.

BBC Countryfile Live 2016 Last weekend I took part in BBC Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. It was the very first time the event had been staged, so it was very exciting to exhibit my work in the Food and Home tent. It was a huge event, similar to the Royal Norfolk Show, with animals, tractors and a LOT of cheese, gin and hog roast. Being the first year, there were quite a few teething problems with things like traffic and general organisation...hopefully they'll be sorted for future events. As always, it's a real thrill to sell my work directly to customers as well as interacting with so many other makers and exhibitors. A huge thank you to all the people who were so complimentary about my work! My next big event will be The Handmade Fair in September :)

Norwich Art Boot 2016 The Norwich Art Boot is one of my favourite events of the year. The day is organised by Print to the People, a brilliant printmaking studio in Norwich. It's a fantastic mixture of art, craft, music and beer (it takes place at a brewery!). Thanks so much to Vicki and Jo for having me and to everyone who bought my work!

Allotment Produce This week I spent some time helping my Dad on his allotment. My entire Allotment collection has been inspired by vegetables grown by my Dad. You can view my Allotment Collection in my Online Shop.

Notcutts Garden Centre I had a brilliant time at Notcutts Garden Centre last night. They have been stocking my products for a few months now and thought it would be a nice idea for me to demonstrate my screen printing process at their Privilege Members' event. It was great to meet so many people and get them excited about the joy of handmade :)

Adleburgh Craft Fair: Lobster & Lemon Over the bank holiday weekend I crossed the border from Norfolk to Suffolk to take part in the Aldeburgh Craft Fair. It was a glorious weekend of weather and it was so great to spend some time in one of my favourite seaside town. I couldn't resist the opportunity to take a few snaps of my Lobster and Lemon Napkins and Shopping Bag. Aldeburgh is such a colourful town and provided the perfect backdrop to my screen printed designs. Thanks to everyone who cam along to the fair, I can't wait to return in October :) My Lobster and Lemon designs are available in my online shop.