Big Bow Beauties

I've been super busy this weekend with wholesale orders and trying to play catch up, but i've also been thinking of new things to make Sophie4Sophie bigger & better!

I have a few new dress designs i'm working on for AW12 and one for this summer, but also, I wanted to make some super funky pants (like nappy covers) for Soph to wear with the new summer dress i've designed and as i'm a super impatient person, I had to try making the pants straight away!

I asked *big* Sophie to come up and help me out, as she's been working on her final collection for London Graduate Fashion Week (she was one of the *chosen* 12 out of her entire Uni! go Sophie!!) 

Soph's collection heavily features Bows and oversized details

here's a couple of pics of from her recent photoshoot session

back shot of her 3D embossed Bow Jacket

line up of some of her collection

i'm loving it so much! The jacket in the top picture will hopefully be available next AW for kids under our new Label* (*watch this space!)

So the funky pants... big Soph helped with the bow design and I got them sewn up! 

in no time at all they were created! and here they are.....

what do you all think?

this is the back view

they are ONE SIZE which fits from 6-9 months upto 3 years (Soph is 3 but wears age 4/5 clothing and they were a bit tight on her *sigh*)

they'll be available early next month on Etsy & Facebook, or Drop me an email! custom Requests super welcome! 

also, I will be working on a Ruffle bum version soon too, so keep an eye out for them too!

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Puzzle Pants

Newly added to the Sophie4Sophie Etsy store! Puzzle pants!


gorgeous and brightly coloured pants made using the best fabric, it was a one off find in a local haberhashery shop and I had to buy it! 


the fabric is super stretchy and has an almost terry backing to the jersey, so perfect for this spring weather.


what do you all think of this fabric??! 

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Stockist Showcase - Juicytots

one of my new years resolutions was to make sure I highlighted and showcased all my wonderful stockists.


They really are the most wonderful people who have taken their money and invested in me! without their support and enthusiasm for Sophie4Sophie I dont think the brand would still be around! 


anyways, Today I would like to show off .......................

back when Sophie4Sophie was brand new & I had only just worked out how to Use facebook, Abby (the owner of juicytots) found me and was instantly in love with the dresses I was making. She asked me about wholesale and I didnt have a clue!!! So with her help, we worked out some terms and conditions, (which still to this day I use for everyone) and I started to supply her with her own custom chosen dresses!

Abby had such interest for the dresses that they soon sold out, and also, she had a swarm of questions asking for larger sizes, so together we worked out the larger sized 4-7 years dress, with her own daughter being the tester! it only took a couple of samples to get it perfect!!!

Fast Forward a year or so.... and we're still working together! we've put together a couple of exclusive lines (which include the gorgeous minky blankets) she's been the best stockist I've ever had, selling out of nearly everything within weeks of putting it online!

the newest addition to the Sophie4Sophie line were the Circle Skirts and once again, it was conversations with Abby which brought me to making them.. and as a huge thank you, Juicytots became the Exclusive stockist for the skirts!!

The skirts are amazing, they're Full Circles and makes any little girl who wears them to twirl and swirl around with delight! 

Juicytots currently have 4 designs on offer, but with background chatter going on, you'll soon have many more to choose from!

I really admire Abby, she's a hard working mum of 3 and from the ground up, she has built herself a wonderful online store selling amazing and wonderful delights for everyone. 

I can honestly say, I spend WAY too much money on things from her store and I'm never lost for a gift idea when browsing online. Delivery has always been quick and everything packaged with the upmost care.

if you're new to Juicytots, why not head on over and check out the delights on offer.. and if you place your 1st order use the discount code "WELCOME" to get 10% off!

but even better, If you place an order for anything from the Sophie4Sophie collection, you can use the discount code "SOPHIE15" and you'll receive 15% off! but this only applies to Sophie4Sophie goodies!

I'd like to say a HUGE thank you to Abby, i've never really told her how much she means to me, without her support and enthusiasm in the early days I never would have started Sophie4Sophie wholesale and I would definitely wouldn't be where I am today. So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ABBY! you are truly a wonderful friend. I owe you many drinks when we finally meet up!!!!!! 

Next Stockist showcase coming up - LoveitLoveitLoveit 

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Competition Winner Revealed!

hey everyone, 


thanks so much for taking the time to enter the competition and guess what the new product was and who was the exclusive stockist!!


as you all know by now, the answer is Juicytots & Circle Skirt!

*picture courtesy of kat @ bambinogoodies.co.uk

There are 4 designs available right now in ages 3-4 and 5-6 and a few have already been snapped up!!

Juicytots is the only stockist for these skirts for this season (and possibly next!) so if your interested in them, please get in touch with Abby or myself

more sizes and options will be available very soon! 

now, for the winner...

20 of you guessed correctly (or almost!) and through the magic of random.org

the winner is....

which in the list of comments, the 10th correct comment is

'cross the pond  Congratulations!!!

please could you email me or tweet me your email address and i'll be in touch about your £25 voucher to use in my Etsy store!

(dont worry, more stock will be added very soon!!)

thank you everyone else for taking part and trying! 

look out for more competitions soon and lots more exciting news!!!

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New Year, New Products and New Competitions

this week I have been trying really hard to get back into the swing of things, I've found the last few months difficult due to a few reasons, but now i'm out of my "funk" and i'm ready to get Funky!!

I've been working on some new products too, one of which I mentioned yesterday, The hoodies.. they're so super cool! 

Look out for them in my Etsy Shop soon! 

another product i've been working on is about to released soon too, Take a look at the picture to the side.. its a sneak peek!

now, this new product is only going to be available from one of my Stockists!

exciting huh!

to enter the competiton, please have a look through the stockist list and pick who you think it is, have a guess as to what the new product is and put your answers to both Questions in the comments below.

the competition is open from now till next saturday (26th - 6pm UK TIME)


everyone who guesses correctly will be given a number starting with 1, and so on, and when the competition closes these numbers will be put into random.org to create a winner.

the winner will win a £25 gift voucher to be used against anything in my new Esty shop which should hopefully be open on the 28th February! 

random.org

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who's going to Cybermummy11......

Me!


I so desperately wanted to go last year, but lack of funds and not thinking I warranted going stopped me.


But this year I really wanted to go, I thought about how hard blogging is for me, I never seem to get it "right" so I want to learn how I can get it right, how to make it interesting and to stand out in the crowd.


One afternoon on Twitter I was approached by a lovely lady who was interested in sponsoring someone to go and they thought i'd be a fabulous choice! (yay me!)


my sponsor is TJ from Bras4Mums


Bras4mums is a wonderful website offering a vast range of pregnancy, post birth underwear, clothing and accessories for any mum.
here's a bit of blurb about TJ and the website:

bras4mums offer a personal bra fitting service via our home bra fitting service & telephone or email advice with our trained and experienced bra fitters.

bras4mums was set up by Tracey-Jane Hughes when she was sold a nursing bra that fitted one week, but not the next, despite being fitted by a 'qualified' bra fitter. After researching bra fitting for pregnancy and for breastfeeding, T-J trained at De Montfort University, and was also a volunteer NCT bra fitter and trainer, before having to resign in 2010.

Now having over 6 years specialist bra fitting experience, and as a qualified trainer, bras4mums offer a Royal College of Midwives accredited Bra Fitting Awareness Courses for health professionals.

I wish I had know about TJ whilst I was still breast-feeding Sophie, I had a terrible time trying to find bras to fit my gigantic boobs!

I suffered for over 2 years will ill-fitting bras and it really made me suffer and resent feeding, but that being said, I successfully fed Sophie until she was just over 2 years old!!

I cant wait to go to Cybermummy11 i'm certainly hoping I can learn a lot from the experience! 

I'm also very much looking forward to meeting the many friends I have met on twitter and in the blogging world.

also, as part of my sponsorship i'm going to be blogging about post birth/breastfeeding troubles and body images I had and with help from TJ will be showcasing the help and support you can experience from using her service and website.

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hot new product from Sophie4Sophie

cowboy hoodie, originally uploaded by sophie4sophie.

check out our latest product!

We will be offering Hoodies with all sorts of appliqued goodness!

ready mades will be on offer in our Etsy Store soon


and of course we will be offering completely customizable hoodies too! :-)

if you are interested in one, please get in touch on hello(at)Sophie4Sophie.com

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oops, a year just passed by...

I have no one to blame but myself..

I have let my blog fail, get lonely and left to gather "virtual" Dust.. 

i've been so busy this year with Sophie4Sophie, kids, life, housework, plucking out grey hairs! (i have WAY too many for a very super nearly 31 year old!) that i've not had any time to blog, I always mean to write a blog post, but never do :-(

I made a promise to myself that once I had succumbed to starting this blog, i would keep it going.. but I haven't & for this I am sorry :-(

my last post was in july... Yikes!! thats just terrible! So much has happened since then.. so much I could have written about.

I won't bore you with it all now in one HUGE post of drivel.. instead, i would like to show you some pictures of things that have happened with Sophie4Sophie, Myself & the kids!

 I bought an iPad & Sophie stole it.... i'm still waiting to get it back!

 I took 5 kids to London's Hyde Park *on my own*

 I gave my son a SuperHero Bed makeover *thank you Molo-Kids & Little Sunflowers*

 I got a new haircut!

 I designed a new Sophie4Sophie product... just for boys! Hurrah!

 Discovered my son had alopecia 

 Sophie turned 3 years old.. my how time flies.....

 took the kids out at 7am in the snow so we could be the first people to play in it!

 Sophie made her 1st snow angel!

 I got myself a new Twilight inspired Tattoo 

 Sophie and her daddy shared their FIRST EVER story together (better late than never!)

 witnessed the craziest cloud EVER... friend's son literally thought the world was ending...

Designed a pettiskirt for just dresses pettiskirt range & got one for Sophie

I also turned vegan a few months ago, have lost just over 2 stone and have discovered im addicted to buying dresses from Allsaints* which is a very good/bad thing... *thank you allsaints mastercard for helping me

in the new year, I have a lot of new things happening with Sophie4Sophie and hopefully I will have myself all prepared to blog about it all! :-)

new stockists, new products, exclusive range, innovative dresses.. and much, much more...

if you don't already, please follow me on facebook & twitter as i'm likely to be found on these daily....

I hope everyone is all set for the festive season.. 

take care, and look forward to actually getting my blog up and running as it should be!

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CHILDREN OF THE WORLD & AROUND THE WORLD

CHILDREN OF THE WORLD & AROUND THE WORLD, originally uploaded by sophie4sophie.

here is a dress i made for a customer, but accidently used the wrong colour way of the "around the world" fabric!
So now this dress is up for grabs!!!
if you'd like to buy it, please get in touch with me on hello (at) Sophie4Sophie.com 
its in age 9 months - 3 years and costs £28.00 with FREE P&P! 

also, have a look at the other dresses i have available in the "buy me, buy me!" section on my flickr page!

I Adore this fabric, im currently in the middle of making Sophie a bed set out of the "around the World" fabric. its amazing & has such wonderful details and famous monuments detailed on it!

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The REVEAL! (of my 1st Gallery Post!)

hey everyone, thank you all so much for the guesses!!
here it is! (in non macro!)

it is my favorite gift from my mum! she was on holiday in Devon & bought it as she said it reminded her of me! (dunno what she meant by this, but i'm happy with that!!)
whenever she does go on a holiday, either in the UK or abroad, i always ask her to bring me a tacky gift!
the one of the leaning tower of Pisa, she found in a tourist shop in Italy when she was touring the monuments!!
I love it! she even bought me the postcard with the "real thing" pictured on the front!!! 


I really enjoyed this 1st attempt of the Gallery! and thank you all so much for stopping by my entry!
here's to next weeks!! i hope its a Goodie again!
:-)

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