Its a fact. I have too many clothes. I have a wardrobe so full that you have to squeeze in the clothes in a very special way to allow the doors to close. I used to have a wardrobe exclusively for shi...
After weeks of waiting, Im so pleased to finally launch my very first print range! I spend my days creating patterns and prints for textiles so I thought it was about time I made some nice pattern fo...
There has been much bouncing off the walls in excitement here at the Clare Nicolson studio this week. Why? Its finally here! The new collection! Its here!About a month ago I had the sad news that the...
There are lots of new products coming soon to the Clare Nicolson range. To make sure they can all fit here in the studio weve decided to have a Spring sale!There are lots of products on sale! Dolly B...
On Thursday, Ill be dragging the largest suitcase I own to the bus station to get the Megabus down to London. Why am I putting myself through 10 hours of smelly bus toilets, boredom and numb bum synd...
Its been 7 years and Im finally getting around to doing a giveaway. Itll be the first of many! Lets start with a little something for all the folks on Twitter. But dont worry, an equally amazing give...
You can now buy Clare Nicolson iphone cases at Society6. You can also buy select designs as framed art prints, stretched canvasses, and ipod/iphone skins. Wowee!
So this is a bit overdue, but last month I was selling at the Home show down in London. It was my first time exhibiting in a few years so I wanted to come back with a bang! I launched the new cushion...
On Saturday 10th December Ill be donning my Made In The Shade cap (its never been off, if truth be told) and selling at our Holiday Hullabaloo! Ill be selling lots of new and one-off products as well...
Im feeling very festive after the BUST Christmas Craftacular so its time for a lil discount in the online shop!You can get 15% off everything, right up until 6pm on Sunday 4th December. Enter code HA...
Tomorrow Ill be taking a trip down to London on the old Megabus for the BUST London Craftacular. This Sunday youll be able to buy some exclusive Clare Nicolson products like these..Sangria tea towel ...
Ooh, Ive been a bit quiet here lately! Theres been so much going on recently. Holidays, new products, Christmas preparations and trade shows.Last week I got back from a family holiday in Florida. In ...
This weekend, I took a trip with my family down to Carlisle to visit Aunt Flora. We prefer to say Auntie Flora Doll, because its just better. I managed to squeeze in a few visits to some charity and ...
What are you up to this bank holiday weekend? Were waving goodbye to Summer with a very special sale! This weekend you can get yourself 40% of everything in the shop, starting today right up until mi...
Have a L O O K at my new L O O K B O O K !
In March, Nana Nicolson passed away. One of the hardest things we had to do was sell her house which was the Nicolson family home for over 50 years. We spent hours sorting out her things and remember...
I used to spend many an afternoon searching through Etsy and making wishlists of my favourite vintage finds and pretty images. Now I spend many an afternoon on Pinterest doing the very same thing! I ...
Yippee! Well be on holiday from 8th - 19th July. You can still buy from the store but orders wont be dispatched until 21st July. Hooray for Summer!
Last week I had a shoot for the new range with photographer chum Garry Maclennan. After a lot of humming and hawing about locations I decided to have it in my flat. Easy! Lots of chairs, vintage prop...
Its been a while, huh? The new collection is finally here! Wheeeeeeee! The cushions are inspired by shapes. Can you tell? All kinds of shapes! Triangles, circles, petals, rectangles, hexagons and of ...
Mondays are my day off from working at The Maisonette. But as you can imagine, theyre not really days off. Theres still work to be done elsewhere. Working on my own designs, Made In The Shade work, c...
To make some room for the new Spring/Summer 2011 collection, were waving bye bye to some classic Clare Nicolson designs. These guys have been part of the range since the very beginning. Theyve strut ...
Whats this?! Heres another sneaky peek at the new Spring/Summer 2011 range! I cannot wait to get these designs printed up and made into cushions. Im experimenting with some new fabrics and textures a...
Oooooo weeee! Its Spring fever! For the next 7 days, enter the discount code SPRING at checkout to receive 20% off your order!
Im working on some new designs inspired by shapes. Triangles, hexagons, circles and squares. The new range will be printed on new fabrics. Im experimenting with coarser weaves and finishes to exagger...
Last weekend I took a trip back home and paid a visit to my Grandma and Grandpas house. I love looking at old photos of my family so I had a wee rummage through their collection. I found some amazing...
While I was making googly eyes at all the vintage Pyrex on Etsy I took a peek at my favourites page. I remember saving these beautiful vintage mugs and bottle over a year ago. It was going to be a fi...
Ive got a bit of a thing for vintage Pyrex. I love it. I actually love it. "If you love Pyrex so much why dont you just marry it?". You know, I just might. I began collecting vintage Pyrex ki...
Its getting a bit lovey dovey round here. As much as I love the sickly sweet Valentines gifts and cheesy greetings cards, I think we can come up with something a little better... Lovey Dovey Cus...
It seems like such a long time ago now, but back in July 2010 I had a new homeware shoot for the website. My photographer and friend Garry set up location at Auntie Ms Cake Lounge. I chose Auntie Ms ...
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