Holly Emily Designs

DID YOU KNOW?

These range of little beauties, are items I make daily but never really show up on my insta! I’m always drawn into the colour themed pieces but these are always being made behind the scenes every day.

Again a question I get asked frequently is can I change the wording? As long as it fits these are all customised to how you wish. Birthdays, Christmas or christenings they can all be adapted for any occasion and the beauty of some of them they are under £5.

I’ve got a few more of this style coming soon and along with some for Christmas too as they always seem to be popular, but always perfect for a newborn gift.

T E N N E R T U E S D A Y

Bit late in posting but these are something new… £10 just for today. Personalised name splatter trinket, not just for names, add a date or personalise for a wedding or engagement gift

ON THE WEBSITE!

Blown away by the love for this, thanks so much! Being wedding season I haven’t got round to quite finishing the rest of the floral collection but hoping by the weekend the rest will be available.

This is now available on the website 🌺

Just leaving this one here!!!

My new favourite thing!!!

SWIPE TO SEE ➡️

This has to be my most favourite trinket design out of them all and the one I don’t make that much compared to the other designs.

Perhaps add some splatter effects to these perhaps, what do you think?

LONG TIME NO SEE!!

The biggest thank you to everyone for your beautiful orders for these heart trinkets! I’ve loved making the splatters, even though it was a tad messy!

I keep repeating myself with this one but again another radio silence from me on here and I’m so sorry. In truth I’ve been struggling with the overwhelming juggle of mum life, after school activities, actually working and having a farmer hubby who works 6/7 days a week, there just hasn’t been much of a break fitting in any content, social creating, so it’s always instagram that takes takes the hit!

It’s just trying to accept that this stage of life with kids being this age it’s just so super busy , more than when they were little and the balancing act of fitting it all in is just impossible. So that’s why my account is super boring right now!!

I’m still working as usual and I’m in the full swing of wedding season, so thank you so much for keeping me busy with your beautiful orders! It’s just instagram content I haven’t got the energy for or making anything new!! To the point I need to start Christmas!

Hope you’ve all had a fab weekend x.

🎀My Favourite Bow!!🎀

W E D D I N G S E A S O N

Wedding season has officially started and I’m loving all the personalised quotes and wording requests I’m getting for your special days! I was scrolling through my phone and totally forgot about these and hadn’t made one in a while.

F I V E R F R I D A Y

It’s been a while since I’ve done a fiver Friday! These have been on my to do list for a while and finally finished them! Perfect for a little newborn keepsake, now available on the website .

☁️☁️20 PERCENT OFF☁️☁️

Evening everyone! Hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend, can’t believe where the time is going!

I’ve finally had a website reset and got some newness to upload soon which will most certainly include some clouds.

As a massive thank you for your love for clouds, there will be 20% everything cloud related on the website. Also gift vouchers are also available too!

Why hello 👋🏻

I’ve been completely absent from the Gram the last 6ish weeks, so it’s about time I did some sort of post.

Easter probably more than Christmas is my busiest period and my little bunny tags (5 years strong) are the main reason why I’ve been so absent. They have also stopped me from making my new Easter pieces 🤦🏻‍♀️ so like a lot of other makes, the half finished Easter makes are in the graveyard corner on the desk and there they will remain for another year haha.

Anyway light at the end of the tunnel and this year as I’m sure it’s the same for a lot of small businesses, there’s been such a close gap between occasion dates, so I’ve never really been able to get cleared and start a fresh for the year yet.

I’ve got so many things I want to make and some DIY tutorials too, one I made like 8 weeks ago and can’t wait to video, so the Easter holidays will give me the time I need to do some fun stuff and get back to my creative part as it’s been way too long.

Anyways hope your all well and I’m slowly going to be eeeking back but it’s been some 4/5 hour nights so I’m over due some sleep, thrown in with poorly little ones.

I managed to photograph some pieces here and there before sending and I think this colour way cloud is by the far the most popular of all of them. My Pinterest has blown up for these clouds and makes me so happy that they are being gifted all over the world at the moment.

✨Special Things ✨

I haven’t been able to do much picture taking for some time, so when the sun was shining last week I managed to do a few! I’m just in love with these ❤️

THANK YOU!

I can’t believe how close valentines, Mother’s Day and Easter are this year! Three occasions all packed super close together this! Which has left me with very little time for instagram the last month or so!

The last of the Mother’s Day trinket dishes are going out the door the next few days so just a massive thank you as always for your beautiful orders. These are my favourite trinket dishes and not just for Mother’s Day a personal touch for any occasion.

Pretty in pink!

Thanks for all the bow love recently, bow pot finally finished!

🎀 BOW LOVE 🎀

So blown away by the bow love for this!! Thank you so much. Sadly due to the length of time to perfect this beauty these aren’t up for sale, but possibly when Easter has calmed down there will be some time to do a few

In the meantime as part of celebrating my 5 years of my small business there will be a bow giveaway, I’ve just created another little bow piece to go with it so it’s a set if three pieces!

T E N N E R T U E S D A Y

So I know I’m late in the day but I want to kick start Easter with doing a Easter tenner Tuesday and also to celebrate our real baby bunnies 1st birthday today! These are the popular tassel bunnies! These are the bigger bunnies that can fit a name on as I’ve had quite a few questions about these and the smaller tassel bunnies.

So an off topic picture as it’s not Clay today but…….

This week I’m celebrating 5 years of my small business, so I thought I would show my face. You may have noticed it’s not something I do regularly as I don’t feel comfortable showing my muggins, but with my beautiful daughter with me I thought I would say a quick hello!

Honestly I can’t cram into words what I perhaps want to say in one post, but let’s say it’s been a rollercoaster for sure. A lot of highs followed by a lot of lows too, that I can’t even explain the amount of energy, heart ache, stress and sacrifice of running a small business takes along side being mum, COVID was certainly interesting

Anyway my little business is only still going because of the continued kindness and support of the lovely community/customers that are directed from here and I know it’s a repetitive phrase I say, but without that I would have thrown in the towel years ago. It really does mean so much to me from even the shares, likes, and comments as they mean so much to small businesses on this platform and make the biggest difference just my hitting the ❤️ button.

My insta game hasn’t been much the last two years as there was alot going on so I’m so sorry I’ve been pants on my social side. My aim this year is to get back to creating lots of newness as I feel I haven’t been able to do that for while and cranking up my instagram game. Bring back 2020 instagram my brain is not adapted for content making unless it’s a photo.

You may have seen from my stories the other day that I’m going to do a series of mini giveaways, fiver Fridays and possibly a few other things to celebrate the 5 years so there will be a trickle of things going on over the next few weeks

Thank you so much again everyone, your support is amazing and looking forward to 2024! Here’s to the next 5 years!

Hopping into S P R I N G……

Thank you all so so much already for your beautiful bunny orders, means so much thank you! There will be some more spring newness coming soon to match these.

I’ll be using these for Easter place settings with a bit of colourful linen, but for now they look so pretty in my gorgeous vase and arrangement from these magnolias are stunning!

🌸 M O T H E R S D A Y 🌸

Brightening up BLUE Monday with some colour! One of my favourite makes and not just for Mother’s Day personalised for any day.

❤️ V A L E N T I N E S ❤️

Valentines is one of those occasions I don’t always factor in, I don’t know why I think it’s because I’m usually in manic bunny making mode as Easter takes over.

Any of my hearts can be customised for any wording, birthdays, christening, births and valentines! I’ve got big big hearts and smaller available too!

Can we talk Easter yet?

I know some Christmas decorations are still hanging up but Easter is that bit earlier this year and I’m already making bunny orders 🐰 which just doesn’t seem possible.

It’s super bleak outside right now so already wishing of spring evenings, lighter nights and warmer weather!

Anyone else wishing it was spewing already!

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R

Hello 2024! Where to start for a wrap up of 2023 🤔. Let’s put it this way it wasn’t my favourite year, which massively correlates with my lack of presence on this platform.

With that in mind I just want to say the most ginormous thank you for all your orders, support, likes, shares through 2023. It genuinely has meant so much as I know I really haven’t been keeping up with my insta game so it truly means a lot for the support I’ve still received.

Im mentally in such a better place, rewind to this time last year I was in bits from a pr*****ed lumbar disc and doing just the simple things of standing and sitting was simply excruciating to add having to drag my leg at times. I was popping 17 pills a day to try and numb the pain, but I’ve been incredibly lucky to have had a little procedure to fix the issue , doing physio and basically trained my back to a standing position all day instead of sitting.

This time last year I just wouldnt have believed that I would be 90 % pain free in a years time, just incredible from where I was at as it had all really taken its toll.

So I’ve got some kinda goals I want to achieve this year. I know I don’t share the private side to my small business, which has always been a stumbling block but I want to branch out on this more this year.

Also if you’ve followed me for a while, you may have remembered we moved back in 2021. We’ve been in our new home just over a year now and it’s been a juggle, as I haven’t had a fully set up craft room like before. Which leads to some news of a possible new HQ for me this year with an outdoor craft space, which is super exciting!

So 2024 I’m already starting off in a good place and want to get back into crafting newness!

As I don’t show my face often and didn’t have the strength of a selfie today here’s a little reshare of an older snap just to say hello and Happy New Year to everyone! Thank you everyone ❤️

Evening everyone!!

WHY HELLO!! You may have seen that I’ve been rather absent on here for several weeks. It’s always rather overwhelming this time of year with the juggle, it being the busiest time of year for my little business and to throw in the mix children being unwell! Let’s say I’m beyond knackered and will be glad to not be working till 1-2 in the morning.

I had so many plans for newness, Christmas specials and more which I might share tomorrow, as I finally finished them. It just wasn’t meant to be and always give myself a hard time for not being able to get everything done that I had planned for.

So I’m just popping on to say the biggest ginormous thank you for all the kindness for another Christmas season for my small business. Honestly I’m forever thankful for the support through orders and the social community on this platform that help keep me going. The Christmas build up is always a manic time and can really take its toll, as I’ve seen so many small businesses throw in the towel with the hardships that come with running a handmade business that perhaps this platform doesn’t always show.

Anyway, you know that I dont like to show my face on here and to be honest I look like a utter piece of sh*te anyways and looking forward to my first lay in in a very long time! So here are my two favourite people in the world to say MERRY CHRISTMAS and thank you for another year, I’m still here! I will be very happy to see the back of 2023.

❤️

⭐️ WE BELIEVE ⭐️

Thank you all so much for your “believe” baubles! They have made the perfect gifts to add for Christmas Eve boxes along with the personalised bag to match!! I wish I could use them for our Christmas Eve box but ours are from the elves so may give the game away!

OH MY DAYS!!!!

I now know why people find it hard to work with kids. Let’s say this picture took its time to achieve, everything itched, her feet hurt, her eyes had to be blinked, nose blocked! Phew, I needed a drink. I would love to share the camera roll of it, seriously it’s a meltdown going on in each photo.

Anyways, happy Sunday everyone! Loved making this minus the photo shoot haha!!

☁️OFF TO THE USA! ☁️

I find it really funny that each year there appears to go through spells of a specific thing being popular.

Last year it was all about the tassel clouds and this year it’s about these cloud babies but mainly to America. I think it’s to do with my Pinterest blowing up, don’t ask me how, why or because, as I have no idea why my Pinterest generates the amount of monthly traffic, but I seem to have done something right with it.

Lots of these are being sent off to America to go on the Christmas tree, they are light enough not to break the tree! ☁️☁️☁️

Morning!

This is just to say a massive huge thank you for all your love, shares, likes and entries for the bauble giveaway! It’s nearly 5 years ago to the day since I trickled onto instagram and started my small business journey with these, so always forever thankful.

So I’ve had so many messages about these as I know they are slightly different than my other bauble. The ceramic bauble on the website can be customised the same to this, just pop the “name believe “ on the website and I’ll add the star to it. You can also the add the cotton gift bag or have it without too.

I’ve been trying to blitz orders as quick as possible and will be bringing out the last Christmas range this weekend.

There’s still time to enter the giveaway which ends on Sunday ❤️