Posts by Fay Martin
Spring!
What a busy time! Since the New Year I have been busily working away on plenty of Spring orders and my first export order to Australia. This morning a big lorry came to collect all seven large boxes packed full of cards for my Australian distributor. As you can see this many boxes means hours…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
To my friends, family, customers, suppliers, blog and twitter followers, and facebook fans, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Thank you for all of your support over the past 12 months, which I can safely say has been such a rollercoaster. I have had so many wonderful opportunities…
Read MoreThe QVC Experience
So, it has taken me a little while to getting round to writing this post, it’s the busiest time of year, so blogging has gone by the way side. However, I have to report back on my day at QVC and how it all went. If you saw me on any of the four shows…
Read MoreWelcome in the spring!
I am hoping this post will cheer up those who have suffered from the terrible weather recently. I am looking to spring with hopes for plenty of sunshine, chocolate eggs and gorgeous flowers. Today I have a few new card collections to share with you, so that you can order in time for the Spring.…
Read More‘Tomorrow’ Product Launch at QVC
From the day I heard I had been selected by Kelly Hoppen to work with her for the Prince’s Trust Tomorrow campaign it has been a whirlwind. You will see from past blog posts all of the great opportunities being involved in the campaign has brought, from being photographed by Rankin, meeting Kelly Hoppen MBE…
Read MoreNew range – Sweet Tooth
As you know there is a bit of a romantic in me, and I love designing cards for sweethearts. My new range ‘Sweet Tooth’ is a collection of 24 charming colourful characters and sweet and some not so sweet captions that cover the many different ups and downs we go through with our loved ones…
Read MoreICONS
Behind the scenes at Fay’s Studio, I’ve been having a lot of fun (which is allowed) creating a range of 10 new cards. I saw a gap in the market for this type of card, with our love of popstars and fame, and with a strong lean towards humour cards at the moment (as we…
Read MoreA letter from a Prince!
This morning I was so excited when the postman arrived in his van clutching a letter postmarked by Balmoral Castle. After carefully opening it I discovered this letter from HRH The Prince of Wales!! A few weeks ago, I wrote to Prince Charles to tell him all the ways in which his Trust has helped…
Read MoreHello! Magazine
In case last week you missed your copy of Hello! magazine it featured myself, Kelly Hoppen and the Prince’s Trust. Here is the article. I must credit the writer and photographers of the piece, Alexandra Wilby, Dominic O’Neill, Rex Features and Prince’s Trust Campaign photographer, Rankin. Thank you to Kelly Hoppen for her interview and…
Read MoreQVC Guest Audition.
On Friday I headed to the QVC headquarters with the Prince’s Trust for my guest audition, along with Rebecca Taylor who has been mentored by Liz Earle creating their amazing Rose and Lavender Cleanse & Polish Special Edition. Here we are at QVC prepared and excited for the day ahead! QVC, having outgrown it’s original…
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