Happy New Year one and all! May it be the best yet! 2009 has been challenging on some fronts, but enormously satisfying and fulfilling on others. I anticipate a wonderful year ahead! I am starting the new year off with a bright new hat to bring cheer on these wet and grey days. I used [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Celebrating the new year with a new hat!
Posted in sewing, tagged Happy New Year, hat, Nicole Mallalieu Designs, Pip 'n' Milly Creations on December 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Christmas, tagged merry Christmas on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A very quick note to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2010! Thank you for stopping by over the year. I hope there will be many more posts in the year ahead.
New Pip ‘n’ Milly website
Posted in business, tagged Fiona Ballard, Pip 'n' Milly Creations, Pip 'n' Milly website on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The new Pip ‘n’ Milly website is now live! There are a couple of issues to resolve, but my tech-savvy husband is looking into it. The site will evolve over time to include online ordering, inventory, testimonials and the like, but for now it will serve to show my work and give a background to [...]
Special project for Hanukkah
Posted in business, tagged designed by Fiona Ballard, handmade, Hanukkah calendar, menorah, Pip 'n' Milly Creations on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A lady approached me at the Market I participated in at the end of November and mentioned that she liked the idea of something similar to an advent calendar for her children for Hanukkah. After various emails back and forth, lots of planning on paper and “take a deep breath and cut”, here is what [...]
Custom orders
Posted in business, sewing, tagged custom orders, sewing on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These are some of the products I have been working on lately. I also made an adorable purple and white tutu with a ribbon waistband and embellished with flowers, but forgot to take a picture before it left. Hopefully I will get one after Christmas, once the little girl has received it – if her [...]




