First blog....
My name is Dee (the clue is in my shop name right). I am the owner of a new little business called Dee-lightful Gifts. I was poorly at the back end of 2020, and this required me to have 3 months off work from my full-time job. While I was recovering, I decided I needed to do something to help aid my recovery and fill my days. I had always enjoyed “making things” in the past such as wedding invitations, wedding favours, baby shower cards etc as a hobby and because I really enjoyed it. So, I decided to start making things again, just little things to fill my time at home. My husband then surprised me at Christmas with my first ever cutting machine. This was a superb surprise, and this also enabled me to create lots more things. This hobby became bigger, and I was making things daily, trying new things, coming up with new ideas as well as things that are being created by so many other talented crafters.
I decided to make a “Pop-up Box Card” something that was different to other pop-up box cards which could also house small gifts or be a small keepsake. My neighbour liked these so much he asked me to make his wife one with a candle in the centre as a gift from his children. He was so impressed he said I should sell them. That’s when ‘Dee-lightful Gifts” was created. I started small selling on Facebook, then moved onto Instagram, Etsy and now Beautifully Handmade UK. These cards are my favourite things to make. I have made so many different ones for so many different occasions such as birthdays, gender reveal, Mother’s Day, retirement and valentines to name a few. I use a wide range of cardstock to create them from glitter cardstock, plain cardstock and holographic cardstock, my ideas of filling the centres are endless.
The next thing I decided to make was shadow box frames, I think these look lovely and because you can personalise them it makes them even more special. I use lots of different materials and embellishments to design and create the bespoke pieces. I like to include names in these and make them specific to you. I also love making cake toppers, and handmade jewellery. I have a large selection of necklaces and bracelets in silver chain, gold chain and leather rope chains. These have a variety of pendants, stones and charms attached to them. My latest make is a hot air balloon new baby gift basket. These are perfect as a gift to new parents or a baby shower gift. These are actually made from a paper lantern lampshade, I add lots of ribbons, beads and baby products to make these look special and look like a hot air balloon.
Come back soon for an update.
Dee
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