"This all started with a lazy Sunday trip out for coffee and cake to Borders Books in Dundee and a chance meeting with the book "Aranzi Cute Dolls" by Aranzi Aronzo. I swiftly bought the book along with "Plush You!" by Kristen Rask and proceeded to cut up all my old clothes as soon as I got home, my first creation was born, a rather old and stinky looking sock monkey came next. Both of these were hand stitched, although this was great fun I soon realised that if i gave my Mum's old Singer sewing machine a try things would go a lot faster. This sewing machine is fantastic, it is from 1976, and although it weighs around the same as a small elephant it helped me out for a couple of weeks until I got a brand new one for my 31st birthday."
I am now one year on from getting my sewing machine, have taken part in a few craft fairs and have been blogging about my crafty exploits and reading other like minded crafty blogs along the way, this has inspired me to take my online venture a stage further and try to get a collection of some of the best crafters and designers work on Ruby Loves Red and to promote Handmade as much as I can.
Ruby Loves Red aims to bring you some of the best handmade and printed products by today's most talented designers and crafts people. This shop has been born out of a love for all things cute, quirky and characterful hence 'Gifts With Character'.
Drawing on my experience from my degree in Illustration and printmaking and love of creating soft toys I (Sandra Cassidy) created Ruby Loves Red with the hope of bringing a little bit of craftyness and individuality back into today's mass market driven society. We hope you like the shop and take away a little bit of handmade to brighten up your life!
If you would like to know a bit more about Ruby Loves Red or get some sneak peeks at new products we will be stocking in the future you can! Just click on the links below to find out more......
