Black Friday Etsy

I've been busy updating the Etsy shop again today with even more items. Including the below LIA's (Literary Invasion Art)  Click on the image below to go to the shop. As an added extra pop in the code 'Black Friday' for 10% off any order over £5 and get some unique presents in for christmas.

Etsy Shop Update

I've been busy taking new photos and updating the Etsy store today. About half way through it so far with loads more coming tomorrow. Check out the shop for some cool christmas gifts. Click on the banner above to head to the shop.

Valentines Cards

Good morning everybody. 
Its freezing but we're half way through January all ready. Which also means that it won't be long until Valentines day! So with that in mind I've made some funky little cards for you to share the love with.

All the cards are hand drawn and are something a little different. My personal favourite is the monsters under the umberella. I can do personalised ones too with initials etc on. So if your local to Grimsby pop into the shop 'Made by' or if not drop me a message on here or twitter, facebook etc and we can sort something out for you.

Happy New Year

Well its that time of year again folks. 2014 is over and what a year its been. Starting a shop has been massive for us. Yes It's a lot of hard work and no we're not rolling in money from it. That however is not what it's all about. Yes earning enough money to live like kings wouldn't be sniffed at but one of the main points of is 
'I now own my OWN business'
I no longer work for some big organisation, I'm not a minion anymore. I rule my own destiny.  Now the mere fact that we've made this happen is enough to make me jump somersaults but the fact we have mostly been managing to stay on top of all the bills etc is even better. Of course this can only be improved and expanded on in the new year, with new stock, projects and funky display ideas. 
Setting up a new business takes up a considerable amount of time so all my projects and comics etc have pretty much sat idle over 2014. Hey it's ok I'm good but I'm not superman. What this does mean is that 2015 is the year I plough on ahead with 
1. The Business 2. Project Cornelius 3. The Apple Tree Pirates 4. Secret Project!!!!!
And when I say plough on I really mean it. I've already started putting things into practice I started ages ago and making progress and its only the 3rd of January. 
Basically there is going to be a lot of content appearing on the blog this year covering all the projects with all fancy pictures and everything so keep checking back because this year is going to be BIG!!!!!!!
www.wearemadeby.com @wearemadeby

The latest cards

Hello Everybody. I thought I'd write a little post to show you some of the greetings cards I've been making over the past few months. I've been working on a range of graphic cards with this and the 'You're my Lobster' card being the first. There are a load more sat on the computer ready to go to print too so more updates soon. 

These cards are all hand made from vintage card games. The top ones are from a 1950s happy families game and the bottom ones are Lexicon which i used to love playing when I was younger.

These Burlesque cards are the first cards I ever made several years ago now. They are a little bit of fun and still a great seller. I am always working on new cards and we will have all sorts of new ones available soon. You can buy all of these cards on our website here. 

Custom Kicks

Hi folks
As part of 'Made By' I have been working on all sorts of different creative things lately. One of the most well received has to be the Custom Kicks.

The custom kicks are hand painted canvas shoes in pretty much any design you can think of. So far I have done quite a few tattoo inspired pairs, as well as adventure time kids shoes. In the shop I also have some Marvel superhero ones I've been working on.

If you fancy getting hold of a pair for yourself then drop an email to hello@wearemadeby.com and we can chat about what you might want. Prices are from £20 for kids shoes up to £40 for adults hightops. Plus postage. 

The New Web Store

Hello everybody.
Over the last few months I've been really busy working on the fantastic extension to the Pickle. Namely our cool shop in Grimsby 'Made By'. Its been hard work as im sure anybody setting up a business/shop will tell you but were starting to get a lot more people through the door from word of mouth which is a fantastic and underrated form of advertising. As well as the shop I built a little web shop which served a purpose but was generally speaking pretty pants. Now however I've been busy squirrelling away and have finally launched the new site. Yes you heard correct the new webshop is live and ready for your perusal. 

It has a lot more fancy stuff going on behind the scenes including security features as well as new stock and new layout which should make your shopping experience run more smoothly. So if you're in or around the Grimsby area please feel free to drop in the shop and say hello. However if you can't make it for what ever reason then now you can buy with confidence online and still get all the same cool stuff. 
www.wearemadeby.com