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Folksy Debut! & Logos

Hello to all, much excitement in the Lost in the Wood Designs camp today as we've made our debut on Folksy! Finally got round to reading enough instructions to enable me to list a few items for sale. Please come to see my items http://folksy.com/shops/lostinthewooddesigns Things never are as straightforwards as I expect though and it took a while to sort out various details such as the banner (the shape wasn't compatible with my logo so a completely new one was needed, more on that in a bit...), calculating likely postal charges taking into account weight, large letter/ package/ parcel options- bewildering even with a Post Office pricing guide and writing nice informative descriptions. 

While I can design and make my crochet & needle felt creations, take decent photos & make adjustments to the pics ie lighting/ contrast etc, decide on packaging and use social media & websites to promote my items, what I can't begin to tackle is anything involving painting or graphics. Thankfully, I have talented family & friends to help out. My very talented brother Robin Cameron creates  bold and often deliciously weird drawings & paintings using computers (sure there is a more technical term for this!) and makes striking stained glass ornaments using his own contemporary designs. He's currently working on a phoenix which I may blog about in the future as the making process is fascinating. I'm also hoping to get a new decoration for my house as a Christmas present (last year was a beautiful version in glass of Le Chat Noir, one of my favourite images, so expectations are high!). Have a look at his facebook page: www.facebook.com/arknott1?ref=hl Robin was bullied into creating the Lost in the Wood Designs logo and I'm most grateful.

As Robin is now a bit too busy in his day job & messing about with learning wood carving, I was very lucky to have (the equally busy but more experienced) Alan Roberts make me an atmospheric banner for Folksy this week . Alan is a talented illustrator and 3D artist and can be found on http://www.grumpyart.co.uk/
www.facebook.com/pages/Welsh-illustrator/145886913607?fref=pb 
 and Twitter: @alanwroberts
He received a crochet mince pie as a thank you for his efforts! 

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