Using Facebook as Mariposa Textiles

When you watch the news or a hip program or even like loose women they are always on about facebook. I made a facebook group last year and hassled everyone I know (all 106) to join it. That was grand and loads of people joined it but it wasn't that great. I didn't put a lot of effort in and there was something quite unappealing about the groups appearance. I was then advised that a page was more accessible, so I created a page, but found I could not transfer over the people from my group to the page! Which is well, just really annoying. Anyways, I formed a page and I have been waiting to promote it till I had really flash pictures and good content to show people. Since Christmas I have been working and working trying to get this business started and had basically nothing happen so I thought maybe I would give the facebook a try. I mean why not use it to promote your brand there is almost a billion people using it now!

So I have been promoting and putting up new pics and talking to people about it and tweeting and blah blah blah and i only have 83 likes its quite depressing! I am not going to get down about it because I think with the introduction of the timeline design the page looks great. Plus I finally had professional product pictures taken. Next step is to do a fashion photo shoot which is in the works but in limbo while I wait for my silk scarves to arrive. So things are looking up! I also made a payvment shop which looks great and its free!
So, so far so good but will I manage to get more likes my god something has to give right? If your reading this you better give me a like or else! http://www.facebook.com/MariposaTextiles  http://www.facebook.com/MariposaTextiles

the payvment shop looks amazing I think its nicer then etsy and its free! so hopefully some of these billion users of facebook will start to come my way I think they have dramatically improved how it looks visually and made it easier to display work so I am optimistic!

Today I made Ribbon French Message Board

Today I made...................


My little sister suggested I should make ribbon message boards to sell and I have been toying with the idea for ages. When I got in this fantastic fabric, "Irish Ghost Estates midi print" I knew I finally had to tackle the project.

Materials I used

Massive wooden frame
Staple Gun, Staples
Yard of Cotton
Scissors
Polyester wadding 2 yards

I took the frame and stretched the wadding over it stapling it and pulling it taut. Next I stretched the fabric over the frame.  Then I gathered up ribbons. I think to have uniform ribbons on it you would need like 6 7 meters of ribbon. I didnt have that much to hand so I opted for going with loads of differnt ribbons in the tones which are in the print, Black, Brown, Green, White. I included a few sparkley fancy ribbons, lacy ribbons, and polka dots. I then pinned the ribbon on making sure to space the ribbons properly. (make sure you do this before you staple!) I then stapled all the ribbons into place. It looks amazing and will solve a messy problem in my house all the silly flyers, bills, drawings, cards which have had no where to go Perfect!

These can be made to order in the print of your choice for 90 euro

Silk Scarf Paradise

 I have been messing about trying to make silk scarfs for ages trying to hand sew them trying to source the right fabrics, printers. Now I have 6 scarfs made as samples its so exciting! They look great but are just a trial run for the proper line which will be having its debut in May. Entitled "Family Portraits", the line will include 5 complimentary printed silk scarves 3 long ones and 2 square ones its nervous times here! I have no sales, no shop and I just keep plugging away hoping that something will come together at last! Its a big gamble but I'm feeling positive!  In the meantime check these out! They are all available to buy I am having a photographer do my pictures from now on so these dodge pictures I take will soon be a thing of the past!

Mariposa Textiles Website up up and away

So I have madeover the website from the hot mess the first draft was into a much more streamlined, clean, easy to use site. I'm delighted with it so far considering that it took a week its not too amateur I think it looks pretty good actually. Check it out at MariposaTextiles.com    mariposatextiles.com

I'm not going to rant on and on for once just have a look! Just need to take a million decent product photos so the gloss pattern and print is consistant! I will be working away changing it all the time so watch this space