2016 New Beginning

New Year

It's 2016 and the new year mean's new designs and new adventures for 

Bear in Mind Design.

Last year saw new designs for baby grows and ceramic editions introduced to the family, taking part in events in new areas of the UK including Sheffield, Leeds and Notthingham and gaining two new stockists. The success of 2015 has increased my stock production and new customers/supporters purchasing/following the bear. I was able to start working on my branding for my stock and everything

is coming together one step at a time.

If you would like to see what is coming up follow me on:

facebook and instagram

follow the bear for the latest adventures and news.

Baby it's cold outside

With a new baby on the way it is always exciting deciding how your going to decorate the nursery, picking out the coolest and cutest clothes and what name you want to choose. Desiging a range of baby grows with Autumn as the theme, I have chose the long legged/sleeves baby outfits to keep baby warm. I have now introduced a new colour adding a warm marl grey keeping a minialist look. Perfect for a baby shower, new baby, christening gift or just because. Available in a range of sizes and made to order.

Autumn Fall

Autumn is among us and how I love this season with a path of golden leaves and misty fog mornings. Taking inspiration from autumn and nature, I have created some designs and pieces over the last month ready for stockists and events. 

With it getting colder I decided to invest in creating more baby grows to keep baby warm this time of year with the introduction of my long sleeved/legged baby body suits. Using a palette of oranges and browns inspired with a hint of Halloween infused spirit too. 

Take a look at my newly decorated Halloween themed cacti (not just for Halloween) ready for any fireplace, shelf or window display. These limited edition went down a treat :) 

I am hoping to keep you posted a little more over the coming weeks with the lead up to the winter. Keeping you posted with my adventures. 

Sunday Sharing

Updating and organising my etsy shop, website and designing a logo. Always time to network and share what i'm up to. So whilst you are all sat indoors hiding from the rain why not check out the latest from my blog and facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bear-in-Mind-Design/198471553553950?ref=hl

Work in Progress - Sneak Peeks

I have recently been working very hard networking and not updated my blog for a little while. Balancing a day job and then putting your all into your night job can be a very long and pressuring time. At times you feel your not getting anywhere, other times you receive some lovely feedback it keeps you going. I believe in what I do and with this I keep on going each and every day with or without the motivation, I get up and work on. 

I have been getting some new designs together and would like as much feedback as possible. I am a designer and work with a variety of mediums. I am looking to putting together some ranges so my new work will all tie in together. I have attached a few sneak peek pictures so you can see what ive been up to :)

Branded

A brand is a very important and vital part to any business whether you are an independant or corporate company. It sets you apart from others and makes you stand out from the crowd selling what you make, create and offer on a plate. 

So how do you get a great brand? Well you need to think about what you have to give, what makes you unique, who your target audience are and most importantly it needs to relate a true representation of what you are about. Everything within your business must relate or have some connection to your brand to keep it concise. There is nothing worse than having your packaging consist of plastic shopping bags and your business be all about recycled goods and natural organic products. 

When you walk into that business or visually view them online you want to see something strong, bold and pretty. It has to make you smile when you see it and make you want to come back for more. Treat it almost like family. Branding is vital and a great tool in making your product shine. 

If you want to shine and make the most of your business then I can offer advice and even help brand your business that suits you best :) Get in touch for more :)

Cathedral Quarter Arts Event

A lovely day showcasing my work at the Cathedral Quarter Arts event in Derby. I had very positive feedback and lots of people stopping by my stall. I was selling my new mothers day cards, screen printed baby grows, LP clocks/framed art, tote bags and prints. I also managed to do a little networking on the day and was nice to see people smiling and admiring my work. Here are some of the pictures below from the day:

2014 New Year

2014 has arrived and I am looking to bring some new work to Bear in Mind as well as take part in more events this year. Keep following my blog to see what I am up to :)

Christmas is coming

It's the 1st of December and it will soon be Christmas before you can blink. I thought I would share a bit of Christmas spirit with you all 

Tick Tick Clock

Latest Addition to the family are these unique hand designed clocks. I will have a selection in stock. Here is my first LP Clock for you to set your eyes upon. I have choosen LP's that have a clock or time theme in the title of the song or band. These clock will be available to purchase very soon. 

Summer is here

Finally the Summer is here. Hip hip hooray the sun is out for us all to enjoy. Time to get inspired by ice cream, flowers blooming and birds singing in song. Spending a day in the garden getting some ideas together for my upcoming designs and prints. Could I resist a little sunbathing at the same time :)

Website coming soon

Having spent time putting together my website and adjusting and adding work, I have finally had the finishing touches done to my website all thanks to Banana Split Media. 

I will keep you posted to when I will launch my website but for now keep following my blog :) 

You can contact me for design commissions, design work or if you want to let me know what you think of my work at:

bearinminddesign@gmail.com

Illustrations

I was looking through some of my old work and thought it would be nice to upload and share with you guys. From Marmite to Magpies, there is something for everyone to love. Your feedback is always welcome :)

Happy New Year

Hello again....

I wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year. I have been Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..... hibernating since Christmas Day but I am now back in the office ready for the 2013. I have lots of ideas and creative projects coming soon and will be updating them on my blog. 

If you are interested in a collaberation or would like to commission me for any work get in touch. I will be happy to help in any way. 

Keep an eye out for things to come. 

Bear Hugs x