rocking around the christmas tree....

Have yourself a very merry christmas!

Just a small selection of our christmas cards.  We are beginning to feel very festive!

HO HO HO!

Lovely limited edition prints

Our lovely new limited edition prints are for sale from our website www.lizandpip.com.
Perfect for christmas presents!

autumn in the air

with the days getting shorter and a taste of autumn  in the air. some lovely inspiration to follow.
with halloween, pumpkin soup and winter woolies to look forward to!
pictures  from www.martha stewart.com

and a new Liz and Pip card, beautifully embossed and worth tweeting about from our "Pincushion" range.

marion deuchars

we love this new book from illustrator marion deuchars www.mariondeuchars.com

TOP DRAWER 2011

One of the great things about Top Drawer is you always get to see new and exciting design and make new friends.  There were so many lovely stands.....

 Sasha and Elisabeth handmade lampshades are just gorgeous and desireable! http://www.sashaandelisabeth.co.uk/

witty cookie cushions by Nikki McWilliams - delicious!  see lots of other biscuits
here http://www.nikkimcwilliams.com/

we love all sorts of type and these signs caught our eye.....

and loved these clever bookends....http://www.goodwinandgoodwin.com/

We were lucky enough to be next door to The London Studio and lovely Soula whose work just
makes us laugh

her Wisdom of Kids range is so funny...http://www.thelondonstudio.com/

We get loads of help from Muriel and Anja who work with us and couldn't do it without them!

lovely Mu....so organised!


and - always smiling

Anja!  (who was obviously moving too quickly for us to actually get a picture of her at Top Drawer!

top drawer 2011

 Lovely Steve having a coffee before he helps us set up.  What a star!

beginning to take shape

 Liz and Pip stand

Liz on the left and Pip on the right!

A cracking christmas

giftbags

and more

giftwrap

typography for a rainy day

Dalton J Paul Getty's pencil sculptures

45-year-old carpenter, Dalton J. Paul Getty for 25 years turns ordinary pencils into incredible miniature sculptures. Without using a magnifying glass. “When I was a schoolboy, – says the master, – I made gifts to my friends, carving out their names on a pencils. Later, I decided to try sculpture, and after a long searching the choice fell on a pencil lead.”

and this lovely pear from sarah King www.sarahaking.com

we both have a weakness for fab cushions, especially love this one from

http://www.jonathanadler.com

and these from the very clever Donna Wilson http://www.donnawilson.com

two gorgeous owl cushions! By Robin & Mould.

hand made and can be bought online from their etsy shop

www.etsy.com/shop/robinandmould

this cushion is just so quirky and we just love it. http://www.luckyboysunday.dk

hmmmm

LIZ & PIP

...Yes we are real people...

and this is our first real blog...

so settle down with a nice cup/glass and plate of something delicious

while we tell you something about ourselves.

'We were born terribly poor in a little wooden shack, longing for adventure...'

..No that would be silly ..

In reality before we became 'Liz & Pip' we were simply Liz, living at ....rd Earlsfield

and Pip, living at ....rd Earlsfield ...and ner the twain had yet met...

We must have scurried past each other many times on the street but we only really first met when we both worked for

a well known publishing company (which for legal reasons will remain nameless)and realised we were neighbours.

After working for said company for 4 gruelling years we decided to strike out on our own...(so the longing for adventure bit was right!)

We decided to have a 'Summit Meeting' in our favourite cafe in Putney.

Among more pressing items on the agenda, ie what the ++++ are we doing, was our choice of company name...we had several ideas but none cut the mustard...(in fact one of them was 'cut mustard' but it was already taken..)

We were getting nowhere fast ..suddenly the rather dishy waiter emerged from the kitchen with our order and shouted 'Liz and Pip'

we looked at him and then each other...(hmmm ,,has a nice ring says Liz...hmmm, says Pip.)

So over tagliatelle and white wine and a celebratory  pudding we made our decision.

(although Pip did fleetingly suggest "what about Pip and Liz",) but we won't mention that,...not the same ring we agreed..

So having over-tipped the waiter, (with money, not physically), we emerged from the cafe triumphant.

And that is the story of how Liz, (the blonde one) and Pip, (the brunette one) happily became...

Liz & Pip ltd....

stay tuned for part 2 "the early years"