Jennie Maizels - News

This Blog has Moved To www.jenniemaizels.com!

2010-12-03T05:35:00.000-08:00

We've rebuilt our website! This blog is now part of our main site and can be found by clicking on the NEWS button. Hope you like the new http://www.jenniemaizels.com/... See you there!

XXX Jennie

We love Bambino Goodies!

2010-11-19T01:42:00.000-08:00

Especially Kat (http://housewifeconfidential.co.uk/) for writing this completely fabulous review of My Pop Up Body Book (with gorgeous pictures and everything!)

See it here: http://www.bambinogoodies.co.uk/my-pop-up-body-book-by-jennie-maizels/

Favourites!

2010-11-04T12:17:00.000-07:00

We would really really like to know what everyone's favourite Clothes Plaster is, let us know (comment/tweet/email etc) and you will be entered into a prize draw. First 5 out of the hat, as it were, will get a bag of freebies! Look forward to hearing from you all! (Closing date Nov 30th) XXX Jennie

Twitterers: http://twitter.com/jenniemaizels

Cherry Menlove

2010-11-02T13:41:00.000-07:00

Wow, now here's a review I don't receive every day! http://www.cherrymenlove.com/blog/2010/11/a-whole-new-world.html Whenever anything remotely complimentary is written about either my books or Clothes Plasters, it quite literally makes my week, but this will keep me smiling for at least a year!

Such a compliment coming from such an extraordinarily stylish, glamorous and creative person. Let's hope I get to repay her one day...

Junior Vogue

2010-10-26T08:17:00.000-07:00

Lovely review on Junior Vogue! http://www.juniorvogue.co.uk/mend-and-make-do/

The Singles!

2010-09-24T12:24:00.000-07:00

Yay! Here they are, our perfect stocking fillers/going home presents/pop-inside-birthday-card presents... you name it, you know you want some! Tee Hee. Will have stock tomorrow (Oct 27). Let me know your favourites and I'll squirrel some away! xxxxx

Singles Coming Soooon!

2010-09-21T02:10:00.000-07:00

Singles are coming!! Here's our POS hanger thingie (technical name??) Is terrible photo I know, but too impatient to wait for professional one...will upload some images of the chosen patches soon (our tried and tested favourites!). They will be available from mid October and will be £2.99 each. How exciting?!

Dandy Star

2010-09-17T04:45:00.000-07:00

We were lucky enough to be next to these guys at Top Drawer. SUCH fabulously lovely people. Lots of exciting ideas/collaborations were discussed... their children's (and hurrah- ladies!) clothes made me come over all peculiar, such was their divine perfection, rare to see something quite so 'right'.

http://www.dandystar.com

Plus, must mention http://www.soindigo.co.uk/ who were also our neighbours; who made us laugh. Allot. Thank you! xxx

It's up!

2010-09-11T11:41:00.000-07:00

Right, we're ready! Really quite nervous... feels all a little exposing. How will I sleep tonight?? See you there if you're going (stand G43) XXX

..And here are the patches!

2010-09-10T11:08:00.000-07:00

Previewing at Top Drawer and sadly not available until the end of October... Have been ironing on birds to a skirt for the show. SO pretty, will take lots of photos... xxx

STOP PRESS! New sets!

2010-09-03T08:38:00.000-07:00

Should be ready in a few weeks. Watch this space!

Will upload patch images as soon as xxx

See you at Top Drawer!

Junior Magazine

2010-08-10T12:47:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the lovley Junior Magazine for this great review!
I am in strange intense work zone. Working 7 day weeks and 13 hour days in order to get this book fiinished! (still top secret sorry) Big party when it's over! Will upload some images as soon as I get the go ahead, it's in a completely different style to anything I've done before. Watch this space xxxx

We're going to Top Drawer!

2010-07-16T12:01:00.000-07:00

All very exciting and all very new for us, but we're official now! See: http://www.kdmediapublishing.com/tda10/exhibitor_detail.cfm?Exhibitor_ID=5869 So if you are planning on coming, please come and say hello to us at stand G43! Jennie, Marcus and Esther XXX

Thank You Mary Poppins!

2010-07-14T05:30:00.000-07:00

The prettiest blog ever has said some lovely things about our Clothes Plasters http://marypoppins-homesweethome.blogspot.com/ Very kind of her and very much appreciated!

Her little boy has requested a Fire Engine.. hmmm will head for the drawing board right away...

Lauren Lavern Loves Clothes Plasters!

2010-07-06T01:18:00.000-07:00

The Uber Cool (and incredibly likeable) Lauren Lavern has very kindly given us a mention in her Grazia Column. Thanks Lauren!

Hooray for Sticky Fingers!

2010-07-03T02:15:00.000-07:00

Love this Blog: http://stickyfingers1.blogspot.com/ and LOVE what they've said about Clothes Plasters.

It's a very touching and inspiring Blog. Talking about family life and running a photography workshop at the same time. She offers words of inspiration and people submit images and text relating to that weeks word. At times deeply hilarious and equally immensely moving. Definitely worth a look/read...

IQONS (far too cool for me)

2010-06-30T12:52:00.000-07:00

Just joined frighteningly hip and groovy fashonista's networking site: http://www.iqons.com/Jennie+Maizels+

Figured if we're good enough for Grazia..? Also read that it's a fab way for people to hear about you from all corners of the globe, which sounds quite exciting to a cardi clad illustrator from rural Hampshire...

UPDATE: Last number of visits 8042! How terrifying!!

Finger Food Friday

2010-06-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

'Mummy Limited' Blog has a Finger Food Friday, featuring recipes from my cookery book. Really nicely photographed and carefully explained. Well done her... puts me to shame! http://mummylimited.blogspot.com/2010/06/finger-food-friday-mini-quiches.html
I forget how much this book is still being bought/used. It was written for my Millie, who is now nearly ten! I still refer to it and have yet to find a better Brownie recipe (thanks Aunty Sister!!)

Thanks "Whose The Mummy" Blog!

2010-06-28T01:32:00.000-07:00

Really rather hillarious and entertaining (and often quite touching) blogger, has written a lovely review about our little Clothes Plasters:

http://www.whosthemummy.co.uk/2010/06/the-girl-jeans-problem.html?cid=6a00d8345202e469e2013485024155970c

Her little girl, Flea, hates all things girly, so to 'ungirl' some jeans, the boys set were the perfect solution!

Yes, that's us in The Telegraph Magazine!

2010-06-25T12:47:00.000-07:00

Big Thank you to Daisy Bridgewater for lovely write-up in The Telegraph Magazine's Children's Notebook, we got millions of orders (well almost...) and it was extra lovely to see our Rosie in the paper!

Watch out for us in Grazia week after next! Enjoy the sunshine! xx Jennie

Lollibop Festival

2010-06-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

The lovely people at Olive loves Alfie (http://www.olivelovesalfie.co.uk/once.html ) have asked if they could customise some clothes with our Clothes Plasters; for the fabulous sounding Lollibop Children's Festival in London... July 17th - 18th (http://www.lollibopfestival.com/ ) Sadly, I'll be away, but if anyone fancies checking it out, I'd love to know what it was like!

I'm busy busy working on my next book (keep forgetting to ask Walker Books if I can mention it, or whether it's still too top secret!) and also working on the production of two more Clothes Plasters tins, will upload sneaky previews very soon!

Love to all xxx Jennie

CDU! (That's a 'Counter Display Unit' to you and me...)

2010-04-11T12:46:00.000-07:00

The fabulous chaps at inprint (http://www.inprintlitho.com/) have done a wonderful job.

With 6-7 actual patches attached, they will be ready to send out in a few weeks.

We're hoping this will help shops consider selling them at their tills like all our 'best sellers' do...

I'm working on some new ranges for Clothes Plasters as I write, so watch this space!

Sneaky Preview!

2010-01-25T04:40:00.000-08:00

After nearly two years of (often quite gruesome!) research and my most lifelike 'colouring in', the Body Book is finally finished! Hurrah!

I have loved working on it. I've learned so much! Like that the skin on your ear grows out like a conveyor belt and that no-one really knows why we have appendix...

I was helped hugely by the good fortune of knowing so many medics! From catching a quick coffee at school with a brain surgeon, to countless teas, with my good friends/neighbours who are both eye surgeons. I even had the privilege of drawing from life (hmmm, ironic turn of phrase there...) at Southampton University Hospital; the lungs,skeleton, eye and brain section were all done as a result of time spent with the most wonderful and helpful woman (Claire Smith) head of Anatomy, who also kindly proofed the finished version for me.

Was also my first pop-up book with Walker. So grateful for having Jenny Jacoby as my editor and Paula MacDonald as the designer, so excited to be working with them.

Anyway, it's out Sept 1st this year, so watch this space!!

Stop press! Can now buy from Amazon : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1406317926/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1BG41M68XCP9AZFTCCZR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Drowning in work

2010-01-18T11:48:00.000-08:00

How funny is this picture from local paper!?

Braishfield school talk

2010-01-18T03:27:00.000-08:00

A big thank you to all the pupils at Braishfield junior school for making me feel so welcome (and for guessing all the animals from The Wonderful World Book - first school ever!) See you all soon! X Jennie

Igloo at night....

2010-01-13T13:33:00.000-08:00

...and a little bit on fire.

Dotty's Igloo

2010-01-13T09:15:00.000-08:00

Snowed in again! Inspired by neighbouring village 'Up Sombourne' who built a massive one, which someone actually slept in (!!), we built our own little igloo in our garden. As you can see, Dotty loves it!

How lovely is this snow?!

2010-01-09T04:55:00.001-08:00

We LOVE it!! School-free, sledging and snowballs, Battoning down the hatches, big fires and hot toddies, hurrah for the snow!! Keep warm everyone xxxxx

Millie Painting

2009-12-12T05:42:00.000-08:00

Just had to post this picture of Millie painting her present for Daddy... lots of concentration and fussy prefectionism (I don't know where she gets it from...)

Clothes Plasters SHOP now open!

2009-12-09T23:57:00.001-08:00

After lots of late nights, Marcus (I.T whiz husband) has created an online shop.
Clever web chap David O'Hara, will soon be adding links from the home page, but for a sneak preview (it's all up and functioning), here it is:
http//:www.shop.jenniemaizels.com/
Tell your friends!
XXX
Jennie

These are the iron-on patches (hot off the press!):

2009-11-30T08:34:00.000-08:00

Stock has arrived... all hands on deck!

2009-11-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

Oh my Goodness... 1,000 tins to pack and another 9,000 arriving next week!!!

Marcus, my husband and now business partner (!) busy packing tins....

Lucky I've got such willing helpers, Thank You Millie and Rosie!!!

They packed 200 in one morning; apparantly it was even more fun than TV (now that's saying something!)

Introducing Clothes Pasters!!

2009-11-30T07:38:00.000-08:00

Kittens

2009-10-30T13:44:00.000-07:00

Hooray! Our tiny cat Tinkerbelle has had kittens (Maggie and Charlotte). We're keeping Charlotte and Maggie is going to live with my dear friends Lydia and Jake...

Kitten update....
Lydie and Jake's ktten is a bit scratchy (sorry chaps) so they're calling her 'MagieScratcher' Tee Hee!

Macmillan Coffee Morning 2009

2009-09-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

Big Thank you to everyone who came to my Macmillan Coffee Morning. We raised nearly £500! Amazingly, unlike last year, I wasn't left with a freezer full of cake! I think nearly the whole village came, hurrah! I'll do the same next year; plus extra brownies...

Here are some photos of that lovely sunny, chatty morning that was good for the soul...

We won!

2006-08-11T03:57:00.000-07:00

In 2006 'The Global Garden' won Royal Society’s Aventis Prizes for Science Books Junior Prize.
Watch a video of all the books shortlisted here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDqUrkpl2wk (forward to 130 if you don't want to watch the whole thing!)

1996-08-11T03:56:00.000-07:00

'The Great Grammar Book' reached no.6 in Best Seller list.

1996-08-11T03:55:00.000-07:00

'The Great Grammar Book' shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year.