2010 Irish Blog Awards Nomination

Hot diggity damn and call me Nancy, we've been nominated for the 2010 Irish Blog Award in business..how incredible is that? Thank you to whoever nominated us...

The awards are scheduled to take place on the 27th of March way out west in Galway. Now, sadly, I don't think we have a numb snowballs chance in Fuerteventura (it's a hot place) of winning as there are some seriously good blogs on the list like Simply Zesty, PuddleDucks, RedFly Marketing and This is Knit to name but a few. That said to be nominated is pretty nice in itself...I've enjoyed writing this blog and keeping you updated on what we are getting up to at LadyUmbrella ladies t-shirts - getting nominated for an award is just an unprecedented bonus. The business award is being sponsored by Red Cardinal so needless to say big thanks to them...

And so now, with 35 days left to the awards, I wonder will we make it to the final few blogs that get to go to Galway and if so what t-shirt should Elena wear?...which t-shirt would you wear? Thank you all for reading and please subscribe, follow, comment, tweet and all of that other good stuff..Stay happy..

LadyUmbrella T-Shirts in the Movie Booked Out

Hey all just a short blog post to let you all know that our ladies t-shirts are going to be used in a feature length movie called Booked Out. We are really delighted that our t-shirts will be used in this movie and can't wait to see how it turns out.

They selected two of our t-shirts for the movie LadyUmbrella is Friends with Sir David Attenborough and "What Came first the Chicken or LadyUmbrella? and were kind enough to send us in a picture of our tees being worn in rehearsals.

We really can't wait to see the movie when it is finished. Filming is due to begin very soon and you should check out the Booked Out Facebook Fanpage and become fans to get an intimate insight into how the movie is progressing...


And so, my question to you readers, what LadyUmbrella t-shirt would you pick for a movie if you were the director? Leave a comment and let me know...stay happy..

Our babies are landing....

Our babies are landing - worldwide..needless to say our babies are our LadyUmbrella ladies t-shirts and regular readers and those we affectionately term "LUFANS" will be aware of the fact that we just recently launched our online t-shirt shop. We're also over the moon at the fact that our t-shirts have been whizzing around the globe and I'm now on first name basis with those in the local post office :)

So, where have our t-shirts touched down and what are people saying about them? We have received some lovely comments on our facebook fanpage and I'll just mention them here now to freeze them in the annals of time that a blog provides..

1) Jessica - America
Just got my shirts in the post and i wanted to say how even more awesome they are in person than in the pictures. the designs are beautiful and seriously the quality of the shirts is better than ones in a lot of retail stores. totally happy with my purchase! :) thanks lady umbrella! She also wrote a blog about the fact here

2) Heidi - America
Hi Rob,I just got my Tee in sunny Florida. LOVE IT! Great job to you and Elena. Best of luck!

3) Mary - Ireland
Hey guys! Just letting you know that I received the t-shirts yesterday! They are georgous. And my sister loves hers. Keep up the good work guys.

4) Fabian - Germany
HeyHo, yesterday the two amazing LadyUmbrella shirts arrived at my home in Germany. I ordered them last Thursday and they're already here. My Girlfriend was so happy when she got them and she looks fantastic in those shirts. So thank you very much Elena and Rob for creating LadyUmbrella ;) Greetz from Germany Fabian

5) Liz - England
2 prize tees arrived this morning and they are luverley, just my sighs! Rob, I thank you for choosing them for me. All hail to Lady Umbrella and may her rain be long and happy. Liz

6) Eliana - Italy
Ciao Rob!!!! grazie mille the t-shirt its fantastic!!i love it!!!

Really we are delighted at the response our t-shirts have gotten and have some BIG BIG news lined up for all you readers out there - stay tuned.

As a company, small and humble, we are elated at how our ladies t-shirts have been received and the response and feedback and the kind words people have been saying.

On a personal level, I'm just flabbergasted and delighted. It has been a real tough journey to get here and I'm aware that the journey is just really starting but I am eager to rise to any challenge that may come in the future. This LadyUmbrella venture has ignited a flame within me and I am 100% committed and passionate about shipping out awesome t-shirts to awesome people. Those of you who have bought a t-shirt already I thank you. It is hard to quantify the pleasure of seeing my inbox light up like a Christmas tree when an order is received as I then know that we can send a bit of happiness somewhere in the world - and that is what it is about for me. Clearly, I want to make a successful business out of LadyUmbrella but that thought is secondary to sending happiness. I want people to be surprised and happy from the moment they place an order with us - those who have ordered already have something to look forward to and know what I'm talking about (and no, it't not just receiving the t-shirt hehe but that will also be special).

Anyway, before this becomes a long rambling and meandering post I'll curb the typing antics now. As I said, some big big news coming soon so check back here pretty soon or why not subscribe? And, I'm taking bets - what will the next new country we ship to be, place your bets

Wales - 3/1
Scotland - 3/1
France - 4/1
Canada - 4/1
Sweden - 5/1
Australia - 6/1
New Zealand - 6/1
Portugal - 6/1
Mexico - 6/1
Argentina - 6/1
Brazil - 7/1

Clearly there are more countries in the world so let me know where you think the next one is going..whoever gets it right will get some goodies...hit me with those comments and stay happy...

How LadyUmbrella Comes to Life Video

Hello all..just a short blog post to herald the era of cinematic goodnes here at LadyUmbrella t-shirts. Some of you may recall that we recorded a movie a weeks ago which has been edited supremely to become "How LadyUmbrella Comes to Life".

The man in charge of the edits was the very capable, the Latvian Spielbert, Mr. Ivars Burtnieks. You can find more of his videos on his youtube page. We are most thankful for the time and effort he put into making our video and can only say good things about him. If you want a video made he is the man to get in touch with..

Anyway, without further ado I'll leave you with our movie - How LadyUmbrella Comes to Life - sincerely hope you enjoy and want to know what you think? You like the clouds in the background? Know all about us after watching it? Want a tee? Feeling happy?

Where will you stick our stickers?

Hello all, well, it is with tired eyes that I frantically type this - so much has happened in the last week here at LadyUmbrella..Our stickers have arrived from the good people at Sticker Robot and we are really happy with them...like them? want one for free?...read on..


Holy Cow - A sticky treat


Fresh fruit sticker salad anyone?


How did that get stuck there?

So, there you have it, both of our stickers in all of their glory - who wants one? Leave a comment letting us know where you'd like to stick one of our stickers and we'll send you a free sticker...

Other big news here at LUHQ is that we did our photo shoot today and it went really well..a very long day but we're really pleased with it..Behind the scenes photos (hehe, some are hilarious) will be posted on this blog soon so stay tuned...Also, if you didn't know you can now pre order a LadyUmbrella t-shirt on our Facebook fanpage and we'll send you a 10% discount and free shipping code if you leave us a comment there letting us know which design of ours is your favorite (or, just leave a comment here, all good)...We're delighted to say that over 100 are already spoken for so speak now...

And thats me done..I can go on no longer...stay happy all..