Just Lovett Design

13/05/2025

I’ve not made anything for me for aaaaagesssss!

Taking my lunch break to make this weekly meal and event planner has given me the creative boost that I needed today!

17/10/2024

I've been making the Keighley and Airedale Business Awards since 2019. It is always an honour and a joy to create a batch of awards made using reclaimed materials.

This year, I wanted to create something a little bit different, something a little bit more creative that told a story.

Here are my latest designs for 2024.

Each award is made from a block of 18mm birch plywood, and their faces are painted royal blue. Fronted with a bespoke design on standoffs to enhance the design with shadow.

The bespoke design tells the story of the Keighley and Airedale District. From industrial mill towns flowing to the rolling Yorkshire Dales. I included iconic features such as the Keighley War Memorial, traditional Yorkshire Mills, The Bingley Five Rise Locks, The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, and viaducts taking us to the rolling hills and footpaths towards the Yorkshire Dales.

Each award was delivered in a bespoke wooden box engraved with the corresponding award category. Thanks to for providing these boxes for us to reuse!

I'm so happy with these and hope that every winner loves their unique award too! A huge congratulations to every business who won!

Thank you to Wendy and the team from for asking me to create these awards.

26/04/2024

I have never been so proud of myself to have finished the London Marathon. I have never worked so hard to get a medal. This is my favourite medal in my collection, and now it is one of my most beloved items that I own.

Months of training during the winter, lots of worries of completing the distance, lots of learning about how to run endurance events. It was all worth it! I now know the unknown, I know that I can run a marathon! I feel like this has unlocked a superpower within me. If I can run for almost 6 hours, I know that I can put so much more into my running. Once I have completed The Leeds Marathon (and recovered), I am going to focus on speed to reduce my half marathon time.

I feel so so lucky to have been given this opportunity, and I feel so lifted up by the amazing experience of running on Sunday.

Thanks to and for helping my journey throughout training to get to the finish line.

Thanks to all of you who supported me, sent me messages of love and encouragement, and of course, for sponsoring me to raise funds for

13/04/2024

Thanks to for asking me to create their 23/24 awards.

All 35 of these awards have been handmade from sustainably sourced steamed beech.

Each award has been handcut, engraved with a personalised design, hand sanded three times, hand polished and sealed with a Danish oil.

Well done to everyone who won an award! By all accounts you all had a lovely awards ceremony last night!

awards

13/04/2024

A whole wall of awards!!

All 35 of these awards have been handmade from sustainably sourced steamed beech.

Each award has been handcut, engraved with a personalised design, hand sanded three times, hand polished and sealed with a Danish oil.

Well done to everyone who won an award! By all accounts you all had a lovely awards ceremony last night!

awards

27/03/2024

I've been on a podcast talking to the fabulous Michelle from She who dares, Wins. I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out.

It was interesting to talk to Michelle about my journey from a passionate woodworker, to Workshop Instructor then onto Just Lovett Design.
Now my journey has taken me on a route with social purpose and I LOVE talking about all the work that we are doing with The Pieces Project!

If you've got a spare 40 mins, you should give it a listen!

Listen to this episode from She Who Dares, Wins. on Spotify. In an engaging episode filled with inspiration from transitioning hobbies into thriving businesses, Sami takes us through her journey from being a full-time employee to a passionate business owner. The discussion ebbs and flows through the...

23/03/2024

Hey guys! I have some news for you!

I have been a little bit quiet on here the past few months because I've been working really hard on my plans for the future and what direction to take my work.

So here goes! I have made the decision to leave Sunny Bank Mills and move to a smaller studio space in Rodley. This does mean that I am going to press pause on my DIY workshops and my recycled plastic jewellery workshops for now. (There may be an opportunity to start these again.)

Thank you to everyone who has come along to a workshop over the last few years. It was an absolute pleasure to teach you all some new skills and make some amazing products!

I am still continuing with my bespoke project work, so don't worry about that! I have a list of projects in the pipeline that I am excited to create!

As you all know, for the last 2 years, I have been running Creative Enterprise Workshops for young people in Leeds. This has manifested into a Social Enterprise called .pieces.project. I feel really passionately about teaching young people skills that will boost their future success. I will be spending most of my time developing and growing this so that I can make a real difference in my corner of the world.

I have recently started on the Natwest Accelerator programme to help me grow my social enterprise. I've met so many amazing entrepreneurs so far!

I have also been training hard for my double marathon fundraising challenge for . You can follow my training progress . I am 4 weeks away from the London Marathon and 7 weeks away from the Leeds Marathon!

So it's all been going on behind the scenes, and I will show you what I've been up to once I get settled into my new studio!

Spring is in the air, and I'm excited about what the future holds!!

Love Sami x

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

If you've seen me around Farsley today, I may have given you one of my self-love hearts.

I'm spreading the love today, and you should all give yourselves a little bit of love today and every day.

In the words of RuPaul; "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"

I hope you're all having a good one!

Love Sami x

25/01/2024

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