The LLD Journey

Hello!

I'm Lottie, the owner and founder of Lottie Louise Designs Ltd. I started my venture in August 2017. I always had a passion for design and LOVED being creative! I started by making House Prints for my friends and family, on the side of working full time in Interior Design. After a few months, from there I invested in my first ever vinyl cutting machine, I was so excited! My creative flair really begun and I crafted and created so many different products, from personalised gifts to home decor items - I just loved how there were endless options working with colours, fonts, styles and products!

Time went on and my conservatory was filling up fast around me - full of packaging boxes, products and paperwork.. It was time to find a small workspace outside my home, and separate home/work life! So I took the plunge and quit my full time job, and officially became self employed. I searched and searched and found a cute little studio on a farm, where I stayed for 1.5 years.

I spent hours and hours each day and night researching, experimenting, exploring different products, investing in new items and trust me, there was a lot of trial and error along the way, there were tears, and times when I thought is this all worth it? I had to remember that things will go wrong at times, there were going to be ups and downs, quieter periods or days when you feel unmotivated, but that's so okay!! I learnt over the years that not everyone will love your work, not give you the reaction you want but I just kept reminding myself of all the happy customers, the rapid following we experienced, the plunge I took and the staff that I invested in to make the business keep growing and get that established name!

After a busy summer and Christmas at my cute studio creating lots of personalised gifts, COVID hit us, and lockdown had begun. I had 4 girls helping me at the time and where it was a very difficult period, juggling home life and making sure everyone was still safe, business had to resume! Introducing, our house signs and wow, what a year that was for LLD. We sold thousands of these as everyone was renovating their homes, we created so many different designs, making our brand so bespoke. Enquiries were flooding in for Business Signs and this is when Wedding enquiries also begun..

November 2021 - we moved into our huge studio! Still on the same farm, we expanded massively and I took that jump to 'go all out'. We created a showroom at the front end, for customers to come in and see our samples, feel the materials and see how it's all made. Then we created a making, painting and packing area across the length of the studio. While we still design and create Bespoke House Signs, Business Signage and gifts, we now predominately focus and create over 200 wedding orders each year.

Since starting my family in October 2024, I now work set hours each week and illustrate, design, create and assemble all of your orders, I absolutely love getting hands on and speaking to you throughout the whole process - if you are looking for something completely bespoke, or if you've got your eye on a previous design we've done, I'd love to hear from you!

Lottie x