Blog - Caraliza Designs

Babies and Their Two Big “C’s”

by Liz | Aug 20, 2019 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo | 3 comments

Babies are quite amazing. Designed at optimum levels of cuteness (enough to eradicate all previous frustration from your mind despite living on minus-hours sleep; not so ridiculously adorable that you actually burst – even if it feels like you might sometimes)....

Tugging at the Heart Strings!

by Liz | Aug 10, 2019 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo

I never anticipated this happening before Little Boo arrived on the scene. Whenever it does, I feel split down the middle; unable to fully relax and enjoy the time with my friend and simultaneously feeling as though I’m not giving Boo the full attention he deserves. And that’s really the killer, because hey: #momguilt!

Time? What’s that again?

by Liz | Jul 25, 2019 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo

Time. What is that again? It’s been just three months since I had any and yet I can’t seem to recall what it feels like… Yup, becoming a Mum has allowed me to enter the world of all the time-less parent. Now, Einstein had a theory of relativity, that...

Lizzie Lou and Little Boo

by Liz | Jul 20, 2019 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo | 4 comments

It’s time. Time to get this blog up and running, because otherwise Little Boo will be a very Big Boo and I still won’t have started! And I think there are some fun facts to share with people about the joys of becoming a Mama to a gorgeous little human. For...

A fog of fatigue and nightly pee-pees…

by Liz | Jan 8, 2019 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo

Before getting pregnant, I never really understood what any of it actually entailed. I knew about morning sickness at the start, I knew that the body’s ligaments softened (meaning in yoga terms, don’t overdo the stretching even though you’ve suddenly gotten super bendy!). But that was kind of it.

The University of Parenthood

by Liz | Nov 20, 2018 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo | 2 comments

Thanks to our young Caraliza Designs business and an out-of-control Irish rental market, my thirties found me and Alex moving back in with my parents. We are extremely lucky and grateful to have this life-line while building the Caraliza brand, but it didn’t...

Mamaliza: the beginning

by Liz | Nov 6, 2018 | Lizzie Lou and Little Boo | 2 comments

So things are a-changing in the world of Liz and Alex and Caraliza is expanding! Well, right now, the only thing actually expanding is my belly and for a slim, bendy yoga-gal, this physical development is quite a challenge.

Market-life and stockists up-dates!

by Liz | Apr 15, 2018 | Market Life, So what's new?!

Hello my lovelies, as we finally finally move into Spring in wet, chilly Ireland, here at Caraliza HQ we’ve recently resumed our regular market spots. Of course you can always buy online and we’ve been working hard to build up our stock and improve our...

Supporting Small Businesses, Supporting Each Other

by Liz | Feb 17, 2018 | Caraliza Jewellery: An Irish-Indian Love-Story

I sit in the small quirky cafe in the center of Cork city, sipping on my americano, nibbling a fresh croissant and soaking up the vibe of this cute premises that’s just bursting with colour and character. As I gaze around at the soft furnishings, the happy dude...

WHAT’S NEW… OPHELIA, TOOTH ACHES AND JAZZ

by Liz | Oct 21, 2017 | So what's new?!

We had wild and wicked winds to contend with, thanks to hurricane Ophelia. Seeing the damaged trees all round still, with heavy long branches torn from their trunks, we didn’t dare risk venturing out for markets when warnings of storm Brian arrived. However, unlike his mad angry sister, Brian turned out to be a much calmer affair and we probably wouldn’t have taken off to the coast of Wales in our white 3×3 gazebo… but you never know!