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Painting for presenter Zoe on Heart FM radio 28/01/13
Butterfly Dreams was featured on the popular radio station Heart FM talking about baby bump painting and spreading the word about the new craze of Gestational Art. Here's what they had to say on their website...
"So it all started on Monday morning when Leila from Butterfly Dreams Beauty text the show to let us know about this new craze...Baby Bump Painting!
We opened it up to your suggestions on what to have painted and they ranged from a cute cracking egg, to the not so nice, ugly gremlin!
Thanks to Sam in Selsey for her suggestion to have a zip painted onto Zoe's bump, with a little baby peeping out. Unfortunately, it would have taken about 75 hours (slight exaggeration) so we settled for a nice corporate logo to keep the bosses happy!
Have a watch of the video below and find out why Dan's favourite bit is at 0.23s!
A big thanks to Leila from Butterfly Dreams Beauty and photographer Samantha Prewett for the brilliant snaps!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-731TrD1G24&sns=em
Painting for the Bournemouth Daily Echo 04/02/13
"Growing trend for baby bump painting"
Butterfly Dreams painted a special baby bump design for Valentine's Day that featured in the Bournemouth Daily Echo, published on Monday 4th February 2013. Here's what they had to say about Butterfly Dreams: "Some women might choose to celebrate their pregnancy with a baby shower or a photo shoot. But now a growing number of mums to be are having their bumps painted. From a lifelike depiction of an unborn baby to a map of the world, baby bump painting, or gestational art as it is also known, is a growing trend. Leila Searle, a beauty therapist and face painter from Upton in Poole, has had a number of requests to paint expectant mothers’ stomachs in the past six months. “It makes a good canvas as you can include more detail,” she said. “As long as there are no sudden movements it is fine, although I’m sure the babies can feel something – it might be quite ticklish for them. I was painting a lady’s bump the other day and her baby was moving around so much that we had to wait until it settled down!” Sophia Vieira who lives in Whitecliff in Poole, had a planet painted on her stomach to mark her second pregnancy. “I invited Leila to do some face painting for my daughter’s birthday and when I heard about the baby bump painting I thought it would be an original way to celebrate the bump,” she said. Leila, who has created a new heart design to tie in with Valentine’s Day, said she has had some unusual requests from space hoppers to gremlins. “I try to accommodate most requests but I don’t like to do anything too freaky,” she said. Earlier this week Leila was invited onto a local radio station to paint pregnant DJ Zoe Hanson’s stomach live on air. “I use normal face paints, they are non toxic and have been approved by the Food and Drugs Association so they are safe.” Sophia whose baby is due shortly added: “I find it very relaxing – as it means you can put your feet up for an hour – it also helps to take my mind off the pregnancy”. " http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10204382.Growing_trend_for_baby_bump_painting/ |
Seven Days Magazine 16/03/13
Article for the Mail Online 08/02/13
Here is the article written about Butterfly Dreams which featured on the Daily Mail online:
"Creepy or cool? Craze for painting baby bumps hits the UK as face painter turns pregnant bellies into a colourful canvas"
It's a trend that's already been popular in the U.S. after Mariah Carey painted her baby bump - now the craze is taking off in the UK as expectant mothers seek to celebrate their pregnancies in artistic fashion.
Leila Searle, 27, a face painter from Upton in Poole, Dorset, has expanded her face painting business to include body art on baby bumps after she received requests from mothers-to-be.
She found the service was popular at baby showers - another tradition from the U.S. that is becoming more common in Britain.
Leila explained: 'I opened my beauty business a few years ago and then took a face painting course. Last August I had a phone call from a customer asking me if I would paint their baby bump.
'I love face painting and was up for it, and so I went along to her baby shower and began decorating her bump and it kicked off from there. Unlike children, adults sit still while I'm painting, and I can be more creative which is great.'
The beauty therapists uses theatrical make-up, glitter, and diamantes to create the images on blossoming stomachs that wouldn't seem out of place on a canvas - but won't be to everyone's taste.
Her designs have included intricate flowers, pretty butterflies, a realistic-looking globe, and potential baby names.
Leila creates each image by building up layers of individual colour and waiting for them to dry before adding extra details and blending the shades.
Each picture is created with non-toxic paint that is completely safe for pregnant women to use and lasts all day before it can be removed with baby wipes or soapy water.
Leila said: 'Once it's dry it shouldn't smudge, but the idea is to take photos to have as keepsakes and memories that will last.'
By Lucy Waterlow
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2275519/Painting-baby-bumps-trend-comes-UK--creepy-cool.html
"Creepy or cool? Craze for painting baby bumps hits the UK as face painter turns pregnant bellies into a colourful canvas"
- Face painter Leila Searle extended her business after craze from U.S. took off in Britain along with baby showers
- She creates intricate designs using non-toxic paint that last about a day
It's a trend that's already been popular in the U.S. after Mariah Carey painted her baby bump - now the craze is taking off in the UK as expectant mothers seek to celebrate their pregnancies in artistic fashion.
Leila Searle, 27, a face painter from Upton in Poole, Dorset, has expanded her face painting business to include body art on baby bumps after she received requests from mothers-to-be.
She found the service was popular at baby showers - another tradition from the U.S. that is becoming more common in Britain.
Leila explained: 'I opened my beauty business a few years ago and then took a face painting course. Last August I had a phone call from a customer asking me if I would paint their baby bump.
'I love face painting and was up for it, and so I went along to her baby shower and began decorating her bump and it kicked off from there. Unlike children, adults sit still while I'm painting, and I can be more creative which is great.'
The beauty therapists uses theatrical make-up, glitter, and diamantes to create the images on blossoming stomachs that wouldn't seem out of place on a canvas - but won't be to everyone's taste.
Her designs have included intricate flowers, pretty butterflies, a realistic-looking globe, and potential baby names.
Leila creates each image by building up layers of individual colour and waiting for them to dry before adding extra details and blending the shades.
Each picture is created with non-toxic paint that is completely safe for pregnant women to use and lasts all day before it can be removed with baby wipes or soapy water.
Leila said: 'Once it's dry it shouldn't smudge, but the idea is to take photos to have as keepsakes and memories that will last.'
By Lucy Waterlow
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2275519/Painting-baby-bumps-trend-comes-UK--creepy-cool.html