Tickle Me Tuesdays! Black And White

The things that grabbed my attention this week are of a much more subdued palette than usual.
Here they are in dramatic black and white:

1.Holly Stalder

2.Christina's Treasures

4.Aschwer

5.Knitalatte

5.Kate Towers

For a look at what's been tickling other people's fancy this Tuesday, hop over to Yes, Teacher!

Monday Moodboard - Red And White

How I've missed these Monday moodboards....

1. ByEsa
2. FleurFatale
3. Kraplap
4. DeEstraperlo

For more moodboards visit Star Of The East.

Petite Honeysuckle Organza Brooch

At last another listing has been added to OnePerfectDay on etsy:

It's honeysuckle....(I love that word!)...

it's petite...

it has a very dramatic black centre  with tulle and beads and sequins that shine and shimmer...

and leaves made out of  thick creamy lace on top of bright green muslin.

Visit zsazsazsu's to browse through her Saturday Shopping Day list or ByHandGive-Aways for more lovely handmade creations.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

I spy.....ThumbelinaPaint

This week I spy ThumbelinaPaint, the etsy store by mixed media artist Maria Pace-Wynters.

This is the very first painting that caught my attention in this beautiful treasury currated by StellaCreations.

Now I'm hooked!

There are 39 of these exquisite works of art in the shop.

All as captivating as the first.

All of them in Maria's characteristic bold colours and dream-like atmosphere.

And a blog to follow too: Maria Pace-Wynters.

And a give-away I was actualy tempted to keep to myself......

My Creative Space- Circles

For hundreds of ultra-creative spaces visit Our Creative Spaces.
But be warned! You'll wish for many,  many  hours to go through each and every one of them.

Summer Of No Pants- Accessorizing Your Fabulously Feminine Wardrobe

So, now that you've been inspired by the Summer Of No Pants at Hideous!Dreadful!Stinky! and (hopefuly) by the Date Night Dresses guest post of yours truly, you are, no doubt, on your way to getting your fabulous, girly wardrobe on track.
As for accessorizing, here are some suggestions of wonderful items to compliment those great, feminine dresses and skirts:

1. TheBroochBoutique
2. ArturoRios
3. HollyStalder
4. FriedaSophie

1. TwoReasons
2. ZSBCreations
3. ThatOldBlueHouse2
4. Olympias

1. MariaStudio
2. SDMarieJewelry
3. WaterWaif
4. Diohej

1. CosmicSouls
2. Eclu
3. Antigoni
4. Tijusai

And the winner is......LaBoom!

  Actualy, the winner is yours truly.
This is the sweet little package that arrived at my doorstep the other day:

A bit beaten and battered by it's journey, but ever so pretty -and eco-friendly.

And it gets better!

This is what was inside:

The cutest little deer brooch imaginable -won from LaBoom's give-away over at moonface blog.

Now, La Boom! is an etsy shop I've had my eye on for some time. It's the creative output of the  talented Tatiana, who makes the most amazing, vintage inspired light boxes, garlands, pedestals, brooches and so much more.

These are just some of her wonderful creations:

Click on any picture to see more views of the item or visit LaBoom! on etsy to see even more of her  fabulous art.

Summer Of No Pants! Plus Give-Away!

This is a post that should've been up many days ago but my  temperamental connection had other plans....

Vilte

Over at Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! the lovely Marigold is having a Summer Of No Pants skirt and dressmaking challenge. From May 23 to June 27 you get to join other like-minded dress/skirt fans and sew up a storm!



Nervous Wardrobe



There are also many guest bloggers with tutorials and lovely inspirational posts that will hopefully have you running to your wardrobe for that neglected frock.






TutusChic

   

I'm a great fan of skirts and even more so of dresses. So, my contribution to the Summer Of No Pants 2011 is  a Date Night Dresses round-up with 10 of the loveliest dresses I could find  that will hopefully inspire you to join the fun this summer.



Tijusai



As if  all this loveliness wasn't reward enough, the ever generous Marigold also  has a long line-up of prizes you can win.

One of these prizes is this OnePerfectDay cuff:

For a chance to win it go here and enter the Champagne Ruffle Cuff Give-Away.

Don't miss out!

Tickle Me Tuesdays! The Favourite Selection

While getting this Tickle Me post ready today, I realized that all my choices this week are from etsy shop favourites-both old and new.

So, here are some of the items that have grabbed my attention and fueled my imagination this week:

1.Percival Road.

 This is one of my favourite paper goods shops and this is definately one greeting card I'd love to get.





2.Susannah Tucker.

This picture gets me dreaming....




3.Nature Mandalas.

I just adore the flowers and the photography in this shop.




4.Monocerus.

Yes, another long-time favourite. The pendants in this shop are all so very beautiful, but this moody blue scene is my latest flavour of the month.

For more Tickle Me Tuesday posts click on Yes, Teacher!



Tickle Me! Colour Explosion

These are some of the things that grabbed my attention this week:

1. This amazingly vibrant photo by JMBarclay. It makes me want to pick up a needle and sew something fast...

2. Lace headbands by Lacroix.

Guess who'll be raiding the lace stash soon.

3.I love funfair rides. I love this picture from OpArt too.

4. The Kraken by Deelind.

Seriously. With japanese waves and cardboad ship to boot.

5.A fairytale forest view by ImagineStudio.

For more Tickle Me Tuesdays click on Yes, Teacher!