Tickle Me Tuesdays - Summer

This is what Summer looks like to me:

1.Melasha

2.CassiaBeck

3.TrendeFemme

4.DressBabyBeautiful

5.RozArt

For others' favourite Tuesday finds visit Yes,Teacher!

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!

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!

Trend Report on Handmade Europe- Total White!

It's Trend Report time at Handmade Europe, and this month's hot trend is a total white look that is both elegant and modern.

Here is part of  the selection of  designer whites that sauntered down the catwalk.

And here is a selection of the beautiful handmade items of the European Etsy Team:

From left to right:

1. Daily Reflections
2. Dreams Factory
3. Nervous Wardrobe
4. Vilte

From left to right:

1. AlatSupplies
2. Artmind
3. Enchanted Pond
4. MaaPStudio

For the full Trend Report, more white designer inspiration and more white handmade creations, click Elegant White-Trend Report-May 2011.