Etsy Favourites - Paper Love

Plain Papyrus - Make Your Own Moose 

FlowerSeedPaper - Pink Seed Paper Hearts

Digiprop - DIY Paper Letter Box

Whispering Paper - Handcut Paper Art

Quirkorium - Personalized message In A Bottle

JordanGraceOwens - Personalised Wedding Paper Dolls

Moody Grey Flower Sash

Floral sash in moody greys and hues of red, purple and brown.

1940s Vogue Hat And Bag Pattern

Yet another lovely vintage pattern on my #VintagePledge to-sew list.

Vogue 9837 from the 1940s.

I've seen the bag around a lot but not the hat.

I find it quite pretty but it's not something I'd wear. 

Maybe I'll give the hat a miss this time....

Delicate Blooms

These champagne and ivory flowers are always such a joy to make.

They're delicate and ethereal and they posses an almost fragile quality that I find absolutely hard to describe. 

A picture can only show so much and to me these are so much more than what the pictures can show.

Linked to:

The Silly Pearl

Vintage Veil Patterns

Some of my vintage veil patterns. McCall 1490 is from the 1930s, Butterick 3753 is from 1970s and Vogue 9822 from the 1980s.

Aren't they lovely?

Linked to:
The Silly Pearl

Seamwork

Seamwork April 2016 Issue - Sewing With Intention

I took the plunge today and joined Seamwork*.

I've been following the issues as they come out for a while now and I finally decided that it's time to commit and subscribe.

Now all I have to do is choose which 2 patterns to start with!

*For those of you who don't already know, Seamwork is a monthly online sewing magazine full of great articles, techniques, creative ideas and general inspiration.  If you have a subscription -$6 per month- you also get to download 2 patterns a month that you can choose from the Seamwork pattern collection.

Red Poppy Pin

This red poppy pin was a custom order.

The black stones in the centre are onyx.

The customer loved it and he chose to attach it to the long lapel stick pin as a boutonniere.

That would have been my choice too. It turned out really nice. 

Linked to: Annemarie's Haakblog

Sheep And Goats

Continuing with the nature walk, after the delightful wisteria  it's time for some unsuspecting goats and sheep captured roaming around the countryside.

These pictures speak so much of spring to me that I couldn't resist....

Linked to: Homework, I Heart Naptime

Wisteria

It's the time of year when wisterias bloom in soft, billowy bunches of the palest shades of purple; the perfect expression of spring.

Such a pity they're gone all too soon.....

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Linked to:

I Heart Naptime, Homework

Etsy Favourites - Gypsy Soul

Custom Bohemian Maxi Dress

Hand Stamped Gypsy Soul Necklace

Mountain Nature Photography

Follow Your Arrow Necklace

Mookaite Raw Piece

Burgundy

Handmade fabric flower brooch in burgundy with black bead centre.

Linked to:
Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime

March 25

This lovely lady is a vintage doll wearing traditional greek costume, the kind that you will see today worn by children and adults in parades all over the country.

That's because today is a national holiday celebrating the beginning of the 1821 Greek War of Independence that led to the liberation of the country from the Ottoman Empire.

Today's parades are a wonderful sight as traditional costumes from all over Greece are pretty amazing in themselves but to see them parading down the street en masse -in bold technicolour- is a truly moving spectacle.

For more history click here or here.

For some great costumes click here, here, here, here, here or here.

Teal Tulle

I was going through some old photos when I came across these, of some long-gone teal tulle leaves. (In the picture above you can see them straight off the sewing machine and still attached to the tulle, before being cut out.)

I love making tulle leaves and I use them quite a bit when making my fabric flowers. But usually they're white or ivory, maybe silver, sometimes baby blue. 

 This particular shade is, perhaps, the boldest I've used in my tulle leaves.

Which is surprising, given my love of colour..... ( glaringly obvious in the pairing of said leaves with a flamboyant hot pink)

 I think I'll go get some of my bolder coloured tulle out and make some leaves, just for the fun of it...

Linked to:
Homework

Hydrangea Floral Bag

Just a few days after posting this vintage 1940s hydrangea flower applique I saw this wonderful hydrangea bag by Cath Kidston.

Even the colours look like the colours used for the trio of flower appliques in my vintage Vogart applique set.

Aren't they wonderful?

The whole bag is so totally girly and perfect for spring!

Etsy Favourites - Spring Blues

Clouds Nature Photography

Blue Star Decorative Pillow Cover

Large Hole Blue Czech Beads

Handmade Nautical Flat Shoes 

 Abstract Blue Painting