Flower Sea Rocks

More sea rocks with floral motifs.

I love making these.

We have a bowl full of them in the hall and use a couple of large ones as paperweights. They are very handy when sewing actually. I use them to hold down pattern pieces that flutter in the breeze -when there's a breeze.....

Linked to:
Annemarie's Haakblog, The Dedicated House, The Gunny Sack

Focus

(I found this lovely image and quote on pinterest. As I can find no credit for it, I cannot link to the original source. If you know where credit is due, please let me know and I will gladly link it up.)

Cutest Top Free Knitting Pattern

Oh to be able to knit....(and crochet.....)!

I'd be able to make this amazing 1950s style knitted top....

Get the free download HERE.

Golden Flower Bobby Pins

More dainty little flower bobby pins.

This time in golden yellow- with golden bead centres. 

I love this colour for Fall.

Linked to:
I Heart Naptime

Fall Crush

My whimsical little golden pine cone crown got featured in Lisa's blog this week along with these lovely fall and/or Halloween inspired projects:

No Sew Happy Halloween Pillow Cover - Fall Back Rustic Clock  - Mint and Gold Pumpkin - Burlap Lace Garland - Peggy Journal Fabric Mushrooms - Halloween Candy Dish - Decorative Painted Pumpkins - Orange and Turquoise Mantel Redeaux - DIY Faux Fur Covered Pumpkin - Woodland Pine Crown

Thank you, Lisa!

Request A Custom Order

The ultra-talented Vicky from Art Files Vicky on etsy just made me this fabulous custom order request for a FairytaleFlower accessory.

I love it!

Be sure you check out Vicky's lovely printable wall art HERE. 
You'll be glad you did.

Enchanting Fall

Homework - Imspiration Board

The lovely Carolyn of Homework blog featured my latest pine cone hair wreath in her 'enchanting' fall collection.

It's always a thrill to be included in a blog that you both respect and admire....

Links to all features above:

Glitter Pears by Karen’s Up on the Hill  |  Birthday Photo Shoot by Lemon Thistle  |  Copula Reroof by Forever Decorating  |   Crown Headband by Cupcake Wishes and Birthday Dreams  |  Woodland Pine Crown by One Perfect Day

In progress

Dusky rose and ivory bridal flowers for Rose.

A custom order in progress.....

Linked to:
I Heart Naptime, Natasha In Oz, Annemarie's Haakblog

Champagne Flower Bobby Pins

I just love this shade of organza. I call it blush champagne. I find it incredibly pretty and oh-so-delicate....

And I think I'm getting addicted to the gold beads as well as the gold tone bobby pins.

Linked to:

Maybe She Made It, Homework, The Dedicated House

Autumn Seascape

This is what our weather still looked like up to a couple of days ago.

Just beautiful.

Today it's officialy caught up with the season though and it's now misty gray and wet.

Woodland Pine Crown

 I've been making some gold hair wreaths in a somewhat festive mood.

I don't know which came first, the mood or the hair crowns, but I'm enjoying both...

Fairytale Flower Pine Cone Crown

They are the latest in a series of gold leaf crowns and hair clips, each with a different assortment of forest pines and/or berries.

(You may have seen this, this or this.)

FairytaleFlower Gilden Cone Wreath

I would love to see these being worn by bridesmaids in a woodland wedding.

No two of these are identical. Each one is unique. 

So each bridemaid would have her very own version of the same crown.

Fairytale Flower Woodland Crown

But I confess, I'd love to see them worn as a festive holiday headdress too...

Linked to:

Natasha In Oz, The Dedicated House, 3 Little Greenwoods, Nifty Thrifty Things, Just A Girl And Her Blog, Life On Lakeshore Drive, Flamingo Toes, The Gunny Sack, Maybe She Made It, Homework, The Dedicated House, I Heart Naptime

Autumn Splendour

Maxfield Parrish

Fall Orange

These are my latest flowers, in that glorious burnt orange of fall leaves that I think of as a 'Halloween orange'.

I couldn't resist the gold bead centre.

It just felt right.

 And I'll admit I just love these beads.

They're big and chunky and so wonderfully gold!

Easy-to-wear fall orange accessories.

Linked to:
Annemarie's Haakblog, Maybe She Made It, The Gunnny Sack, Just A Girl And Her Blog

Etsy Favourites - Fall Reds

ElleMoss

EyePoetryPhotography

Bree Maden

KeriBevan

Carl Christensen

TreetopPhotoShop

Red And White

One red. One white.

For Helen.

Linked to:
Maybe She Made It, Homework, The Gunny Sack

Salads To Go

via

Doesn't this look good? 

Mason Jar Salads And More by Julia Mirabella.

I haven't seen it yet myself but the promise of 50 'lunch salads, smoothies, make-ahead breakfasts, heat-and-serve dinners and easy picnic appetizers' in a jar sounds pretty tempting to me....

Jeans In Vogue

Paris Vogue

Continuously reinvented, re-styled and rejuvinated season after season, jeans remain a faithful wardrobe essential.

The secret may just be in that special blue that never gets old and somehow always manages to echo lazy summer days.

Fabulous 50s Frocks Brooch

I just had to share these wonderful 50s fashion brooches made by Tasmanian artist Grace Gladdish for her trees4thewood etsy shop.

I'm such a big fan of all that she makes but these little brooches have for some time now caught my eye and stolen my heart...

Fabulous 50s fashion to wear on your lapel!

Each one is a little gem of sartorial splendor.

The great news is that some of these brooches are 25% off regular price right now.

You will find them in the shop's sale section but my guess is that you'll have to hurry to get one before they're gone....

Be sure to check out Grace's amazing original artwork (you'll be glad you did) and her wonderful handmade pencils and notebooks.

Bridal Boho Corsage

This boho bridal flower wrist corsage is a collection of all sorts of white hues and textures.

The flower itself has oyster white organza petals and layers of bridal white tulle. The centre is hand-beaded with sparkling white sequins and transluscent silver glass beads.

Peeking out from under the flower there's handmade fabric leaves, a snippet of amazing vintage lace, delicately shimmering dupioni silk ribbon and the almost ethereal white organza ribbon that ties it around your wrist.

Linked to:
Make It Pretty Monday

Chrysanthemum Inspiration

My latest flowers are inspired by the lovely chrysanthemum. Their petals coil and curl in the most unruly way to create a seething harmony.

They weigh next to nothing but have magor visual impact and are an absolute favourite of mine. 

Each seperate flower is attached to a hair clip, the idea being that they can be worn on their own or bunched together to make a more striking headpiece.

The stylistic freedom they offer is immense as they come in various sizes and you can position them wherever and however you want to so that they take the shape you wish.

They were also a big hit with a couple of my Fairytale Flower brides who trusted my suggestion and ended up wearing these on their big day.

They loved them!