Sunday, 4 December 2016

Sandy Beige and Red Flower Sash


 Handmade floral sash for a little princess.


The flower is made of chic nude fabric petals with a touch of ivory tulle and has a lustrous red bead centre while the dainty tulle leaves are ivory and red.



The ribbon that the flower is attached to is fairly long, so that it can be tied into a bow and have long flowing ends. 


And it's sturdy cotton so that it can be worn time and again without showing wear.

Linked to:
The Silly Pearl, Annemarie's Haakblog, Skip To My Lou

Saturday, 19 November 2016

DIY Santa Snow Globe



 This DIY Santa snow globe is our very first Christmas craft this year!


We usually make them with water but this year we're trying them without and I have to say that I like how the fake snow sticks to the glass and makes it look like Santa's in a blizzard.....

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Thursday, 17 November 2016

Making Headbands


I'm still making flower headbands. 


 Usually, the more I make, the bigger and more complex they seem to get.


 I start small and dainty and bit by bit they've been trying to morph into something more like these spectacular D&G flower headbands.



But most are much more minimalist still, with a single delicate bloom on a  slim metalic headband.


I've got more to photograph soon and share.


Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Golden Shimmer Flower Headband


My newest flowers are made with a pretty special fabric that shimmers and shines in a quiet riot of gold, black, bronze and brown.
To offset the glitz, they have a sombre -but lustrous- black bead centre.


And I've been making headbands with them.



I'm attaching them to antique bronze metalic headbands.
Some have one flower on them, some have two.


I've already given a couple away to two of the sweetest little girls!


And I have to say that I love the way they look worn.... 
Just right for the upcoming holiday season.

Linked to: 
The Silly Pearl

Friday, 28 October 2016

Flower Bouquet


These flowers were all part of an order that I sent out a while back.
It's like a bunch of some of my very favourite flowers.


These are huge and fluffy -but light as a feather- and I love the ombre gradation of gold to the palest yellow.


This little coral flower hair clip with the unexpected flecks of gold and yellow is such a joyous pop of colour that it always makes my day.


And these teal hair pins! I just adore the deep teal colour and the curly texture of the petals!

Linked to:
I Heart Naptime

Saturday, 15 October 2016

October Seas


This is what October looks like so far.
It is still sunny and beautiful but it's decidedly cool. 
It's pretty great as far as autumn goes.

Thursday, 6 October 2016

Lilac and Brown Flower Headband


This was a custom order for Jennifer. 
For her beautiful little girl, in fact, who is going to be a flower girl next week in a rustic country themed wedding. 


The colours we were working with were lilac, cream and brown and these are the resulting flowers.
I made a large flower headband and a smaller flower corsage by attaching the flowers to a plush cream-coloured cotton ribbon.


And these are the flowers before I attached them to the ribbons.
I liked them so much I may make one for my winter coat lapel.....

Linked to:
Annemarie's Haakblog

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Ivory Flower Hair Pins

Dainty little flowers in the palest of ivories, attached to a U hair pin.

These are ideal for a bride who wants to sweep up -all or some of- her hair for the big day.
I love that you can add one or two flowers, you can sprinkle more of them throughout the hair or you can strategicaly place a row of them.


The pearl and rhinestone centres are one of my favourite centres too.

They're already listed in my Fairytale Flower shop on etsy.

Sunday, 11 September 2016

Lace Handbag

I finally managed to make a bag again! It's been so very long!


As much as I LOVE making bags, there just doesn't seem to be enough time to actually start and finish one in its entirety. The unfinished attempts that I have lying around testify to this and prevent me from plucking up the courage to try it anew when I know that I already have too much on my to-do list....


But this one was for a friend who would be leaving within a week or so, and I had promised, so there was nothing to do but to roll up my sleeves, grit my teeth and finish it....
Boy, was it fun!
I tend to forget that -even if it's under pressure-  making a bag is so much FUN!


It's quite big, almost a shopping bag in size, and it's all natural cotton canvas with an overlaid lace in white and pink hues.
The front and back are different because of the design on the lace but I love both sides.


I learnt a new trick with this bag: how to add the kind of  zipper you see in the photo above.
Does anyone know what it's called?
My friend wanted the same kind of zipper a bag of hers had, so I copied it off hers. I really liked the way it turned out, so I will definately be using this on bags from now on.


She loved it and whisked it off with her.
Though for a moment I wasn't sure that I'd be letting go....
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