Mini Shantung Silk Pouch Pendant

These little silk pouches are destined to become pendants in a series of textile necklaces that I'm working on. They're made from shantung silk which is an absolute favourite fabric of mine to work with and this particular one is a shade of subtly shimmering gold which I adore! 
They're already in various stages of embellishment.

Etsy Favourites - Winter White

Wedding Silk Flower Headband - Myra Kim

Adventure Is Waiting - Alicia Bock

Golden Star Polymer Clay Earrings - Divine Decadence 

Winter White Pom Pom Hat - Claire Verity

Winter White Linen Branches - JaneJoss

Woman's Tailored Wool Blazer - Nmero1

More Falling-Leaves Yellow

Fairytale Flower - Extra Large Golden Organza Flower Corsage

Fairytale Flower etsy

Golden Yellow Organza Hair Clip - Fairytale Flower

Autumn Gold Organza Flower Hair Accessory - Fairytale Flower

Golden Yellow Wedding Set Organza Flowers - FairytaleFlower

Fairytale Flower - Autumn Golden Yellow  Organza Hair Accessories

Total Gold Organza Flower Hair Clips

I'm absolutely in love with this gold organza.

I tend to go through colour crushes that last a while and then fade away until the next one. 

It probably shows in this blog from time to time too.

It definately shows through my flowers.

Golden Organza Flower - Fairytale Flower

So this golden yellow is my latest colour obsession and I've made an assortment of different flowers with it so far.

But this one is my newest style and one of the very first flowers with stamens that I made -which I have found out that I adore!

Golden Organza Flower  Hair Clip - Set Of 2 - Fairytale Flower

I was thinking of something glamorous for a bride - be it for a fall wedding or not - and I reasoned that you can't get more glamorous then gold.

Golden Flower Hair Clip - Fairytale Flower

So the result was a set of two hair clips in total gold. Lustrous metallic gold stamen paired with golden yellow organza.

Gold excess!

Fairytale Flower - Gold Organza Flower

The look adorable clipped together but just one can stand perfectly well on its own.

What do you think?

Would they look good on a bride on her big day? 

Linked to:

Homework, Today's Creative Blog , Annemarie's HaakBlog, I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Etsy Favourites - Autumn Sonnet

Autumn Nature Photography - ShannonPix

Gold Leather Hobo Bag - Patkas

Butterfly Photo - SweetDreamsAndHoney

1940s Linen Hat - Sanchia845

Morning Pears - KatieLloydPhoto

Fairytale Flower Bridal Hair Accessories

Solid Gold Sunday Inspiration

Some glorious gold Sunday inspiration.

(Just click on the image to go to the link.)

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Newest Silk Ruffle Cuff in Dark Champagne Shantung Silk

Here's my newest ruffle cuff and it's in a beautiful shantung silk -just like my last one. Only this one's a dark champagne gold that shimmers with the characteristic glow of this particular kind of silk.

It has a wide vintage cotton lace in antique white.

The edges are purposely left raw for a shabby chic feel.

I have finished cuffs off with stitched edges and  the result is quite nice, but usually they tend to look much stiffer, without the flow that these -untreated- ones have.

I suppose it's simply a matter of taste.

Or mood.

The ribbon that secures the cuff to the wrist is natural cotton in a darkish camel beige.

I have some more golden silks I want to try out in these cuffs.

And I'm looking forward to doing some black ones with black lace again, like this one.

Linked to:

My Creative Space , Homework , I Heart Naptime , PetiteHermine

Monday Moodboard - Sweet Melancholy

1.Bialakura

2. SilentRoses

3. AFJewellery

4. MentalEmbellisher

Monday Mooodboard is a game played by the members of the European Etsy Team every Monday. The moodboard is a selection of items from the team that reflect your mood on that particular day. Anyone in the team can join in. Just link your very own moodboard to the host of the game StarOfTheEast.

Wrist Corsage in Lilac, Purple and Champagne

This is my latest wrist cuff / corsage.

The flower is a delicate champagne organza that is shot through with bronze and gold set in purple and lilac toned leaves and ribbon.

I can't wait to photograph it on a model.

Linked to :

Trees.Hides, Homework, Today's Creative Blog, I Heart Naptime, And Sew We Craft, ByHand GiveAways, My Creative Space on Kidspot, Annemarie's Crochet Blog

Softest Champagne Silk Ruffle Cuff

The silk used for this cuff was such a joy to work with. 

In the most subtle of golds and soft as a baby kitten, it's most definately a favourite.

There's also some of my grandmother's prized crochet lace there.

I'm sure I've mentioned her before. She was a wizard with a hook.

 A real master.

Every time I see her handiwork I regret not learning to crochet from her when I had the chance.

So I use the precious stash I have judiciously.

I've also used some natural cotton ribbon in an antique white.

It's quite stiff to begin with, but every time it's worn, it gets softer and softer untill it's smooth and silky.

Linked to:

Homework, My Creative Space, I Heart Naptime, AnneMarie's Crochet Blog

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My Creative Blog, Homework