Kristina J!

Beautiful, vivacious and eloquent to boot, Kristina of the addictive Kristina J. blog is also a talented seamstress with an eye for detail and a meticulousness in construction.

Which makes it a real honour when she wears and -blush- praises my very own organza flowers....

For the full post click Wearing: Two-Wheeler.

Thank you Kristina!!

Give-Away! Mother Daughter set of Flamingo Pink Organza Flowers

As promised, here is the give-away of the Mother-Daughter Brooch/Corsage in the new flamingo pink colour mix.

Which means a set of two brooches identical in everything but size.

One large one and one smaller one.

The give-away is over at  Kanelstrad Organic Living, the lovely Sonya's blog.

It's open worlwide, until August 30.

It's very simple to enter and you can find all the details here: One Perfect Day Giveaway

Now, if you happen to win but don't have a daughter and you aren't in a particularly sharing mood, then you get two flamingo pink organza brooches all for yourself.....!

Shipped in a pretty box!

Mother-Daughter Accessories Official!

Finally!

I have listed the first mother-daughter set of brooches/corsages in the shop!

Here are some of my favourite pictures from the shoot.

I just couldn't wait to share these!

While not what I originaly had in mind, I love the outcome.

For lack of a mini model on time, they are worn together.....

as well as seperately.

Expect a give-away of a set of these real soon.....

Linked to:

Today's Creative Blog, Homework, ZsaZsaZsu, Day And Age Design, AnneMarie'sBrieblog, Petite Hermine, I Heart Naptime

Finishing Touches - Canvas Leaves

Today I'm finishing off these mother-daughter brooches with summery, canvas leaves.

The veins of the leaves are in my favourite bright red thread.

If they look ready to fray at the edges, that's because they are.

They're going to slowly fray to a pretty dishabille edge.

I'm toying with the idea of attaching the next lot already frayed to their ultimate shabby glory.

In various other colours too.

The next challenge is to actualy list them -at some stage- in the shop.....

Linked to:

 Homework, Our Creative Spaces,  SkipToMyLou, AmelieAndAtticus, FabricFascination, AnneMarie's Brieblog, Day And Age Design , I Heart Naptime, Petite Hermine

My Creative Space- Leaf Experiments

I've been working on my mother-daughter organza flowers a lot lately.

I've already confessed an addiction to making them.

Now I have to confess to yet another one....

It's the leaves...

I can't stop making those either.

I've been experimenting with different colours,  textures and sizes.

Different silks, denim, canvas, cotton, jersey and lace have all being given a go.

I have to admit to being slightly partial to the shantung silk but I do love them all.

These are the very latest version. Silk on denim.

I can't wait to see them fray....

For many , wonderful creative projects just click on Our Creative Spaces.

Also linked to Day and Age Designs

My Creative Space - Leaves

Today I'm trying out leaves for last week's mother-daughter organza flower brooches.

Striking gold silk with red outlines.

Vibrant cherry red linen

with bright yelllow outlines.

Same crisp cherry red linen 

with a bold purple outline.

For more creative spaces click on Our Creative Spaces.

Also linked to AnneMarie'sBrieblog

and I(heart)NapTime

Mother-Daughter Flower Brooches

These honeysuckle organza flowers are a custom order brooch set, for a mother and daughter.

They were meant to be worn by both mum and little one together.

I actualy saw them worn by said mum/daughter duo and they looked adorable.

 I liked it so much that I decided to make some especially for my etsy shop.

To be listed soon.

If you're looking for lovely handmade items, consider a stroll over to  zsazsazsu for her Saturday Shopping series and AnneMarie'sBreiblog for lots of crafty inspiration.