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.

Bird Of Paradise

I've been making presents for friends and family lately and it's mostly been flower key-rings.

I love making them and they always seem to be warmly received which encourages me.

Plus I love seeing them on the recipient's keys when it's time for those keys to come out.....

This is the only one I managed to photograph before I gave it away.

It's a wild combination of the brightest, happiest colours that I could find, with some of my favourite golden stamens in the centre.

I usually add beads to the centre because I know they will last longer* but I just couldn't resist the stamens this time.

 The leaves are in one of my favourite shantung silk coppery-golds. It's positively luminous and never fails to put a smile on my face. Unfortunately, this was the last of it.....

I'm happy to say that, yes, it was warmly received.

 * these flower keyrings last in great condition for about a year and then start showing the wear....They can be washed and revived provided that their centres are beaded and they do not have metalic parts. I haven't as yet tried washing flowers with stamens.

Linked to:

The Dedicated House, Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime

Pastel Pink Silk Cuff Bridal Shower Feature!

I was happy to wake up to a feature of my pastel pink ruffle cuff in The Frosted Petticoat today in a bridal shower inspiration board.

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All this beautiful pastel goodness was the perfect way to start the day!

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Here's the pink silk cuff with the off-white lace featured.....

OnePerfectDay Pastel Pink Silk  Ruffle Cuff

And a view of the back, pretty cotton ribbon and all.

OnePerfectDay Bridal Ruffle Cuff in Pastel Pink Silk

And one of my favourite Elle Moss pictures that was also in the feature, all pastel perfection.

Elle Moss

The post over at The Frosted Petticoat is also a review and a give-away, so check it out and you can be in the running to win some LiveBeautifully body products.

The Rik Rak Happy Holiday MEGA Giveaway

I'm afraid I've been somewhat remiss in sharing the latest rik rak mega give-away for the holidays.

There are 5 fabulous prize packs to be won by 5 fabulously lucky winners! Each prize pack is valued at over $100.

Prize pack B has a wonderful set of freshwater coin pearl jewelry by sparrow grey, an eco felt stocking of your choice from rikrak, as well as a white shantung silk ruffle cuff from my very own One Perfect Day.

The winners will be chosen on December 4, so you'd better hurry up if you want to be in the running for this one.

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There will be another giveaway on this blog very soon. I'll be joining the SewMamaSew Giveaway Day on December 3, along with hundreds of others. 

Giveaway Day is actually a week long and you don't want to miss it! 

Pale Blue Silk Pair Of Cuffs Revisited

I took some new photos of the pastel blue silk cuff I posted a couple of weeks ago but this time I photographed the pair instead of just one of them.

Linked to:

Annemarie's Crochet Blog

Pale Blue Shantung Silk Ruffle Cuff

Lustrous pale blue  shantung silk and vintage white lace ruffle cuff.

Wraps around wrist and ties with a soft pale blue jersey ribbon.

My latest.

Linked to:

AnneMarie's Crochet Blog, Petite Hermine, I Heart Naptime, Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky!, HodgePodge Friday, Happy Hour Projects, Homework, Ginger Snap Crafts

Give-Away: Black Shantung Silk Ruffle Cuff

There's a give-away of my Black Shantung Silk Ruffles Cuff over at Moderna Staxtopouta.

It runs till the 11th of November and it's terribly easy to enter. All you have to do is leave a comment HERE stating your favourite item in the OnePerfectDay shop.

All the details of the cuff: HERE.

My Creative Space - Black Ruffle Cuffs

While black is definately a safe choice for accessories, I naturaly tend to move towards happy colours instead.

Lately, however, I've been drawn to the dramatic effect of black.

This ruffle cuff is black shantung silk -which is one of my all-time favourite materials to work with-

with some black lace and a taupe cotton ribbon to tie it closed.

This one is an ice-blue cotton ruffle cuff with an extra wide black lace over it

and a pale blue-gray cotton ribbon with black trimming to tie it closed.

Black Shantung Ruffle Cuff: here.

Ice Blue Ruffle Cuff with Black Lace: here.

Linked to:

Our Creative Spaces, Homework, TheGunnySack

Wedding Bells!

Weddings are one of my favourite things -along with ferris wheels, balloons and twinkle lights.
I love the festivity and the excitement and the promise of happily-ever-after that it holds.
 I also love the decorations, the dresses, the gowns and all the beautiful paraphernalia that accompanies a wedding.
So, I was over-the-moon happy when the lovely Stacey of DragonflyNewMedia  contacted me for a custom order!

Stacey saw the Golden Siren Cuff/Armband and felt it would go well with her steampunk themed wedding.

So the ringpillow was made with the same shantung silk as well as my favourite vintage handmade crochet lace.

And the same fairy-like translucent ribbon.

The wedding is in only a few days

so I'm wishing her the wedding of her dreams

and a happily ever after.

And I'll be waiting for the pictures!

            Linked to: Homework, Our Creative Spaces, AnneMarie'sBrieblog