Etsy Favourites - April Diamonds

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Printmeneer

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Silver and Grey

My latest: silver and grey organza flower bobby pins.

Linked to:

Annemarie's Haakblog

Handmadeology Feature!

I'm ecstatic to have had my Fairytale Flower etsy shop featured in Handmadeology today, in the Road To 1000 series where etsy owners get to submit their shop accompanied by a little 'interview' based on a standard questionnaire.

It was such a happy surprise to see it on their blog today! 

If you want to have a look, you can see the post here. 

Spring Day

I finally have my new camera so it's time to test it out!

 It's a good thing today was such a wonderful spring day - a perfect opportunity for going down to the sea for some glorious sun, fresh sea air and camera testing....

Electric Blue Tie

I made a tie the other day.

My very first tie.

It was an order for a friend who specified the very electric blue of the fabric.

I thought that making a tie would be a walk in the park but it took me almost a whole day to finish with a lot of aligning, unpicking and re-stitching.

It was no small feat, I can tell you, so I'm quite proud of how well it turned out. (I even made a matching pocket square.)

This is the pattern I used, Simplicity 9962.

It's got all sorts of other men's accessories I'd like to try, especially the slippers which can be made for the whole family.

Linked to:

The Dedicated House, Annemarie's Haakblog, Today's Creative Blog

Fairytale Flower March Special Offer

These multi-coloured poppy boutonnieres are my very first monthly special offer for my Fairytale Flower etsy shop.

The thought behind this monthly offer is that each month I'll make a certain number of flowers that will be offered at a special price or be part of a certain promotional offer.

So, beginning with March, you can buy one of these poppy boutonnieres/brooches and get one free.

You can choose whichever flower you like as long as the one you want is still available but the second flower will be more randomly selected.

 There are 16 of these boutonnieres available -as seen in the group picture above-  so when they're gone, they're gone!

You can also choose what you want your poppy flower attached to. I've included stick pins, brooch backs and tie pins in the picture above but I see no reason why they couldn't be attached to bobby pins or hair clips as well.....

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Maybe She Made It

Radiant Orchid Wedding Flowers

These are some wedding flowers I made for Amanda in radiant orchid: boutonnieres, bobby pins and a couple of large flowers that were turned into a bridal wrist corsage and a flower girl sash....

Linked to:
Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime

My Creative Space - Sneak Peek

 Just a sneak peek of something new I've been working on lately.....

The Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge

The other day I bumped into a post over at  A Stitching Odyssey blog with a sewing challenge that got me all excited.
 The gist of it is that you join in and pledge to sew from vintage patterns in 2015.

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There's all manner of options as to how you can take part in the challenge, with varying degrees of difficulty.
Options range from actually using your very first vintage pattern to promising to sew 5 items from vintage patterns.

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If you head over to this post HERE you can find out the details and take the pledge.

Of course, I jumped right in and took my own pledge to make at least 5 things from vintage patterns over the next year.

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I wanted to take pictures of some of my favourite vintage patterns to include in this post but as my camera is still not working, I chose a few random ones from my etsy Vintage Patterns favourites collection that I hope you like. Click on any picture to go to the link.
I will, however, be making a post of my favourite vintage patterns from my own collection soon.

Black Tie Market Soap

I got the sweetest, most delicious-smellling hand and body soap in the mail the other day. It's yuzu and apricot scented, with a noticable, revitalizing citrus-ey tang under the honey-sweet apricot top notes.

The fragrance was so uplifting that it put me in a happy mood for hours. As did the bucolic, country-scene wrapping paper.

It's from an etsy shop called The Black Tie Market and Amber, the owner and creator, is just an all-round wonderful person to deal with.*

Though I did go back and forth on whether I should use it or keep it, the former won and I can tell you, it lives up to its promise.

*I know Amber from her pattern selling shops on etsy and ebay and we have had a few transactions as well as exchanges so I can say with confidence that she is a pleasure to deal with and recomend her -and her shops- wholeheartedly.

Etsy Favourites - Happy Valentine's Day!

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HouseOfMoss

Tourlou

Susabelas

Purple Fabric Flower Keyring

Yet another flower keyring in purple hues, and once again it's a present for a friend.

OK, I'll admit it, I love making them and it's hard for me to pass up the chance to do so....

This one has a deep, royal purple flower with big black beads and soft sandy-coloured silk leaves.

Linked to:

Maybe She Made It, Annemarie's Haakblog

Faux Fur Pyramid Clutch

Pyramid clutch purse made of two different kinds of faux fur: one a very deep, rich purple and the other a black and white leopard print.

The bright red zipper used for contrast just makes my day.

The thing with this little pyramid bag is that it looks quite different, depending on the angle you're looking at it.

I've wanted to make a version of this pyramid bag for some time now so I'm very happy that I finally did!

I see some different versions of this pouch in my future. I'm planning on making a make-up case for me as well as a friend or two....

Linked to:

Annemarie's Haakblog, Today's Creative Blog, Maybe She Made It

Etsy Favourites - Purple Fantasy

BakerrBoutique

CarolynCochrane

KateWangDesign

StoneAge2

GriffingPhotography

Beautiful purple shades for February's birthstone, amethyst.

Click on any picture to go to the link.