Vintage Style Rose Rings And Fabric Fun

Christmas is coming and I'm looking forward to getting back into my sewing again (Christmas prezzies!) I found out about a lovely fabric shop on Etsy IKOplus fabric (click here for link to shop) They have a fantastic range of fabrics, I love this cat one!

"Kawaii Shining Cats" fabric

I've been mastering the art of wrapped wire rings this month! Delighted with the end result! I'd had these lucite rose beads sitting in my bead stash for a year, finally I've found the perfect design for them!

These rings are available for sale on my Etsy, click HERE to visit the my etsy store (or just click images!)

Decoupage Boxes

My latest hobby is creating decoupage boxes, using old comic books and magazines. I just love it and can't seem to stop making them! I'm hoping to sort myself out and get an online shop up dedicated solely to my decoupage boxes (watch this space, it will happen eventually!)

The creation of the box! Paper all over the place!

Its impossible to do this bit without making a mess

Bag charm

Bagcharms are the ideal jewellery present for someone who doesn't wear jewellery. I do enjoy making them, at some point soon I'll be posting a bagcharm tutorial on here!

The "ingredients" for the bagcharm

 Finished Products

Earring Display

I'm pleased to have found a new way to display my earrings! I had been experimenting to find new ways to display them, I had come up with the idea of making earring cards, then there was the picture frame idea, but while shopping last week I saw a mini canvas for sale... pierce some holes in it and you have a great earring display! I've also invested in a couple of A4 size canvases. I have a craft evening this Friday so I'll be able to test out my new display then!

Using the mini canvas is my favourite way to display earrings!

My earring card design

New Bracelets

Its been a while since I've updated my blog! I guess it because I prefer pictures to words! But here I am, with a new resolution to blog on here more regularly! To start here are photos of my latest bracelets and pics that I took during the process of making them (I do love "before" and after "pictures") The bracelets featured Douglas Tartan and beautiful dark blue beads to match it. I hadn't really used Douglas before, it was requested by a customer, I'm really pleased with the results. I guess I'd got stuck in a rut of using my usual tartans (Macdonald and Mackenzie) but this has encouraged me to experiment more with new tartans and colours... Its time to create some new designs!

Ta Daaah! The finished product!

Blythe

I needed a model for my tartan bow bobby pins, I think big eyed Blythe is perfect (although a couple of my friends informed me that they found her "Scarey"! Nonsense!!!)

Hello 2011

Hello
well, its been a wee while since I've updated this. I will be updating more frequently from now on, what's the point of having a blog if you don't use it! Ok, so I'm supposed to be here to talk about my jewellery but I am now the proud owner of a sewing machine and have been busy experimenting with it. So far I've made a present for my friend's birthday this month (I'm not posting a photo just on the off chance she comes on here and sees it) and last week I bought some amazing fabric from my new favourite website Fabric Rehab and produced this cushion at the weekend

                                                               

I'll take better photos and post them later, please note the wee cuddle toy dog with the pink hair on the right of the picture, you'll be seeing her in a future post!