Shopping List Saturday ... oops, Wednesday!

Oh dear. this is so late! Maybe it's a good thing that I'm posting this midweek - it can serve for next Saturday's list, too! A bit cheeky, maybe.....apologies, too, for not making my way around many lists this week xx

I really hope you enjoy the colourful vibrancy of these picks.

1)Colorful, Rainbow Fringe-O-Rama, As Shown With 45 Different Fun, Bright Yarns or U Choose Colors in Custom Order Scarf/ CricketsCreations - Celeste creates the most fabulous, colourful, fringe-y scarves. This is just one of the many beauties in her store. It's really hard to pick a favourite!
2)Picasso Sculptural Necklace, Paper, Wire, Sealed/ taylorseclectic - to quote the item description ... a vivid explosion of color, this necklace has been intricately hand sculpted out of paper and wire. Original, fun and quirky, I love this.
3)Art Textile Brooch/ KaylaCoo - I so enjoy watching Michala's textile pieces emerge from wonderful, vivid sketches to beautifully 'painted' stitched artworks. They are just gorgeous. Her sketches, and more images of her lovely work can be seen here.
4)Handmade Multi-Strand Wrist Cuff Bracelet with Stones/ be2be - I first discovered be2be in a treasury...I love the simple styling of these cuffs, with their lovely colour combinations (more in store). Love them.
5)Sleeping Tree/ zukzuk - you may remember that I have a bit of a 'thing' about Helen's prints. I just love them, and would love to own every single one, in every colourway. This is my latest favourite...but you MUST check out the bear prints in her store. So sweet!
6)Shawl - Phoenix/ vilte - how elegant is this? Gorgeous colours, beautiful fabrics (batik silk chiffon, finest merino wool, lustrous silk and flax)...feel the movement!

For more Shopping List wonders from fellow Etsy sellers, please click on the links in the sidebar. I'll be shopping again in just over a week. Can't wait!

Easter Round Up

The holidays are over already!

As usual, I'm slow to get back to things the way they were before. Until tomorrow...

Shopping List Saturday

In anticipation of this weekend's Shopping List blog meme, we are very pleased to welcome Sharon from handmaiden (HandmaidenDesigns) and also Amanda from Amanda K Lockrow Jewelry (AmandaKLockrowJewels). Welcome, ladies!

Please take a few minutes to pop in to their blogs (and our regular players - their links are in the sidebar) on Saturday, to take a peek at their 'must-have' handmade item choices from various Etsy sellers.

You never know what you might find, there's SO much to choose from...!

On My Desk Wednesday WIP

On My Desk Wednesday WIP, originally uploaded by fancypicnic.

On my desk today (well, last night really) - a silk and taffeta bag awaiting fastening, and you can also see a little gift from my eldest....a pin cushion (I've needed one for ages!) and needle case. Her first time using a basic sewing machine - eek!! I'll admit I was a little nervous....!

Fingers? Needles? Machinery? Hospitals...? All fine. Phew.

For more desk activity, please pop over to kootoyoo and take a peek...why not join in?!

Traditions...

As always, a hot cross bun breakfast is followed by an egg hunt...and this year we could hunt outside!

Happy Easter to you xx

Shopping List Saturday

Easter is upon us! With a small nod to this, I've chosen some pastel beauties to share with you this weekend. Enjoy...

1)Nested no. 2/ wunderlust- I'm so smitten with this nest (more in the shop)...a gloriously simple yet hugely effective idea! What a terrific way of using up your scraps; I'm so keen to discover how it all holds together...tiny stitches? glue? woven?
2)doily clock/ andfurthermore - don't you just love doilies?? I love the notion of taking them to an extra level - as a constant decorative feature. Beautiful.
3)Rabbit by Klaus Haapaniemi/ Wilkintie - I'm going to quote from the item description: 'A charming print by the master of folk art inspired imagery from Finland. Klaus brings to this print a wonderful sense of the mystery and magic of nature, it's not hard to imagine the Sami gods bringing forth this exquisite creature from the frozen Tundra soil.' Love it. It tells its own story.
4)NEST/ MariaElena - Each NEST is unique, crocheted from upcycled fabric and embellished with an assortment of beads,vintage buttons, bangles, ribbon, yarn, feathers, birch bark and bits of lace. Nests aren't just for Easter, but they're perfect for Spring, and I love the pieces of ephemera that have been combined together here. Eclectic, and not dissimilar to that of a bird collecting paraphernalia for their own nests.

For more lists packed full of handmade beauty, do click on the links in the sidebar. If you'd like to go shopping in Etsy and share your wishlist with us, just let me know!
Have a terrific holidaytime...xx

Dress Up Your Fingers!

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It's taken me a looooong time, but I've finally had a go at creating a ring. I've thoroughly enjoyed fiddling about with tiny scraps of silk and my machine...and adding those delicious ruby red glass beads. My favourite bit, I think, is the dazzle from the AB finish on some of the beads...mmmn!

I think next time, I might have to encrust the surface a wee bit more - but just a wee bit...

Apologies to begin with...

Elven Collar, originally uploaded by fancypicnic.

Firstly, I'd like to apologise to all Shopping List Saturday bloggers. I usually try very hard to pop in on everyone's Shopping post (although sometimes I know, some do seem to slip through an invisible net)...but I have to say that this week it seems I'm failing. Sorry xx I'm sure your lists are wonderful - they always are! It never fails to amaze me the sheer variety and volume of handmade items that are available to us all via Etsy. Always something new to discover!

This week, we are booked up to the gills with log preparations, tipi pole deliveries and school holidays! You may see a little less of me over the next week or two...but for now, have a bit of colour...I couldn't resist any longer the lure of lime green, turquoise and cyclamen silks again, despite a recent foray into whites and silvers. I just love the textures of scrunched up dupion silk, and the thready edges of snipped taffeta. I think I love this riot of colour because I tend to spend my days in black from top to toe, through winter and summer. Maybe these textile pieces are a little bit of escapism for me?

Shopping List Saturday

This weekend, my list is short and sweet, but crammed with fun and individuality! Enjoy...

1)Little Vintage Fabric Birdhouse - Girlie Bird/ RobinsEggBlue - how delightful are these?! This listing is specifically for the purple one, but you can find the rest and much more in the shop. I like the quirky patchwork nature of these little houses, and the inclusion of lots of little unique details.
2)Dove girl Postcard/ IrenaSophia - such a beauty...in fact, the whole range that this little girl is taken from is totally adorable. You'll want them all!
3)Hyacinth/ JunkerJane - I'm sure you know by now about my fascination for JunkerJane's plush, monster dolls. If I could, I'd buy all of them...sadly, I own just one at the present time but I have my eye on many more! They are beautifully made, each coming with their own unique personality and aura of vaudevillian eccentricity. Fabulous.
4) act 2/ mummysam - meet Marge, dressed up and ready for her dress rehearsal! I am totally smitten with mummysam's creations, and this little mixed media work caught my eye. Combining one of her trademark stuffed pure wool felt dolls with crochet, paper and oil paint, I wish this was hanging on my wall!

I hope you share my enthusiasm for these pieces. If you'd like to see more from fellow Etsy sellers, please go and click on the Shopping List links in the sidebar - there's so much more to find! Each week, I discover wonderful Etsy shops and products courtesy of these lists. Thanks, ladies!
UPDATE: This week, we have a new addition to our expanding group of Etsy Saturday Shoppers...welcome Carmenesque to the throng!

If you would like to join us in our Shopping Lists, just let me know! Happy handmade shopping!

Birthday Toadstools

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A day away from the logs today.

Littlest child is growing up.....xxx