how fast they grow up!

pin-cushion

one of my new years resolutions was
to regularly stock my shops
i'd got a bit slack by the end of last year
so yesterday i had a photography and listing session

singed flower hair grips

singed and stacked fabric flower grips

you can find the hair flowers in my etsy shop

ETSY SHOP

i was very pleased to find the pin-cushion sold already :)
i'll be making more very soon

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in other news
the boy lost his first tooth yesterday
*sigh*
how fast they grow up

ready to put it under the pillow for the tooth fairy

gappy boy!

i think i need to make a little purse for teeth now
i have the design in my head
it will be cute!

Suffolk puff and singed flower brooch

i made this brooch as a birthday present for my Aunty Jane
it is made from some textured silk that was left over from bridesmaid dresses
some recycled netting and two different silky/satin fabrics

continuing with my suffolk puff obsession i made two puffs
added a vintage dark mother-of-pearl shanked button
and then cut differing sizes of net and fabrics singing the synthetics
but leaving the silk rough edged

i then sewed them altogether and added a brooch pin.
i hope she likes it,
i feel bad as it is a week since her birthday
but i've still not got it together to see her or get her gift to her.

it has been a busy and difficult week and this week i think will be busy too but hopefully less difficult,
it is the boys birthday on Tuesday and i have no idea how those five years went so very quickly.
Right i'm off to soft play hell for his party, where's the nurofen?

custom order flowers

i made these for an online friend for her little girl
who is taking part in a dance competition.
They had to be pure white but not too bridal looking.

I would've liked to have used sew on crystals
but there were none to be found in my tiny town
and they were a last minute rush job
so the diamontes were recycled from some clothing and glued on!