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I LOVE these 'Glove Purses' from Hannah Lamb! Talk about inspired!!! Can't you just see them hanging from your belt over a pair of jeans, or a full skirt? And they would be the perfect place to keep all those lost pennies that we accumulate... These new wallhangings of hers are wonderful too, just the recipe for blank walls...
'Miss Pear and her Pet Partridge' is my next kit for sale in my Etsy Shop! I've switched to plenty of color this time, creating her fancy-dress clothing from German crepe-paper and golden Dresden, gold paper punched leaves, and a fun pressed-fabric 'flounce' as an underskirt! Her arms and legs are attached with tiny brads so you can move them as you please. She is ready to greet your holiday season in style, with her little pet partridge seated securely on her shoulder for all to see.
I took direct inspiration from my Pear and Partridge dolls that I made years ago, as well as a quite nod to dear Constance's 'Floralina' bags! Enjoy!
Florizelle tells us that Christmas has arrived early at the childrens shop Bonpoint's in Paris! And what a magical wonderland it is! Can't you just imagine Marie Antoinette's children dancing and playing in these rooms? Look at those lovely dresses, and delectable cake! And then just for fun, they have a huge MOOSE (made in the United States and sent by plane in a horse box), pulling a wonderful little red-trailer playhouse! Wow, can a child ask for anything else???
I adore Illuminated Manuscripts. These were found Here! Can you imagine 'washing and hanging laundry' being more beautiful?
Just in time for the weekend, I now have this delightful PEACE GARLAND KIT for sale in my Etsy Shop! Two pair of mittens and a lone sock carry babies with 'bunny ears', quietly sending a worldly message for all to hear. This kit uses cotton batting for the mittens, vintage baby photos, chenille for the ears, gold dresden, vintage flower centers (little roses), paper leaves, tiny clothespins! and letters cut from an old French manuscript. These little darlings cannot wait to come and hang in your home and greet the new year! Ready to ship Monday Morning!!!
I have recently fallen in love with the hooked art of Mary Stanley! Her soft and textured creatures and beings are full of charm and character. I am visioning a whole forest family side by side on my couch, with a gnome and some toadstools underneath! Mary also teaches a variety of classes in Southern California, so if you feel inclined to pick up a hook, give her a visit!
Here is another new kit in my Etsy Shop, called 'Celestial Celebration'! I found 12 lovely vintage-German pressed paper swallows (6" long) and decided they needed little riders on their backs - off searching for stars, to drop on your holiday celebrations! This kit also includes unusual letter-pressed colored paper with golden stars for the crowns, bits of Dresden trim, mini pompoms, cotton batting, gold wire and of course a copy of the 'sweet littles' riding on the swallows back. Only 12 of these, until I can find more swallows... so get them quick! I also added a few more 'Pageant Children' kits. ENJOY!
As the brisk fall air, makes our cheeks pinker, dear Florizelle brings us these magical photos from the flagship store of KENZO, place des Victoires, which has been superbly renovated. Just look at that tumble of chairs - like a tree wanting to come to life again..., inviting us in with its wit, charm and colours... Some things are just better done in PARIS girls...!!!!
