In Love with Flourish by Ciana Bodini

Im in Love with Flourish by Ciana Bodini

I love the vintage vibe to this collection

Red Valentino’s Fall 2012 Collection was whimsical and sweet, just like 

Flourish! The whole collection was infused with blushing pinks, ruffles, florals on 

florals, and over-the-top bows This dress was reminiscent 

of Camelots Flourish print.

Flourish by Ciana Bodini. Flourish is a soft and dreamy collection of pretty florals 

and streamlined prints. The inviting peach, mint, and mineral blue hues are a 

perfect combination for this romantic collection. The effortless femininity of this

collection is reminiscent of a quiet spot in the outskirts of Paris – all you’re 

missing is a chic dress, classic french read, and a vintage bicyclette!

Due out Late January in USA, feb in UK

Also check out Ciana Bodini webpage for further scrummy photos.

Sunday Pictures

Dolly Quilt Set

in Yellows, greys & whites 

Yellow Candy Stripe Bias Binding

Thought I migth have gone over the top on the quilting!

but love the finished look, 2 spools of white cotton later

on a 20" x 24" quilt! 

I little bit of retro fabric on the reverse of the cushion and quilt

Cushion reverse

Green patchwork pillow cushion

Have a great weekend xxx

THE FINAL CURTAIN....

This what Saturday night boredom does for you......

After having dinner and watching X Factor with Hubby, we couldn't find anything we really wanted to watch on TV, so Hubby played PSP and decided to see if I could make a dress in a night....

One Butterick pattern £6.00. Cut to size 14, (and that just fits, think I need to lose an inch or two!).

One pair of curtains from the charity shop £6.00.

The fabric for the these is really heavy and quite thick to work with and where I was to gather the fabric I put pleats that laid flat in instead, on the skirt and on the shoulders. I haven't hemmed it yet, but I can sit and do that in front of the TV tonight.

Think I might be making more, I am going to hunt out a sightly thinner curtain fabric and make the wiggle dress next. So if you a hording old curtains of funky fabric and you are looking for an individual look, look no further.

Kx

MEET VINCENT

BLONDEDESIGN

Meet Vincent, Vinny for short.

He is a little monster, well not so little anymore approx 14" x 14".

He loves his moustache.

He loves doors and floors.

He is made from vintage barkcloth fabric from the 70's, a black dotty fabric, Full moon in slate and a few vintage, retro or just darn cute button eyes.stuffed with polyfil, with a little room left to add yor own bag of rice, to make him bottom heavy 

(SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE POSTAGE).
Hidden zip along the bottom allows you to fill the space up. Fully overlocked.
My handmade label on the back and a black dotty ribbon tag to finish him off.

Kx

MEET OLIVE THE OWL........

Don't be shy olive........

There you are! Hello Olive

It's what's inside that counts......


Made with love...


Add a spot of retro 70's toweling fabric, felt, pink bias binding and cute tiny french floral fabric.
And Olive the Owl Tea Cosy is born..... I had a small dilemma as my tea cosies are normally called Ollie the Owl but after seeing her sit there, I didn't think it right to call her a him!

BLONDEDESIGN

Kx

BARKCLOTH MAKE-UP & COIN PURSE SET

Upcycled Floral Bark cloth Set

Make-up bag

Coin Purse

Upcycled Green Bark cloth Set
Make-up bag

Coin Purse

Upcycled Orange Circles Bark cloth Set

Make-up bag


Coin Purse

BLONDEDESIGN

I have been hording retro & vintage bark cloth for a while, looking for inspiration on what to use them for, and mixing them with other fabrics and my own bias bindings and buttons.
Geeky with a bit of cuteness thrown in! (hopefully).
You will find the buttons and bindings in BLONDESBACKYARD

Kx

The 2nd Generation 'Ollie & Olive'

Meet the 2nd generation of Ollie & Olives, some of them I will sell on line on Etsy & Folksy the others I will be taking to various outlets in Eastbourne, Brighton and Hastings to start selling.

A selection of them will be retro Ollie & Olives as I will be scouring EBay and second hand shops in Eastbourne for that all important 70's fabrics!