18 12 2017

dolly eyepatch and hopeless necklace

Hello, here are some things I’ve actually made last year for different friends but forgotten to put on my blog. The first one is an eyepatch for a friend who likes experimenting with dressing up and make up in her room alone. The eyepatch itself is embroidered in red with running stitch, a cross in the corner, and words “your dolly” on her request. The straps are in pink fabric with elastic inside. The second one is a necklace which was originally a sample when I was designing the series of hopeless bracelets. It’s made with plastic beads and hand crocheted silk yarn. I didn’t do necklaces for sale in the end but decided to give it to a friend who liked the idea and added bright pink bows to suit her colourful style. In both of these pieces, I like the combination of sweet&sad.

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11 12 2017

Witch costume calico ver.

Hello, here is the calico version of the witch costume I’ve made for Halloween this year. It’s basically the sample/prototype I’ve made before making the final outfit. It’s almost the same in style except that I’ve skipped the inner skirt and the pleated trimmings along the chest. For the final version, I’ve made the sleeves longer and the bodice slightly more fitted. I’ve made a sample hat with a felt-like wool fabric as well so I guess I have a white witch outfit here. Although there’s something lovely about clothes all made in cream coloured calico, I couldn’t resist making the buttons in mint green because I wanted to highlight the row of many covered buttons narrowly spaced along the front centre. I think it’s very cute and hope you like it too.

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04 12 2017

Christmas cards 2017

Hello, I’ve designed some new Christmas cards for this year as well. I have two designs, “Can’t talk so I write” with a girl lying down and writing a card and “Not my only wish” with a girl hanging on to a star ornament. The illustrations are outlined with a black pen, coloured in with colour pencils, and then placed on a dark navy background. The inside says “but Merry Christmas.” so it completes a sentence with the writing on the front. I’ve been adding 2 designs every year with the same theme since 2011. But this year, the girl has pink hair to reflect my hair colour. They come with silver envelopes and are suitable for those who are quite but with many thoughts in their head. Hope you like them!

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01 12 2017

Witch costume final ver.

Hello, it’s a bit late but I’d like to show you what I’ve made for Halloween this year. I went with a classic witch outfit as I thought my hair would work well with it. This outfit is just one piece although it uses quite a few different types of fabric. The bodice is made of cotton sateen with pleated neckline trimmings made of light weight cotton and opens at the front with many covered buttons. The sleeves with elasticated ruffled cuffs and the outer skirt(the gathered bubble skirt) are made of star patterned polyester chiffon. The under skirt is made of silk organza. I think the balance of the fitted bodice and the voluminous skirt and the combination of different fabrics in black have made it an exciting piece. Of course, I’ve made the hat with matching fabric as well. Hope you like it.

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