Scottish Crafts

Tonight we celebrate Burn's night. My family is Scottish and, while I currently live in Wales, Scotland is where I feel most at home. So, I feel it is appropriate to share with youo some items hand crafted in Scotland.

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Hope you enjoy

<3

Hello 2011

I hope everyone had an amazing time ver the holiday period!

My other half, Adam, and I visited my family in the North East of England. We had a fantastic time! We went for walks in the snow, spent time with the family and ate far too much. :)


I'm not going to post my new year resolutions because that would be pretty boring! So instead I'm going to pot a bunch of things that I would like to have by this time next year. Some I plan to buy, some I plan to make but I shall have them :)

If you click on the pictures they should take you to their Etsy listing.


There's so much more stuff but if I posted it all, we'd be here forever!

I hope you all like my picks <3

Helen

Merry Christmas

This will my last entry until new year as I'm spending Christmas with my family in North east England.

I thought that it would be nice to post some of my favourite winter finds from Etsy, with all the essentials!


Lotus printed grey winter coat by Xianyangxiangli
Heading for the slopes cowl by Girldesvignes
Felted wool sweater mittens by ChristinesMittens
Delightfully cosy cocoa by Lindysdelights

Hope you enjoyed!

Have a very Merry Christmas!

Helen x

Stecky Jewellery Designs

That's right, today we have handcrafted jewellery!

Stecky has been creating jewellery since he was in elementary school, so it i s a lifelong passion. All of her jewellery is beautifully simple with a hint of sparkle. Almost every piece that I have seen could easily be worn to work to add a bit of glamour and to a grand event like a ball.

Here are some of my favourite pieces.




I adore that last necklace *daydreams*

You can easily find Stecky on Etsy, deviantART and on Twitter so go check her out!

Helen x

Window Fog

Windowfog is a lovely store run by a wonderful artisan whose favorite material is.....string? Yes. String.

My favourite items found in her etsy shop and throughout her deviantART gallery are these adorable string figurine charms!


Windowfog also has some beautiful ways of using all those origami stars that people seem to love making. They become really cute door curtains and garlands! I think that they would look great in any room with the oh so popular "shabby chic" theme.


You can find Windowfog on Etsy, deviantART and Twitter. This lovely crafter is also open to trades, so if you are also creative send her a message!

Helen x

Whimsy Love

I have been following this super woman for a long while now and not only is her blog heartwarming and inspiring, but her etsy shop is full of cutesy little peices that you just want to own!





How cute! Perfect presents at this time of year too :) And with snow days and school holidays coming up you'll be after some ideas to occupy the kids (big and small) so definitely check out her blog!

Enjoy <3

Helen

Kick-Ass Peanut

Back for another installment and this time it's plushies!

Everyone like plushies, whether they'll admit it or not, and naturally you want your cuddly to be super cute!!

This lovely lady makes some of themost adorable plushies I have ever come across. I have also had the pleasure of seeing them in person and they're wonderful. Once you've cuddled one you don't want to let go!




These would make amazing gifts for people who are into anime and Japanese culture. Plus, the larger plushies are big enough to be cushions!

You can find Kick-ass peanut at her website, Facebook, deviantART and at Zapi Comix in Carmarthen!