Very happy with my ribbon pics!

So here we are as promised..... after many hours, various poses and a multitude or props I have taken hundreds and hundreds of new ribbon pictures. Phew! They're delightful and wonderful little creatures but impossible to take a great picture of. Well for me anyway!!

However I am very happy with new my pics and feel confident enough to list them in my Etsy shop- http://www.etsy.com/shop/onceinthenorth2

Here we go-

Ta! Dah!!

Polka Dot Grosgrain for all craft lovers

Pinks and Greens to brighten up your day!

Delicate horizontal stripes for scrapbooking and card making, me thinks?

I am currently selling them in 1metre pieces just because I want to see how well they sell, but I promise to  list them in larger quantities soon. We all know I keep my promises!!!!

Please get in touch if you would like any more fantastic ribbon info or want a bigger quantity. More ribbons on the way! What? Oh Yes....this is NOT the end my friend!

I Heart Shell Buttons!

I've managed to source a collection of super cute shell buttons to add to my shop on Etsy.

Take a look at the loveliness of this teeny fish buttons.......I lurve them!

Let me see more!!!

I have named this collection the Bikini Bottom Mix.......I'm sorry there are no SpongeBob yellow looking shell buttons in this teeny mix. Its half term next week and that means one of a number of things will be going on in my house, SpongeBob will definitely be on in the background!! So I think that's why I have given them this name.

In this mix we have Oblong Shell Buttons, Pinky/Red Round Shell Buttons, Blue Round Sea Shell Buttons, Burnt Orange Round Sea Shell Buttons, Fuschia Pink Round Sea Shell Buttons, Ruby Red Round Sea Shell Buttons, Square Smoke Agoya Shell Buttons

My shell buttons are in a limited supply at this precise moment so I will only be selling them at www.etsy.com/shop/onceinthenorth2. (I will hopefully list them on Folksy eventually.)

I am selling them in little lovely bags of 35 thats 5 of each variety

The oblong ones are my favourite- they are tiny wonders of the sea and oh so pretty!

Let me know what you think? I do endeavour to supply bigger quantities of these beauties.

 

I'm in love with funky pinwheels

Oh yes I am and here's why-

WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Not only are they bright, cheerful and pretty they are also highly functional and I find them useful when sewing a number of pieces of fabric together. My super creative friend turns them into buttonhole decorations for weddings. Personally I love their syrupy colours- I have a passion for the kitsch!

Today these funky feathers are my favourite and NEW in my Etsy Shop

If you feel it's too much hassle to be shopping in US Dollars then help is here my friend- I've recently opened a British based online store at Creative Stores. It is filled with oodles of talent and creative artisans and worth a sneaky peek!

COMING SOON.................

.................................................RIBBONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We will have spots and stripes, woven, printed, cute satin cutouts, pink, blue, green......all for sale in my Etsy supplies store http://www.etsy.com/shop/onceinthenorth2

I have added a few pics of my new ribbons for you get your glimpers round.....and as a little tease! I think these pictures may be working progress, I haven't decided whether to use them yet. Ribbon photography is not that easy you know!!!!!

If you see anything you like please let me know. My aim is to have everything listed ASAP!

SEWING.

Yes it's true.....it's official...I've decided that I'm not very good at updating my blog!

But I haven't been idly lolling around. Oh no! I've been SEWING.......well what else would I be up to.

To be honest I didn't really want my next post to be another showcase of stuff that has kept me out of super mischief, but I'm afraid I haven't been doing anything else. So here's a taste-

Patchwork Bird and Hearts Bag

Matryoshka and Mushroom Bag X Fun

Love Birds Bag

I've also starting making sewing/knitting bags to hold in all your crafty goodies!

Lovely Matryoshka and Magical Mushrooms

Super stylish me thinks!

Watch this space for  fab buttons and delicious ribbons coming very soon.....WOO! HOO!

£5.00ish Sale..............

Yes I am having a £5.00ish sale. I say £5.00 because a few items are more and a few are less. It depends what happens when things are converted into USD (United States Dollars) you see!

Here's a selection of my sale items from my various shops

Birdy key Charms- £5.00 each from my Folksy Shop (UK)

Also from the same shop are a selection of textile Christmas baubles

Pin Cushions from my supplies shop on Etsy (my pins cushions are listed at $7.50/ £4.85)

This delightful creation is from my craft shop on Etsy, you can find it in the Silly Sale section. (This lavender pillow is priced at $7.90/ £5.11)

I think it's called de-toxing!

Newness!!!!

Happy New Year to all- my lovely, jubbly, bubbly followers!! Here's to a NEW start and all that.

This is a NEW blog post, the first of the year and I want to share a few NEW items with you.

These are my new, fun and functional lavender pillows. I think this little patchwork bird is here to stay and you will be seeing him a lot over this beautiful new year (I'm trying to be positive here- I'm not a fan of Jan)

WOWEEEE! BIG buttons! These I love a lot so much so they give me tingles every time I look at them. They are also new in my Etsy supplies shop

These are medium sized buttons of the same kind- soon to appear in my shops.

Beautiful new ribbons of all varieties- grosgrain with polka dots, fine woven gingham ribbons, satin cutout ribbons and very fine ribbon with thread stitched through. Each one as lovely as the other. They make me buzz with excitement and this is why I felt the need to share them now. I promise to list them in my shop, I won't keep them all to myself!

Finally....a NEW do! MMM! Not the most flattering of pics and especially with no make-up on, but in my defense I had just returned from a gruelling two hour walk. My hair is mainly purple by the way! My favourite colour.

Our New home....not really, I just love this little gingerbread house I made with the girls over the festive hols and thought it was worth sharing.




See you all soon.

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