Spring Flowers and New Additions

Spring is here!! 

 

Loved these flowers at the store so I couldn't resist bringing them home. 

 

They grew very big and bold within days...

I added a new necklace to the shop -

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And since it is the time of weddings and such - I thought I'd add some cute little Silhouette tags!

Great for Bridesmaids presents or gift tags, ornaments, tea parties, etc.!!

Check them out in my shop!!

Etsy Update - Gnomes, Owls, Enchanted Doors, Silhouettes and More...

Just thought I'd share a few recent updates to the shop...


Most recent addition - a Jewelry set of necklace and earrings. 

I found the cutest Gnome House...

 

So I added a pink glass pear to give it a little color and a feminine touch. It's hard to photograph a delicate pink that shows up.  All I can do is assure you it's more pink in person.  *shrug*

 

And what good is a Gnome House without Gnomes?  These gnomes are so darn cute - they stand on their own and everything.  Very detailed.

 

I debated selling them separately, but they are too darn cute not to go together.

 

Available here.

 

 

I also added some silhouettes to the shop - of course.  But the reason I needed to add a bunch was I had a large order this week - I still need to make new bigger silhouettes, but for now I added these.

So sweet - in my favorite frames.  Funny thing is, no sooner did I put it in the shop then it sold within about 2 hours.  Wow!  So here I am with another set.

 

 

Totally new to the shop:  Owl Earrings!  So cute - hoo hoo. 

 

 

 

 

Available here

 

 

And finally, for now, I added a cool new piece - a Gothic Fairy Door with a beautiful chain of connecting Pearls.  So pretty and romantic!!

 

 

 

Available here

 

 

Please check out my shop for more!!  Have a Good Weekend!

 

 

Happy 2015!! Stay warm with Greek bread and Cute Fox Scarves!

New Year's is pretty low key in our house.  Mostly we watch movies or marathons on TV (Breaking Bad this year - pretty good show!).  But we also baked traditional Greek New Year's bread - Vasilopita.

Basically it is just a bread with a coin wrapped in foil baked inside.  Whoever cuts the piece that has the coin has good luck that year.  You can use a variety of dough recipes or even make it a cake.  We took another stab at making Tsoureki.  It's a kind of sweet, slightly heavy bread.  It came out rather thick.  Smelled fantastic as it baked.

Here's a pic:

 

It's supposed to say 2015.  This one showed up the best, the other one looked scrambled.

 

 
So far 2015 has been pretty peaceful, but it is, of course, COLD!  Tomorrow is supposed to be 9 F at the warmest here.  Brrrr!!  We ended up making some scarves.  I put one in the shop as it is too cute not to share!

 

Who doesn't love a cute Fox face?? 

They are so cute and cheerful - put a smile on my face every time! 

 

You can get one HERE.

Stay warm!!!

Shabby Chic Holiday Decor and Etsy Updates

Even as I ready last minute Thanksgiving details, I can't help but turn to the next holiday.  I've been decorating already and, of course, added a few things to my shop.

My little French house...

I swore I'd keep this house for myself, but I can never help putting things up in my shop no matter how much I want it so it is for Sale.  Available in my shop.


I've made plenty of Silhouette ornaments in the past, but the little white tree I had was woefully inadequate to display them on.  I bought a much bigger one to better show them on.  I'm still fiddling with the tree, but here's a first look:

 

I've added a lot of new kinds of ornaments this year - some framed, some paper mache.  Different sizes and shapes, different backgrounds, etc.  It makes for an eclectic mix on one tree, yet rather interesting, too.  I'm selling them in pairs or alone for the most part. 

 

This is the first set of new ornaments I added a few weeks ago to my shop. 

 

They are available HERE.

 

They are Frames that are ornaments - beautiful to see in person. 

 

Check out the details:

 

 They look lovely together or apart.  Add a touch of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy to your tree...

 

 

Or if your favorite Austen novel is Emma...here's the perfect ornament for you!

 

This ornament has Chapter 1 page on one side - you can read the beginning of the novel on it. 

 

Available in my shop.

SOLD OUT

 

 SOLD OUT

 

 

A Parisian Set of Silhouette Ornaments:

 

 

Fronts:

 

 

Available in my shop.

 

 Backs:

 

I put the Eiffel Tower and an Antique Typewriter on the backs.  So cute!!

 

 

I'm not done adding new ornaments to the shop - here's a quick photo of what I have ready to go up.

 

 

 

I'll post more when I can...Happy Holidays!!

Silhouette Ornaments and Last Minute Orders

I've been so busy keeping up with listings for the shop and shipping I've been too busy to update ye olde blog, but I thought I'd take a minute now to do so...

First, I have new ornaments in the shop:

First up:

This is the loveliest, I think.  Making papered ornaments is difficult, especially the round ones.

This ornament SOLD just the other day.

 SOLD

These are lovely ornaments with two different couples stenciled on each side, the background is French Text.

 

The great thing about these ornaments is they aren't 'Christmasy' - they go well year round - make great presents and can be used as tags on gifts or special Valentines.  I love these.

This is a Custom order made for a customer who wanted facing silhouettes in 5x7 frames, but you'll note they face opposite of what I usually offer.  You can always request a custom order if you see something you like, but want it a little different.

SOLD

These will go on either side on the wall of above a bed - so cute!!

And to be different I made some beautiful dark red ornaments with white silhouettes this year - this is a set of three ornaments sold together with SIX different silhouettes - three couples all together.  They look much lovelier in person...

Available in my shop HERE

For those of us who like hearts...



Stenciled different ladies and gentlemen on each side.


These are the PERFECT Valentine!  ;)


The long promised last medium sized French Text house with a black roof is finally up:

Available HERE

Available in My Shop HERE

 

 

Happy Holidays!!