★ NEW ★ Pretty Collage Collection

I have had fun designing this new range, it's very pretty, girly with a vintage edge. 

I have digitally collaged pattern, kraft paper and vintage fabric along with naive style illustrations, I hope you likey...

A spotty bike for the adventurer!(personalised)...

A Yummy Birthday Cake (personalised)...

A New Home card featuring a pretty cottage...

 

A jar with hand drawn and collaged flowers...

This card is also available as "So sorry", "Get well soon" and "with sympathy".

 

A Church card for Weddings, this can be personalised too.

 

ALL cards (and more) are available here in my Etsy shop.

New Seaside Papercut

I have designed a new Papercut picture to sit with my collection of bespoke ones.  It reads "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside" It has a flying seagulls pattern in the background (or spots/stripes) in a choice of colours to match your interiors. 

You can purchase this picture for £25 from my etsy shop HERE.

It comes in a 25 x 25cm box frame (white or black), the picture is handcut from white 240g matt card.

 

 

You can also order a bespoke version (with your own names/quote) for £35...

♥ NEW PAPERCUT WEDDING PICTURES ♥

My little fingers have been busy cutting out these new papercut wedding pictures now available in my wedding SHOP

Each one is unique and designed especially for you!

They are also available for New baby, Anniversarys, & Birthdays...

Papercut by hand...

...work in progress...

...Yay! finished

Now lets wrap it up nice x

★ It's PRETTY Old ★

With my LOVE of all things vintage I have decided to do a regular feature called "It's PRETTY Old" showcasing the vintage "treasures" I have recently bought.

I don't think a week goes by without me buying something, even if it is just a 50p book.

Here goes...

Sunday 5th May

Advintageous fair, Scarborough Spa

5 x penguin paperback books

Ship in a bottle (Tom)

 & Paper moon postcard (1907)

Pretty floral Handkerchief

Lots of lovely FREE leaflets

Please take a look at my It's PRETTY Old shop where I sell my vintage treasures.

★ ETSY FRIDAY ★

Theater Clouds is a beautiful shop on Etsy. Elly Mackay creates magical little worlds out of paper and photographs them. They are gorgeous, dreamy images, please take a look...

Elly also has a book full of her beautiful images, you can buy it here

You can visit Ellys website here and read her Etsy interview here where she talks about what inspires her and her creative process

Please also watch this great video showing Elly at work in her studio...

♥ Valentines cards ♥

Love is in the air and I have been making some new ♥ Valentines cards ♥

They are available and made to order from my etsy shop here OR if you are a Scarborough local you can get them from Homebird House (opposite the market)

You can choose from six different fabric hearts and lots of sayings and quotes OR make up your own!

Please enter "BLOGFRIEND" at the checkout for 20% off EVERYTHING!!!

XXX

★ ETSY FRIDAY ★

☁ Cloud Love ☁

With the miserable weather outside (in the UK anyway) I thought I would share some "Cloud Love"

Spoon rest by JDWolfePottery

Necklace by xoiasmeniNas

Cloud cushion by Hello Milky

Mobile by LeptitPapillon

Earrings by Morgan and Jane

Giclee print by Eloise Renouf

Please see my Etsy friday post about Eloise Renouf here

Baby patchwork quilt by Alphabet Monkey

★ ETSY FRIDAY ★

If you are new to Etsy you may not know about the Treasury pages.

This is where members and sellers promote little collections of goods they like, linked either by colour, theme or genre.  It is a really good way to get noticed on etsy, which has over 300000 shops.  So if someone puts one of your items in their treasury make sure you thank them.

Here are some of my favourite recent treasuries... 

...and here are some of my Treasuries...

★ ETSY FRIDAY ★

I am featuring the Etsy shop What Nikki made this week on etsy friday.

Nikki McWilliams is a designer and maker, based in Dundee. Her brand of quirky homeware and accessories - Nikki McWilliams design is the product of a lifelong love of having a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

I LOVE her biscuit cushions...

You can follow nikki's BLOG here

★ ETSY FRIDAY ★

There is a big trend for diamond imagery around at the moment.  Here are some lovely diamond inspired items from etsy...

...and not a real diamond in sight!

Diamond engraved notebook from Absoloot

Cute diamond brooches from Heartasaurus

Diamond print from The Curious Nickel

Sterling Silver ring from Metalicious

Bag yourself a diamond jubilee bargain with

these cute lavender bags from Corydora

Adorable hand carved rubber stamp set

from MemiTheRainbow

Lovely watercolour diamonds print from LouisestArt