Another gift guide! This time of the year is a little crazy with all the gift hunting and so on, so that is why I am trying to post as many gift guides as possible before Christmas in case anybody needs inspiration =)

I think this one is uber cute: Items to get kids into crafting! Thanks to Kate of katedowding

Sit a kid in front of a playstation or x-box and they will more than likely pick up the controller and instinctively know how to hold it, what the butons do and how to make Lara Croft jump off the ledge, make her spin around that pole thingy and land elegantly on the other side and not in a crumpled heap on the ground (ouch! thats enough of my frustrations)

Sit a kid at a table with a needle and thread or a stack of card and glue, will they get stuck in? Well probably, yes, kids are awkward like that and can turn their hand to anything. But, if your children think crafting is all about drinking tea while knitting a bumper supply of christmas jumpers, then take a gander and these 'make your own' kits which should steer them away from the TV screen for a little while.

Sellers, left to right, top to bottom, are (link to the item): kitsandcaboodles, orangemoontoys, feelingfuzzy, sweetpeababy, heatherknitz, MyKangaroo, blackbirdfashion, katedowding, kitsandcaboodles

Kate's shop:
katedowding



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Hi!

Last week I had a home party to sell some of my silk creations ;) and it was fabulous! I sold much more than expected and people loved the new collection!!

This is my last home party before the fall collection, and probably won't be doing many more craft shows this summer, so in the next days I'm going to be adding to my etsy store the complete stock of silk scarves, skinny scarves, tshirts and hand fans =)


Thanks for reading and hope you like the new items!

Hi people!
Sorry for taking so long to post again. But here I am back again with one more summer trend for you: Ombre items :)


I've seen some clothes like these in the shops in the mall, and some of them are quite nice. So I tried to look for something similar in Etsy. First of all I discovered the search had changed a little, but after a couple seconds realized I can still search in all the types of items. And here they are!

Sellers, from left to right, top to bottom, are (link to the item): akaisilks, salvagelife, rocketmansion, karenw45002, ThreeFiveEightyFive, hodgepodgefarm, modestambition, samhoh, inspiringcolor

As you can see there were not that many of them. Seems this trend didn't really make it to Etsy.

Anyways, I hope you liked the items I pickes. Do you like this trend? Is it something you will be wearing or adding to your etsy shop?

For now I think I totally run out of trends to talk about, so if you have any new ideas, something you would like to know about, please let me know ;) Or if you have any clothes/accessories you don't know what to wear with, let me know and I will try to find something that suits you in Etsy. Thanks!


On a total self promotion point, wanted to announce some new silk handfans being added to my shop:

Thanks a lot for reading!

After working a lot this last weeks, finally I can show you some pictures of the silk bags I have been making.
First type of bag I have been working in is a small bag, sort of party style bag. So far I only have made 2, please tell me what do you think:


The idea is that each bag will be unique because the silk design used as fabric can't be reproduced twice.

The second type of bag is a hobo bag made of fake leather with silk sewn to it.


I hope you like this new addition!
Soon also new brooches and necklaces! :)

This week I was featured in Creative Crafter UK blog in the competition bright and bold! :)
Visit her shop to see some of this awesome items:

Etsy Buy Handmade CreativeCrafterUK

Thank you so much!