Showing posts with label robin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robin. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 September 2015

Kew Royal Botanical Gardens Robin

This jolly chap is now on tea-towels and Christmas cards at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.

I hand painted him with watercolours and adjusted the colours slightly on Photoshop.  I'm thinking of stocking up on a few cards and one of the tea towels.  Here's the link to the tea-towel and Christmas cards in Kew's online shop.




They even included my name on the back of the cards and the website - yay!

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

beetroot press - handmade


Hello there,  I can't believe it has been 2 weeks, more or less, since my last post.  Time has flown!  My e-mail account has been hacked into, which I don't think I'll be getting back, so that's been very frustrating and time consuming.  I've been busy making again too and just booked to be at a Craft and Gift fair in Cheltenham on the 24th November, in the Town hall to sell my wonderful wares, so I think most weekends will be spent making from now until then.
Here are some photos of the little purses I have been making.  They are all made with recycled fabrics, I love the denim mixed with the ditsy florals, so are all eco friendly!  One is a Pocket purse, and the other a little envelope.  The Pocket uses vintage floral fabric and has a little ribbon loop to hang it up if you like.  And then to be more festive, there are some robins at the bottom filled with Organic lavender which smell sooo good!

I've ordered some recycled card blanks to make some Christmas cards so I'm looking forward to that this weekend.  I also added a pic of the wrap I'm sending the products wrapped in.  It's basically recycled wrapping paper, so it will differ when one runs out.  I am awaiting some red gingham tissue-paper to arrive in the post to give orders a more homely Christmassy feel.  All very exciting.

Lil' envelope
Denim pocket purse
Envelope purse
Hang it up!
Robin lavender bag
Robin's reverse side
All wrapped up!

Friday, 31 August 2012

Love - the cotton potter

Blue tit

For those of you that don't know yet, I love birdies!  So today's blog is about these wonderful hand-made ornamental birds created by Emma Verner-Webb who runs the The Cotton Potter shop on Folksy.

These lovely birdies are made from 100% cotton printed fabrics, which Emma loves to source.  They are filled with pure wool, the eyes are glass, polymer clay is used for the beaks and the legs are made from wire that is also painted.  These little chaps are made to order, and can take up to two weeks to make and prices start from £45.  Emma also does special requests of birds that aren't shown in her shop if you have a favourite you would like to have in your home.


Goldfinch

Kingfisher at the pond!

Long-tailed tit

Robin