Red/Orange Delight

I have finally finished the present for my cousin. About time, too. After all, I will be going to Germany next friday. At least now, I can concentrate on packing and getting the house into shape.

And this is the finished product:


I am sure you can guess by the photograph that it is a pouch. I guess it could be a clutch as well, but it was intended as something she can put make up or similar things in. But hey, I am happt for her to use it as she wishes :)


To give it extra strength I have lined it with two layers of orange felt. I also have attached two magnetic buttons to make it last longer.


As you can see it can hold a few things, like a mobile phone, lip gloss and your credit cards ;)


For the first time I have added my very own label as this is the first thing I have made and designed completely on my own since I got the labels. I love them. They look very professional. I like that its printed on gross grain and not a woven label. I can also fold them in half in sew them into something, so that they look out on the side.


If you are interested in such beautiful labels, you can get them on Mommie Made It 's etsy shop

Sneak Peak

of my cousin's present.


I made this flower yesterday evening. It is the first flower I made and I quite enjoyed it. I couldn't find the perfect one in any book that I looked at. Either they were way too small, the wrong design or weren't colourful enough.


Flower Power! thats what I wsnted. My cousin only turned 18 and although she is maybe more on the conservative side for her age I still wanted something young and fun. I knew I wanted to use quite a few colours, so the flower had to be very layered. I also knew I wanted a colour in the inside that was very different to the pinks and orange. So, it had to be lime green as that is my most favourite colour and a nice citrusy contrast. But it still goes nicely with the orange (limes and oranges...get it? ;)

The flower will be attached to the finished piece of the big red crochet thing I showed you in my last post ;) I am very tempted to show you the whole thing, but instead I will show you one corner of it, together with the flower.


I am waiting for some felt at the moment and then I should hopefuly have the presenr finished soon and can move on to other things (like finishing the pink elephant..oops). Although I have to see how much time I will have to start any new things as I am going to Germany in 2 weeks. Yay!

Pride and Perfectionism

I decided to write a post today after all, because I am a very proud wife and want to share this with the world.



Wouldn't every woman like to get fresh flowers every day? Well, in the summertime I am THAT lucky, because my husband grows flowers for a living. But not just any kind of flowers. He grows the loveliest, nicest and most beautiful lilies you could possibly find in the shops in the UK (and maybe beyond). He works very hard on them, puts all his effort into them so that he can produce such gorgeous flowers. He is a perfectionist and tries every year even harder. I do not get to see him much during the summer season but I have to admit, getting such lovely fresh flowers on a regular basis makes it a little bit easier ;)

Annie Design @ etsy

On a hunt for nice materials to use I came across this lovely etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5841277
It's owned by Carmen from Waterford/Ireland. She makes gorgeuos crochet appliques and I particularly like her shop as it is local for me. So I purchased three lovely flowers:



They were packed in a sweet little bag and when I shook the envelope I could'nt believe what fell out of it. Carmen had packed another two smaller flowers as a present. What a sweet idea!!!



So, all you lovely bloggers and etsy fans, go onto her shop and support the irish!!!