Colours of Folksy - shades of grey

A showcase of beautiful items in shades of grey, by very talented designers on Folksy.

Little Red Riding Hood Reaches Grandma's House
£10.00 artquirk

Huge organic felt tub in charcoal and off-white mix
£60.00 Snowdrops And Daisies

Doily Beret - Grey
£18.00 Blue Fish Handmade

Grey Skinny Striped Scarf
£20.00 WildCat Designs

Grey flower recycled fabric resin necklace
£15.00 PennyDog Jewellery

6 Leaf-shaped Tags - Grey Envelopes
£2.10 kerli: little animals, handicrafts and recycling

Grey heart brooch
£3.60 Magic Alice

Grey Striped Cat
£10.00 Monstermagic

Christmas cards

I've Finally managed to design and list some Christmas cards in my Folksy shop. It's something I've been trying to get round to for weeks. I never know whether the design in my head will work in reality and can go through countless versions before I settle on a design. Lucky for me I only did about two versions of the tree and three of the star until I was happy.

I've steered away from traditional colours and opted for a beautiful colour combination of plum, olive and teal.

Colours of Folksy - brown and turquoise/blue

I'm currently in love with the brown and turquoise colour combination so I've just spent the evening scouring Folksy to see what amazing creations are available in this great colour scheme.

1. Leaf Toggle Clasp £20.00
Willow wire creations

2. Blue and Brown retro phone pouch with brooch £15.00
Zenda Design

3. Tri-Colour Scarf £15.00
Betty and Todd

4. O-Earrings - Blue £7.00
BeadsBySam

5. Lambswool Dog Cushion £44.00
Sara Carr

6. Octagonal Bowl - Abstract Design in Turquoise & Brown £17.50
Adorn Jewellery and Glass Art

My latest custom design

In a request to come up with a wedding invitation featuring thistles, here's what I've come up with - I hope they like them!

Colours of Folksy - pink and orange

I really love to search Folksy by colours and I'm always amazed by what talent and beautiful wares I find. So I'm planning to champion Folksy sellers through a regular 'Colours of Folksy' feature on my blog. This first collection shows how the clashing colours of pink and orange can really work well together.

1. Blooming felt brooch £12.50

fyberknitics


2. FRUIT SALAD Gorgeous Kitsch Charm Bracelet £30.00

Cherished Trinkets


3. Orange & pink Stars & Stripes flag cushion/pillow £36.00

Karen Hilton Designs


4. Juicy - merino/silk/bamboo/nylon sock yarn £12.00

Abstract Cat Crafts


5. Double Daisies Work Wonders £7.00

oddsox

6. Sugar Pink Vintage Suede Mini Clutch £17.00

Sow's Ear

My first proper wedding fayre

Yesterday I had a stand at my first wedding fayre - I've had my stationery on someone elses stand but this was my first solo attempt. It was at the Holiday Inn which seems to be really popular for weddings, they're more or less booked up for 2010 so we had loads of their brides coming to see what we had to offer. I was quite nervous about how I'd get my stand to look good and not too messy, and for my first attempt I was quite pleased with myself.

For days before the event I had been trying to think of ideas for a leaflet type price list to hand out and ended up with the idea to have a three fold booklet with prices on one side and my designs on the other folding into a neat little square. I have to give my husband some of the credit for this though!

Introducing

Oh my it's been a month since my last post! I knew I'd end up neglecting my blog. Anyway I'm introducing my new boy rabbit - yet to be named. I'll ask my son for some suggestions after all it was him who named the girl rabbit Minty - because she's beautiful like toothpaste! Don't ask, who knows how his little 5 year old brain works.

Now that I have a boy and a girl rabbit I'll soon be filling my folksy
shop with a whole collection of baby stationery including birth announcements, christening invitations and thank you cards.

Here's a sneak peak of the birth announcements.