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Archive for the ‘handmade’ Category
Friday, January 29th, 2010
 Handmade door stop This bright and cheery cherry red spot doorstop is handmade by Charlotte Macey, a textile design specialist.
The medium sized pyramid doorstop is made using locally sourced spotted fabric, including pink ticking and cream linen. The base of the doorstop measures 13cm by 13cm and it weighs about 820g.
If red’s not quite your colour, then the pyramid doorstop is also available in charcoal and teal spotty designs.
This sweet little piece not only looks great, but serves a jolly useful purpose too.
The doorstop is £12 from Charlotte Macey’s store.
Tags: Charlotte Macey, designer, door stop, doorstop, handmade, textiles
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
 Handmade velvet box
Brighten up your home storage, with the help of these colourful velvet handmade storage boxes from Rosablue.
The boxes are available in two sizes (17cm by 17cm and 12cm by 12cm) and are made from striking velvet fabrics. The insides of the boxes are lined with silk or linen.
These would be ideal for storing jewellery or other keepsakes, but you could also use them as presents and fill them up with goodies for your recipient!
Rosablue have the boxes available in a choice of four colourways (blue, green, red or red on dark), with the small box costing £12 and the large £18.
Tags: box, boxes, fabric, handmade, Rosablue, storage
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
 Limited edition Sampson light
Isn’t this a fab light?
This wonderful Sampson light is made from reclaimed materials and is a limited edition of only 25.
The handmade light features wheels from old toys and trolleys and a pub sign light as the head.
If you could give Sampson a new home, then he’s available at Liberty for £705.
It’s a bit of a price, but it’s a very unique light that you’re sure to love and enjoy.
Tags: James Plumb, Liberty, light, reclaimed, Samson
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
 
These sweet little baby owls are handmade from ceramic plaster and finished off with a glossy gold enamel paint.
They come as a set of five, ranging in size from 4.5cm to 5cm tall. The gold owls would look lovely grouped together, arranged in height order, or dotted around individually in your home.
You’ll found the gold owls in Pirdy’s Etsy Store, where they’re priced at $38, plus shipping.
They’re also available in other colours and you can even have the owls customised with a colour of your choice.
Tags: bird, bird trend, etsy, handmade, owls
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
 Circle cushion cover by Rice
Brighten up a chair with this striking circle design cushion.
The handmade multi-colour circle cushion cover is bright and funky. It’s been made as part of a three year Rice Special Project, which is aiming to improve the working environment in India.
The cushion cover measures 40cm square and, although it doesn’t come with a cushion pad, you can easily buy one elsewhere to fit.
If you’d like to add this striking cushion to your home, then it’s available to purchase from Nettle Green for £36.
Tags: cushion, Rice
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
 Contemporary Cushlab binding cushion
Cushlab specialise in making contemporary design cushions using 100% natural fibres - and they certainly do so in style!
The designers behind Cushlab are Rebecca Barton (a St Martins MA graduate) and Ben Sears and they specialise in making unique handmade cushions with fabrics such as felt, linen, cotton and silk.
This vibrant red and pink binding cushion is made from linen and felt and measures 40cm x 40cm. A larger 50cm square cushion is available on request and the binding range includes cushions in various other colour combinations too.
Cushlab have lots of other interesting cushion designs available, so if you’re looking for a special contemporary cushion, they’re well worth exploring.
Tags: cushion, Cushlab
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
 Why not frame this arty collage sheet?
There are lot of lovely art works available for your walls, but if you’re feeling a bit crafty and want to create you own, then a few easy an inexpensive way would be to use collage sheets like this.
Although sold with the intention that someone making crafts could cut the images up and use them on cards, jewellery or other artwork, the sheets contain so many lovely images that they’d look great left whole and framed and put on your wall.
This one features ’sophisticated flowers and birds,’ and the images are the size of Scrabble tiles, but there are lots more available and they can be resized if need be.
At only $2.50 from a seller on Etsy, it won’t break the bank to have a go and see what you could do with them.
Tags: art, artwork, collage, craft, etsy
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
This pretty little stack of 5″ handmade pillow sachets are each filled with lavender and are ideal for popping in your wardrobe, sticking in your drawers or leaving out to scent your room.
Apparently, it’s even possible to put a sachet in your dryer, which is a lovely alternative way of scenting your clothes, and each one lasts for 8 to 10 loads.
There are three lavender bud filled pillows in a set and these ones are all made from materials with a red, pink and aqua theme. You can buy them from Tamar’s store on Etsy.
Tags: etsy, handmade
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