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Did you know that you can find Etsy blogs from different contries? Well for a while now I have been following Etsy.fr and the blog of the Etsy french handmade team where you get Etsy only with a bit of French flair

 I’m pleased to say that I have been accepted as a member.

The web site shows all the talented artisan french speakers there is out there

From www.petitechacal.etsy.com SALE Cath Kidston Fabric cubes handmade necklace

Petit sac crocher brooch with a leather flower from www.madeinfrance.etsy.com

Classic Grey beaded cord chocker by www.kankou.etsy.com

My sewing machine had broken down before Christmas and only just got it back just now! Something to do with timing, belt and such… 80 euros later, I hope to get back into sewing soon as I’ve got a few projects half finished that need a bit of TLC. 

So this post is dedicated to presents and custom order that I never got a chance to blog about and that I’ve made last year.

A good few months back, I borrowed a book from the library called Sew Pretty Homestyle from the Tilda craft books collection. There was so many great projects! the sleeping mask and the rounded makeup bag are some of them. I would definitely recommend this book and would love to put my hands on the other ones! These were presents to friends… 

Next is a custom order for a friend who picked the fabrics  herself. She wanted a bigger size pouch than the tilda’s one but still with a top rounded edge (which I like very much). So I bought a pattern from Florence called the slouchy make-up bag which is quite long and can hold toothbrush and such. Great when travelling! My friend was really pleased with it. I might make more and add them to the shop…

This is a fabric by Maria Horner. I bought it 2 years ago from Quilt Home. After a while, I didn’t seem to be as keen on it as I did when I first received it. So I tend to use it for prototypes…Yes I know, a bit posh for a dummy…But it’s big enough a deal for me to actually have the patience to go through a trial run before the real thing without having to make it out of unmatching boring plain fabrics. It’s not very motivating lol

Hope to be back sewing new items for the shop soon…

These fabric flowers are so cute, I just learned how to make them and as it was a first, I kinda chose one of my least favorite fabrics…But it works well together! I plan to make many more, this time mixing and matching gorgeous fabrics…And if it works well, maybe I could offer them in my Etsy boutique?…Something to think about!

So, yes I forgot to say that I made this flower into a brooch!

Made a little ‘carton handbag’ to present the brooch into…

I love using contrasting colours and I’ve notice that Black and white together mixed with specific colours is stunning. You’ll probably find this mix in  my creations…I mean, just look at the blog! LOL

Ready to go! I’m going to offer that one to my friend as we’re staying with them this week end in Clifden, Connemara. Hope she likes it, but I’m quite confident, she’s very arty crafty herself and loves buttons.

 Thanks for looking ^_^