Fab Four Giveaway - Week Four

Size 12

Size 14

Apologies for the delayed post but as you have seen it has been pretty busy around here!

This weeks giveaway is for 4 vintage patterns pictured above...beautiful aren't they?? I have had them sitting around for a while but I don't think I will get to use them!

If you would like to enter simply comment below and if you are in the mood to play write about your favourite piece of clothing (or dreamt of!)

The winner of the week 3 giveaway is Addie - if you send me an email HERE with your address I will send it out!

Thanks and good luck!

31 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

Some more images from the BEST handmade Wedding Ever!

Bon Bon Packets I described yesterday, printed with handmade stamps and typed names

Vintage Napkin and Church Book

Headband for the Flower girls handmade by the Bride!

Amelie playing with her butterfly wand - one of her presents for being a flower girl - she LOVES it!

30 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

The Best Handmade Wedding Ever...

The Wedding Dress made by the Mother of the Bride (Fabulous!)

Bridal Train

The lovely beaded hairpiece made by the Mother of the Bride

Flower girl Dresses (Amelie's on top made by me and Audrey's below made by the Mother of the Bride and Bridesmaid Milly)

Loren putting the ribbon on the bouquets

Close up of the Bow on the Flowers

The Brilliant Bouquets handmade by Bridesmaid Loren and Friend of the Bride Catherine

Amelie with Stolen Flowers

Getting Ready to Walk Down the Aisle

In the Church with lovely flowers, amazing dress and gorgeous bride (and handsome groom)

Beautiful Bridesmaids Loren and Milly

Hand Sewn Hearts on the Pews of the Church

Just Married!

Our Family Photo Outside the Church

All tuckered out after a long day!

Groom and Bride

Beautiful Bridesmaid Milly and the Awesome Dress she made....having fun with the photo backdrop and props!

Marque with Lanterns and Hearts Sewn Hanging Down

Lantern with hearts sewn and strung below

The beautiful table layout, including handmade table runners made by Bridesmaid Milly....vintage napkins on plates....vintage vases with flower arrangements....and on the left you can glimpse the bonbons which I hoped to find a better photo of...they were beautifully stamped and typed with each guest's name and filled with Easter eggs!

Handmade Birds Designed and Made by the Bride (for more check out her Blog)

The Wedding Cake with Birds, and the lanterns over the Bridal table in the background

The Birds had been having some fun walking on the cake!

And not to be left out of the creative process, the Groom wrote and performed a song for the Bride with his brother and his Groom's man Alex

29 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

Hello, I am still recovering from an exhausting week and exciting weekend...and naturally due to the excitement I have forgotten all the images I wanted to share today from the wedding and the giveaway....apologies....I will post these tomorrow!


Today's inspiration comes from Xanthe Berkeley

More beautiful works on her Flickr page

This is how I WISH I could feel today....instead of the tired heap that I am!

PS I love Autumn the best!

28 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

Amazing photographs from painter and photographer Deborah Hamon. In this series of works she has painted the figures and put them into the natural environment. I love the effect it creates giving the images another worldly quality.

Found via. Tethered

27 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

Congratulations

to Carly and Andrew on their wedding today!

Our little Amelie got to be a flowergirl and my husband was a bridesmaid!

I recently finished the flowergirls dress (as seen in sneaky peaks) and now I can share with you the full dress!

There are so many creative people involved in this wedding and all the dresses have been lovingly handmade as well as all decorations by the bride, groom, mother of the bride, bridesmaids and me!




I can't wait to share more amazing photos of their handmade wedding next week!

Pattern Notes: Oliver + S Bubble Dress

The above images show the dress in progress and Amelie having a dress rehearsal in the backyard....she's ready for action stations!

26 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

I love these doll kits from Erika found via. Sweet Sweet Life

I want to wear their clothes too!

25 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

Amelia's World

Amazing images of her daughter with animals

by

Robin Schwartz

24 March 2010 Daily Inspiration

Willow's Birthday Dress

Inspired by the Heliotrope Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker

Alannah Hill Cotton Lace and Hand Stitched (Fern Stitch)

Amelie modelling Willow's dress

Back Detail

I really loved how the dress turned out and loved how neat the handstitching is...even on the inside (very rare for me!)

Very proud of this one and I can't wait to see if Willow likes it!

Happy 2nd Birthday Willow!

Pattern Notes: Oliver + S Bubble Dress