Saturday Share (3) Mum Time

Welcome to the Saturday Share! Its time to spread the love and celebrate the work of creative people you admire.

Is this your first visit? Then here's what the Saturday Share is all about... Its where i share some of my most recent Etsy finds with you and you get to share some of your current Etsy favourites with me and my blog readers! It could be a treasury you've created or a fabulous Etsy shop you've discovered... either way, just leave a link in the comments at the end of the post and i promise i will pop along to check them out!

Here are some of my favourite finds of this week... i hope you like them too! x

Mum Time

* p.s. click on any image to visit the treasury over on Etsy! 

Custom Dog Breed Ceramic Hearts And Mother's Day For Handmade Monday

Valentine's Day has come and gone... I got to work on some lovely personalised gifts this year and really enjoyed the romance of it all! Most popular were my ceramic love quote hearts and this week i've got some new heart designs to show you... they're not listed in my shops yet so you are the first to see them! :)

Custom Dog Breed Ceramic Hearts

I've had in mind for a while to do some ceramic hearts for dog lovers and after trying out a few ideas i liked the simplicity of these coloured dog breed silhouette designs best.... i hope you like them too!

The customer gets to choose the breed and colour they would like and the hearts can be personalised with a name/quote/message on the front or the back - i had thought to list them with a range of doggy quote options but in the end i realised it would be simpler just to let customers tell me what they would like, i will include some suggestions with the listing though.

They are priced £7 and i'll be listing them for sale this week on my website, Etsy shop and other outlets.

Mum In A Million Personalised Ceramic Heart

I know we've a little way to go 'till Mother's Day but my thoughts are full of spring just now so i couldn't resist painting this cheery heart - the perfect pressie for a special Mum :)

A name/short message can be painted on the back for a personalised touch.

As with my other hearts the price is £7 and it will be available soon from the usual places.

'Every Little Thing Is Going To Be Alright' Heart

Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds' inspired this design. Its a heart warming song full of hope and i thought these well known lyrics would make a lovely keepsake.

As with my other hearts it can be personalised with a name or message on the back and will be available soon from the usual places priced £7.

The perfect note to end on today as the sun has shone after weeks of rain/sleet and howling gales and a sense of hope has definitely been in the air - lots of smiling faces about the place... i hope that you've had a reason to smile today too :)

I'm off for my weekly trip to Handmade Harbour now... looking forward to this week's crafty tales!

Thanks for stopping by! x

Lavender Pillows, Mother's Day Bunting And Rose Garden Coasters For Handmade Monday

Having recently spent most of my time immersed in the new and exciting world of fabric design, this week i decided that as my shops had begun to look a little depleted, it was about time i got creative in the 'real world'... so, i have some new spring inspired makes to show you today :)

Mother's Day 'Best Mum' Bunting

Suddenly Mother's Day is just around the corner (March 10th in the UK)! so the first thing i made was the colourful 'BEST MUM' bunting pictured at the top of the page. Its not too big (150cms long and the flags are 10x10.5cms) and would look great on a dresser, or bookshelf i think... what Mum doesn't want to be reminded all year round that she is the best!! :)

Here's a couple more pictures...

... I felt so happy working with these cheery fabrics and it really got me in the mood for more spring/summer makes :)

Its priced £16 (free UK delivery) and available now from my website, Etsy shop and other outlets.

Summery Lavender Pillow Gift Sets

Next i got going with some lavender pillows. Simple squares perfect for popping in drawers to keep them smelling fresh or under your pillow at night as a sleep aid. They are stuffed with a combination of dried somerset lavender and pure sheep's wool, both with wonderfully calming and restorative aromas...

As you can see i've been raiding my colourful Summery fabric stash again for these! I'm selling them in pairs, tied with coloured string and a pretty tag priced £9.50 (free UK posting) - i think they'd make lovely little pressies for so many occasions - including Mother's Day! :)

Here they are individually..

You will find them on my website, Etsy shop and other usual places!

The idea is that i will be making similar sets as part of my permanent range once i get organised with my fabric designs - i will keep you up dated! (the latest is that the first samples i ordered of my designs have begun to arrive and i'm really pleased with how they've turned out :))

Logo Stamp

The observant among you will have noticed i've been trialling my new logo stamp on the tags for these little gift sets - its from The English Stamp Company which i can't recommend highly enough! You can upload any design and they get it sent off to you as a lovely stamp super quickly. The quality is great, i'm having to restrain myself from getting lots of lovely custom stamps made now! :)

Rose Garden Coaster Set

If you're a regular visitor to my corner of blog land you may remember me mentioning that i'd painted a coaster set to go with my rose garden collection... well, here it is...

The idea is that they work as individual coasters, or fitted together to put something like a teapot on (perfect with my matching cups and saucers!)

The whole set is priced £25 and is available now from my website, Etsy shop and other outlets.

In Other News...

Whew! That's me for another week :)  When i look back at my handmade Monday posts i realise i must have been quite a busy bee :)  I do hope i'm not overwhelming you with information overload... do let me know if you're finding my posts a little long these days regulars! :)

On that note... I got the most amazing comments on my post last week about my "Birds Of A Feather" fabric.. so detailed and insightful and kind and very helpful too - thank you thank you to those who took the time to leave lovely words, you know who you are!

I will leave you with my newly photographed packaging (most of my listings have been accompanied by a christmassy gift wrap photo up until this week.... oooops!)

See you over at Handmade Harbour, home to the not to be missed crafting adventures of the wonderful Handmade Monday bloggers! x