Lavender Fish For Handmade Monday

Its been sooooo lovely to be blessed with another week of sunny weather. All the plants have enjoyed it too... cucumbers and tomatoes are creating a jungle in our little green house and on the allotment its strawberries galore... Today i'm busy making strawberry jam, strawberry wine, strawberry ice-cream as well as picking more strawberries!

I've just got time to tell you about this week's other makes though... as always i look forward to reading your comments :)

Lavender Fish

Regular visitors to my blog may remember me showing you my 'On The Open Ocean' designs a little while ago. If you missed it you'll find the fabric collection in my Spoonflower shop and the printable craft papers in my Print and Paper shop on Etsy.

As always i ordered 8x8" swatches of all the fabrics from Spoonflower to check the colours and print size before offering them for sale. I'm really happy with how they turned out and i thought it would be fun to make some lavender fish.

Each fish features two of the fabrics, one on each side.

They come in pairs with one fish on either end of a knotted rope.

As with all my lavender pillows they are filled with a deliciously aromatic combination of pure sheep's wool and cotswold lavender and the fabric is a top quality linen cotton blend.

I think they're a fun way to create a bit of seasonal 'beach-chic' or to compliment a coastal decor style at any time of year. I hope you like them too!

They are available now from my website and Etsy shop, priced £9 (for a pair of fish joined by a rope).

I've also got some larger pieces of fabric from the On The Open Ocean collection which i'm hoping to make some other lovely seasidey things with soon... I'll let you know how i get on. Now though, i'm off over to Handmade Harbour to find out about everyone else's crafty week, thanks for stopping by! x 

Saturday Showcase (6) For Etsy Treasuries And Their Curators Too!

I have really been looking forward to today's showcase as the theme is one close to my heart :)


There is just time to remind you, before we get going, that along with three fabulous Etsy treasuries, a beautiful item from each of the curator's shops will be featured too!  Also, as always, all treasury images are clickable, as are the captions for the other images.


Okay, now its time for some...

Animal Antics

Red Recycled Wool Floor Cushion by The Feminine Touch

"Fishy Fish" a treasury by the feminine touch

JessicaDoyle $275.00	FunkFishFriend... $39.00	karenhiltondes... $18.00	jennisaarenkyl... $30.00
psarokokalo $30.00	happyapplebumb... $45.00	ollina $25.00	wullibulli $4.00
Michelebuttons $14.00	zeustones $45.00	Theyuk $8.00	inspiredstone $7.00
MartinCheekMos... $55.00	Magicpots $35.00	HandMadeBox $6.00	fantaregali $24.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio

Yellow Bunny Fleece and Cotton Pillow Cover by ekofabrik

"Hippity Hoppity" a treasury by ekofabrik

sleepyking $26.00	SilentRoses $21.00	MoonsCreations $11.00	cherlynnephoto... $28.00
Molds $3.99	ekofabrik $40.00	MadAristocrat $16.00	lulufroot $20.00
honeycup $16.00	atelierpompado... $17.00	samclarkphotog... $35.00	huiyitan $20.00
urBunny $16.00	mikaart $9.99	WilsonGraphics $25.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio

Deer Wall Decals by House Hold Words

"I Love Wienies" a treasury by HouseHoldWords

dangercrafts $6.00	millersye $39.00	whimsytwo $5.00	nativevermont $69.00
Revvie1 $18.00	doodlebugquilt... $160.00	tagsoup $16.00	cnstark $9.50
Cuore $28.00	Mugsleys $10.00	KiniArt $40.00	sewcreativestl $26.00
Waltsworkshop $39.99	byMMcC $4.25	artbyjack $24.99

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio

I really hope you have enjoyed this week's selection - i have had a great time putting it together! :)


If you fancy submitting a treasury to be considered for next week's showcase you can do so in the comments here, Etsy convo, email, or any other way you can think to get hold of me! The theme will be "Word Play" - i'm thinking quotes, philosophy, love messages, funnies... etc..  have fun with it - i can't wait to see what you come up with!


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