MarieClaire Idées: ellie & ooma as guest exhibitor with Ebullition

I was invited a while back to make a crafty creation for this years Création et Savoir Faire Exhibition ( Porte de Versailles, Paris, 16th - 20th November 2011) by the Parisian design collective Ebullition (thankyou ladies!). The theme being "la chambre de mes 15 ans" (roughly translated, "my bedroom, way back when I was fifteen"...), I worked this summer on three cushions in the form of vinyl records, hand-embroidering each record label and including favourite song titles from the eighties...see the photos below, but here is the link to the officiel MarieClaire Ideés website, where my work has been published....

  

Personalised cushions

Finished this order a while back: multicoloured lettering on prune coloured linen background. If you'd like to order one for your child's room, contact me directly for a price quote.

Paper Mobiles

Haven't been posting for a while as time has been short - loads of new projects int he pipeline and here is one of them! I'm loving working with paper right now and printed paper is even better. These mobiles are made from printed paper discs and will be available to buy online very soon. Everyone is different, of course : shown above are  Liberty flowers model, Japan, and Hearts and Flowers.

Darling Buds of May

With Spring in the air, inspiration for my crowns have a distinctive Apple Blossom feel... line embroidery and silk flowers adorn fresh white cotton or coloured grounds with co-ordinating interior fabrics. Every little girl can now become a darling bud of May, with three slogans: birthday girl, princess, or flower girl (or fée des fleurs for those who like the french touch)! Made-to order in white, mauve, pale pink or pale green.

New creations...kid's crowns!

Ready for next weekend's sale, I'm busy sewing kid's crowns for the birthday season in bright co-ordinating fabrics. They will be on sale alongside my kid's magic wands (watch this space)! Here's a sneaky look...

Patchwork Cot Bumper

A recent made-to-order cot bumper...hope you like it Karena!

'Mitaines' for Ooma!

Took to knitting during the holidays after discovering a pattern for fingerless gloves for myself. Ooma wanted of course to be in on the whole thing and wanted a pair ready for monday morning - mine are yet to be finished but here are Ooma's...in pink of course!

Mobiles!

Recent creations have taken the form of mobiles for kid's and adult rooms alike, with birds swinging on a perch surrounded by fabric lovehearts, and metal cutout motifs. Some became decorative objects for Christmas, with people hanging them as table decorations for the festive season. Here are a selection...

December Craft Sales

A number of new product lines for christmas (linen gingerbreadmen christmas tree decorations) and a few photos of stock from recent sales during december...all hand-made by me!

Christmas Crafted Mobiles

Starting to get organised for the Christmas Craft Fair that I'm organising in the village where I live (but more about that in another post sometime)...I've been working on some handmade mobiles for grown-ups this time round (although versions for kid's rooms are also in the pipeline), with the emphasis on rich, retro, yet unusual colour combinations for christmas. This first attempt is in a dark grey damask print and lime spotted fabric, with hints of natural linen...hearts and stars, snowflakes and christmas wishes to hang in your entrance hall as a modern, yet homely christmas decoration.

My favourite chair

There was this old 1920's/1930's club chair kicking around the house when we first moved in 7 years ago...I loved it but it needed restoring. This summer saw the restauration project finally come to life and it is now the inspiration for a colour makeover in the lounge! Hence the newly zipped-up fuschia pink velvet cushions!

New creations...3D floral floor cushions!

The newest creations to creep out of the studio are mostly for girls...apliquée flower cushions in various patchwork colour combinations. Some flowers are placed centrally and others are more haphazard in their positioning, sorry boys, these are seriously funky but feminine! I have some ideas for male equivalents so watch this space...!

Sleeping Buddha

Beautiful wall paintings and decoration inside the temple of the sleeping buddha (Bangkok)

Motifs from Thailand

Been away from this blog for a long while, but now my resolution for the new school year is to get it back on track!!! So, here is the first collection of inspiring things I found whilst on my travels this summer. Beautiful motif inspiration from Thailand (Bangkok and Koh Samui)....