Day 2 Art Chain‬ challenge: Bull's Eye African Print Cushion

Day 2 of The ‪#‎ArtChain‬ challenge:

Culled from my Detola and Geek's Facebook page .....

Here is the first cushion I made which I call the Bulls Eye Circles African print fabric cushion.

Shortly after starting my lampshade making journey, I got a message from a potential Etsy customer asking if I made cushions. The fabric they wanted was the Bull's Eye African Print one. I was like yikes - I've never ever used a sewing machine before in my life. After calming myself down I started phoning around, frantically, to see if any of 

my friends could borrow me their sewing machine as well as give me a crash course in 'Sewing 101'. I found one nearly immediately & I replied the customer letting them know that I DO make cushions as well. That was my introduction to the world of sewing. Two borrowed sewing machines later, am the proud owner of a Janome 7025 

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I nominate my very talented friend Lee of 'By Candlelight 27' to share for 5 days 1 creation per day & nominate a different person each time. Off you go girl ......

Autumn 2014: Handmade lampshades to go with the season

So it is officially Autumn and I hear you all sounding a bit deflated. Feeling the slight drop in temperature, leaves are going to start falling, winter clothes out of the storage cupboards and more hot drinks and warm meals. It's not all dull and gloom! Just be prepared and go with the flow!

With the new fall season comes the rich warm colours like pumpkin orange, browns (chocolate, tan, sandy), natural, greens plus and don't forget the reds and blues.

I have some handmade lampshades that will lift both your mood as well as the rooms. They are all available to buy in my Folksy shop Detola And Geek

I will be introducing some new products into my Folksy store - one will be African wax print fabric wall decor.  

Colour of the day, 23rd September 2014 is Pantone's Sky Blue by Michele Bernhardt of Colorstrology. It's fair, artistic & compassionate. I'll let you be the judge of that!

 

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UK Handmade's Summer 2013 Showcase feature!

Oh, did I tell you about my Summer Showcase feature in UK handmade, one of my unique handmade Ankara lampshades made it. I think this would be a perfect gift for Father's Day, would go well in a man cave / home office / bedroom me thinks! The possibilities are endless. Here is the link to the Summer showcase http://www.ukhandmade.com/showcase/summer

and here's a closer look at my fab Blue Chevron African Wax Print Lampshade ......

Did you know that there is a matching pillow available too ......

For more wonderful handmade gifts, here's the link to my Etsy Shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnkaraLampshades new items added on a regular basis. Will be making notice / pin boards, fabric  bookmarks and other home decor items soon. :-)

And I also have a sale on at the moment, all info on the flyer below.

Happy shopping my fellow readers!