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Check out this months Mollie Makes magazine for our latest Haberdasher Me DIY fashion project! Learn how to customise your old denim shorts with our vintage buttons especially created as a free giveaway with the issue, tribal beading and embroidery patterns. Check out our inspiration for this project at Pinterest.
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Im on fire at the moment, having idea after idea, this is a quick mood board compiling images i found this very morning. I am hoping it will be the starting point for an interiors project i want to get stuck into. I have always been a big fan of geometric pattern, i remember now even when i was at school i did some GCSEs projects on the work of mathematical artist MC Esher and Islamic Moorish art. I love the combined aesthetic of graphics, symmetry and craft.
From left to right: <> Alchemist book diagrams in watercolour. <> The doors of Tallinn. <> Mosaic House <> Crystal Pyramid Vintage Wallpaper by Spinster’s Emporium <> Sabine Finkenauer
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Today i started a new Haberdasher Me project as a commission for a new contemporay craft book launching next year, unfortunately i can not share the outcome of said creation until the publications unavailing, but here is a sneaky peak at my inspiration. 1. Bleached denim shirt, 2. 1952 Star Constellation Chart, 3. Crystal, 4. Star Constellation print by Elsie Mahan, 5.The Cosmos (not for sale, but the photo was from here), 6. Embroidered bow tie.
It is still cold, it is still winter, but i have faith not for much longer. The sun came out this week and signs of spring are on contemplating making a appearance. With only a few weeks left (she says with optimism) of the wet and windy drags of winter remaining, i thought we should all be making the most of it and wrap up warm.
For those of you that do not know me personally you might think this step by step guide of how to dress like a spinster for the remaining weeks of winter is abit far fetched? For those of you that do know me personally you might even wonder if i am being a tad conservative here. When it comes to colour, pattern, print, texture and textiles i am a more is more kinda gal, i love living, seeing and wearing my life like a kaleidoscope.
Bring a little cheer to the world and wear something expected, dress like a kid would for a day and see if you act more like one again, recogonsise the importance of colour therapy and experience as many different materials on your skin. Feel the clothes your in and smile, spring is on its way.
2. Native North American face paint
7. Unisex harlem knitted trousers
8. Alaskan inuit tribal beaded boots
If you are struggling for a suitable mode of transport to match your style, your only options really are hand painted indian elephants, unicorns, hot air balloons and flying carpets.
Peace, quiet, solitude, space, flowers, views, meadows, mountains, sky, stars, sea, sunshine and snow!
Looking for something to ease your mind off Monday? Grab a pencil and paper and learn to draw anything from a fox, a pony, bumble bees and tipi’s. I found this beautiful online book from 1935 via pinterest called Drawing Made Easy. This morning i had my first guitar lesson but knowing that not everybody has a guitar to hand, i thought that this book on drawing is a excellent substitute! Sundays are great for exploring your creativity and learning something new x
This is possibly my most favourite photograph ever, i am yet to partake in a spot of naked stitchery but there is a first time for everything, how exhilarating! I am almost tempted to create a modern interpretation of the photograph set in the Spinster’s Studio. Madame Yevonde was an English photographer, who pioneered the use of colour in portrait photography, the image is called Machine Worker in Summer (1937) and will be my inspiration for the whole of 2013.
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I have been off work recently sick as a dog, but I’m back in the studio today and ive decided to give away some festive cheer! The first 3 people to spend over £30 on the website get a FREE Alexa Haberdasher Me Vintage fabric kit! This includes when you purchase our Paypal gift Vouchers! Ho Ho Ho xxx
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This made me smile. Sparkle like its a Tuesday!
