It's a cupcake!

I made these two beautiful felt brooches and I enjoyed it so much that I am going to do some more! I need to go and buy few more colours so I can make many different figures.
I have to say, felt has been a very nice surprise for me....I didn't think I would enjoyed it so much!

These are the first two of a bunch of brooches I'm planning to make this week.
Hope you like them!
Good night,

Handmade woolen round-necked scarf

Hello everyone!
For the first time I am going to post something that has not been made by my own hands.
These beautiful handmade woolen scrves are made by my amazing mum, who can make one in just few hours. I am going to learn how to do it myself, as I like to make everything, but you must be patience because it's gonna take a while...
Here's the pictures. These are on sale £30, and there will soon be many more colours! Just drop me a private message or leave a comment :)

The stitch that my mum used is called "the butterfly stitch". I wish I could help more in explaining how to do it or whatever other question you might have, but I really have no idea how is this made. I still think it's a bit magic.

And finally my favourite one, the one that my mum gave to me the day before my graduation, on the 20th of November. Useless to say, I have been using it every day ever since....it's comfortable and warm, and you don't need to find a place to stick the sides as in a normal scarf (I always struggle and end up with a long woolen piece of scarf hanging from one side...and I hate it!!).

I hope you're having a lovely weekend :)

2013 starts with....a little felt bird!

Buon anno!! Happy New Year everyone!
Yesterday, before getting ready and go out, I made my first little felt animal.
It's a little purple bird and it's easy to make. The one I made is just decorative, I'll hang at my wardrobe handle, but it's easy to make a key chain....in fact just after posting this I am going to make some felt key chains!

Felt animals are quite easy to make, you can find many tutorials and patterns on the internet. 
I drew the pattern of this little bird myself and I like the heart detail, but you can add whatever you want: buttons, ribbons, beads, sequins...everything depending on your personal taste. I thought I started with something quite plain and not too complicated, but I am now ready to let my imagination go!

I wish all of you a great 2013 and I wish I will be able to travel a lot this year :D

Handmade fabric coasters - Tutorial

Hello everyone!
I am back in grey and sad England...I wish I could have stayed in Italy longer but...oh, well, the important thing is that I had a great time there :)
Anyway, today has been a quite productive day, I made seven or eight fabric coasters and they look beautiful! They just need to find the right table to be put put on and it can be your table!!

What do you need:

• two fabrics, one exterior and one lining 10 cm X 10 cm
• a piece of fusible interfacing 10 cm X 10 cm (I used a normal batting for mine)
• a sewing machine
• scissors

1) Cut the fabrics and the interfacing

2) Place the fabrics

On exterior fabric right side up, put the lining fabric right side down (in my case it was irrelevant as the lining is just a plain colour fabric). On top of the lining put the batting.

3) Sew!

Sew along the sides and leave 5 cm on one side as shown in the picture:

4) Turn it right-side out

5) Sew along the sides, with a thread of a matching colour and voilà! Well done!!

Good night!

Shopping!

This is what I found when I arrived home after my short holiday to Italy...
Sweet surprise, I love flowers, he knows exactly what to do and how to do it :)

As I already mentioned in a previous post, I went shopping in Italy in a huge shop that sells all sorts of fabrics, buttons, zippers and everything you need to sew. It was like paradise!!
 

Can't wait to start using these!! :)

Italy

My holiday is almost finished already.
I wish I could stay longer but on the other hand I can't wait to be back in London.
I went to a shop where I bought many beautiful fabrics and tools to make sewing easier....I am so happy I am going to make a lot of new purses, bags and poches....I can't wait!!

My holiday in Italy has been beautiful, as always. I had the chance to spend time with my family and my friends...and I am going to miss them all.
These are some pictures of the amazing place where I grew up, you can find them on Panoramio and Flickr, username: gloria_gibi

And this is a place not far from where I live, called Torbiere, it's very beautiful

I hope you all had a great Christmas! Mine was just perfect :)

Handmade coin purse

Good evening everyone,
as I mentioned in a previous post, I went to buy new fabrics on Saturday!
I have to say, I was expecting a bigger range of patterns, but I will buy even more fabrics in Italy, where there is a huge shop that sells everything you can dream of if you like sewing.

And here is what I made last night! I really like it, especially the small one, that became my personal oyster card holder :)

And this is a picture of Hyde Park, taken a few weeks back, I love it!

Good night :)