Flower Sugar & Polka Dots

Hello, happy Friday and happy "4th of July" to my US friends :)
I have a different kind of fireworks on my blog today - an explosion of colour! These small scale prints have newly arrived in my fabric shoppe. Aren't they sweet, nostalgic...simply adorable? Polka dots are one of my favourite prints, because they are so versatile. They work equally well combined with solids or florals. They also make fun lining fabrics. I have eight colours to choose from!

photo courtesy of Lecien Corporation

Hallo, und Happy Friday! Einige meiner lieben LeserInnen freuen sich bestimmt schon auf den heutigen Fußballabend :)
Unterdessen freue ich mich über meine neue Stofflieferung! Nostalgische Rosendrucke und Polkadots...Punkte gehen immer, oder? Die lassen sich wunderbar mit Unis oder gemusterte Stoffe kombinieren. Ich verwende sie sehr gern als Futterstoff. Acht Farben habe ich zur Auswahl!

These fabrics are from the Color Basic range. They are premium quilting quality cotton, 44 inch wide. The dots measure 1/8" or 1/4" and are either off white on solid colour or multi-coloured like the one above :)

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Diese Stoffe sind aus der Color Basic Kollektion. Das sind feine, hochwertige Baumwollstoffe, 110 cm breit in Patchworkqualität. Es gibt sie mit 4 mm oder 5 mm Pünktchen in Naturweiß auf Uni oder Multicolor, wie oben :)

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a fantastic day!

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Freut mich, dass Ihr wieder vorbeigeschaut habt! Ich wünsche Euch einen schönen Tag!

Love sleep masks, love polka dots

handmade sleepmasks by Peridot by Duni on Etsy

Sales of my sleep masks have been going well both on and off-line. I made a couple more in my favourite polka dot fabrics to stock up my Etsy shop. Look out for more designs to come!

On a different topic - well, I finally managed to add a facebook 'like' box (see right side), except whenever I go off-line, the box displays 'profile not visible', which sort of defeats the purpose! I have seen this on a couple other blogs too and there are a number of people complaining about this in the help section on FB, but I could not find an appropriate answer or solution so far. So, if my 'like' box is invisible to you, but you would still like to 'like' my page on FB (that's a lot of likes in one sentence) AND get a chance at winning a handmade shoulder bag this summer you can find me here.

Happy Friday!

Some computer issues...

Well, the three days of sun were GREAT while they lasted. Today is back to being cool and drizzly. I've had some issues with my computer lately - it seems I can only open certain blogs with Mozilla, while the rest are fine on Opera. I use Opera for my work all the time, so now I have to switch back and forth between browsers just to be able to read my favourite blogs! Entrecard has introduced the ad network in its beta version today, which might explain why the ads I've placed (the regular ones, not paid) have gotten zero clicks! Strange. On to more pleasant news. Dawanda has introduced a new hot trend in their 'trends & themes' category: polka dots. Well, as most of you know, I love polka dots and use them frequently for my bags. I was (pleasantly) surprised when I saw they picked one of my minibags with the birdie appliqué...although I had this minibag tagged as tartan. Funny that. Okay, the birdie is made up of polka dot fabrics, so fair enough :) You can see my bag in the first image of the middle row. It's the tartan one, just in case anyone mixes up plaids with polka dots. hehehe. That's it from me. Better get the house cleaning started and the grocery shopping done, so that I can get down to some serious sewing! Have a terrific weekend.

Miss Japan

A while ago some of you wanted to see what the darker version of the trim that I bought looked like. Truth is, it took me ages to match up this dark grey ribbon. I knew I wanted a bold colour to go with it, but not too colourful. And I certainly didn't want to use any fabrics containing grey. Then I came across the Japanese flag and it hit me! A red/white combo of course, hence the name 'Miss Japan'. The red was bold enough to counterbalance the dark grey of the trim; mixed with white it didn't overpower it either. I had a hard time finding the polka dot fabric - mostly you get reversed colours, i.e. white dots on bright red. But I wanted the trim to be the eye-catcher, not the red colour. I was so glad when I stumbled upon this mini polka-dot fabric. There is a slight discrepancy of the reds, but since the eye is drawn to the whimsical trim, I don't think one notices. I like the way it turned out, and although the fabrics aren't Japanese, I do think this bag has a Japanese feel to it, don't you?

Cute little sleep masks

Ladies, do you remember your first pyjama party? Oh, the joy of staying up late, watching movies, eating pizza, giggling a lot, and then finally falling asleep at one in the morning... Nowadays, the little girls have much more sophisticated parties; I'm not even sure if they do pyjama parties anymore?! But wouldn't these sleep masks make cute little party favors? Again, I've made them from left-over fabric, and there was just enough left to include a little drawstring pouch to store them in when not in use. I've embellished the pouch with a tiny gold heart for added cuteness! The sleep mask is padded with high-volume interfacing for softness, and I've made sure that the elastic is non-abrasive and fits comfortably, without being too tight. Great for in-flight use too! I wear mine at home when I feel one of my legendary migraine headaches coming on... As an aside, I wasn't able to open my windows this morning, because of the 20 cm layer of snow that had settled there overnight. This is so unusual for this area. Lucky for the kids, school only starts on the 7th - I've already seen them making snowmen!

Featured!

I feel somewhat better today, although I'm not a 100% fit...sort of a 'weak at the knees' kind of a feeling, so this post will be short and w/o pics (sorry). For any reader interested, my popular padded eye glass case is featured on Feel Chic Boutique - go check out this cool blog! have a good week, all, and I hope to be back to full-time blogging soon.