Design by Night

In the words of a girl friend of mine....Jug o wine taste so good! I'm not sure about you, but I feel that there is a wine to accompany any occasion. More often than not I find myself making up an occasion to accompany the wine. So uncork a bottle and do some online shopping to pair your wine with some of these full bodied charming handmade items.


Would you like some cheese with your wine? Of course you would, especially when the cheese is served on these Eco Friendly Green Wine Bottle Cheese Trays from CDChilds.



R2D2 may have been helped to defeat the Emperor but he doesn't hold a candle to a robot who can hold my wine! I fully functional robot is usually hard to find but Paperdoll Workshop makes it easy, featuring this great Robot Wine Rack.


Your wine can have a floral bouquet regardless of the wine with these delightful Hibiscus SliponCosters from Dimmalimm.


I would like to say something clever about this oh so true sign from LonorasWoodcrafts'...but I think it speaks for i…

Recently I have taken a stab at some basic sewing. After many tangled bobbins, broken needles and jammed up machines I have come to the conclusion sewing with a machine takes a certain talent that I obviously do not possess. I think it is an art form that is often taken for granted. That being said, I have come up with small collection of wonderful wearable works of art to highlight.

Put on a Don Ho album and sit back with a cocktail while wearing this delightful Tiny Bubbles Upcycled Skirt by The Garbologists Wife

You can be a prima ballerina wearing this Purple Organza layered TUTU skirt by Beta Boutique
Prince had it right, purple does reign especially in this lovely Purple Makes you Prettier Dress by Soe Moe


You can't help but feel like super woman wearing this Violet Velvety Corduroy Cape by Hina's Apprentice Moreish jewelry, art and clothes

A little wacky, deranged, bonkers, loopy, crazy…or perhaps batty? No need to hide your true nature! Show that you are mad as a hatter by making this stylish Halloween inspired headband and wearing it with pride.

What you will need:
Hot Glue Gun
Scissors
Sheet of black felt (cheap stiff kind)
2” Pom Pom
2-Googlie eyes
Headband



1. Click here to download the bat wing and base pattern.
2. Cut the two shapes on the pattern out of black felt.


3. Hot glue the googlie eyes onto the pom pom.


4. Hot glue the felt wings to the pom pom by applying an ample amount of hot glue to the area in the center of the wings (refer to the pattern for placement).


5. Glue the felt round bat base to the pom pom bat, sandwiching the headband between the two.

For those of you who know me, I am a big Renaissance Faire fan. Since this weekend is the closing of the Maryland fair for the season I thought I would bid it a fond farewell by having a faire themed Thursday.


Feel like a Queen (but watch your head) in this lovely Red Gold Tudor Boleyn Dress by Matti's Millinery and Costumes
Forget the diet, look slim as can be wearing this Renaissance Festival Corset Waist Cinch from Kaufman-Davis Studio

Baby's got back as long as she is wearing a Bum Roll Dress Improver from Alphronzine's Reproductions
Feel safe when walking through the most treacherous neighborhoods wearing this stylish and shiny suit of Combat Armor from Armors Shop

Jeanne Laura Holland is the winner of the Flouncy Flower Headband. Thanks to everyone for entering. I plan to have more give-aways in the future so please keep checking back!

Since searching out unique items is one of my favorite internet past times I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and incorporate some of these searches into my blog. So I have decided that Thursdays would now be Themed Thursdays. Pretty simple idea, I pick a theme and do a search on Esty and see what I come up with and share some of them with my few but loyal blog readers. So here it goes, my first theme:

Something Wicked this Way Comes

You can't help the urge to grab a broom and threaten little dogs named Toto while wearing this Custom Halloween Witch Hat by Blooming Couture


I'm not sure about you but nothing says wicked to me like deer antlers and an evil sneer which has been perfectly captured by Alma Pottery in their piece My main man the wicked one


Planning on changing your career to evil henchman? Well clothes make the man and this Mini Top Hat from Gypsy Lady's Hats is a must have to further your new career.


Do I make you horny? Bring out your inner horn dog wi…

Often when I visit craft stores they have bins and bins of inexpensive spools of thin satin ribbon. Between the rainbow of colors and the bargain pricing, I can not resist adding a spool or two to my cart. So after years of craft store shopping, I have boxes of dainty colorful ribbon and no clue what to use it for, until now.


What you will need:
1.75 yards of 1/8th inch wide satin ribbon in two colors
1-felt sheet
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Large button at least 1” in diameter
Headband


Cut 14 pieces of each color ribbon into 4.5” strips.Tie a knot in each piece of ribbon, directly in the center of the ribbon, fig 2.


Cut two pieces of felt in a circle with a 1.5” diameter, fig 3.



Using one of the felt circles as a backing, take the ribbon and fold it in half gluing the cut edges to the base felt as seen in fig. 4.



Keep gluing all the ribbon petals around the edge of the circular base. Try placing the ribbon so you do not see the felt backing, fig. 5. (Note: I layered my color ribbon by placing all…