I created a new headband pattern for my kids shop and it is as flowery it can get :)
The beauty of it that it can be worked for both baby to adult sizes. It was quite refreshing working on these two after all those massive projects I've undertaken in the past two months that have to see the light of day yet.
I hope you are having a wonderful start of the week!
However, I tripled the numbers of the anemones in a fall palette and they worked their magic with the design I planned in the first place. More of it soon.
How are the days rolling out for you?
This is NOT a sponsored post!
Buying handmade from indie designers, means quite a lot because you are supporting not just their work, but also their dreams.
This year I have a couple of posts planned to feature some of my blog/instagram friends whose work I admire, and I hope you find something that catches your eye.
Elena from the Foxy Chest creates clothes, knitted mitts and mittens, leather bags, notebooks and natural treasures. She usually posts her products on Sundays and everything is sold out in a matter of minutes. However, she also has some amazing digital embroidery tutorials, you might want to try your hand at.
Marjan from Atelier Marie Lucienne creates magic in her witch's kitchen when it comes to yarn. Her shop is also filled with some phenomenal goodies like crocheted baubles, stitch markers and patterns.
Julie from A Sum of Their Stories hates waste and strives to give old things a new life and new purpose whenever practical. Most of the items in her shop have had a previous life as something else.
Michelle from My Bijou Life, who has wonderfully summed up her creative musings as Life is Art, creates lovely jewelry with a bohemian flair.
Happy Saturday! Meet Charlotte!
This is another idea of a scarf I had on my list for quite a while, and I finally managed to bring it to life. I am happy I crossed this off.
I envisioned it as a short neck-scarf breathing with a gentle Parisian chic and emphasized femininity. The design is such that it has a strip (concealed with the flower) where the other end is slipped through so as to tighten in around the neck.
It works up fast and makes for a wonderful handmade gift.
The pattern is in my etsy shop.
Each collection begins with a visit to the international fabric fairs, where Lena personally seeks out the most stunning fabrics, the most distinctive buttons and the most unusual braids and ribbons.
"I decide the theme of each collection based on gut feeling, inspiration and my personal Zeitgeist. I can find inspiration anytime and anywhere - on my travels, outside among nature, while reading ancient literature or strolling around flea markets. Throughout the creative process, I collect my ideas on mood boards that gradually grow larger and larger. These mood boards are particularly important for me, as they help me to filter my inspiration and organise my ideas." - Lena Hoschek
Nikolai Terjuhin, a highly established fashion designer, dreamed of becoming a teacher, but instead he enrolled at Arkhangelsk College of Culture and Art at the choreography department. He started on his designer's path at the dawn of the 90s where there was nothing to buy at the stores and he wanted to dress fashionably. He has created more than 130 collections and despite the large number of fantasy collections, it was the ethnic traditions that have become defining in his work and have brought well-deserved success both domestically (in Russia) and the world.
He uses traditional materials and fabric typical for the northern folk costume: chintz, satin, linen, brocade, canvas and calico, woolen shawls as well as modern fabrics like denim, gabardine decorated with lace, pearls, jacquard braided inserts, etc.
If interested, you can find more about him on his instagram and website.
I first found about Stephanie Pokorny's amazing talent to use crochet to make the most vivid and intricate costumes when I came upon her witch hat (below) and I have been admiring her work ever since. 
