Chinoiserie Wristlet Giveaway - Worldwide

I have been meaning to do a giveaway for sometime now and I hope you approve of my choice.   It's a Chinoserie style wristlet in a medium weight linen, beige background with black, grey and white floral print and a gorgeous bow front.  Coffee coloured lining in cotton.

Measures 23cm x 13cm  (9" x 5").

 So how can you win this you ask? well simple really using Rafflecopter below,  this giveaway is world wide. Good luck everyone.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Loving Amalthee Linen Creations

I dont know about you but I adore Linen and love wearing it, the only downside is the fact that it creases and within minutes of sitting down I look a crumpled mess. Still it wont stop me wearing it. I found this site a few weeks ago and picked a few of my favourites. Do you wear Linen? is there a way to stop it creasing? apart from never sitting down....

This gorgeous outfit is a layered off white flax linen gauze top and a linen sarouel skirt with a linen gauze scarf, totally love it.

Loose fitting shangtung silk tunic, mixed linen sarouel skirt, love the headband oh and the necklace, very elegant.

Delicious chocolate brown flax linen tunic with black linen sarouel skirt. Perfect

Loose fit off white flax linen veil tunic and sand beige linen sarouel skirt. Oh no sold out :(

I love all Amalthee creations and have my wishlist to hand

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The Big Seven May Giveaway

Firstly I want to say a huge thank you to all the sponsers for this months fabulous giveaway which is worth  a whopping $170 and there are 7 fabulous prizes to be won. So lets see what lovlies we have for you.

 First we have a pair of  gorgeous sterling silver weather studs (you can choose any two from the set above) from BehindTheShowcase value £27 ($42)

 Next we have all about the stripes a  fun and very funky  upcycled jumper from Designs-by-Dana value $65 (£42)

Four beautiful handmade cards with adorable origami dresses sponsered by cranberrydreams value $16 (£10)

Perfect size to carry in your bag a 10g tube of  Papaya Lip ointment  from PUREpapaya value £7.50 ($12)

A beautiful cream hand embroidered table cloth in pale pastels measuring 32" x 32" (81cm x 81cm) sponsered byVintage Bits & Bobs value £12 ($19)

A spring time collection of 50 gorgeous flowers sponsered by PetalLu value £6 ($10)

A fabulous miniature book box filled with a great bundle of goodies for mixed media, assemble artwork or altered art projects sponsered by The-Vintage-Arcade value $25 (£16)

Well then best leave you to it, please if you can share on your facebook page, tweet and  tell your friends show the sponsers lots of love:), and remember the more times you enter the better chance you will have of winning:) Oh just before you go! could you G+ for me pretty please xx Run using rafflecopter and the 7 winners will be chosen by random.com.   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congratulations to all the winners, and I have sent mails to you and await your replies:)
1st Margaret Bolger 
2nd Maxine Tromeur
3rd Polina Mousito
4th Aik Yin Chien
5th Sydney Lancier Burke
6th Zoe Hunter Lee
7th Dana Baldwin

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Personalised Monogram Cushion Cover Giveaway

Ever fancied your own personalised cushion cover to lay nonchalantly on your bed or favourite chair? then here's your chance. This giveaway is for a 40cm x 40cm 16" x 16" ( I can make a smaller one if preferred) cushion cover in white linen, you can choose from several colours for the monogram and I will discuss this with the winner. I have the full A-Z in this style with the rose so you can  choose any initial. Easy entry so are you ready... go and good luck. xx Value of giveaway €25 or approx $33 and is open worldwide and postage is also on me. If your not the winner this time then I am so sorry, but you can order your own, use this coupon code and you will recieve a 10% discount at checkout... Coupon Code " Monolove" 


We have a winner and it's Margot  and I will be in touch with you very soon. I had a problem with the rafflecopter displaying the winning  name, which has never happened before:( Thank you to all who entered and will be  doing another with a new design sometime soon. Congratulations Margot who has choosen the gorgeous sage green C for her cover.

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Vintage Bits and Bobs and Rather Nice

As you can see from her collection  you just know that Julie loves vintage and quirky items, china, linens and lace, she goes on little journeys and sources some great pieces and so her "Rather Nice" and Vintage Bits & Bobs stores were born.   Looking for some china then Julie has some wonderful pieces, sipping a cup of tea from a china cup is in my opinion pure heaven.  Julie also reworks some of her finds to fit in the modern day home.

Julie hand dyes her cotton tape with brewing 2 tea bags from Tea Pigs Bollywood chai is her favourite, she then adds the tape to let it infuse and says that the aroma of cinnamon and cardamom fill the room and it feels like down town Cochin at the chai stall. I am going to have to try this out for myself.

Pop over and have a look at some of her other lovely items, you never know you might just find something you just have to have:) As for me I am off to have a cup of tea.

Julie's Blog

Julie on Etsy 

Julie on FaceBook

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How to Dye Happily

 You might remember me showing you a picture of the Indigo blue dye above which I bought when I was in Morocco (Essaouira) earlier this year.  

It’s a stunning intense blue and harvested from the sea snail called Hexaplex trunculus. Just trips of the tongue that one, don’t you think? Well I have wanted to try the dye out since May and yesterday morning I decided today was the day. I had no idea as to how much powder to put in so I just chucked a goodly amount in and threw some salt in whilst I was at it and left it to simmer away for an hour or so to do its own thing, I just love messing about with natural dyes despite having no real idea what I am doing and without any immediate plans on what to do with it when finished. 

It just fascinates me watching the dyes transform, this one reminds me of batik work or as my girlfriend suggested (tongue in cheek) the Turin Shroud.

 I think as the linen is old and has probably been washed hundreds of times some areas are more worn than others and yet the linen does not look in the slightest way worn, so will remain a mystery. Any way thought I would let you see how it turned out.

 Well I can see why now the thought of the Turin Shroud popped into my friends head! So I have saved the remaining mixture for another day, will it keep and for how long, time will tell no doubt. If I could have I would have brought all the gorgeous colours back. 

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A Handmade House Warming Gift

 My daughter and family moved into their new house a few weeks ago and she now has her own space to create a sewing area. She has been smitten with the craft bug! And she/we are having fun working together when we get a chance, so I decided I would make her a little organiser for her to hang next to her work area. I saw something similar on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to try out, so yet again I went through my materials (still in the same state as last week, now only worse) and I found an old flowery dress, some linen (of course) and a few other wee bits and bobs. I embroidered “my sewing room” across the top and added a little mannequin who is now wearing her own mini version of the dress with a lace petticoat, a little basket with tooth picks and beads for knitting needles, a couple of pin cushions and a few pockets. I hope she likes it as it took me an age to finish! Will be taking it up to her in the next few days, so will let you know the verdict. What do you think, will she?

  Got 2 exciting giveaways that I am just putting together, more on them later.

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Dyed in the Woad

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Last year I took a textile course held in the beautiful 18th century Chateau Dumas where we collected various pieces of vintage linens and then dyed them in woad using an ancient technique shown to us by Denise Lambert. I have to say that the smell of the woad was too say the least quite revolting but easily forgiven for producing such beautiful shades of blues.

If you would like to know more about this amazing plant check it out here http://www.woad.org.uk

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