The Beach - An Etsy Treasury

A gift guide, inspired by the beach...

The Beach

The best place to be at this time of year...

Rag Rug Denim Striped Cushion FireHorseTextiles £75.00	blue and yellow variscite and beach pebble sterling silver pendant necklace laurenmeredith $174.00	Beach Wedding Bridal Package (Hinewai Dandy Style). Made to Order Custom Details .DEPOSIT romanticflowers $205.00
Antique Whale Lapel Pin Enameled Orca Sparkly Iridescent Purple Blue Yellow Gold Metal Bar Pin Vintage 1940's Marine Ocean Beach Jewelry SpringJewelryThings $29.96	Crochet Rag Bag Blue Green Yellow and White Market Tote Bag Purse Beach Bag Recycled Materials RaggedRevival $69.00	Forget me not Necklace Original Artisan Crochet Jewelry Multi Strand Pastel Blue Yellow Gold Beach Wedding FestiJe $54.00
Hair Comb "Kraken" - copper hair asseccories - octopus - beach jewelry - blueyellow hair pin - ocean - sea theme wirefoxjewellery $64.00	Airborne Beagle - hound, dog, beagle, beach, animal, canine, happy Fine Art Photographic Print tarakatephotography $21.00	Coastal Bird Photography White Yellow & Gray Seagull Ocean Water Fine Art Wall print 11x14 Beach Cottage Chic decor Nautical Home decor SCPerkinsPhotography $45.00
Straw hat , Unisex fedora hat , Vintage style , decorated with a stunning ribbon. LeopardValley $44.00	Pennants fabric flag banner, Fabric Bunting, Flags in Summer beach blue, yellow, Aqua Wave BillieBellaBunting $34.95	Blue, Orange or Yellow 15" w/ White Straps / Life ring preserver - Nautical Home Decor / Beach House Decoration / Coastal Living NauticalBeachDecor $29.49
ocean beach polymer necklace blue gold handmade cotton string baublearcadejewelry $22.00	beach photograph, beach hut photograph, blue, triangle, beach hut, architecture photography, yellow, beach decor, rainbow, seaside oohprettyshiny $35.00	abstract watercolor painting print, indigo blue, yellow, aqua, brown RanchoParadiso $15.00
Colorful Beach Glass Earrings, Sea Glass Earrings, Green Beach Glass Earrings, Blue Beach Glass Earrings, Yellow Sea Glass Earrings, JewelryJustMyStyle $12.00

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Fire: Folksy Front Page

My Pinterest Board "Fire" is on the Folksy.com front page today - huzzah!

Click here to see the original Pinterest board, from where you can click through to the original items.

Fire - A Handmade Gift Guide

Here is a warming selection of handmade items from Folksy.com:-

[Please click on the link below the image to go to the item listing.]

Velvet Scarf, £55.00 from coloursandtextures

Fire Mountain Vase, £45.00 from Birchcroft Ceramics

Rainbow Fire Stained Glass Suncatcher, £17.50 from JOYSofGLASS

Fruit Bowl - The Red Orange Swirl, £85.00 from GlassRelief

Fire and Water - Abstract Rag Rug Wall Hanging, £300.00 from FireHorseTextiles

Blues - Folksy Front Page

My 'Blues' Pinterest Board was featured on the Folksy front page today - yay!

Blue Christmas Gift Ideas

Here are a selection of beautiful handmade gifts from the designer-makers at Folksy.com. {Please click on the link below the photo to see the item for sale.}

Blue Dangle Earrings, £30 from My Exquisite Things

Handknitted Blue Tea Cosy With Crocheted Flowers, £15 from Handcrafted By Holly

Blue Patterned Coaster, £4 from The Mosaic Garden

Hand Knitted Cotton Bag, £18 from Knitting Granny

Blue Nebula Ring, £30 from karinadelirio

To see the whole Pinterest board with 16 items on it, please click here.

Bars & Stripes - Quilted Wall Hanging

"Bars and Stripes" is my latest piece of textile art work, entirely hand sewn. This wall hanging is made from a variety of cotton (one or two cotton mix) fabrics. The textiles used include repurposed (laundered) clothing, as well as some new fabrics.

The fabrics are cut and pieced, then quilted with a thin wadding and backing fabric. A sleeve is added to the reverse with a baton of wood for hanging. The wall hanging is tea dyed in hot water to give it an aged and wrinkled appearance.

The piece measures approx 21 1/2" (54.5 cm) wide, and 27 1/2" (70 cm) high.

The inspiration for this piece came from seeing the wonderful quilts of the Gees Bend community. I immediately grabbed some paper and started cutting and arranging irregular strips of paper to come up with my own design. Then I chose fabrics and colors to give a deliberately asymmetrical and 'improvised' look and feel to the piece. The wall hanging costs $175 from Fire Horse Textiles.