Saturday, 29 June 2013

Art History for Shopaholics - Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott is one of the best loved paintings in the Tate Britain Gallery in London. It is by John William Waterhouse, member of the Pre-Rafaelite group and it is inspired by the poem of Lord Tennyson (part 4). To find out more, head to the Tate website:
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/waterhouse-the-lady-of-shalott-n01543

This is the original:



And this is how you can transform yourself into the Lady of Shalott...
All items are available to buy on Etsy, just click on the link below:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/treasury/MTI2NzQ0NDJ8MjcyMjA4Mzc3NQ/like-the-lady-of-shalott?ref=pr_treasury

The DOLL LOTTERY winner is...

The lucky winner is... Please get in touch, so you can pick your doll and tell me where to send it. If you know the winner, please let her know...
Thank you to all followers on my blog, the next DOLL LOTTERY will be on 28th July, stay tuned...

Friday, 28 June 2013

CREATURE FEATURE - r . izumi

I came across this hilarious creature on Pinterest but if you check the r.izumi's gallery on Flickr, you will find many more fantastic creations:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eumenides/

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

T is for Treasury - Throughout the Day

A very stylish treasury by Donna Meir from the fabulous shop Imamaternity.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/treasury/MTA0NTM4NTB8MjcyMjA5NjU3OQ/throughout-the-day

From my Archive - Upcycled Earrings

This is my opportunity to show some of my past creations. Some earrings are crochetted from plastic yarn made from plastic shopping bags, others are adorned with Barbie shoes or small rubber animals I collected over the years...

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

DOLL LOTTERY - June 28th

The DOLL LOTTERY is back!!! On the 28th June will one lucky follower of my blog win one of the dolls bellow.
Lucille (right) is incredibly rare since she has never been listed on Etsy!!! Follow the blog and you are in! (your icon with a name must appear among the followers).