Make

I simply adore these cute cabbage rose rings that I now have in stock in my lovely shop on Folksy. I'm super excited as I have just received an enquiry in the possibility of purchasing some of my items wholesale. It's still very early days but I'm excited at the prospect of launching the MillieMooshu collection into shops and retailers, fingers crossed. xx

Sew

I was asked by a lovely friend if I could possibly help in making a prom dress with a difference for her daughters up and coming school prom. I was more than happy to take on the challenge and channel my inner goth. We had a few discussions as to what Caitie had in mind and then decided on creating a few pieces rather than the one dress. As you can see this was a masquerade prom and Caitie has such a lovely sense of personal style that she wanted something a bit different. I must confess that I shied away from making the corset, because although I love sewing I didn't think I could make one as great as the one we found online. I did however make the underskirt, top skirt and blouse top. The underskirt is similar to a ra-ra skirt with the layers of netting. I then created an over skirt layering lace and chiffon in petal shapes to the waistband. I also used the black lace to make to gypsy style blouse. It took some time as I only went by the few pictures we had of similar designs and made the outfit from scratch. No pre printed patterns were used, I did draw up a pattern for the blouse but otherwise it was all 'free hand''. I was so happy with the outcome and so was Caitie. I'm sure you will all agree that Caitie looks so stunning and makes a great model for my work. Thanks to Caitie and Christina for such a lovely commission. xx



Make

I ordered a few new items for my little box of treasures and received these beautiful resin roses in the post the other day. I had previously purchased a lovely silver Tibetan daisy chain and decided to vamp this up a little by adding a mix of red, white and royal blue roses. Part of the chain has rope detail which has added to the nautical feel to this cute necklace that I now can't stop wearing. I'm hoping to order some more of the daisy chain to make some more necklaces that I can sell in my online shop.... I will keep you posted. x

Sew

A colleague at work had purchased some beautifully printed fabric and wanted cushions for her son's bedroom. Luckily for me she asked if I could possibly make the cushions from a few metres of fabric. I made two square cushions and one rectangular. I ensured that the cushions displayed the pattern repeat at least once and set to cutting out the required sizes. I used a zip fastening at the bottom edge of each cushion. Square cushions are simple enough to do and I find that using a zip fastening gives a great end result and not too tricky. The tip is to make sure you pin and then tack the zip in place before sewing. I handed over the three cushions and then had an order for two more. I loved this fabric so I ended up purchasing a few metres to and plan to sew up a nice patchwork throw for our lounge.

Create

I received a very exciting parcel in the post last week that was full of lovely resin flowers in a rainbow of colours. I have roses and chrysanthemums which I have since used to adorn rings, hair slides, and earrings. I had a lovely wedding order via Folksy for the chrysanthemum earrings in five different colours,each bridesmaid is wearing a different coloured dress and so I was asked to make colours to go with the outfits. A simply lovely idea. The lovely Bride is also planning to wear a turquoise chrysanthemum ring from my collection. I was so happy to receive the order...I just hope my customer is happy with the items. x