Sneaky Peeks

Hello! The sun is sneakily peeking through the clouds so I'm going to post some new Fantoosherie peeks in the hope to coax it out! Especially for Saturday's extravaganza in Edinburgh.

I've been working with lots of chiffon, lace and organza for a light fairy-summer feel. I've also been collecting lots of gorgeous charms and lockets and received some wonderful bejewelled donations from kind followers, so nestled in the light folds these little gems are hiding.

Hope to see you on Saturday fancy peeps xxx

*Remember Roxy Art House, Edinburgh, 10.30-5*

Jamboreeeeee

Gorgeous designs, stupendous bunting, friendly faces and Fantoosherie selling like hot cakes! Nuff said - thanks fancy folks and roll on the 15th May when Made in the Shade go East Side!

The Made in the Shade Edinburgh Springtime Jamboree.

Fantoosherie will be there selling fanciful accessories and sipping tea from my dinky new flask. Sneaky peaks on the way soon.

Stay fancy xxx

Fantoosherie Knows Where Spring Is Hiding

If some of you are peering out your windows today and sighing over the gray, grim gloom outside do not fear because Fantoosherie knows where spring is hiding! - and it's only 18 sleeps away! Actually that is still a bit too far away for my liking!

I'm talking about the Made In The Shade Spring Time Jamboree!!!




Not only is the event taking place in the Lighthouse ("yes the Lighthouse is open for this event"!) but it will be packed with 30+ independent designers, makers and crafters and Fantoosherie is one of 'em!

The MITS girls are also organising cool activities for the day too like a retro photo booth, a packed vintage dressing room (guys and girls clothing) and collective bunting making! I'm really excited. And it's something warm and colourful to look forward to in all this gray gloomy rain!

They will also be giving away free goodie bags for the first 100 people to arrive and Fantoosherie will have some money off vouchers hiding in some of them. Over the next two weeks i'll be posting sneaky peeks at some of the new fabric accessories i'll be selling there. Hope to see you there - these events never disappoint.

Oh and Freeeeeeee Entry!

Stay Fancy
xxxxx

Fantoosherie Goes Screen Printing

Hello Fancy People! I've been dying to make some funky packaging for all the new Fantoosherie goodies and being a stationary obsessive it took me quite a while to make a definite decision! I wanted everything to reflect the fact that our jewellery is re-cycled and re-worked so I found a fantastic local supplier of 100% recycled boxes and thought I'd screen print all my labels and business cards on re-claimed tweed and denim.

All I had to do was convince the boys at Glasgow Badges to let me come up and screen print my fabric. They screen print t-shirts and merchandise for bands and clubs so my demands weren't what they were used to but they got well stuck in! They suggested I use a hot pink ink with a puff gel in it so the text is slightly raised off the fabric for maximum tactile appeal!







Ooo I love it, thanks boys you are talented! The new packaging will be available with Fantoosherie purchases from our etsy shop and all upcoming crafty events which I will be posting soon.

Until then stay fancy xxx

Beautiful Maya

Today I started watching films by Maya Deren again. I used to watch these all the time when I was studying. If I was struggling with something I'd nip off to the library and watch them to escape. I just love the truly experimental images she creates, in the 40's I'm guessing she didn't use Adobe filters so I marvel at them! I also like that she didn't make her beautiful films on a big budget (she bragged once "I make my pictures for what hollywood spends on lipstick") haha!

Trash to Treasure

I'm so delighted to see shards of scrap pottery used to make the daintiest looking jewellery. And the cotton reels make fun (and potentially practical) beads. This collection of jewellery by Yarborough finds unexpected beauty in traditionally unwearable things, recycling being key.

I've always been a bit of a hoarder of broken pottery and china after seeing a garden wall encrusted with the stuff as a child. I always wanted to build one when I "grew up"! And now, here are the accessories to match! Grand.

Stay fancy xxx

Happy New Year/Happy New Hangover!

Happy New Year to all I hope it was a feast! We had a delightful Christmas sliding all over Scotland in the snow to be with family and friends.

This year I asked santa for some outrageous tights and I was not disappointed. Thanks to my Mum; Santa heard of Pamela Mann :) ! The tights are amazing and have certainly brightened up my wardrobe.

Now myself and Kirsty can't wait to get stuck in to a fancy new year.

Stay fancy, J x