Peter Pan and Neverland

It has definitely been a very storybook bunting fortnight as I attempt to restock sold out buntings in between continuing to deal with my strained gluteal muscles.  (They are getting better, painfully slowly, but at least there is gradual improvement.)

This week has been all about the boy who never grows up, Peter Pan.  The Cheeky Monkeys absolutely love the Peter Pan story (and sometimes would like to never grow up too), and I'm so honoured that everyone else loves Peter Pan and my Neverland buntings so much too.

As always, I am offering longer and shorter versions of the Peter Pan bunting in-store, as well as different colourways for the bunting tape/ties.  Which version do you prefer, the longer and pennant style, or the shorter and u-shaped style?

Curioser and curioser, with a sale thrown in too

A while back I unveiled my range of literary needle minders created especially to help literature-loving sewists to keep track of their sewing needles in the midst of a project.  And while I've had fun seeing which characters customers would choose for their needle keeper, I've had to take a long, hard look at my range of creations as I try to streamline Domum Vindemia's look.

I've decided to bring and end to this range of crafting supplies/aides and am having a quick fire sale on remaining needle minders, including the "Miss Eyre" version seen above.  So if you've been eyeing these literary sewing aides, act quickly to get your favourite before they're sold for good.

Storybook Buntings

Now that the peaceful Easter holidays seems like a distant memory, I have been working on re-stocking Domum Vindemia with popular buntings which had sold out.  So today, I'm showing off two of my newest offerings, storybook buntings for a little one's room or play area.

Dumbo seems to be a special favourite with many customers, and Winnie the Pooh is a classic character who will also never go out of fashion.  I don't think I've created Dumbo or Winnie the Pooh buntings in these colourways before, so I'm really hoping that you all love them as much as I do!  What do you think?  Do you love more "unisex" and brightly-coloured bunting tapes, or are you more a fan of neutral and lighter colours?

Bookish Necklaces

The school holidays are finally over, and although we had a less than restful time with our multitude of appointments and helping Grandma Cheeky Monkeys who had knee surgery, it was nice to celebrate Easter and have some time off together as a family.

I've been using what spare time I can muster up to work on new necklace designs for Two Cheeky Monkeys.  And the two newest additions feature favourite quotes and exciting new designs.  The first newbie features the fantastically popular Mary Poppins quote, "Practically perfect in every way...".  This quote has been so popular in the silver locket necklaces that I decided to add an antiqued brass version for those who prefer a metallic brown finish in their jewellery.

Our other newbie features a quote which has been very popular inset into Domum Vindemia's metal bookmarks.  This quote comes from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights: "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."  I'd love to know which one you prefer, so please comment below with your faves!

Easter Blessings

A quick post today to wish you all a blessed and safe Easter whether you're travelling or simply staying at home and relaxing.  Happy Easter!

A Special Spot Bunting

This past week I have been working on a special bunting order for a little boy's first birthday party, and it's been so much fun having Spot the dog illustrations floating around my work space!

I haven't been regularly stocking Spot buntings in Domum Vindemia, but the one's I've made have been so popular that I'm now planning to add them as a regular fixture to the book bunting range.  Which Spot stories would you like to see in the bunting range?

Easter Cooking Roundup

You should all know by now how much I love celebrating Easter because of it's significant meaning to me and Christians around the world.  And although I don't often cook Easter-themed or traditional foods at this time of year, I still love to indulge in these treats when I can.

So today I've put together a roundup of some Easter-themed and traditional meals I hope to cook this Easter.  Comment below to share some of your favourite Easter recipes!

1. Herb-crusted & stuffed leg of lamb

2. Hot cross scones

3. Roasted salmon

4. Easter egg and marshmallow slice

5. Italian Easter pie

6. Gluten free hot cross buns

Bespoke Swarovski Necklace

In this first week of the Victorian school holidays, I'm quickly sharing a recent bespoke order which I had a lot of fun designing and creating.  My brief was to create a necklace featuring wire-wrapped Swarovski crystals as a gift for a special lady who was the godmother of the customer's baby.

I went with a simple, but elegant, design featuring a briolette-shaped crystal in the birthstone colour of the godchild.  I also added an aurora borealis-coated clear Swarovski crystal drop to the necklace to contrast with the ruby briolette.  It's been a while since I've done any serious wire wrapping, so I had to get my brain back into that mode of creating, but I love the pretty result and hope the recipient does too!  Let me know what you think of this design and whether I should add it to the store!