Wednesday Woo: Beautiful Fabrics

One of the things my sister and I are passionate about is fabric, and the Sisters Guild Boutique is full of different fabrics that make us swoon.

Felt, alpaca, irish linen, fine cotton, silk, muslin and velvet

Felt Cheese House with Mice by En Gry & Sif, £29.50. The Danish Sisters of En Gry & Sif source their felted wool from Nepal to make tactile, long-lasting and fairtrade designs.
Nulle by Lucky Boy Sunday £69.50.  Made from the softest baby alpaca wool from Bolivia, Lucky Boy Sunday pieces are ready for some serious snuggling.
Fabic Doll - Manon - by Leila Lou, £18.50. This vintage-inspired doll has a hand-stitched design on 100% Irish linen. A lovely hand-made gift for a baby or child.
Aden+Anais Swaddles in Prince Charming design, £22. Big swaddling sheets in the softest cotton muslin.
Dahlia Print Dress by Hucklebones £91.20. This delicate dress in the stunning Dahlia print is made of 100% silk - only the finest for your girls!
Turquoise/Gold Midas Popsicle Dress by ilovegorgeous, £59. With hot turquoise embroidered detail this fine cotton and gold lurex dress has such an ethereal feel.
Wall decals from the Forest Critters-Girly set by Love Mae £55. These wall stickers are made of a special fabric that can be scrunched and re-used again and again.
Petti Skirt in Silver Cloud by Angels Face, £44 Made with over 40 yards of fabric - for a lot of twirling around at parties or just around the house with a big smile on your face - these skirts fit grown-ups too!
Velvet Floor Cushion - Blue with Pink Flower by Rice DK, £69.50.  This velvet floor cushion is utterly fabulous and very strokeable!

Enjoy exploring all the fabrics that Sisters Guild has to offer

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This is part of our Wednesday Woo blog post series where we present a selection of our favourite things from the Sisters Guild Boutique.

We also have a Monday Makery with ideas for things to make yourself.

The Art of Living posts bring you all the things we are passionate about and the things we discover in our lives as mamas.

And for a glimpse behind the scenes of Sisters Guild we have the A-Z of Sisters Guild here

Monday Makery - Glovelies

A pair of gloves don't always make it through the winter together. Even if they do manage to survive the winter in a pair and have not been forgotton on a bus or dropped in the park, some have become rather tatty and holey. These loveable woolly creatures are born from those lonely, outgrown and tatty gloves. They make such quirky fun and fabulous creatures and are easy to create. Fill them with stuffing and add a face by sewing on buttons, felt, ric-rac and scraps of fabric. Little ones will love to create these rather odd looking cuddlies and the best part is the creatures look all the better for imperfection.

Materials:

• Old gloves
• Stuffing
• Needle - a needle used for wool is best as they're larger and less sharp
• Thread
• Buttons, beads, ric-rac, ribbons, felt, pom poms -whatever you can find

Here's how:

1. Once you've decided what shape you'd like your creature to take (you can use the fingers as antenaes, ears or turn the glove the other way and use the fingers as legs or tentacles) Fold in the thumb and fingers that are not needed and stitch across the openings.
2. Stuff the glove to give your creature its shape choosing to fill the ears (fingers) or leave them empty so they are 'floppy'.
3. Sew the last seam together so that the opening for the hand is closed.
4. Finish off the creature by giving it button eyes and noses, add sequins for sparkle and ric-rac smiles. Sew a bow on an ear for a girly touch, fold down one of the ears and fix it with a stitch for a playful pup.

* You can use glue rather than sewing if you prefer. There are some good fabric glues available in department stores and craft shops.

On the Seventh Day of Christmas

On the Seventh Day of Christmas we discovered a Felt Farmhouse that is also a bag,

with a farmer and animals ready to play.

This Felt Farmhouse set is made by Danish designers En Gry & Sif who bring us a unique and beautiful range of handmade and fairtrade products.

We were intrigued that 2 sisters started En Gry & Sif and wanted to find out more.

Here, we share with you an interview with En Gry & Sif

There's 20% off En Gry & Sif today only
Take a look at the En Gry & Sif collection here

20% off En Gry & Sif using discount code* SEVENTH

*offer valid for UK orders only, for items in the En Gry & Sif category,  for 1 day, expires midnight 7th December 2010