Products of the week

 

Ribbon and Button Summer Brooches



Vintage Brooch and Pearl Tiara





 
 

While I was rummaging through my various boxes looking for some inspiration the other day, I came across some grosgrain ribbon in purple and blue random stripes that I bought last year in Bath. I didn't get very much of it, which is a shame, but when I rediscovered it I immediately thought summery thoughts. So with a bit of playing and a few buttons the result was a little trio of summer flower brooches that would add some individuality to summer t-shirt or cardi.

 One of my other productions this week is the Vintage Brooch and pearl bridal Side Tiara. I have been collecting brooches for a little while now, the one I used for this project was without its fastening. Again without much idea what I was going to do I sat and fiddled and twisted some wire until I had a tiara that i myself would love to wear.



A nice cushion for a gift for a friend



My lovely crafters have also been busy, and their new items this week are the ever popular cushions designed and made  by Ragbags she always chooses the most gorgeous fabrics and buttons and they make a really lovely gift for a friend.

Stained glass pieces are also very popular and this absolutely beautiful Turquoise heart will probably not stay in the shop too long, the colours are just amazing, and will look wonderful hanging up in a conservatory, i would be thrilled if anybody chose me a gift like that.

With most of the items in Coccuveda made locally there is always some unique things for sale and all with a minimal carbon footprint.



Beautiful Turquoise Glass Heart







Rothbury Daily: Day 40 19th May 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 40 19th May 2011: "Sometimes when going about your normal daily routine you spot something that, strikes a chord. I spotted this message on the notice board ..."

A Thank you and A new Bag

It is so nice in Coccuveda , when I have spent sometime making a bespoke fascinator for a lady and when she collects it she is thrilled with the result. That happened on  Saturday, I had been designing an elegant little headpiece with white veiling and white feathers with a centre orange organza flower and a sparkly swarovski crystal. The lady has the most lovely short hair cut so the fascinator just looked beautiful on her.She was so delighted that she had found me as in Newcastle she was having great difficulty finding the exact colour of fascinator and style that suited her, having the knowledge that it is a "one-off" at a very affordable price was the icing on the cake. Later on in the day she rushed back in and handed me a lovely box of chocolates in appreciation. It made me feel glad and re-inforced in me that I am doing the right thing.

My New Bag
Sometimes in Coccuveda when crafters bring in some new designs to sell in the shop, I.  have to be very disciplined because I am so tempted to buy far too much myself, but the other day I absolutely fell in love with a new bag and just had to buy it.It is made from beautiful fabric with a vintage feel, and do you know what ladies, it is completely reversible!So I have the option to turn it inside out and use the other side which has a different contrasting fabric. It is a really useful size  as I can quite easily carry all my daily necessary junk, including my lunch. I road tested it yesterday and it stayed put on my shoulder with no slipping off at all. So a round of applause for the designer........Made By Grandad!

My Bag side 1

My Bag side 2

Rothbury Daily: Day 36 15th may 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 36 15th may 2011: "May is beautiful bluebell time! On my hunt for some, Wagtail Road did not disappoint I didn't have to search for too long before I found a ..."

Rothbury Daily: Day 35 14th May 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 35 14th May 2011: "Those of you who don't know Rothbury might look at this picture and think 'What on earth is that? Is that a bus shelter? What a funny place ..."

New Vintage pieces and New window

New window display

The Royal wedding has happened , and what a beautiful occasion it was, so it was about time I had to de wedding Coccuveda's window.I have a couple of new crafters who have brought me some lovely wooden pieces, pens and carriage clocks. I thought the best place for the new things were in the window for everyone to see. The clocks are especially getting a lot of attention, my favourite is the oak one which has a tiny oak leaf and acorn on it, I reckon it will sell this weekend



Ivory Vintage lace with Burgundy ribbon bridal horseshoe



Midnight blue and Pearl corsage necklace

I have just recently started to appreciate the beauty of lace, for many years it has been very underused but with the recent popularity of Vintage things it has come way back into being stylish again. What a great many years I have been without realising how many gorgeous things can be made from it. I am really enjoying making the wedding things, the lucky bridal horseshoes and just yesterday I made an Ivory wrist corsage which would look lovely on a bride or bridesmaid



Lace and button bridal horseshoe



Vintage Lace wrist Corsage



Rothbury Daily: Day 33 12th May 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 33 12th May 2011: "Jacobs ladder in Rothbury first photo from the top and second from the bottom, don't ask me how many steps there are as I lost count after ..."

Rothbury Daily: Day 32 11th MAY 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 32 11th MAY 2011: "Not one to be put off by yesterdays lack of wildlife I decided to try earlier in the day to catch something, so on my way to open up Coccuve..."

Rothbury Daily: Day 31 10th May 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 31 10th May 2011: "Today i was hoping to capture a bit of wildlife for my photo of the day, it proved very difficult wildlife was most elusive I saw one bunn..."

Rothbury Daily: Day 30 9th May 2011

Rothbury Daily: Day 30 9th May 2011: "The first photo was taken from the shelter of a huge National Park brolly, the picture doesn't really capture the heaviness of the shower. ..."