Folksy Friday: White as the Driven Snow

I thought now that the sunshine is out, it’d be appropriate to do  Folksy Friday to remind us of the lovely snow we had this last winter.

I am of course being sarcastic, as it was awful, at one point I forgot what the world was like when it wasnt covered in thick white stuff.

So to commemorate this:

here’s some ideas for a whiter than white outfit:

The White Queen by April is Forever Jewellery

White Jaquard Cocktail dress by Fashion Couture

White Disco Earrings by Emily Storm Designs

Pure as the Driven Snow Bracelet

And to complete the look:

White headband by Janine Basil

I’m afraid you’ll have to find your own shoes as Folksy doesn’t seem to have white shoes for women – unless you know better?

Folksy Friday: I Have a Wool fetish and I’m Not Afraid to Say It

It’s a little late in the day to do a Folksy Friday, but better late than never.

Now, although I am a jeweller, one of my other main loves is textiles. I adore textiles, always have since I was a child and my dress maker mother would take me to the fabric shops in town. One if my true loves is wool. I think I may have a  fetish. It is very difficult for me to stop myself from buying lots of woolies and it’s just as well that I’m not a millionaire, otherwise my house would collapse under the weight of them all.

However, I do splash out on handmade woolies as they are, without doubt, often the best a girl can get. Even when the sun is shining, you can still use the odd woolie to accent your bikini.

So, in honour of wollie makers on Folksy, here is my Folksy friday selection of wonderful woolies:

I have to start my selection with MrsGKnits as I am her biggest fan. Her work is always of high quality and beautiful. I have bought a number of things from her for both myself and family.

Here is one of my latest purchases – the colour is divine:

MrsGKnits Spring Poncho

One mother of a cowl from Urban Knit

Grape Cowl!

Anda  droolable cardie by Ileaiye

Droolable Ileaiye

A rather lovely tote to go with your outfit by Mothers Ruin (how aptly named for me)

Wonderful tote

And the stuff woolies are made of from Abstract Cat Crafts:

Alpaca wool

And its not strictly wearable  but how cute is Oddsox’s HooterNinnie!

Cute HooterNinnie

Mellow Yellow

Yellow is a most under-rated colour. It has dual meanings of cowardice and sunshine / death and hope: What a complicated colour it is.

My Folksy friday this week will be one to commemorate the colour yellow, in all its glory.

Click on the images to find out more about each piece.

Photos by Rosie: Sunshine

POTSTOP: Yellow Bowl

Ich Bin: Yellow Canary Bird Necklace

Cherished Stained Glass: Daffodil Suncatcher

Folksy Treasure Hunt Competition

The Folks at Folksy are having a treasure hunt competition.

There are three prizes each worth around £100, of goody bags made from Folksy sellers items.

To find out how to enter, see the Folksy blog here

Folksy Treasure Hunt Competition

A slightly different way to show off jewellery for sale: Deviant Art jewellery

A lovely woman I know on Deviant Art (nimue-morgan ) liked one of my necklaces (there’s a link below) and so she painted it onto one of her characters called Sundazzle and she has allowed me to use it to show off the necklace.

I think it’s a great and different way to show off a necklace or any other jewellery that’s for sale – what do you think?

Sundazzle wearing one of my necklaces