Shoegazer friends: Bambi and Snowflake

I'm so happy to report that Bambi and Snowflake, the etsy shop Shoegazer exclusively introduced to you just a little while ago has come to national attention, appearing in the pages of Grazia magazine! The magazine features Bambi and Snowflake's best selling harness necklace. Congratulations Poppy! Check out the fabulous B&S etsy shop for some really unique jewellery to give as Chirstmas presents or wear to your Christmas parties!

Coming Soon: Copenhagen photos.

Shoegazer Visits: Leaving on a jet plane

(... make that an EasyJet plane! Argh!) I'm off to Copenhagen tomorrow with work and have Wednesday to myself to explore the city! So, there will be a lack of posts this week but please check back at the end of the week or early next week for my photos of Copenhagen! :)

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Shoegazer Creative: Update

Just a quick update... I'm currently beavering away making treasure for the soon-to-open shop. At the moment I'm working on some bib necklaces featuring some gorgeous ceramic buttons sourced from the V&A museum. I'm so excited about the shop opening - hopefully in time for people to be able to buy Christmas gifts from it :)
As well as embellished jewellery and decorations I'm also working on metal jewellery, including this leaf necklace and earring set. This one is a prototype and I'm still playing around with designs for more....

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Shoegazer Creative: Coming soon...

I've been busy this weekend making more stock for my soon-to-open Etsy shop. I've been making heavilly embelished discs that can be worn as a coursage/brooch or strung with ribbon and hung as an all-year-round hanging decoartion. These take hours to make and incorporate vintage watch faces, new and old sequins, beads, acrylic flowers, silver flowers and filigrees, and buttons sourced from the finest flea markets, antique fairs and even my grandma's old button tin. Here's a sneak peak at one:

As you can see, there is both a brooch fixture and a loop of vintage velvet ribbon on the back of the piece making it versatile. As well as these, which will come in a range of colour schemes, I'm also working on some jewellery including some miniture bib necklaces (in a similar style to the above decorations) for those of you who want to make a statement rather than a STATEMENT. 

Hopefully the shop will be open within the next few weeks so please do check back here for updates and let me know in the comments box what you think of the pictures. I really do appreciate all feedback :)

Shoegazer finds: Bags bags bags

Look at these bags by Judith Leiber... I don't know what I make of them yet. They kind of remind me of those polystyrene cats you get given when you're little by a crazy relative at Christmas, and would subsequently have to spend several hours/days/lifetimes sticking sequin after sequin to the rapidly crumbling polystyrene cat with pins... you know the ones? Hmm.
Prices for the bags range from £3,000+ to £5,000+ See what you think...

Oh, sorry, my mistake - the last image is a 3D Sequin Art Cat.

Shoegazer Finds: Let there be light!

These teacup lights or “Ted Lights” as they are called by the duo behind Domestic Construction would add a flash of old-world-charm with an oh so modern twist to your home! The vintage ceramic and porcelain teacups, gathered from flea markets and thrift stores, dangle delicately on the end of an 11 foot chord with an attached plug. The cups are available in cluster or chandelier form (from 3-13 teacups) and would make a striking feature in any location.

This lampshade is constructed from an array of vintage and found doilies and can be used as a table, floor or pendant shade giving yet another new spin on home lighting. The frame is of original hand cut wood which adds a modern touch. I believe this particular shade has now been sold, but if you keep an eye on etsy shop Nice, they might post another one in the same style or have something similar that catches your eye.

Shoegazer Visits: The V&A Museum, Ldn. Pt 3.

Part 3 - Misc.

Here are the rest of my photos from the V&A Museum. I appologise in advance for the terrible quality of some of them, but I only had my little point-and-click camera with me and it's hard photographing through glass with it. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them!

Pics are of: Indian wall panels. Japanese warrior dress. A Chinese wine pot. A Chinese wedding hat. Items in the V&A store. A Tudor box. An oversized metal key and lock. A mermaid ornament.