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Loving the chainmail

This Weeks Featured Artisan is Frann Ramales - Armored Hearts!

Beautiful chainmail creations and more! You can find

Armored Hearts on:

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Another talented artisan for you to discover...

This weeks featured artisan is Ruth - RSS Designs in Fiber! Beautiful Creations! You can find

RSS Designs in Fiber on:

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You gotta love the Elvis coasters ;-)

This weeks featured artisan is Kim - Va Beach Quilter. Kim has a wonderful selection of goodies in her shop. Quilts, table runners, coasters.. the list goes on and on... You can find Va Beach Quilter on:

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The Giveaway Commences!

So you have chosen your favourite item, the Teal Gypsy Twist Skirt is up for grabs. There are only a few tags left so you better hurry if you want to be in with a chance to bag yourself this little lovely. You can enter your tag on the Facebook page, click here: Vaudeville Gypsy

 

I also have some pretty awesome SALE items with 50% OFF in my ARTFIRE studio. Especially lovely if you are into Belly Dance and Burlesque, the remaining Velvet Gypsy Twist Skirts are on offer until the 1st July with a fabulous 30% OFF using the coupon code VELVETGTSKIRTS at checkout. PLUS for TODAY ONLY this super RuffleNBustle Set in Peach using the code PEACHY at checkout has a rather spectacular 20% OFF the price shown. Visit Vaudeville Gypsy

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Time for a little knitting...

This weeks featured aritsan is Shelly - Handmade Creations by Shelly! Wonderful creations made by a wonderful lady!

You can find Shelly on:

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Where has the time gone? Bustles, Ruffles and Steampunk themes

This last weekend we made the 5 hour drive up to Derbyshire from Suffolk for the Cirque Du Temps bellydance festival. Wow did the weather behave badly, but what a lovely welcome we had. Fantastic event, with some amazing dancers and bands performing, which I am hoping will be on again next year. All run in aid of the Air Ambulance, with much hard work by Demolitia Tribal and her trusty team! We sold several items to some lovely people.

Check out some of the photos from this year in their Facebook group Cirque 2011

There has been lots of work to do since moving, so unfortunately my ArtFire shop has been not kept as regularly updated as I would have liked, despite making lots of new things! It's really amazing how much time you have to put into the 'computer stuff' when you make handmade.

Golden Bustle Belt

As we were going to Cirque this year and the theme was Steampunk, I made this bustle belt in golden hues for the event. Bustles and Ruffles have taken over the shop right now.

Ruffled Collar Shrug

OOAK Ruffle n Bustle Skirt

OOAK Ruffle n Bustle Collar & Skirt Set

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Aren't these pretty?

This weeks Featured Artisan is Theresa Karnes - Tak Unique Designs. Teresa has beautiful creations in her shop! You can find Tak Unique Designs on:

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Are you On Fire For Handmade?

This lady makes some really pretty jewellery. Check out her work from the links below.

This weeks Featured Artisan is Diana - Luna Essence. Diana creates beautiful jewelry and manages a group on Facebook as well as an Etsy Team! You can find Luna Essence on:



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Feathers In Her Hair

Vaudeville Gypsy features in this lovely ArtFire collection curated by Catinalife Creations. It's a super collection of feathered loveliness for your hair's adornment! Vaudeville Gypsy has a great range of unique and stylish hair adornments mostly made from One of A Kind & Vintage elements.

Click HERE to be taken to the collection where you can visit each studio individually, comment on and rate the collection.

Visit Vaudeville Gypsy

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Are you On Fire for Handmade? http://www.onfireforhandmade.com

This weeks Featured Artisan is Cheryl - Too Fancy... her creations are wonderful! A must have for every Jewelry Box! You can find Too Fancy on:


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New Gypsy Twist Skirt Design Completed for ArtFire

I finally have gotten round to finishing, photographing and listing my new skirt design at Vaudeville Gypsy. I'm so pleased with how it's turned out. It really has a gorgeous shape when worn, is extremely flattering and moves beautifully. I wish I had been able to get more of this printed fabric but this is going to be a complete one off with this combination of elements. I think I've achieved a good balance in fusing style elements from Victorian/Edwardian and early 1920s Flappers. It's asymmetrical, ruched, gathered, swagged and made with lots of love! One side is open to thigh high to allow ease of movement when dancing. I hope you like it!

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Gabs Bags makes beautiful, handmade handbags with a timeless appeal. One of my particular favourites is from her new line of Naked bags, Naked Leather Convertible Tote in a beautiful pale caramel colour.

This weeks featured Artisan is Gabrielle, owner of Gabs Bags.

Unique handbags to accent your wardrobe! You can find Gabs Bags at:

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This Weeks Shared Artisan is...

Kim at Va Beach Quilter has a large selection quilted goodies for you to see. My personal favourite is a lovely Spring Lunch Tote. The fabrics have a lovely vintage look to them in gorgeous colours. There's plenty more in her shop for you to see...

 

This Week's Featured Artisan is Kim - Va Beach Quilter.. darling creations for you by a very talented lady!

Everything from A-Z! You can find Va Beach Quilter on:

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Kim also has a Destash Shop and a Guild on Artfire for Shops with less than 15 sales.

Studio Sale @ Vaudeville Gypsy on ArtFire

I'm spreading the love this Valentines by holding a studio-wide sale on ArtFire. I have a nice selection of hair jewels from bobby pins to headbands to glamorous fascinators. Great for a mysterious evening assignation! My hair ornaments are heavily influenced by Vintage aesthetics and use beautiful elements including Vintage jewellery, feathers and millinery flowers. Also in the studio you can find other handmade jewellery and accessories, tribal costuming and signed Vintage pieces.

Visit Vaudeville Gypsy's 20% off SALE

So if you'd like to find something unique for a loved one, or even to treat yourself, please take a look whilst my Sale is on

Cameleon Art

Can we save the planet with beauty? Well, probably not, but it certainly makes it more fun. I do get a kick out of using discarded, forgotten elements in my work, turning one persons 'rubbish' into another's treasure or future heirloom. Taking things apart and putting them back together in a totally unexpected way. I got the recycling, upcycling, repurposing bug when I was at University and I love art created with found objects.

One of my little efforts was a light from recycled wool jumpers, play pit & ping pong balls, and LEDs which we still use.

Shibori recycled light

So I had a little look around ArtFire to see what recyclers were about. I was pleasantly surprised and made this little collection: Cameleon Art to celebrate their efforts. Here's a preview below, but try the link and explore their studios further to see just how inventive and creative these people are.

Cameleon Art

On Fire For Handmade

Here's one of my fellow On Fire For Handmade artisans I'd like to share with you.




This weeks Featured Artisan is Diane's Dangles! Diane has wonderful creations for you to see in her shops. Not only does Diane creation true treasures she is dedicated to promoting her fellow artisans which is a wonderfully kind act! You can find Diane's Dangles on:
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Daine also has a 2nd shop on Artfire called BeadSouk... take a peek there too!

Kitsch and Quirky

I have to be honest, there is something about Kitsch and Quirky that I find hard to resist. I've been having fun this afternoon sat here in Balham, drinking a cup of delicious Waitrose Dark Chocolate drink, browsing through ArtFire looking for some of the more unusual items people have made and wonderful vintage originals. ArtFire certainly didn't disappoint.

I've put together a joyful collection of some of my finds which can be found here: Kitsch n Quirky from members of one of the ArtFire Guilds I belong to who also have a Facebook group On Fire For Handmade

Here's a snapshot of the collection, but click on the link above or the caption for the photo so you can see the fun items I found more clearly, you won't be disappointed!

Kitsch n Quirky Collection on ArtFire

New ArtFire Collection

A Vaudeville Gypsy Hair Jewel has been featured in an ArtFire Collection today. You can view the whole collection here: Handmade Delights which was beautifully curated by LottiesTrinkets, many thanks! The whole collection is made up from members of the On Fire For Handmade ArtFire Guild

This is a One Of A Kind Hair Jewel made using a repurposed piece of Vintage jewellery with stunning Starlight crystals, set on a GP hair comb. Starlight Navettes are quite difficult to find. More details and photos can be found here: OOAK Vintage Swarovski Starlight Hair Jewel