Sale time at Ellie's Treasures

It's the end of year sale, so please take a look in the "Sale Items" section of my shop to see which goodies are available at reduced prices.

Mr. Snowman - now £6.00

The two remaining Christmas items are up for grabs, alongside a couple of pretty, summery brooches and the lovely fabric heart keepsake, just perfect for Valentine's Day or perhaps a wedding or special anniversary coming up later in 2011.


Beautiful fabric keepsake heart - now £8.00

I'll be featuring other Folksy shops that also have sales in the next couple of days. Happy shopping!

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A little something for Ben

who has been asking for a Patchy for a while now.

My daughter has my very first Patchy with all her telephone numbers and mini letters from friends safely stored inside. I have the second Patchy, stuffed full of little items to keep my handbag as tidy as possible. So, it was time to make one for my son Ben.

Naturally it couldn't be too girly! He's very much into war, guns, ammo and camo, so I rummaged through my huge bag of scrap materials and the two underbed storage draws to try and find his old pair of blue camouflage trousers but I guess I must have used them for something else, as I just couldn't find them. As blue camo is his favourite, a quick search on e-bay lead me to a blue camo t-shirt which turned out to be in a very thin chiffon material. Being a bit too flimsy to turn into a pocket of any description, I teamed it up with some green fabric to make it sturdier. I also used green camo from another pair of old trousers, some green/cream and brown camo that I had in the bag and blue/silver leopard spot fabric that he'd mentioned in passing that he liked (it's kind of camo), these all went to make pockets. Velcro fastening from an unwanted camo hat and a picture of an army soldier printed out on fabric were the perfect trimmings for this Patchy.

He's already storing his Club Penguin game cards inside it as well as telephone numbers for his best mates.

Now, just hubby to get sorted with a Patchy ...

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We've been counting ...

down the last six days with our "Count down to Christmas" Santa.  Hope all those who also bought a dolly peg Santa from Ellie's Treasures remembered to count down the days too!

Anyway, we've reached the big day today, so from Santa and from me, wishing you all a...

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Stylish...

is a good word to describe my latest Patchy Pockets.  Each one I make I want to keep myself, I guess lots of crafters have that problem!  This new keepsake wallet has again been made using recycled fabrics.  Deep chocolate brown corduroy teamed with elegant cream fabric with grey flowers.  A stunning dotty lime green ribbon trims the internal pockets and is featured on the cover alongside some pretty little buttons.



With its six pockets and elastic/button fastening, this wallet is perfect for keeping little things safe in one place.  Use it in your handbag as the ideal tidy, or keep it in the car or around the home to store important notes, numbers or treasured keepsakes.

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Newly listed, the perfect accessory

which is, of course, the Patchy Pockets.  This gorgeous and elegant keepsake wallet is just perfect for keeping items in one place, whether in the handbag, around the home or in the car.  My latest fabric wallet, still with six handy pockets, has been made from clean recycled materials in silky pink and embossed ivory.  A pretty ribbon trim and two pink ribbon ties finish off this unique item.

I've made a couple of Patchies using these combinations of materials before and they've both been very well received.

It's available now at Ellie's Treasures and would make a perfect little present for someone special.

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Decorating the Christmas tree

So, it's now 5th December and how many readers out there have already put up their tree festooned with Christmas decorations?

With the early snow fall, Christmas appears to have started very early.  I know for sure that I'm more prepared and more excited about festivities this year that I have been for many years.  Pretty lights and big plastic Santas have been seen around our village from the last week of November, and as the months seem to whizz by so quickly these days why not enjoy the fun of the season for longer than the usual a few short weeks?

I love all the decorations, gorgeous present ideas and stocking fillers online and in the shops (but mainly online for me this year) and I think we too may put up our tree and decorate the home a week or so earlier than we normally do.

With decorations in mind, I thought I'd show you some that are available to buy at Ellie's Treasures.  I'll kick start with Mr. Snowman as he is very appropriate for the weather we've all be experiencing.  No wet, freezing gloves and mittens needed to make this fella, he's ready to sit happily on the shelf, mantelpiece or windowsill this Christmas.


Now, howabout something cute for the actual tree?  I've been making dolly peg ornaments for the winter season for a few years now and each time they sell so well.  This year we have dolly peg angels, pixies and Santas.  The little Santas have an added bonus of helping you count down those all important last six days to Christmas.  All the dolly pegs sit perfectly on the tree, or perhaps on a banner, bunting or thick tinsel.  They could even be used to hold Christmas cards in place on a thick piece of string!







Finally, how about a little hand-sewn stocking which comes complete with two mini felt heart brooches - a great gift for brooch lovers everywhere and perhaps ideal to share with a friend?  Fill the stocking with lovely goodies and hide it on the tree branches for Christmas morning. 



Oooh, Christmas, I'm getting excited now!

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