Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Fairy Tales in Stitches: Red Riding Hood Babushka



This pattern is available through an Etsy seller, cupcakecutie1. It's a Red Riding Hood Babushka, of course, and I love the synergy of Russia with a more western European tale. Here's the seller's description:


My love of Little Red Riding Hood and russian dolls have combined in this cute cross stitch/embroidery pattern.

This listing is for the pattern only of the Red Riding Hood Babushka design shown and will be emailed to you as a pdf.

In the last photo you can see I have stitched the design using 14ct waste canvas on to a piece of heavy brown linen.

I love the raised effect and the contrast with the dark fabric.

This pattern is suitable for both cross stitch and tapestry/needlepoint as the pattern is based on a grid system with one square equalling one stitch.

You can stitch on any size aida/canvas that suits you. The design itself measures 100 stitches wide by 70 stitches high at its widest and highest points.

You will receive all the details you need to start stitching including a full colour chart, key, notes on fabric size and quantity of thread etc

I have included the DMC colours as a reference but of course you could easily change all the colours and any combination would look fabulous.

This is a great project to use up all those left over threads that we stitchers always seem to end up with!

Your pdf will be emailed to you within 24 hours of purchase, if not sooner. You will require Adobe reader to open the files which is available free from adobe.com (reader).



Sunday, April 1, 2012

Jewelry: Fairy Tale Silhouettes by Katharina Bergmann at Karamboola



Snow White

It's April and so March's Fairy Tale music theme has come to an end. In the future, I will continue more music posts randomly since I didn't come close to covering them all. But I wanted a new theme for the month and I needed a simpler one for me as I continue my move. If all goes well, we will be completely relocated in the next four weeks. That feels like a long time but not long enough as anyone would know.

Anyway, in my limited time I have been composing craft and handmade themed posts for the month. From jewelry to quilts to other items, I will be sharing pictures and links. Over the years, I have seen few Snow White pieces that are not directly influenced by the Disney classic. That will change this year, I think, with the many Snow White interpretations around us. However, one of my favorite fairy tale themed jewelry shops on Etsy is karamboola by Katharina Bergmann. Karamboola features fairy tale silhouettes. I am featuring the necklace, brooch and ring (earrings are available, too) for Snow White and then adding the necklace renditions of other fairy tales available in the store. I love the details of the added charms as well as the availability of less popular fairy tales. Enjoy!



Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Princess and the Pea

Rapunzel

Rumpelstiltskin

Sleeping Beauty

The Star Money

Waiting For Her Prince

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Maiden in the Tower by Bewilder and Pine




Here's a recent Etsy find, this one from Bewilder and Pine which also has some adorable fairy houses on stars which I learned about first.

This one The Maiden in the Tower. Here's a description:

Bewilder and Pine presents "The Maiden in the Tower", a handmade and hand-painted polymer clay tower that is styled after the traditional Folly towers of European gardens and with regard to the tower in the Grimm Fairy Tale, Rapunzel.


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Fashioned after the old stone follies of Europe this little tower is formed, textured and finished by hand. Then painted in traditional stone colors and it sits upon a landscaped surrounding of grass, stone and brush. Details such as the ivy clinging up the walls are also added by hand. . The HO figure on the balcony of the tower is included. She is not attached so some gluing will be required. Also, the toweris not permanently affixed to the base. It can be if so desired before shipping though I know some model and miniature enthusiasts prefer to landscape their own. Just let us know!

It can be used as a personal reminder upon an altar or a mantle or it can be used in modeling of HO scale railroads and scenes.

We can also customize a tower scene for you if you have a special tower you are drawn to in the world. Any custom order may take a bit of time to complete and to work out a price.

The Maiden in the Tower stands just under 5 inches tall and the base is 3 1/2 inches at it's widest point.

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There are many fairy tales similar to rapunzel and featuring the Maiden in the Tower theme.

Below is just a partial list of these that I am aware of.


Anthousa the Fair with Golden Hair
The Fair Angiola *
The Fated Marriage
The Garden Witch
The Girl on the Island
The Godchild of the Fairy in the Tower
The Lady of Shalott *
Louliyya, Daughter of Morgan
The Maiden in the Tower
Petrosinella *
The Princess; or, Fair One of the World
Prunella *
Rapunzel *
Uzembeni; or, Usikulumi’s Courtship
The White Cat *

* - indicates full text is available online just google it!

And guessing from that description, SurLaLune was referenced for that list! Just see my Tales Similar to Rapunzel page. And find more Rapunzel and Maiden in the Tower tales in Rapunzel and Other Maiden in the Tower Tales From Around the World: Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends and Other Tales About Maidens in Towers.

Here are some more images. The maiden isn't very fairy talesque, but the tower is pretty much perfect. Love!