Monday, December 13, 2010

More Necklace Designs

More necklaces--you can choose a round or silver frame for each image:





Sterling Silver Fairy Tale Necklaces on Zazzle


Oh no. Yes, I just learned tonight that Zazzle has added sterling silver necklaces to their customizable products.  Now I want one of these and I am having an even harder time choosing than I did when I bought my iPhone case a few weeks ago.  Here are a few of the ones I've designed.  If you have a request for an illustration, please let me know and I will design it for you, no obligation whatsoever. With over 1,000 illustrations in my library, it's impossible to design with them all...

And no, I am not sure how these are made, but I will be ordering one ASAP to find out.


Walter Crane's Beauty and the Beast necklace
Walter Crane's Beauty and the Beast by Surlalune



Quilt Week: Fairy Tale Pattern Books

So much of the country has been hit with the first big snowstorm of the season, that I thought it was time to share fairy tale themed quilts.  My Heiner grandmother was a quilter so I received a few quilts as gifts from her during my childhood. Most were of the basic pattern/ragbag variety, but a few were made with special purposes in mind such as a lamb baby quilt and an "H" quilt, for example.

In the last few decades, the art of quilting has been taken to amazing levels, especially with the advances in fabric production and prints when combined with embroidery techniques.  Today I offer books of patterns for fairy tale designs. This week I will offer other quilting images that have been shared around the internet.

These make me wish for a fairy tale quilt to snuggle under this cold, snowy, wintery day. How about you?

Once upon a Quilt: Fairy Tales in Fabric



Fairytale Quilts and Embroidery



Once Upon a Time Fairy Tale Puzzle Quilts



Quilted Fairie Tales: Love to Quilt Series



Fairy Tale Baby - Quilt Patterns



Once Upon A Time - 3 Children's Quilt Patterns



Once Upon a Time in X-blocks Land: Nine Magical Quilt Designs



Once upon a Time in the Country... October, Hickory Dickory Dock Quilt of the Month



Sunday, December 12, 2010

Cinderella Illustrations and Art.com Coupon




Here's another 30% off at Art.com Deal for two days only this Monday and Tuesday.  Really, it's also a reason for me to post some of the newest fairy tale posters on there.  I just wish they were better at identifying the illustrators, of course, many of them were anonymous, but I know some aren't.

Hot site-wide offer coming soon! Get your gifts by Christmas Eve! Shop now and get 30% off your entire purchase with code TINSEL

Use Code: TINSEL
Coupon Dates: Dec. 13–14, 2010
I imagine this one will be the last 30% off deal of the year and probably for several months.  Art.com wasn't as eager to offer this discount this past year.



Fairy Tale Puzzles 2010

Last year I posted a few fairy tale puzzles in my annual search of puzzle gift ideas for my father.  His puzzle is already chosen this year but it's not fairy tale themed.  Last year's choice of James Christensen's Faery Tales was a success though.  Dad considered it complicated enough to be challenging without becoming hard work and the illustration was fun for him to try to identify the fairy tales, too.  We spent a while iding the tales when it was done because after all he read me my first ones and hears plenty about them considering what I do. Then I was inspired by it to do an entire week of trying to identify the tales in it with you readers last January.  See Christensen's Faery Tales Week: Day 1.

So anyway, I am tempted to get a new fairy tale puzzle for me, but I won't have the time this year with all of my other ongoing projects.  Still, it's fun to look... I would be most tempted by Ravensburger Fairy Tales - 100 Piece Puzzle but it is for children and just 100 pieces and once again offers the challenge of guessing the fairy tale with a Where's Waldo type of illustration. Hmmm, I have a niece coming into town.  Perhaps I should get it to do with her even if it is more nursery rhyme than fairy tale.


Sunsout Fairy Tales James Christensen 1500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle



CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? 1000 Pieces Puzzle



Ravensburger Cinderella's Transformation - 500 Piece Puzzle



Ravensburger Fairy Tales - 100 Piece Puzzle



Ravensburger Sleeping Beauty - 300 Piece Puzzle



Melissa & Doug Fairy Tale Castle Floor Puzzle



The Learning Journey Puzzle Doubles Giant Fairy Tale Castle Floor Puzzle



Fairytale Castle 48-Piece Jumbo Floor Puzzle




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