Hi! Hope you’re having a good week! If you’re interested in natural dyeing, you might like to have a look at my blog post and youtube video I’ve made about testing a natural dye kit. This is the fabric I used in a new collection of fairy outfits I made in the summer (gradually being added to the shop, but I still need to do a photo-shoot for some of them).
Let me know how you’ve got on if you’ve had a go with natural dyeing!
Over on my blog, When I Grow Up, I’ve written a post with a few pastel goth outfit ideas. I thought that now would be a good time because many of us have reached into our wardrobes for our black items to make a witch’s costume for Halloween, and now need some inspiration for how to wear them again! I’ve found some gorgeous tops from independent designers, so do go and check them out! Plus, if this is your kind of style, I have several pastel goth dresses for sale in my Etsy shop in the Fairytale and Cosplay clothing section. 🙂
Hello! I hope you had a good weekend 🙂 I’ve just popped here to tell you about today’s new listing in the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy shop; a pretty mermaid beach dress. It’s made from fairly sheer chiffon so would make a great swimming costume cover up, or layer over jeans and a vest top for a bohemian feel. Just add a flower crown!
I loved experimenting with a variety of natural dyes in the summer, and one that was very successful was logwood chips – they produced this gorgeous shade of purple on the pure silk I used to make this fairy outfit. There is more of a toned down version on the cotton that lines the pixie skirt.
I decided to split the outfit into two listings in case you would rather wear the top or the skirt in a more casual fairytale manner, rather than a complete adult fairy costume. The silk cami top, for example, would look great at a Christmas party worn with smart black trousers; or with jeans at a summer music festival. The purple silk skirt would look lovely with a simple grey t-shirt or a chunky knit jumper worn with leggings underneath and boots.
Or, of course wear the top and skirt together for a pretty and unique fairy outfit that would look amazing at a special fairytale event, or even an ordinary muggle party! Here is the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy listing for the pure silk cami top; and here is the listing for the pixie hem skirt.
Hi! I’m just starting to realise quite how many items of clothing I’ve made this year, and how behind I am on listing all of them in the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy shop! So apologies for the frequent updates at the moment letting you know about the latest additions. Today we have a unisex fairytale frock coat made with beautiful green and purple two-tone brocade satin. If you haven’t got a fairy ball to attend soon, this would actually make a perfect unique jacket to liven up a simple black outfit at a Christmas occasion with bohemian flare. It would be a great conversation starter!
Following on from yesterday’s announcement about the new bohemian wedding dress for sale, I decided to collect the photos I’d taken during the process of making the dress, and make a blog post telling you about it all; including about our impromptu photo-shoot! If you’re new here, you might not know that I make a video of all the dresses I make, and post them to my YouTube channel; however, just to make it easier, I’ve included it in the blog post. My blog is called When I Grow Up, and along with some behind-the-scenes stuff about Threads of a Fairytale, there’s also a lot of style inspiration, travel posts, and general personal blog posts as well. It’s been going for over fifteen years, so there’s bound to be a mix! Anyway, here’s the link to the blog post all about making the bohemian fairytale wedding dress.
Hello! Hope you’re having a good start to the week! I’m now back from a month-long trip to America, and am able to resume custom-made dresses, so now is the time to get in touch if you’d like something special for Christmas 🙂
I’ve just posted in the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy shop a purple and green bohemian fairy ballgown. It would also make a beautiful alternative wedding dress. If you’d like to take a look at the photos and details, here’s the listing for the boho fairy dress. The colours would look lovely for a fairytale Christmas party!
If you’re looking for any last minute Halloween costume inspiration, or have a fancy dress party coming up at Christmas, then take a look at my blog where I have put together a few of my favourite circus costumes. I might niche down even more soon and gather my favourite clowns, aerialist or ringmaster costumes, but for now, this selection were all inspired by the characters in one of my favourite films, The Greatest Showman. (Don’t you just love the soundtrack?!). Anyway, if you would like to support a small hand-made business, please do take a look at the Indian Summer Collection on my Etsy shop where you will find several circus themed outfits to choose from. 🙂
Over on my blog, When I Grow Up, I’ve written a little post with some inspiration and ideas for Halloween costumes this year. The theme of this post is subverting Disney and making these costumes a little more suitable for this scary time of year! We have a savage Pocahontas outfit; a blood-stained Alice in Wonderland pinafore; a zombie Snow White (by Threads of a Fairytale) and a vampire Belle dress. Do go and have a look for some scary fairytale Halloween costume inspiration!
Hi everyone! Just letting you know that I’ll be away for the next 4 weeks so my daughters are taking over the postage and packaging of everything, so there probably won’t be the usual handwritten note included I’m afraid.
Also, I won’t be able to begin custom and made to order items until 4th November. Thank you for your patience 🙂
I have been busy this last week making sure I have all the details, measurements and photos exported ready for lots of new listings coming to the shop this month!