MARI HYPE

Drawstring bag

2007-07-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

This sweet picture was sent from the owner of this drawstring bag. I collected some tiny gifts I wanted to give her for her birthday and shoved them all in the little bag. She loved it! Cheers for the pic, Carol.

My personalised work station!

2007-07-12T06:08:00.000-07:00

I made these two little organiser boxes to throw all the stuff I want to hide. The one on the left is tall and carries guidebooks and papers and the damn huge ruler. The photo is of Beebs and me on a day out in Bristol, winter 2004.

After the wedding cushion

2007-07-12T05:59:00.000-07:00

Well, this one was made 6 months after the wedding itself, he was supposed to have given me the pictures, but you know what boys are like...

Since they are Christians, I put a little prayer at the back. Ownn, aren't they cute?

Sampa couple

2007-06-28T08:59:00.000-07:00

This one is travelling to Sao Paulo tomorrow afternoon. Their wedding is on 07-07-07, quite mystic, hey?

It's a boy!

2007-06-19T05:28:00.000-07:00

'these angels are flying to the States this month!' - click on the photo for a bigger image.

Another wedding gift!

2007-06-10T05:42:00.000-07:00

It seems the whole wedding gift is taking off, everyone wants to give a personalised gift this Summer! So, there we go! Anca and Peter are the lucky ones in this one!

Lelei' s Organiser

2007-05-25T12:45:00.000-07:00

I just finished making Lelei's organiser for her birthday next week! So exciting this little project!
(Lelei is the webdesigner and co-mentor of this blog)

The days when she doesn't want to look at her own picture, she can always turn the otherside of it. Made of cotton patches, picture printed on fabric and a little tiny bit of 3-D paint.
Happy Birthday Lelei! (by the way, did you notice the DVD?) ;-)

I used a little rectangle of rubber to keep it sturdy at the bottom, the way I learned at the website Whip It!

at the back, a little message from me...

personalised wedding gift

2007-05-17T06:51:00.000-07:00

Romantic exclusive cushion made with felt and cotton patches. Hand-painted and quilted with craft buttons.
Organza wrapping. April 2007

Card with details which accompany the gift.

2007-05-17T05:35:00.000-07:00

Hand-painted cushion with recycled materials. Most of these were unused fabric remnants I got given from the Salisbury Playhouse. Some of them I handpainted, not all.

recycled plastic pot, maybe used as pencil-case or general organiser. Covered with quilted patches and photos printed on fabric.

Easter bunnies, cotton, felt and beads. So easy and fun to make!

Cushions made with recycled fabrics. Personalised photo-print patch on the right.

Recycled summer hand-bags. Crepe, 3-D handpainted jeans and lycra. 2005.

Yo-yo bag, the Brazilian "fuxico". Velvet base and cotton "flowers" with beads.

personalised pouch for a delicate touch - a present wrapping that lasts!

I used this idea to give special sweets on a special person's birthday!

Mini-album cushion, photos printed on fabric, cotton and buttons.

Recycled materials cushion, same Salisbury Playhouse remnants. The polka-dot I had to buy, I love polka-dotted cushions, there's something about dots and comfort...

2007-05-17T05:28:00.000-07:00

taffeta cushion made with recycled fleece pockets. Hand-painted with 3-D.

They're not sewn together, they're all glued together.
varied recycled plastic pots. Patchwork and hand-painted. Some paper-piecing technique was used on the smaller one. The plastic pots can be liquid tabs pots or any other "former jam" pot!

other side of pencil-case with photos. First used as remote control pot, then upgraded to the kitchen as "wooden spoon holder"!

baby gift - little "nina" angels made of shantung wool and beads

baby gift - kid's name on a door decoration - handquiltted cotton. This one is in Brazil, decorating a very special boy's room door. (my lovely godson!)

baby gift - little "nina" angels made of shantung wool and beads - I like making them with different hair colours, it's multicultural and fun!

easter bunnies - the little bags were made with tiny tulle circles. The chocolates used were Cadbury's mini-eggs.

easter bunnies, all in line, going to different areas in the UK

cotton flower wrapped in tulle - part of a mobile

hippie-chic mobiles, made of glass beads and yoyos

yo-yo heart, the core is made of styrofoam, the yoyos cover it entirely

Brazilian bracelets mobile with shantung heart - that is very typical in Bahia, so I decided to make amy own, other than buy one ready-made. It's supposed to be a lucky charm.