Happy Birthday Mr Tesla!

Today is Mr Tesla's 153rd birthday! And also one year since I commemorated his birth with the Tesla Topper, still one of my favourite creations. This year I decided to make a nice little freebie to match the Topper which I know so many of my group members purchased. And so here we have ... the 'I <3 Tesla' brooch!

More info on Tesla at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

Bunnykins, the Easter Rabbit

Bunnykins was meant to be a kind of grungy, dishevelled, forlorn looking creature, but, even though he has drawing pin eyes, and his limbs are only just staying on, he still ended up looking terribly cute. I gave him as an Easter gift to all the Atelier Eccentrics today, on top of a brown felt top hat. He has a dirty calico body, grubby flower fabric lined ears and paws, and pink sculpty buttons. Of course, a snowy-white fluffy tail finishes him off.

His faded pastel colours put me in mind of an outfit I made long ago, and had quite forgotten about, but since it is Easter, I dug it out from the back of my wardrobe. Here I am with our giant brown bunny from HPMD, in a nubbly knitted waistcoat with Victorian miniature portrait buttons, a pink floral ditsy blouse, and foxglove print, mustard skirt. 

Too many Easter eggs, too early in the day, have a lot to answer for.

Valentine fun at the new store

It took three days to move into the new shop in the canals, but all is now in place and looking marvellous. The cephalopods have settled in nicely, and the poisons are safely out of harm's way on the upper floor.

In order to celebrate the opening, which coincides with Valentine's weekend, I have made a selection of free Valentine cards. There is indeed something for everyone! Even one or two that the urchins may wish to send. All are decidedly different, and two are tea-themed!

I have placed them on a dresser just inside the shop and they will be there until Sunday, just in case anyone has been forgetful to send romantic (or otherwise!) wishes at this time of year.

I have a new store!

Wonders galore!

There are cards to be had

and the rhyming is bad.

A Christmas Trinket

As an aside to a particularly fiddly build that has been bugging me for some time, tonight I put together this sweet little frosty snowflake cog stick-pin. A trio of tiny bronze snowflakes revolve under a frosted glass dome and an iridescent pearl glimmers gently at the other end. And then, cause I simply couldn't leave it at that, I made a little ebony box for it to live in, lined with my favourite faded damask wallpaper.

trin⋅ket

–noun

1. A small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value. 2. A trivial thing; a trifle.