Lets have a musical (Beatles) holiday season

Inspiring baby shower gifts

Little one

Here is another pair of my shoes, the lavender ones this time, that have been featured in an Etsy treasury titled: 

'Little one', by Nichole from myhandcrafteddesigns shop. Very cute.

It's a bouncing little boy

I love it when my items get featured in Etsy treasuries. Especially when they are right next to such beautiful products like the ones below. So cute!

Summer fair

I found some photos from a summer fair, which took place in July in the Liverpool One shopping centre, near The Hilton Hotel. It was a great experience -- I received very positive feedback and it helped me boost my confidence about my products. I shared the stall with handmade crafts from L'Arche, my day job, a charity for people with disabilities, where we make cards, candles, weaving and felting. It was also a great opportunity to meet other artists and exchange opinions and business cards.

And another opportunity is coming up soon -- L'Arche and Bootki are going to be selling hand-crafted goods at the Winter Arts Market in St George's Hall, Liverpool, on Sat 3rd and Sun 4th December. 

Read more about it here:

http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/north-west/events/liverpools-largest-arts-market-just-got-bigger/

Shades of fall

Here is a treasury in which Bootki's 'Secret Garden' shoes were featured. Beautiful collection!

Paper booties

I used to have a couple of paper dolls when I was a kid. I loved dressing them up in their cut-out clothes and making new, matching pieces for them. This hobby was followed by sewing pieces of clothing for Barbie dolls. I clearly remember leather boots I made for them and pink furry coats, which they were wearing with pride - they were so unique and no one else had such a collection. 

That definitely shaped my future interests and my great love for fabric and design.

The listing below reminds me of the type of dolls I had -- I wish I still had them to see if my style is in any way influenced by them.