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Flower Fairy

RaShell — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:13:44 +0000

New print in my shop, made from my old drawing/collage of a dancing flower fairy. Enhanced in Photoshop and hand-decorated after printing. Get your magic

Tales and Tails

RaShell — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:30:01 +0000

Having a little girl named Ariel (no relation to Disney in origins of this one), mermaids do pop in and out of our sub- and conscious once in a while. So, here’s an obvious manifestation of this slight obsession with girls with long squishy tails Introducing – Dreaming Mermaid:

It’s a hand-colored print mounted on a black paper with hand-drawn “continuation” of the main picture. It’s very pretty and easy to frame. Totally one-of-a-kind, because of the doodles on the “margins” Let me know if you like it!

Not Your Typical Tea Party

RaShell — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:01:08 +0000

Two lovely ladies are having tea in a brightly colored room. I think they might be sisters. Their teapot hats are enjoying the moment as well. All is good in this pink and green universe

Small Packages

RaShell — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:10:50 +0000

It’s not a secret that the best things often come in small packages. Recent Treasury on Etsy:

…by super-talented Melissa aka This Years Girl, who’s own little photo+shop treasures captured my heart first time I saw them:

…inspired me to look for the littlest gems among my Etsy favorites to share with you.
One is my old time favorite, Little Red Door and her tiny houses:

Little prints from bluebicicletta:

Petite jewelry with gorgeous rough stones from Sweden by Jealousy Design make me jealous:

Intricate beaded gems from my Etsy Chai Teammate Down To Earth Creations:

Small habitats and miniature worlds made entirely of polymer clay by Tanya Besedina:

Last but not least, Zany Matchbook styled and sized calendars from Zany Hoopla

Tag, You’re IT…

RaShell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:28:56 +0000

Gift tags are primarily a practical part of the gift’s attire… They let you know who the present is from. Sometimes they are cute. But once in a while you’ll see that these small thingies can be quite pretty and/or cleverly made, if the gift-giver has enough effort left to care about little details like that… I have a gazillion of laminate samples (I just can’t see stuff thrown out if there is even the faintest chance that it can be used for something fun). They are a tad too big for jewelry… so, idea of gift tags crossed my mind and I was looking for inspiration. Sharing time:
Super pretty tags from Susie Ghahremani aka BoyGirlParty

While I was at it, I naturally got totally distracted by these papercut tags from Patricia Zapata from A Little Hut

As well as these clever ceramics tags/ornaments from claynfiber on Etsy:

Oh, and here’s one more funny and clever usage for these babies – hangtags that you can put on pretty much anything – cellphone, purse, your friend’s back (if it’s April’s fool day, for example? ) From Junxtaposition:

So, there’s a lot of fun stuff you can make out of them… just need some time and inspiration. But for now.. Tag, you’re it! Seen any cool gift tags lately?