Guess and win giveaway

This giveaway really excites me - and takes me back to going to the fun fair and guessing how many sweets were in a jar ... this give-away is a little easier - simply guess the value of this stack of gorgeous- ness and win..

Just a few simple rules for this giveaway...

- You must follow us on our blog or  faceboook page  
(please let us know in your comment - so I know where I can find you )

-Simply guess the value of the fabric in this little stash. 

-All of the pieces are fat quarters ( if the fabric is in our sale section we will accept the full value of the item)

-I will send the fabric to anywhere in the UK or Europe. 

-The closest value will win (whether above or below the value)

- If there are 2 or more answers the same as the winner - I will draw a final one. 

-This competition will run until Thursday the 26th August

-Look forward to hearing your replies .. gwen.. and good LUCK ... 

Mirror project

I found this mirror on the side of the road within an old farm shop  a couple of month back.. it was cute - but kind of falling to pieces - there were a couple of bits and pieces hanging off... and after a quick check for wood worm - I thought  'thank you very much - I'll have that please' for a grand total of £7.00. 

I knew that if I fell out of love for it - I knew someone who would fall very quickly in love with it. I had being looking for a little project to try  out some of this.. Annie Sloan paint... 

 I had heard mixed reviews about it - but the though of not having to sand or prime what I was going to paint - was just too much of a temptation to let pass.. so I found a little shop in Reigate that stocked it .. and for the grande total of £24.00 I got a tin of paint and a tin of wax .

 I opted for the the colour Versailles- I thought if it all goes horribly wrong -I can just paint over it again .

And to be honest it was really simple - 2 coats of paint - straight on there .. and one coat of wax - brushed that on quickly and then buffed it up .. total time 1.5 hours .. and to be honest I think I am quite happy with the results ..

The colours are very true and the chalky feel is lovely .. I think probably next time - I will venture more into the distressed look and get myself a darker wax for an older feel .. Have any of you out there tries this Annie Sloan Paint ?...

Ps - sorry for the close up shots .. but I know that there are piles of washing and all kinds of things lurking in all corners of this room ...

Our Summer Sale has started ...

Our Summer sale has started and will run until Friday the 23rd August .... pop over there may be something that takes your fancy ...

www.celticfusionfabrics.com

10% discount

EEK - I nearly forgot to post on here - we have a 10% discount running until Thursday.. Simply enter babyboygeorge10 at the checkout .. thank you - Gwen

www.celticfusionfabrics.com

Beautiful new arrivals

Howdy all ...

The last couple of months have seen some beautiful new fabrics arrive with us at the shop. One of my favourites is definitely the Happy collection from Hilco textiles. The weight and feel of this cotton is fantastic - perfect for making a special dress for a little one. The fabric is wide at 150cm and the cotton is  Okotex standard 100 . Perfect if you are worried about harmful nasties. If you need any inspiration for these prints simply pop over to  Susanne's blog 'hamburger liebe - here





Another batch  pretty cool retro inspired prints is this fun-k-y bye - bye birdy collection from Windham fabrics ... swing out sister - this collection is so COOL.. vinyl, bakelite phones and jivers ...curtains, blinds or simple cushions for your camper would look fab in any of these prints.


  



We have put together some more moods for you to help you pick your prints.. we had a great response when we did them many moons ago ... we were told how helpful they were in trying to choose co-ordinating styles... so I hope that you find these useful also.... enjoy ... Gwen

Above we have 

Robert Kaufman posey by  Nancy Mins

Various Birch fabrics 

Laura Wish brun circle in green

Penguin and Fish organic elements

A beautiful handmade Button

Above we have 

Dear Stella metallic prints

Robert Kaufman 'objects' typewriters

Robert Kaufman cook cutlery ( i love this one!)

Jessica Swift sardinia

The fabulous Lotta Jansdotter Glimma Kulla Rosey cheeks

Birch Organic posies in schroom

Moda kodak girl in mustard

Mini cloth stack - goodness greycious

Above we have 

Hilco Happy fabrics 

Kaffee Fassett shot cottons in various

Carolyn Gavin's beautiful Village green 

Artist trading card swap

I recently got involved involved in the artist trading card swap organised by the fabulous Ali @ very berry handmade.  After seeing her beautiful examples of stitching I thought hey - I can do that.. and quickly signed up.

To be honest I have never being much of a beautiful stitcher or embroider .. I went to a catholic school run by nuns and hours were spent stitching and unstitching stitches .. that were too big .. too small ... too unstitch like and to be honest I was completely put off the decorative stitching .. but I wanted to get involved 

The rules were simple 

Your ATC must be 6.4cm by 8.9cm  (2.5″ by 3.5″), but you can use the card in either portrait or landscape orientation. Don’t make the card too thick though – no more than 3-4mm (1/8″) please.

The ATC must be predominantly textile, but you can use any techniques that you want to try, e.g. embroidery, patchwork, beading, cross-stitch, fusing fabrics, colouring fabrics, using fabric paints or ink stamps. There’s masses to choose from – I’m going to do some blog posts about different ideas in the next couple of weeks, but in the mean time, here’s an intro to fabric ATCS and here’s some Flickr inspiration.

The back of the ATC needs to include, at the very least, your name and the date. It is also preferable to include your email address, and, if you have given the ATC a title, you can include this too. 

The front of my card... I screen printed the spill of thread onto the linen.. then stitching along the edge and sitting it on a little pile of fabric .

It all went feel for me ... except I totally I forgot my email address and  the date ... but hey ho.

 I was dying to pop in some token fabric from my swapper person ... but we were to keep it plain and simple .

 I have to say I totally enjoyed it and having a deadline in which to send it was good for me .. as things tend to drag on and on ... and you never seem to finish anything 

The back of my Card .. 

The beautiful Card that I received ... thank you Alix Mc Loughlin 

10% off

To celebrate the arrival of the beautiful weather - we have 10% off until Tuesday the 11th .. simply enter code summeratlast10 at the checkout ...