Kawaii!

Hello bloggers, tweeters and people who like to buy adorable things (should that "who" have been "that"?  Someone confirm!) I have been working on this section for quite some time, as you may have noted by my not being here.
"Kawaii" is a Japanese word that can be translated as "cute" or "adorable" but actually means both those things and neither of them and something else for which there is no English word, but that would be a very long shop-section title, so I just went with "Kawaii".
I'm going to try to present these items in some sort of order.  I'll start with hair clips because, you've probably noticed, I make a lot of those.  I'll also divide the hair clips into different types.
As always, I've photographed everything with an Australian 5c coin and a US 1c coin to give an idea of size.
Postage within Australia is included in the price, there is a flat-rate of $6.00 for international orders.
All prices are in Australian Dollars.
Happy shopping! :-)

Hair Clips

Standard snap hair clips

The following clips are all made on a snap clip like the one pictured above. The clip measures 5cm.

Pretty Pirate

What's more adorable than skulls with bows on?!  Probably a lot of things, if I'm honest, but I'm going to kick off the section with these toothy-grinned ladies anyhow.  The clips are hand-painted red to match their sweet little bows, their eyes are sparkly and blue.
There is only one (1) set available! They are $6

 

Teddy Bear Love

Look at these cute little guys!  The bears are centred on small floral love hearts.  Little bits of pastel colour poke out from behind their sweet faces.  The clips are hand-painted pastel pink to tone in with the flowers.

There is only one (1) set available! They are $6

There are more Teddy Bear items available below in the jewellery section.

Teddy Bear Bows

Maybe you like more formal teddy bears?  Here they are in bow ties!  The clips are hand-painted pastel pink, the bows are mustard in colour.
There is only one (1) set available! They are $6
There are more Teddy Bear items available below in the jewellery section.

Purple Love Hearts

Maybe you prefer your bows with hearts rather than bears?  I've heard about people like you.  I don't think it's weird, promise!  To prove it, I made these just for you.
The purple diamante heart measures 2cm across, and it sits on a delightful polka-dotted bow which measures 4cm across.  The clip is unpainted silver-tone.
There are two (2) sets available! They are $6/set

Purple Handbag

Perhaps you like your polka-dotted purple things to be more practical.  What could be more practical than a handbag?  The handbag measures 3.5cm wide and the polka dots are sparkly silver in colour.  The clips are hand-painted purple.
There are two (2) sets available! They are $6/set

Gingham- Pink

Yes, you're going to be seeing bows a lot in this section.  This time it's pink gingham ones! :-D

When I think "adorable" I think "gingham".

There is only one (1) set available! They are $6

Gingham- Purple

Well it's not just bows that are cute!  Purple gingham clips with yellow smiley-faces.
These will brighten your day!*
*not a promise of any sort, but they are very cute.
There are two (2) sets of these available!  They are $6/set
There are more smiley-face items available below, in the jewellery section


Gingham- Red

You know what else is cute?  Lady beetles.  Even the name is cute.  Go on, say it!  Laaaaaydeeeebeeetle!  You should put some on your head so everybody knows how adorable you are.
There are two (2) sets of these available!  they are $6/set
There are more lady beetle items available below, in the jewellery section


Strawberry

Sometimes fruit is cute.  Just look at Mr. Banana (shameless cross-promotion there).
These little strawberries look sweet enough to eat!... but don't.  The sequins will stick in your teeth.
Strawberry measures 2.5cm wide, clip is hand-painted red.
There is only one (1) set of these available! They are $6
There are more strawberry items available below, in the jewellery section


French Barrette Clips

French barrette clips are the fun ones that go "POING!" when you open them.  The clip measures 3cm but the design is almost always wider than the clip.  The clip is not a visible part of the design in this style.

Strawberry

Maybe you prefer your sequined strawberries on a clip that goes "POING!" or maybe you just want more strawberries.  Either way, this is the kawaii strawberry hair clip set for you.
There is only one (1) set of these available!  They are $6
There are more strawberry items available below, in the jewellery section.


Love- Pink Flower

LOVE!  Because what's sweeter than love?  All you need is love, right?!... well, also oxygen, but you know what makes oxygen?  Flowers (kind of)!

So basically everything you need to survive is right here in this hair clip set.

The flowers measure 5cm across

There is only one (1) set of these available!  They are $6

Love- Blue Flower

What?  Too much pink?  I didn't think there were really people who thought like that...

Turns out there are, so I made these for them.

Blue flowers, so now everybody can have some flower love!

There is only one (1) set available!  They are $6

Standard Barrette Clips

Standard barrette clips have a similar closure to French barrettes, but without the squeezy "POING!" part.  Some of the clip may be visible in the design but that is often covered by hair.  the clips measure 5cm.

Love on a Button

What could be more "cute as a button" than a button?  The hair clip set for those who like their "love" with 60% less hippie, 100% more adorable little bows.

Buttons measure 3.5cm wide.

There are two (2) sets of these available!  They are $6/set

Buttons and Bows- White

What happens when we combine the three most adorable things in the universe?  Polka-dot bows on buttons!  Both the buttons and the bows are 3.5cm wide.

Button is white, bow is burgundy with white polka-dots.

There are two (2) sets of these available!  They are $6/set

Buttons and Bows- Red

Let's try one with the colour on the button!

Both the buttons and the bows are 3.5cm wide.

Button is red, bow is white with black polka-dots.

There is only one (1) set of these available!  They are $6

Buttons and Bows- Black

Stylish and sophisticated, like a dalmatian!  Or something. :-D

Both the buttons and the bows are 3.5cm wide.

Button is black, bow is white with black polka-dots.

There are two (2) sets of these available!  They are $6/set

Buttons and Bows- Purple

Perhaps you can't handle quite so much adorableness in one place, or perhaps you just prefer your bows dotless.  This is a new variation on the design.

Both the buttons and bows are 3.5cm wide

Button is purple, bow is aquamarine

There is only one (1) set of these available!  They are $6

Sweethearts- Pink

I'm not sure what the best part about these clips is: they're pink; they're hearts; they have cute little bows on; there's a little diamante on the bow AND they're fuzzy!

Heart measures 3cm at the widest point.

Heart is pale pink, bow is hot pink.

There are three (3) sets of these available!  They are $6/set

Sweethearts- Green

Still fuzzy but pinkless!

Heart measures 3cm at the widest point.

Heart is green, bow is red.

There are four (4) of these available!  They are $6/set

Sweethearts- Warm Yellow

Maybe you want just a little pink?

Heart measures 3cm at the widest point

Heart is a delicious warm shade of yellow, bow is hot pink

There are two (2) of these available!  They are $6/set

Sweethearts- Red

Heart-coloured hearts!  What a novel idea!

Heart measures 3cm at the widest point

Heart is red, bow is green

There is only one (1) set of these available!  They are $6

Bobby Pins

The bobby pin may be visible in the hair of not, depending how you choose to wear it.  All the bobby pins used in this section are silver-coloured.  The pins measure 5cm.

Hearts with Bows- Red

A small, wooden heart button with a little satin bow... well, I say "little"...

Heart button pictured between the coins is the style of button they are made with.

Bows are 2.5cm across, hearts are smaller.

There is only one (1) set of these available!  They are $6

Hearts with Bows- Blue

The "cool colour" version of the hot red item above. ;-)

Again, pictured with the button they're made on.

Bows are 2.5cm across, hearts are smaller.

There are three (3) sets of these available!  They are $6/set

Silver Handbags

The very most practical of my bobby pins!

Little silver-coloured handbag measures 1.5cm wide.

There are five (5) sets of these available!  They are $6/set

Jewellery

Rings

Smiley-Face

Smiley-face sunburst ring is adjustable.  At its smallest, it fits my index finger.  I have little fingers so I'm going to call it a Medium+

There is only one (1) of these available!  It is $7

There are more smiley-face items both above in the hair clips section, and below in other jewellery sub-sections.

Beaded Love-Heart Ring

The ring and design are formed from a single piece of copper wire.  Because of how the ring is made, it is absolutely unique and there will never be another one exactly like it.

The ring can be sqeezed to make it smaller but due to the design cannot easily be made larger than the original size.  Ring is Small-Medium, beaded heart design measures 4.5cm from top to bottom.

There is only one (1) of these available, never another!  It is $25

Earrings

Teddy Bear

Pierced earrings featuring our adorable little teddy bear friends from the hair clips section! :-)

There are four (4) pairs of these available!  They are $7/pr

There are more teddy bear items below in other jewellery sub-sections, as well as above in the hair clips section.

Smiley-Face

What could be better than smiles for your ear lobes?

There are two (2) pairs of these available!  They are $7/pr

More smiley-face items are available above, in both the hair clips section and other jewellery sub-sections.

Lady Beetle

Lady beetles, but for the sides of your face.

There are two (2) pairs of these available!  They are $7/pr

More lady beetle items are available above, in the hair clips section

Brooches

Teddies and a Rose

A pink rose nestled between two of our little teddy bear friends.  Total width is 3cm.

There is only one (1) of these available!  It is $8

More teddy bear items are available above, in both sections.

Teddy Bow- Pink

Imagine this little sweetie on that cute dress!  Aww!

Bow measures 3.5cm

There is only one (1) of these available!  It is $8

More teddy bear items are available above, in both sections

Teddy Bow- Blue

Look at that sweet little face!

Bow measures 3.5cm

There is only one (1) of these available!  It is $8

More teddy bear items are available above, in both sections.

Strawberry

Cute fruit!  Sequined strawberry on a fuzzy felt background.

White background measures 5cm across.

There is only one (1) of these available!  It is $8

More strawberry items are available above in the hair clips section.

That's all until next time!  If you have any questions please leave a comment or contact me via email.  :-)

Rainy Weather...

Breaking my own rules today as the rainy weather has meant no nice natural light to get accurate pictures of my pretties for the blog.
I don't want to let this shop sit here with no new stock, and so I am linking to my work on another site.
I have recently added some of my digital work, photographs and prints to redbubble.

You can view my shop here.

I would appreciate any feedback or product suggestions you may have for my redbubble pictures.

Thanks everyone. :-)

What is Dragon Treasure?

Not a shop post, just a little background story. :-)

There is a legend that dragons hoard treasure in their caves or dens and are fiercely protective of it.  One reason dragons were thought to attack was that they were simply protecting their treasure.  Well, not their treasure, really, it's unlikely it was given to them and not many dragons have paying jobs.  Let's just say once a dragon has something not many people are going to try getting it back.

But why do dragons hoard treasure?  This is where it gets fabulous.  Dragons, so it goes, are covered all over in thick, tough scales which protect them from almost anything.  All over, except their very delicate bellies.  Dragons are really both smart and playful, so they roll about in the treasure and it sticks to their belly and creates a beautiful armour.  Not only does this keep the dragon safe and make the poor thing feel less vulnerable, it also makes them more attractive to other dragons who know that covering yourself with beautiful treasure and having a well-stocked treasure cave is very intelligent.

And so I gather some human dragon treasure here, so that you can show everyone how smart you are, too.

While you're here, you might as well look around... ;-) xxx

Burlesque-esque

Hello everyone!  I've been a busy bee making some new things for you to browse and buy.
I'm trying to go with a theme for each shop entry; this time I've gone for a burlesque-inspired shop.
As usual, all prices are in Australian dollars, and all prices include postage, to save my brain.
All items in previous posts are still available unless sold out.
I hope you enjoy your time here. :-)

Mask

This papier-mâché mask is standard human-face-size (23cm long and 19cm wide).

The design is hand-painted, not stencilled.

Be your own fairy tale with this fun and bold mask.

I have one (1) of these in stock and it is $35.00

 

Accessories and Homewares

Fan

Hand-painted, one of a kind fan.  Coloured both sides, red, gold and black on the front, red on the back.
Closed dimensions are 25cm long by 5cm wide, open width is 43cm.
I have one (1) of these in stock and it is $20.00

Doorstop

Pretty Pirate doorstop features a cutey-skull, crossbones and three flowers.  The details are paper.  The doorstop is pink overlaid over purple, details feature purple, pink, grape, green and white.  The doorstop is varnished and fixed to keep it in good condition with normal use.
Dimensions are 18cm long (including handle), 3.5cm wide and 3cm high at the tallest point.
I have one (1) of these in stock and it is $17.50

Jewellery Box

This elegant jewellery box is pink and rose madder, decorated with imitation pearls and ceramic roses.
The box measures 14cm by 10cm and is 8cm high.
The felt lining will help keep all your special things safe.
I have one (1) of these in stock and it is $35.00

Wish Box

A wish box is not just a regular box.  It contains three little paper scrolls on which to write your wishes.  This box is simple, elegant and understated.  It is white with a black lid, topped with a white satin rose.
The box measures 8cm by 7cm and is 4cm deep.
A charming edition to your dressing table or vanity.
I have one (1) of these in stock and it is $14.00

Brooches
Dusk Pink Rose Brooch

A pink rose nestled between two green diamanté jewels.
This brooch is 3cm wide, coins (Aussie 5c and US 1c) show size scale.
There is a matching set of bobby pins available for this brooch, they can be seen in the section below.
I have two (2) of these brooches available and they are $9.00/ea.

Burgundy Cameo Brooch

An open rose bloom and a tiny rosebud are featured upon a pale rose madder background, centred on a delicately spotted burgundy satin bow.
The brooch is 3cm wide, coins show size scale.
I have only two (2) of these beauties available and it is $9.00

Hair Clip Section
Buttons and Bows - Red

Oversize red buttons with "dalmatian" bows- white with black spots.
Very cute without being imposing, they are set on standard barrette clips which are not visible in the hair.
I have one (1) set of these available and they are $4.50/pr.

Buttons and Bows - White

Oversize white buttons with "snow" bows- burgundy with white spots.
Very cute without being imposing, they are set on standard barrette clips which are not visible in the hair.
I have one (1) set of these available and they are $4.50/pr

Cutey-Skull Snap Clips

These snap clips are hand-painted vibrant red and feature smiling wooden cutey-skulls with blue diamanté eyes and lovely little red bows.
Don't you just want to hug them?!
Alright, maybe not, but they do certainly raise a smile!
I have one (1) set of these available and it is $4.50/pr.

Dusk Pink Rose Bobby Pins

Simple elegance- a single dusk pink rose on a silver bobby pin.
There is a matching brooch available for these pins, it can be seen in the section above.
I have two (2) sets of these bobby pins available, and they are $6.00/pr.

Sparkle Heart Bobby Pins - Red

Passion, glamour, fire!
Make a statement with these vibrant, dazzling hearts.
Red hearts set on bronze bobby pins.
Perfect for your inner 50's pin-up girl! ;-)
I have two (2) pairs of these darlings available and they are $6.00/pr.

Sparkle Heart Bobby Pins - Silver

Pizazz, elegance, ice!
Make a statement with these cool, glistening hearts.
Silver hearts set on silver bobby pins.
Perfect for your inner princess! :-D
I have three (3) pairs of these lovelies available and they are $6.00/pr.

Rose and Ribbon Bobby Pins - Pink & Apricot

Pink satin bow with delicate white spots, centred with an apricot rose with baby pink sparkle.
Bobby pin colour is bronze.
I have one (1) set of these available and it is $6.00/pr.

Rose and Ribbon Bobby Pins - Lilac and Mauve

Lilac satin bow with delicate white spots, centred with a mauve rose with lilac sparkle.
Bobby pin colour is bronze.
I have one (1) set of these available and it is $6.00/pr.

Single Gerbera Hair Clip - Purple

This is a single clip set on a small (4cm) French style barrette clip.
The clip is suitable to wear on either side of the head or above a ponytail or low bun.
Flower measures 7cm.
The beautiful multi-layered flower is centred with a single diamanté to gently catch the light.
Sold Out
Please let me know if you would like one like this, I will see what I can do. :-)

Single Gerbera Hair Clip - Apricot

This is a single clip set on a small (4cm) French style barrette clip.
The clip is suitable to wear on either side of the head or above a ponytail or low bun.
Flower measures 7cm.
The beautiful multi-layered flower is centred with a single diamanté to gently catch the light.
I have two (2) of these available and it is $4.50.

Well that's all I have to add for today.  I hope you have enjoyed your time in my shop, and I hope you will take the time to browse previous posts.

**IMPORTANT NOTE: I have noticed a minor hiccup with the shopping cart (I swear it isn't me!) so if you place an order, please leave a comment or email me with your order also, just to make sure you get what you want**