Look What I Bought Today!

Some lovely bias binding! 

and some more! CK fabric, this paisley one is so pretty. New ribbon too :) 
i think they would make a perfect decorative trim on a tea cosy. 

Messy Jesse Shop Update!

i have been a busy little bee these last couple of weeks getting my stock together ready for my Etsy shop update, (hopefully in time for christmas shopping!) i have also given it a bit of a spruce up too, let me know what you think of my new banner and avatar! :) i will be uploading products all week so check back regularly.. 

and as a special Christmas gift from me i will be offering FREE SHIPPING to everyone!  i hope you have some time to pop over and take a look :)

Make it Monday: Knitting Roll

Did you guess what it was... it was a knitting roll of course! :)  


it has room to store knitting needles and crochet hooks. I just love the colours, so pretty. 

A Work In Progress

This is what I've been making yesterday, it's not quite finished yet so i will share the completed pictures on Monday :)

The paisley fabric is a new one i picked up at Cath Kidston yesterday; on another St Ives trip!
Can you guess what it is? 

Have a great weekend! See you Monday. 

P.S. i have been taking lots of photo's of my pouches and boxy purses ready for my big shop update next week - so stay tuned..

I'm Dreaming Of..

These lovely wooden name plaques, aren't they pretty! They are by barnvanligt, a swedish company i discovered while browsing Hus & Hem magazine online.

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i can picture it here, in my imaginary dream office/craft room above my desk :) perfect finishing touch.. 

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Custom Messy Jesse Stamp!

Im SO happy today because i finally got my custom messy jesse stamps i had made! 

do you like the swing tags i made :) this will be my new official logo, yay! 

I'm also happy because I'm off to London tomorrow for the weekend, and i received my Beyonce tickets I've been waiting for, for ages! I'm seeing her live at the O2 on Saturday night - it's going to be SO much fun!!!! 

Are you doing anything nice over the weekend? 

Custom Wedding Invites

I have been cracking on with my friends wedding invites recently, and they are slowly coming together. Here is a finished version..

They're a tri-fold design, and i'm making a pocket for the inside to store extra information; like maps and things like that. 

this is how many i've completed fully - only another 100 to go! wish me luck! :) 

Have a great weekend! 

Make it Monday: Quilted Coasters!

Hello friends! i have returned :) sorry for the lack of posting last week, normal posts will resume from now.. Here are some coasters i made last week, i love the colour combinations they work so well together. i will be making lots more with different fabric's this month so look out for them in my Etsy/Folksy shops soon.

this is the reverse.. 

hey, do you like my pretty cupcake i made!? :) 
See you tomorrow! 

Baker's Twine & Pretty Packaging

Who doesn't love baker's twine? it's having such a revival recently huh!? I have bought 300 metre's of the stuff this week! I thought it would be nice to wrap my Etsy sales in :) with lovely tissue paper . . oooh nice! 

1. tiny card sets, 2. packaging:, 3. DSC_6993, 4. Present for Jenny, 5. Bakers Twine Samples Top, 6. Apple Green Bakers Twine LOVE

be perfect to wrap up christmas presents too! :) 

Have a great weekend friends! 

DaWanda Featured Seller: O Christmas Tree!

Is it too early to start looking for Christmas presents or decorations!? well.. i don't think so :) it always seems to come around in the blink of an eye, and leave me completely unorganised! So here's my first instalment of Christmas shopping ideas! 

Aren't these THE best wreath's you have ever seen! I have fallen in LOVE with them and need one in my own (imaginary) home this year :) They are handmade in Cincinnati, USA. O Christmas Tree also has some other lovely festive decorations all at very reasonable prices. I'm sure they will bring some christmasy cheer to any home! 

Recent Flickr Fav's

Some of my recent Flickr favourite's, aren't they pretty :) I would LOVE a big proper storage system like these to store all of my fabric's, guess I'll have to dream about it until i have my own house . . . 

1. Fabric storage, 2. Kraft Boxes, 3. Our kitchen, 4. Pink home office
1. Vintage threads stored in glass jars, 2. sakura, 3. Japanese patchwork book bag, 4. finished!

Make it Monday: Hexagon Pin Cushion!

Here is my pincushion i started making ages ago! finally completed! 
i finished it off with embroidery thread around each section and a nice big button for the centre. 
makes my sewing area much more pretty :) 
The fabric in the background is what i'm using now for my next project :) will share the pictures next week. 

Polyvore

I have discovered a new site Polyvore via HoorayDesign blog, it allows you to create 'sets' by adding pictures of clothes, homewares, celebrities.. anything really. You then publish them to the site, and add them to different groups and people can comment on them, it's quite addictive! Here's my first set. 

FIRST SET by messyjesse featuring Christian Louboutin shoes

Items in this set:
Chloe Velvet tapered leg pants, $1,560
Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti Sequined wool-blend sweater, $920
T by Alexander Wang Scoop-neck jersey T-shirt, $76
?Circus? cut out ankle boot, 820 GBP
miu042w-rn0613-wag-170, miu046w-rr1592-wag-003, Miu Miu Handbags. New Miu M..., $1,850

New Logo's, Labels and Stamps!

(Image from: ModernArtStamps)

Do you like this stamp? 

I bought it from Etsy to use as my new logo, I'm having it personalised with 'messy jesse' written underneath it :) I'm so excited i can't wait till it's here! I thought it would be nice to make thank you tags with my logo on when i have Etsy sales to post. I picked it because it reminds me of my original Messy Jesse logo - back in the day! i drew one of those triangle girls, do you know what i mean? my mum used to draw them for me when i was young, they used to have little triangle dresses and a cute bob like i used to :) so anyway, that's why i chose this! 

and here is a design i made up for my new sew-in cotton labels. I'm going to stitch them into all my handmade sewing projects, cool huh! :) thought they would make my products look nice and professional. I found them on Etsy too, you can really buy everything! on there! good price too, i have shopped around for a while and thought these were the best deal. 

HobbyCraft Purchases & New Pouch!

Hello, just sharing a new pouch i made with some of my new fabric :)

i put ribbon on the zip to make it easier to pull, and a loop on the end to carry.
i have also made the inside a lot tidier; using bias binding along all the seams!

and here is a better view of my new purchases from HobbyCraft, i think most, if not all are by Tanya Whelan - i just love that blue one with the spots and flowers! think it would be perfect for a cute little apron maybe :)