For Sale: Prize Ribbon - Mandarin Garnet

#135. Another one of The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons.

Made from this happy 100% cotton Marimekko fabric.

Product Information:
~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.
~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same
~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is 3cm.
~ Height (from top of large "gem" to pointy end of "tail"): 9.5cm
~ Nickel brooch pin and blanket-stitched felt reinforcement on back (see here)

Price:
~ AU$40.00 (for currency converter, click here) - if you think it's too expensive, please read this

To purchase:
~ Please email me at likklegirl@gmail.com

For Sale: A Clump Of Green Garnet Plums

#124.

Back to using my favourite of all textiles! Those made by Marimekko!

I've used this Lumimarja print by designer Erja Hirvi before for #55 but in silver.

It is such a beautiful piece of fabric. In heavyweight 100% cotton sateen with a glossy finish.

Spring is nearly here so I thought I'd bust the green one out! I hope you'll love its crispy freshness too!

Product Information:
~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.
~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same
~ The smaller "gems" measure 3cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4.5cm
~ From the first "gem" on the left to the last one on the right: 30cm
~ Length of ribbon-tie: approximately 40cm on each side (to allow for the wearing of your New Jewels at various lengths

Price:
~ AU$65.00 (for currency converter, click here) - cheap for a one-of-a-kind handmade piece compared to those mass-produced chainstore trinkets!

To purchase:
~ Please click here for shipping and payment information.

A Clump Of Geometric Garnet

#90.

The happy lime green garnet "gems" are cut from this piece of Annamoa by Lotta Kuhlhorn for Ikea.

Product Information:
~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.
~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same
~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4cm
~ From the first "gem" on the left to the last one on the right: 30cm
~ Length of ribbon-tie: 39.5cm on each side (to allow for the wearing of your "jewels" at various lengths

~ NO LONGER AVAILABLE ~

A Clump Of Garnet Seaweed (Sold!)

#50.

The last of the "Under The Sea" series. For now.

There's still quite a bit of this delightful piece of Lotta Kuhlhorn fabric left so you might see more of them.

Something that a mermaid would wear? A necklace made from luscious green sea grass?

SOLD!

A Galaxy of Mandarin Garnet Pips & Olive Stones (Sold)

#45.

Like #44 before, the "mandarin garnet pips" and "olive stones" are cut from the colourful sister of the monochromatic Saralisa by Cilla Ramnek.

Can you tell that they are from the same piece of fabric if I didn't tell you?

I love working with Cilla Ramnek's textile design! So many possiblities!

SOLD!

Cascading Garnet Dew

#26. For Miss Nah-nah over at As Morning Breaks.

We decided to do a swap some time ago, a necklace from me ("not too chunky because I'm tiny" was her brief) for two drawings (a cute pair of little boy and girl) from her.

Now that she has received Cascading Garnet Dew in the mail, I can finally show it here because she wanted it to be a surprise and didn't want to know anything about what she was getting.

I'm happy that she loves it and hopefully, we'll see some photos of her wearing her new "jewels" soon.

Edit-to-add: I've received Nah-nah's oh-so-cute drawing! You can view them here.

For Sale: Dewdrops Of Green Garnet

#24.

Another scintillating green piece! Don't you just love the sparkles on the "gems"?

If I can, I'd make everything in green. Haha!

The "gems" for this piece are cut from this mother-lode of "garnet" - an old linen cushion cover that I found at the thrift store.

I was going to use it over our cushion but the zip broke after it came out from its first wash. Oh, well, now we have new "gems"!

Product Information:
4All pieces are 100% handstitched with loads of love
4Each piece is a one-off - no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same
4The larger "gems" measure 4.5cm in diameter and the smaller ones are 3cm
4From the "gem" on the left to the last one on the right: 32cm
4Length of ribbon-tie: 38cm on each side

Price:
4AU$49.00 (for currency converter, click here) - cheap for a one-of-a-kind handmade piece compared to those mass-produced chainstore trinkets!

To purchase:
4Click here for shipping and payment information