A Quick Christmas WIsh

I hope all who celebrated Christmas had a really good one.  I will be posting again soon.Best Wishes, Shannon

Still Boiling and Some Custom Orders

Well, it's still as hot as Hades here in Cape Town, but at least today we have a wind, which does help to a degree.  I have been collecting lots of new ideas for production next year and am quite excited.  I will start in the New Year once the chaos that is Christmas has passed.  With both girls at school full-time next year I have a lot more time to spend developing and making new stock.  I am also looking at getting an Etsy.com shop going, so watch this space for updates.

Over the last two days I have been working on some custom Christmas Decorations.  

I had a wonderful order from a woman for a Batman Christmas decoration and two snowmen - one pink and one blue - for her children who always have to get the same thing or they argue...

 I have then tried a few new ones for Christmas gifts.  Minnie Mouse, Pooh Bear and two little hedgehogs that match the logo for my youngest daughter's school.  I made them for her teachers.

Kirstenbosch Market et al...

On Sunday the 16th of December, I took Fantasia to the Kirstenbosch Market.  It was a scorcher of a day and not very well attended, but we still managed to make a few sales.

Our beautiful Zebra Mobile - one of my personal favourites - found a new home.  Beautifully hand made by my mother, Anne.  Each zebra was hand stitched and added to the mobile with carefully selected beads.

TEWIT....HOOOO

Owls seem to be very popular at the moment, so I decided to tap into that by making some fun felt owl decorations for the Christmas tree and tagged owl plushies for little tots.  My two year old absolutely loves the tagged owls and I have had to pry them away from her more than once.  These, along with our other items, will be available for sale at the Kirstenbosch Market on Sunday.

A small peek....

This is one of our baby grows - complete with wings and a little heart.  Much more to come

Hello and Welcome

Here I go with my first post.  I have always loved beautiful handmade items, particularly for gifts.  I have been crafting for as long as I can remember and finally decided to find a way to turn it into a business.  As a result, Fantasia was born.  My mum also makes some of our products, and I am particularly proud of her exquisite mobiles.  Each one is carefully hand made - each animal stitched by hand.  These are for sale and can be made to order.  We have also decided to start a children's clothing range - concentrating on new born to about 3 yrs.  The clothing will be available from next year.

More posts to follow.