As you know, I've been harbouring this little dream of opening an Etsy Shop and beginning to sell some of my stitchy creations again. Can you remember when I stitched the Attic24 banner and opened up shop?? It was waaaay back last year before Christmas.
Since then I've just not quite found a way to get new things made, although I have so many designs and ideas and scraps of paper with little drawings made on them. The will is there for sure.
Then earlier in the week I came across this little collection of textile pieces that I made some years ago :: such a surprise to find them again, to remember them, and discover how much I still feel about them, if you get that.
And I figured that maybe it might be a lovely idea to offer them for sale, kind of as a way for me to make my tentative steps towards setting up shop. A Little Shop of colourful Stitchy Goodness.
I have to tell you I am nervous! uh--huh. I mean, truthfully, I love these little pictures very much, they are so very me, and made with love and delight in every tiny stitch. Yet I would also love for them to find new homes! For each picture to be loved and cherished. Soppy so-and-so that I am.
You want to take a look?
I made this series of textile pictures originally with an idea to reproduce them as greetings card images.
There are seven altogether that I am offering for sale and I am selling them unmounted and unframed, just as they are. They can easily be popped into a frame to hang on the wall though, I think the Ikea RIBBA frames are excellent and there is a square one with a mount that would be just right.
They are appliqued with pure cotton fabrics (some hand painted), and embroidered by hand and machine.
They are quite dinky and measure 12.5cm (5 inches) square.
Do you like them?
I remember really, really having fun creating the designs and making them come to life with colour and stitch. I love working on this small scale, snipping the teeny tiny bits of fabric and stitching the teeny tiny stitches.
This above piece I made for a magazine article I wrote on applique, it measures 11 x 14cm.
You know you can click on the images to pop them up in a larger window....great to see the stitch detail....
....I especially love the the two seasidey ones, there's something so universally appealing about little harbours with cottages and boats.
So :: the details.
I'm selling each piece of work as seen (unmounted and unframed).
And I'm asking £38 for each, with free postage and packaging world wide. I don't know about you, but it niggles me having to pay P&P when buying things online, so I am more than happy to pay it for you by way of a Thankyou :o).
For US peeps, with the current exchange rate, this equals approx $62.
If you are interested in giving a home to a little bit of Attic24 Stitchy Goodness, please do email me and we can have a chatty about paypal stuff.
My email address is ::
lucyshouse@hotmail.co.uk
I hope you don't mind me launching this at you, only I figured I'd love to offer them exclusively on the blog first before I put them into the Etsy Ocean.
I think I'll keep them here at Attic24 for a week or two, then into the shoplet they will go.
XXXXXXXXXX ALL PICTURES NOW SOLD ** THANK YOU** XXXXXXXXXX
Thanks so much for stopping by...have a fantabulous weekend one and all.
Me and BB are going to spend a considerable amount of time snuggling and smooching on the sofa this weekend. I am quite beside myself.
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edited to add :: please don't in any way feel bad if you are not in a position to give a home to one of these pictures right now, I SO understand. But I'm hoping that I'll be able to go on to make some more bits and pieces, including some smaller ones at a lower price. Thanks again for all the support and enthusiasm you show for my creations, it means so much.xx
I don't want to sound mean, but DUH, LUCY! I've been TELLING YOU to sell your stuff!! You will DEFINITELY sell it!! That being said, things around my house are TIGHT right now so I won't be able to have a Lucy Original YET, but I'll be watching....
Good luck! :o)
Posted by: Jen | June 12, 2009 at 09:11 PM
oh I'd dearly love one, shame funds do not permit. They are gorgeous though :-)
Posted by: Heather | June 12, 2009 at 09:23 PM
How much is that in $$? I think they're wonderful BTW.
Posted by: Gilli | June 12, 2009 at 09:37 PM
How can you part with them, they are devine!! Why did you never have them on your walls? I would love them all, but with six mouths to feed it's sadly not a possibility. Someone will surely snap them up though. The colours are just fabulous! Good luck!!
Posted by: Sarah | June 12, 2009 at 09:49 PM
Lucy they are STUNNING! I soooooooo wish I had the pennies to buy one (especially the first sea-sidey one - definitely my favourite!) I love the repeated use of cobalt blue and turquoise - really gorgeous (and sickeningly good too - how are we mere mortals meant to cope?!)
Lucy Locket xxxx
Posted by: Lucy Locket-Pocket | June 12, 2009 at 09:54 PM
Oh Lucy they are just beautiful! You do take monopoly money don't you? Please please say you do? You don't? Chocolate buttons. Can I pay in chocolate buttons? I'll bake you lots of cake? I'm sure you could find a yarn store that might take chocolate buttons and cake?! t.xx
Posted by: kitschen pink | June 12, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Your pictures are beautiful, and I'm sure they will sell. I especially like the one with the cat.
Posted by: Jacqueline | June 12, 2009 at 10:20 PM
They are really beautiful Lucy and so you.
Posted by: Serenata | June 12, 2009 at 10:25 PM
These are beautiful, I am also wondering what to sell in order to buy books and yarn.
I bet it is the same book!
Posted by: lucy@theantidote | June 12, 2009 at 10:35 PM
The seagull sitting on the cats back reminds me of Ebb and Flo the childrens story. The one with the girl and her artist mummy who live on a houseboat with bird and Ebb the dog (not a cat afterall, but it still reminds me of that all the same. So cosy and comforting Lucy. Sorry I'm another one of the poor people who can't spend money at the moment. Doesn't mean they aren't worth it though, very much are (not good English - sorry).
Lisa x
Posted by: Mrs Bun | June 12, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Oh wow, I LOVE them! I love the cat and the fish bowl one the best, I think. But I will probably re-read this post again, see them all again in their lovely stitchy gloriness, and change my mind haha.
I would LOVE to own one of these, but sadly, the same as many of the others, I do not have the funds at the moment, unless perhaps someone will buy me one as a 'thank you for my grandchild' or 'congratulations on your baby girl' present in six weeks or so...hmm, I think I will have to work on that one, what do you think? Will be MUCH better for my post pregnancy figure than chocolates, and will last MUCH longer than flowers!
Have a great weekend xx
Posted by: Nicola/smilernpb | June 12, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Good luck with your new venture Lucy. I like the cats best as they remind me of my naughty ginger kitty! x
Posted by: simone | June 12, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Beautiful work. I especially love the vase of daisies :)
Wishing you the best of success with the shop.
Posted by: Cele | June 13, 2009 at 12:09 AM
How lovely! Did you paint the clouds onto the fabric? Love!
Posted by: Leanna | June 13, 2009 at 12:38 AM
Your little stitchy pieces are so beautiful, I have absolutely no doubt that they will fly out of your etsy shop! I especially love the first seasidey one and the little vase of daisies. If my bank balance wasn't so far in the red I'd be hoping to buy one myself. Being on unpaid maternity leave sucks! Please keep on adding pieces to your shop though Lucy, because as soon as I can I will definitely be in the queue to buy a Lucy original for my self!
Posted by: Marie | June 13, 2009 at 12:40 AM
They are so beautiful! Little works of exquisite art!
I'm a new reader, and I have to let you know I love your blog! It makes me happy - you are very good at spreading joy.
Thank you!
Posted by: Michelle | June 13, 2009 at 02:09 AM
They are absolutely gorgeous!! I'm sue somone will snap them up before I save up, so I will be awaiting the next stunning editions ;)
Posted by: natasha | June 13, 2009 at 02:09 AM
I love them! You are tremendously talented and I hope that you will make more, because I'm in a no-spend month and I'm sure they'll all be gone by the end of the month!
Posted by: Alexis | June 13, 2009 at 03:13 AM
Good Luck in your new venture. Hope everything sells well.
Posted by: Judith | June 13, 2009 at 06:25 AM
They're lovely Lucy! I love the flowers in the orangey vase. Well done for getting things going with your shop!
Posted by: Fruitful Fusion | June 13, 2009 at 06:55 AM
stunning just beautiful well done : )
Posted by: sarah | June 13, 2009 at 07:32 AM
I'll just have to stare longingly at the screen.......
Posted by: Julie | June 13, 2009 at 07:55 AM
I am so glad to hear you are going to be doing the etsy thing - your work is sooo pretty! I want to live in the little white house by the sea!
Posted by: jo | June 13, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Gorgeous! They are so lovely....please do more :-)
Andi xxx
Posted by: Andi | June 13, 2009 at 08:52 AM
im sure that you will do really well on etsy...have you had a look at folksy too? i LOVE the 2 pictures with the flowers on!! im sure they will sell really well!x
Posted by: bex | June 13, 2009 at 09:02 AM