Tuesday 20 November 2012

Maz's One-Stop (non-stop) Christmas Shop part 2

More & more, goodies galore.

Grab a bottle of your favourite beverage, wriggle your tootsies into a nice pair of slippers, and sit back and shop until you drop!

Wishes in bottles


Tiny glass bottles with dandelion seeds inside, on waxed linen cord
Heart or Star:  £14.95

As above, on silver chain
Heart, Wishbone or Angel's Wing:  £17.95


GlobeTrotter Necklaces
When your feet are itching, carry a bit of secret holiday around your neck...

Spinning globe, star and rocailles wand:  £14.95

Cocktail, tropical leaf and passport with rocailles and hand-made glass beads 
- bottoms up!  £14.95

Shades, flipflops and an ice-cream - everything you need for a day at the beach - 
or just to dream about a day at the beach:  £14.95

Fly away, fly away - all you need is your passport and a pair of flipflops:  £14.95

I'm just imagining myself, right now, sitting under a palm tree, licking an ice-cream, 
wearing my shades - sigh:  £14.95


Oh, I DO like to BE beside the SEAside....

Fishies, sea-horses, matte blue handmade glass beads, Tibetan silver spacers on blue waxed linen cord. Gorgeous green mother of pearl button.
£7.95

Shell charm, handmade glass beads and natural mother of pearl button.
£7.95

All the colours of the sea, and a lil' fishie, too.
£7.95

Once upon a time, a dolphin, a mermaid and a sea-horse got washed up on a Cornish shore.  They flipped and swam their way safely to a lovely, deep rock-pool... and ended up in Maz's shop!  £14.95

And she loved them so much, she made another one (with more beads on!)
£14.95

A seagull, a rainbow and a beer.  Hang on, no beer.
Great necklace, though!  £12.95

Tiny bottle - no message.  Filled with minuscule iridescent turquoise hearts, bluer than the 
Med on a sunny day.  £16.95

Catch of the day:  £8.95

More teeny weeny hearts, and a big silver one, too.  £16.95


Big Button Brooches!
These mother of pearl buttons (see 5p piece for scale) look rather
fabulous singly or grouped together on lapels.  Dark green, light green, turquoise or pink thread.
£3.00 each


Welcome to the world, baby girl - or boy.
£14.95

Hold your dreams to your heart, and may 
flights of angels lead you on your way.
£14.95

Things to do necklaces

Anyone for tennis?  £14.95

Quel knit-wit, darling!  £14.95

Guild of Seamstresses - the oldest profession on the Discworld.
This may mean nothing to you, but it makes me laugh!
Nifty necklace, too...
£14.95

More of the arty, less of the farty.
£14.95

It's a GIRLS' NIGHT OUT!
Strappy sandal - check!
Cocktail - check!
Extremely cool transport (for posing by not for riding - too many cocktails) - check!
£14.95

Ooops - spent too much in Maz's shop - it'll have to be a...
GIRLS' NIGHT IN!
Glass of wine - who brought the corkscrew (you did!) - and
we'll all soon be seeing stars and birdies!
£14.95

Mother & Daughter
Matching pairs of bracelets for mothers and daughters.
Any colours and charms you see anywhere on these pages.
Doesn't have to be pairs - you can include a second daughter, a third generation - whatever you like.  Just give me the nod!

£7.95 each without semi-precious stones
£8.95 each with semi-precious stones

Examples:



Other lovely things:

Bracelets


Lilac waxed cord and pink plastic stars - £4.95


Lilac waxed cord, green mother of pearl button and iridescent blue/green beads.
£7.95

Blue waxed linen cord, purple mother of pearl button, dice, beads - general loveliness.
£7.95

All the purples, and a big pink button.
£7.95

Teeny tiny blue glass beads and a little natural button.  The very thing to 
finish off your casual, surf-chick look.  £7.95

Fly the flag!  Red, white and blue, or bleu, blanc, rouge, depending on
which way up you wear it.  The ultimate entente cordiale bracelet.
£7.95

Green glass, waxed linen and a pretty, flower shaped button.
More surf-chick chic. £7.95



Just no end to the beach-wear!
I LOVE these matte gold beads.
£7.95



Necklaces & Pendants

Freshwater Pearl & Heart
On chain:  £16.95
On waxed linen cord:  £12.95

Froggy did a-wooing go, and fell in love with this gorgeous glittering lilypad
£10.95

Faith hoop, with a teeny guardian angel, on blue waxed linen cord
£10.95

Pearls of wisdom - freshwater pearl
£12.95

Freshwater pears and handmade glass beads
£12.95

Gorgeous green cubes of loveliness
£8.50

Big sister to the above
£8.50

Bugles and rocailles
£6.00

Spaced out, maaaan
£6.00

There's a star man, hanging off my ear
Blue glass, silver stars, snowflake spacers - really rather elegant, m'loves.
£10.00

iPad Sleeves
These are all I have left.  I'm making some more, so if you'd like a specific design or motif, let me know before I spend all my time doing something nobody wants!

They are made in grey felt, needle-felted with 100% pure merino wool tops in gloriously rich colours.  They're lined with soft fleece to keep your precious iPad perfectly smooth and unscratched, and sandwiched between the felt and the fleece is a layer of strong, waterproof padding to keep your iPad safe from minor to medium incidents.  If you drop a brick on it or chuck it in the river, I can't promise you won't knacker it, though....

Battle of Britain / RAF iPad Sleeve
£35

Purple Jack
£35

Monsieur l'Hibou
£35

I will also be doing co-ordinated iPhone sleeves, but as I've completely sold out of them, I can't show you a picture.  They're bloody lovely, though, to be honest - and only a tenner.  Bargain, innit?!

That's it for today, my darlings.

Do get in touch with any comments or questions - there's some boxes down there somewhere, I think?

Toodles!
Maz x





Monday 19 November 2012

Maz's One Stop Christmas Shop part 1

So, as some of you know, I have been busy beavering away making things like a woman demented, and now find myself in the happy situation of having lots of lovely things to sell at just the time of year when lovely people WANT to buy lovely things for their equally lovely friends and family (plus for some ghastly people who they really DON'T want to buy for, but feel they really have to).

This is where I enter, stage left.

All the items for sale below are made by me.  Any foody things have been grown in my garden wherever possible, and all grown without recourse to any nasty things like weedkiller etc (mostly because I can't work out how to use it without potentially devastating effect on the froggy population - see blog on frog sex above).  The craft stuff is pretty much all one-offs - I have an inCREDibly low boredom threshold, to be honest, so I tend not to make the same thing twice.  That said, if you absolutely love something which I've already sold, I can make you something which is, at the very least, VERY similar.  Fair enough?

I'll also do anything (within reason) (stop it!) to order.  So if you have a niece who loves fishing and DIY, I will happily make her a bracelet, necklace or earrings consisting entirely of fish and hammers.  I'm not snobby like that.

iPad, iPod and phone covers are also entirely personaliseable (spellcheck doesn't like that word.  I don't blame it - I don't like it either.  Going to change that sentence, hang on... *thinks*).  I am also happy to custom-make iPad, iPod and phone covers to your requirements (much better!).  Kindle covers, too.  Or little tiny bags just big enough to hold your phone and your door keys while you walk the dog.  Whatever.  Seriously.  Bring me your requirements, and I will bring you a product!

So, grab a cup of tea / glass of wine / large gin (time of day, degree of dipsomania and personal preference depending), and come shopping with me!

Jewellery first!

Green frosted glass - £8.50

Pink frosted glass - £8.50

Iridescent glass, silvered on one side (see below) with silver star drops - £10.00

(turned to show silvering)

Turquoise cubes - I know they look purple, but they're not! - £8.50

Again, turquoise cubes, not purple as they appear in the photo, with silver star drops - £10.00

Crystal clear glass with freshwater pearl drops - £12.00

£10.00 (also available in burgundy)

Mermaid and Dolphin with turquoise and blue rocailles - £10.00

Terrarium - a mini garden around your neck!  Self sustaining.  Fang shaped £12.00

Terrarium - a mini garden around your neck!  Self sustaining.  Pointed Teardrop £12.00

Other shapes are available, but haven't been photographed yet!  Watch this space, or spaces nearby.


Passport and flip-flops with turquoise rocailles - have a nice holiday! £13.95

Silver stars - £6.00

Crystal clear glass with flying hearts - £10.00

Gorgeous matte gold polymer beads on blue waxed linen thread with mother of pearl button - £7.95

Articulated binoculars and dolphin with iridescent rocailles and mother of pearl bead - £14.95

Warm green glass cubes with green rocailles and hearts - £10.00

White waxed cord with mother of pearl beads and gorgeous matte gold polymer bead - £3.00

Green waxed cord with gorgeous matte gold polymer bead and natural green shell - £3.00

Pink waxed cord with dark and moss green handmade frosted glass beads - £2.50

Baby Boy charm bracelet with stars, feet, pram, heart, nappy pin on blue waxed linen cord - £7.95
(also available in pink for baby girl.  NB - these are intended for mummies - not safe for under 3s)

Gorgeous matte gold polymer beads on forest green waxed linen cord with golden mother-of-pearl button

Green waxed cord with green glass beads and amber (the colour, not the stone!) crystal - £3.00

Blue waxed cord with "Delft" bead - £2.50

Baby Girl charm bracelet with baby feet, hearts, stars, buggy, nappy pin etc - £7.95
(also available in blue for baby boys - NB: these are intended for mummies - not safe for under 3s)

Celestial charm bracelet with handmade frosted glass beads, semi-precious stones and mother of pearl beads, heart and star charms, large blue mother of pearl button all on blue waxed linen cord - £8.95

Gardener's bracelet.
Forest green waxed cord with gardening charms, semi precious stones and glorious purple mother of pearl button - £8.95
(detail pictures below - yes, I do particularly love this one, so maybe snap it up quick if you want it, before I do!)

Gardener's bracelet, secateur and snail detail

Gardener's bracelet, trowel detail

Holiday bracelet with flip-flops, seahorse, sunglasses, semi precious fluorite beads, on blue waxed linen cord - £8.95


PHONE BLING!  These plug into the headphone socket of your phone, adding instant stylish bling to the plainest phone, and protecting your headphone socket from getting filled with pocket lint.  Genius.  And a total bargain.  Add one to your list, no?

Rocailles & bugles in golds and greens, mother of pearl beads and clear blue handmade glass bead finials - £4.00

Sequins, rocailles and handmade glass - multi-coloured - £3.00

Dark purple/green iridescent beads - three strands - £4.00

Sequins, rocailles and handmade glass - blues & purples - £3.00

Sequins, rocailles and handmade glass - multi-coloured - £3.00

Sequins, rocailles and handmade glass - blues & greens - £3.00

Single strand bling - mother of pearl bead with moonstone drop - classy! - £4.00

Sequins, rocailles and handmade glass - greens, pinks & purples - £3.00

Sequins, rocailles and handmade glass - greens & blues with frosted finials - £3.00

Bottle necklaces - more to follow.

Tiny, tiny shells in a tiny, tiny bottle on a waxed linen cord. 
Ideal for that surfy, beachy, relaxed feel.
£12.00

Needle-felted bird brooch in pure merino wool - £5.00

Needle-felted heart brooch in pure merino wool - £4.00

Needle-felted planet brooch in pure merino wool with embellishments - £5.00

Winged heart, needle-felted in pure merino wool with sequin and bead embellishments.
Looks bloody PROPER on a denim jacket.  Snap it up because I'm seriously considering giving it to myself for Christmas and I will not be making another one!  £7.50

Hot air balloon miniature picture brooch in pure merino wool - £5.00

Frosted glass beads with Tibetan silver spacers - £9.95

Dark green/purple iridescent beads with Tibetan silver spacers - £9.95

Dark green/purple iridescent beads with silver spacers - 7.95

I love you postcard and Love/Heart charm on waxed linen cord - £11.95

Dream necklace with palm-tree charm on waxed linen cord - £11.95

Happiness necklace, with heart charm on waxed linen cord - £11.95

Matte glass iridescent beads with silver spacers - £7.95

Pincushion in grey felt with "PINS" embroidered in iridescent thread wot shows up rubbish in photographs! - £6.50



Detail of the above.  Just to show it really IS hard to get a decent photo

Heart brooch, needle-felted in pure merino wool on swivel-set hat-pin - £5.00

Body Scrub
Salt scrub for hands and body made of pure extra virgin olive oil, gently cold-infused with home-grown rosemary.  Ingredients of such high quality you could actually eat it - if it wasn't so gitting salty.  I mean, yuck!  But take a spoonful (using the hand carved coca-wood spoon which is very pleasingly smooth and tactile) and rub it into your hands and/or body, rinse off and pat dry to leave your skin silky soft and supple.  And very clean.  Even if you've been gardening.  £7.50 for a tall jar.

Pennington's Fine Preserves - the edibles!

No preservatives in these preserves, other than British sugar.  All other ingredients, wherever possible and unless otherwise specified, grown in my garden, veg patch or greenhouse.  Just fruit and sugar with herbs and spices.  Simply delicious.

A small selection of the very apples used in the preserves.

Small jars - £3.00

Tall jars - £5.00

The flavours:

Mint Jelly - tall & small - outrageous with roast lamb, in lamb sandwiches, or add a spoonful to your gravy.

Chili Jelly - tall - a delight with cheese or in chicken sandwiches, or a lovely surprise on toast.

Blackberry & Apple Compote - tall - great on toast, in porridge or rice pudding, or mix with apples and top with crumble for instant bramble crumble.

Blackberry & Apple Jelly - small - keep it simple, slap it on your toast.  Or in your rice pud.  Or - stop me now.

Spiced Jelly - small - delicious Christmassy jelly with cinnamon, ginger, allspice and the barest hint of cloves.  I didn't, I must confess, grow the spices.

Sage & Apple Jelly - small - VERY grown up in a sausage sandwich, or with pork of any description.  Really adds some oomph to your gravy with roast pork.

Apple & Ginger Jelly (ginger not grown by me) - small - I could eat this all day.  Mainly on toast.  

Rosemary & Red Wine Vinegar Jelly - small - another cracking one to serve with roast lamb.  Either on the side, in your sandwiches the next day, or liberally spooned into your gravy.  And I didn't, I'm afraid, make the vinegar.  Something to think about, though, if I can ever spare the wine...

Crabapple Jelly - small - Crabapples locally sourced (thank you, Rachel)

Oh, and cordials in lovely tall bottles - photos to follow - £3.00 each

Lavender - great on ice-cream or in cocktails
Mint - likewise
Blackberry & Apple
Rhubarb & Apple
Rosehip - seriously FABULOUS source of vitamin C
Spiced Elderberry - delicious as a hot drink and soothing for sore throats



More things will follow in the next couple of days.  I just need to photograph them!  There will be hats, loads of necklaces, baby shoes, the much-mentioned and henceforth unseen iPad sleeves and phone covers... loads more to come.  But if you've seen something and you think you'd like it, please let me know sooner rather than later.  As I say, there's pretty much only one of anything, so if you wait until the rest of the available crafty things appear here, someone else may snap it up in the meantime.

email me on maz.pennington@gmail.com.

Payment, you say?!  Ah, yes!  Well, cash or cheque if you're close by, or PayPal if you're not.
Postage will entirely vary.  I just couldn't charge as much to post a bracelet as to post 40 jars of jam, so I'll have to weigh your orders and let you know, but I can assure you that I will not be taking the Michael on the postage.  We will just have to trust Her Majesty's Most Royal of Males - er - Mails - not to overcharge us, me old love pops.

Hope you've enjoyed shopping and you'll come back in the next couple of days for another squizz!