We purchased some stunning fabrics today from another etsyian!
some beautiful fabric called Japanese Fairy Tale oh its to die for!
This lovely fabric will be turned into a one of a kind bag! made by the lovely Isobel, so keep your eyes out for that!
The fab Isobel has been hard at work making knitting needle cases!Here is one featured in our shop at the moment!
Jade and Isobel x
First off the tote bags, cause everyone loves (and needs) a good tote bag or two!
The tote bags come in two sizes, large 14” x 11” and small 12.5" x 10. I'm also going to make some extra large canvas ones, perfect for grocery shopping! Each tote is unique, is fully lined and is perfect for everyday use.
The large size tote is great for work or school and is big enough for sketchbooks, journals and all other essential arty items.
I can't wait to make some more and I'm especially excited by some new vintage fabric that is arriving today. My little sewing machine is in for a workout over the weekend.
The project pouch come in one size at the moment 12” x 10” when folded and I looking to create a bigger size for knitters and crafters that desire a bit more room. Jade has suggested pockets for patterns and I have taken the liberty of putting one into my latest creation.
So here they are..
So my newest creation (secretly my favourite at the moment) is this project pouch I have called Wild Mushrooms.
It reminds me a bit of Alice in Wonderland with the craziness of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
So thats it for me at the moment, look out for more creations on Monday.
Hope everyone is having a lovely Friday.
Much love, Isobel.
Morning all,
Ive been told its my turn to do a post! so here I am announcing the fantastic hand dyed wool coming soon to our store!
We will be featuring several types and thicknesses of wool with all hand dyed one of a kind colourways. Our wool will be dyed with the professional Landscape Wool dyes, also dyed with love! (i have a wool fettish i admit it)
These are some of the stunning colours available in the landscape range.
we will be featuring some of the following:-
8ply merino wool for the baby knitters (soakers/shorties/longies)
4ply fingering weight wool for the sock addicts or the lace addicts
12 ply wool for the instant satisfaction knitters.
The lovely Isobel has been toiling away behind her sewing machine with adorable totes and project pouches but I will let her have the honor of showing those beauties off.
Also coming soon will be screenprinted Canvas bags for the eco friendly. The new accessory at the moment is the canvas shopping bag! everyones carting them over their shoulders so why not join them with a one of a kind Jade and Isobel.
Some of the patterns will be quirky owls, pirate ships, teacups, knitting pics for the knitters all things lovely really, so stay tuned for them!
What an amazing month it has been! Just as we begin to get our little business up and running the busiest time of the year comes along! Instead of sewing and creating lovely things for our shop we have been making presents and decking the halls for the festive season. So whilst I have a moment between wrapping presents, glittering pears and cleaning the house I thought I'd post just a few of our creative adventures.
To start with I wanted to show you a sample of what will be in our shop in the new year.
This is a project pouch which is a must for every knitter, seamstress, crafter and arty type! This was a prototype I made up for Jade, as she was complaining about her knitting all being tangled together and I love it so much I am going to make some ASAP. Look out for vintage prints, bold colours and totally adorable buttons.
I shall also show you my other prototype for the purses I have been creating.
This was to show Jade when I drove down to see her last weekend for her son's first birthday. So here is my little purse, I am going to make them in a variety of sizes with embroided postcards on the front.
And as I've told you about our fabulous weekend together playing birthday parties I better post a few photos of the occasion!
Jade and Isobel in our cute party hats!
The gorgeous treasure chest cake that Jade made! (it was very yummy too!)
So we have been very much into Christmas this year. I have to show you the adorable Christmas decoration Jade made me, just cause I love owls!
Morning my lovelies!
after much work yesterday on my tragic space situation I had to do something about it! so alot of shifting reorganising and packing up the results are this!
Im also tempting the knitters of the world with some beautiful Knitting needle cases! so keep an eye out on this space!
this fabric will be turned into a needle case with personalised embroidery.
they will retail in our etsy shop for about $45! keep a close watch as the finished case pictures will be up soon!
enjoy your day!
There is something to be said for two crazy girls that just never give up even when they are miles apart, but that’s us Jade and Isobel.
We began our capers in 2005 after meeting at university where we both studied arts and creative writing. On a sunny May afternoon we began pondering over the love we shared for all things handmade. With autumn looming and the need for warm scarves to be knitted we began our adventures, experimenting with any kind of creative materials we could get our hands on. After some triumphant attempts and a few failures along the way (most then using Fimo modelling clay), we found our niche, somewhere between the vintage world of yesteryear and the crafters paradise of the 21st century.
We created handmade scarves, totes, jewellery and one of journals crafted from recycled magazines and books under the name 'Note Two Self' a tribute to our love of all things paper. With a passion for the written word we also ventured into the world of zines, creating a homage to notes written on scraps of paper, 'The Significance of Scribbles'. Whilst our little adventure blossomed we unfortunately had to part as one half of our team left for England. Although we tried to continue our adventures including a crazy trip to London in search of all things vintage, Note Two Self slowly drifted apart.
Two years have passed and we are back to take on the world. As best friends and business partners we have never lost sight of our dream and the last two years we have shared in the celebration of Isobel’s wedding and the birth of Jade’s son Elijah. And now we are only five hours drive apart as opposed to an 18 hour flight and with a new name and a slight change of image we are so excited to share our treasures with the world.
With individual styles and techniques we work together to create quality one off products inspired by tea cups, vintage fabric, children’s books, journals, owls, thrift shops, notes, buttons, mary-jane shoes, hand written letters and each other. We hope that our joy and passion for what we do shines through our work and that you can share in the adventures of Jade and Isobel.
Visit often as we will show you what we are up to and all the fun we have along the way creating our bits and pieces for you.
Much love
Jade and Isobel x
PS. Here is a sneak peak at just some of of the lovely materials we are currently using ..
