Seahorse pillow giveaway

Posted by Rill on Jan 23rd, 2010 in Seahorse Crafts | 0 comments Katie at the Let's Be Preppy blog is having a seahorse pillow giveaway! She has joined forces with All Modern.com to give away the gorgeous pillow shown to the left. There are four different ways to enter the draw: Post a comment on the original post or send an email to letsbepreppy at gmail dot com (I've typed it this way to stop spammers getting hold of Katie's email address) Write a blog post (just like I did) about the giveaway (this gives you two entries into the giveaway!) and email Katie to tell her about it. Go to All Modern.com and tell Katie about something else you like from their website...

Mary Moon’s Seahorse Hobo Bags

Posted by Rill on Jan 12th, 2010 in Seahorse Crafts | 0 comments Here's another great piece from a beautiful collection I found on Etsy! As I mentioned in my last seahorse craft post Etsy is a fabulous source of one-of-a-kind handmade lovely things - clothes, bags, accessories - something for everyone! This particular bag is from Mary Moon Designs which is owned and operated by Maria Luna (get it? Mary Moon?) who specializes in gorgeous handmade applique pieces. You can read her blog here. She has two versions of the seahorse hobo bag - below you can see the pink and blue versions. Click on the images to order yourself...

Delicious seahorse wedding stationery

Posted by Rill on Jan 5th, 2010 in Seahorse Crafts | 4 comments While browsing the excellent website Etsy I came across this delicious seahorse-themed wedding stationery. Called "Seahorse Bliss" this design comes from the shop ExQuisiteInVitation owned and operated by Chonte Simmons from Florida. When my husband and I got married we were too poor for a big "do" so we only had close family around. If we did it again now this would be exactly the sort of stationery we'd want to use! On the right you can see the reply card and "save the date" tag. Click on the image to see more pictures of this stationery. Click here to go directly to the webpage where you can order...

Continuous wire sculpture seahorses

Posted by Rill on Oct 17th, 2009 in Seahorse Crafts | 0 comments LaVern David Thompson is a wire sculpture artist based in the Virgin Islands. I was very excited when I found his website this morning. He has created some truly stunning sea creature pieces including a bunch of seahorses. According to the site, wire sculptures are available in sizes from six to eighteen inches and cost between $30 and $85. You can even order custom pieces which start at $75. Shipping and handling are extra. I strongly suggest that you check out his site and all the wonderful sculptures he has to...

My knitted seahorse

Posted by Rill on Sep 20th, 2009 in Seahorse Crafts | 2 comments So I finally got around to knitting the vintage seahorse pattern I found on eBay. It only took me a couple of hours to make and the pattern was easy to follow. Instead of using the yarn suggested in the pattern I used some left-over sock yarn in ocean-inspired colours, and because I didn't have any felt I made the seahorse's eyes from turquoise seed beads. The end result was much smaller than the one suggested in the pattern because I used size 2 needles and sock yarn - the piece measures just 5 inches. I gave it to my husband as a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) present - now I just have to keep it...