Inspiration for winter

It has been a while since I have written something on my blog...

Had a very nice quiet time with Rose.

Just before we are going on a holiday to New Zealand, very much looking forward to that, I wanted to give you a little rose update.

I am working on winter at the moment, so much fun! Though a bit hard with 40 degrees Celsius. I have found my inspiration again in Europe where it is very cold at the moment. My family and friends are sending me pictures of frozen lakes and snow! I must say that I do miss the cold with the rain, ice and snow.

When I lived in Delft I used to travel to Paris a lot for work. It was only 3 hours away by train, which was wonderful. I love Paris. Love the architecture, the greyness of the city and the beautiful vintage colourful furniture. Chanel and Louis Vuitton. The eccentric people, art and not to forget the patisserie.

No wonder that I was drawn like so many others to this place for inspiration.

While I was thinking of Paris, France and Chanel I came to think of Marie Antoinette and have to say that I simply adored the Kirsten Dunst version. Not so much the movie itself but the presentation of Kirsten playing Marie Antoinette. She is in my mind all the time when designing the new little rose winter range!

I will keep you updated...

Ow Boy

I was asked by Amelia from Willows to make a few boy sets.
I had to put my mind in the right direction. No angles, flowers and pink...
I thought well horses cowboys and owls should do the trick.
Here is the result!
They went of to Willows straight away, just in time for Christmas.

made it

For sale at my made-it store!

Shop here

Sunday

Thanks again for everybody who came and said hi last Sunday.
Marleen and I had a great day. Wonderful weather and even though we were moved with our stall to another aisle early in the morning... grrr... most of our customers found us!
I will update my made it store this week with all the new goodies :)
Well very sad, but this was our last market together as Marleen will move to Brisbane in a little while.
I am going to miss her a lot....

To the Markets

Preparing for the markets.

Here a sneak peak...

Dress for Rose

I had put the fabrics and ribbons together a little while ago and thought that they looked really funky together, but I didn't know what to make of it.

Then I found this beautiful pattern and new it would be perfect. I changed it around a bit and Rose tried it on today.

She loved it!

I think I am going to make a couple more for the Maitland Markets.

Ow yeah, for those of you who didn't know, Marleen and I will be on the Maitland Markets the first Sunday of December.

I am looking forward to it :)

Rapunzel

When I made 'the princess on the pea' t-shirt a bit ago I also thought of making Rapunzel in her tower. The hair had to be wool and the tower out of fabric.

I finally came around to make them today and I am so happy with the outcome.

I couldn't stay true to the real fairytale as I left the door of the tower ajar...

Kreative Blogger Award

Yeay, I have received the Kreative Blogger Award from Em from Emma Rose Art and from Linda from lulufroufrou.
Thank you soooo much!
I am very excited!

Now I have to pass it on...

The rules to follow in order to keep this award growing are:

1] Copy the pic and post it on your blog.
2] Thank the person that gave it to you an link to their blog.
3] Write 7 things about your self we don't know.
4] Choose 7 other bloggers to pass the award to.
5] Link to those 7 other bloggers.
6] Notify your 7 bloggers.

Well seven things to know about me:

1. My name is actually Mijke, but it gave hilarious misunderstandings with the pronunciation, so now I write it as Mayka.
2. I have very short, very curly red hair.
3. My favorite breakfast is chocolate sprinkles on white toast!
4. I am sorry about this but I really do not like the beach :(
5. I love Harry Potter.
6. Will touch almost every item in a clothing store to feel the fabric.
7. As I am coming from a country where a heatwave means 3 days of 30 degrees Celsius, I love the Australian winter ;)

I would like to pass the award to:

Wild Things Of Noosa

Shabby Blogs

Ivy Designs

Juffrouw Juul

Stof Enzo

Brusselsprouts

Blij Als Mij

Thanks to all these bloggers for your inspiration!

Have a beautiful day.

The cutest little fairy

How gorgeous are the Jacaranda's!
I saw them bloom for the first time three years ago and I was stunned by it's beauty.

When I drove home the other day into Lorn with all the Jacaranda's in bloom, listening to "Casta Diva" on the CD player and my beautiful Rose in the back seat I felt inspired to make this singlet for her.

Rose loves the fairy wings singlet. "Just like Tinkerbell!"

I made a more colourful singlet with wings and pom poms for the little rose label and placed it on my made it store.

Have a beautiful day :)

Rose Bubble Dress

From the Mathilda's Christmas Treasure Trove,
the Rose Bubble Dress.
In this dress your little girl will surely stand out from the crowd!

The dress is available in size 1 - 3,
fully lined with little cape sleeves and three little buttons on the back.

$59.95
plus postage

If you have any questions, would like to see more pictures or would like to purchase one of these beautiful dresses please send an email to littlerosebymayka@gmail.com

or visit my made it shop.

girls, flowers and butterflies

And straight of to Willows again....

Willows

Marleen from M&M for kids and I are working on a window display at Willows in Maitland.

We were asked to create a window for their store with our products. Marleen and I are so excited about this!

Our products will be in the window and store from the 18th of October.

Here a preview...