WNW: Advent Calendar Bracelets

What's new today is my advent calendar bracelets. You'll need to get in quick with an order for these as my order books close on Friday

I love how these look on!

They're a cute charm bracelet with 24 links in it, and a charm to add onto each link (with a lobster clasp so you can add the charm in yourself) - so each day you get to open up a new charm and add it to your bracelet.

The charms are on clips so they're easy for you to add

You have the option of ordering these either wrapped individually in tissue paper - so there's a parcel to open every day, or in a traditional style advent calendar with windows to open. These are also made by me and are super cute!

Look at this adorable box!

The charms are half Christmas themed charms, half generic charms. You have a choice of colours, red, blue, purple, pink, turquoise, mint green, black, white, grey.

If you want any charms in particular - you just have to let me know

Don't forget to order these ASAP! It's nearly December! 

TBT - Princess Bracelets

Today's throw back Thursday is a throw back all the way to my first product for Katy Page Designs. My princess charm bangles. Each charm bangle has three charms, carefully chosen and influenced by different fairytales.

Rapunzel is a purple wrapped bangle with a frying pan, a tiara and of course, a hairbrush!

Snow white is a red wrapped bangle with an apple, a hunter’s bow and arrow and that infamous mirror.

Cinderella is a blue wrapped bangle with a pumpkin, her fairy godmother’s wand, and a beautiful glass slipper.

Sleeping Beauty is a pink wrapped bangle with a castle, a crown and a spinning wheel – don’t worry, it doesn’t have a real spindle for you to prick your finger on though!

Belle is a yellow wrapped bracelet with a rose, a book and a cute little teapot!

Alice is a blue wrapped bangle with a mushroom, a teapot and a watch. Alice is a limited edition bangle - there are only two of these available, so if you want one, pop on over to my etsy shop

Style It Sunday: Cinderella

So, for today’s Style It Sunday, we’re going full on princess again. Let’s talk about my Cinderella charm bangle! With a cute pale blue colour, and charms of a pumpkin coach, a shoe, and a magic wand – it’s instantly recognisable as Cinderella.

Cinderella Charm Bracelet

Now, of COURSE with this infamous princess, we’ve got to start from the feet up. I’m not going to recommend glass slippers to anyone, we all know I’m such a clutz that it won’t end well for me! (Besides, there’s one theory that the original story had Cinderella in fur boots, and it’s an odd mistranslation.) However, fantastic shoes have got to be a go-to for Cinderella, and when I want to feel like I have truly fabulous feet, I look no further than Irregular Choice. I’ve been wearing IC shoes for the past 10 years (good lord, I feel old) and I love seeing what the company produces. You can get great deals on these second hand if you can’t afford full price!

Irregular Choice Cinderella Shoes

Next for cinders, it’s got to be a blue dress right? I'd be looking at a blue skater dress for an everyday cinderella look. Skater dresses are super comfortable, but they give that girly look - and everything about cinderella is innocence and girlishness. I'd love something simple like this wrap over pale blue skater dress - isn't it just adorable?

Pale blue skater dress

 Finally, for accessories - the bracelet itself makes enough of a statement, so for the rest of the jewellery, I'd be going subtle. Cinders is often pictured wearing a pale blue choker, like this one I've got in my shop ;-). You could totally pair it with the matching rose earrings, however as I’ve been writing this, I’m struck with a desire to make some pumpkin earrings – not dangle drop ones, although I could do that with the pumpkin coach, but studs, with tiny little pumpkin embellishments – I’ll have to check out the craft stores round about Halloween I think.

Pale blue rose choker

Style It Sunday: Rapunzel

Hi Folks, and welcome to my first ever 'Style It Sunday' blog post. In these blog posts I'm going to be giving you a few ideas about how I would style an outfit or accessories to compliment one of my products.

A close up of the charms on my Rapunzel Bangle

Today we're going to be looking at my Rapunzel bracelet. It's a super cute charm bangle with three charms on - a hair brush (of course!) an adorable tiara (reminding us of Rapunzel's royal past), and a frying pan (if you've seen that well known movie - you'll get this one!)

My charm bangles come in two sizes, adult and child.

Now, Rapunzel is quite innocent, and I think of her style as quite bohemian - so I'd start off with a lilac dress, either a maxi dress, or a simple strappy dress for the summer - something a bit like this. I love the flowing relaxed look!

I’d be looking at accessorising with a faux floral crown – something like one of these. I’m actually going to be looking at making one of these in the near future – I’ll try and do a ‘Made It Monday’ about the process to show you how to make one of your own (I’m thinking of making one for Littlest Princess), but if you haven't the time or the energy to make one yourself - these can be purchased all over the place - I found this adorable one on Etsy.

Flower Crown by Araminta Boutique

Finally to finish off - I love Rapunzel's barefoot look, although if you weren't brave enough for this sandals are a good compromise. I'd set off that bold barefoot choice with a cute delicate anklet - maybe like this sunflower one from Statement Made... although to be honest, I've probably got the skills to put together an anklet myself - is that something you'd like to see in the shop?

Sunflower Anklet from Statement Made

That's all for today folks - let me know your thoughts in the comment section or via my facebook page. And don't forget you can purchase all of my products in my Etsy shop.

Made It Monday. - Princess Bangles

So to kick off my first ever Made It Monday – I’m going to share one of my favourite products. Indeed this is the first product I made as part of Katy Page Designs. I’m a total princess fan, and when I had the idea of making charm bangles I knew they were going to be princess themed.

Beauty and The Beast Bracelet

Now, these are made in a couple of different ways, as I make two sizes – an adult size bangle, and a child size bracelet which is slightly adjustable. The different between the two is the base materiel. For the adult bangle, I start with two plain bangles, which I then wrap in embroidery silk in a colour of my choice.

Snow White Bracelet

The child bangle is made from a coil and a half of memory wire. I put a loop in each end of the wire, and then it’s the same process as the adult bangle – wrapping in it adorable colours of embroidery silk.

Rapunzel Bracelet 

The next step is adding on the jump rings – I add 3 spare jump rings for every charm – this just adds to the unique look of the piece. The child size bangles also have a jump ring through each end of the bangle to stop the other charms sliding off.

Sleeping Beauty Bracelet

Last but not least I add the charms – three for each bangle. The first one I designed was actually for Littlest Princess’ Godmothers. I made a Cinderella themed one with a pumpkin coach, a shoe, and a magic fairy wand – perfect for the fairy godmother in your life! My snow white themed charm has a hunters crossbow, an apple and a mirror. The Beauty and The Beast inspired charm has a book, a rose, and a teapot and teacup. Rapunzel has a hair brush (of course!), a frying pan, and a tiara. Sleeping beauty’s bracelet has a spinning wheel, a crown, and a castle.

Cinderella Charm Bangle

Since I made the originals I’ve come up with a couple of other ideas, and I’ve made a unicorn themed bracelet (which has 5 charms on!) and a hairdresser themed bracelet. I also made a pet-groomers version for Goth-Princess’ sister.