Yes, they're crazy and insanely cute!  Living now in a farm near New York and after travelling the world quite a few times Kat  O´sullivan is devoted now to make this lovely, mad and outstandingly beautiful sweater art infused by her adventurer free-spirited heart. You can find coats in every color of the rainbow or with all their colors at the same time! Every season, every landscale...Or black for gothic raven souls, or earthy green mossy and browns for dryads and forest dwellers... some with pointy super long hoodies for naughty pixies!! Put one of this coat over your daily wear and your total image will be completely transfixed into a daring fairy look.

They look super cozy and durable too. The sweaters have also some "hippie" flavor but the overall mood is that they are very fairy like. High quality Elf couture recycling materials  that Kat has been making for over two decades now with a lovely eco friendly message and outstanding design that has been often imitated afterwards.  Katwise happiness and love for nature vibrancy is highlighted in the uniqueness of every piece, they're all one of a kind and two are never quite the same,  out of the hands of a skillful and passionate crafter. 

Above: winter coat... it leaves me speechless...!

Above: Other of my favorites given my latest weakness for green

They may look a bit pricy (around 300 $ for the deluxe coats) but if you see the amounts of different pieces and rags in the pattern that has to be rather maddening difficult to make, so looks like they're very fair price considering the work they involve and that is not a cheap Chinese industrial massive production but a hand finished item.Also in the unlikely case that you wouldn't find one to fall in love with right away (I am CRAVING FOR THAT WHITE WINTER CLOAK (a hundred sighs!)  you can still order a custom size or color, they encourage to contact for custom work. They can make from small sizes to extra large for your perfect fitting. Though they have quite a few "already to ship" listings in their Katwise Etsy store. They also have an official site  but  I recommend to check the etsy listings first and network with Katwise in facebook so you can see the latest pictures in their photo gallery.

Above: Gorgeous‘‘Back In Saint Olaf’’ Pixie Petal Coat
This burgundy tatterdemalion coat is reminiscent of a autumnal cascade of Japanese maple leaves. It has a double-zip front, a tie waist, a crazy-quilt pocket, and a long pointy hood.
 

Do you want to see this lovely coats floating and spinning their colors for your eyes delight!

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me with my custom bag of Avalon

Morgaine is a german fantasy lover girl that is making now some cute wool bags she's entitled "Bags of Avalon".

  I got already two ones in my Pobox, one for me and one for Totonika my hamster (yes for my hamster) and she was so happy as you can see in her own site here. Mine is a cute green bag with ivy and a rose. My fairy-garden bag as I call it... and it has awaken passions wherever I go, cos yes, it has become my daily wear bag LOL... so I had some lovely comments like "it´s so green" "you have a garden bag" or "you got a plant in your bag" and yes.... those are sweet compliments for me LOL... and yes it's green, and it's not that easy being green (as Kermit from the muppets say) but I do do love it LOL. So thanks to Morgaine and her "bags of Avalon"  for sending this gift and check her facebook profile to network with her and see her little catallogue there while she prepares a separate shop, she´s selling them over there, she has some cute ones and also can make it custom color. Average price of the bag is only 10 Eur and up and it's obviously hand made (and considering reaction of people around me) certainly eye-catchy. Also it's a cute idea if you know how to hand knit one as they seem rather simple to make if you grab some fake vines or flowers :)

Above: me with my bag of Avalon

Totonika with her custom bag of avalon

Below: Another fairy "bag of Avalon"

Aurora Bazar is a store based in Australia that features gorgeous  chokers. Some perfect for those vampire ladies with black and red droplets, and built with lovely venetian lace, velvets and beads, czech glass stones,  handcrafted with their original designs.  Ornate and sumptuous, with that luxurious vintage looking. Some very gothic looking, other more victorian... but all equally delightful. The chokers will fit you as they fasten with an adjustable length chain and clasp.

Stunning!

Above: "Hepatica" choker model

You can see a few more examples below;

Above: Sanguine lace choker

Above: "Ophelia" choker

They also have some wrist cuffs like this one made out of black venice lace to wrist tying with 2 sets of ribbons.
They also have some accessories like earrings and less intricate simpler chokers as well if you don't want anything huge, though I like the massive ones :)

They have a shipping policy with rates up to 500g and then over at least within Australia, oversea customers need to contact the seller directly.

Harlots and Angels    is british Steampunk and Corsetry company with two decades of experience in vintage and victorian fashion and now specialising in Steampunk clothing and fashion.

You can also visit the Harlots and Angels Etsy store for some more listings.

They feature a lot of items  with their own designs exclusively listed at their store  and the best thing, at a fair price. Aside from ladies and gentlemen clothing (some nice brocade waistcoats and cravats for you guys, we girls find Victorian Gentlemen clothing so romantic!)  you can find also a wealth of accessories like belts, hats and more. Many of the items have been made upon real vintage patterns and old photo replicas.

Above:  semitransparent chemise and underbust steampunk corset. I'd say that chemise is really versatile. They really have a nice collection of steampunk corsets  all of them perfect accessory for  Steampunk Lady Adventurer, Air Pirate, Explorer or Spy.

I particularly liked this little top  brown hat. There are quite a few hats and all are soo cute!!

Also necklaces, buttoms and brass items to customise your own garments and much more! Don't forget to pay a visit, as I said among the ones with fairest prices given the quality of the design.

Above: You can find undergarments too :) because the right underwear really matters. In the picture above you can see a victorian bustle petticoat made from a 1880 Victorian pattern and really useful for your steampunk dresses.Available also in black.

Clockwork couture is a shop that specializes in neovictorian, vintage and steampunk clothing. It features accessories, footwear, coats, dresses, and also full ensembles and outfits for steampunk airship pirates, captains, vampire hunters, mechanics, engineers, scientists, weddings, adventurers, explorers, villains and scallywags. An easy to browse site with lots of items to explore for adventurers.

Above: gorgeous victorian gentlemen coat

You can find both outfits for "ladies" and "gentlemen" suitable for time travelers :).

neovictorian cotton   lady travelling gown with tuxedo jacket, long puffy sleeves and matching hat.

Above: Victorian boots, spats, stockings and other footwear can be found in the site.

The site has also a nice collection  accessories, some cute parasols with different motifs and other curious things like  steampunk and victorian jewellry and more. I highlight this very "discrete" gun steampunk ring LOL. I'm  very sure noone will notice you're wearing it LOL

Well for once I'm posting an article of something I'm making for myself for fun and not about  a store. As you know I'm a performer and singer-songwriter in the fantasy/fairy genre and that's why I like so much fantasy clothing and the reason I created this blogs so wanted to share my latest addiction  for customizing old t-shirts and discarded clothes into pixie fairy urban wear. That way I can dress on a daily basis with garments that are not a full costume but a subtle pixie touch and it only takes like ten minutes. The trick is to cut everything pointy, and stretch the fabric so it doesn't fray, you can also bend it and make little symmetric holes and if you have a sewing machine and a little zigzag at the border to make the fringe bulge a little bit. You can use different pieces of cotton and layer some pointy layers here and there and you have this "ready to go" result out of your old t-shirts in no time!. I have now quite a few t-shirts that my hamster  Totonika has full of little holes lol! so had to make something out of them. Hope you find it inspiring. Here's a pic of the result. (sorry just normal pic at my flat) but well it shows the thing!  I feel so creative now about my old things!

Above: self-made fast  random pointy pixie wear, easy and fast!

Above: Fae skirt with painted silk and corset by Facets of Avalon

Facets of Avalon  created back in 1999 is a  boutique based in Glastonbury (UK)  that showcase the combined talents of mother and daughter team daughter team Jan Billings and Rachel Reilly rendering exquisite pieces of wearable art.

Jan specializes in silk paintings. She paints freehand rendering one of a kind pieces, inspired in natural patterns, plants, butterflies, moths...

Above: Painted silk pattern imitating a moth wing

Rachel makes the most amazing accessories and wired  standing collars, standing ruffs and other complements using lace, feathers and other materials.  Swirls and intricated patterns to complement the complexity of the silk patterns. Some even with galaxy and fractal... The overall result is organic, flowing, and never static.

Below: Snow queen collar (i'm in LOVE with this one!!)

Contact:
1 Archers Parade Glastonbury Somerset BA6 9JA UK
(0044) 01458 830003 07837 194 771
jan@facetsofavalon.com ; rachel@facetsofavalon.com

Mother and daughter team Jo and Cassie live in South-East Queensland, Australia and have teamed creating Twisted Whimsey shop
featuring their one of a kind creations inspired in nature, fairy lore and their heart and spirit. The items are very original and range from  hats to  fairy wings and masks... oh and even customized fantasy shoes! All items are rather different and obviously comes from different moments of inspiration, I guess these two enjoy wearing what they create and there's something of exultant happiness in all their pieces.

Above: Winter Headpiece

In their own words "The creations of 'Twisted Whimsey' may be inspired by anything from the title of a song to sunlight through a leaf and the curl of an ocean wave.

Reminiscent of the wild wood in summer when berries are brightening the hedgerows and the faeries are giddy with the abundance summer bestows.The twisted stems of brilliant red berries are subtly complemented by dark leaves brushed with the purple of coming fall.

Above: Seadrift mask for mermaids and ocean dwellers.Wear a touch of the sea with this mask created from seadrift washed up on a beach. The base mask is tied with ribbons and finished with shells, seaweed and glitter in sand colors."

Above: fauni mask for dryads and Green Men with lovely leaves in the colors of the fall

Above: love bird top hat. Romantic and great for Valentine´s. Very classy!