Belly The Whale featured on 'The Mariner's Revenge' T list!

Do you remember Belly The Whale?  Radmegan's glanced her thru the deep high blue seas and call her to be featured on her "The Mariner's Revenge" treasury list, an original (Take a look to her crafts...!) and engaging selection of sea and pirate's inspired Etsy items.

The Mariner's Revenge

MIIT Treasury Game - A Strange Love...

Hey ya all! MIIT Treasury Game has started! Wanna play? Just click on the link and browse Made in Italy Team's crafts and other Etsyans' ones. Lantern Bug's Chocogranate's been featured! Come on, join the game! 

A Strange Love - MIIT Treasury Game

Click Click Click!

- Curator: Mini Bonbons

- MIIT's Featured Shops: Miamà Creazioni, Gufobardo, Krystarka Photo, The Pleasure of Paintin, Made in Italy Team's shop, Boiset Rois, Petite Chacal, Lantern Bug

 

Made in Italy Team and special discount!

Have you ever heard of Etsy Teams? They're communities of people with the same interests, gathering together to collaborate and have a crafty fun.

Lantern Bug recently joined the always in ferment Made in Italy Team (MIIT) and here's a special gift on the occasion of the opening of the MIIT's official blog: a 10% off the prices of each item on sale in the adehering Etsy Shops - Lantern Bug obviously included!

How does it work? It's easy and quick: 

1) Subscribe to the MIIT blog's mailing list: look for the box and fill in the form. Don't forget to agree to the privacy statement!

2) Now check your inbox: you'll get an email from MadeInItaly Team; Confirm your registration

 

3) Your subscription is now registered: soon you'll get an email with the coupon code by which you'll be able to get the special discount!

Isn't this easy? Subscribe!

Uhm..was this the surprise I promised? No, check this blog tomorrow...!

And, if you missed it out, check Birdwatcher, the new item by Lantern Bug for the crazy August's Special!

August's Special - and here it is, the second part is on the shelves: Birdwatcher, the winged four-eyed novelty pouch/case

Birdwatcher - the winged four-eyed pouch/case

Tired of conventional shapes? Craving for something really bizarre and one of a kind? Birdwatcher is exactly what suits right for you!

This novelty cartoonian-bird-shaped pouch is made in plain pink cotton, with wings and tail in a daring chequered light cloth and a proud beak in deep brown velvet. His watchful eyes and funny glasses have been created with a comic-strip-like blueish green embroidery and two overlapping metal and plastic button appliqués. A handy zip closure is placed on the upper part of the half-moon body and a pink synthetic satin lining puts a finishing touch to the inside part too.

 Wear it as a pouch, make it the perfect case for your mp3 player, a funny purse for your savings: be creative, be unconventional, wear Birdwatcher, the winged and four-eyed novelty creation by Lantern Bug!


- Body
lenght   18 cm (up to)
height   12 cm (up to)

- Zip
lenght   18 cm

Uhm...Know what? Lantern Bug's still not fully satisfied...is there any further surprise...? Stay stitched and you'll know!

{ Leggi il contenuto in italiano - chiave di ricerca: Birdwatcher }

Shopping on Etsy

 

Interested to a Lantern Bug craft but not yet an Etsy member?

No problem, joining Etsy it's easy and free:

- Click on join and fill the form in;

- A confirmation email will be sent to your account: you'll need only a click to validate your account and voilà: welcome to the community!

Chose a profile image, create Treasuries, favorite items and shops lists, browse thru vintage, handmade and supplies items...

...or get over it and become an Etsy seller you too!

Still mumbling and mumbling? Leave a comment here, I'll be glad to answer your dilemmas!

{ Leggi il contenuto in italiano - chiave di ricerca: Acquistare su Etsy }

August's special - 1st part: Wooden Swirls

Wooden Swirls - August's Special's first item

As promised, it's saturday and the first part of August's Special marches out: here's Wooden Swirls, the sylvan hand-tote.

Made in a very fine and soft to the touch cotton, the small hand-tote is wavy-shaped to usher your eyes through the serially embroidered floral swirls which in a temperate capriccio tangle themselves to an aery lacteous whimsical space. 

The distinctive two wooden handles are fastened to the tote body with a spicate beige ribbon, stitched with natural earth coloured threads. The practical aspect hasn't been left aside; a discreet velcro strap positioned on the inside cream-coloured lining ensures a safe and practical closure.

Let yourself wear the tangling swirls of a sylvan fancy, make Wooden Swirls yours!

- Bag

height:     21 cm (higher part)

               18 cm (shorter part)

lenght:     25 cm (upper part)

               20 cm (base)

- Handles

lenght:  20 cm

height:  5 cm

{ Leggi il contenuto in italiano - chiave di ricerca: Augist's Special - 1^ parte: Wooden Swirls }

New items out in August!

This month Lantern Bug's working hard to bring you...a new item every week!

Pick up a pen and write it down: the first item will be out tomorrow, August 6th!

What will it be? 

 

{ Leggi il contenuto in italiano - chiave di ricerca: Nuovi articoli in uscita ad Agosto! }

Rondò, the Retro Pouch

Rondò - retro pouch, new item on sale, out on June 15th!

...I told you to stay tuned! Here's the roly-poly newcomer in Lantern Bug's crafts world: Rondò. 

Rondò is a graceful retro-style cotton-made pouch, in fine shades of sade green swirled around with a delicate ivory flower print. A fluffy light cream lining rises to the bag slash, perfectly tuned with the gentle herringbone cotton ribbon tied in a bow. 

- Bag
Height 19 cm
Width 15 cm
Depth 7 cm

- Hand strap
Lenght 24 cm

Don't miss it, grab it at Lantern Bug's shop on Etsy!

{ Leggi il contenuto in italiano - chiave di ricerca: RONDO', la pochette retro}

New start brings good luck...!

Hi everybody, here's your resurrected Lantern Bug, proud to announce you all my first sale on Etsy! 

A lucky etsyan has grabbed the original and very lanternbug-ian leaf-shaped ipod case, who'll be the next?  

Have you spot the freshly coloured Flora and the softy&warm Golden Fall shoulderbags? Take a look to the listing on my Etsy shop and stay tuned, June brings summer..and a lot of novelty from your favorite crafty Bug!

A Pounce Undiscovered Treasury

A Pounce Undiscovered Treasury featuring Golden Fall

A Pounce Undiscovered Treasury is an Etsy item selection made by Trina in the hope to push some new Etsian on the satysfying route of selling his/her own crafts. Chromatically pleasant and fresh, this list features Lantern Bug's Golden Fall shoulderbag (at the second featuring in an Etsy Treasury list!).

Check it out along the other items and help us "Etsy newbies" to get known by the community: spread the word!

Many thanks goes to Trina and a huge box of wishes to all the featured Etsians!

Lantern Bug

New Item in listing! Green Leaf - mp3 player case

Green Leaf - buy now

Functional and nicely appealing, this mp3 player case is made for Music-lovers who want to carry their favorite notes around with the style and freshness of Lantern Bug's creations.

Green Leaf body is made of black adehesive cotton fabric, covered with applied dark green cotton ribbons on the outside, and bright green satin as inside lining, to gently wrap your mp3 player around and prevent any kind of aesthetic damage.
Green Leaf is also endowed with a small opening at the bottom, so that you can easily plug your earphones.

Height: 17.00 cm
Width : 10.00 cm

Upper opening
Width : 9.00 cm

Necklace ribbon
Lenght: 62.00 cm

Here's the surprise: Winter Holidays Discount!

Late Santas? Handmade Lovers? Here's the special Christmas gift from Lantern Bug to all of you followers, a 10% off the price of any of the two  handmade shoulderbags listed on LB's Etsy shop!

Wondering  how to get this special discount? It's easy, put the item chosen on your cart, click for check out and copy&paste the coupon code when asked in the guided procedure. 

Two items, two coupon codes, so..the faster you are, the more likely you are going to be the lucky one to grab the discount! Hurry up, Winter Holidays Discount codes will be active till January 8th only!

Flora - grab the gift!

Golden Fall - grab the gift!

***Click here to view the related pdf document***
(COMING SOON)

For any question, doubt and request about this special offer or anything else, feel free to write me at lanternbug.handmade@gmail.com!

Golden Fall featured on Hot Gold Etsy Treasury list!

Today's been an unexpected surprise to read the messages on my Etsy account...the etsyan breathmorti spotted my latest item on sale to feature it in her Etsy Treasury list, Hot Gold!

(It may sound silly, but it gives me a kind of strange and thrilling impression to be featured on Treasury!)
 

I recommend to spend a minute to check the glittering Hot Gold Treasury list out and know something more about breathmorti and her creations.

Stay stitched!

GOLDEN FALL - a graceful and versatile handmade shoulder bag

Warm and soft at the touch, golden and graceful at the sight, this fine cloth shoulder bag is perfectly tuned with Fall's colors. 

It takes less than a second to catch its versatile nature: cute and elegant when worn at special occasions, functional and capacious when choosen as a companion in your daily routine.

The warm brown lining matches with the bright chocholate tones of the satin weave trimmings that pace along the curve flap margins.

Lantern Bug always has watchful eyes for details - look at the right bottom: an organdie-covered handmade button and a satin weave golden-stitched ribbon keep your autumn-colored treasure fastened in such a cute way!

Golden Fall has been exposed at the ArteStrasse fair in Brescia, reaching so much approval and appreciation. Don't miss out the chance to make it yours: gift yourself or a loved-one the warm and bright colors of the Autumn.

Click here to get to the store page, where you can find further infomation and some more pictures: the cutest item of the season is waiting for you to grab it!

Lantern Bug's shop on Etsy is finally online!

http://lanternbug.etsy.com

I'm thrilled to do you proud to my online store!

Lantern Bug has now its own little corner hosted on Etsy, a fantastic site which gives handmakers, vintage-lovers and suppliers the chance to buy and sell all things -obviously- handmade, vintage and supplies.

Flora, the flower-inspired shoulder bag I lately obsessed you with is my first item in listing.

Soon more and more items will be up for sale, so be sure to keep your finger on the pulse!

Inspiring flowers (2) and some good news

A few days ago I talked about how Zara's TRF Spring/Summer collection had inspired me. 

Here is the result, step after step it's taking the shape of the bag I pictured in my mind that day! 

Stay tuned to see it finished and ready to ship...Yes, ship! Lantern bug online store is going to open at last! Where? On Etsy.com, your place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage and supplies!