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Want MORE MOR for your bucks? yes! of course you do!

Just enter the code MOREMOR! on check out at www.madamefancypants.com and get 35% off.  YAY!

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I'm super excited to introduce a new designer to y'al!  

Coming to Madame Fancy Pants early March will be the a collection of gorgeous dresses (and 1 cape!) from Alice Nightingale.  Her winter collection is called 'The Librarian',  with a touch of bookish glamour this wee collection houses pinafores, peter pan collars, velvet (yee!!), wool and other lovelies to keep you cozy over winter.  I'm loving a wee velvet pinafore - so sweet with a blouse underneath!  

Now MFP usually only stocks dresses but I HAD to make an exception for this super delightful wool, peter pan 2 button cape...Oh lala! take that cold days! 

xoxclaire

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Not your grammas stitching is their motto and aint it true!

From beefcakes to kitty's, skulls to owls, russian dolls, unicorns and more the Sublime Stitching girls have thought of it all.  

If you like a simple stitch or an in-depth multi coloured and stitched extravaganza you can make it so.  Each sheet of transfers can be used up to 5 time and at $8 a pack that works out at roughly 10-30 CENTS an image! nuts eh.  You can stitch'a lil something for everyone (perhaps even start on those Christmas pressies now..eeekk yes I said it)
We have 2 types of ABC,  Heavy Metal (ra!) and a more vintage influenced type for spelling out rude words or kind words.
For those folk who missed out on the super rad owl scissors...we have em back in! only a few pairs so snip snap em up!  If you have never stitched before and you would like some advice I am more than happy to give a some and send you to some super helpful sites to get you on your stitching way.

happy stitching!
xoxclaire

 

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Many of you may have noticed the lovely coloured twine we have been using to gift wrap all the lil' bits'n'pieces about the shop, well it is now available on our online store. Yay!

 Divine Twine comes in a range of colours that complement both patterned gift wrap and plain brown paper. But oh ho ho its uses go far beyond mere gift wrapping! Use it to add an extra layer of awesome to all those posted packages and letters, make teeny tiny bunting as shown below (from http://thimbleanna.com/) or use it to stitch things, hang things or tie things or anything(s)! 

So purdy, and one roll goes a long way xxx

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So howdy! Welcome to 2012 and a fresh year of sun, fun and new goodies.

In anticipation of Easter I got in these super wee darling soaps.  Perfect for that lovely person who perhaps cannot eat chocolate (or fathom carob....blurrghhh!! yes hello Jenn I'm talking to you!) these wee Nest egg soaps, Rubber ducky soap and my fav the wee button soap...aww!! All of the soaps are lightly scented and come in sweet boxes tied up with bows and only $8. Bargain!

I'm a big fan of notebooks, I think I possibly may be slightly obsessed with them.  If ever I see a cute notebook free with a magazine....even if I don't like the magazine...I will buy it.  Then save it until I find the right time to use it.   This new Julia Rothman typewriter notebook is just my type (ah hehehe) of notebook.  We also have these uber cute wee little girl notebooks in!  2 of them have animal ear hats and 2 have flowers in their hair...so sweet!

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Well howdydo and Happy New Year to you!!

I hope you had a super time either enjoying some stat day off goodness or a rip roaring (possibly very wet!) holiday away or at home chilling.  Myself, Amon (my son) and Gareth (my man) spent some days camping in Taupo, then went up to play some music at a festival in the Coromandel called Prana.  Which would have been SO SO lovely...if the weather was obliging.  Sadly Mrs weather had PMS and other plans for all of us campers hoping for sun.  But we camped on despite torrential rain and managed to get some good times in.  Though it was lovely to come home to clean, dry clothes and a bed that didn't deflate in the night.  Ah camping we love you so!

On my return to MFP my lovely assistant Phoebe ran the store and made it all bright, shiny and clean for my return - Super! Thanks Phoebe, you're star.

Now that I'm back and raring to go for 2012 it was time to get some new goodies out on the almost bare post Christmas shelves.  One of the MOST exciting things I get to share with you is the super dooooper awesome iphone cross stitch kit! yeah!

We have them in 5 colours (pink, blue, purple, black and yellow).  The kit comes with some patterns, needle and 5 threads.  I couldn't wait to take my kit home and start on stitching up a storm (or in my case a bird) on my new case.  i have been cross stitching since I was about 8 years old, from super simple, pretty and fast projects to a huge dragon and castle that took months and I gave to my boyfriend when I was 16 (awwwwww).  I have a few cross stitch books from when I was young and decided to pull em out last night and find myself a wee simple pattern to stitch onto my cover.

I found this super cute wee birdy with musical notes (anyone who has seen my ankles will know this is a theme for me).  I then counted up all the squares to make sure he was gonna fit then I got to stitching (while watching a new episode of Desperate Housewifes...ahh domestic goddess??)  Take a peak at my project below, then come hook yourself up a cover to join in the stitching!

xoxclaire

Before

Pattern

After! Hello Mr birdy!

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