headbands for vintage goodwood

second headband so far so good ...

armcandii are busy making headbands for vintage goodwood. one complete and one in progress. they will be worn by shaz and amy, the cocktail waitresses at the silver rocketeer trailer bar!

the bar is a converted american airstream trailor restored to its former speldour and will be a sure 'must visit' location at vintage goodwood.

of course armcandii hope that their headbands will also make an impact. we'll let you know ....

armcandii in southbank bristol arts trail saturday may 8th

We joined young entrepreneur Arthur (aged 7) at his 'pop-up' cafe on Saturday 8th May for the Southbank Bristol Arts Trail.

Arthur was selling cakes and drinks to art lovers and snoopers of other people's houses (!) to raise money for Easton School's 'Easton Under Canvas' project which takes pupils camping every summer.

We set up in Arthur's lounge having the priviledge of using his mum's beautiful inherited retro 'bar' as our table. Visitors supporting the school and arts trail tumbled through the doors between 12 and 5, browsing and buying armcandii treasures and heading for the cafe in Arthur's kitchen and garden.

Visitors were taken with armcandii corsages and some inventive shoppers were keen to wear them in their hair, on their bags, on belts as well as on their clothes. armcandii's reworked vintage and retro costume jewellery was also on show and fitted perfectly with the surroundings.

[Arthur's colourful waitresses: his mum Zoe (right) and Anna (left)]

Arthur made over £170 for his school... Lord Sugar would be proud!

You can find candiicorsages and other armcandii goodies in our Etsy shop.

Our creative space: armcandii

To be honest we have tidied it up a bit! Mostly we work at the lovely wooden desk in front of the dining room window, which is bathed in sun on a good day and has a view of the garden. As Su [Quercus Silver] commented: a workspace is very personal. Ours may be small but as any creative knows, once inspiration takes hold, any space will do!


This is where we make our jewellery and finish off felted candii. Having everything you need around you makes it easier to put a piece together. We have a veritable stash of vintage and retro jewellery, beads, buttons, wire, findings and merino wool [for felting] in boxes and tins that share the space but your eyes are not ready for such an assault!! Our work is usually inspired by the piece of vintage jewellery we are recycling; sometimes we sketch the design possibilities but often we just put the piece down and play around with beads and other pieces to see what works together.

The dining room doubles as our 'studio' and 'office' so when one of us is at the desk working, the other is either at the dining room table wet felting or on the computer keeping up with the digital side.

[snowbird: from sketch to completed neckcandii]

[vintage bird brooch with hand wired tail feathers of recycled glass beads and  freshwater pearls on vintage diamante chain necklace and string of recycled glass beads]

You can find felted candii - candiicorsages and candiicollars - in our Etsy shop and armcandii jewellery will be added soon...

Member mosaic: Miss Mary Elliott

Introducing Miss Mary Elliott jewellery, handmade in Dorset. This lovely, feminine collection comprises jewellery fashioned from semi-precious gemstones, brass charms, vintage beads, swarovski crystals and quality findings. The 'Mary' behind the Miss Mary Elliott collection has a background in fashion design and says she is "inspired with all that's around me, past and present". Shop this range for whimsical designs that make affordable, unique gifts, as well as feel-good indulgences that won't break the bank...

Clockwise from top left:

• briar rose vintage cameo ring
• pretty bird pendant necklace
• love pink rose earrings
• ivory rose cameo brooch

♥Maisy