In this post, I would like to present most of the products that I’ve been developing with the Little Prince theme, among them party favors, party table decor, packages for candies, decorative banners and thank you cards. Also, I would like to show some of the very special products that Chocoart - my lovely business partner – is doing with these characters. There are also some other items, but I’ll write about them soon.

Please contact me in case you would like to purchase any of it, I will be happy in answer you! All of these products will also be available soon in my online store.

Now let’s see the pictures! :-) I’m sorry for the lengthy post, but I wanted to centralize all of the new works with this theme…

There are two options for the invitations (both in bookmark format).
Hand stitched invitation with light blue felt in the back:

Simpler version of the invitation above. It’s the same layout, but mainly made out of paper:

Felt banner, it can also be personalized with names:

Lavender-scented bags made out of fabrics, with a ceramic piece:

Packages and favors:

Translucent box with a crown and a truffle (assorted flavors, by Chocoart):

Candy glass jar:

Yellow cube for for truffles or fudges:

Chocolate bars, with white or brown package:

Glass jar for candies/almonds:

Packages for favors, truffles or fleur de sel caramels:

Blue box with white polka dots:

Cookies on a stick created by Chocoart (also available with Little Prince paper tags):

Character cookie, also made by Chocoart (cute and delicious!):

Party favors – photo frame with felt characters (the figures can be mixed with other characters, also in felt):

Party favors – bookplate stickers on a tin can, with fabric case with a Little Prince ceramic piece:

Character of the book in felt, can be used as table decoration:

Cupcake toppers, also excellent as table decor and for other candies:

Party favors – felt tissue case:

This was made as a tray cover, but it can be adapted to be used as a festive tablecloth.

Fabric basket:

Felt napkin rings and paper tag:

Thanks you cards:

One of the biggest problems of a designer, without a doubt, is the difficult to find a place where they can display and sell its works, so a large number of people could get to know or find them.

When the Etsy site was launched in 2005, certainly it opened doors for thousands of professionals. I know that a lot of people have already had contact with it, but at the same time I realize that many others haven’t yet. Etsy ended up being a huge community, where people who make and value handmade items use it not only to sell but also to buy products, but I feel it still lacks advertisement that is more global, so people that are not directly envolved in that creative environment can get to know the service and realize how much they can take advantage of this great and very well organized tool.

This worldwide e-commerce portal offers handmade and vintage items as well arts and crafts supplies. The payment system is very simple and it depends on each seller, but the great majority accept Paypal, a fast and safe way to make any kind of payment.

Taking in consideration my great admiration for Etsy, and gratitude for it to exist (!), soon I’ll launch my own online shop and, as well as in the crafts fairs that I love to participate, all of you will be able to always check over the new products  that I’ll create.

Although I’m structuring my new store just now, I didn’t start to use it recently: I visit the website almost everyday (and many times during the day, sometimes lol) to get to know the wonderful artworks from excelent artists, that are posted every day. You’ll always find new things, every second!

In one of my visits, I was so lucky to find Persian Garden, the online shop of Afi, an extraordinary artist that makes amazing illustrations. When the order arrived at home, flawlessly wrapped, I felt the pleasant sensation that nothing could be as perfect for my living room as that!

In the photo above, you will find the following illustrations: Cypress Tree in brown and ivory (the ones in the edges), Paisley Bird and Pomegranate Tree (the ones in the center).

And also this one:

In this photo: Where the sun is shining (purple)

It really worths it to check this designer’s work that is inspired, in a very delicate way, by the Persian art and culture.

See you soon!

When I was asked by a friend to make the invitations for his son’s 5th birthday party with “Le Petit Prince” theme, by Anthoine de Saint-Exupéry, I’ve got so excited!

Together we discussed some main ideas and, after that, I started the preparation for it: first of all the invitations. She wanted it to double as a bookmark, so the guests could use it even after the party.

I selected an original illustration of Saint-Exupéry that had only the outline, so I could watercolor it. After the painting, I digitalized it to make the layout and write the texts.

Here are the photos of the final results, step-by-step. During the making process I employed paper and felt as main materials. For the text I used the Little Days font as it looks a lot like the book’s.

And the final result is here:

For the party decoration I prepared tags with the names of each snack and treats bags tags. Also I’ve made some pompoms to decorate the room. I used the font mentioned above, original images from Saint-Exupéry and a Photoshop’s brush that worked perfectly as watermark.

The Little Prince in biscuit and the keyrings (party favors), made with felt, were made by Mania de Boneca.

I got very happy to develop this work! If you are interested about any occasion invitations and tags, you just have to send me an email (Marcia at minois dot ca) and we can talk about it!

See you later!

Updated on April 10th 2011:

Now I also have  some new products  that I’ve developed for parties with this theme. They are great for birthdays, baby showers or any event you want with this lovely character.  For more details, or if you need some other theme for your party, just contact me!

Cupcake toppers, excellent to decorate cupcakes and snacks on the table:

Felt napkin rings and tags, also used in party favors:

Party favors, like this tin can with personalized bookplate stickers with the name of each guest (with a fabric cover and a ceramic piece of the Little Prince attached on it):

Detail of the bookplates and the tin can:

And a thank you card for you to give to your guests after the event:

That’s it for the moment, but later I’m going to update this post again with some other news about this theme.
You order these products in my online store. See you!