Louise Traill's paper Chandelier

I have been wanting to have one of Louise Traills handmade paper chandeliers in the shop since I first opened but I have kept her so busy with making her Heirloom fairy lights that she hasn't had the chance to make one! Louise once had a beautiful shop in York called Halo and I remember driving past it once late at night and being enchanted by all the twinkly colourful lights and one of her chandeliers in the window....years later I have a twinkly shop of my own and one of her chandeliers in my window! :)

She makes each panel with pretty handmade papers that she has been collecting for years and then embellishes each one with beads and sequins and trimmings.

It is soooo pretty. Here it is on the website.

It got featured over on the Indie Quarter blog today too in an article that Jenny wrote on our new website. Thank you Indie Quarter!

In the studio of Louise Traill

I went to visit Louise Traill the other day in her lovely cottage near York.I like this picture. It's like a fantastical mountain range!

Here are all her Heirloom lanterns waiting to be embellished with beads and trimmings.


These pieces are going to form the chandelier that she is making for us. I'm very excited to see the finished result. Can't wait to show you!

Be Picky

These chandeliers are made from guitar picks....I always find them hanging around our house due to my guitar playing children. Who'd have thought they'd have made such good chandeliers....well this lady obviously did! 'Be Picky' from Sanfancisco.