This week's earrings are from Rachael Sudlow who sells her jewelry as sudlow on Etsy. Rachael makes beautiful funky jewelry and I fell in love with her beans. I got these pod earrings from hubby two years ago and I love to wear them. I always get lots of funny comments !
It is Wednesday again, so it's BUTTON DAY on my blog. It would be great if you could do the same; make your Wednesday a button day too. Have you seen a lovely, beautiful, stunning, crazy button or button-related thingy, or did you make something with a button / buttons, or did you even make buttons yourself, blog about it on your blog on Wednesday, and give the link here via Mister Linky at the end of this post.
A short Button Wednesday from me this time, because it's my birthday today and I have to bake "oliebollen" and "appelflappen" for my guests. Found a lovely button birthday card (with tutorial; click on the picture to go to the link).
Of course I am not turning 8 today :)))) but it's not that much more :)))))
!!!!!!!!!! If you have something for The Button Wednesday, give Mister Linky your name and the link to your button post !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week's earrings are from Kriya Davis who sells her metalsmith work as brightonmoon on Etsy. Kriya makes funky jewelry and I love her minimalistic designs. I got these earrings from hubby on my birthday last year and I especially like the asymmetry. They are very light and easy to wear with all possible outfits. At the moment Kriya is moving house and her shop is closed, but she promises to be back soon.
It is Wednesday again, so it's BUTTON DAY on my blog. It would be great if you could do the same; make your Wednesday a button day too. Have you seen a lovely, beautiful, stunning, crazy button or button-related thingy, or did you make something with a button / buttons, or did you even make buttons yourself, blog about it on your blog on Wednesday, and give the link here via Mister Linky at the end of this post.
Some lovely late minute Xmas tags for this Button Wednesday. Click on the pictures to come at the corresponding pages, some of them with tutorials.
!!!!!!!!!! If you have something for The Button Wednesday, give Mister Linky your name and the link to your button post !!!!!!!!!!!!!
picture taken before the fair started
This week was dominated by the alternative Christmas fair (last night) in Flensburg on the Danish-German border. It was in the Norderstrasse, close to the medieval Nordertor gate. The market was on two opposite sides of the Norderstrasse, at one side it was in the Danish Library (that's where I was) and at the other side was in an Art Gallery and its inner court. Despite the cold there were many people and the whole atmosphere was very cozy; lots of Xmas snacks and Glühwein, and very alternative street decoration with bunting made of rope with old shoes and paper snowflakes. Hubby, Peggy and I had a great evening, despite the fact I did not sell as much as I hoped I would :)
Das Nordertor, Flensburgs Wahrzeichen
It's a beautiful old street with a lot of athmosphere; I could not take pics of the Nordertor because it was too dark, but I found some great pics on the net. Next to the market was a lovely coffee, cocoa and tea house with great cakes, so everybody went there to warm up and have some drink and cake. The interior was so beautiful, it was like an exhibition of a tea and coffee can collector !
And I made a new collection of brooches this week. Obsessed with buttons, I finally decided to make my own ones. Gathered some lovely wood branches in my garden (something I have to do each year anyway for my wood stove) and let them dry for a couple of months. Sawed them into thin slices, and let them dry again for some months. And then the thrill of making the holes ! Not 2 or 4 holes, as ordinary buttons usually have, but much more holes I drilled into those slices. Then sanded and oiled (with organic corn oil), and there they were; the real special P8 buttons. So, what now to do with them ? Took them many times in my hands, they feel so yummy.... Why not combine them with some embroidery, which I so love to do ? And some of my special vintage buttons ? So far so good, and the new line of double buttoned embroidered P8 brooches was born. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them. Here some pics of the new brooches:
They are for sale in my Etsy P8 Button Art shop, and there are more to come in the coming days !
This week's earrings are from my EST friend ioulia, who makes funky jewelry from all kind of materials. I bought these paper disk earrings from her. I liked them because of the paper, and they are therefore very light. I wear them with my reddish purple outfits, and every time I wear them I have to tell that they are really made out of paper.
This week's earrings are from my EST friend lilarubyking, who makes the most beautiful earrings; I am always tempted when I come in her shop. I fell immediately in love with these citrus twig disk earrings when I saw them, so I had to buy them :) I wear them pretty often, because they are so light and fit with every possible outfit; again the power of nature !
