Monday Mood Board : Hydrangea

I am in love with my Hydangea's or Hortensia's in my garden, so much so that I am planning to plant more varieties this autumn ! Therefore, some more Hortensia's from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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1. chichiboulie

2. MOONGARDENART

3. coonstuff

4. bialakura

And here a picture of my own Hydrangea's:

Monday Mood Board : Recycling & Bags

Finished another Lederhosenbag, a red one this time (was a Lederhosen for little girls) and another model. Pretty happy with my recycling job.

Therefore, some more recycling for bags from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. StarBags

2. palepink

3. kobikoning

4. juanitatortilla

And here a picture of my own red lederhosen bag:

Monday Mood Board : Hand Sewing

Started to sew some more Lederhosen bags, and there is a lot of hand sewing involved. So, my hands are suffering ....

Therefore, some hand sewing inspired items from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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1. stephmelart

2. 5erg

3. KajaDesign

4. sissidavril

Monday Mood Board : Patterns

Sewing my Lederhosen bags, and using vintage German "jankers", I learned some new English words for some lovely classic patterns.

Therefore, some lovely classic patterns from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy: houndstooth, gingham, herringbone and paisley !

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1. Bartinki

2. vadjutka

3. BlueTerracotta

4. damsontreepottery

Lederhosen Bags

Today I will disclose why I am in a Bavarian mood this week :) It all started two years ago, when I found two vintage kid's Lederhosen on a flea market. They were so cute ! I remembered my little brother wearing one in the sixties, although we were living in Holland, and not in Germany at all, quite apart from Bavaria. I think it was the fashion in those days :) I don't know if my brother liked it; next time I see him I will ask him if he remembers it ....

Well, I bought them, but without any idea what to do with it. So, I put them in my traditional costume collection (although only existing out of adult women clothing). But a few weeks later I suddenly thought that I could maybe use the leather for making leather bags, which I was longing to do already for quite some time. But then I would love to keep the cute pockets, and the stitched flap, and the beautiful special Lederhosen buttons....

So, I started to fiddle around and tried to sew it on my sewing machine. But my, otherwise splendid, sewing machine did not like it.... and simply refused to do it. OK, the leather is quite thick, I confess. Buying a special leather foot and leather sewing machine needles did not solve the problem. It wouldn't do the trick. Then I tried hand sewing, making holes and with special thick leather thread bought from a shoe maker on Ebay, I struggled on. My fingers became red, sore and with many pinholes after 60 cm of sewing, so I gave up. Till my hubby gave me some day an old sewing monster ! He had discovered an old man in a neighboring town who collected old sewing machines from the former GDR sewing industry and repaired them. And there he bought me this leather sewing monster.

I was pretty afraid for this monster to begin with; it made quite some noise and went at an enormous speed, with a giant needle through 3 cm thick layers.... And I was fearing for my fingers a bit :) So, it took quite a long time of practicing, and lots of fiddling around with machine parts by my hubby, to get it in a state that I could do my "thing". Three months ago, I finished my first Lederhosen bag, and started to wear it myself to see if everything was ok. Changed some bits and experienced this first bag as pretty practical, sturdy and stylish; got lovely comments on the streets too. 

So, I started to search for vintage Lederhosen on flea markets everywhere, on line and off line. I even found red and green ones ! And Lederhosen specially made for girls with little hearts on it. So, I was hooked. And this week I could finally start listing 5 Lederhosen bags in my P8 Accessories Etsy shop !!!! I invite you to go there and have a look how wonderfully variable and cool these bags have turned out.

So, this is the story of my Bavarian mood, and I am afraid it will hold on for some really long time too .....

Monday Mood Board : Bavaria

I am in a Bavarian mood. Why ? I am not living there, but at the other side of Germany, along the Danish border. So why ? Maybe because this month is the Oktoberfest ? And maybe because I love traditional costumes ? You will find out soon !!! Later this week I will explain my Bavarian mood :)

In the meantime, some lovely Bavarian items from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. ancienesthetique

2. reevpapercuts

3. oraber

4. TheGreedyCrocodile

Monday Mood Board : Finally Hot Summer

It is finally summer here :) We waited long enough ! But now it is lovely warm, dry and almost no wind. Ideal weather to spent on and along the water. Therefore, some lovely hot summer items from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. BarbaraSzepesiSzucs

2. NATgirona

3. mooz

4. Skelini

Monday Mood Board : Weddings .....

I am in a wedding mood... Not for myself though, that's years and years ago .... But I made a bridal bouquet for a lovely lady in the colors blue, turquoise and white. That was great fun ! 
Therefore, some lovely wedding pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. LaPerLaA
2. SelenarteDecoupage
3. TheHouseOfMouse
4. kirevi8

And here my own contribution to this wedding mood :)

Button Wednesday : It's raining CATS and DOGS

It is Wednesday again, so it's BUTTON DAY on my blog !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is raining CATS and DOGS ......

(hoover over the pictures and click to go to their original links)

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 in the comments so that everybody can enjoy it !!

Monday Mood Board : More Olympics

Still in an Olympics mood here ! Therefore, some more sportive pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. madlyvintage
2. love4photo
3. ZenzPhotography
4. CelessaBazaar

Monday Mood Board : Olympics

Completely under the spell of the Olympics here ! Therefore, some lovely sportive pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. 11Compositions
2. LouisestArt
3. greengrass2
4. StudioBee

Monday Mood Board : Doxies

We have lots of fun here with the summer weather, the water in the fjord, the garden and our doxie Peggy. She is the most sweetest Dachshund you have ever seen ! Therefore, some lovely Doxie pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. YanArt
2. FioreJewellery
3. lesfrotteurs
4. reevpapercuts

And here's my own little Doxie:

Monday Mood Board : Hydrangea

The Hortensias or Hydrangeas are starting to blossom here; I love them. And they are very succesful in my garden. I even think about exchanging my roses, that are always full of plant louse, for hortensia. Also I found out that there are many varieties, so a mixed variety Hortensia garden looks nice to me. Work for the autumn ! But back to the blossoms, here some sweet Hortensia pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. photographybykarina
2. starrybluesky
3. PaperFairytale
4. PixelsTransfer

Monday Mood Board : Family Addition

Family addition again .... But this time a very twittering bunch. We got 6 baby swallows and they are starting to learn to fly at the moment. Funny enough we have 3 parents. Must be a triangle relation. Did you know that they all come back to the nest after a whole day flying, eating and twittering ? Around 22.00 we see them return in the nest, but it has become too small for 9 swallows, so a few are sitting on the beam next to the nest :) Therefore, some sweet swallow pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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1. Corydora
2. damsontreepottery
3. nihanatakan
4. KalliaK

Monday Mood Board : Tourists

The tourist season is starting here; we see already more boats on the fjord and more bikers too. For me it started too, because I have family over from The Netherlands. Therefore, some "tourist-impressions" from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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1. TheHouseOfMouse
2. Leocardia
3. dindi
4. humwithme

Monday Mood Board : Optimistic

So happy to be back home again after my OP; everything went well and the OP was succesful. Therefore, I am in a very optimistic mood (after a very long time of depression....), so some happyness from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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1. MADEbyMADA
2. PetitPlat
3. CelessaBazaar
4. HandyHappy

Monday Mood Board: High Fashion

We drove to The Netherlands last week to visit my family, and I found out that there were two interesting exhibitions close by, one about the Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa and the other about the Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. So, I combined the trip with these 2 exhibitions, and they were awesome. I am still very excited ! Therefore, some high fashion items from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. Muza
2. cabassole
3. subrosa123
4. Kteis

Monday Mood Board: Hairdresser

This morning I finally gathered all my energy to go to the hairdresser; I hate going to the hairdresser. But I thought a drastic summer cut would do me good. Then I found out that all hairdressers are closed on Mondays; I never knew that. Tells probably a lot about how often I visit them .... Therefore, some hairy items from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy to remind me I have to go tomorrow :)

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. magalerie
2. eleanors
3. MyMonography
4. SilentRoses

Monday Mood Board: Bark

This morning I ordered some cropped bark for my garden and they brought me 20 big sacks one hour ago. But when I opened the first sack it was no bark at all..... It was humus, although the sack said bark. Phoned them and tried to explain in my worst German (because I was agitated) what was wrong; took me 30 minutes ! Grrrrrrr I hate that. Now I am waiting.... hoping that they come soon and change my sacks :) Therefore, some barky items from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy to get me unstressed again :)

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. Maari
2. kaleda
3. viltalakim
4. Nafsika

Monday Mood Board: BIG

Somebody told me last week that I have to stop fiddle around with my buttons, and that I have to start thinking BIG ........ No idea if I am able to ..... Therefore, some BIG things from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy to learn me to think BIG :)

For more monday mood boards see Estella and Esther's blog.

1. psarokokalo2
2. Candidate
3. ByRees
4. HamjArt