Challenge: Leaves

Yeahhhhh !!!!! I won the European Street Team Challenge, organized by Fishes Make Wishes with the theme "Beautiful Geometry" !!!!

Now, I am the challenge queen for this week and the theme will be ................

Leaves

Inspired by nature and autumn/fall coming, we must prepare ourselves for autumn markets and the after-summer season on Etsy, so LEAVES it is !

Some inspirational pics from some of our European Street Team members on Etsy:

1. PatternsbyMarianneS; 2. lePetitFoyer;3. bysweetmom; 4. galafilc; 5. eljuks; 6. EarthLab; 7. lilabelledesign; 8. JurgitaMi; 9. DUEALBERI.

I am eagerly waiting for all your challenge entries !
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Challenge ends 5 Sepbtember at 21:00 German time.


And here's the 1st entry by staroftheeast: Peacock Leaves Earrings


The 2nd entry is this "canopy of a dense forest shawl" by ingermaaike:


The 3rd entry is a whimsical Autumn Leaves jewelry pouch by artenini:


The 4th entry are these two mini canvas Leaves Boxes by oneperfectday:


The 5th entry is this Autumn leaves silk scarf by ColoursandTextures:


The 6th entry are these Leaf ear plugs by dinafragola:


The 7th entry is this Green leaf necklace by FishesMakesWishes:


The 8th entry is this Autumn journal cover by Rita alias alatvian:


The 9th entry are these Golden and rust leaves by AnnukCreations:


The 10th entry is this Remember spring brooch by ERGANweaving:



The 11th entry are these Red leave earrings by amoronia:


The 12th entry is this Embroidered leaf necklace by Akamatra:


The 13th entry are these Green fingerless gloves by baahar:


The 14th entry is this Red butterfly bib by lovisetto:


The 15th entry is this journal page by Rita alias alatvian:


The 16th entry is this knitted leaf baby dress by tenderblue:



And the challenge is closed now.... Thanks you all for your lovely entries !!!
My hubby choose the winner (he don't know any of you, so I thought that was honest).
And the winner is ........ Entry 8 of Rita !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeahhhhh Congrats Rita !!!!!!!

Monday Mood Board: Edwardian

Today I am in the "Edwardian" style - mood. So, here some stunning Edwardian items from some of our European Street Team sellers on Etsy.

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

1. CartesPostales
2. MarshiaCy
3. glamasaurus
4. LucieTalesVintage

Last week I was in an almost opposite style, very geometric, and I made my challenge piece for the European Street Team challenge:

It is called "the DOUBLE SQUARE button art ring", and the challenge is called "Geometric Beauty". You can see the entries so far on the Fishes Makes Wishes blog.

Challenge : Cinderella

I won the European Street Team Challenge from last week, organized by VixLpCreations with the theme "Snowflakes @ my doorstep" !!!!
This was my entry:
The Snowflake Messenger Bag

Now, I am the challenge queen for this week and the theme will be ................

Cinderella
(Cendrillon in French; Aschenputtel in German; Assepoester in Dutch; Cenicienta in Spanish; Cenerentola in Italian; Askungen in Swedish)

I was inspired by a blogpost of Maria from psarokokalo about fairy tales, and thinking about it I remember that as a kid I loved the Cinderella tale the best of all. Especially the part where the pumpkin was transformed into a carriage, and the mice into beautiful white horses.

Here's the 1st entry from dindi:

The 2nd entry is from nauliknits:

The 3rd entry is from alatvian:

The 4th entry is from staroftheeast:

The 5th entry is from Aledi:

The 6th entry is from creationsbyeve:

The 7th entry is from ayawedding:

The 8th entry is from LeelaBijou:

The 9th entry is from dinafragola:

The 10th entry is from bijouxdellostregatto:

The 11th entry is from Sumikoshop:

The 12th entry is from Arctida:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Monday 15th of November, 22:25 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the winner is the shoe bookmark from bijouxdellostregatto:

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

Bags : Snowflakes

One month ago I went with my neighbour friend to a flea market; she told me she had so much linen, doilies, tableclothes, etc. from her mother, grandmother and aunt that she wanted to get rid of them. So we went to the market and sold almost nothing ..... But I was secretly very happy about that :) I loved all this old stuff and my mind was already going crazy with ideas what I could do with all these old textiles. So, we did a deal, she wanted some old porcelain plate from me and I got the doilies; and a lovely bouquet of button flowers gave me the old linen ! And I had to promise her that she would be the first to see the first creation with it. Well, I did keep my promise, and as a consequence my friend Anne is posing on the pictures of my first snowflake bag too. She was happily surprised to see her old doilies making such a lovely appearance and loves the snowflake bag (so I will make her one).

I have a lot of lovely beige, grey and white woollen fabrics (loden fabric), almost like very thick felt, and the doilies look great on those fabrics. So, I made this bag of such woollen fabric, lined it with beige cotton and put a large metal white zipper in it. On both sides I sewed the doilies, and I sewed a strap of heavy cotton webbing with large vintage mother of pearl buttons on one side of the bag. It's big and beautiful ! And it could go directly into this week's EST challenge because of the snowflakes :)

And it is for sale in my etsy shop ! Lots of snowflake bags still to come .....

Challenge : Morocco

The challenge of the European Street Team for these two weeks is from creationsbyeve and is called "Morocco".

Source: Fibula [Morocco] (1981.5.2) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The first week I had no idea what to make; then I decided to look at my postcards with traditional costumes from Morocco. And the inspiration bubbled in my head. There is a very striking piece of jewelry, called a fibula, that is part of the Moroccan Berber costume. Fibulae were decorative, symbolic, status indicating, and functional. They were used as clasps to keep capes, mantles and other garments in place. Fibulae from the Islamic period consist of two triangular endpieces, which are pinned into the clothing, and a chain that connects them. The inverted triangle represents the female form.

Source: Fisher, Angela. Africa Adorned. London: Collins, 1984

So, I started to make a fibula from buttons. I made two triangles from heavy brass buttons by sewing the buttons together with strong brown yarn. They are connected to a golden-coloured chain at the bottom and two large golden-coloured metal rings at the top. At the back of each triangle, a golden-coloured brooch pin is sewn. It's for sale in my P8 Button Art and Accessories shop on Etsy.

Tidbits : Flickr Favourites

Last week the European Street Team challenge was about castles, and I was very much impressed by the first entry of zsazsazsu1963. It was inspired by the Dutch millstone collars (molensteenkragen in Dutch) from the 17th century, and I love historic costumes. So, I looked for more "molensteenkragen".
For more flickr favourites see ArtMind's blog.

1. Molensteenkraag, 2. halssieraad; " WITTE MOLENSTEENKRAAG" neckpiece; "WHITE MILLSTONE COLLAR", 3. white ruffled neckpiece, 4. GOLDEN AGE ME

And here the beautiful challenge collar from zsazsazsu1963 .....

Challenge: Mathematics

Yippie !!!!! I won the European Street Team Challenge this week, organized by SoleDeVita with the theme "Out of The Space" !!!! This was my entry:

Out of Space Blue Star Brooch with Tail and Silver Comet

Now, I am the queen for this week and the theme will be ................

"Mathematics"

Let yourself be inspired by mathematics, algebra, geometry etc.; I know this is tough for most human beings :) But therefore it's a challenge !!! Hence, my dear ETSians I want to see rectangles, circles, forms etc.....
Here some inspiration in the form of a treasury made by nauliknits !

And here are the ENTRIES:

1. Rhombus CD case from nauli; the photos combine different geometrical forms, rhombs, triangles, and the pattern consists of circles.

2. Linear Tote from iragranteco; ever known the beauty of linearity ?

3. Regular Dodecahedron from alatsupplies; a mathematical beaded glass bead.

4. Supa Kitsch Necklace from dinafragola; Asymmetric Zero (a new form of mathematics).

5. Geometric turquoise necklace from creationsbyeve; twelve crochet squares.

6. Abacus Earrings from staroftheeast; little hints of science and mathematics.

7. Pythagoras Leather Journal from kreativlink; for the betas among us.

8. Thespia circle pendant from Arctida; Geometrical wire wrapped 14K Gold filled pendant/necklace with multi gemstones.

9. Decorative hanging panel from Pieceunique; a few geometric shapes: rectangle, triangle, circle, but non too straight...

10. Felted Top from viltalakim; lots of squares !

And the WINNER is ............................. chosen by hubby .............

nauli with the Rhombus CD Case

Congratulations !!!!