Monday Mood Board: First Herring

I ate my first herring this weekend !! That is the start of spring for me :) Therefore, some lovely herrings from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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

1. psarokokalo
2. Viyaswickerworks
3. KolibriKado
4. BagsByTravelher

Button Wednesday : World's Largest Button Mosaic

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


GhismoMcPlush on Flickr
This Button Wednesday is about World's Largest Button Mosaic according to Guinness World Records. They state: "The largest button mosaic measures 720 ft² (66.89 m²), containes 296,981 buttons and was made at Maritime Square, Tsing Yi District, Hong Kong, for the "Springroll • Love • Mosaic" project between 23 and 28 July 2006." I found that intriguing and searched for the mosaic on the net, and found some great pictures of it on Flickr. Kelvin Hui Photography on Flickr
Tsing Yi is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. The island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore. Three major bays or harbours in the northeast have been completely reclaimed for new towns. Tsing Yi means "dark clothes", but is also a kind of fish, probably blackspot tusk fish, once abundant in nearby waters. People named the island after the fish. So, that's where the fish are coming from in the Maritime Square shopping mall.
contradiction on Flickr

gelsen.pua on Flickr
I would love to see this mosaic in real life !!


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 !!

Buttons : Animals

I did an Etsy search for buttons with all kinds of animals: mammals, insects, amphibia, fish, birds, pets, etc. Found some terrific specimens. Have fun looking through them !

1. ceramic turtle from AcquadelleDonne
2. fabric sheep from mwendas
3. ceramic blackbird (pie) from siennaorlando
4. polymer clay bee from shandyscandy
5. beaded ladybug from thelonebeader
6. plastic giraffes from SpareButton
7. wood painted owl from stardogstudio
8. ceramic cat from MixedMediaByZehner
9. ceramic dragonfly from ButtonBliss
10. polymer clay mice from TinyArk
11. bronze clay dog from SRNdesigns
12. embroidered turtles from Beetastic
13. lampwork glass bird from belvedere
14. resin birds from buttonsbyrobin
15. ceramic fish from muddymuse
16. ceramic frogs from SandhraLee