Challenge : Overview 5

The European street team of Etsy organizes weekly challenges in order to stimulate its members to create other things as usual.
I enjoy these challenges very much; so here again an overview of my entries in the last 11 challenges (I only missed one week because of the hospital stay):



Burst of Colour Messenger Bag
Challenge by JaneBoFelt: Burst of Colour


One Hour Post Dracula
Challenge by toosis: Tim Burton Style Gothic Fantasy


Peppermint Molecule
Challenge by dinafragola: Food


Autumn Leaves on a Hat
Challenge by Sumikoshop: Fall is coming

Enchanted Palm Frond Pouch
Challenge by BlueTerracotta: The Enchanted Forest


Old School Hat
Challenge by alatvian: Old School


Life on Mars Neck Warmer
Challenge by Serpentaires: Life on Mars


Blue Bow Fragola Hat (for dinafragola)
Challenge by LeelaBijou: This one is for you

White Xmas Hat
Challenge by swiedebie: All I Want for Christmas

Back to Nature Necklace
Challenge by Ravenhill: Back to Nature

Purple Gnome Hat
Challenge by Jealousydesign: Gnomes and Trolls

Challenge : Overview 4

The European street team of Etsy organizes weekly challenges in order to stimulate its members to create other things as usual.
I enjoy these challenges very much; so here again an overview of my entries in the last 14 challenges:



Caffeine Molecule
Challenge by binkaminka: Insomnia


Chocolate Molecule
Challenge by Leelabijou: Inspired by a Movie ("Chocolat")


Cute Birdie Brooch
Challenge by carmenesque: Birds


Serotonin Molecule
Challenge by antigoni: La vita e bella

Baby's Breath
Challenge by alatvian: Cheap and Gorgeous


Black Orchid
Challenge by vilte: Wild versus Elegant


The Audrey Hepburn Pouch that never was ...
Challenge by meltemsem: Audrey Hepburn


Pastel Silk Pouch
Challenge by AmandaYuDesign: Pastel Color

Kraplap Bodice in Jade-Green
Challenge by kraplap: Traditional Costume

Checkmate Bracelet
Challenge by StormsHandicrafts: Checkmate

Dots Messenger Bag
Challenge by staroftheeast: Dots

Retro Flower Messenger Bag - Green
Challenge by iragrant: The colours which make you happy

Square Dot Messenger Bag
Challenge by LaTouchables: The Hidden Site

Honeycomb Amulet Bag
Challenge by steinschmuckdesign: Mystic

Buttons : The PhatSheep Handmade Button Swap

For the first time I participated in a swap. This was the Handmade Button Swap organized by PhatSheep. We had to handmake a coherent set of 6 buttons and an item of our choice that's using a handmade button. And this all before the 14th of February. I found it very exciting !

I decided to make some buttons by casting ceramic powder (into chocolate forms), drilling holes into them and painting them with turquoise and silver mother of pearl glass colour. It was great fun !

The item I made was a brooch made of one large vintage grey button in the middle with lots of small vintage grey buttons sewn around it. Everything is topped of with one of the ceramic buttons I made for this swap, turning it into a blue-silvery flower.

This was the extra item I made, using a much larger specimen of the handmade buttons I made for the swap. It's a necklace made of a sheer grey-silvery fabric tube, filled with silver painted wooden beads and knotted together with the large ceramic shank heart button in the middle.


And this is what I received today from noisette handmade. She made me a set of 6 beautiful linen buttons painted with 6 different motives: ladybird, bird, leaf, heart, apple & mushroom. They are so sweet ! Her item was a linen pouch with a blue & white striped bottom and a large linen button sewed on it; it's so cute ! And I got an extra blue felt flower brooch from her too. Moreover, she gave me some lovely piece of fabric, some pieces of trims, some red buttons and chocolate (!).
Thank you so much noisette to make this first swap an unforgettable one ! You can see all the entries coming in here.