Featured in the Storque!

My owls, made from vintage linen bedding, are featured in an article in the Storque (on etsy) about eco-friendly items, and sellers who use recycled or repurposed materials and eco-friendly processes!

Monday Moodboard White

A lovely white mood for this last Monday in April.

Upper left: alatceramics
Upper right: lapomme
Lower left: Mireloom
Lower right: AtelierAfra

For more moodboards from the very talented European Street Team, go to fleurfatale's blog!

Monday Moodboard

Here are some gorgeous items from the European Street Team, for a stroll around town.

Upper left: LoveandKnit
Upper right: loddelina
Lower left: starrybluesky
Lower right: isabelamyo

For more lovely moodboards, go to fleurfatale's blog.

Buttons

I've recently developed an interest in buttons, mostly thanks to Petronella, who sells lovely button creations on kraplap, her etsy shop. I even bought some to use in my own creations, and I remember my grandmother's button box. We loved to string the mismatched buttons together on rainy days.

I found this great site, cribtoyscloset, which features unusual and fun buttons. Here are just a few of my favorites. Above, a leather doll purse button that actually opens!

This boxing glove button is so cute!

Or how about a button to remind you to do the ironing!!

For more button-related blogposts, go to P8's blog!

How's Your French?

Je suis très contente d'être sur le Guide D'achat de Etsy French Handmade Team blogspot cette semaine! Merci Anny de AnnyMay au Canada, de m'avoir accueillie. Laissez-moi me présenter en français!

I am so happy to be on Etsy French handmade Team's shopping guide this week! Thank you Anny!

Easter Monday Moodboard

A sunny Easter Monday...kids sleeping late, chocolate to eat, shops closed, so I couldn't go shopping if I wanted to. Here are some delicious treats from the European Street Team!

Upper left: ThreeBlueBee
Upper right: LoveandKnit
Lower left: ArzuMusa
Lower right: PetitPlat

For more Moodboards go to fleurfatale's blog!

Monday Moodboard

Here's a spring moodboard which includes some of the pleasures of the season.

Top left: evihan

Top right: ikabags

Middle left: verityunmondoaparte

Middle right: atelierafra

Bottom left: stemellinasupplies

Bottom right: liloshop

For more moodboards, go to fleur fatale's blog!

My First Newsletter

I've sent out my first newsletter, in time for the first days of spring. It took me a while and a few mistakes. I sent myself a test and tried the links; it seemed to work. I was inspired by the newsletters I receive, but tried to find my own style. Check it out and tell me what you think. I'd love suggestions!

I've been featured on Hand Made Europe Blog!

Lovely Dawn of LaTouchables has chosen me for her bi-weekly series on photography on the Hand Made Europe Blog! I'm so honored to be featured; please stop by and read the article if you have time. Thank you Dawn!

Monday Moodboard: Happy Birthday Sis!

Today is my sister's birthday, the ides of March. I've created this collection, from the talented European Street Team, for her. Things I've bought for her, or would like to buy and send, even if they would be belated gifts. She needs the evil eye charms to ward off the bad luck she thinks is upon her. I've already sent her some lovely handmade soap to help with her dry skin. I know she would love the fish incense holders. Finally, the coasters, because she hates water rings on her furniture!

Top left: sesideco
Top right: PortugueseVintage
Middle left: CasaDiAries
Middle right: UltimateOrganicSoap
Bottom left: aysetugrul
Bottom right: evihan

For more fabulous moodboards, go to fleurfatale's blog.

Another Mini

My latest mini mosaic in my ongoing effort to make affordable pieces of original art. They're really fun to make, and satisfying since I can finish one rather quickly. I tried some brightly colored porcelain plate tesserae this time, and darker grout to set them off. But it's hard to sell art at the moment!

French Silk

I found this gorgeous silk and cotton blend fabric at the open market in Lyon. It's sumptuous, with pumpkin and peach-colored floral accents. And I really wanted to make a pillow set. So here are mama and baby bird silk accent pillows!

Luneville plates

I found these Luneville plates for 0.90€ at the second-hand shop last week. Luneville is best-known for lovely beadwork which was produced in this town in the 18th century. Pottery was also produced there and still is, apparently! I fell in love with the floral pattern which looks as though it was stenciled on. It's all around the edge and there were three plates, plus a dark blue one that was one of it's kind. Maybe the others in the set were broken, but I would have liked to find a whole stack of them, the deep blue is gorgeous!



And here's one of my birds, cut out from a terracotta slab, printed with lace, fired, colored and waxed, already glued to a board, soon to become part of my next mosaic.

In fact there are three birds on the board, and I was looking for the perfect printed plate tesserae to put under their little feet. I'll have to show you how it turns out!

Blue and Golden Yellow

Ever-enamored of the blue and golden yellow color combination, I cut up the plates to give these birds a golden contrast.

I added some of the tiny flower patterned pieces along with touches of blue and black. I just need to cement it all together.