Monday Moodboard: Subdued

Some subdued colors and awesome textures from the talented European Street Team for this last day of May, rainy here in Lyon, France.

Upper left: hypericumfragile
Upper right: staroftheeast
Lower left: hueconcept
Lower right: afra

For more moodboards featuring the EST, go to fleurfatale's blog!

Holiday Monday Moodboard

It's a gorgeous sunny holiday Monday in France, Whit Monday, perhaps where you are too! I've made a moodboard inspired by the European Street Team shops that I return to time and again to browse and to dream because they take me to some other place or time, some enchanted world where, like a holiday, I can take a break and get away from everyday routine.

Upper left: lapomme

Upper right: LaTouchables

Lower left: anasousa

Lower right: Intres

For more Monday Moodboards, go to fleur fatale's blog!

Monday Moodboard

Some clouds, some sun...that's what the weather has been like here in Lyon, France this month. These lovely selections from the European Street Team on etsy are just perfect to show you what I mean. Perhaps you've been seeing the same type of changing skies where you live?

Upper left: krize

Upper right: Huismus

Lower left: vaisto

Lower right: JurgitaMi

For more Monday Moodboards, go to fleur fatale's blog!

Button Post

I don't know how to knit, but if I did, I'd put beautiful and original buttons on my scarves, gloves, sweaters, shrugs. Mostly ceramic. My favorite material. With these lovely buttons from uniquebuttons on etsy, I can combine my love for natural history and ceramics. My plan? Change all the buttons on my store-bought sweaters next winter.

Thanks to P8, I'm discovering so many artists who make buttons from all types of materials; check out her blog for more button stories!

Is Art a Luxury? (Scoutie Girl)

The question on Scoutie Girl is about art...is it a luxury? Not to me. And I don't think to most people. Even if one can't go to a concert or buy a CD, she can sing or beat out a rhythm; if I can't afford to buy a piece of art, I can trade one of my pieces for something I love. I just made a great trade this week: I received my frog oven mitt in the mail a few days ago! Thank you Inger! Check out her shop, ingermaaike.

I think people are creative and artistic even if they can't or don't want to exchange money for a "work of art". Perhaps it's the difference between living and just existing. Most people choose to live.

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!

Button Thursday

I've discovered more fabulous buttons on etsy this week. These amazing handmade buttons are by buttonsbyrobin. She uses various materials such as resin, glass, ceramic, wood and more.

I'm partial to her bird buttons, not only because I love birds, but because of the uniqueness of these buttons. Little works of art. Perfect for mixed media artists, seamstresses, jewelry designers, knitters.

Her round buttons feature original images and are more suited to sewing projects where they will be used to close a garment, but the possibilities are still endless, and could be used in many different projects.

I hope you visit her shop, I know I'll be going back.

For more interesting buttons, go to P8's blog!