Yellow flower brooch giveaway

We are happy to announce the winner of our yellow flower brooch giveaway!

 Comment # 18 by lakizka was chosen as a winner. Congratulations!

Yana (nihama) will contact you to verify your mailing address.

Congratulations to the winner and thank you for participation, everyone!

Yellow fabric brooch giveaway

A new giveaway on our blog today!

This lovely and elegant yellow fabric brooch from nihama  will be yours if you participate in this contest!

Jana, the owner of nihama shop creates wonderful lovely dolls, cute baby teething toys and necklaces for mothers. This is a shop for women and their children, so please visit today!

If you want to have the brooch, just follow the simple rules:

1. Visit nihama shop and leave a comment here on what you like the best (1 entry)

2. Follow/ subscribe our blog (1 entry)

3. Grab our button and place it on your blog (1 entry)

4. Share this giveaway on twitter / facebook / your blog (1 entry)

5. Follow nihama's facebook (1 entry)

6. Purchase anything from nihama's shop and come back letting know what you purchased!

Please leave a separate comment on each entry and don't forget to leave us your email address so that Jana could contact you!

The winner will be announced on December 17nd, so have fun and good luck!

DIY tutorial pandora style polymer clay stripped beads

Today, Daria from Dariami shop on Etsy is sharing a great DIY tutorial how to make pandora style stripped beads of polymer clay.

We need several colors of polymer clay for this project, white, brown, orange and beige.

Knead the clay and mix it in different proportions to get several different colors.

Roll the clay out to get layers with different width. You can use special equipment (pasta machine or plastic roller) or use glass bottle or hair spray bottle. It’s better to do this on a glass or ceramic surface.

Put the layers one on top of another and cut to get even edge. We got layered cube now.

Cut one side of the cube with blade to get the 2-3 mm thick slice.

Take neutral color clay for a bead core. Roll a cane a little bit longer than striped slice. We need to do this because the edges will be deformed when we make the cane thinner, so we can cut the edges off.

Cover the core with slices and smooth the slice joints down.

Now, we need to make the cane thinner. You need to press it on center and than move to the ends. Try to press all over the cane equally. The cane will become longer and thinner.

Cut the cane onto equal pieces.

Squeeze the edges of the cylinder and close the core.

Roll the clay by hands to get a ball. To avoid pattern distortion, it’s better to do it both directions equally, clockwise and opposite direction.

Make a hole using a toothpick.

Enlarge the hole with big knitting needle. To make the hole look better use eyelets. Get them on the knitting needle and press into the clay.

Bake the beads according to the instruction on the clay package. Be careful and handle beads with care, they are very hot! Let them cool, then polish and apply special polymer clay finish. Do not substitute with nail polish or acrylic finish!

Your beads are ready! You can use them for your jewelry projects now. Daria used rubber cord and metal findings to make this necklace:

Enjoy!

Rustic elegance on the front page of Etsy

I'm happy to share with you that treasury made by Russian Artists team member was featured on Etsy front page yesterday evening at 7:00 PM EST. "Rustic elegance" is a beautiful collection in yellow & grey colors created by Nastya BlueberryCream. It's so earthy and organic! The colors and wonderful items are really go together well!

Congrats Nastya and all included artists!

Posted by Katrin (Katrinshine)

Easter felted egg cozies by YanArt

Get into an Easter spirit while making these colorful felted Eggs cozies! This tutorial is kindly offered to our readers by Yana (YanArt)

For this tutorial it is preferable you had some basic felting skills.

You will need a ruler, scissors, a marker, and a piece of PV film. For example you can use an old package. You will also need wool, water, soap and an egg.

Measure your egg's «waist» and add to the size 30% more (for example 14 cm + 30% = 18.2 cm). In the process of felting wool tends to shrink which is why you should add some size.

Divide this size in 2 (18.2/2 = 9.1cm) – this will be the size of the bottom of the triangular pattern for your hat.

You can choose the size of the top up to your liking but not less than the half of the egg's height. It can be a very tall or smaller hat, it's up to you (remember that wool shrinks).

1. Put the PV film triangular pattern on the bubble-wrap and spread several layers of wool (horizontally and vertically). Put a bit more on the edges – you will turn them over later.

2. Moist the wool with a light soap solution, cover with bubble-wrap and rub a little. Turn everything upside down. Remove the bubble-wrap and thoroughly turn the edges of the wool over the sides of the triangle.

3. Spread the wool on another side of the hat.

4. Repeat step 2. Turn the edges of the wool over the sides again horizontally. Lift and turn the wool at the bottom.

Do it in the upper direction (vertically) to make the bottom of the hat even.

5. Cover with a bubble-wrap and rub gently in circular movements.

6. Wrap everything up in a roll and roll it 50-80...100 times. Unwrap, shift a little the triangular pattern to avoid clotting and wrinkling.

7. Wrap up in a roll. Repeat step 6 several times.

8. Unwrap the roll. Remove the PV film pattern and felt with your hands.

Rub to achieve the shape of a pointy hat and to even the bottom of the hat.

9. Rinse the hat in warm water. Shape it up let it dry.

10. If needed you can use special needles for dry felting to make the bottom of the hat even.

Have fun felting and happy Easter!

Stylish things - KatrinShine

I would like to share with you a wonderful collection of leather jewelry and accessories by a very talented designer Katia (boutique Кatrinshine).


Accessories in autumnal red, burgundy and golden brown colors attract attention to themselves and touch everyone's hearts. Her creations are stunning, full of lightness, elegance and
inspiration! Immaculate execution of decorative features highlights stylish compositional solutions. The idea of these accessories is very simple - it is a stylized poppy made of pieces of leather. However, the number of possibilities in this design is simply inexhaustible!!!


Flaming red poppy is passionate and glowing, it is a perfect match for an evening dress as well as a strict business style dress. Sultry hot red can be easily combined with a summer outfit, attracting attention to the bronze glow of tanned skin.


Dark cherry color can serve as an alternative to a red poppy. Burgundy color adds a touch of mystery, magically turning a beautiful woman into a mysterious stranger.


Golden brown raises completely different emotions. Its tanned color, as if touched by the sun, suits warm and cozy autumnal jersey, mixing well with the colors of ripe fruit and berries.


A smoky blue flower has yet another purpose. Dove-colored blue brings thoughts of the frosty breath of winter, crystal mist on the tries and sparkling snowflakes slowly moving in a dance.

Wonderful things Wednesday - Falling in love with Fall

"The foliage has been loosing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who has seen one season too many"

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

We had long beautiful hot summer and right now it is time to think Fall!

What do we like about Fall? We love pumpkins, Indian summer, colorful leaves, cool evenings, crisp air in a morning and a little bit of melancholic mood through the season. Oh, and I did not mention the produce harvests and the holidays!

It is the beginning of a wonderful time of year. The chilly nights, comfort food and cuddling together in front of a TV with a blanket wrapped around you. Time to put away your favorite summer outfits and reach for the warmer clothing. You need to get ready for the parties and also think of what to get for your family and friends for the winter holidays.

It’s fun time!


1. Nuno felt Scarf - Autumn leaves by Galafilc
2. Autumn foliage digital collage sheet by KarisaGraphic
3. Necklace Autumn Forest by Daimblond
4. Autumn Trees Stained Glass Panel by FleetingStillness



1. Fine art photography by YuliaKazansky
2. Oak Leaves and Acorn Felt and Knitted Brooch by FlowersbyIrene
3. Knit scarf brown yellow felt flowers brooch Autumn by Allmadewithlove
4. Autumnal Equinox by SFBeads



1. Poppies Hand Painted Silk Scarf by SilkMagic
2. Crochet Fingerless Gloves Mittens Arm Warmers by VitalTemptation
3. Apron Maple leaves by FunEmbroidery
4. Clay Earrings Fall Foliage by Smafactory