maandag 24 november 2014

Bracelets part 1

Hi everyone!

Some weeks ago I bought a lot, really a lot, of beads. So you can expect a lot of posts about handmade jewelry in the future ;)

Some of the things I bought were beautiful frosted white beads and white, square beads with black stripes.



I tried a few combinations and ended up with this one:





I think the stripes give the bracelet a really cool look!



Do you like making jewelry?

woensdag 12 november 2014

Rabbit

Hi everyone!

The last few weeks I was really busy, so I didn't have a lot of time to craft, unfortunately...
But I did make some things. This cute rabbit was one off my projects!

I was thinking about a animal to add to my crochet-magnet-collection. I thought a rabbit was perfect, so I made this one:





Adorable, isn't it? Do you have a suggestion for the next animal magnet?

zaterdag 25 oktober 2014

Stumbleupon

Hi everyone,

Stumbleupon is my new addiction!

When I was searching the web looking for good ways to increase my views on Etsy, someone recommended Stumbleupon. It would increase your view immensely. Let's give it a try!

Okay, it work's. My etsy shop gets way more views. But that is not why I love Stumbleupon so much (but of course more views is awesome haha). The first time I used it I didn't really know what to expect. I didn't really know the concept. But after a few minutes (yeah, minutes, it's really easy!) I totally understood how it worked.

You have to choose 5 interests. I choosed travel, crafts, jewelry, interior design and photography. When you choose travel, Stumbleupon shows you a website that's about travel. By example a blog with tips about planning a round-the-world trip. You can 'like' or 'dislike' the page (you don't have to, it's an option). If you like it, it will appear in the list with pages you liked. The more a page is liked, the more it will show up. When your done with the page, you can click on 'stumble' and the next website related to travel will appear. This works the same for every other category.

It seems to be the same as Pinterest, but with websites instead of pictures. But that's not totally true. Stumbleupon gives you one website at a time. Not like Pinterest wich shows really much pictures that are related. Stumbleupon also had the option to 'like or dislike' sites, Something that Pinterest doesn't offer.

I think this is a really cool way for exploring new websites or finding inspiration, It works fast and easy. Signing in is really simple. If you like to browse the web I really recommend this website/app!

Website: www.stumbleupon.com
app: Stumbleupon (free)


Do you use Stumbleupon?



link picture

woensdag 8 oktober 2014

Vintage buttons

Hi everyone!

Some time ago my grandmother gave me a lot of old buttons:




 She collected them during her whole live. Some of them are really old!




I am not really sure what I am going to do with them, but I already have made one ring:




Maybe I will make more rings. I really like it! I think some earrings would also be cool!


Have you ever made something with buttons? Or do you have a good idea?