New necklaces

I have written many times before about the creative challenges of the Europeanstreetteam of Etsy! The last months I didn't participate to most of them, but I try as much as I can, because it is a good motivation for creativity!

This week the challenge theme is "rainbow" and is hosted by Natalie, aka Dinafragola! You can visit her blog to see all the gorgeous submissions. I'm participating with this necklace:

I also joined an other challenge with monthly themes, the  "Being Creative" project of   Julia Crossland and made this necklace for the June theme "Ocean":

And since I started making necklaces, I was inspired to make some more:

Spring colour trends challenge - the entries

Bohemian Like You, Long Necklace - by Amoronia

Tangerine Dream of Summer - by Donauluft

Tree of life necklace - by Leelabijou

beaded pansy - by  Alatvian

Long earrings with handmade felt balls Rose bubbles - by DemyBlackDesign

Orange Pekoe Spring Brooch - by Kraplap

Pink and teal love necklace - by Akamatra

Feeling Like Spring, All Year Long Necklace -by Staroftheeast

 And the winner is: Leelabijou!Congratsulations!

New Est challenge theme - Spring colour trends

Remember the European Street Team challenges? For those, who don't know it, for the last couple of years, every week (or every second week sometimes),the European Etsy Team has a challenge for the members to create something new, inspired by a special theme.One of my new year's resolutions was to participate every week in the challenge, but till now I only made it a few times! Last week I participated to the "Hills and Lakes" challenge hosted by Juanitatortilla with my mixed material necklace and won the challenge!!!! Thanks Juanita :))

So, this week I will be the hostess!

For this week let's all be inspired by the uplifting, energetic and exciting colours of the flowers, which are trendy this spring/summer:

Iris, Viola, Daffodil, Poppy! Beautiful and cheerful colours named by the flowers!

Get inspired by some gorgeous florals shown by the designers at Spring/Summer fashion shows:

Happy creating!The challenge will last till Monday the 25th! Click here to see all the gorgeous entries!

New bag and spring bracelets

Finally I finished the brown bag and it's pattern! Good thing that the weather is still cold!

This week I had two days off from work, so I was creative! I made three new bracelets for spring:

The last one was made for the weekly challenge of the European Etsy team (est), which is hosted by  Dindi!
Now I'm working on new bag designs for spring/summer, I'll show you when they are finished :)

Morocco challenge - the entries

The creations of the team inspired by the exotic Morocco:

 A set of two pinback-buttons, bright as Morocco carpets, shiny as the starry nights, unique as Morocco it self, by  SoleDeVita

Moroccan blue necklace by AracneDesigns, inspired by one of the signature colors of Morocco, majorelle blue, named after French expatriate artist Jacques Majorelle who lived in Marrakesh from 1922-62 and built a villa and studio surrounded by a garden in which he incorporated this shade of blue.

Wheat spike stripe ring in blue, by LAccentNou.

Gorgeous satin silk corsage flower brooch in shiny soft turquoise with golden floral detail,inspired by the beautiful vivid colors and exotic feel of Marocco, by TheBroochBoutique

Night in Morocco - Carpet Necklace, OOAK, Bamboo and Antique Copper, inspired by the nights in the Moroccan desert, by Amoronia

Morocco Brooch - Gorgeous Crochet Brooch Flower made with yarn, beads, lace and ribbons,by AngelPearls

Flavors of Morocco Earrings - Juicy mix of Moroccan flavors - deep blue mountain "jade" cabochons, yellow, red, bronze and violet seed beads, copper findings, howlite "turquoise" drops and soft ultrasuede, by helmitarha

Morocco - Flower Cluster Earrings -gorgeous colorful earrings made with glass flowers , by Alatvian

Red Ornament textile necklac,one of a kind crocheted necklace with a hand-modeled pieces made from polymer clay, braided in, inspired by the Moroccan ornaments, by Artistudios.

Art Nouveau style Ornate wire wrapped leverback 14K gold filled earrings with luscious sparkling gems, by Arctida

Oriental Earrings, Marcasite Garnet Rhodonite Gemstones, Sterling Silver, made by Steinschmuckdesign

Armor earrings-made out of cotton thread grey,yellow and light yellow ,hand embroidered with white thread, by Fnine.

tantalizingly exotic statement necklace,a reminder of far and exotic destinations, with the warm earthy colors of the agate stone and ocean colors of the turquoise stone and capiz shell, by Staroftheeast.

turmeric-morocco inspired earrings,little lanterns, colored like curcuma or honey, by Donauluft.

Atlas necklace inspired by Moroccan colors and ar, by Lucietales 

Female Fibula a la Moroccoan Berber-inspired by the decorative, symbolic and functional fibula of the Moroccan Berber costume, by Kraplap.Read abour fibula jewelry at Kraplap's blog!

Magreb, a goatskin cuff by LaTouchables.

Crystal pumpkin Earrings Clear quartz on oxidized steling silver earwires, by Antigoni.

Exotic Flavour Bracelet - Green Mother Of Pearl, by Leelabijou

Wet felted pocket mirror in purples and pinks, bu Viltalakim.

 

Morocco - the new challenge theme

Every week the European Etsy Team has a challenge for the members to make something with a special theme. Last week the winner was Gia, aka oneperfectday and she chose the next theme, which was "Pin-up girls". We had to make something inspired by Gil Elvgren pin-up girls.
See here the fantastic creations of the team. This was my winning entry:

Now it's my turn to choose a theme for this week :)

As it is still summer and hot here, and I'm counting the days for my summer holidays, I could only thing of exotic favorite places and I chose Morocco for the next them, as it is for me a dream destination, an unfulfilled one, since I went there many years ago with my family, but had to rash back home after two days, because my father got severely sick. 

The introduction of the book "living in Morocco" by Taschen, describes it wonderfully: "Though it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone's throw from Spain's southernmost tip, Morocco couldn't possibly be farther away. With mountainous and desert landscapes, labyrinthine souks, detectable cuisine, exquisite rugs and textiles, vibrant mosaics, fragrant odors, mesmerizing music, and welcoming people, Morocco is a most alluring and tantalizingly exotic destination" 

 I'm very excited to see your wonderful creations inspired by the colors, style and odors of this exotic place :)