Etsy Russian Team Today, we'd like to introduce our team member Aleksa who runs CitrusCat shop on Etsy. - Please tell us a little bit about yourself What can I tell about myself? I'm 23, I have a young, ambitious and full of hope for a brighter future. :) By education I am a psychologist, but psychology does not attract me as a profession. I'm a self taught handmade artist trying to turn my favorite hobby into life style and profession. I create unusual jewelry. oh,thosewonderfulnights.-☆ archdrude: The Amazing Connections Between the Inca and Egyptian Cultures "The ancient Egyptians (in Africa) and the ancient pre-Incas/Incas (in South America) evolved on opposite sides of the globe and were never in contact.Yet, both cultures mysteriously possessed the same strikingly identical body of ancient art, architecture, symbolism, mythology and religion.The Victorian era scholars, faced with this enigma, concluded that both cultures must have been children of the same Golden Age parent civilization, “Atlantis.”Today, Egyptian/Inca parallels are not only being ignored by American and Western scholars, they’re being suppressed.Many baffling and unsolved similarities link the ancient Egyptians and the ancient pre-Incas/Incas ― even though both cultures evolved on opposite sides of the planet, separated by oceans” Read More
Modern Whimsical Illustrated Wedding Invitations I’m loving these whimsical, yet modern, illustrated wedding invitations from South Africa-based design studio Me & E: Designers Eloise and Elizabeth come from an advertising background, so in addition to beautiful wedding invitations they also do some lovely branding, illustration, and web design. Check it all out right here! Elizabeth Anne Designs: The Wedding Blog - Wedding Ideas and Inspiration No words can express our love for the beauty that unfolds on our favorite blogs each and every day and this week the wedding world was blooming with a limitless amount of prettiness. We are so thankful that we get to close out every Friday with a small amount of lovely from the week. Have a beautiful weekend! {Image by Lisa Lefkowitz via Snippet & Ink} A few of our favorites from the week:
Oh Joy! I'm excited to announce the launch of the Oh Joy for Nod kids' bedding and decor collection! Inspired by Ruby and her transition to a big girl room, the collection is a limited-edition bedding and home decor line for kids. It includes baby, toddler, and kids' bedding, pillows, lamps, plush toys, rugs, and a curated collection of art to go with it all. The Sundae Best collection is inspired by Ruby's favorite food—ice cream—and how fun it would be to sleep surrounded by your favorite treat. I wanted to create an abstracted version of ice cream with sprinkle sheets and a cone-inspired pattern on the duvet. Project Wedding Blog It’s that time of week again! Here are some of our editor’s favorite boards and ideas that you may have missed: 13 Family and Friend Poses – Because every bride needs a photo sharing a kiss with her dad, hugging her mom, in between her best friends or siblings, and with the entire group of guests from above. DIY Spring Boutonnieres – Do not fear — making these rose, solidago, and monte carlo boutonnieres are actually one of the easiest do-it-yourself projects to tackle for a fraction of the price.
Macaron Coin Purse Just can’t help for not making these sweet little macaron coin purses when one of Craft Passion’s Facebook fans showed them to me. Thanks to XYZZhandmade for her inspiring handmade and some tutorial links in Japanese, this, this, this and this. No, I can’t read Japanese but I can guess from the pictures on how to sew it. Here is the English version of tutorial on how to sew this macaron coin purse where I add more details in the sewing. The space inside the coin purse is quite limited but good enough to place some small jewelries like ear rings, rings; may be to keep some small coins, folded money; a place to keep small piece of note that wrote your shopping list and reminder etc.
elephantine Enjoy any good books lately? Here's four I've recently read and would recommend: a dystopian novel, a strange and luminous collection of short stories, and two books for writers: the first because it contains a superb collection of excerpts, and the second for all of its advice from great writers. Snippets from the four books: 1. The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) — "We play two games.
ROCK MY WEDDING, UK WEDDING BLOG - Part 8 Winter Romance. Despite the glimmer of Spring we’ve seen over the last few weeks, it would seem that Winter isn’t quite ready to disappear just yet… We’ve got a gorgeous inspiration shoot this afternoon that will actually make you sad that Winter is on it’s way out. DIY - Tutorial - How to make a leather bow cuff bracelet You will need : - A piece of leather, approx. 22cm x 10cm (approx. 8.7" x 4") - Scissors - Leather glue or super glue - Thread - A snap button To view the full tutorial click here:SOURCE: Oh the lovely things
postcards and pretties You never would have guessed that Danielle + Steven's wedding was first inspired by the book series Lord of the Rings. I'll let Danielle take over and explain her vision with us..."Oddly enough (or, perhaps, not that odd for those who know me) the inspiration for my wedding came from my favorite book, or book series: Lord of the Rings. More specifically, it came from a particular scene… Bilbo Baggins’s 111th birthday party. The movie "The Fellowship of the Ring" put it perfectly in visual form: a party beneath the starry night sky, in the midst of a green meadow with guests drinking and dancing merrily to music. The VanLandingham Estate provided the perfect venue for this “garden party.”