The spinning top

 

A package arrived for me today!
It was this spinning top by the TheWanderingWorkshop and the first thing I did of course was to give it a spin!
The nephew will be also testing it but I'm sure he will love it, it just turns and turns like it will never stop :-)
Thank you so much Athina and Jose and Tina for hosting the giveaway,
xoxo
Aleka

Tuesday's Pick: Adatine

This Tuesday's pick is a collaboration between two friends resulting in a lovely shop called Adatine! They have a variety of items starting from children's clothes to amazing soft sculptures for your home, all made from natural fabrics such as linen and cotton with embroidered details. Some of my favorites are:

Kitten Pin

Elephant

Bandit Fox

Linen Fish

Leo Brooch for the brave

I'm a happy owner of a grey wolf and I have to say the quality and craftsmanship of the piece are the best. You can find more of their creations on facebook!
Wishing you a lovely week,
Aleka

Lavender sachets take two

I've made a lavender sachet before, but this time I wanted to use some Ikea fabric I had and make them in a way that I could empty them and fill them up again whenever I wanted. That's the result, they look pretty cute, not perfect but still they are made in a flash. Now I'll fill them up with lavender flowers and put them with my winter clothes.
I do love handmade journals :-)
Wishing you a great weekend,
Aleka 

Tuesday's Pick: DanaDamki

For this Tuesday I am very happy to feature one of my favorite shops on Etsy: DanaDamki. I love her colorful and original illustrating style as well as the themes she picks, Twin Peaks {totally in ♡}, music heroes and some quite unusual characters. All portrayed in the prettiest, brightest colors! Take a look:

Twin Peaks coloring book

Casio Katja necklace

Hilda the cabin brooch

David Bowie necklace

Animal band stickers

You can see more of her work in her site and facebook page!
Wishing you a lovely day,
Aleka

Hey there

Happy mother's day to all!
We helped the kid pick up flowers and make a card for his mom, he wrote inside how much he loves her, sweet right :-)
And a lovely video about an amazing mom, it's in Russian but you get the idea.
Wishing you a great Sunday and a productive week ahead,
Aleka

Les chickens

Well we didn't come back from the village empty handed, these three little cuties came with us!
They are Max the black one, Marina in the middle and Kostas with the mohawk :-)
They will stay with us for a few more days before they leave the city and move to another village to live in their own little hen house.
Wishing you a great week,
Aleka

Easter eggs and rockets

Yesterday we painted our Easter eggs, while the eggs were hot we "wrote" on them using wax crayons, they melted on the surface of the eggs making them look like marbled. The one in the ceramic bunny is the nephews, he said that's were his egg should go.
And today we made rockets, using tp rolls. We painted them, added a cap and colorful tail. The nephew didn't want his to hang on a string, he carried it around making it fly! Mine is hanging right behind him flying when the wind blows :-)
Wishing you a great weekend and a happy Easter,
Aleka