Ring cones in red and green

Our latest addition to the shop are these ring cone holders! You can fine them in red or green stripes, they are hand shaped without molds and hand painted. That way each one varies slightly making them one of a kind and unique :-)

xoxo,
Aleka

Little rustic clay village

I love how these little houses look together, like a whimsical, rustic village! Each house is hand painted with a unique design, I really had no idea what it would be until I started painting it :-)
You can find them all in the clay houses section!

xoxo,
Aleka

Cube wooden bead necklaces

A new design of wooden bead necklaces is in our Etsy shop! These colorful necklaces are made from cube and round wood beads and they are hand painted in colorful combinations. You can find them in our wood jewelry section :-)

xoxo,
Aleka

Good vibes only

Hi!
Little hand embroidered banner is in the shop reminding you to look for the good things in life :-)
Things I like: these photos of Tokyo, this movie & this book!
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Aleka

Traveling matchboxes

I had this idea in my mind for a while, making matchboxes with famous monuments from various countries. Like most projects I kept pushing it back on my to do list, so it wasn't until last month that I finally started trying out my idea. First it was the Eiffel tower, after a couple of versions and I selected the one I liked most. Then I took a shot at the Acropolis, thought it seemed harder it turned out that my first try was perfect! For Italy I picked the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it's a simple design but with a lot of detail.
They will be soon in the shop and hopefully more monuments will follow!
Aleka

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Yay!

A happy little banner, this one is hand embroidered with black thread for the Yay and colorful cotton threads as confetti. I do like to have pretty things around me when I work, it's a nice distraction when I feel stressed or uncertain, so this one is hanging right above my desk!
Hope you have a lovely weekend :-)
Aleka

More clay houses

It's been quite a while since I added new houses in the shop! So this time I added a lot of houses and trees as well as sets of two houses with a little tree. Some are done in natural colors like the brown house but for some I picked bright colors like the yellow and blue set of two houses.
I do love working on them, each house is individually hand formed, then I sand them to create surface texture and then the fun part begins: taking out ALL of my acrylics and picking color combinations that attract my eye. And once I am done it looks so good to put all the houses together, it's like a colorful little village with one of a kind homes and trees!
Aleka

The making of bees

Every matchbox I make goes through a lot of stages, versions that work and (many) others that fail, until I am happy with the result. The bee mine matchbox is no different. I played around with the bee shapes and sizes before I picked one that I liked. And for the cover I played around with the lettering and the colors. I made two versions, the one in the photo above is nearest to the actual cover, it's the same font but in the final version but the little beehives are colorful as I felt that the front was too plain :-)
When I was finally satisfied with everything I photographed the "Bee Mine" matchbox and listed it in the shop!
Aleka

Autumn sales!

We are celebrating autumn with sales! All through September you can purchase anything from the shop and enjoy a 20% discount using the coupon code "FALL20"!

Wishing you a lovely week,
Aleka

Embroidery work

I always wanted to try a more free style of embroidery, it is more demanding but the result is so worth it! I picked one of my photos as inspiration for this hoop, it's part of the temple of Poseidon against a blue sky. This is a one of a kind embroidery hoop, part of my "inspired by Greece" series :-)

Wishing you a lovely day,
Aleka

Colorful heart bookmarks

Summer is the best time for reading, and as a bookworm I have a box filled with bookmarks, many are from bookshops but some of them are handmade by me! Like this corner heart bookmark, it's the one I've been using lately as it's so easy to use and looks really cute when the book is closed too :-)
Wishing you a lovely week,
Aleka

New in our shop

Paper mache pencil brooches

Purple clay skeleton key

New in our shop

 

Paper mache house brooch

Green shell geometric earrings

New in our shop

 Blue hearts gift tags

 Pink hearts gift tags

Red teardrop earrings

Getting mail

The postman arrived bringing these goodies! The fish brooch is mine, all mine hehe :-)
The two lovely packages below are presents for my best friends, I'm sure they'll love them!!
Thank you so much Evdokia!
There's still a sale going on don't miss it, her shop is filled with cuteness :-)

An amazing giveaway

  

The lovely necklaces above are the work of Madeleine, she's the person behind the (beautifully named) shop I am a bird. Inspired by nature and birds she combines wood with her illustrations to create amazing pieces of art that you can wear. Now she is having a giveaway on her blog, go check it out and don't miss a chance to win :-)
Have a great day,
Aleka

Craft Party!

Αυτή την Κυριακή 30 Σεπτεμβρίου σας περιμένουμε στο Pure Bliss για ενα craft party με πολλά δωρεάν σεμινάρια αλλά και με κλήρωση δώρων!
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να δείτε εδω.
Σας περιμένουμε :-)

Monday moodboard - Winds

1. 10antemeridiem 2. ollina 3. Clariceonline 4. mayagencic

The winds today are so strong that made it really difficult to go even near the beach for my everyday walk, and they say it's only going to get worst. So with the gray and cloudy sky here's a moodboard to go with it.

For more Monday moodboards check out Esther and Estella's blog!
xoxo
Georgia

Monday moodboard - Dark heart

1. Baymut 2. Lasunka 3. TomBjornDesigns 4. Nafsika

Beautiful items in black from talented European sellers set the mood for today. It doesn't have to be red to be a perfect Valentine's day gift, so get on an early shopping spree!

For more moodboards visit Esther and Estella's blog.
Have  a great week!
xoxo
Georgia

Monday moodboard- Home again

 

 1. HandyHappy 2. granatina 3. MelashaCat 4. eleonorashop

We finally got back yesterday from our short trip and I'm so happy and warm at last. The temperature inside our house at the mountains was 6 degrees, quite cold as you can imagine! So I'm still trying to warm myself with the radiator and the fireplace here in Athens.

Have a great week and for more Monday moodboards visit StarOfTheEast

xoxo

Georgia