Bright 3D crochet flowers lariat

Got new variegated crochet cotton in pretty yellow-pink-green colours and decided to make a bluebell lariat for the spring season. Added some bright green balls embellishments and sparkly green leaves and here is my new addition to the collection.

Union Jack friendship bracelet

Recently started a new hobby - making friendship bracelets. It sounds like a great tradition to give bracelets to friends to make their dreams come true. One of the first friendship bracelets that I've made was one with the Union Jack flag. Perfect accessory for summer to show you are proud to be British.




If you are interested in making bracelets yourself I would recommend visiting this site which has a huge variety of patterns and tutorials suitable for everyone.

Crochet poppies

Poppies are quite popular perennial flowers in England. My garden is full of them and I really like variety of their shapes and colours. So they actually inspired me to making more crochet poppies in white and peach.

Butterfly Dangle Earrings

Thought you might be interested in making, wearing or just having as an idea for your next craft project this pair of pretty dangle earrings in butterfly shape. Gorgeous pretty things for a summer outfit available in my etsy shop

Crochet flower lariat

Crochet and knitting are everywhere in fashion, especially in jewellery and accessories. 
Flower/floral lariats are fun to wear. With the mixture of colourful 3d flowers, leaves and other tiny embellishments they will brighten your day and add personality to your wardrobe.


I had great fun making them, choosing different colour combinations. And I love what I've managed to get at the end.

I like combination of dusky/hot pink with purple and mint in this one.




This lariat is really bright with lilac/purple and fuchsia colours.



Reminds me bright autumn day in the park.




Early and tender spring is coming with these pastel colours.

Have you tried Etsy new useful tools yet?

Just found new Etsy useful tools. Well, they might be not new as I'm not really the first one to get new widgets person. I think they are quite cute. I'll try one of them on my blog. It allows you to see 10 treasuries you've created or you are featured as a slide show, all treasuries are clickable so you can view them in details.



Widget was created by EtsyTreasuries.com Treasury Shop which let you browse hundreds of curated Treasuries at a glance through a 3D wall gallery. You can view it in 3 different ways - Top 300 Most Popular, Top 300 With Most Comments, Top 300 Newly Listed. You can quickly view treasuries with color scheme and find your style from hundreds being curated everyday.This will help buyers who especially looking for wedding items (Wedding category) where everything should match and fall under a specific color scheme and find everything they need in the treasury.

Treasury Shop also enables Search Tool where you can search by tags, title or curator and get relevant results.

Try your widget!

Feather earrings

Feathers are very popular in crafts. In any craft store you can find packets of different types of feathers - marabou, duck, goose, peacock. I like all of them as they are all different and bring their own attractiveness to the craft project.
Recently I've started making earrings from feathers. Pheasant feathers seem to be less popular than colourful  peacock or fluffy marabou. But it all depends on your creativity and the additional materials you are using in your project.

My pheasant feathers earrings are embellished with beads.

I have to say if you start something new it's getting quite addictive. So after pheasant feathers I'm going to open my packets with marabou and peacock feathers.

Have you heard about Leeds Kirkgate Market?

Leeds Kirkgate Market is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. With over 600 stalls this is Europe's largest covered market. It attracts around 250,000 visitors every week.

It first opened in 1822.

It was a founding location of Marks & Spencer. Michael Marks opened his "Penny Bazaar" in the open air market here in 1884.

Since then the market has been refurbished and here is how it looks like nowadays.

Since last year it has been hosting 'How Bizaar', a big market stall, providing an opportunity for starters of new businesses to display and sell their products. Starting a new business can be risky but now having an opportunity to test demand and get market feedback before fully launching their product, service and idea, is less stressful.

'How Bizaar' provides a low risk trading opportunity for a wide range of businesses e.g. arts, crafts, clothing, food, electrical goods, toys.

You ask me why I'm giving you all this information? Because since April my crochet embellishments and jewellery are displayed in Leeds Kirkgate Market! I'm having my own display space. It's quite big but it's never enough when you start arranging it. Since it's YOUR space you can do there what you want.

This week my space is arranged this way.

I have wonderful neighbours who are displaying and selling their gorgeous products - handmade cards, clothing, bags, unusual jewellery, items of home decor. They all are of high quality and are very popular among visitors of the stall.

So please do come in to check our handmade products!

Meaning of Green

According to Wikipedia the word green

is closely related to the Old English verb growan, “to grow”. It is used to describe plants or the ocean. Sometimes it can also describe someone who is inexperienced, jealous, or sick.

Culturally, green has broad and sometimes contradictory meanings. In some cultures, green symbolizes hope and growth, while in others, it is associated with death, sickness, envy, or the devil. The most common associations, however, are found in its ties to nature. Green is also associated with regeneration, fertility and rebirth for its connections to nature.

My Green treasury is definitely inspired by the Nature and appeared due to amazing craftsmanship of etsy artists.

 

First row (from the top):

1. Green Forest Necklace by Daimblond

2. Two Little Birds by Enchantedpond

3. Scented Mini Tree by Kaleda

4. Deep Blue Sea - Peyote Stitched Beaded Cuff Bracelet by Mysticfibers

Second row:

1. 12 Crocheted Green Cotton Leaves by Flowersbyirene

2. Sky Cubes Earrings by TonyaUtkina

3. Knit Victorian Cape Cowl Scarf Shawl Wrap Stole apple lime green with yellow flowers by Allmadewithlove

4. Fully Reversible Modern Everyday Canvas Tote Handbag by Thebagshop

Third row:

1. Photo Print - FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD by Yuliyaart

2. Lampwork Beads Set by Britanika

3. Sweater Dress in Bio Linen by Mirthquakeclothing

3. Bella brass verdigris earrings in brass by Fleurfatale

Fourth row:

1. Purity by VaidaP

2. Felted Necklace by Galafilc

3. Pomme de pin by Anasousa

4. Pillow Case Starling by Mirthquake 

Nature Inspired Crochet Flowers

Recently I've uploaded a video on youtube with my crochet creations and want to share them with you. You might like them!