Carmenesque

Utazó csomagolás

2011-11-15T11:08:00.001+01:00

ENG I made these little cards for the Traveller collection. The typewriter style fonts and the cardboard have this vintage vibe together which I love. I also printed the name of the city on it, just to make it more personal. I hope you like it!

HUN Mostantól ilyen kis kártyákon küldöm az Utazó kollekció fülbevalóit. Mindegyikre rákerült a város neve is, szerintem az összhatás imádnivaló, kicsit vintage hangulatú. Jó lenne ha lenne egy rendes papírvágóm, mert így kézzel vagdosni a kartont nem valami felemelő. De persze a végeredményért megéri! :)

Photoshoot / Fotóztunk megint!

2011-10-22T11:25:00.000+02:00

ENG Last Saturday the weather was oh so wonderful - sunny but a bit chilly, perfect autumn. So we decided on a little photoshoot of my new pieces and the new surprise line. The model was once again my best friend, and we had a blast...yet again. :) I like that she's the perfect type of women who I design for: slightly edgy, modern, romantic and sophisticated too. You can see the result below.

HUN Kellemes napsütéses őszi nap volt a múlt szombat, tökéletes idő egy kis fotózáshoz. Megint a barátnőm állt modellt, és nagyon szupi képek születtek. Szeretem, hogy ő valahogy pont azt a nőt testesíti meg, akinek az ékszereim is szólnak - romantikus, modern és egy kicsit bohém, de ugyanakkor kifinomult is. Jönnek a képek:

Traveller II. / Utazó II.

2011-10-21T19:45:00.002+02:00

ENG The new travellers are here! I designed six more earrings and connected them to six more cities. I'm still in love with these little studs, and Mumbai is definitely this fall's hottest color!

HUN Megérkeztek az új utazók! Hat új fülbevaló, hat új város. Még mindig imádom az ilyen kis bedugós fülbevalókat, olyan jól feldobják ezek a színek a napomat. A lila Mumbai pedig most az ősz legdivatosabb színe.

Nyereményjáték a Facebookon!

2011-10-19T13:05:00.000+02:00

A Facebookon már több mint 800 rajongóm van. Nagyon örülök, hogy már ennyien vagytok, és köszönöm, hogy ilyen sokan követitek a munkámat. Ennek örömére játékot ígértem, ami ma fel is került. A képen látható könyves nyakláncot lehet megnyerni egy szerencsésnek.

A feladat:
- Légy a Carmenesque rajongói oldal tagja
- Lájkold a nyereményjáték képét
- A kép alá kommentben írd meg, hogy szerinted melyik szó/szavak jellemzik leginkább az ékszereimet.

A játék 1 hétig tart, október 26. 12:00-ig lehet kommenteleni, lájkolni.

A játékot meg is oszthatod az üzenőfaladon, azok között, akik így tesznek egy meglepetést is kisorsolok.

Sok szerencsét!

My creative space

2011-10-14T10:08:00.000+02:00

ENG I've been cutting and glueing this past week so some new glass jewelry is coming soon. I'm so excited about them! I also got a new tool to work with and it is fascinating, this little baby cuts glass like scissors cut paper. Amazing!

HUN Nemsokára jön néhány új üvegékszer, már alig várom őket. A héten vágtam és ragasztottam őket, mennek a kemencébe. Végre az ezer éve húzódó megrendelések is készen lesznek. Plusz egy új eszközt is szereztem, amivel úgy lehet üveget vágni, mint a papírt, fantasztikus. El sem hittem, amíg nem a saját kezemben próbáltam :)

Long time no see... / Rég nem látott...

2011-10-06T10:47:00.000+02:00

ENG I am back! I know you missed me, didn't you? I lived this summer mostly on Facebook, where I shared some new works, but I also wanted to collect them here, just to keep it documented. First I'm here with some new earrings, all in a dangling form, which I really love nowadays and prefer to studs.

HUN Visszatértem! Hiányoztam? Mostanában csak a Facebookon találkozhattatok velem, ahol mindig megosztottam a Meskára felkerült újdonságokat, de azért úgy illik, hogy itt is dokumentálom őket. Először is jönnek az új lógós fülbevalók, amiket mostanában sokkal jobban kedvelek, mint a bedugós apróságokat.

ENG And meanwhile I'm working on new collections, and I will soon launch a line that is very new to me and it will me enter me into a whole new world :) Details soon!

HUN Közben új kollekciókon is dolgozom, és egy teljesen más irányú újdonságom is lesz, amiről hamarosan többet is elárulok! :)

Traveller / Utazó

2011-04-11T16:56:00.000+02:00

ENG These earrings are often compared to candy but now I connected them with cities of the world. I'd be more than happy to walk around in them with the matching color! How about you?! :-)

HUN Olyanok ezek a fülbevalók, mint a cukorkák, én mégis most inkább egy-egy városhoz kapcsoltam őket. Én szívesen járnám a városokat ezekben a színekben, és ti? :-)

Szereted a színeked? / Do you like colors?

2011-04-04T15:35:00.002+02:00

Well, what can I say, I do :-) / Mit is mondhatnék, én igen!

Transformers

2011-03-20T16:19:00.003+01:00

Silver leaves arrived / Megérkeztek az ezüst levelek

2011-02-15T22:51:00.000+01:00

Oh Spring Where Art Thou? / Merre jársz tavasz?

2011-02-03T19:39:00.001+01:00

I'm kind of fed up with the cold weather, although I'm one of the few people who actually love winter. All I need is a little sunshine, pretty please? / Kicsit unom már a hideget, pedig én még szeretem is a telet. Csak egy kis napsütés legyen már, légyszi!

Here are some newbies, but I'm not in shape yet / Íme néhány újdonság, de még nem vagyok formában:

Who loves bobby pins? / Ki szereti a csatokat?

2011-01-20T12:07:00.000+01:00

Raise your hands if you like bobby pins! I love love love bobby pins, so I made a few sets of them for an early spring mood.

Emelje fel a kezét, aki szereti a csatokat! Én imádom őket, úgyhogy készült néhány szett, amikkel már lehet a tavaszra hangolódni.

Cornflower Blues/Búzavirág

Sunflower / Napraforgó

Heartsease / Árvácska

Carnation/Szegfű

Nyereményjáték ismét!

2011-01-17T20:17:00.000+01:00

Ezúttal az egyik kedvenc blogommal fogtunk össze, hogy mindenki örüljön :-) Az Urban:Eve blog facebook oldalán lehet jelentkezni az alábbi képen látható, Carmenesque nyakláncért egészen jövő hétfő éjfélig. Addig is olvasgassátok a blogot, rengeteg hasznos, érdekes dolog van az oldalon! Jövő héten pedig jövök a nyertessel.

A játék szabályai:

1. "Like"-olják az Urban:Eve Facebook oldalt.
2. "Like"-olják a Carmenesque Facebook oldalát.
3. Megosztják a nyereményről szóló Facebook bejegyzést("Share"/"Megosztás" gomb segítségével) a saját falukon.
4. Hagynak egy (és csak egy!) hozzászólást a nyereményhez tartozó Facebook bejegyzésben.

Sok sikert mindenkinek!

After Christmas

2010-12-30T11:11:00.002+01:00

Finally I can show all the things I've been working on lately :-) / Végre lehull a lepel! Ezek készültek mostanság:

Glasses part I. / Üvegek I. rész

2010-12-14T20:12:00.001+01:00

A giveaway and new stamps

2010-12-09T21:53:00.000+01:00

Is it really the 9th of December? Wow, time passes so quickly! I have been working on many things lately, but most of them are super-secret, so I'll show them later on. I'm so happy today, because I finished a new batch of my fused glasses and I got them today, so I'm really excited about them, and I keep saying 'wow, how pretty is that and that and that...." You can imagine. I'm going to show some of them as soon as it's daylight in my apartment.

I also have an announcement: you can win a lovely necklace if you visit the European Street Team's blog this week. We do a giveaway every month, and it's been a while I subscribed for the one in December (only because my birthday is in December). Visit this link: CLICK ME and comment with a favorite jewelry from my shop, and next Monday maybe you'll be the lucky winner who gets the necklace (I do really hope that the package makes it until Christmas, but unfortunately I can't guarantee.) And the necklace you can win:

Another new thing: I received my newly made custom rubber stamp with my logo/shopname on it, and it's absolutely gorgeous. What do you think? Is it cuteness overload? :-) My old stamp got ripped accidently, so I needed a new one, and I'm very happy with it.

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Már tényleg December 9 van? Hú, gyorsan elrepült az idő. Ma épp nagyon boldog vagyok, mert készen lett egy újabb adag olvasztott üvegem, ezúttal azok, amiket már itthon csináltam. És annyira szépek lettek, tisztára szerelmes vagyok beléjük, csak nézegetem őket, és azt ismételgetem, hogy "de szép ez, és ez is, és ez is". Persze nem mindet mutathatom meg egylőre, de amint nappal lesz, már mutatok is egy-kettőt.

Ezen kívül van egy jó hírem is: nyerhettek egy nyakláncot tőlem: most éppen a European Street Team decemberi havi játékán szerepelek (amire még ezer éve jelentkeztem, pusztán azért, mert Decemberben van a szülinapom). Szóval, ha ide kattintotok: KLIKK, akkor csak kommentelni kell egyet a kedvenc ékszeretekkel a boltomból, és jövő hétfőn lehet, hogy ti nyeritek meg a nyakláncot. (A játék angolul van, de elég az is, ha csak egy linket másoltok be)

És még egy dolog: megérkezett végre az új pecsétem a boltom logójával/nevével mert a régi sajnos elszakadt. Az új viszont megintcsak szerelem, madaras, meg kunkori, imádom pecsételgetni a fülbevaló lapokat és a csomagokat. Nektek hogy tetszik? :-)

And some more... / És még néhány....

2010-11-19T19:24:00.001+01:00

...new stuff. I know I'm quite the boring blogger type who only posts pictures of new things, but yeah, that's who I am. At least for now. So here come the pictures:
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...újdonság. Tudom, elég uncsi, hogy csak képeket posztolok, de egyelőre ennyire van csak energiám. Lesz ez még jobb is, igyekszem :-). De azért most jönnek a képek:

I'm into necklaces right now / Valahogy most a nyakláncokra vagyok ráállva

2010-11-09T18:43:00.001+01:00

Still in bloom / Még virágoznak

2010-10-31T15:30:00.000+01:00

My creative space

2010-10-27T23:24:00.001+02:00

On my desk today I have only purple beads. I'm making a long necklace for a sweet costumer, I can't wait to see the result! :-)

And what are you up to today?

See more spaces at Kootoyoo's blog!

New necklaces / Új nyakláncok

2010-10-25T17:13:00.001+02:00

Giveaway at my Facebook page / Nyereményjáték a Facebook oldalamon!

2010-10-20T21:54:00.003+02:00

Aki esetleg nem tudja, a Facebookon is vezetek egy oldalt, ami az ékszerekről szól. Ezt az oldalt most már több, mint 100 ember kedveli, trendi szóval élve: lájkolja (brrr). Ennek örömére meghirdettem egy játékot, ahol egy 4000 Ft értékű ajándékutalvány a tét. Ha szeretnéd megnyerni és választani az ékszereim közül, akkor nincs más dolgod, mint kattintani az alábbi képre, és követni a játék szabályait (amik roppant egyszerűek). Játékra fel! Jössz? :-)

KATT

CLICK

For those who don't know yet I have started a fanpage on Facebook which is dedicated to my jewelry line. This page has more than 100 fans now and to celebrate this fortunate event I started a little game where you can win a 20 USD worth gift certificate. If you would like to win click on the picture above and follow the simple rules. Let's play! Are you coming? :-)

New banner

2010-10-15T22:38:00.000+02:00

I felt like doing a new banner, so I played a little with my photos, and here's the result. Do you like it? :-)

Acorn + Chanel

2010-10-11T20:25:00.000+02:00

I love these tiny little acorns made of this cute beadcap and a blue/olive bead. So delicate and pretty, I couldn't resist to make matching earrings and necklaces.

I was working on something this weekend that turned out to be so cool and pretty, I can't stop looking at it: a little bow with a Chanel monogram. I haven't decided yet whether to make a necklace or a brooch of it.

Olyan édesek ezek a kis tölgyfa makkra emlékeztető medálok - szolid és kecses, nem tudtam ellenállni a kísértésnek, és készítettem egymásoz illő fülbevalókat és nyakláncokat.

A hétvégén egy kisebb projekten dolgoztam: egy masnit varrogattam gyöngyből amin egy kis Chanel monogram is található. Olyan édes, folyton nézegetem, kézbeveszem. Még nem tudom, hogy nyaklánc vagy bross legyen-e belőle.

Weekend trip

2010-10-05T17:28:00.000+02:00

We were on a mini vacation with some workmates this weekend. It was beautiful autumn weather, chilly and sunny, so perfect. Let the pictures speak for themselves:

Daily Wear

2010-09-22T11:12:00.000+02:00

Flickr Favorites - Fall impressions

2010-09-21T10:53:00.002+02:00

1. me by Damnmeandyou, 2. Macaroons, 3. Untitled, 4. bubble gum bokeh

See more mosaics at Mitsy's blog!

Photoshoot fun

2010-09-17T21:05:00.000+02:00

I have wanted to take photos of my jewelry on my best friend for a long time, but we couldn't set up a date for it because of our schedules. But today, we finally did it! And it went so well - despite the facts that I'm not really used to photograph people, and that my BFF haven't modeled yet - that we agreed on future sessions like this. For that I will work like crazy on new things, and we will certainly do lots and lots and lots of photos! For now here are my favorite photos, we had so much fun :-)

// Mindig is szerettem volna a barátnőmön fényképezni az ékszereimet, de valahogy sosem jött össze. De ma végre végre összehoztuk! Szuper jól sikerült, igaz igényelt némi tequilát, meg sok sok sok kattintást, de szerintem nagyon jó képek születtek. Úgyhogy ideje belevetnem magam a sűrűjébe, és új ékszereket készítenem, mert most már megvan a csodálatos modellem! Jó volt nagyon ez a délután :-)

Royal

2010-09-08T17:58:00.000+02:00

A brand new necklace which is totally unique - with unique beads. Love at first sight!

Vadiúj nyaklánc, amiből csak egy darab készült. Nekem szerelem első látásra!

Today's color therapy / Mai színterápia

2010-08-29T16:36:00.002+02:00

Getting back to normal

2010-08-28T12:03:00.000+02:00

Oh finally!
Summer has ended, and I'm finally back to my normal life - meaning crafting! :-) I missed so much creating, but I wasn't lazy through the summer: I slowlybuilt up a little glass designing studio for myself at home. I finally have all the things I need to make gorgeous glass jewelry - the only thing I'm short of is a kiln, but for now it is not a necessity yet. And finally I'm busy working on new things - and the results are coming soon!

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Végre végetért a nyár úgyhogy visszatérhet minden a normális kerékvágásba: azaz újra alkotok! Nyáron nem sok időm volt rá, de azért nem tétlenkedtem: beszereztem minden kelléket ahhoz, hogy itthon készíthessek üvegékszereket. Már csak egy kemence hiányzik, de egyelőre nem létszükség. Így most végre új ékszereken dolgozom - hamarosan jön a végeredmény! :-)

Paris, my love

2010-08-06T12:00:00.000+02:00

She's working on something...

2010-08-03T22:24:00.000+02:00

I'm not disappeared! Just never make it on time from work to photograph my things...but I wanted to share with you what is on my desk these days - and hopefully some daylight photos are coming soon too :-)

Projects finished

2010-07-31T16:12:00.000+02:00

Finally I had some days off from work, and besides doing oh-I-can-do-this-only-now type of things I did manage to finish two projects:
The first was the gift for my Mom, the pillow with the embroidered quotation. It is not perfect, but looks really nice.

The second project was recycling an orange shoe box, and make little gift boxes for jewellery. They look so summery and fun. My next 10 or so customers will get a bit of this sunshine :-)

Blipfoto

2010-07-25T21:40:00.000+02:00

I started a photo journal at blipfoto, where I can upload one photo each day. I'd would really like to keep up, and take/post a photo every day. Right now it's really a challenge, and I'd like to see my progress in photography. You can follow my work here: http://www.blipfoto.com/carmenesque and you can see pictures like this:

Dream came true!

2010-07-18T07:58:00.001+02:00

Finally I achieved one of my biggest dreams. I got a DSLR camera, a Nikon. I couldn't be happier, I was anxious to get up early (which I normally hate) to take pictures in daylight - well dawnlight. :-)

The first pictures are of a custom made earrings. Fantastic pictures. I mean seeing my pictures with the bridge camera I owned and with the SLR, it's just one word: WOW. And it will only get better. So here they come. I cannot wait to experience with it a little more :-)

True Blue

2010-07-12T21:21:00.000+02:00

Which one do you prefer? The chunky or the simple one? I can't decide...

2 new things

2010-07-11T11:04:00.000+02:00

1. Finally I bought some colorful glasses. Nice pastels + bright yellow. As soon as I get my glass cutter I'll make some glass jewels again. I'm so excited about this project, I wanted to do all the glass thingie at home for a long time. Slowly I gathered the tools and stuff, so I'm only a little away from the dream :-)

2. I got inspired by Éva Bardócz and her hand embroidered pillows with quotations. Since my Mum's 50th birthday is coming I though I could make a pillow for her with some lines from one of her favorite songs. It is a very slow and hard work, so it is great that I started it in time. I'll show my progress on this project. Here, I just started with the embroidery :-)

Daily Wear

2010-07-07T14:50:00.001+02:00

Invites for my Mum

2010-07-07T11:39:00.000+02:00

My Mum is going to celebrate her 50th birthday in less than a month so she asked me to make the invites for her party. This is what I came up with, I'm quite satisfied :-)

Daily Wear

2010-07-02T22:03:00.000+02:00

Mini-break

2010-06-28T23:17:00.000+02:00

This weekend we went on a little holiday to a little town, Pápa. The main event of the trip was a concert of a famous Hungarian musician, Ákos, whom we both love. Besides the concert the town was holding a festival of the reformed church so there were many other programs too. We visited a museum of traditional "bluepainting" which is a method of textil printing with the result of a blue-white colored textil. It was fascinating, it really impressed me. We saw the prints in many themes, flowers, birds and Hungarian motifs. I even bought a little table cloth with the traditional flower print of the town, it's very beautiful. We also saw the huge wells where they paint the fabric. It was in the cellar and in the attic there was a huge place to dry the textils. The whole workshop wasn't that big, but the tour was really interesting. A little teaser:

After the museum the concert was absolutely fab, very rock'n'roll, a big party. He played all of my favorites with a different instrumental back, so the whole concert was very refereshing and sounded really good. Will have to go to another one of this tour, I can't help it. :-)

Daily Wear

2010-06-24T17:48:00.001+02:00

My creative space

2010-06-24T16:44:00.002+02:00

Finally a day off from work! I was eager to make something, so I finished the bead embroidered pendant that I was longing for like ages ago. I saw it in Zazie's shop, and after she couldn't make one for me, I decided to make it myself (with permisson :-)) I like the result, the colors are fascinating and I'm in love with the mandala shape. The center is a huge purple mountain jade cabochon, so the pendant is quite heavy.

Also every night when I get home I always relax a bit with making beaded beads. It's quick, easy, and they will be perfect for future projects!

See more spaces HERE!

Date night

2010-06-21T16:24:00.001+02:00

700, yay!

2010-06-19T20:48:00.000+02:00

So cool! 700 people calls my shop a favorite. Thank you, it feels so great! :-)

New hair

2010-06-16T18:36:00.000+02:00

This is the month of renewing I guess. After years and years of having long hair yesterday I took the courage to have my hair cut short. I had short hair before, but not this short, and never a bob style. So far I love it. Light and easy for the hot summer days.

Oh and the blog has a new skin, fresh and summery, as you can see I'm in love with anything blue right now. I like the new outfit, are you? :-)

Daily Wear

2010-06-09T11:13:00.002+02:00

Daily Wear

2010-06-08T14:10:00.002+02:00

I start a new column on my blog today. I got addicted to polyvore.com a minute ago, so I decided to show you my outfits from time to time. I don't have a big wardrobe, and I'm very picky around clothes, but I'll do my best to show you that you can combine your basic clothes very well or style them up with interesting things. The items I put in the collage are always the exact same I own, or a very-very close one. Enjoy!

Just hoops

2010-06-08T12:56:00.000+02:00

Ever since I realised that hoops suit me I wanted a big shiny sterling silver one. So I took my wire and pliers and made myself one. These are handformed and filed by me, and I'd like to hammer them when my anvil and chasing hammer arrive from the UK. They look so great, and they're perfect for summer :-) More wirework is coming up watch this space.

Summer sale in my Etsy shop!

2010-06-07T08:15:00.000+02:00

******* SUMMER SALE * 20% off * SUMMER SALE * 20% OFF * SUMMER SALE *******

Finally summer has arrived and I wanted to celebrate with a big sale in my Etsy shop! All items are discounted with 20% OFF, that's a huge bargain, don't miss it! Just put "Summer Breeze" in the message to seller box during checkout and I'll refund your discount via paypal. Discounts are available this week through 7/6 - 13/6!

Summer Romance by LolasRoom

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Végre itt a nyár, és úgy döntöttem, hogy ezt rendesen meg kell ünnepelni, főként az elmúlt heteket tekintve. Ezért az Etsy boltomban és a Meska boltomban is 20-20% kedvezményt adok mindenre, amit a vásárlás végösszegéből fogok levonni. Az akció június 7 és 13 között tart, ne hagyd ki! Az akció minden polcra érvényes, tehát a már leárazott termékekre is! :-) Jó vásárlást!

Meska: egyedi kézműves tárgyak, ajándékok

Carmen.meska.hu

Berries again

2010-06-01T13:38:00.000+02:00

In the colors of a sunset :-)

India bracelet

2010-05-30T17:42:00.000+02:00

Now I'm really fed up with the weather. There's 5 minutes of sunshine and then 5 days of rain, taking my mood down. All I would do is sleep through these days, but of course I have a million things to do. But I couldn't stand and quickly made this sunny bracelet, in the bright colors of India: orange, pink, purple and red.

Put your hands up if you want sunshine too!

Anchors

2010-05-22T19:59:00.000+02:00

A custom made set for a bride, after playing with Gimp :-)

I just can't have enough

2010-05-10T17:08:00.000+02:00

...of this pendant. It's amazing, and I love the colors.

After a long pause

2010-05-07T12:46:00.000+02:00

Finally something fresh for spring. (Or almost summer?)

Newbies!

2010-04-13T11:32:00.000+02:00

Finally I got my new chains yesterday, and I'm stunned by the quality of them. So now my new pendants have chains to hang from, and I can show you them! :-)

Flower in the window

2010-04-10T10:08:00.000+02:00

These are fresh from my grandparents garden. The smell is wonderful and I even got some little pets from them. :-)

The key

2010-04-06T19:12:00.000+02:00

I hope all my readers had a lovely Easter weekend. Mine was perfect! I spent it with friends and family and I got super-relaxed and energized up at the same time. I need that energy now, school will be harder the next few weeks, tests and essays to write, brrr. I'm so not looking forward to it. But I will try to find some time to cheer up my soul with a bit of crafting, I have some shiny new supplies on the way. Meanwhile I want to show my favorite necklace nowadays. I bought this key pendant a while ago, and it was lying around in my stash until one day I finally added some sterling silver chain - so minimal, I don't know what was I waiting for. And I'm totally in love with it, I always get compliments :-)

Remélem mindenkinek jól telt a húsvét. Az enyém szuper volt, feltöltött energiával a család és a barátok. Kell is most az energia, mert a suli lassan kezd bedurvulni: beadandók, zéhák, nagyon nem várom ezt most...Azért remélem, hogy lesz időm alkotni, úton van most néhány új kellék, amikkel úgyis rögtön leülök játszani majd. Addig is, hogy legyen mit nézni: ez most a kedvenc nyakláncom. A kulcsot még rettentő régen vettem valahol az Üllőin, aztán hányódott egy sort a gyöngyös dobozomban, míg végül tettem rá egy sterling ezüst láncot. Igazi minimál dizájn, nem tudom mire vártam. Most meg le se veszem, és mindig mindenki megdícséri. :-)

Some more newbies

2010-04-02T11:35:00.000+02:00

I was in a bracelet mood this week, so I made these simple and playful bracelets with my new charms. And I also got an order for an Evergreen necklace, and here's what I came up with. I'm full of ideas and this spring break is the best thing that happened to me recently :-) These bracelets are already in the shop!

Oh and yesterday I was on the Front Page on Etsy and people were actually writing me convos about how beautiful my shop is, and what an inspiring artist I was. It felt so great, I never got encouraging messages before, and they would be so great to read when I feel down, or I have no inspiration. Thank you everyone! :-)

My creative space

2010-04-01T01:08:00.000+02:00

Finally spring break! I'm in such a creative mood, made a new flowery necklace for myself and I already picked the colors for the next two ones. So fresh and bright colors, perfect for spring!

Will show you the result later! More space at kootoyoo's blog!

Cards from MOO

2010-03-31T17:03:00.000+02:00

Yay, my new business cards from Moo arrived! I got 50 new cards with my jewels and a pretty green back. And finally I didn't forget to add my blog address, so my new customers will know about my blog too! They're so pretty and they're on recycled paper, great!

Crafty Weekend

2010-03-30T18:42:00.000+02:00

With Spring Break on the corner I allowed myself to create this weekend, and it had some fabulous results! I'm so happy with my newest jewels! Not because they look so new to me, but I used the finest materials: gemstones and sterling silver. These are my ever first handcrafted sterling silver earhooks, and I'm in love with them. They look so perfect, I love them. I'm the kind of person who tries to make everything by hand instead of buying, and using the silver wire was a really big step for me.

Most, hogy itt a tavaszi szünet, engedélyeztem magamnak egy kis kreatívkodást a hétvégén. Meg is lett az eredménye! Nagyon tetszenek ezek az új ékszerek, és kiváló anyagokból készültek: ásványok és sterling ezüst. A fülbevalókat én magam készítettem, imádom őket. Általában jobban szeretek mindent magam készíteni, mint készen venni, és az ezüst dróttal asszem új utakra léptem.

The pink jades are gorgeous, they remind me of cherry blossoms. I also made two necklaces with the little dangle beads. I'm happy to use up my collection of small gemstone beads :)

A rózsaszín jáde kövek éppen olyanok, mint a cseresznyevirág, nem? Készítettem még nyakláncokat is, szépen fogyogat a rengeteg apró ásványom is.

More new things come this week, stay tuned! / Jön a többi újdonság is hamarosan!

Milestone again!

2010-03-24T17:45:00.000+01:00

I reached another milestone today, I guess thanks to Euro Week on Etsy. Now more than 600 people hearted my shop, and I find that overwhelming. I remember being 500 shop heart was a big dream, almost unreachable, and then just like that it's 600 now. Many many thanks to all the sweet people, these hearts mean a lot to me, and always remind me that I should keep on going when I'm feeling down and blocked. So thank you!

Monday Moodboard - Green Europe

2010-03-22T08:19:00.000+01:00

1. Earrings - Glass Lampwork beads - Sterling silver 2. This is spring clutch 3. Enigma long sleeve tunic 4. dingle dangle necklace

This week Etsy has the spotlight on Europe! From March 22 through March 27, 2010, we'll be celebrating the European art and artists of Etsy, and the event is called Euro Week. It will be fab! Many European artists offer discounts, gifts or free shipping. In my shop you can enjoy the benefits of free shipping, so don't miss out! I can't wait for this week, it never felt better to be European!

Ezen a héten az Etsyn Európa kerül a középpontba. Március 22 és 27 között az Euro Hét kereteiben az európai művészetet és művészeket köszöntjük. Szuper lesz. Sok Etsys ajánl kedvezményt, ajándékot vagy ingyen postázást. Én ez utóbbiak közé tartozom: tehát március 22 és 27 között a postaköltséget én vállalom! Sosem volt még ennyire jó európainak lenni! :-)

My creative space

2010-03-18T07:42:00.000+01:00

This week I'm mainly busy with making my Dad's present. He's going to turn 50 tomorrow, so I'm putting together an album about those 50 years. I hope he'll like it :-) So far I only made mess:

I made the cover:

And the baby years:

Scrapbooking is a really slow process, and I'm a true beginner. But I think he'll appreciate it anyway. I already got busted that I was at my grandparent's house for the pictures, but I don't think he suspects anything yet. The party will be on Saturday, so wish me luck in finishing it :-)
More creative spaces at Kootoyoo's blog.

Flickr Favorites - Self Portrait

2010-03-16T06:58:00.004+01:00

1. Untitled, 2. Fresh., 3. Bild-473, 4. A must-do

Mitsy challenged us for this week! I love challenges and this one is one of my favorite theme: Self Portrait. Two weeks ago I was making a Self Portrait ring, and today I'm making my Flickr Faves mosaic about me. In fact I'm in this mosaic, though you can't see my face. The other three pictures are just who am I: a fan of birds, a fan of lime (both the fruit and color) and I'm a redhead who wears simple clothing (that doll could be me) So that's all just who I am.

Ezen a héten a Flickr kedvenceim egy nagyon jó kis téma köré csoportosulnak: Önarckép. Mitsy adta meg az ötletet, és míg két hete önarckép gyűrűt csináltam, most egy mozaikot raktam össze, ami eléggé én vagyok. Igazából még én is benne vagyok a válogatásban, mégha nem is látszik az arcom. A többi kép meg csak egyszerűen engem definiál: madár rajongó, lime rajongó (mint gyümölcs és mint szín is) és ha babát csinálnának rólam, akkor épp így néznék ki, mint ez a vörös hajú kislány.

Friday Favorites

2010-03-12T19:46:00.000+01:00

I think I just found the funnies and cutest clutch ever! The colors are fantastic, and there's a little bird on it, so by now I'd be bought BUT there's more: it has a pig on it. A PIG! With a spiderweb at his butt. How cute is that? It went right up on my wish list :-) If only I could do anything with a small clutch (believe me, I could find an excuse...) Check out DrikaB's shop, those purses are really tempting.

Azt hiszem megtaláltam a legviccesebb és legédesebb kézitáskát! Csodás színei vannak, kismadár is ott figyel, úgyhogy engem már ennyivel is megvett, DE ráadásul még egy malac is van rajta. EGY MALAC! Pókhálóval a fenekén. Hát nem édes? Azonnal felkerült a kívánságlistámra :-) Bárcsak tudnám használni az apró táskákat is (bár asszem megtalálnám a módját...) Nézzétek meg DrikaB boltját, nagyon csábító táskák vannak nála.

Lace

2010-03-07T19:38:00.000+01:00

I found these big lacey filigrees yesterday, when I was on a hunt for my Dad's present's materials. I pictured them as earrings, and they're not delicate ones. I can see these worn by brave women with a lot of self-confidence. What do you think?

Great News!

2010-03-07T11:01:00.000+01:00

I have some great news to share: I was chosen to be in the Indiefixx Green Galleria. It's such an honor to be there, among many talented artists. Make sure to check out my shop as I'm having a little gift there for you!

Treasure in the mail

2010-03-05T09:41:00.001+01:00

This week I got this lovely package from The Fig Leaf. I've been eyeing her stuff for quite some time and I eventually asked for a custom made set of leather goods. You know I'm a green fan, so my conception was a gorgeous green leather with black woodland creatures on it. I was going for a birdie purse, because I don't have enough room for my paper money in my little coin purse, but I couldn't resist a nice cell phone case for my new phone and then to have a complete set I wanted a keychain too. Christa was very kind and incredibly fast: I got my treasures within 2 weeks from the other side of the world! Wow. And I just love them, they're so soft and quality. And they match my Kreativlink journal perfectly (which I finally dare to use, ruining it with my sketches)! Oh these little Etsy treasures...

EST Challenge - Self Portrait

2010-03-03T15:29:00.000+01:00

When I heard that the new weekly challenge is hosted by Dawn from Latouchables I knew that the theme will be a real challenge. And I was right: Self Portrait is not an easy one. Well not for me. I'm still looking for myself, trying to figure out who am I and what am I doing, and pouring myself out into an object is something that looks simple, but it's not. But then it hit me, and I didn't even had to sketch or plan, it was right there on the tip of my tongue. Although I might have had a little help when I received these magnezite stones this week.

I knew that if it's a self portrait then I have to make a ring, and I decided that I'll try bead embroidery again with some beadweaving too. And here's the result:

It is a huge ring, but that's what I wanted, as I like wearing only one big ring and nothing else. If I could be a ring, I'd be like this: lime and turquoise and it looks complicated but in real it's very simple. Just like me. I used a black felt and black thread as I often have dark thoughts and I'm pessimistic, and I added a soft chocolatebrown leather as a back, coz I do have a softer side and the leather is upcycled from an old bag I'm not using anymore, because I'm a fan of recycling. What do you think? Is it a good self portrait? :-) BTW, all the other entries are here, make sure to check them out! (Oh, and special thanks to Zazie, who showed me the basics of bead embroidery at Meska :-))

Aqua and green

2010-02-27T13:35:00.001+01:00

I'm so in love with these colors right now. It doesn't really matter to me if it's autumn or summer I could wear bright green and blue all the time. And the shape of the beads are so sleek, I can't wait to corporate them into spring-summer designs.

Flowers

2010-02-26T13:35:00.000+01:00

This is a custom made piece for my best friend, and she likes it a lot :-) Black and pink, romantic and elegant.

My creative space

2010-02-25T11:26:00.000+01:00

I don't know why but nowadays I love experimenting with new things. Trying out new stuff always gives me the feeling that I have so much to do and learn and of course more and more ideas are popping up in my head and I'm not sure if I have the time to do them all. This week I even learned two new techniques: crocheting as I already showed you - I'm still waiting for my yarn to try bead crochet. The other thing is called increasing and decreasing in peyote stitch. This one was also a nightmare of me, and it truly took me a little while to figure out, and the result isn't perfect, but I simply adore it. I saw her at another Hungarian beadweaving blog (the original pattern is Julalee's) and thought that I should learn increasing and decreasing with her.

So I took out my cute delicas and picked the colors of a geisha: pink and red as these remind me of sakura blossoms. So I made her kimono of these colors:

And tada, here's my little geisha :-) Yay, I learned a new thing again!

New directions!

2010-02-23T15:02:00.000+01:00

I always thought that crocheting is a very very complex and difficult activity, and that in no way I could make something crocheted. The hook looks just dumb, and simply I just don't get what you mess up with the thread. I've seen pictures for beginners, still no clue. My dear grandmother used to crochet, and back then I never had the interest to learn it, I was more keen on dressing up my dolls...yet another thing we had no time for. When I saw crocheted things like Mitsy's Babette blanket I was just gasping and couldn't imagine how can this be handmade.

But now! Now I was going crazy over crocheting and really really really wanted to learn. So I surfed the net and got my hook and fiber and started to simply DO IT. And finally I see that this isn't brain surgery so I have to admit that crocheting is fun. Okay I made only a simple chain, it's not perfection, but hey I did it on my own. :-) So now the rest is just practicing and maybe get to know what kind of fiber goes with which hook, cause I have no clue. Oh and I will try bead crocheting as well, as it's a big dream for me so just wait for my new yummy jewels to come!

My creative space

2010-02-18T12:21:00.000+01:00

Just some random things I've been experiencing with. I really like bugle beads, don't you ? :-) Find more spaces at Kotoyoo's blog!

Flickr Favorites - Portugal

2010-02-16T06:43:00.002+01:00

1. PORTUGAL -Aveiro, 2. Pieces of Lisbon, 3. LISBOA/LISBON, 4. The Wall

I know I know...The reason of my silence is school of course, I have had lots of new classes and tasks last week. I didn't really have time to update my shop or even to create new things, but I'll try to find a balance between creative life and school life again. As some of you already know I study Portuguese philology, and I have to admit that I'm truly in love with this language. So eccentric and soft at the same time, you wouldn't believe. And look at these colors...You just can't have enough of those beautiful azulejos, can you? Well I can't, and as I get to know myself better, I can slowly understand the reason I feel this way about this country.

Find other mosaics at Mitsy's blog!

Winter Wonderland

2010-02-07T10:01:00.000+01:00

Weekend wishlist

2010-02-05T08:25:00.000+01:00

This weekend I have lots of plans. It's the last weekend before my semester starts - so the last weekend when I can do anything and I don't have to worry about tests and exams. I wanna use it well.

My plans are:
- going to the hairdresser (it's been ages, and I deserve it)
- organizing the mess on my desk (I need a fresh space to keep new ideas coming and to study)
- making some pudding (double layered: chocolate and strawberry)
- creating some new things with beadweaving
- building a snowman :)
- celebrating my Etsyversary

I hope I'll have some time for all of these, especially the snowman! :) Oh and the picture is last days result, it wasn't easy-peasy, but I'll make another in different colors, coz it's so so pretty and shiny! Happy weekend to everyone! :) Check out Minna's blog to find other ideas for the weekend.

My creative space

2010-02-04T12:03:00.000+01:00

Something is going to happen to all of those!! :) Will show you when I'm finished. In the meantime: more spaces at Kootoyoo!

Flickr Favorites - Weird today

2010-02-02T10:36:00.000+01:00

1. Weird Beard 1, 2. Makovecz Imre buildings - weird designed houses - Sárospatak Hungary, 3. Weird but Beautiful Onion, 4. 41/365 weird

Yep I feel a bit weird today, and I don't know why. Maybe I should search for more weird pictures to find out. More weirdness and beauty at Mitsy's blog.

Sorsolás

2010-02-01T10:21:00.000+01:00

A random.org segítségével kisorsoltam a nyakláncot, és a boldog nyertes nem más, mint a hármas számú kommentelő, Helen! Gratulálok :-)

In the mail today

2010-01-28T16:18:00.000+01:00

I got this GORGEOUS necklace in the mail today. I won it at a blog game among Hungarian craft-bloggers and I was lucky. The necklace is more stunning in person, but the weather is so terrible today, I can't take a better pic. Thanks so so much Orsi! :-)

My creative space!

2010-01-28T07:30:00.000+01:00

Yay, the creative space series is back! I've wanted to show my new idea of packaging and recycling so now is the perfect opportunity. You know that I love art, and one of my favorites is Gustav Klimt. I even traveled to Vienna to see "The Kiss" itself. And I had a calendar several years ago that had severeal famous pictures from Klimt in it. The calendar was expired a long time ago, and I didn't have the heart to throw it away. And then it suddenly hit me: I should reuse those beautiful pictures and throw away the non-useful part. And so I did. I made pillow boxes to send my earrings and hairpins in it. They're so beautiful and colorful, and I would love to get a package like this.

Can you recognize them?? :-) Here's some help to get to know Klimt's work.

Show your creative space too, if you want to play along visit kootooyoo's blog!

Flickr Favorites - Soft pink

2010-01-26T10:38:00.000+01:00

I think I have these color phases. One day I'm in love with turquoise, the next day it's all about lime, and the following day it's purple. Today it's soft pink. I'm not quite a girly girl, but I'm a romantic person, therefore I love the color pink. Especially this soft, almost beige, heartwarming pink.

1. DSC_0569, 2. The Rose of Versailles Necklace, 3. pretty_blooms, 4. Untitled

Find more mosaics at Mitsy's blog!

Játékra fel!

2010-01-25T13:59:00.000+01:00

A múltkor tévelyegtem a blogszférában, és teljesen véletlenül észrevettem egy játékot Orsinánál. Egy csodaszép nyaklánc volt a nyeremény, cserébe csak annyi a dolgom, hogy én is meghirdetem a játékot a saját blogomon. Egyszerű és nagyszerű. És csodák csodája nyertem! Ami rettentő fura, mert általában nem szoktam nyerni, sőt legtöbbször már a játéknak is vége van, mire én odatévedek. Szóval most igazán szerencsém volt, és a nagy lelkesedésben össze is dobtam az én potya láncomat. Íme! A lánc kb 83 cm hosszú, üveggyöngyökből, teklákból, bronz láncokból, apró medálokból, és egy fűzött bogyóból áll csokoládé és arany színekben.

Ha szeretnéd megnyerni, akkor nincs más dolgod mint január 31. éjfélig hagyni itt egy kommentet és a jelentkezéssel együtt vállalnod, hogy ha te nyersz, akkor átveszed a stafétát, és egy hónapon belül készítesz valamit, amit kisorsolsz a blogodon. A nyakláncot csak a te játékod meghirdetése után fogom elküldeni. Játszunk?

A játékért külön köszönet Babrának!

Sneak Peak!

2010-01-21T19:54:00.000+01:00

They're all coming to my etsy shop soon! :-)

Flickr Favorites - Navy blue

2010-01-19T15:28:00.000+01:00

1. More drops, 2. Nautical grocery shopping, 3. Color Week: Blue Pin, 4. Blue Suede Shoes

More collections at Mitsy's blog!

My first...

2010-01-18T13:06:00.000+01:00

Okay so I'm last minute but still in time! The actual EST challenge will end today, and I really wanted to participate this time. And yay, I made it! :-) The reason I was so very excited about this challenge is not only that it's hosted by the lovely Renate aka Kreativlink but the theme, it's just perfect. Now I have to quote her as her description is so perfect:

'I want to really challenge you this time to - make something you never did before!
I want you to come out of your comfort zone and experiment. Try something new! Something you never really did before!

You are a painter? Then knit something! A jeweler - try painting! A bookbinder - crochet something. Whatever you usually do - do something else! Grab some paper and make a card. Buy a pack of Fimo and make a little sculpture. Try jewelry if you never did that. Make origami. A mosaic maybe? Have you ever tried sewing? Made a plushie? Done embroidery?

If that’s too hard, stay with your craft, but try something new there. Say you always sew childrens clothing - sew something you never did so far. It should really be new for you. Be brave! :)'

So as I am brave and have tons on things on my 'to try' list I can now scratch off one thing: bead embroidery. I always wanted to try and now this was the perfect opportunity to do it for real.

Okay no more blabla, here it is! In blue of course, and shiny O_O

I call it the Eye as it really looks like an eye :)

And me wearing it, so very '20s style. (sorry for blurry pic, it's an impossible light now...)

I'm actually quite proud of my first embroidery, and it's surely not the last piece I made. Oh and the center stone: I got it while we were in Regensburg, and I accidentally found a beadshop. Just couldn't resist that shiny blue :)

The other entries are at Renate's blog, make sure to check them out, it's always a pleasure to see others flourishing!

Cheerful news!

2010-01-16T01:43:00.000+01:00

Flickr Favorites - Home Decor

2010-01-12T12:18:00.000+01:00

1. Untitled, 2. Untitled, 3. Untitled, 4. Wishing you a Happy New Year

Did you know that I love interior design too? Actually who doesn't? A nicely furnished home always makes me feel like I have butterflies in my belly, and nice pictures also makes me shiver of joy. I recently found this Flickr group, I think it's amazingly beautiful, and I just feel like favoriting every other picture in the pool. Crazy! So visit them, but prepare that you'll spend hours and hours just looking!

Find more mosaics at Mitsy's blog!

Shop update for your neck

2010-01-11T16:51:00.001+01:00

The new year brings the new designs to my Etsy shop! I'm listing new things everyday so it's really worth to check back often! A little teaser of my new necklaces here:

Monday Moodboard

2010-01-11T09:04:00.000+01:00

1. GUSTAVE EIFFEL Charcoal Grey French Soft Corduroy Pleated Messenger Double Straps 2. Deer - Original Graphic Design Print 3. Art Nouveau style Green Glass Opal Earrings 4. A Very European Affair - mirrored glass garland or bunting with heart locket

More moods at Greet's blog.

Friday Finds #15 - Blush

2010-01-08T15:56:00.000+01:00

1. flowering glen - natural vine crown 2. Frog prince. A vintage ruffled golden ball. 3. Faceted Peruvian Pink Opal Gemstone Sterling Silver Ring 4. The key to my heart - unique porcelain Heart-ART

Flickr Favorites - Read!

2010-01-05T12:36:00.000+01:00

1. who needs a book self, 2. A room without books is like a body without a soul. (Explore), 3. Philosophy II, 4. And that's me, enslaved by the books

One of my new years resolutions is to read more books. I'm terrible at reading. I mean, sometimes I don't read a single page for moths and then I read 1-2 books in 1-2 days. Pretty hectic. I'm always reading a little before falling asleep: even though the book isn't boring, reading gives me a nice relaxed mood, perfect for the night. But these books are always something light, like Harry Potter or chicklit. What I mean by this resolution is that I read more meaningful books, classic ones that I skipped in secondary school, or simply just good, quality books. I hope I can achieve this goal.

More mosaics at Mitsy's blog.

Monday Moodboard - New year, new start!

2010-01-04T17:40:00.000+01:00

1. 2010 Greek Lucky charm Red New Year Pomegranate 2. Loop Necklace - Porcelain 3. Phaedra clutch in wool/faux leather 4. Turquoise Soap

More mosaics at Greet's blog.

I just realized that I haven't posted anything yet in 2010. So here it is now :)

I was taking a little break from all the holiday traveling and visiting these past few days, and now I'm back in business. I had a great today: had lunch with my best friend and then I went supply shopping searching for new beads for new designs. I did a great job, and found some amazing pieces, you'll see them soon in my shop.

New Years Eve was quiet for us: we stayed home and did a Star Wars marathon (shame on us, we only watched A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back in the evening then fell asleep at 12.30 AM and watched The Return of the Jedi in the morning) and drank kids champagne. This New Year madness is really not my thing and from our home we couldn't even see a decent firework.

Somehow I believe that odd years like 2009 are worse than even years, so I hope more from 2010, and have many plans and dreams to make true both creatively and personally. I'm wishing all of my dear readers a wonderful year and come on, let's start it! :)

End Of Year Sale in my Etsy shop!

2009-12-29T21:43:00.000+01:00

Great great great news for my fans!

This week I offer the greatest and last sale of 2009 in my Etsy shop!

Get 15% discount and free worldwide shipping on every single item! Don't miss this great opportunity to surprise yourself for the new year - or maybe shop early for Valentines day? Take a look around and take advantage of this bargain!

Vienna trip

2009-12-28T17:30:00.001+01:00

Now I think it's a tradition that in December we go to Vienna to the Christmas fair and for some of the legendary punch. This year it took place a few weeks ago, and it was the perfect timing as the weather was chilly but perfect and we had a wonderful time (I was too busy to blog about it then so I'm doing it now :)). After three trips to Vienna I feel like I'm getting to know the city more and more. Maybe next year I'll navigate even without a map :) The streets were beautifully lit this year and we even did some shopping. We had the usual punch, this time a Christmas punch which was very tasty and it put us in a very good mood! We missed only one thing of our tradition: Sacher cake, but oh don't worry next year we'll have that too :)

After Christmas

2009-12-27T12:52:00.000+01:00

We just arrived home from our Christmas trip, we visited all of our families in two days with my sweetheart. The best was that we were together all the time, and I really enjoyed meeting some members of his family for the first time. I got many nice presents, and as Xmas is very close to my birthday, the pile is even bigger. :) We're all stuffed with delicious foods and cakes, I can barely move. Now it's time for a little rest and next week I'll be making some creative ideas come true. Fortunately no cooking is needed :D And I also got another present: now more than 500 people call my shop their favorite, it's quite a milestone for me and I'm really happy about this fact. Thanks for all your support and for making 2009 really great for me :)