Inspired by nature

Back to nature necklace, in my shop.

Hubby is off to Sardinië for a congres, ...I always feel lost when he is gone...
But I am glad time will go fast as I have lots of work preparing for the 'open House' in Bruges.
Babysits are already reserved as I can't take the little kids with me the whole afternoon on saturday and sunday,
hm... don't know yet how I will manage the rides of the kids to gym, dance lessons and musical lessons on saturday (all different places and hours :-(....we'll see...

But it is wednesday today and I made it myself easy : I just put a ready made lasagna in the oven , kids like it and for me it's no work :-)
The weather is fine, hope to take some pictures of new designs.

And I managed to list some new things in my shop.
A new necklace for the Challenge theme: 'back to nature' hosted by Ravenhill, you can find the other entries on her blog.
Not difficult for me to be inspired by the shades of fallen leaves, peeping mushrooms and the last few orange sunrays falling through the branches. I just love this season !


And a necklace in my Japanese garden line, with Japanese Washi paper.

Japanese garden necklace, in my shop.

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hunting for leaves

I should more take my camera with me.
Daily I stumble opun things worth photographing. But I only have a small little camera, and it's my daughters, since my Nikon Coolpix gave up!

Photographing was my first love, I took classes from my 14th till 18th and then I went to art school with 5 hours photography each week.
I am so happy I can use these skills in my shop and on my blog right now, only, i should need a bigger and better camera....
Sigh, I wish Santa Claus would stop at my door too :-)

BTW: Have you seen my new shoes? I looove that mustard and turquoise blue combination!

Monday Moodboard

Textile jewelry - red ring with white polkadots by Karlita
Journey Bag, a Wristlet/Clutch/Pouch by Latouchables
Mushroom felted beret by Ingermaaike
wool felted mushrooms by stemellina
Scandinavian Matryoshka Art Doll - Fru Larsen by Ravenhill
Amigurumi vegetables -carrot and mushroom by sabahnur



I brought Mies to her therapy today. Near the building there is a little parc and last year I found some Gingko leaves there. I wanted to collect some new leaves for making pictures and as Etsy was down for maintenance I had time to do a little walk in the parc, there I found the theme for my monday moodboard:-)

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My Friday Night Outfit

Yesterday evening I made my first nuno felted scarf!
I think I did well for my first attempt! I was very happy the scarf was dry this morning so I could put it on biking the kids to school. Hubby said he liked the 'tree' colors (boomkleuren.
I followed nuno felting workshop at Karwij, in my neighbourhood, unfortunaltely I forgot to take my camera, so you can only see the result. (meer workshops van Karwij vindt je hier.) De lesgeefster was Linda Dhont van Elledee.

I found some cool accessories to go with my scarf:
La Feuille Noire by Fleurfatale
moss & purple nuno felted scarf by fleurfatale
Eva- framed tweed evening bag (on Sale) by CuriosityKilled
River Flow Ring by Glasfaden

my creative workspace

I've been working on a custom order lately!
I am making a bunch of Japanese garden earrings, it seems they are well liked!
The great news is that I made some rings with the japanese design too, the first one turned out very beautiful!


and I finished a new necklace. Inspired by the roots of my second daughter, I called the necklace after the Ethiopean city where Meron was born! (and which she will visit in about a month).

Jimma necklace is now available in my shop!


It seems like autumn shows its darker side: it's has been raining for 3 days now and the sky is so dark, I just can't take any pictures, I have to hurry taking some every moment the sun peeps through the thick blanket of clouds!
Sigh, I really have to invest in some light bulbs....

Want to show your creative space? Hop over to Kootoyoo's to play! It's fun! :)

How to store your jewelry part 2

It's not always easy to storage your jewelry in a cool way when you are at fairs.
The last fair I attended I had to deal with a table that was to small, maybe next time I bring an extra little table with me?
These are pictures of how I present my jewlery, but believe me, I can improve!
For my earrings I use a kind of big bamboo hats that one put over a bowl of fruit, I have them in White and black.
My rings are presented in a cute vintage childrens shop.

I browsed for some new ideas about the storage and presentation of my jewelry
and as a lot of us are attending some upcoming Christmas fairs, i found it interesting to share these ideas with you!
In this post I show some great finds: if you are not that handy yourself, then you can now invest in some cool displays!




Put a nice cool branch sticker on a wooden plate, chose the color who matches your shop and your jewelry!
Bird on Branch wall sticker by Lovesticky

what about hanging your stuff on antlers, these are made of resin and ready to use!
DIY antlers by Brighnasa



Another great sticker to put on a wooden plate, hammer some nails on the arms of the chandelier, and you have a cool necklace-display!
Chandelier Vinyl Wall Decal I Wall Sticker I Wall Design from Lovesticky


These handmade Jewelry Tree is made of copper wire settled into a wood base with a black finish. Very stylish!
Jewlery Tree display by Huremovic


Rustic ring holder by madeinthehv


a vintage display by ashleihjames


You can put a big wall sticker onto a wooden plate, and hammer some nails on the branches, perfect to hang your necklaces!
DANCING TREE vinyl decals stickers wall art graphics by Bakanastudio


Rustic Tripod Jewelry Display Tree by Rusticartistic
It's an aesthetic, perfect "tree" for displaying your jewelry - you can hang rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces from its various branches, and it doubles up as a lovely mood light.


Earring and ring tree by Thimothyadams
Here is a great way to show off your earrings and rings in style. Just the right mix of elegance, simplicity, sturdiness, and function.

I had a previous post about jewlery storage, go find it here.