happy Valentine's!

Photo by PrettyPlush

Happy Valentines' Day for all my readers! I hope your life everyday is full of love. Be loved! :)

handmade journals with lace

This time here is not any upcycled materials. These journals are made of cotton fabric, vintage cotton lace and cream/beige paper - all materials are in new condition. The paper is heavy, about 180 gsm - great for writing  with any type of pens, drawing with pencils and crayons, also painting with gouache and watercolors. Every journal opens flat so every inch of paper can be used.

And this one is pretty big! Can be used as a sketchbook, a scrapbook, a photobook, a guestbook.. It's really large, measures approximately 13.5 x 19.5 cm or 5.3 x 7.7 inches. 

Inside 192 pages counted both sides (96 sheets).

These ones and other journals are available on Etsy at ArtStitch.

cat and child

My son and a cat are on the photo. Cats and children are great friends, I think so :) 

publication in Huffington Post

Crocheted red hearts are featured in Huffington Post! Take a look! :)

frontpage on Etsy: fresh green

And here is the front page from Etsy in beautiful green shadows. My little Fairy bookmark was featured recently by bijouxdellostregatto. Many thanks! Just click on the items and you will instantly find out more about each of them!

FREE peyote pattern - Hearts

This peyote stitch pattern with pink hearts is great for Valentine's Day fans! Make your own simple bracelet with Delica or Toho seed beads size 11. See the pattern here:

Download FREE peyote stitch pattern - Hearts

Length: 7.75 in. (19.7 cm) - 224 rows

Width: 0.85 in. (2.2 cm) - 16 columns

Colours: 3

Technique: even-count peyote stitch

To celebrate the event I will be offering a 15% off sale - use the coupon code PATTERNS15 to receive 15% off on any pattern in my store. The offer is available from today, February 1 to February 14, 2012.

You can save more if you buy the listing "Any 5 patterns for $20" and then use the coupon code PATTERNS15. Happy Valentine's Day! Hugs :)

sunday is sunny

We have beautiful winter here! Frosty, snowy and sunny :)
Location: Lahemaa - National Park in Estonia

handmade journals

1. Journal "Daisy" 2. Journal "Green Button"

3. Journal "Floral" 4. Journal "Lacy"

All these journals are made of recycled fabric and upcycled paper - it's an easy way to be green and save nature. Some journals are filled with assorted mix paper (white, cream and color papers, lined and blank), so each time you turn a page you have a different combination of papers. It's funny, isn't it? :)

handmade journal/sketchbook "Blue Denim Jeans"

This soft journal is not made by me, but member of my family, who wants to stay anonymous :) He makes such journals of recycled fabric and assorted paper (white, cream, lined paper, vintage maps, pages from sheduler and others). The paper is hand torn and carefully sewn with strong thread.

He likes book buinding, but doesn't speak English. So I promised him to list his journals to my shop on Etsy. This journal "Blue Denim Jeans" is listed first, measures 11 x 15.5 cm (4.3 x 6.1 inches). It contains 120 sheets (240 pages). 

New journals and notebooks are coming soon. Stay tuned! :)