CRAFT-alnica #64

Pa smo nazaj - z novim izzivom, ki vam bo zagotovo všeč (če smo čisto iskreni in nič lažno skromni, so vsi izzivi do sedaj posebno zanimivi). 

Temo je tokrat določila Lili, glasi pa se VSE NAJBOLJŠE! A ni odlična tema?? Vedno pride prav in ni važno kateri mesec v letu je - vedno je treba nekomu zaželeti vse najboljše (razlogov je veliko - ne samo rojstni dnevi). 

Moj izdelek za izziv je takšen: 

(rožice sem izdelala sama in niso kupljene - kar pomeni, da je tale verižica neponovljiva (zaradi mešanja barv, je skoraj da povsem nemogoče dobiti identični odtenek, kot je tale na verižici - ne gre namreč za fimo maso ali kaj podobnega, tukaj barve ne bi bile niti najmanjši problem))

In kakšne veze ima tole z rojstnim dnem se vprašate?

No razloga sta najmanj dva. :)

1. zelo podobno tej verižici (žal slike od tiste nima :( ) sem podarila eni zelo pomembni osebi za njen rojstni dan. Tako da je zelo direktno povezana z besedama "Vse najboljše." :) 

2. rože - a obstaja kaj bolj univerzalnega od rož, ko nekomu izražamo "Vse najboljše??" Po moje ne ... no čokolada mogoče. ;) Samo čokolada redi, rože pa nimajo takšnega učinka. ;) 

Torej to bi bilo to od mene ... za danes. 

Ne pozabite: 

- sodelovati na izzivu "Vse najboljše"

- ter pokukati k Simoni, Lili in Janji ter preveriti kaj so lepega ustvarile. ;)

Imejte se lepo, 

M.

Did you see my mojo? Anyone??

Well I guess we all know what the hell am I talking about but just to be on the same page, let’s see what wiki.answers.com has to say about it. :)

"Mojo means "finding the magic in what we do". To have "lost your mojo", refers to a loss of inspiration or creative genius; a loss of that special spark. The word has been around for almost 100 years, one source cites its use to as early as 1926.

I so lost my magic and I can find it anywhere! I feel so bad about it and I thought I would only last for couple of weeks but now it’s just taking soooo long and I still miss old me.

And if you are still wondering “What the hell is she talking about???” CRAFTS! Not that long ago I made a card almost every day, since I was in lot of Design Teams. But after a while I needed some time to fully commit to my Jewelry. And here I am – few months later, committed to my Jewelry and no sign of committing to anything else – especially not to paper craft things. Oh no. There is no sign of that – at all. No matter how much I try – there are just no results at all.

So few days back I was looking to my old blog post and I found some beautiful things that I made. And I just have to show it again, since I have nothing new to brag about. :D But I will do my best to get my mojo working as soon as possible. And if you have any idea at all what should I do about it – LET ME KNOW!!! I am as desperate as I can be. I am officially a desperate housewife – well with no husband – just a boyfriend, no kids – just my sweetie pie Luna, no house – well I have my parents house and I don’t cook that well. Could I still call myself a housewife??? :))) I guess not, ha? But we won’t go there … not today. I feel enough bad about myself. ;)

So here they are: CLICK on the IMAGE or on the TITLE to see the WHOLE POST about it:

Tilda on the paper bag

Treasure box

Happy Birthday Card

Post-it note holder

Love is in the air

Newborn Card

Happy birthday Card

And if you would like to see some more paper craft things just take a moment and look back to my older posts. There is sooo many things to see. ;)

Best wishes,

Manuela

90 items available at my Etsy shop! / 90 izdelkov v moji Etsy trgovinici!

I still remember the day that I decided to open my Etsy shop. Actually this whole process (get idea from my head into a real thing) lasted for a very very long time! I was kind a afraid at first since there is so many things you need to get done before you open your shop. And the fun part is that your work is never completely done, since there are always things to do around your shop. And today I posted my ninetieth item in my shop!! Yeeeyy! And this number is just going up and up and up! Which is a great news for you all – more things to get decide which one you love the most.

Here are just some Etsy Statistics for the month of July 2011:

• $40.7 million of goods were sold by our community in July, 5.9% higher than June’s $38.4 million.
• That represents 2,036,278 items sold for the month, 6.4% higher than June’s 1,913,151.
• 1,870,832 new items were listed in the month, 4.4% higher than June’s 1,791,604.
• 418,974 new members joined the Etsy community in the month, up 28,427, or 7.3%, from June.
• 1,065,319,125 page views were recorded on the site in July.

The $40.7 million of goods sold by the community represents a 71% increase from July 2010′s total. At the same time, items sold were up 45%.

Amazing numbers right?? Sometimes it feels so freaky to know that I am also a part of this beautiful art world and such a big community like Etsy truly is.

And today I decided to show you some of my most viewed items or the ones with most Hearts! That should be fun, right??

*Click on the Title or on the Image to get more information*

Hindu Vishnu NECKLACE

Cherry Blossom NECKLACE

Polka Dot Red Stud EARRINGS

Funny Saying Teal RING

Vintage Summer Fairy Pendant NECKLACE

Custom Color Bird EARRINGS

Audrey Hepburn Black & White Pendant NECKLACE

Hindu Ganesha NECKLACE

Apricot, Cream and Baby Blue Post EARRINGS - Set of Three

Še vedno se kristalno jasno spomnim dneva, ko sem ustvarila svojo Etsy trgovinico. V bistvu faza nastanka ni trajala en dan, ampak se te dnevi bolj kot ne štejejo v tednih. Zakaj? Zato, ker stoji za eno tako mini trgovinico veliko dela in en dan narediš nekaj, kar drugi dan popravljaš – brišeš – ponovno pišeš – dodajaš, itd. Ampak sedaj je večina tehničnega dela za mano (vsaj do prve posodobitve trgovinice), tako da se število izdelkov v njej vsak dan veča in veča. Danes pa je to število prišlo do lepe okrogle številke – 90! Priznam, da je kar lep občutek in zagotavljam vam, da bo ta številka le še rasla in rasla! Moja glava je polna idej za v prihodnje in zagotovo To še ni vse, kar ste videli od mene.  

Verjetno si mnogi niti ne predstavljate kako zelo velik prostor je tale Etsy. Zato sem za vas našla nekaj številk, ki vam bodo morda pokazale vsaj približno velikost le-tega.

Še pred tem pa – Kaj Etsy sploh je?

Etsy je spletni market na katerem lahko kupite ali prodajate najrazličnejše stvari: izdelke ročne izdelave, fotografije, material, obleke, itd. Naprodaj so tudi Vintage izdelki – kar pomeni, da so stari že vsaj 20 let. Etsy je nekako podoben eBay-u in Amazonu, le da gre tukaj bolj za ročne izdelke. Več o zgodovini Etsy-a pa kdaj drugič.

Tukaj pa so torej podatki o mesecu Juliju 2011:

• V juliju je bilo na Etsy-u prodanih za 40.7 milijinov $ izdelkov, kar je kar za 5.9% višji znesek od meseca Junija (38.4 milijona $).
• Ta znesek predstavlja 2,036,278 prodanih izdelkov, kar za 6.4% več kot mesec prej (1,913,151).
• 1,870,832 novih izdelkov je bilo objavljenih v mesescu Juliju, 4.4% več kot v Juniju (1,791,604).
• Etsy-u se je samo v mesecu Juniju pridružilo 418,974  NOVIH članov!
• Zabeležili so 1,065,319,125 obiskov strani.
• V primerjavi z Julijem 2010 se je prodaja v letošnjem mesecu povečala za kar 71%!

Nekatere številke so tako velike, da jih človek ne zna niti prebrati, kaj?? Ja, vse to je Etsy in zato sem še toliko bolj ponosna, na vsak moj prodani izdelke. Kajti biti opažen v takšni množici ljudi je neprecenljivo! 

Glede na to, da je bil danes v trgovinici takšno lepo okroglo število izdelkov – 90, sem za vas pripravila izbor najbolj gledanih uhančkov, verižic in prstanov. Celoten seznam slik in povezav ste verjetno že opazili (nad tem besedilom).

Bodite lepo do jutri, ko se spet vidimo!

Show some Etsy Love I.

Hi there! It’s been quite a while since I posted something on my precious blog. Did you noticed? Well I am still here, I was just extra busy with a lot of great things going on in my life currently and of course it reflected on my blog too. But here we go again and I hope you are ready for some fun things!

I will do this thing called “Show some Etsy Love” regularly, since I believe it will be great for buyers and for Etsy sellers too. In every post I will show you a picture from my Etsy shop, the picture that gave me an inspiration for this weeks “Show some Etsy Love.” And of course I will also present some gorgeous items from other Etsy shops – all related to this item from my shop. It’s kind a like Etsy Treasuries.  So this is it – should we start or what?? 

Item No. 1 – From my shop, called ManuelaS:

Forget me not Post Earrings I.✿ 6,00 EUR

Key word for this “Show some Etsy Love” is:

Blue Flowers

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Item No. 1:

Blue earrings from: taylorseclectic ✿ 49,98 EUR

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Item No. 2:

Hair Pins from: annapanik ✿7,14 EUR

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Item No. 3:

Flower On A Nylon Headband from: PrettyBabyBowtique ✿7,10 EUR

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Item No. 4:

Dinner Menu Set (40) from: willowglenstationery✿64,26 EUR

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Item No. 5:

Floral Embroidered Brooch from: Sidereal ✿15,71 EUR

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Item No. 6:

Blank Cards Wedding or Birthday (4 pcs) from: Vintagebella ✿5 EUR

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Item No. 7:

Flower necklace from: Gulguvenc ✿64,26 EUR

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Item No. 8:

Wedding Invitation from: Hoopity ✿4,64 EUR

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Are you an Etsy Seller and would like to be featured on my blog? Contact me (manuelina.ustvarjanja@gmail.com or through my Etsy Shop) and I will be glad to give you all the details.

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So this is it for today! I hope you like items I choose for you and if you do – I bet all this sellers will be so happy if you show them some love and maybe even buy something.

Hugs until next time,

Manuela

Whiff of Joy - #108 - Lace & Pearls

Whiff of Joy izziv vas tokrat vabi z izredno zanimivo temo: Čipka in Perle! Zato ne pozabite sodelovati na izzivu, saj si bo ena izmed tekmlovalk priborila lepo nagrado! ;)

Whiff of Joy Challenge wants you to join us this fortnight and have fun with our great challenge:

Lace & Pearls.

My card:

I decided to go with a “man card” this time, since this is a theme that I do not do very often. And I just could not resist and I did add some flowers on it. I don’t believe it’s to girly just because of that, I find it still quite masculine. :)

So start working on you “Lace & Pearl” card, since we are all dying to see it! :)))

And make sure you stop by my Etsy shop - there is a lot of new and exciting things going on since I last wrote about it. ;)

Have a nice summer day! Love u all!

Whiff Of Joy #10 + CRAFT-alnica #30 + ETSY

Lepo pozdravljeni! :) Tokratni izziv CRAFT-alnice je okrogli in ljubilejni :) - #30. Zato smo za vas pripravile čisto poseben izziv in izjemno lahkotno obarvan, saj je vse kar morate storiti to, da izdelate nekaj in uprabite VSAJ 1 ODTIS (pa ni važno ali je digitalni ali "tapravi"). Naš tokratni sponzor je Digital Stamps by Tiffany Doodles. Zmagovalka izziva si bo lahko izbrala kar 2 izmed njihovih čudovitih zakladkov (beri: digitalnih odtisov). Čudovita nagrada, ki bi vsaki ustvarjalki prišla prav, kajne? :) Zato se še posebej potrudite - izdelate lahko tudi 3 izdelke in jih prijavite na CRAFT-alnico. Vsakega vašega izdelka smo izredno vesele! ;)

Hello! CRAFT-alnica is back again and we have some great and easy challenge for you, since it's our Challenge No. 30 already. ;) All you have to do is: Use some stamp (digital or "real") and this is it. You can always participate - no matter where are you coming from. ;) And our challenge winner will have a chance to choose 2 Digital stamps from Digital Stamps by Tiffany Doodles! How cool is that?? :)

Ne pozabite pokukati še k: Simoni (BojaMoja), Lili in Janji, ter seveda sodelovati na CRAFT-alnici.

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Sedaj pa k drugem izzivu, ki je tokrat še posebej všeč meni! ;) Whiff of Joy izziv pravi, da če želite sodelovati morate: v prvi vrsti - uporabiti Whiff of Joy štampiljko, takoj za tem pa je tokratna postavitev, ki se je morate držati. In glede na to, da je postavitev precej preprosta in MOJA - glejte, da se je boste zares držali! ;))

Whiff of Joy Challenge wants you to join us this fortnight and have fun with this super easy sketch that I've made. ;) I'm sure you won't have any troubles with it, just try it! :)

Sketch you need to follow:

My card:

I just wanted to keep it as simple as it can, so there are almost no embellishments whatsoever, as you can see. ;)

So be sure to join us at WHIFF OF JOY challenge and check out all those amazing inspiring design team cards.

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Imam pa danes tudi izredno lepo novico za vse vas, še posebej pa zame. ;) Etsy trgovinica je v moji glavi nastajala že zeloo zelooo dolgo, pred dvema dnevoma, pa je končno tudi zaživela. Dela s takšnim "mini" projektom je ogromno in prej, ko spišeš vsa pravila za tvoje kupce in prej ko objaviš kakšen izdelke mine velikooo časa. Ampak je pa potem toliko bolj luštno. ;) Torej vsi ki želite se sedaj lahko odpravite na ogled moje Etsy trgovinice, ki še vedno nima na "poličkah" čisto vsega kar namerava imeti, ampak kar nekaj stvari pa že je. ;)

I have one exciting news to share with you! :) My Etsy Store is finally alive!! I worked so hard to make everything ok, but I guess there are still few things that needs another touch. ;) But I'll work with that as we go. ;) So I invite you all to visit me at any time (day or night) because you will always find some new interesting pieces in there. ;)

In najbolj zanimivi novici, ki sta mi včeraj polepšali dan??

Novica št. 1: Takoj po odprtju moje trgovinice (no bolje rečeno po dodanih izdelkih vanjo, kajti "odprta" je že zelo dolgo, samo nič se ni dogajalo na njej:) ) je bila moja verižica vključena v Treasury - Kisses make the world go round

And I must say that my Etsy store was quite active on her first day. ;)

First of all my sweet necklace was included in my first (and hopefully not the last) Treasury - Kisses make the world go round . I was so happy about it, since it's my very first Treasury and this is kinda special. ;)

Novica št. 2: Že par uric po objavi izdelkov je bil prodan moj prvi par uhanov!! :))) Super začetek, zdaj pa samo držimo pesti, da bo takšno tudi nadaljevanje. ;)

The other exciting news was that my cute little red Polka Dot earrings were sold on their first day! Or to be exact - on their first hours! ;))) I am so happy about it - because it's that "first time" thing again and we all know how that feel! :)))   

Še vedno pa me lahko obiščete na moji Facebook strani, ki je veliko bolj ažurna in "živa" kot je tale moj blogec. ;) Pisanje tam enostavno veliko hitreje steče, kar posledično pomeni več interakcije z vsemi vami. ;)

You can always stop by my Facebook Fan page to check out what's new or just to say "Hi." ;)

Have a nice day!

Lepo se imejte do prihodnjič!