Etsy Finds #2

This post is entirely devoted to summer as I am already thinking about my summer break trip. Thus, all my finds for this post are bright, colorful and cheerful (Yay summer!)

Let's start with lollipops. Who doesn't like lollipops? They remind me of childhood, and summer is a bit like returning to childhood when you're biggest problem is that you want a lollipop ;) and when you can do anything because there are no barriers for your imagination. I wonder if these lollipops are as tasty as they look.



My next finds from Vice & Velvet may not be edible but they are surely tempting. These Jewel Soap Favours do not only look amazing but they are also personalized. You can have your name or a date on them. Isn't this amazing?

And they come in lovely boxes!


I couldn't have summer theme without rainbow ombre tights. I love pastels, I love rainbow and I love this motif of ombre which is really popular now. What could have more summer feeling than these:


Summer is also full of insects and such, we hate most of them but some are really beautiful and so is this dragonfly necklace. It stole my heart the first second I saw it. Isn't it amazing?


Ok, the next thing I want to show you is rather bold and I don't know if I would wear it (maybe just at home) but it's so lovely that it would be nice to have it :) Would you wear this rose crown by Ella Gajewska?


I am truly enchanted by this Chinese embroidery bag. I know that not everyone may like this color combination but you can find more in the shop. I think the details and the work are simply amazing.


Recently I've been into hippie style and these barefoot sandals are stunning! All those colors and feathers, just amazing!


And with this cheerful mood we've come to the end of this post.
Have a great week!
M.

What a geek wedding!

Some of you might know that I make dice jewelry and accessories. Recently I've been trying to extend the range of products with dice. I've been making dice cufflinks for some time now and I've decided to make more wedding accessories. So besides dice cufflinks and dice jewelry such as earrings, necklaces and bracelets I've made garters with dice! I must admit that this was not my idea. I got it from one lovely lady who is getting married next year. She wrote to ma about wedding dice jewelry and accessories that I make, specifically with blue elven dice from Q-workshop. She also asked me if I can make a garter with a dice. Of course I thought this was a brilliant idea and I've made the garter as well as new set of jewelry, which I thought would better suit a wedding dress. The jewelry hasn't been posted anywhere else yet, all other accessories and more you can find in my Etsy shop. What do you think about this set? Would any of you wear dice jewelry for a wedding?
M.

Etsy Finds #1

Etsy is full of awesome things. You can find there anything you want, there is something for everyone. In this post I want to share with you my favorites that I discovered this week. All of them are hand made! Isn't this amazing?! Enjoy!

I love everything about this bag, the colors, the embroidery, the style. Simply a must have for me! etsy

This amazing cotton notebook would be perfect for my jewelry sketches. etsy

This is simply so cute and I have a thing for toadstools :) etsy

I don't know where I would wear it but I would feel like Jack Sparrow ;) etsy

This one is a real beauty, do I need say more? etsy

This ring looks so delicious! Like a raspberry ice cream. etsy

This pair really caught my eye. They are so lovely, the soft tones and the design are simply stunning. etsy

And last but not least, a unique necklace from Five O'Clock's etsy

Hope you liked my choices, maybe you would like to share yours?
M.

Śnieg/Snow

English version below

PL:
Z dziennika Marleny z zadupia:
Spóźniasz się na autobus, cieszysz się, że udało ci się zdążyć na następny lecz radość jest przedwczesna gdyż spędzasz w tym autobusie 20 minut (normalnie zajmuje to 5 minut) tylko po to by połowę drogi przejść pieszo, brak chodnika i sypiący śnieg nie ułatwiają sprawy. Kiedy w końcu udaje ci się dojść na pętlę tramwajową spędzasz tam kolejne 30 minut w ciągu których decydujesz się na powrót do domu. Telefon do taty i sprawa załatwiona. Po 15 minutach tata dzwoni, musisz znowu połowę drogi przejść pieszo gdyż korek nie ma końca. Jedyne co podnosi cię na duchu to widok ludzi w samochodach którzy zazdroszczą ci bo poruszasz się szybciej niż oni. W butach masz pełno śniegu, zapomniałaś rękawiczek. W końcu udaje ci się dostać do samochodu taty. Jesteś w domu. Myślisz sobie: Jutro znów to samo.

EN:
From a journal of Marlena from backwoods:
You are late for a bus, then you are happy you didn't miss the next one, but your joy is too early as you have to spend 20 minutes in that bus (it usually takes 5 minutes) only to walk half of the way on foot, lack of sidewalk and falling snow don't make things easier. When finally you are at tram stop you spend there another 30 minutes during which you decide to go back home. Quick phone to your dad and it's settled. After 15 minutes your dad calls, you have to walk again half of the distance because the traffic jam seems to have no end. The only thing that lifts your spirit are the people in the cars who envy you the speed. You have lots of snow in your shoes and you forgot to take your gloves. At last you get to your dad's car. You are at home. You think: Tomorrow it will be the same.

LaModa

Long time, no words fro me, but I am still alive! (Yay!)
Today my post is dedicated to my Polish fans as I recently opened a shop in LaModa.pl !
It's an interesting new Polish site with big potential. It has some features of a shop, blog and facebook.
I am planning lots of new creations, I have so many ideas that I hope I iwll have time to make them all happen. To keep updated join me on facebook


Dawno nic nie pisałam ale żyję! :)))
Mój dzisiejszy post jest z myślą o polskich fanach, ostatnio otworzyłam sklep na portalu LaModa.pl Jest to nowa strona z ogromnym potencjałem. Łączy w sobie cechy sklepu, bloga i portali społecznościowych typu facebook.
Zachęcam do odwiedzenia mojego profilu!
MageStudio
Na razie mój asortyment jest skromny ale z czasem go zapełnię ;)
W nowym roku planuję dużo nowości, mam tysiące pomysłów i oby mi starczyło czasu na ich realizację, trzymajcie kciuki! Jeśli chcecie być na bieżąco z tym co tworzę, zapraszam na mojego facebook'a

Through the Looking Glass

For some time now I've been in love with dome glass jewelry and tiny bottles filled with brocade and other adorable and cute things, they look so magical, like from a fairy tale or from Alice stories.

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I think the allure of the glass lies in the fact that it's fragile and also that it distorts the world when you look through it. Creating something unusual and mysterious.
Tiny bottles are even more amazing, especially when you fill them with something like liquid, tiny paper or some magic dust.

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I was inspired by many photos I've seen, mainly on deviantart and jewelry on etsy to make wy own versions of glass jewelry. I used glass domes and tiny bottles to make the magic happen as well as brocade and micro balls in all the colors of rainbow.

First thing that I made were earrings, I call them 'love potions'.

After some time I wanted to make something new, and that's how I started to make dome glass miniature terrarium jewelry. My first ring was inspired by works of other sellers on etsy with the most common themes: woodland, pine cone and toadstools.

However, I still wanted to do something different, and that's when I realize that those glass domes remind me of snow globes I used to have in childhood. And so I decided to try to make snow globe rings, filled with water, brocade and something more... an Eiffel Tower and Big Ben. The snow globes usually can be bought as a souvenir with a city's best known architecture feature.

If you also happen to make glass jewelry or any other kind of art, please share it, I would love to see it!

Have a nice day,
Mania

Soundless

SO, I have my laptop back, it looks like brand new, but there's little tiny problem... they couldn't take the jack out. I guess I just have 'luck'. So this means I'm soundless until I figure something out or buy a new computer, which is sad as I can't live without music but I don't have money to buy a new computer, need to live it through somehow though.

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Have a nice day!
Marlena