Christmas necklaces

I love Christmas and I like to get into the holidays spirit, especially since I become a mother.  Every year, I try to keep the Christmas traditions alive and to give to my daughters the joy of receiving and sharing with loved ones.
Christmas, the most beautiful holiday of the year, is a magic celebration, but the magic comes from us and only us can keep it in our souls and pass it along.
Decorating the Christmas tree with my girls, their glittery eceys, when they open the Christmas gifts, carols around the Christmas tree, house full of my loved ones gathered around the Christmas table and all the delicious flavors ..... yeap, this is how it looks like Christmas for me and it's magic!!!!

Like always, my inspiration comes from things and moments that surround me, so I couldn't miss the Christmas models from my necklaces collection.

With a little magic dust and well-known colors of Christmas, I've just finished the necklace Christmas Magic; with a cheerful and childish look, this necklace will bring a smile to one who would wear it and certainly, she will not let to lose the magic of Christmas.

CHRISTMAS MAGIC

A little bit more elegant, with crocheted balls colored in green and silver fir, the necklace Christmas Flower was inspired also from Christmas traditions,well that Christmas Flower can't miss in any house in this period; whether we give or receive it, this flower brings beauty and harmony in our lives, around Christmas time.

CHRISTMAS FLOWER

The Christmas globes couldn't miss in my collection, so I've created a cheerful and colorful necklace, as I like to decorate my Christmas tree : not red, not blue, not gold or silver, but multicolored...so that looks the Christmas Joy necklace.

CHRISTMAS JOY

What would be winter without snow ? Well....even though lately we don't have snow during the holidays, the snowflakes could not miss in my collection, even so wearing it around the neck.
FROZEN necklace, colored in winter pastels, will remember you about the icey flowers from windows and frosty days, but still beautiful and magical days..

FROZEN

These are my Christmas necklaces collection; they could be worn by everyone who loves handmade products, especially the breastfeeding mommies, as they are made from natural wood balls and rings and cotton yarn, very safe and easier care.

I hope I brought you the Christmas spirit and.....
don't forget to keep and believe in the magic of Christmas  !!!!!

Infinity colorful scarves

If early this year I've told you about my passion for natural wool yarn in beautiful gradients, it seems that the story continues with two color combinations ..... the last of this collection ;)
So, please let me introduce my entire Fantasy collection: chunky infinity scarves with matching mittens. Even if the pattern of these scarves it's very common lately, I'm very proud of mixing colors, which I could say, they are original, unique.....my own fantasy ;)

MIDNIGHT - dark blue with beige and cognac, as shadows and flashes at the midnight.

ORANGE - the most intens orange mixed with closer shades and fine inserts of gray; this one is mine, because orange color "warms " me most during cold season.

DARK ORANGE - all shades of orange and a little grey, like the previous one, but slightly wiser; it was created right for a conformist teenage girl.

ROSE - sweetness as a rose flower, a lovely mix colors from candy pink to soft purple

RUSTY - an interesting mix of green, purple and garnet, which leads me to think of shades of rust on an old metal piece, whose beauty had marked in time.

MAUVE - because it's one of my favorite colors,and it's machting perfectly with a few green accents and a little garnet.......don't you agree ?

PURPLE - like a purple twilight is this superb combination of purple, violet, lilac, blue and a little garnet.

CANDY PINK - it was enough just look at yarn and in my mind came out the sweet flavors from my childhood, of candies and lollipops.

WAVES - just like the waves is this mixture of colors, from seaweeds green stretching to endless of the blue sea.

Ultimately, the last two colors combinations, the only currently available, on my etsy shop
MAUVE SPICE - little purple fairy in a fall madness colors

MAUVE SPICE set

RUBY JOY - again the intense and cheerful orange, among ruby harmony.

RUBY JOY set

That's all about my fantasy with fluffy wool yarn, I hope you''ll be inspired of my colorful crocheted scarves
Till others " fantasy " stories, I'm here for your proposals.

PLAYING ON THE BEACH

I've just returned from holiday, full of energy and a good amount of inspiration.

I could count a few years, about 6 ...... since I haven't laid on a sunbed all day long, admiring the sea and now the time spent is all about playing, playing and again playing.
Of course, the sand and the sea are the basic tools that invites you to play and combined with the creativity of my energetic twin girls, it results the perfect getaway for me and my family.
When I make the holiday luggage, besides bathing suits and sunscreens, what I never miss....... obviously, the beach toys,  the inflatable balls and swimmimg rings, that I want to tell you below.

PLAYING ON THE BEACH, it is an accessory inspired by the little ones activities the the seaside; there are so many sand molds as sea creatures, castles, beach buckets and shovels, so many....... but I stopped only to four of them, because I find them most amusing; the red crab, the green turtle, the pink sea horse and the blue star; colorful and smiling, they always accompany us in the beach bag; for the central piece I was thinking of a swim ring-sun shaped and inflatable balls, colorful and playful, rounding out the whole ensemble.

PLAYING ON THE BEACH

Now, let me tell you how can you use this; it's not by chance that I chose the theme marine, it was a friend's wish who just went on holiday with her baby; and because she wanted to enjoy her necklace with the same theme, she asked me to do something similar for her baby, but only for him .....
So, here is  the accessory, perfect to play, hanging and chew on, a multifunctional accessory for any playful baby, you can hang by your baby pram, clip to your wrap or decorate your baby bed.
It's also a convenient and fashionable alternative to travelling with many bulky toys.
It helps your baby to focus their attention and develop motor skills.

All the parts are cotton crocheted type, felted on the back side, the beads and rings are natural wooden type and all pieces are well fixed for the safety of your baby, but please, don't leave the baby alone with the chain, it could be dangerous, because of the very long cord !!!! It's about 150 cm long, so you can adjust it even to a twin pram;)
I hope my friend and her baby enjoy their holiday and because I've just whet my appetite for crocheted baby toys, I'm waiting for your proposal.

Don't forget.....keep calm and play with your kids !!!!!!

Santorini blue inspiration

Summer has come and more and more we are day dreaming at holiday, in the mountain, to the sea or other exotic places that we need so much to recharge our batteries; but until then, I invite you to spend a day in an enchanting place, an island in the Aegean Sea, where old and new blend perfectly in an unique style ... .guess where, in Santorini island. A magic place with spectacular beaches, landscapes, ancient cities, great restaurants and a still active volcano, and well-known blue domes of Santorini which are delicated mixed with white traditional houses.
With these thoughts and memories, I've made two creations for the contest Santorini blue, on the site Crafty, and still working on the third ...... but until then ....

The first item was inspired by red beach in Santorini, probably one of the most spectacular beaches in Greece.

What could be nicer than a morning walk and a coffee, admiring the beautiful chromatic scenery; it is a true visual spectacle and a little bit scary I could say......the green - turquoise - blue colours of the sea that blends harmoniously with the red sand, surrounded by walls of reddish volcanic rocks.
All of these I 've assembled in this beautiful crocheted accessory, adding also a few shells and stones picked up just on the Aegean coast. For extra shine, I inserted some fine sand beads, in the same colors with yarns.

Initially I was thinking to make a neck necklace, but you know I like 2 in 1 accessories , therefore I've made a longer cord, so that it can be used as a belt ... .why not? The earrings were made as the  wavy lines of the sea and they are perfectly matching this unique and original set.

                                                                      Red beach set

If the sun is too hot in the afternoon and we don't want to spend our holiday suffering from burns and headaches, I invite you to a shopping session, because Santorini is a shopper's paradise.
About this, I'll tell you later... I hope next days when I'll finish the third workpiece for the contest.

And finally ... the evening is coming and whether you would like to see the sunset on the beach, or you 'd like to feel the absolute freedom and have fun in traditional Greek style, Santorini offers you wonderful places for unforgettable evenings with nice memories. For such an evening, I've created the set Chain of life, consisting of a necklace and a pair of earrings that suits perfectly to a casual, feminine attire, ideal for a dream atmosphere.

                                                                 Chain of life set
The colors of this set were not chosen by chance, turquoise and gold can be found in my lovely dress, bought some years ago from Santorini; the dress was also my inspiration source for this set. The starting point was the pattern on the dress embroidered with golden thread, an ancient Greek symbol originate in Santorini,  the running spiral. This symbol appears frequently on painted walls of Thera and altars of Akrotiri and represents eternity, infinity, endlessness, called chain of life without beggining or ending.
Well......my chain is not like these spirals endlessness, because it has a beggining and ending, and it's like a geometrical balanced shape as life without balance don't brings you that inner harmony that we all need.

So, here are my Santorini blue creations, I hope you'll like them and we'll hearing soon with new summer items :)

Crochet hats - part I

After several months of absence on my blog, I came back with a lot of surprises. Among nursing necklaces and crocheted flowers for my beautiful ladies, I have dedicated my time to the little ones, and opened a new collection of skirts and crocheted hats, cheerful and colorful. The skirts will have to wait to introduce them to you, but today I will boast myself with several hats and matching accessories.
First of them is for a dear friend, for which I've created a set with poppies; the source of inspiration was not mine, but I still tried to add a bit of my imagination and this is what came out

                                                                    Magic Poppy set

The set consists of a summer hat for girls and a matching necklace for mom.
The pattern for the hat I,ve inspired is here; it is a simple and much effect pattern , cotton crochet thread and slightly airy hat can be worn both in spring and cool summer evenings.

I've created also for a princess, called Sophia, a purple hat with multicolored flowers and butterflies. The pattern is the most common and easier, the double stitches pattern , but especially for this hat is the edge, which I've made it flexible and easier to arranged in any position, thanks to my idea of using a flexible metal wire. Because it is not a particular model, I would say that it is an unique hat; the idea can be replicated...of course, as well as colors, but you can choose any other colour and flowers.

                                                            The purple hat

For the next two hats, I took inspiration from some of the most common colors mix, rainbow and rasta.
I think, everybody knows that rainbow consists of seven colors, although in reality it consists of a whole range of colors with a graduated transfer from one to another, so-called continuous spectrum. From wealth of these intense colors of a rainbow, I chose only 10 ... .don't ask me why, so I liked, as it seems Newton liked and chose the magic formula of 7 colors and no one asked him why?
How do you feel when you see a rainbow ... ..do you feel hope, optimism, peace, sun, heat ? as so many feelings I gathered in my rainbow hat, and also in the matching necklace created especially for breastfeeding moms, but not only......

Rainbow hat 

Rainbow necklace

Full of optimism is also the RASTA set, inspired by the colors of Rastafari movement; considered by some people as a cult, others, a lifestyle, for me,  the source of inspiration for a boy hat and a pendant necklace, created in the same style and colors. It is not necessarily a style that represents me, rather I feel drawn to the hippie style, but I like the idea of ​​freedom and back to the mother nature. That being said, here is the set:

Rasta set

Project hats and matching accessories, does not stop here, but to continue, I'm waiting for your proposal.

Winter accesories, 3 in 1

Is there anything more fun that goofing around and doing so for your kids sweet delight ?
This was the idea behind those winter accessories, probably one of the funniest proposals that I' ve received : a warm set for the entire family, mom, dad and a little girl, who loves mountain trips.

Designed in each family member favorite color and made from a thick acrylic yarn, but very soft and pleasant to touch, so good to protect you from frost and wind, but also casual, light and airy and very important .... with  an " anti-loss " system ;), because as you've seen it, there is a set consisting of a hat, scarf and gloves, 3 in 1, all pieces are stitched to each other.
         

Kid set

Mom set

Dad set

I admit it wasn't my idea, it came from a faithful friend of boutique, and althought it seemed a naughty idea at first, now that I have finished them, I think I'll create similar items for my own family, because it's a practical set and most important.......
it doesn't  hurt to behave in a silly way with your kids and dress like them.  I'm sure that they will love that Mom and Dad are wearing the same crazy hat.

Roses accesories

" Don't forget to love roses, they are a symbol of love " so says the lyrics of a Romanian song and so began the story of  my" Roses collection ".This time last year, I was working hard to my beloved roses, a collection of brooches and necklaces , very appropiate for wear and to offer them as a gift, this month which celebrates love. Now I'm so pleased that my flowers have been appreciated throughout this year, and even reached overseas, so it's time to brag and share with you.We all know that there is no other flower more revered and celebrated as much as rose. Symbol of love and appreciation, this flower has inspired people over time to express feelings beyond any words. So, I invite you to admire my collection of  crocheted roses Stylish and feminine, the brooch is a tres chic accessory in our wardrobe, that will never go out of fashion. I've choosen 8 colors, each colour with its meaning : 

                                                1 - "Sweetness"           2 - "Desire"
                                                3 - "Love beauty"        4 - "Grace"
                                                5 - "Falling in Love"   6 - "Delight"
                                                7 - "Simpathy"            8 "Passion"
With a bit of imagination, these pins can be used as hair accessory or to decorate a hat, a dress, a purse or even a pillowcase, as I have shown in this picture

                                                            Brooch " Rose feelings "

For everyone who loves handmade necklaces, I've created with great care and passion, a few roses necklaces that I'm very proud of.

I'm not a fashion addict, but I like to have always a feminine look , as in my wardrobe there are many clothes from casual chic to hippie style, also the colors don't ever miss my daily outfit, even in an accesory; I admit, I'm not characterize of classical style, not now and not ever. If you're like me, then, my proposal is the below necklace, which I've currently done in two colors, who knows .... more could follows.

Exotic blossom for a daring look 

and for the delicate ..........Orange blossom

If you are an incurable romantic and love equally vintage style, embroidery and pastel colors, I'm sure that you'd love " Frozen roses"  necklace; It would match perfectly to a lace blouse / dress......what do you think ?

Finally, for an amazing look, please enjoy  "Mysterious Rose",  made in classical red and black, accessorized with black ribbon, small beads strings and a fragile cord lace.

I hope you enjoyed my dearly accesories and don't forget:

................................................. keep calm and love roses!!!!

Good thoughts, new projects, old projects

Soon I''ll celebrate a year since I've shared my creations on this blog; I hope you enjoyed and I'll invite you further to watch my posts, because I have a looooot of stories to say ;)
Until then, I will tell you the story of crocheted accessories, fluffy and warm, perfect for the cold winter days; some time ago, looking for materials for my new projects, I discovered the natural wool, or roving wool and I was so charmed by the many colors and gradients I've found that I've got everything I found.
Once the yarn got home, I began to looking for what to do, thick and abundant, soft and fluffy, bright colors .... initially I thought to have a coat, but because I didn't know the material so well, I gave up. After a long network research and because winter was coming, I decided to realize a set of circular scarf and matching mittens, a brilliant idea for the outside grey. And so, here are the sets "Fantasy", and of course I kept for myself the most colorful .... the orange one;), which I wear it daily merry.

For more pictures and other details, please visit my FB page, in the Ready for winter album; I hope you like them and they will inspire you.

I would have like to enrich the colour palette this year, unfortunately it was no way to find something to inspire me. Instead of this, I came up with a new proposal, the same material, which is found in a large variety of colors .....lucky me;) .... a set of crocheted scarf and mittens, uni-color this time, but with small tones of color......... the SPINY set.

These three proposals were meant for a dear Buticul's friend, if you like them, I can make similar models, you only need to choose the colour; for more detailed photos and other information please visit my store on ETSY website.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget..............keep calm and love handmade!!!