Loveology's Loves

(New garland, for the shop...)

Gorgeous ART by Elina Minn
Another Finnish artist, with a huuuge talent...





I have some great news too...

1. The winner of the Giveaway is ALIVE! ;)
Just kidding...she was on vacation and finally came back, so i can send her the package full of goodies!


(A part of the Giveaway goodies...)

2. As you all know by now, i opened a little shop at Dawanda.
I am so, so happy and grateful i already sold 2 items!
(The small Paper Crane hanging is popular! It must be the lace on the wings...)



3. I discovered some amazing shops on Dawanda!
One of them is Lemoni...
Dawanda really is a great place.... definitely worth a visit,
if you're into places like Etsy! I swear you won't be disappointed...

Lemoni

Look at those fabrics and colours!





4. Be quiet, when you visit this pretty, pretty blog...



5. Lovelies...your packages are on their way...

This one to Heart in a cage!



On it's way to Nicole in the USA!



I truly hope my first 2 customers will be happy with their purchases!
Both with the item they paid for and the gifts i've sent them...I just love to make the packages ready, looking through my stuff to search for nice, little gifts and then wrapping everything up...

6. Some new stuff for the shop i just finished making.

Latest collage.



The garland you saw at the beginning of this post.




A set of 2 hairpins.
Both with a small flower 'cabochon', one of them with vintage lace underneath.



8. Let's NOT forget i went to the greatest Thriftshop ever today!









For no specific reason, i wanted to show you
my tiny, tiny box of treasures.
It's full of small things that are special to me...
or just have no better place.



Oh, and i forgot to tell you...
I bought the latest issue of Lula in London!
(I was very surprised there were still issues for sale!!!)



Of course, the lacey paper cranes are still in the making...



Lots of LOVE to you all
&
thanks a million for your support and amazing comments!

Loveology at DaWanda!

Let's forget about Etsy.
Just kidding!
Keep visiting Etsy, of course!
But...also visit DaWanda, especially my little shop I just created there!



I've been talking (and posting) a lot about starting my own Etsy shop lately.
However, since i found out you need a creditcard to start a shop at Etsy,
i had to say goodbye to my Etsy-dream.
I have no creditcard, nor am i planning to get one.


(One of the collages that are for sale at the shop!)

I had already visited DaWanda.com for several times and thought it was a great place.
A little bit different from Etsy, but hey, that's not a bad thing!
Luckily no creditcard is needed to start your own shop at DaWanda, so i created one for myself right away!
I couldn't wait and now i feel all excited about it! :)
I don't really have any expectations, let's just see how things will work out...


(This is the latest collage i made. Also available at the shop!)

You are all more than welcome to visit Loveology The Shop at Dawanda!
The door is wide open and tea is ready! :)


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On the left sidebar of this blog, you can also find a link to my shop,
just below my profile information.
If you decide to visit via that link, you probably arrive at the German version of DaWanda (where this website is originally from).
But don't worry, just click on the English flag in the right upper corner of the page, to go to the English / international version of the website.


(The decorated Moleskine journal, i also listed in my shop.)

As you can see, for now i only listed 10 items.
However, several items are in the making and on their way to the shop!



Of course i am open to any comments, feedback or tips on the shop and the items i listed.
Don't be too harsh on me though...remember i just started, still have a lot to learn and have to figure things out and maybe change them some time soon when i discovered things aren't working out as i hope they will.



NOTE:

To 'celebrate' the opening of the store, i decided to give away presents (surprises) with any purchased item. I have to put that on the site of the shop though, as i just decided this one minute ago.
So, if you decide to buy something from the shop, you will also receive a surprise gift with your package!

Oh, look at the gorgeous plate my mother found at a Thriftshop and gave to me!



Excuse me for being a bit hysterical...
I just can't help, but feeling so excited!
Maybe i will never sell anything, but nevertheless it somehow feels like playing 'little shop', like you did when you were a kid, remember how exciting you felt then? In some strange way, i feel just like that...


(The collage i was working on while taking this photograph. It's ready now, so i will list it in the next couple of days.)

IMPORTANT!

Don't forget to take a look at my last post below!
It's full of pictures of my finds from my London trip,
AND....consists information about the winner of the Giveaway!

Anywhere i lay me head, the winner of the Giveaway, unfortunately still hasn't contacted me.
I hope she's just on holiday and didn't just decide to throw her computer out of the window or something.

YOU WON!



If you also have a DaWanda shop, please let me know!
I'd love to visit your shop!



Bye dears, have a great rest of the week and i hope to speak to you soon!

Back from London & The Winner!

Ooooh, i can NEVER find the right words,
to describe the amazing time i spent in London with my mom!
It was such a great adventure...
Everything about it was just perfect; the quality time with my mom (we really needed), the gorgeous and lovely city London is, the huuuuuge amount of beautiful shops in London and of course the shopping my mum and I did.

We both bought the greatest things!

Oh and let's not forget about the heatwave! ;)

Before we went off to London, i made a big list of all the shops we wanted to see. (Thank you Susie Bubble, for making this enormous list on London shops you love!)
We had to make some kind of schedule, because we were there for only four days and the city has so much to offer!

To be completely honest, Topshop was a little but of a disappointment.
Of course i expected very much of it, because i had never been there before and all i see on the net is greatness from Topshop.
I only went to the biggest Topshop, on Oxford Street....and oh my goodness, it was just overwhelming! When you step in, all you see is colour! It's all so much and so big, you really have no clue where to start looking! (Or maybe this is just me, Dutch girl used to Dutch shops...?)
Nevertheless, i bought two great items there, which of course look horrible because of my photography-skills.



I also bought these great notebooks at Topshop!
The right one is also lovely inside, with Little Red Riding Hood on every page and a sentence of the story...




The most amazing, sweet, little shop i've been must be 'All the fun of the fair'.
This shop was in this gbeautiful, pretty small, kind of 'open-air mall' called Kingly Court, near Carnaby Street.
It truly was like a fair, with all kinds of vintage buttons, laces and trims and the lady who was the owner of the shop i guess, was the most lovely lady i've ever met in a shop.
(See the first picture of this post to see what i bought here...)



Muji was also such a great shop!
They sell all kind of things for a really good price.
The designs are simple, yet very pretty...



At this beautiful, but very expensive shop VV Rouleaux, they sell an amazing amount of gorgeous ribbons, trims and buttons. Lots of them are vintage.
I bought these two cute ribbons, the right embroidered one is a vintage one.
Oh, the gorgeous cards were for free! ;)



At Traffic People, i bought this lovely little purse...
Love the fabric!



I was really amazed by the beautiful and lovely cards,
they seem to sell everywhere in London.



At Habitat, which unfortunately left Holland, i couldn't resist buying this gorgeous plate and bowl. The print on the bowl goes on on the outside of the bowl too... <3



There was this beautiful clothing store, which i stupidly can't remember the name of, which was quite expensive. The clothes were oh so pretty, but out of my budget. Luckily enough, they also sold these great A5 notebooks, covered in the fabrics which the clothes were made of. Such a great idea!



My lovely, LOVELY mum, gave me this amazing decorating book from Domino Magazine!
Look at that gorgeous cover....





Oh, i'm so happy with this pack of 3 small Moleskine's.
I am going to decorate them for my coming Etsy shop!



The heatwave in London forced me to buy this lovely 'blower'...



My mother bought these gorgeous, porcelain buttons for me at the shop of the Natural History Museum.
So pretty and sweet...



Hihi, i HAD to but something at Harrods (Gorgeous store...!)
So i bought this nice thing to hang in your closet. It smells like Lily of the Valley...hmmm...



I also bought lots of gorgeous paper!
How lovely those prints are...
These are from Paperchase, which was heaven to me...




They also sell the most beautiful tissue paper at Paperchase!
(Paperchase, please open a store in The Netherlands...)



These are from Cath Kidston!
They are double-sided. Oh, that store....heaven again!




And now my great pride!
I was looking for a new bag, it had to be big and lovely..
Well, i found it and Cath Kidston! :)



Okay, now over to the clothing!






(Bought at Zara, Urban Outfitters, Oasis, Noa Noa, H&M and the ruffled sleeveless top from Paul&Joe Sister i got for free with a magazine!)

To end the London part, i wanted to show you the lovely, bronze jelly flats i bought at Office. Yeah, they walk like heaven...



Well, I guess this was London!
Mum, thanks again with all my heart for this amazing trip!
I will never, never forget it! <3

I almost forgot it was my Birthday the 22th of June!
I got some great presents. Of course, the trip to London was by far the biggest!
From my mother and stepfather i received this lovely little vase and these gorgeous bedlinen (my mother made the flowery trim on it herself!) (which this pictures does NO justice at all..... Note to myself: new camera for Christmas!)
I also got a bag full of lovely, little things like an Estee Lauder mascara, organic face-oil and other lovelies...)



My sister and her boyfriend gave me this great Rituals set.
The Ayurveda stuff smells more than delicious, especially the honey bodylotion!



And NOW.....





The Winner of the Giveaway!
I think i am more excited than all of you...haha! :)

I said i wouldn't show anything of the presents, until the winner receives them...but i just can't hold myself.
This are just two little things that are in the package:



(Two hairpins that are already packaged and one of the four sets of all kinds of papers!)

Okay, here we go.

The winner of the Giveaway is....................................



Anywhere I lay my head!

Although your last post on your blog said 'Au Revoir', I hope you contact me very soon, because a big package of nice goodies is waiting for you, dear! Please let me know your address, so i can send you the gifts!)

All the other participants, thank you so, so much for your great answers, the tips and your honesty. It's truly, greatly appreciated!

The 'Giveaway'!

Yay!
I am already looking forward to send the package,
that i will be packing with all kinds of nice thingies.



One of the commenters on my last post,
mentioned a giveaway (great idea dear!)
but i already thought about that myself too...



As i really LOVE to give people presents,
wrap it up beautifully
AND hopefully make someone happy with it,
I am organising this Giveaway!

Everyone can participate by commenting,
and answering the following questions:

1. What Etsy item from my last post do you like the most and why?

2. What item do you like least and why?

3. What kind of item are you missing and think would be great to also sell in the coming Etsy shop?

4. Do you have any other tips, comments or anything considering the Etsy adventure?

Let one thing me very clear!
I will NOT base the winner of this giveaway on the answers you are going to give. Those are only for my information, because i find it important to know your opinions about the things i made and want to sell on Etsy.

I will use that thing 'Oh hello friend' always uses for her giveaway's, that's called 'The True Random Number Generator' from random.org to decide who's the winner. So everything will be completely honest!



Now you want to know what's to win, right?
Well, the giveaway it's all about, will be a package containing at least this:

- A lacey paper crane or something with a lacey paper crane.
- A mobile / garland.
- A collage.
- A set of 2 hairclips i will be decorating myself.
- A set of nice paper, images etc.
- Surprises.

Of course i am not going to tell you everything,
because surprises are always better!
I will be posting what the package looked like when i am ready to send it off,
and when the winner received the stuff, i will be posting the items that were in it.



To already get you in the mood,
here some pictures from this amazing Flickr Group called Nice Package!


(GOSH! I am not really making this easy to myself, am I?)

1. Nostalgia Original Soaps, 2. Kind Over Matter Business Card Envelopes, 3. For the birds!, 4. CIMG6346, 5. Red + White Baker's Twine - sample, 6. CIMG6044, 7. Where do you come from?, 8. 70/365 Cookie packet, 9. CIMG6045

But I love it so much!
More, more, more!



1. Packaging, 2. in this handmade muslin bag...., 3. printable stationery set — purple tatting, 4. Untitled, 5. packaging: airmail., 6. mail from singapore: NanChel, 7. Gifts!, 8. Wrapped Gifts 2008, 9. Christmas present wrapping 2008

I will do my VERY best,
to make the package you will receive
just as pretty!

Oh, the things you will receive are not the things i showed in my last post,
it will be new things, i yet have to make!
The 'style' of the stuff, will be like what you saw in the last post, of course.



Coming Monday i will be going to London until Thursday, so you can comment and take part until next weekend (July 4th&5th). Then i will 'close' this and post the winner of the giveaway. Soon after that i will be sending the package to the winner. Of course i don't know exactly when it will arrive, that's depending on the country you're living in.

Please leave your emailaddress in your comment, so i can contact you if you are the winner!

Happy commenting and thanks so much in advance!

The 'Etsy Post'

Before i start this 'Etsy Post',
i want to show you the inspirationline i FINALLY made!



In my last post, I already told you about my Etsy plans.
Although i don't see myself as an artist at all and am quite insecure sometimes about the things i make, i have to admit i am really, really excited to start the little Etsy shop, make all kind of cute things and hopefully sell a bit also!



I am not completely sure what i want to sell though.
I think it will be part handmade things and part vintage finds.

Handmade goods like these:



Paper crane mobiles,
I can also sell them per piece.
I really like the lace on their wings,
as it gives them something special...
You can do lots of things with them, to make them more interesting
and pretty.



Of course different types of mobiles and garlands are possible,
also all kinds of paper, laces and trim are available.
For the mobiles i use cute ,little bells in different colors at the end of the line.




I really like these
'Garlands of tears',
as I like to call them.




(The left garland is made out of different white fabrics and lace and the right one out of pieces of grey and green leather and pink lace, both have a little bell at the end and the line is invisible.)

Oh, and one of the things
I definitely want to sell...
are very cute and pretty kits,
full of little goodies to get crafty yourself.



Sweet, little tags
and customised notebooks.



Stationery and sweet clutches...
(Whem my sewing machine is working again, i will of course sew my own clutches.
I've already seen gorgeous Asian, linen fabrics....)



Another thing i really like to do, is making collages.
Since i was a kid, i have been cutting and pasting like crazy!

This is my inspirationboard for this Summer...



The four 'paperworks' i made the last couple of days,
are very different.
I used some of the most beautiful photographs from magazines,
but also pieces of lace, other little pieces of paper and words.





Besides these handmade things (more is coming!),
I'd love to sell some vintage stuff in the shop.
Stuff LIKE this (these are MINE!) ;)







I already made lots and lots of little cards,
to send with the packages.
The packaging will be a very important part of the shop...
I love beautiful wrappings and cute, little gifts to make the people who receive the package very happy!




I am very happy i am a real collector,
i have so many little things....
all kinds of paper, accesories and stuff.





Although i have lots of more stuff i want to show you,
i won't until the next post.
I want this to be the Etsy post!
(Okay, a little, tiny bit of the 'This is my place' post...)



To end this post,
which you hopefully enjoyed...
I want to show you my 'Wall of Inspiration',
which has become WAY bigger than it was!



I am extremely curious,
about your opinions on my selfmade stuff!

Tagged & Other stuff

I have been tagged! <3
By the lovely Electric Feel... (Be sure to visit her great blog!)

List seven things that you love and then tag seven more bloggers.

Here we go:

1. Sweetness



2. Little things


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3. The flowers in my garden



(Both not mine, second from here)

4. Getting creative with my mum

Mum, let's make me a wall like this one.
It makes me feel so in love...



5. Visiting blogs and feeling inspired by them

TOO many amazingness.

Yumi.
Studio Fuller.
Sam.
Pixie Blossoms.
Paper Cakes Finds.

Ugh, some people are just too cute.
And too talented. ;)

6. Reading

Something like this.

7. The smell of summer



The first seven commenters on this post, are hereby tagged! ;)

Thing to do:

Take a look at Gemma Correll's Flickr.
She's amazing.
I mean her work.
Not like i know her personally.

Gosh, i have SO much more to share with you.
But no time.
Seriously.

Haven't forgot about this blog.
Or about you.
Never will.

Be back soon.

(ps. planning on starting my own little shop at Etsy...
i'm already making little things and have lots of plans.
Can't wait!)

All the luck in the world

'All the luck in the world'

ATLITW

I found Jane Schouten on Flickr and was immediately surprised by the beauty of her home, the art she makes and her shop i will definitely visit some day soon...

This is her shop!
Lucky me that she is Dutch and her shop is in The Netherlands!

Her home....











Her collection of tins....




Even her Christmastree is amazing...



Her ART work....



For this great thing...
you will definitely need all the luck in the world!



Visit the magnificent Oh, hello friend and see what amazing Etsy items you can win...
I will definitely give it a try!


(via Lolita)

One last, but IMPORTANT thing:

There's this lovely girl, named Leah Murray, who is putting together a short film.
The film is based upon the song 'This Little Light'. A film that asks only one question; what one thing would make the world a better place?



Leah is looking for contributors that want to be involved in this lovely, little project.
The idea is to film yourself while lighting a candle and answering the question mentioned earlier before.
Simple, but honest and touching.



If you are interested to contribute,
you can contact Leah via her emailaddress: ellerae @ live . com

EDIT AGAIN (stupid me!) : above the right emailaddress you can contact Leah through, the link didn't seem to be working!

Where to start?

(I can't live without a poni)

Hello sweet, sweet readers!

Sorry it took me too long to complete this post.
Thank you all so much for your amazing comments!
It makes me happier than you can ever imagine.....


(same source as above)

Ooooh...i found so many amazing things!
I just don't know where to start...

But first of all the gorgeous award Heart in a Cage gave me!
Thanks again, dear!



I would like to give this award to these two inspiring bloggers:
Duermevela & Daydream Lily.

And now....
I want to show you the work of an artist i am completely in love with.
Her name is Anna Emilia and she is from Finland.
Happy dreamtime...





I am getting more and more into art....
especially beautiful drawings drawn by women.
This is Hanna Konola from Finland.






Now, let's head to Etsy!
Yes, i am 'back' on Etsy, as i never was before.
Although i live on low budget at the moment, i couldn't help myself to buy some things. They were very cheap and are all meant to get me more creative (once graduation is over...)


(Hundred little, paper owls! Not sure what to do with them yet...)

Lots of little pieces of fabric...





My Flickr addiction is still getting worse....


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Female crush Camilla Engman!




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Via Flickr i found the most amazing shop....

It's the shop of Mieke Willems and this is the address:

Aalmoezenierstraat 28
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
open mon-sat: 10-18





I have lots and lots of more stuff i want to share with you...
But let's save that for the next post.

Endless.

(1. Real Spaces, 2. wall, 3. for the love of polaroid, 4. day 25)



Visit this amazing Flickr group!
WARNING: Visiting this group will take some/a lot of your precious time!
The group also has a blog... but don't forget the above!


(Mypurplecrayon)


(Jenni Simmons)


(Yvestown)


(Blossomnbird)


(Kristina Contes)

Mosaics.
I can't get enough.


(1. source-board, 2. wall linears, 3. my inspiration wall, 4. Untitled, 5. little corners (shelves), 6. deer, 7. Inspiration Board, May 2007, 8. My desk, 9. board, not bored)


(1. Inspiration Board, 2. string, 3. inspiration wall 2, 4. Bulletin Board 2007, 5. My board now, 6. Untitled, 7. Untitled, 8. inspiration wall, 9. space, 10. My Inspiration, 11. Inspiration Board, 12. my inspiration corner)

And what about these strings on the wall?
Soo adorable!
I have to make one myself...


(1. a string of inspiration., 2. viva la vida***, 3. string, 4. the full wall, 5. above my desk, 6. more inspiration)

Fresh

1. Lobster and Swan.
Simply amazing...








2. BrittaJ's Flickr.
She got some talent....and I really love her style of drawing!







Today i really enjoyed myself while browsing through all of the (more than 12000!!) pictures from Decor8 at Flickr.
If you are looking for interior inspiration, that's definitely the place to be!
I decided to make a mosaic of my absolute favorites... (To be honest, I could make at least six of them...)

Click for a bigger version...



(1. How Much For This Room?, 2. How Much For This Room?, 3. Sugarloop, 4. Happy Weekend!, 5. Lula, 6. Rie Elise Larsen, 7. Lapin & Me, 8. Kelly Rae Roberts, 9. Kelly Rae Roberts, 10. Kelly Rae Roberts, 11. Bed of Flowers B&B, 12. Andrea Cobb, 13. Sewing Green, 14. Sewing Green, 15. Lovely new photos from Ez, 16. Marie Claire Maison, 17. Marie Claire Maison, 18. Marie Claire Maison, 19. Step 1: Lay It Out, 20. Hadley Hutton, 21. il_fullxfull.64574428, 22. Stylist Jeanne Botes, 23. Stylist Jeanne Botes, 24. Photographer Nato Welton, 25. Nymphenburg USA {new}, 26. Nymphenburg USA {new}, 27. Happy Weekend!, 28. cherished china & books, 29. Jennifer Murphy, 30. Jennifer Murphy, 31. Paris Made By Hand, 32. Katie Runnels, 33. Tif Fussell, 34. Tif Fussell, 35. Stylist Q & A With Pia Jane Bijkerk, 36. Stylist Q & A With Pia Jane Bijkerk)

I hope you enjoyed this rather short post!
I wish you all a wonderful week full of sun, kisses, secret smiles, creativity, nice and healthy food and above all: LOVE!