Thursday 25 February 2010

Our Creative Space...


Another creative mess this week, maybe Kootoyoo should have named it My Creative Mess instead of space :)
We are busy with a custom bridal bouquet with shells and sea urchins, the things in the pictures are flowers made of shells and we attached them to wires.


Again with some weird systems and techniques they are now drying, we will show the bouquet once it's ready!


You can see more workspaces at Kootoyoo's blog!

Tuesday 23 February 2010

Flickr Favorites


1. Daisy Ray, 2. daisy chains, 3. Mountain Daisies, 4. Daisy of a House

Another Spring themed mosaic! We are in the middle of a fake spring at the moment. Winters are mild and short here so the real thing will actually start soon but for the moment we are enjoying sun and as soon as the weather is soft daisies pop up every where.


See more beautiful mosaics at ArtMind's Blog!

Monday 22 February 2010

Monday Moodboard


1. evihan 2. JuliaFelt 3. eleanors 4. Antigoni

Weather feels like spring these past days, so I'm in a Spring mood.
Have a great week everyone!

See more moodboards at FleurFatale's blog!

Saturday 20 February 2010

Sleepless Nights with a Prince


Mum and I are both bad sleepers. It is really a gift to sleep well, unfortunatly that gift has never been given to us. The fact that we have 14 dogs doesn't make it easier, 7 of them stay in a room at night, as some of those would bark all night if we don't lock them up. The remaining 7 are usually quiet, but sometimes a cat goes crazy or a neighbor makes alot of noise and then their protecting instinct starts to work.



But lately not the dogs but a bunch of frogs have been keeping us up at night. Please do not look at the size of this little green prince, he makes much more decibels then a bunch of dogs together. When the frog family decided to make a reunion in our empty pool, we moved them to a cozy place a little away from us.

I did think about kissing him, but he was too slimey for my taste...

Thursday 18 February 2010

Our Creative Space...


You might remember me mentioning about the damages the storms have been giving the past weeks (some electrical gadgets got burnt and our roof got damaged). The storm also gave something back to us.
The beach where we find the sea urchins is not close by and the roads are rough so only when the weather allows we can go. After 2 months we were finally able to go about two weeks ago.
And the amount of seaurchins was amazing! The storm must have been busy bringing them to the shore.


We count ourselves lucky when we find about 100 of them, very often we only find about 20 urchins. This time we found hundreds and hundreds it took us hours to collect them and our body has ached for 5 days of this heavy exercise :) Just to imagine how big the pile is I put my hand near it, pretty amazing right?

Of course collecting is one thing, actually prepairing them to be used is a whole other thing... it took us 5 days to get them cleaned (with plenty of hand cuts and spines getting into our fingers).


Another 4 days to fill them with foam... and then again 4 days to clean the overfloading foam.


They are now in this stage, and a 4, 5 day epoxy time will begin, excuse me if I'll be a bit high (of the epoxy) these days :)


You can see more workspaces at Kootoyoo's blog!

Tuesday 16 February 2010

Flickr Favorites


1. P.G. for Ladies, 2. Untitled, 3. chair back, 4. I love tulips!

It was only yesterday that I was mentioning grey and stormy weather. Today it feels like spring, sun is shining, birds are singing. Winters are short here, and already the first signs of spring have appeared. A muted colored spring collage as it is still february after all...

See more beautiful mosaics at ArtMind's Blog!

Monday 15 February 2010

Monday Moodboard


1. Jealousydesign 2. karmologyclinic 3. byMarianneS 4. JKphotography

It has been very grey and windy here the past week. Not much rain but a crazy wind is flying around town. So much that our neighbors tree has been 'hitting' our roof and gave quite some damage. We haven't been able to prepair it yet as the wind hasn't stopped and we would fly of the ladder...

See more moodboards at FleurFatale's blog!

Saturday 13 February 2010

Challenge Review XIII

These challenges are perfect to let the creative juices flow. Our StreetTeam is still having the weekly challenges, here is another review (you can see the previous ones here).

Let your inner child play- hosted by Enchantedhue



Something New (crochet)- hosted by Kreativlink

Thursday 11 February 2010

Our Creative Space...


Turkish women are amazing with their handicrafts. Crochetting, tatting, needle lace, embroidery etc. We love to use bits and pieces of their work, especially oya.



We have been making textile cuffs lately, with vintage handwork and more treasures, the first two pictures are one in the make, the fun part: matching goodies together.



The first two results are here, more to come very soon...


You can see more workspaces at Kootoyoo's blog!

Tuesday 9 February 2010

Flickr Favorites- Books


1. Dreaming in Colors, 2. Inspired by Yvestown and Whitney English, 3. Satisfaction, 4. Bird Books for Babies

I went through our contacts in search for books. Luckely they are good readers and some of them make their own books so a nice variation in the mosaic.


See more beautiful mosaics at ArtMind's Blog!

Monday 8 February 2010

Monday Moodboard

1. gufobardo 2. nanouke 3. fleurfatale 4. ingersworld

Some sweetness, for a sweet lovely monday morning :)

See more moodboards at FleurFatale's blog!

Thursday 4 February 2010

Our Creative Space...


This week we have spent mostly in the sewing room, making new bags.
The image is a piece of the matching and playing around with materials to find the perfect combination.

You can see more workspaces at Kootoyoo's blog!

Wednesday 3 February 2010

A BIG Thank You


Yesterday a few packages were waiting for me at the PostOffice. As mum does all the supply shopping I have no idea what comes in, although they come to my name. Among them was a package from Norway, no name of sender. When I came home I gave the packages to mum and then she discovered that that one was for me, a wonderful suprise from IngerMaaike.




An amazing nuno felted butterfly scarf, so me!! I totally love it, pictures don't do any justice and am totally speechless!
Now don't be jealous, you can get your own right here :)
Thank you so much Inger *sends a big bunch of kisses*. The friends I've made through Etsy are so amazing!


Tuesday 2 February 2010

Flickr Favorites


1. PC025994 OIL, 2. AFighter's-Path, 3. AE-Herfort-Australia, 4. Time Tunnel

This mosaic started with searching for 'oil' on Flickr. I love the colors that you can find on the roads left by car engines. I know it is nothing good for the envirement, but it always amazes me when ever I see such a spot. After finding a nice oil picture, I choose the same colors in Multi color search lab to finish the mosaic.

See more beautiful mosaics at ArtMind's Blog!

Monday 1 February 2010

Monday Moodboard


1. krize 2. psarokokalo 3. lacravatteduchien 4. dreamel

Sky is blue but clouded, which always gives me a good mood. Here some cute and happy clouds.
Have a great monday everyone!

See more moodboards at FleurFatale's blog!