2010-12-07

A great weekend!

Last weekend was a blast!!! Many of us Greek Etsians, participated in a craft show at Booze, an alternative space downtown. It was (as always) tons of fun seeing my online friends, sharing news and drinking great wine :) The only drawback was that i caught a cold and now i am at work feeling like a zombie!! Well, something's gotta give as they say!

My stand! I finally found a printers drawer:)

The whole setting! My great friend Liana (FeelwhatIfelt) shared the bench with me. She made some super cool xmas wreaths




Maria with her fab jewelry and soaps





Eve with in her stand!


The beautiful architect behind Eried Creations!


Eve, Anta and Antigoni!!!


Daphne....did some modeling!


The space!




And of course the wreaths from Liana! Amazing!!!

2010-11-30

Getting into the Xmas spirit...

Hello everybody!
Long time no post yet again!!! And a lot has happened since my last post. I moved out of my parents house and in with Dimitris...my significant other. This was a huge change for me and i am both happy and in awe by all of it. Also my best friend got married :))) and i was as we say in Greek the Koubara (the best "woman")..that was also a huge deal and a very emotional time. Finally last week my oldest friend (we know each other almost 20 years) gave birth to her baby boy...
So now it's time to settle down, relax and start getting back to my craft routine :)
What a better way to do it by starting to make things for the holidays!

Today i found this great project by Martha Stewart! It seems quite easy and the materials are also easy to find!

All you need are pine cones, pipe cleaners, and other simple supplies (no toy-making expertise necessary).

Another project from the same site is this:

Tools and Materials
Circle cutter
Brown card stock
Cream card stock
Holly craft punch
1/4-inch hole punch
Light-green 2 3/4-inch scallop gift tag
Glue pen
Craft glue
Adhesive foam dots
1/8-inch hole punch
Gingham ribbon

Holiday Gift Tags How-To

1. With the circle cutter, cut a 3-inch brown circle and a 2-inch cream circle from card stock.
2. Punch 6 green holly leaves with the holly leaf craft punch. Punch 6 red berries with a 1/4-inch hole punch.
3. To assemble, attach a scallop gift tag to the center of the brown circle with adhesive foam dots. Attach the cream circle to the center of the scallop tag with adhesive foam dots.
4. Using glue pen, glue 3 holly leaves to the cream circle, with points meeting in the center.
5. With a glue pen, glue 3 red berries where the holly leaves meet in the center.
6. Attach another 3 holly leaves with adhesive foam dots over the "flat" holly leaves, slightly offset, with stems at center of circle.
7. Glue another 3 berries onto the raised holly stems with a dot of craft glue.
8. Thread gingham ribbon through hole of scallop gift tag.

More to come soon!!!

2010-10-27

Changes!

Well again it's been a while since I updated my blog!
A lot has changed! Me and Dimitris have finally found a house and now we are in the process of moving! I am sooo excited and at the same time a bit anxious! The fun part of it is of course finding decorating ideas! And an amazing resource is this blog: Design Sponge
. You can find decorating ideas, diy on how to transform old furniture and even recipes!!!

2010-10-01

Etsy Boot Camp :) --The pledge!

I, Nafsika pledge to participate in the Etsy Success Holiday Boot Camp to the best of my abilities. I vow to check in every week, do my homework and support my fellow Holiday Boot Campers. I will read the weekly newsletters and blog posts, check in on the weekly forum thread, read the weekly blog post, check off the checklists and salute the mascot. I promise to share what I've learned with those who need it, support my fellow Etsy indiepreneurs and, most of all, have a positive and persistent attitude. I understand that together we can spread the word about our handmade and vintage goods, making this holiday season a more unique and meaningful one to gift givers and give-ees everywhere!

2010-09-17

Crafty Friday!

Do you want to know whats my day like?

Check out this!!

HeliS keeps an amazing blog that presents every Friday artists from Europe!

2010-09-14

Cat versus human....

I am a cat person....its obvious :) So imagine my delight upon discovering an amazing blog that's called cat versus human and is filled with some very funny comics! (well funny at least to someone who is a cat person)
So if you have a special feline friend in your life (or many) or if you are just fascinated by the behavior of cats check this out.

2010-09-08

An interesting link :)

Have you ever wondered about the origins and the symbolism of the ring?
Well i have....and here you can find a book published in 1917 that answers all your questions and you can read online!!