handmade by Lappalainen

I admit... This weekend I spent hours looking at it... 
intrigued by the ever-changing light and the nice quiet movements of this
beautiful handmade accessory based on the work of Pol Bury and Alexander Calder. 

I guess like many of you,  you can find me regularly on the the site of Etsy... 
In my opinion, the world of Etsy is really a great place to find inspiration and 
I can spend hours to discover the most beautiful handmade creations and decoration ideas.

When I was asked a little while ago about my favourite shops and about my
 wishes for Christmas,  I immediately thought about my all time favourite;
The unique handmade mobile of the Lappalainen!
Lappalainen is the etsy shop of Rivka Baake from Germany and you can't imagine
 the amount of times I've admired the mobile and questioned myself which one 
to choose... the brass, copper or the black variant of the mobile.
When I finally made the decision, I thought it was a great opportunity

 to order an early Christmas gift  for myself.  A unique, beautiful and timeless eye catcher
 that makes us spend long times on the couch to watch the spectacle of the mobile... 

At Etsy, they love to support extraordinary and creative people by helping them
 be their own bosses and by letting them use Etsy's craft and design skills. 
A little while ago I was asked to help spreading the word about Etsy and
 the fact how proud they are of all the sellers... As a regular visitor and buyer I decided to
 support the Etsy ceatives and write posts about our favourite shops and products... 
Do you have a favourite Etsy shop or product? 
Please help me discovering them and let me know!

Urenlang kan ik er naar kijken... Het steeds veranderende licht en de mooie rustige bewegingen...Prachtig handwerk gebaseerd op het werk van Pol Bury en Alexander Calder. 

Net als vele van jullie ben ik regelmatig op de de site van Etsy te vinden. 
Ik vind het geweldig om daar inspiratie op te doen en urenlang de mooiste 
handgemaakte creaties en decoratie ideeen te bewonderen. Toen ik onlangs gevraagd
 werd naar mijn favoriete shops en naar de artikelen op mijn kerst wensenlijstje 
dacht ik meteen aan mijn all time favoriet:  
De unieke handgemaakte mobiel van de  Lappalainen! 

Lappalainen is de etsy shop van Rivka Baake uit Duitsland en hoe vaak ik dit artikel wel niet heb bekeken, bewonderd en nog eens bewonderd en getwijfeld over welke nu echt de favoriet was... de messing, koper of de zwarte variant van de mobile. Totdat ik er nu eindelijk uit was en in de gelegenheid was om hem te bestellen.... een vroeg kerstkadootje waar ik en eigenlijke het hele gezin zo ontzettend blij mee ben! Een unieke, prachtige  en tijdloze eyecatcher die maakt dat we tijdenlang op de bank bewonderd naar het schouwspel van de mobiel kijken... 

Bij Etsy ondersteunen ze creatieve ondernemers die hun zelfgemaakte of 
speciaal uitgekozen items verkopen. Een tijdje geleden werd ik gevraagd om dit initatief 
extra aandacht te geven en Nederland nog bekender te maken met dit platform. 
Als enthousiaste bezoekster en klant, besloot ik ter ondersteuning van alle creatieve
 winkeliers van Etsy regelmatig posts te schrijven over favoriete winkels en producten... 
Heb je een favoriete Etsy winkel (of product) die extra aandacht verdient of waarvan je
 vindt dat we die echt moeten zien? Laat het me weten zodat we samen 
de leukste shops en creaties in het zonnetje kunnen zetten!
                                                                                                                               

photos/styling elvs
More Etsy: Eco friendly Tea towel black splattered by Windwardmade Plate second skin collection by July

ceramic love - trunk vase and stump mug

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beautiful unique pieces, 

pure and raw, 

made by hand in a very small scale...

Oh how I fell in love with these beautiful ceramics designed

 by Jinjin a Japanese ceramic artist when I visited the inspiring blog of 

Sonja Maria Rettensteiner a while ago and read her story about 

her discovery of this talented street artist in Paris. 

It's so great when talented people work together and 

create an amazing and inspiring story...

Definately on my wishlist: Trunk vase and stump mug

read all about the story here and be inspired!

  

                                                                                           styling:  Josefin Hååg   photos:  Emily Laye

giveaway - "beauty and more" (closed)

  pics elvs

this giveaway is closed!

Congratulations to Margreet de Vries
she won this giveaway!

love the new look in my bedroom

lot's of whites and the beautiful contrast created 

by my new greyish hand-woven bedspread and the traditional

 hamam towels...  they really make the difference!

A little while ago I met Eva of the Dutch webshop mooisenmeer.nl

she sells the most beautiful traditional and (oriental) handmade products 
and today Eva is offering this amazing giveaway

a beautiful luxury package with some gorgeous authentic products

 (value € 131,50)

What can you win?

* bedspread "Ramses" (hand-woven) black/white

* one handmade hamam towel "Kidrak" in herringbone pattern with 

woven dashes/diamond motif

* one hamam towel "Kidrak" - the equalness of above - 

(made of 50% cotton and 50% bamboo)

 * and a (glass) bottle of "Savon de Marseille" handsoap extra pur, without perfume.

This is how to join in:

* like Moois&Meer on facebook and leave a message on their account here

(Eva loves personal contact and she would love to know your favorite product at the shop)

* leave a message in this post 

* share the banner below on your blog/fb/ig account and link 
to the giveawaypost for an extra change

Moois&Meer is a Dutch webshop (they deliver world-wide) where you can find 

a small collection of original gifts and unique products as turkish handmade hammam blankets, 

towels and shells, table-clothes, gorgeous vintage suzani rugs, antique kilims processed 

as patchwork carpet or pillows, hand-woven silk scarves, hand and body

 in hip refillable glass bottles and more. Just have a look at the collection here

The Moois&Meer collection is kept small because they have a preference for 

hand-made products which are made in traditional way and they really prefer a personal 

cooperation with their manufacturers in France and Turkey, they think that's all part of 

the charm of being unique! 

good luck... the winner will be anounced in two weeks!

Wish you all a happy new week... 

this giveaway is closed!