for the love of handmade

When I was a teenager and in my early twenties, I loved to wear a handmade stuff (and I still do a lot but unfortunately don’t do it too often!). I had a leather ring with a beautiful stone and I wore lots of different bracelets made from leather and beads. I also used to go to thrift stores to buy my clothes. I loved that I can have unique stuff and be different from others. I remember having a poncho sweater; I absolutely loved it and a lot of people asked me all the time where I got it. I also remember how it drove my mom crazy that I wear those clothes. Oh, those days…

I also loved to make stuff. I always created handmade gifts for my mom and my grandma for Christmas. I so miss those days! When life got into its way, my crafting time became less and less frequent and then it got to the point when I didn’t do anything craft/art related at all. I have a lot of Czech handmade pottery at home. Every time we go back to visit our family, I always bring a little something from my home country. It can be a mug, or a picture or something small which will make me smile every time I look at it and which will remind me of my roots. And it has to be handmade.

I have never been a girly girl but as I am getting older, I want to feel more feminine. Few weeks ago I asked my mom if she could send me some Czech handmade earrings. I can’t wait to see what she has chosen! My Birthday is getting closer and I was thinking about what to put on my wishlist. Then I discovered this little shop on Etsy a few days ago and I immediately fell in love with Linda’s work.

I knew right way that I want some of her earrings for my B-day. It was so hard to choose from all the variety! There are so many beautiful ones! At the end I ordered these two beautiful pairs. I can’t wait to receive them and wear them! The colors are my favorite, the design is beautiful and they are handmade. Win, win and win.

I feel an urge to create. I think I’m going to dig out the box with beads and create more of the wrap bracelets. I already promised my mom and sis that I will make some for them.

And I will definitely need a frame like this, this or this one.

What is on your to-do/ create list? Do you have a certain project on your mind?