Fashion Trends - Yellow!!!!!

Hello my beloved friends!

It's time for our weekly Fashion Trends report! And this time our post is for yellow! Spring is here and soon Summer will be, so let's use more colorful clothes or accessories.  One of the most usual and at the same time trendy colors to wear is Yellow in every single shade! A beautiful color, very bright that can be wearied in many different styles!

A short yellow dress in 60's style is the perfect choice for our Friday night exodus! Combine it with black cute accessories and black patent leather shoes and you will be always in fashion! A petite and preppy style at the same time!

1.Dress 2.Shoes 3.Earrings 4.Bracelet

Yellow can be also combined successfully with beige...another color similar to yellow. Accessories in earth natural tones will give you a romantic outfit, perfect for your office, for a wedding or for a cocktail party!

1.Ring 2.Necklace 3.Hair Stick

Ok... I am mostly a casual girl, so the last outfit is... what else...jeans! I love them in any color. So why not in Yellow one? A multicolor bag will give you the advantage of having more colors in your appearance and at the same time the opportunity  to have more "hot" details in bright colors. Perfect for everyday Spring and Summer outfit! Just remember, try to avoid combine more than three colors in case you do not use any floral or any drawing cloth.

1.Bracelets 2.Earrings 3.Bow Tie

Goodbye for now and have a wonderful Yellow Friday!!!!


ps. For more Friday night Outfit suggestions, just visit Estella's blog!

Giveaway Winner - Akamatra... the Bow Lady!!!!

Good Morning my friends!

Saturday today and my mode is really high… I will see a few beloved friends in a while and at the same time Akamatra’s giveaway ended and I am really curious for the lucky lady!

But before use Rafflecopter to choose the winner…let me introduce you my precious young artist…my daughter. A few days ago we bought her first water-colors and the first experience was a really messy one! But she was laughing all the time and she was really happy. So get messy, will make you feel good!

So are you ready for the result? Let’s see…..

Happy Birthday Akamatra!!!!!!! We wish you many more moments full of creativity!


And now let's pick the winner......

Congratulations Rab Pom!!! We will contact you soon!!!

Thank you Maro for being in my blog! It was an honor!

Just stay in touch with my blog for the next amazing posts and our next Giveaway on May.... another amazing artist will be here.... a young lady who loves colors! It will be a surprise!!!!

GIVEAWAY - Akamatra... the Bow Lady!!!!

What a beautiful and sunny day today in Greece. It really makes me happy…. But on the other hand my mood is really high since I am honored to have in my blog a great friend, a very talented crafter and a unique lady… the bow lady!

I first met Akamatra in etsy  and I fell in love with her creations! Soon, as a lucky lady I am (ha! are you jealous?), I had the chance to meet her in real life too. I do consider her as a friend, a valuable one actually, that I can discuss my problems, having a coffee and share craft ideas or even push her to help me with my blog or etsy shop (ok..I know she is not smiling right now…)… and my next “step” is to convince her to baby sit my daughter!

beige leather bow barrette

Her work is just amazing, romantic, for young girls and unique ladies. But most of all what I like in Maro's work is that you can "understand" and "meet" her by just observing her creations. Every single one is like telling you something about her. Every bow, every jewel or cup cozy just hiding a small and cute story. Her shop is like the Wonderland to me... too many stories, too many dreams, too many feelings!  

Οκ...I have to stop talking.... Please let me introduce you Maro from Akamatra!

neon spike earrings

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I come from a family of makers. My parents made furniture, clothes, toys, food, love and most of all they made homes for us. I grew up in a house where recycling, reusing and repurposing was our everyday fun. I guess I couldn't escape my DNA so you can blame my parents for everything you see in my shop!

Akamatra was born on 2011, when my boyfriend (now my husband) and my cousin convinced me that it would be a good idea to start selling all the jewelry I've been making. As it turns out, they were right!

I love my etsy shop! Having Akamatra has been a life saver. Making jewelry, has kept me sane. Networking inside etsy has also been a wonderful experience! I've "met" many amazing people here and I appreciate everyone who has helped me during these last years!

beaded black ring

I honestly believe that a handmade item carries within the love and feelings of its maker and still has space for the love and the feelings of the person who buys it. In a way, buying handmade helps keep the love flow from one person to another and that's the feeling I am having each time someone honours me with a buy.

Tribal leather necklace

In my shop one will find different styles and diverse types of jewelry since I am a firm believer of change and diversity! So, there are girly and cute jewels and accessories, but there are feminine and chic jewels also. What’s missing are the jewelry that mass production industries and their copycats make! Akamatra is a shop devoted to uniqueness and although modern and in sync with the latest fashion, my creations are unique and cannot be found in the next shop.

 spike bracelet

Having a small business on etsy, is almost a full time job in ways a non seller could not imagine! My time on etsy is on my list of highs during my every day.

I only hope my smile is contagious...

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Akamatra is having her second etsy - birthday this month, so Maro was really nice to offer a great gift to one lucky lady or girl…one of her beautiful bows! Isn't the greatest way to start the new month???




Your choice of an awesome bow



So in order to have the chance to win and choose by yourself your favorite bow, just use the Rafflecopter below and earn more entries. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good Luck!

DIY - Handmade Hair Clips with Buttons

Hello my friends!

Last weekend I did a cleanup in my daughter’s drawers and I found too many hairclips and elastic accessories damaged, without the decorative charms or with color missing. I think this is something very common. Why go through them away? Just check below an easy way to “refresh” them and made them look like new again.

So first of all I had to find how to decorate them and I searched for common materials. And guess what I found…buttons! Haha funny ? Buttons, cords, small wooden beads from old accessories and an ivory satin ribbon that I use for packaging gifts. Great stuff indeed. I needed also a scissor and of course hot glue.

Now with all these stuff just use your imagination and create different charms and embellishments. I created a few... stacked buttons and glitter glow on them, a small bow from the satin ribbon and a margarita button stichted on it, a big neon green button and wooden beads tied with hot pink cord, a round button stacked with a heart one and a round button with a yellow margarita pattern stiched on a small piece of the satin ribbon. I am sure you can create even more beautiful designs!

When the embellishments are ready the only thing left is to stuck them with hot glow on the hair clips or tie them on the ponytail elastic or even stichc them.

The result was really beautiful and my daughter loved them!

Hope you enjoy it!!!  Happy Crafting!!!!