Saturday, 29 December 2018

Introducing you to - Knitux

Hi There.....Are you a fan of knits?

They are warm and cozy don't you think so?

I did a search on Wikipedia to find out how far knitting goes back 😉 It seems the oldest knitted artifacts are socks from Egypt. They were from the 11th Century. They are a very fine gauge, done with a complex colorwork and some have a short row heel. The complexity of these knits suggests that knitting is even older than this archeological find.

But let me introduce you today to Knitux 😃

The shop owner, Martha is a photographer, graphic designer, and illustrator from Latvia. She has been interested in knitting and crocheting ever since she was a little child. Like most of us knitters (I do also knit occasionally 😄), she was taught by her mother and grandmother. But later on, she also took craft lessons in school.

She makes knit and crochet beanies, berets, shawls, and scarfs. It is good to know that she works with natural materials such as wool, alpaca fiber, linen, and silk. But they are sometimes blended with small amounts of high-quality artificial fibers to make the yarn stronger and perfect for daily use.

She lives in a small village called Asune, that is located in Latgale. This region is famous for his blue lakes and strong craft traditions. Some people there still use horse carts as transport.

That is quite astonishing, don't you think so 😲

But let me show you some of her beautiful creations 😊

Hand knit rainbow gradient cat beanie hat. Kitty hat with cat ears

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/637534963/hand-gebreide-regenboog-kleurovergang?ref=shop_home_feat_1&frs=1

OOAK Oversized rainbow slouchy wool winter beret

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/658614485/ooak-oversized-regenboog-slouchy-wol?ref=shop_home_active_6&frs=1

Yellow and knit bandana cowl. Alpaca/wool lace shawl

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/583734222/gele-en-brei-bandana-cowl-alpacawol-lace?ref=shop_home_active_36&frs=1

Brown-ochre gradient hand knit ear warmer

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/662777677/bruin-oker-kleurovergang-hand-gebreide?ref=shop_home_active_15&frs=1

OOAK gradient slouchy winter wool beanie. Hand knit hat

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/658635651/ooak-kleurovergang-slouchy-winter-wollen?ref=shop_home_active_19&frs=1

Wedding light pink hand knit lacy shawl. Bridal lace shawl

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/606362855/bruiloft-licht-roze-hand-breien-kanten?ref=shop_home_active_33&frs=1

OOAK Orange-citron green-blue gradient hand knit hood hat

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/663126943/ooak-oranje-citron-groenblauwe?ref=shop_home_active_13&frs=1

Hand knit pink and white gradient beanie hat

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/639439200/hand-gebreide-roze-en-witte-gradient?ref=shop_home_active_21&frs=1

Wedding hand crochet ivory white lacy stole. Bridal lace shawl

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/594974152/bruiloft-hand-gehaakte-ivoor-wit-lacy?ref=shop_home_active_28&frs=1

Oversized slouchy wool winter beret. Hand knit hat

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/616979694/oversized-slouchy-wol-winter-baret-hand?ref=shop_home_active_27&frs=1

Tell me what you think? If you ask me.....those are really nice knits 😘

Hope you like my blogpost.....Until next time.....Have a great weekend and New Year's Eve 🎉

Renata (Seadbeady)

Behind every unique handmade piece is a lot of hard work. It's a labor of love and every piece you buy will make someone's day a happy day.

Want to be on my blog next time ?? Just send me a message 😊

Monday, 17 December 2018

My Christmas Market Stall this year

Hope you like my video.....Until next time.....Have a great day

Renata (Seadbeady)

Behind every unique handmade piece is a lot of hard work. It's a labor of love and every piece you buy will make someone's day a happy day.

Want to be on my blog next time ?? Just send me a message ��

Saturday, 15 December 2018

Introducing you to - ARTEAMANOetsy

Hi There.....are you a fan of handcrafted jewelry?

I sure hope so.....Cause today I am introducing you to ARTEAMANOetsy.

Dimitra and Vangelis, a self-taught artist couple are the owners of this shop on Etsy. They like traveling and have a deep contact with nature which inspires them for all their jewelry creations.

They love macrame techniques. You might wonder what in the world is macrame

It is the art of knot tying with threads.....many little knots keep the beads or gemstones in place and give an ethnic-earthy style to their quality handcrafted jewelry.

They use waxed threads of superior quality with timeless durability. This makes sure that all the macrame jewelry maintains its shape and color for a long time, have a perfect appearance and stays strong and durable.

They also combine the macrame with silver soldered jewelry to create unique limited edition jewelry.

The gemstones used in their jewelry is collected from their travels to make sure the customer has nothing less than outstanding quality at a very reasonable price.

That sounds great, don't you think so 😃

So if you are a fan of art and crafts and love authentic handmade jewelry, you surely will like the selection I made to show you from their shop.

Ammonite and chrysocolla necklace, macrame necklace

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/637006054/ammonite-en-chrysocolla-ketting-macrame?ref=shop_home_active_34

Ammonite fossil silver earrings nickel free-fossil earrings

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/642919284/ammoniet-fossiele-silver-earrings-silver?ref=shop_home_active_5

Rainbow obsidian bracelet, macrame stone bracelet, cuff bracelet

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/665318125/regenboog-obsidiaan-armband-macrame?ref=shop_home_active_3

Aquamarine macrame gemstone colorful bracelet with oval cabochon

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/655261949/aquamarijn-macrame-edelsteen-kleurrijke?ref=shop_home_active_12

Dragonfly silver ring-azurite silver ring-chrysocolla silver ring

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/609256971/dragonfly-zilveren-ring-azurite-zilveren?ref=shop_home_active_11

Tourmalated quartz macrame stone necklace, crystal pendant

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/663429255/tourmalated-quartz-macrame-steen-ketting?ref=shop_home_active_31

Star sunstone necklace/pendant-star sunstone macrame necklace

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/665142855/ster-sunstone-kettinghanger-ster?ref=shop_home_active_35

Macrame earrings, macrame jewelry, macrame with silver earrings

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/574654637/ontwerp-van-de-bloem-van-de-macrame?ref=shop_home_active_41

Sunstone macrame gemstone bracelet with brass beads design

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/655271663/sunstone-macrame-edelsteen-armband-met?ref=shop_home_active_45

Quartz point necklace/pendant-crystal point,macrame pendant

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/635688162/kwarts-kettinghanger-crystal?ref=shop_home_active_53

They are really unique, don't you agree? So tell me what you think 😊

Hope you like my blogpost.....Until next time.....Have a great weekend

Renata (Seadbeady)

Behind every unique handmade piece is a lot of hard work. It's a labor of love and every piece you buy will make someone's day a happy day.

Want to be on my blog next time ?? Just send me a message 😊

Saturday, 1 December 2018

Introducing you to - SnickerdoodleKnitsCo

Hi There.....Is it getting colder where you are too?

It is over here in Belgium. I am not a huge fan of wintertime especially not the cold 😞

But there are some things to help you fight the cold.....like warm, fuzzy knitwear.

That's why I am introducing you today to SnickerdoodleKnitsCo. It's a one-woman run shop and it's operated from Jessica's apartment living room.

You might think huh.....what the heck is so special about that. Well, it is the passion and enthusiasm that's kindled in Jessica's cozy knitter's heart and transferred to you in the form of warm, fuzzy knitwear and goods for your family and home.

She has been knitting for about 10 years but never dreamed of owning a knit shop until her last year of college. Mostly cause she never had time to even think about knitting as an engineering student. When she pulled out her knitting again over her last winter break, she rediscovered her love for knitting. The way the click of the needles and the squish of the yarn relaxed her stress and anxiety. By then she had discovered that engineering actually was not her 'thing' 😦

She had always had a love for crafts and creative work, but some influential people in her life had convinced her that things like graphic design or photography were not worth the limited paycheck. That might be true for some people, but sometimes you have to follow your heart. So now she is working as an interior designer 'by day' and operating a knit shop 'by night'.

So let's take a look at what her needles produced for you 😃