Russian Artists team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page

Happy holidays for all! We happy to write that today Russian Artists team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page. "Winter morning" was created by NinasBeadFun in winter tones: iceberg blue, white and grey colors with little splashes of teal and red.

The following Russian Artists team members were featuring in this gorgeous treasury: Avistudio, beautyspot, VitalTemptation, CityCrochet, JaneBoFelt, AleksandraRoo, TomBjornDesigns, katrinshine, yevgenia.

Congrats curator and featured artists!

Wonderful things Wednesday - Summer Garden

It’s pretty outside! Open all the windows and smell the flowers! Serve your light supper in the garden or pack your lunch and go to the closest botanical garden for a romantic picnic!

We love flowers and we are trying to catch a moment with all available media. We paint, felt, crochet, recreate it in jewelry or simply photograph flowers to remember a nice summer day in a garden!
Please take a look at our Summer Garden collection by the Russian Etsy Team members.

1. Organic Body Butter by Herbolution
2. Vinous flower hair clip x2 and pin set by Cushyadornments
3. Necklace Ceramic Love by Rudman
4. GLOWING Hand felted ruffled neckwarmer / collar ribbon embroidery by VitalTemptation

1. Silent Blues - 4x5 Fine Art Nature Photography - Forget Me Not Closeup by AleciaV
2. Set of 6 shot glasses – Flight of Fancy by Yevgenia
3. Flower Power copper and glass earrings by BlueberryCream
4. Summer Tunic – Blouse by Bumblestore

1. Three Chained Roses pastel floral bib statement necklace multicolored with beaded embroidery by StudioElenus
2. Multicolor flowers necklace by Allmadewithlove
3. Crocheted Yellow Brown Scarf by CityCrochet
4. Crocheted flower rose pink brooch by Lanadearg

1. Green Leaf-Polymer Clay-Ring by OlgaeFIMOva
2. Felted flower brooch Red poppy by JaneBoFelt
3. Orchids Hand Painted Silk Scarf by SilkMagic
4. Felt flower crochet necklace by FlowersbyIrene

Silk covered bracelet and necklace Team Giveaway!

The next host of our Giveaway is Katrinshine - artist living and creating in Italy, who makes beautiful bags and textile jewellery. Katrinshine is offering Silk covered bracelet and necklace PINK FANTASY in Etsy Russian Team Giveaway.

The story of it’s creation:

“It’s a perfect accessory for the spring and summer! You can wear it with chemise, T-shirt, polo-neck – how you want!

I made it inspired by beautiful silky fabrics that i saw in the shop. I couldn’t be able to turn off my eyes. Wooden beads are covered with silk fabric and connected together in beautiful necklace and bracelet in a shades of fuchsia, iris, pink, white and more! The great thing is that is ties in the back so you can adjust the length to whatever you would like.

The giveaway is open to anyone.

So here's how you enter for a chance to win this:

- Visit Katrinshine etsy shop, take a look around and tell what your favourite item is. Leave a comment on this post! - 1 entry

- Follow our blog - 1 entry

- Grab OUR button and leave a link of where we can find it - 3 entries

- Follow Katrinshine blog and leave a link in the comment here - 1 entry

- Blog about this giveaway with a link - 2 entries

- Tweet about this giveaway with a link in the comment here - 2 entries

- Mention the giveaway on Facebook with a link - 2 entries

- PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM KATRINSHINE SHOP - 7 entries! Leave a comment what you purchased.

More entries you submit more chances of winning!

We will be using random.org to select a winner. And don't forget to leave your e-mail address so that we can contact you if you win.

A winner will be chosen on 25.04 and we will announce the winner on the blog.

This is open to Worldwide!
Good Luck Everyone!!

Patchwork - introducing Crazy Quilt style

I like very much all kind of needle and craft work, it seems like things made with your own hands fill your soul with warmth and home with a comfort... I especially like patchwork.

Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of a needlework that appeared in England during the 17th century. It involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. Fabric at that time was very expensive, that’s why every piece was put into work. Soon patchwork became very popular, now there are a lot of styles of quilting, including my favorite style “Crazy”. This particular technique gives room to imagination and every piece of work made in this style if very unique and original.

Why do I like Crazy style? It’s fast. And always the piece you make is very unique. Also it’s a great way to utilize scraps of fabric left over from sewing. You don’t even have to use the same type of fabric – say, you can combine cotton and wool.

For creating patchwork in Crazy style one can use pieces of fabric with colorful patterns or mono colored ones. You have to start work in the center, pin your pieces to the base fabric and sew them to each other, going clockwise. The fabric for the base could be any unused piece, since it won’t be seen in the final work. But if your final piece is going to be used as a pillowcase or cover, choose a thin fabric for a base, if it’s a bag or a potholder – use a thicker fabric. Usually, the center of the work has a light and bright colored piece of fabric – say white or yellow. The size of pieces changes from very small in the center to large on the edges. Fabric pieces are combined by color using different ideas. For example, you can sew together light colored pieces first, and after finishing a circle, use darker colored ones, but in the same color gamma (“color stretching”). Sometimes contrast colored pieces can be used next to each other. In any case, it is a good idea not to put together pieces that are too close to each other by color or pattern because they might destroy your composition by creating a large mono colored spot.

Are you interested in patchwork? Can not imagine your day without stitch? Then welcome to Katrinshine shop on Etsy and share your passion.

With kind regards -
Katrinshine