It's SACRED...it's PROFANE...

Hi there lovely people!

Today I proudly present my new favourite etsy shop! SACRED & PROFANE! I found this amazing shop when strolling through my all time favourite team's EGST members. It was love at first sight!

Sissy - the talented owner - is a warm and kind person. There are many things I could tell you about her, but I'd rather hear what she has to say!!! So here there are: Ten things the world should know about Sissy and her Sacred & Profane shop!

ONE My dream job is to be the editor-in-chief of a magazine. Preferably a fashion or home décor magazine. Ok, I actually want Anna Wintour’s job…


TWO And as you can guess, “The Devil Wears Prada” is my favorite movie. I know all the lines by heart (seriously). Second best comes “The September Issue”. “That’s all!”*. 

* line from The Devil Wears Prada

THREE And since Wintour hasn’t resigned from Conde Nast yet, a few months ago I decided to start a blog titled “Sacred & Profane Designs” (follow me!) to feature my personal fashion and home décor objects of desire. Oh yes, and my typography prints as well!


FOUR I love collages. If I have to throw away a magazine (and this happens only when there is no place left for anything else at home) I will cut and keep the images I like in a folder and use them for my collages.


FIVE My skills on time management are terrible. I’m always late and tend to leave things to the last minute. I thought I was a huge procrastinator till I found the right term for my condition: I’m organizationally challenged! (see my etsy print).

 SIX  I’m a part-time PhD student in Sociology & History of Medicine. I’m a horrible student (see number 5) and I really think that the day my supervisor decides to ditch me is not very far away… It’s going to be a sad story.

SEVEN I’m an introvert. I blush often, I feel awkward at parties and hate being around people I don’t know very well. Friends tell me to get over it. They never mention how, though…

EIGHT I adore coffee, and that’s why you’ll find prints with quotes about coffee on my etsy shop. I wish bars would serve coffee after 10 p.m. I wish there were cute, small cafes in every street, in every town. I wish I could wake up every morning by the smell of fresh, hot coffee. Guess you get it. I worship coffee. Full stop.

NINE Did I mention London? Ahhh, I love London! I always speak and dream about London.  I’ve lived there for a year and my dream is to – one day – be able to purchase a flat there (somewhere close to the big department stores, of course!).

TEN Last but not least: the model for my etsy shop’s product photos is my little sister! I usually have to whine, beg and cry for her to pose, but when she does she’s great and very patient! That’s why I want everyone to know that I really appreciate this!  Thank you Tania!

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Sissy has a gorgeous blog of her own with amazing aesthetics and super cool posts. Check it out here.

You can also connect with her in Facebook and Twitter.

Thank you so much Sissy for this amazing interview! 

See you again soon lovely people!

Akamatra

Thanks for flying with me!!!

You girls rock!!!

I have to say that your participation to Triada’s feature and giveaway, and your wonderful comments was truly overwhelming! I am really honoured to have featured such an amazing artist!

My personal opinion is that apart from being a great artist and a sweet person, Triada has human values and virtues that are rare to encounter nowadays. She truly is amazing!

So… the lucky winner is…JC with comment number 16 ( Shop added to Etsy favs (jcloh) )

Congratulations! I will contact you soon! I am sure that Triada’s earrings will bring many smiles to your face!

That’s all for now, thanks again for taking part to this Keep Calm and Get Featured post and stay tuned because the next one is also pretty amazing, if I may say so!!!

Smouts!!!!!!!!!!!!

Akamatra

DIY romantic plate stand for jewelry and more!

Hello sweeties! It has been a while since my last DIY and as I've mentioned before I am hooked with DIY's so here's my latest: A romantic plate stand for your jewelry! 

 

I have been seeing lots of handmade stands on pinterest and on lovely blogs. I especially like this one from EGST blog which is made of cookie tins! 

I have been thinking of making one of my own but I really wanted to make it romantic. First I thought to use floral china plates but then I thought of a better idea. Why not recycle my old mismathed white plates? After all everything deserves a second change in living ;)

So I choose three different white plates and two old glasses. The plates had different designs to add texture and of course different sizes. The smaller one had three cute birds!

I used old wedding favours to get the lace and glued it to the glasses. You can also paint them or ever fill them with spare beads before you glue them on the plate (I actually thought of doing that but desided against it because I thought of the mess it would cause if it broke!!!).

I arranged the plates and the glasses to see how the fit. I desided to use the large glass at the bottom instead.

Then I cut the lace and glued it on the glass. It is really an easy project!

I added a ribbon and (guess what) a bow!!!

I did the same with the smaller glass.

Then I used a two component epoxy glue to glue the glassed to the plates. I glued the bottom of the glass to the bottom plate and the open part of it to the upper plate (for both glasses) because I think this gives the whole stand better stability.

 And this is how it looked!

I couldn't wait to use it for my jewelry!

I think it is also a good idea for displaying your jewelry to craft shows!

You can even arrange your jewelry by color.

If you are not a big jewelry person you can use this project to make a stand for loose objects around the houses (keys, cards, notes, etc) or even for treats / cookies. Go wild!!!

I would really really love to see what you'll make if you use this tutorial! Have a blast!!!!

Take care and smile!
Akamatra
p.s.: There is an amazing giveaway going on right now!!! Check it out here. 

Fly with me on The Purple Balloon

Hello all!

It is time for another one of my Keep Calm and Get Featured posts.

This time the featured seller is Trinity from ThePurpleBalloon. She's one of the sweetest girls I've "met" through Etsy and an amazing artist. I think her shop is a breath of fresh air in the field of jewelry; her technique is absolutely unique!

I am honoured to have her here. Without further delay, here are 5 thinks the world should know about Trinity...

1) My name is Triada, but my friends call me Trinity, Trinidad, Tribuni, Chicken (kotopoulo in greek) or Dirty Chicken (Bromokotopoulo) and other embarrassing nicknames I couldn't mention here.

2) Making jewelry is what makes me feel relaxed and happy, especially when I am inspired and I create something new.

3) As much I love colorful combinations I do love black and white combinations too.

4) What I appreciate the most in general is humor. Unfortunately, I have bad sense of humor. The truth is that I am the only one laughing with my jokes. 

5) I enjoy watching films of all kinds. However, I prefer going to the cinema than staying at home and watching dvd. Moreover, two of my favorite movies are Amelie and Forrest Gumb.

How do you like the cyclamen earrings in the photo above? Aren't they amazing? Well...Trinity is giving them away!!!! Yeap, told you she's the sweetiest ;)

All you have to do to enter this outstanding GIVEAWAY is follow my blog and leave a comment with your favourite item from ThePurpleBalloon (and a way of reaching you in case you win). 

Extra entries:  

Heart her shop here

Like ThePurpleBalloon on facebook, 

Follow here amazing boards on pinterest

Each of these gets you one entry (a total of three extras) provided that you leave a separate comment. I will chose one winner through random.org, on Saturday, May 5th. 

Thank you Trinity!!!

Stay tuned for more gorgeous featured artists!

Take care

Akamatra

p.s.: Want to get featured? Keep calm and sent me an e-mail!

Monday Moodboard - They are here!!!!

Hello sweeties! I hope you had a great Easter with your loved ones. There was a special treat for me on Friday. My best friend gave birth to her amazing twin girls! Everybody was so releaved that they are fine and their mom too. You see they were born on the 30th week and they are so tiny!!! Now they breath on their own but they are still in the intensive infant care unit. Only they parents have seen them so far...I can't wait to take a look at them!!!!

Look at what one can find on Etsy for newborns and babies. Are these the cutest?

1. LaLaShoes, 2. PinkNounou, 3. OliveAndVince, 4. nihamaj 

Check out Star of the East blog for many amazing Monday Moodboards!  

Wishing you a great week with lots of laughs and joy!

Smouts!

Akamatra

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