Fat quarters fabric swaps results!

Let me show you, what I got in my last received package!

Guess what - who could send me delicious Australian sweets and beautiful fabrics, if not my partner from And sew we craft organised Fabric swap!

Please, meet Emma from Perth! She doesn't have a blog, but she has talent to find wonderful pins (look here: pinterest.com/jowori) and really beautiful fabric quarters! Here I share what fabrics I received, but soon I will show you what I will sew for the next Sweet Pouch swap!

Proud to be Latvian!

"Latvia love" by Elisabeth  from Poppyandpinecone

I come from a little country called Latvia (it's in Europe). I have always felt proud that I have this tiny place, which is hard to see on globe, because.. it is like hidden treasure. Some other time I will show you my favorite places here, but now - I would like to share some masterpieces made here in Latvia. I really enjoy all effort put in these works by their authors!
I could add much more artists to this list, but I will let you find them by yourself. Here will be a hint:  www.facebook.com/EtsyTeamLatvia

Latvian artist's masterpieces with American blue color

Blue and White Leather Bib N... SmArtAnna $44	Teething toy Teether Wooden ... SvetlanaN $16	Crochet Flower Appliques, Ti... CrochetPocket $2.48	Knitted Tube scarf in dark t... purpletube $30
Modern Aqua Blue Enamel Earr... happyment $30	Childrens hand knitted wool ... SweetMeadowSwe... $38	iPad stable table or Laptop ... EJbutik $46	Turquoise necklace - turquoi... foxfragaria $22
Family sock set Knitted wool... CloudberryFact... $30	Black Blue Necklace. Beaded ... AdoriaJewelry $29	Blue Leather Rose Flower Bro... leasstudio $20	White with beige grey cat - ... fineDollyLolly $16
R O Y A L - royal blue 80s d... AbleCrewVintag... $42	Wool felt acorns - Needle fe... Feltedcreature... $25	FLORA / dark purple floral p... DDSLLGirlsStor... $59	Lapis Lazuli Ring in Sterlin... MyDreamBox $128

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Maternity photography

While ago I promised to myself that this summer I will return to photography. It is one of my oldest and biggest hobbies - I have attended a lot of classes, spent a lot of time to read information about it, but still - I am learning.
Lately I don't have a lot of free time for photo but luckily friend of mine invited me to assist her in maternity photo shooting. I would be glad if you could share your thoughts about results. Here are some shots I got:

One year more

Yesterday was my birthday. I am not used to celebrate it but I had a great time with my friends and family. This evening inspired me to create one more list : 10 things to do before my next birthday! Take a look at them and feel free to share your tips to my new goals ;)

One of goals of 2013

In 2013 I have decided to try out a lot of new things. I have wrote about them here: My 2013 And now I would like to give a little feedback about one of these goals.

So in the beginning of this year I decided to learn something about embroidery. I remember sewing classes in  elementary school but since that I have forgot like everything of that...

Tips for new sellers

When I started my Etsy shop in 2010, I had no idea that this site will become something more than just a marketplace for my silk ties. Since that I have learned a lot not only by reading blogs and tutorials, but by talking to and meeting other Etsy people as well. Begining is not easy and that's why now I try to help others too. Melissa from http://blog.talulahlee.com/ invited me to share some tips for new sellers and I did. Full entry in Melissa's blog: www.blog.talulahlee.com

Feedback about last swaps

This year has bring me some new hobbies. One of them is swaps. I already wrote about pouch swap (here and here) and pin cushion swap (here and here). I didn't wrote it earlier, but I took part in Covert Robin swap as well. Let me share with you what I got and little bit about what I sent.

Pin cushion received!

You already saw pincushion I sent to my partner in Little Pin cushion swap, so today I will show you goodies  received yesterday.
I was wondering why it took so long to arrive, but when I got package in safety bag and custom stamps, so no wonder anymore :)
So, I got a package with wonderful pin cushion! I really can't call it little, because it's pretty big! And colorful! :) I like it very much!

My weekend

Hello guys!
I have been silent last couple of days. The reason of that was my last weekend. I was one of leaders for exchange student group's trip to Estonia's capital city Tallinn. It took a lot of energy. If you have traveled with kids, you should know how I felt - we had 17 big kids with us :)
My weekend started with Tallinn Music week and one of my favorite's music bands concert in bookstore. Prata vetra (or Brainstorm in English) made a great live concert. I am glad I didn't missed it :)

There was a day....

There was a day when I signed for my first swap. Then was second and third swap. Now I have sweets from USA (read about that here) and deadline for sending out another gift. Last Friday was last day to ship out Little Pin cushions for swap hosted by Sweet Little Things.  So let me share what I have done...

This time I really wanted to make some special pin cushion. I have no idea how to make those amazing quilts, so I had to find something else. Pinterest was my friend again and there I found idea which was worth trying!