Feliz Natal (Merry Xmas)

Happy holidays, dear reader!

Today I would like to share an Etsy Treasury I made featuring Etsy sellers from Portugal a long time ago as Treasuries can't be created any more.

The red, green and yellow colours are the ones from the Portuguese flag, as the red and green are associated with Christmas.

I have bought two notebooks from Alfamarama. This shop has notebooks (whose titles show a witty sense of humour), postcards and other stuff. 

I am also featuring a fellow Portuguese crafter, Nicole Lopes, whose shop is NikitasStore. She is a wizard with the crochet needle. Check out this Pointsettia flowers made in crochet.

My last photo is one of the items from my shop named AcbeadsJewellery which is on sale right now. I have not decided whether I close the shop next year or not. Do you have/did you have an Etsy shop? What is/was your experience? Please share.

Enjoy the season in health, peace and love.

Coin Band Bracelet and Amazing Czech Beads

Hi, everyone! This time I want to show you a gorgeous pattern I have found for the amazing square Czech glass beads that are the CzechMate Tile Beads. The ones I have used came from Bojangle Beads. This is a UK based on-line shop that I found last year. I have ordered twice from them. I love the variety of Toho seed beads, the gorgeous metal beads, the quality of their findings and last, but not least, the many shapes of Czech glass beads, like the Tile beads. 

choosing the seed beads for the bracelet

the bracelet with the chosen seed beads (brass coloured)

an overview of the bracelet including its clasp

another bracelet with Tile beads in a different colour, not much difference, actually, it's a pink brown

this bracelet still needs a clasp, I'll have to finish it

The finished bracelet is for sale in Etsy, HERE. It fits a small wrist, like mine, in fact, but it can be fixed.

The Coin Band pattern is a paid design by Deborah Roberti and can be found HERE. 

Which is your favourite bracelet? Do you use Tile beads? 

Have a great weekend!

Ana

Featured in a Treasury on Etsy / Num tesouro do Etsy

Hi! My Leaf of Olwen Earrings have been featured in a new treasury on Etsy. The curator for this Treasury was Elena Anufrieva, who is a Russian photographer. In her Etsy shop named RivuletPhotography you can find magical photo art prints of St. Petersburg, Moscow and Paris. Clicking on the image will take you to the treasury.

Olá! Os meus brincos cinzentos foram incluídos num tesouro criado por Elena Anufrieva, uma fotógrafa russa também no Etsy. Na sua loja RivuletPhotography podemos encontrar fotografias mágicas de São Petersburgo, Moscovo e Paris. Se clicarem na imagem com as fotografias, terão acesso ao tesouro dentro do Etsy.

Etsy again / Etsy de novo

Pela terceira vez, tive uma peça incluída num Tesouro. Desta feita, a curadora foi Nan Smith do blogue WiredNan. Algum dos meus leitores tem loja no Etsy? Qual o seu nome? A minha chama-se ACBeadsJewellery. 

For the 3rd time, a piece of mine was included in a Treasury. Nan Smith from WiredNan blog curated some of the bracelets she loves in Etsy. Does anyone from my readers have an Etsy shop? What's its name? Mine is called ACBeadsJewellery. 


By clicking on the image, you will be able to see the Bracelets I Love Treasury in Etsy.

PS: This is an edited post. I've removed the link to the CraftCult website as the whole treasury took so long to display.

Etsy

Os meus brincos Leaf of Olwen foram escolhidos por Dita Basu de alankarshilpa para figurar no Tesouro It's Spring in the Air. Muito obrigada. Não podia estar mais feliz.

PS - I've removed the link to CraftCult which was not working properly.

Below you'll find the image of the Treasury. If you click on it that will take you to my earrings because the current treasury doesn't feature them anymore. Strange, right?

Transição / Transition

Olá! Estes são os meus últimos trabalhos. Os dois primeiros elaborados com o que recebi da Siobhán: uma pulseira com berloques em tons natalícios e um marcador de páginas com um anjo. Todos os outros trabalhos são presentes que fiz para oferecer no Natal: pulseiras elásticas e pulseiras de cabedal fino com contas de vidro e estrelas. Fiz também muitos cristais de neve para dar de presente - vejam aqui como são.

Hi! There are my latest creations. Firstly, two pieces I made using Siobhán's beads in Christmas colours: a vintage charm bracelet (my first one) and a beaded bookmark. All the other pieces were Christmas gifts for friends: stretch and leather bracelets. I also gave lots of beaded snowflakes (see them here). 

Em 2014 espero abrir a minha loja no site Etsy. Reservei já o meu lugar. O meu cantinho chama-se AcbeadsJewellery e podem vê-lo aqui. Têm uma loja no Etsy? Qual é a vossa loja? Que conselhos me podem dar?
In 2014 I will open my Etsy shop. I've already booked my little corner on Etsy. My shop is named AcbeadsJewellery. You can see it here. Do you have a shop on Etsy? What is your shop? What advice can you give me? 


Para cada amigo que se traga para o Etsy e que abra uma loja (pode já ter conta para comprar), eu e esse amigo ficamos com 40 listagens gratuitas cada um. O convite para que ambos possamos beneficiar desta vantagem é este: http://etsy.me/1fWEClZ
For every friend that opens a shop on Etsy, each one gets 40 free listings. If you're interested in having your own shop, you will get 40 free listings and so will I. The invite link is the following: http://etsy.me/1fWEClZ


Resta-me desejar-vos um ano de 2014 com muita criatividade!
May you have a 2014 full of creativity!