Some Interesting Quotes...

I´d like to share with you some interesting quotes about life, that I found very inspiring.

Here they are:

"Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them."

Richard L. Evans

"You were not born a winner and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be."

Lou Holtz

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. "

John Burroughs

"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. "

Josh Billings

Thanks for reading!

Insomnia Ring: My Entry for the EST Weekly Challenge

This is my entry for he EST Weekly Challenge. This week the theme is "Insomnia" and the host is the lovely http://www.binkaminka.etsy.com/

The idea behind this design is that in the dark nights, when you can´t sleep, you look at the city and you can see the moon reflected everywhere.

You can see the rest of the entries on her blog, HERE.

Thanks for reading!

My Latests Designs

Here, I´d like to share some of my latests designs.
The first one is this ring called "A Piece of Chocolate". It looks very elegant on the hand and it´s made with Swarovski crystal and sterling silver.



These earrings are made with sterling silver and Swarovski crystal. They are very sparkling, as their name says: "Sparkling Breeze".

Another addition to my stores is these sets, in blue and green.

This necklace is called "Velvet Grapes" and it´s made with silver plated chain and Czech crystals.

And last, but not least, this was my entry for the EST weekly challenge last week. It was made with Swarovski crystals in two colors, golden plated chain and a golden plated flower.
This necklace sold out.

Thanks for reading!

A Romantic Wedding...

A couple of weeks ago I went to a beautiful wedding, very well done and organized. Full of very romantic and unique details.

The delicate selection of every piece is what makes any event charming, different and special. Here I bring you today some "one of a kind " inspirations for a wonderful and very romantic wedding.

The headbands have always been a very good option for the bride or for the bridesmaids, giving them a soft and stylish look. These ones shown here come from helisengezer.

Another way to create a big impression between the wedding guests is wearing some of these gorgeous hair adornments. Classy, pretty and very romantic. The first one comes from jurgitahandmade, and the second one comes from StarOfTheEast.

Some other accessories are very essential too, like this lovely linen pouch from karuski or these earrings from LeelaBijou (my shop).

A shawl can give a very elegant and romantic essence, gently wrapping the bride or the bridesmaids. A very classic piece in every event. The wonderful ones shown here are from ingermaaike (first one) and vitalakim (second one).

And what about some sweet details? Like this amazing miniature of a delicious wedding cake, handmade by PetitPlat. Or this beautiful and inspiring card, designed by kohlcass.

There are some moments in our life we want to tresure forever and remember them in every detail. As Robert Updegraff said: "To get all there is out of living, we must employ our time wisely, never being in too much of a hurry to stop and sip life, but never losing our sense of the enormous value of a minute."

Thank you to all the extraordinary artists and artisans featured on this article.

Pure

A selection of items from the European Street Team, with the inclusion of one of my own rings :)

This post has been published using byhand.me´s spotlight. You can see the original spotlight HERE.

My Entry for the EST Weekly Challenge: Delicate Balances

This is my entry for he EST Weekly Challenge. This week the theme is "Delicate Balances" and the host is http://www.nagajna.etsy.com/

You can see the rest of the entries on her blog HERE.

The idea behind this design is the mix of two different colors, like red an soft black, can create a balance and can merge to compose a solid piece.

I hope you like it.

Thanks for reading!

April´s Giveaway: And the Winner is...

Ravenhill

Congratulations!

I have used random.org to decide the winner, as you can see in the video and pictures (sorry for the quality of the video).

Thank you very much everyone for participating!!

My Entry for the EST Weekly Challenge: Time Flies

This is the first time I participate in the European Street Team Weekly Challenge and this is the design I created for the theme proposed : "Time Flies".

The host this week is the wonderful PetitPlat . You can see the rest of the entries on her blog HERE.

The idea behind my piece is time is something you can´t control or bind, you can´t make it go faster or slower, you just have to accept its own rhythm in every stage of your life.

Thanks for reading!

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I´m doing a GIVEAWAY! More info HERE.

Is Your Name One of the 10 Most Common in Your Country?

Mine, definitely is.

Yesterday, I found a very interesting list of the most popular given names.

The funny thing is I know many people with those names. In fact, I could find at least one friend for each name on the list (the list from my country).

Is your name in the list of your country?

Here are some:

10 most popular names in the United States (2007)
Girls' Names
Sophia
Isabella
Emma
Madison
Ava
Addison
Hailey
Emily
Kaitlyn
Olivia

Boys' Names
Aiden
Ethan
Jacob
Jayden
Caden
Noah
Jackson
Jack
Logan
Matthew

10 most popular names in Canada (2007)
Girls' Names
Emma
Sophia
Olivia
Emily
Ava
Hailey
Abigail
Madison
Hannah
Isabella

Boys' Names
Aidan
Ethan
Jacob
Noah
Lucas
Logan
Liam
Owen
Joshua
Matthew


10 most popular names in Australia (2007)
Girls' Names
Isabella
Ella
Emily
Chloe
Mia
Olivia
Charlotte
Sophie
Sienna
Jessica

Boys' Names
Jack
William
Joshua
Lachlan
Thomas
Riley
Cooper
James
Noah
Ethan

10 most popular names in Scotland (2007)
Girls' Names
Sophie
Emma
Lucy
Katie
Erin
Ellie
Amy
Emily
Chloe
Olivia

Boys' Names
Lewis
Jack
Ryan
James
Callum
Cameron
Daniel
Liam
Jamie
Kyle

10 most popular names in France (2006)
Girls' Names
Emma
Lea
Manon
Clara
Chloe
Ines
Camille
Sarah
Oceane
Jade

Boys' Names
Enzo
Mathis
Lucas
Hugo
Matheo
Nathan
Theo
Noah
Matteo
Thomas

10 most popular names in Germany (2007)
Girls' Names
Marie
Sophie/Sofie
Maria
Anna/ Anne
Leonie
Lena
Johanna
Charlotte
Hannah/Hanna
Sophia/Sofia

Boys' Names
Leon
Maximilian
Alexander
Paul
Luca
Lukas/Lucas
Felix
Elias
David
Jonas

You can find the rest of the lists HERE.




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I´m doing a GIVEAWAY! More info HERE.

April´s GIVEAWAY: Spring Hearts Pendant

UPDATED!

Hello dear readers!

I´m happily hosting a new giveaway!

The piece you can win is this pendant called "Spring Hearts". It is made with Swarovski crystal hearts in Light Topaz and Topaz color and sterling silver chain. It is 1.2 inches long (30 mm).

Who can enter the giveaway?

Everyone from everywhere! All of you are invited to participate and win this lovely pendant.

How can you enter the giveaway?

Just leave a comment on this post with a JOKE or any FUNNY STORY you want to share, and you will automatically enter the giveaway. It´s that simple!

Please, leave an e-mail address to contact the winner. Or if you have a shop at Etsy or Art Fire, just leave the link of your shop here.

Note: if for some reason you don´t feel comfortable leaving your e-mail in public, just send me an e-mail with the subject "giveaway" after commenting here. You will find an e-mail buttom at the right column of the blog.

When is the limit date?

Next Monday, 13rd April.

When will the winner be announced ?

On 14th April.

Here´s a joke to start with :)

"There was this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half of an hour.Then, this big trouble-making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying.

The truck driver says, "Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I'll buy you another drink. I just can't stand to see a man cry.""No, it's not that. This day is the worst of my life. First, I fall asleep, and I go late to my office. My boss, outrageous, fires me. When I leave the building, to my car, I found out it was stolen. The police said that they can do nothing. I get a cab to return home, and when I leave it, I remember I left my wallet and credit cards there. The cab driver just drives away.""I go home, and when I get there, I find my wife in bed with the gardener. I leave home, and come to this bar. And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, you show up and drink my poison." "


Thanks so much for participating and good luck! :)

New Designs Added This Past Week

I would like to share with you some of the designs I´ve been working on lately.



The first one is "The Queen" ring, a new addition to my rings collection. This piece took me a lot of time to be finished.





These earrings are called "Fiesta" and they are made with golden plated pieces and Swarovski crystal. They belong to the "Romantic Collection".

The following design is a new bracelet called "Ring of Fire" ( it also belongs to the "Romantic Collection") and it´s made with golden plated chain and Swarovski crystal.

The next ring is made with two Swarovski crystal pieces combined and sterling silver band. This design is called "Rex Eye".

The following necklace, "Rhombus Necklace" was made with a silver plated rhombus, filled with Swarovski crystals and sterling silver chain.

And last but not least, a ring added yesterday to my shops: "Tiger Eye Ring". It´s made with a semiprecious gemstone called "Tiger´s Eye". This gemstone is a member of the quartz group.

And that´s all for now, I hope you like my new designs.

Thanks for reading!
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These designs are available in my shops:

http://www.leelabijou.etsy.com/

http://www.leelabijou.artfire.com/