Monday Moodboard

Hello sunshine!

MatkirschPhoto / karmologyclinic / LiinaKu / superlittlecute

I think, the sun has returned to Berlin. :) In the last 3 weeks it rained almost every day.
Today I will go to the park with a good book, a blanket, and a sunglasses, and I will enjoy the weather. ;)

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DIY vintage button ring

A few weeks ago I have bought some vintage buttons on the flea market. Now I've chosen two really summer feeling buttons, and I have made them a vintage ring. It is absolutely ideal to wear on the beach or walking in the city on a sunny summer day. :)

Buttons from the flea market

What you will need:
- vintage buttons (or new from the shop :)
- ring base (I used rhodium plated and adjustable)

- two-component glue (glue gun isn't good!)
- a piece of sandpaper

- blade pliers

 I remove with theblade pliers the "ear of button"

 Now, the back of  button is flat.

 It will look like the ring.

I polish the ring base - it is very important! If the ring is flat and smooth, the glue doesn't adhere to the surface, and if you drop your jewelry, it will break down. You need a harsh surface.

 See the picture! I've polished the ring, so you can see the copper color below the rhodium layer.

 I glue the silver button in the blue, plastic button, then the ring onto the blue button.

I filled the holes with glue.

If the glue flows out around the ring, it'll hold stronger. Use a lot of glue!

 ...and you are ready! :)

Monday Moodboard

Today I desire for the sea - or if not, at least sea blue and turquoise color. ;)

SilksByUmf / Kosmika / MyMonography / iragrant

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Happy Birthday...

...to me. :) Tomorrow is my birthday. In previous year my Mother baked a marzipan-chocolate cake, and I had a picnic with my friends in Budapest, Kopaszi-gát. We played games, ate cakes and enjoyed the sun.

 Kopaszi-gát with Danube

Now in Berlin the weather is cool, my best friend works in France, and the others stayed at home, in Hungary. Tomorrow, maybe I will buy a daily ticket for public transport, and I will travel around the city, go to my favourite Café and I will eat a marzipan cake.

Hmm, I think that, my life is strange now. I live far from home, family and friends - in a beautiful and gorgeous city, Berlin. I make jewelry and try to work in a workshop as a goldsmith, but this is quite difficult, if you don't speak German (and English :P) well. I'd like to study at an University, but it is also very complex, because the University is in Amsterdam, and I'm in Berlin. ;)

And what would I wish, when I blew out the birthday candles...? Maybe, a good job, more Etsy sales, friends in Berlin, a successful entrance to Amsterdam...

And I made two collections about the things, which I would love. :)
The first set includes just "European Street Team-things". Yes, still I love the geometric (and sweet) articles. :)

AlindaandT / 10antemeridiem / LesMiniboux / RachellovesBob

In the second set I collected some beautiful articles from American/Canadian Etsy shops.

 janeheller / Charolastras / OllieOtson / theglossyqueen

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Treasures from the flea market

When I was the first time in Berlin, we have visited the largest flea market in Mauerpark. That was about 4 years ago.
When the Berlin Wall was still standing (1961-1989), here was the border. There was a no-go area on both sides of the wall (Death Strip). After the demolition of the Wall this area remained free. Nowadays here is the border between the two districts: Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding. Every Sunday there is a flea market and karaoke, and when the weather is good (= the snow doesn't fall and the temperature is minimum -5 Celsius :P), a lot of people are sitting in the grass and picknick.

photos: carlos

I love the feeling of the park, so if the weather is nice, I always go to the flea market. And every time I find exciting and lovely things. :)
"Treasures from the flea market" will be a series about my finds. Because I sell my jewelry every Sunday in the park, I have the occasion to hunt for treasures. ;)

Last weekend I have found some beautiful vintage buttons, and a very small and pretty Chanel perfume bottle. (The whole was two Euros.)

Monday Moodboard

Blue and minimalist

dekkoline / papiki / bartinki / aplusdesignnn

I love minimalist things... When I have started to learn as a goldsmith, I loved the Art Nouveau. I drew curlicues and swirls in my booklet. I took some photos about Hungarian secession buildings, staircases and street doors. 

I started the goldsmith school, and I had to make secession jewelry. Only secession. And I began to have a desire for simple and minimalist things. A half year later I went to another goldsmith school. I learned from the best Hungarian teachers, and this school and the teachers followed the "minimalist style". I loved this period! 

Nowadays, I'm still drawing swirls on piece of paper. :) But I can't make secession jewelry. Art Nouveau is amazing and admirable... but now, I have to create minimalist and modern works.

Today, I collected some minimalist, modern and blue things. I'd like to wear them either. :)

And today my German course ended, hello summer break! In the next few days I will try to upload all my jewelry in my Etsy webshop. I have about 40-50 minimalist jewelry from the Geometric collection. I think, I will not be bored! :)

wooden necklace (hand painted, with acrylic paint)

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Now the weather is very ugly in Berlin... It is raining, I'm cold, and I hate this "summer".
I collected some pretty things for cool summer evenings

CelessaBazaar / Berliolie / SmArtAnna / ioulia

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