ArtMind goes East

How much I love the eastern part of this freaking beautiful world? VERY!
So when I got a request from ZeroZen to add some of my items to their website I was very excited. But of course, I can't even read what they say about my items since it's all in Chinese.
But how exotic is that?
If you look at this site, you will also see the work of my dear friend Kreativlink. They just might have picked the craziest girls of the European Streetteam but hey, I'm not telling them! ;)
ZeroZen stands for two editors who have worked for ELLE and Marie Claire (both in the Taiwan edition), and two graphic designers. These four woman all love handmade stuff, but people in Taiwan are not very familiar with it. Therefore they want to introduce some handmade stuff to the Taiwanese public. They believe that many people will be amazed with the wonderful crafts of the world. I cross my fingers for them and hope for them that they can make this site a hit in Taiwan. I love brave woman who do things that are not mainstream! Good luck girls! :)

Lovely feature

I'm featured in this lovely webzine! Freya saw one of my items on Etsy's frontpage recently and inquired if she could write something about my shop in her webzine. I'm all blushing now! ;)
Thank you so much for you kind words about my work! Freya has a lovely blog, website & Flickr-account! Check it out! :)

New photo's

Today I made some new photo's of my greeting cards in sets. I should shoot all my cards again with the camera I'm getting to know better and better now. I will put it on my to do-list which keeps on growing and doesn't seem to get any shorter.
I made these new photo's because Widget asked me to... I hope to find out soon what this is all about really! :)
But I like both pictures - think it's good to change first pictures once in a while when you're not updating you're shop frequently! :)

Ladies of Etsy exposed

Here is the treasury VickiDianeDesigns made to show off the artists behind the handmade goodies...
My baboeschka loves sitting on TwoLeftHands head! :)

Special listing...

The other day, VickiDianeDesigns asked me to show my face in one of my listings so she could use it for her 'The ladies of Etsy exposed' treasury series.
I love seeing the faces of Etsy artists so why not show mine? Also a good opportunity to make a listing for a custom made ceramic feeling. I have had so many wonderful feedback on my 'how the outside can tell how you feel inside'-work that I would love to be able to create someone else's feeling. I haven't had the time yet to create mini-feelings but hopefully I will find some time soon...

About kindness...

When I think about kindness, I think about my friend Monica.
Once in a while she drops me a line and wonders what I'm working on. I love it when she does that! So sweet! Then I usually have a virtual cup of coffee with her and we virtually eat pastries on the side. It is so nice to have an unexpected little message full of kindness. I never met Monica in person but feel she is just loveliness all together. Yesterday, I found the sweetest artwork in our mailbox - just because she wanted to surprise me. I should send her some beautiful Belgian pastry like 'vlaai' or ' éclaires' but I'm afraid they will be eaten by the postman! :) Thanks so much Monica, you made my day and besides that, you made my mom jealous, just like me, she loved every one of them! :)

My niece loves Flapi

Some time ago, I got a request from Marianna from Flapi at Etsy. She closed her shop because she's moving to Barcelona, Spain very soon and will be living and studying there for a year. She wondered if I was interested in trading some items with her. I know my niece would love her stuff so I told her to choose some items and Marianna send it directly to her. My niece, Anne, loved it. She was SO excited to receive the package & opening it. She also loved the goodies Marianna send her: a beautiful postcard & a coloring book. Tonight she came to visit me and I took a picture of her wearing one of Marianna's creations. I think it looks great on her! :)
Thank you Marianna for a lovely trade - good luck in Barcelona! :)