MARCH SKIES

Waiting for Spring...

STORMY RIVIERA

I have spent a few lovely days at my dear cousin Sylvia's on the Riviera, it was cool and stormy because of this strange spring which is being so wintery as in most of Europe... but we had a great time, filled with lots of inner sunshine! :) Now we are all looking forward to SPRING!!!! 

A sunny cappuccino!

Sylvia's lovely turtle

View from the train on the way back home

GREEK NECKLACES

A selection of my favorite necklaces made with Greek pendants and beads... The colorful beads are ceramic.

A LOVELY FEATURE AND INTERVIEW ABOUT ANNUK CREATIONS :)

My work and inspiration have been featured by Helena Ribeiro on her lovely blog! Helena is an experimental jewelry artist I truly respect and admire, so I really feel honored and flattered by her interest in my work! You can read the lovely feature and interview here. Thank you, dear Helena! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE PRINCESS!

My beloved little princess Zoe has had her birthday one of these days... and she turned 10! I can't believe how time flies... It feels like yesterday when I adopted her as a homeless kitten from Rhodes back in the summer of 2003. When I first met her at the end of May 2003, she was about 2 months and a half young... so I assume she was born sometime around mid March. A little Pisces, I guess! :) She has been filling my days with so much joy, playfulness, love and laughter!!! She is still very active and fit, and we keep... ehm, she keeps in shape with long playing sessions each day :) My little baby, thank you for all the happiness you've been giving me! Thank you for being there! XRONIA POLLA, kouklitsa mou!!!!!!!!!
You can read Zoe's story here and here.

Zoe's story on 365 Cat Ladies and Friends

Zoe's story on Planitis Gia Olous!

BEACH POTTERY JEWELRY

Medina

I love beach pottery... you find it walking on a beautiful beach, and every piece has its own story. I love the way the sea or ocean models a piece making it smooth and soft in shape, and I love the fact that beach pottery is the expression of the culture of a specific country or sea shore. Beach pottery found on the shores of the Mediterranean is so different in design and textures from the one found on the shores of Scotland, or of Maine... and again, beach pottery gathered on the shores of a Greek island is so different in design from Italian beach pottery, or Spanish beach pottery. The glazings on beach pottery finds are often amazing, and make for gorgeous pieces of jewelry just left as they are.

Thank you for loving my new Mediterraneo ring! :) Since you liked the idea of making rings out of beach pottery, I decided to show you more rings I made out of beach pottery... some using the pieces as they were, some highlighted with paint or combined with copper wire and beads.

Mediterraneo 1, 2, 3 and 5 are already sold, Mediterraneo 4, 6, 7 and 8 are still available :) Mediterraneo 1 to 6 are all made with Italian beach pottery, Mediterraneo 7 and 8 are made from Greek beach pottery.

And this is my "trilogy" Anime Gemelle / Insieme / Dall'Eternità ('twin souls together since eternity'), which I had dedicated to my soulmate! Dall'Eternità is already sold, Anime Gemelle and Insieme are still available. All the three pieces were made out of Italian beach pottery finds (Riviera).

- Italian Riviera beach pottery finds -

I hope you enjoyed the "beach pottery ring tour", I will be making some beach pottery pendants soon!

COLOR BLAST

I'm working on some VERY colorful, VERY sunny, VERY summery wooden pendants! :) I think they will make gorgeous summer necklaces!

NEW MEDITERRANEO RING!

This is a new ring from my Mediterraneo series... A piece of beach pottery collected in Rhodes last summer, which I painted a bright Mediterranean blue and then varnished for more shine! 

Available in my shop.

- Symi, June 2012 -

- Symi, June 2012 -

- Symi, June 2012 -

- Symi, June 2012 -

- Symi, June 2012 -

BETWEEN WINTER AND SPRING

We haven't had much of sun and blue skies here lately... but this was some gorgeous view and light I captured on Sunday!

A NEW AWARD :)

A few days ago I received a new sweet Blog Award from my lovely friend Dimi of Aussi Dimi Decoupage! Thank you Dimi! :) The rules for this award are:
- answer these 4 questions about your blog;
- pass the award on to 10 blogs you like :)

1. Which blogs do you visit often?

I visit many blogs, mostly they are lovely blogs about the things I love: art, creativity, photography, animals and nature.

2. Why did you create your blog?

I created my blog in order to share my sources of inspiration and the things I love, but with time it has grown into a lovely little community where I share my world with like-minded people! I just love it!

3. What are your favourite subjects? 

The things I love! My art and creative work, nature, mountains, kitties and my beloved Zoe, the Greek islands of the Aegean.

4. A word you use very often in your blog. 

Hmmm... let me think... oh yes, I think it's "wonderful"! :)

I would love to pass this award to all of you, my dear readers and friends!!! :) Just feel free to share!

A DAY IN THE ALPS...

A lovely gift from Greece...

First signs of spring in the woods...

My hair kitty plushie... My little nephew (20 months) can already tell it's a "cacco" (cat)!

Visiting friends...

My daily journal...

New rings... I'm going to show them soon!

Work in progress...

A lovely gift from Greece dangling from my handbag...