Showing posts with label europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label europe. Show all posts

Thursday, February 16, 2012

a gorgeous necklace giveaway with vadjutka



woohoo! today we're visiting again with one of my all-time favourite artists, the brilliant textile superstar vadjutka.

as you might recall,  judit masterfully weaves together oh-so-many of my favourite things: gorgeous vintage textiles, beautiful colourful dangly jewelry and an eco-forward, always brilliantly friendly approach to creating.
it's my great pleasure to invite you to tour around the beautiful vadjutka shop today: gorgeous bracelets, rings, necklaces, brooches and more with vivid personality! i love it!(& read on to see how you can WIN one of gorgeous spring-forward pieces!)
vadjutka
 
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AND... 
if you're ever lucky enough to be in beautiful budapest, be sure to visit judit in-person at her amazing new brick & mortar shop, too! 
 

 
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and now... one lucky rikrak studio reader will WIN
---> this beautiful mixed media necklace <----
valued at $41 USD 
 
 
 
1. visit the beautiful vadjutka shop.
tell us what your favourite piece of jewelry is.
=   1 entry
 
...  & tell us.
=   1 entry
 
3. become a friend/ like vadjutka on facebook.
...  & tell us.
=   1 entry
4.  post about this giveaway {with a link here} on YOUR facebook page.
...  & tell us.
=   1 entry
5. subscribe to the vadjutka newsletter. 
= 1 entry
 
6. inspired by judit's beautiful shop, what's something you're looking forward to about SPRINGTIME?
= 1 entry
7. follow BOTH vadjutka { she's @vadjutka } AND the rikrak shop (that's me! @therikrakshop )  on twitter
... & tell us.
= 1 entry
... & tell us.
you can become a google friend connect *follower* by clicking "follow" on the top left of the blog home page OR subscribe via email or *reader* on the left hand column.
= 1 entry
9. tweet on twitter
... about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! 
= 1 entry
10. blog about this giveaway
... come back and tell us.
= 1 entry
11. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one from the left hand sidebar, for YOUR BLOG!

the rikrak studio


the rikrak studio

and add it to your blog!
{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above  onto your blog sidebar! thanks!}

12. :: PLEASE NOTE ::
each entry must be its own comment.
thanks! ::
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:: RULES ::
a) it is possible to have a maximum of 11 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the vadjutka  giveaway will be chosen on 
friday, february 24th @ 11pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.
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Friday, August 26, 2011

handmade sister cities {part 10} : budapest, hungary & new york city, new york




row one
vadjutka : budapest

row two
meilingerzita : budapest
Fibrillaria : budapest

row three
zoephobic : budapest
oktak : nyc
granatina : budapest

row four
AkosHorvath : budapest

row five
EnInied : budapest
foldi : budapest
reddoll : nyc

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oh how i've always loved the idea of sister cities.
two great places, joined over sea & sky by the idea of common cultural & commercial ties.
this rikrak studio series explores 
2 official sister cities @ a time,
and some of the handmaking lovelies that they share!
i've done a bit of research to find actual sister cities, and love seeing what handmakers are up to there! be sure to visit the other handmade sister cities posts here.

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handmade sister cities { part 10 }


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budapest, hungary & new york city, usa

well ... one of my favourite folks in the world is visiting this week from new york city. so in honour of great friends, i thought we'd pay homage to that great destination: NYC and one of it's beautiful handmade sister cities, hungary's capital: budapest

gosh i've loved spending many-a-fun excursion in new york over the years - it is CERTAINLY one of my favourite cities i've ever been to: the fabulous architecture, the amazing artistic scene, the vibrant handmaking communities and the endless plethora of inspiring ideas on every city block!

i've not yet been to budapest, but goodness: when i hear friends talk of this beautiful city, i just can't wait for the day to explore it myself! i think these two cultural hotspots are well paired: both so alive with living history, great art, fabulous architecture & amazing artists.

so happy handmaking to budapest & nyc!

have you been to either/both of these handmade sister cities? 

tell us your favourite parts/neighbourhoods/delights/sights!
we'd love to hear!
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Friday, November 12, 2010

giveaway + a collection: with ika bags

 


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superwoman.
that's how i'd describe artist feyza of ikabags.
she's a fulltime bag designer { read her etsy * quit your day job * feature here } , runs a hugely successful care tag shop { in need of labels for your handmade works? try them out!}  , manages a couple of other amazing handmade shops;  she's a fulltime mom, a wonderful storyteller (read her collections interview below!)  
and an inspiring handmaking leader and cheerleader!

i just love feyza's enthusiasm for her art & the art of others. 
and i know you'll just love her equally eclectic collection of antique novelties! 
{and read on to see how you can WIN one of her amazing BAGS!} 










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i just love seeing what folks are collecting. i guess i kind of feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their home. today, i'm delighted to present the next in the rikrak studio's collections series:  quick questions with a wonderful artist on what they're collecting, (apart from their art supplies! ) you can also check out my new *the collectors* series on Etsy, based on these posts! hope you'll just love vintage novelties with ikabags. 
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who (are you) : I am ikabags from PARIS, FRANCE
what (are you collecting) :I am in love all old books and handmade artisan items
when (did you start) :When I was 7 years old I started with stamps
how (many do you have?) Now more then 500
where (do you find them) :In France and Turkey
where (do you keep them) :At home everywhere :))
what(piece would you like to add): More sailor items .
why (do you love them) : I feel their memories when i touch them , they can speak with us :))
which (one is your favorite) & why :  For me the most important story is the one behind the small shoes (2 cm). Those shoes remind me of when my grandfather ate their shoes during first world war when they couldn t find anything to eat. i always remember this memory while looking at those shoes and we should be happy about small things like them . I wish there for  no war and no bad things happenned to human beings .
what (else do you collect) : I like all old handmade items ! I love kitchen items and torchons








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brilliant!
thanks so much for sharing, feyza!
and now... one lucky rikrak studio blog reader will WIN
---> a LA POMME green French Messenger bag <---
with 9 pockets (love it!) 
$59 value!


 
feyza writes about the bag: Handmade by me for women cotton canvas messenger,diaper bag,back to school bag, library or weekender bag with bicycle flap and heavyweight cotton webbing ADJUSTABLE strap, chic, large, roomy,eco friendly from France...This bag is perfect ! You'll love it!
I made this sturdy bag from 100% cotton " Anti-Stain Canvas"(Anti tache)and lined with weight cream French CANVAS s
The fabric is hard wearing with a soft hand feel.
It's the perfect size for light trips, the gym or use it as a chic medium size briefcase. It is fully lined with French cream CANVAS.
•Adjustable strap is with cream 1.5" natural military cotton webbing.The strap is strong but doesn't rub your skin raw !
•I am fastened with a snap fastener.
•I have a nickel swivel clip for attaching keys.
•Have 4+3+2= 9 individual organizer pockets with cream unique french fabric for important objects like phone,i phone,i pod ,books, key,diapers , pencil etc...
•I have huge capacity to store all your stuff you want to carry with you.
Pictures cannot do this handbag justice. The fabric is really beautiful, pretty and chic... All seams are double stitched and stress points are reinforced.
All materials from France !




1. visit the lovely ikabags shop.
...  tell us about your favourite goodie & why you love it!
=   1 entry

2. heart/fave the lovely ikabags shop.
...  & tell us
=   1 entry
3. visit feyza's wonderful hobbytime label shop.
...  tell us about your favourite goodie & why you love it!
=   1 entry

4. become a fan of ikabags on facebook.
...  & tell us.
=   1 entry

5. follow BOTH ikabags { she's @ikabags } AND the rikrak shop (that's me! @therikrakshop)  on twitter
... & tell us.
= 1 entry

6. follow/ subscribe to the ika bags blog.
...  & tell us.
=   1 entry

7.  follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog
... & tell us.
= 1 entry
8. share something that you collect. 
= 1 entry

9. tweet on twitter
... about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! 
= 1 entry

10. blog about this giveaway
... come back and tell us.
= 1 entry

11. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one from the left hand sidebar, for YOUR BLOG!


the rikrak studio



the rikrak studio

and add it to your blog!
{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above  onto your blog sidebar! thanks! }


12. :: PLEASE NOTE: 
each entry must be it's own comment.
thanks! ::


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:: RULES ::
a) it is possible to have a maximum of 11 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the ika bags giveaway will be chosen on saturday november 20th @ 11pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.
 
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

collections & a giveaway: with vadjutka



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yippee!
it's handmade earth week here @ the rikrak studio: 7 days of celebrating eco-friendly handmade, and meeting some of the amazing artists behind future-friendly, sustainable indie businesses that you & i love!

today's our 5th giveaway: a fabulous tapestry necklace by *vadjutka*
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--------> UPDATE: <---------
check out all of the giveaways so far!

1. a beautiful handwoven recycled rag rug by *fiveforty* here!
2. a necklace by the *broken plate*, here.
3. a gorgeous eco chic seatbelt bag by *alamodestuff* here.
4. a fashionista's dream moo moo dress by *julesmae* here.
5. a lovely textile necklace by *vadjutka*, here.
6. a pair of fabulous wall pockets by *greencouchdesign*, here.

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each giveaway will be up for 8 days. be sure to come back each weekday between now and earth day (this thursday) to enter all 7 giveaways - you're gonna LOVE them! - and meet some of the fabulous folks behind the green handmade movement!

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cue birds singing.
cue ear to ear smiles.
cue the loveliest of feelings deep inside your soul!
this is, indeed, how i feel about judit of vadjutka's beautiful eco friendly textile jewelry work: whole heartedly, entirely, smitten!

the beautiful shop vadjutka has quickly become one of my very favourites in the whole wide world. the endless appeal of judit's gorgeous sustainable work: her brilliant use of colour, the beautiful textures she weaves together, her most gorgeous & inspiring photos, and her love of giving new life to tiny scraps of traditional fabrics ( you know how i LOVE scraps!) combine to make it, i would say, just the loveliest of places to visit.

and now... how marvelously lucky we are... you can WIN one of her latest works! woohoo!

first: be sure to visit the wonderful vadjutka shop, where every unique piece of jewelry certainly does have it's own wonderful personality! you'll also want to catch up with her wonderful wit and charm on her beautiful blog, and thru her tweets and facebook updates. and how about subscribing to her lovely monthly newsletter here! and i know you, too, will be SMITTEN!




now... let's see what judit's collecting!
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who (are you) : Judit Wild, and my shop is vadjutka
what (are you collecting) : I collect vintage and modern glasses from around the world
when (did you start) : Approximately 10 years ago.
how (many do you have?): Somewhere around 25; I never know precisely.
where (do you find them) : I have two main sources: fleamarkets in the countries I visit – for example I have bottles from Greece, Macau, Austria, Turkey - and the fleamarket in Budapest, Hungary where I live.
where (do you keep them) : They are all around my flat: mostly on my bookshelf.
what (‘s a crazy/interesting story behind one) : Actually the very first piece of the collection is from my late boyfriend: I kept only this blue siphon-bottle of his.
what (piece would you like to add): My favourites are the art deco glasses, and I’d love to have one from France. And some more perfume glasses from China and Japan.
why (do you love them) : I love glass because it is clean, and I love to watch the light going through colored glasses.
which (one is your favourite) & why : My favourite is a little red and orange colored parfume bottle, that I bought in Macau. I love its colors and its clean-cut shape, but also, that it reminds me of that journey.
what (else do you collect) : National and tribal jewelry, but I dont have that many yet.





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and now... you can win a vadjutka original eco necklace!
woohoo! it features traditional Hungarian tapestries, beautiful, colourful fabric remnants and wow - is just gorgeous!



judit writes about this beautiful necklace: In this necklace you will find a hand embroidered pattern, which is an element in one of Hungary's embroidery traditions: the Kalocsa embroidery. (Kalocsa is a town, known also for its tasty paprika powder.) I incorporated this traditional pattern into a modern findings that resulted - well, in my view - in an exciting mixture of colors, patterns and forms, and showing us, that traditions can be modernized. More about Kalocsa embroidery: http://www.kalocsaembroidery.com/
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brilliant, judit!
and i love the way you modernize traditions in such a beautiful,
meaningful way.





1. go visit the wonderful vadjutka shop!
... take a look around ... come back here and leave a comment in this post about your favourite goodie from her shop & why you love it!= 1 entry

2. leave us a comment about a tradition you've modernized in your own life or home (just like the way judit has modernized traditional fabrics in her work, or vintage bottles in her collection!)
... = 1 entry

3. subscribe to judit's wonderful monthly newsletter here. and come back here and tell us = 1 entry

4. follow her on twitter { she's @vadjutka }. Come back here and tell us about it!
... 1 entry

5. tweet on twitter
about this giveaway and leave us a link to it in a separate comment here. please be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! :) = 1 more possible entry.

6. become a fan of vadjutka's on facebook.
then come back here and tell us about it!
... = 1 entry.

7. follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog
and leave me a comment here telling us that you do! = 1 more possible entry.

8. leave a comment over in this etsy thread here sharing an eco tip.
come back here and tell us about it. = 1 possible entry


9. :: PLEASE NOTE:
each entry must be it's own comment.
thanks! ::
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:: RULES ::
a) it is possible to have a maximum of 8 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the vadjutka giveaway will be chosen on wed. april 28 @ 9pm EST.
d) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.
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have a fabulously vivid day, nicies!
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--------> UPDATE: <---------
check out all of the giveaways so far!

1. a beautiful handwoven recycled rag rug by *fiveforty* here!
2. a necklace by the *broken plate*, here.
3. a gorgeous eco chic seatbelt bag by *alamodestuff* here.
4. a fashionista's dream moo moo dress by *julesmae* here.
5. a lovely textile necklace by *vadjutka*, here.
6. a pair of fabulous wall pockets by *greencouchdesign*, here.

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