latvia wins!

:: handmade in latvia ::

1st collage

gayana + Rotdaris + QooQooFashion + LenitaGM + SvetlanaN 

2nd collage

maddadesign +  RAROlv + binkaminka + lazysundaysshop +  earringsfeelings

3rd collage

boutiquedemarmelade + LivaRutmane + filigree creations + marthalindberg + FunTango

4th collage

 earringsfeelings + kenzakenza + EJbutik + ZaiShop + happyment 

5th collage

OlgaJemceva   + TheIDentityKID + BaibaOsite + christinaseller + MallinaDesign

 

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WOOOOHOOOOOO!
blast those vuvuzelas!

latvia has WON the 2012 handmade world cup!
after 4000+ votes, latvia has claimed a momentous victory by beating out last year's winner ITALY in the final match of our round robin tournament!

congratulations to the 36 nations that played and voted!
what an amazing world of handcrafters we have!

hope you'll take a few moments to visit some of the fabulous handmaking etsy shops from latvia

you can use the Etsy *shop local* tool and search for the county:
latvia

or
search for cities and towns in latvia, too!

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and the victory wouldn't be complete without a funfun contest winner... thanks to random.org, the $30 shopping spree to ANY LATVIAN etsy shop goes to.....

(vuvuzela buzz, please....)

#3731

yay! - congrats to efrat of efrat jewelry 
of Israel!

thanks so much to everyone who entered,
and spread the handmaking cheer!

see you next year sweeties!

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one of my favourite signs of summer!

vintage nhl hockey teams bib by rikrak

{ psst: can i tell you a bit of a secret? it's not a very popular sentiment here in my lovely homeland of Canada, but i am SOOOO excited about the NHL hockey season... almost being over! }

it's true. no offence to all of the hockey fans out there, but i love that soon... soon... there will be a ever-so-brief hockey break..... *sigh* ... and it will be a lovely wonderful summer... til hockey starts again!

the boys @ the rikrak home are hockey nuts. fun hockey playing (that part i like!), 24 hour a day hockey updates, hockey news, hockey reading, hockey costumes, ... it's pretty much all hockey craziness, all the time....

so while it sure isn't very Canadian... i've gotta say... i'm kinda happy that soon, when the stanley cup is won by either the Detroit Red Wings or the Pittsburgh Penguins, there will be a brief, little, happy hockey break. *sigh* .... anyone with me? so here's to the end of one LONG season (hockey) and the start of another (summer!)

have a great weekend, hockey nuts and all!

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