Showing posts with label gold medal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gold medal. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

a playlist & a giveaway with a fabulous gold medal winner: ReComputing!






what a treat we have for you today, nicies!
not only a gorgeous giveaway with one of the 2012 handmade olympics gold medalists, but also a fabulous & fun playlist that'll have you dancing up a storm in no time!

don't you just adore ReComputing, a self-proclaimed *handmade geekery jewelry & accessories shop*, featuring goodies made from recycled computers? i love the clean, modern designs, with everything from cuff links, tie tacks, pendants, necklaces to earrings, clocks, rings! {and ps: owner natalka ALSO handcrafts some of my VERY favourite embroidered jewelry in the whole WORLD, too, in her gorgeous skrynka shop! *swoon!* what a talented superstar!}
  
so be sure to visit natalka around the web, and read on to 
WIN a $25 gift certificate to the ReComputing shop! woohoo!

natalka


first up, natalka's fun PLAYLIST. she writes: "So, my theme is inspirational songs. These songs always lift my mood and they never bore me!"

1.      Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
2.      Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts
3.      Muse - New Born 
4.      Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 
5.      R.E.M. - Love Is All Around 
6.      Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
7.      The Beatles - All You Need is Love 
8.      The Rolling Stones-  Rain Fall Down
9.      The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
10.     Zaz- je veux 
"Most of these songs are not only my favorite but also my husband’s. It’s very important for me to have a partner with similar tastes, as they're the person I want to live life with! You can see, we are vintage folks when it comes to music. I can barely name 1 or 2 songs from the last year that I like. Zaz is the youngest in the list. 
Well, I thought about Adele but it had to take some time for the song to jump here.
All of the songs are confirmed by our little 2 years old son. He's enjoyed them since he was a baby. And when he learned to walk he started to dance and sing, too."

thanks so much, natalka! love your fun playlist! now for the superfun GIVEAWAY!




















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one way to enter is to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG! here they are!


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! }

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of this  giveaway will be chosen on
october 12 @ 12:01 am 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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Monday, June 18, 2012

greatest hits & a giveaway with TIMO handmade


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can i tell you a secret?
i'm absolutely OBSESSED with and ADORE the amazing handiwork of textile artist timor cohen.

the bright, beautiful colours & patterns.
the artistically brilliant stitch illustrations.
the magical way timor weaves wit & whimsy into the fantastic one of a kind soft art sculptures: birds, rabbits, mice and more!

fresh off a GOLD medal victory at the 2012 handmade olympics, i'll confess ... timor's family dolls are my absolute fave. could anything make a more amazing personalized gift then those perfect nicies? love them!


 TIMO handmade


read on to WIN a $40 gift certificate for a shopping spree in the TIMO handmade shop and to learn more about what inspires this fabulous artist! woohoo!












what inspires you artistically & creatively? what would those inspirations look like visually? in this fun series, (please see the others here) ... i’ve invited some wonderful artists to share with us 4 images of inspiration in their artistic life, something of an interview in images! the guidelines were basically this: choose 4 visuals (something like your creative-stimuli *greatest hits!*) that you feel most inspires & expresses your art or craft today. for some, it might be a person, place or thing; a material; a pattern; a colour; a sound or song, etc. it might be a photograph, a drawing, a scan, etc. i’ve tried to leave it a bit open-ended so that we might better glimpse into these artists' motivations and their amazing, raw talent! today i’m delighted to present the next in the series : greatest hits with TIMO handmade (and a giveaway, too!) 


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4 photos that inspire the artist!
(all images courtesy of the artist, Timor Cohen)

timor writes: "I get inspiration from- Things that appear on the street because the street filled \ very rich with a lot of stimulation for the senses"

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"I get inspiration from -  Things that happen on the painting plate And colors in general. Because they create exciting and surprising relationships." 





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I get inspiration from - Many different types of books -Because they are an excellent alternative to reality :)

And there's lots of more reasons (it is difficult to count them all ) -

Books -allow time travel, meet wisdom, fall in love, be moved, learning, .... and it all happens quietly


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"I get inspiration from - Materials- There are many things that stimulate inspiration in general, but for me The main inspiration comes from work itself and When I am  willing to be seriously playful with my materials."
 

& as inspiring things to listen to...
"You will find below a links to lectures very inspiring (I listen to them while I sew)
dharma seed- my  recommendation For those interested to start with   
Jack Kornfield  talks 
or the ocean of lectures at TED"










a Rafflecopter giveaway






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one way to enter is to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG! here they are!


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! }

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of this giveaway will be chosen on
june 27th @ 12:01 AM 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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thanks so much, TIMO handmade!







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