IB Flickr group picks: Valentine's Day, heart it or hate it.

EnglishAll Heart Medal by teasemade Valentine Day heart  IB Flickr group picks: Valentine’s Day, heart it or hate it.

Valentine Day Collection of handmade works  IB Flickr group picks: Valentine’s Day, heart it or hate it.

1. All Heart Medal by teasemade | 2. Blind date illustration by red cheeks factory | 3. “Loveliness” necklace by Merylu PetiteFraise | 4. “Nel mio cuore” paper pins by Fatti di C’Arte | 5. “Be My Valentine” Stitched Rose Card by Tugba Kop Illustration | 6. Anti-valentine illustration by Gemma Correll

Among all these beautiful works, I must say I’ve been particularly attracted by the idea of the handmade medal.
I find adorable the choice of all the materials used and how they’ve been combined together.

Well, Valentine’s Day is almost here!
Someone heart it and someone hate it.

Will you celebrate this recurrence?  :)

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ItalianoAll Heart Medal by teasemade Valentine Day heart  IB Flickr group picks: Valentine’s Day, heart it or hate it.

Valentine Day Collection of handmade works  IB Flickr group picks: Valentine’s Day, heart it or hate it.

1. All Heart Medal by teasemade | 2. Blind date illustration by red cheeks factory | 3. “Loveliness” necklace by Merylu PetiteFraise | 4. “Nel mio cuore” paper pins by Fatti di C’Arte | 5. “Be My Valentine” Stitched Rose Card by Tugba Kop Illustration | 6. Anti-valentine illustration by Gemma Correll

Tra tutti questi bellissimi lavori, mi ha particolarmente attratto l’idea della medaglia artigianale.
Trovo adorabile la scelta dei materiali usati e come sono stati combinati insieme.

Beh, il giorno di San Valentino è vicino!
C’è chi lo ama e chi lo odia.

Voi la festeggerete questa ricorrenza? :)

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Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

EnglishLily Moon handmade illustrated postacards  Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

Lily Moon Illustrated handmade postcard  Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

The beautiful watercolor illustrations, the tidy and clear images, the arrangement of the photos…

A delicate balance that makes these works a perfect representation of something created with passion and love.

Isn’t this what shines through?

Lily Moon collage of illustrated creations  Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

These illustrated tiny things – handmade vintage  postcards, lovely pins, paper dolls and tags – are made by Lily Moon from London, United Kingdom.

If you want to take a look at her other works, check the Lily Moon online shop on Etsy.

And yes, I “faved” it! :)

ItalianoLily Moon handmade illustrated postacards  Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

Lily Moon Illustrated handmade postcard  Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

Le bellissime illustrazioni ad acquerello, le piccole e luminose immagini, la disposizione nelle foto…

Un delicato equilibrio che rende questi lavori una perfetta rappresentazione di qualcosa che è stato creato con passione ed amore.

Non sembra di percepirlo solo guardandole?

Lily Moon collage of illustrated creations  Lily Moon and her illustrated tiny things

Queste piccole meraviglie illustrate – cartoline vintage, spille, sagome di carta, tags – sono realizzati da Lily Moon e vengono da Londra, in Inghilterra.

Trovate i lavori di Lily nel suo shop online Lily Moon su Etsy.

E si, l’ho già preferita!*

(*aggiunta ai preferiti in Etsy, per i non Etsyani…;)

IB Flickr group picks: Fluo colors. Creatives are loving them!

EnglishWish Doll by by Reino J Cheguei  IB Flickr group picks: Fluo colors. Creatives are loving them!

neon fluo colors we love you 2011 2012 trends  IB Flickr group picks: Fluo colors. Creatives are loving them!

1. Wish doll by Reino Já Cheguei | 2. Valentine’s Day – Les Chiens Amoureux ( Dogs In Love ) by Harem6 | 3. Margot doll from Wee Wonderful by gervaise-lab| 4. Pink cat earrings by Munieca | 5. Marinero vase by regi rivas | 6. Felicori’s notebook by Wellington Luzzi | 7. Oompa Loompa plushies by Denn Rodriguez

Another thing I’m loving in those period is the neon/fluo colors, all those bright accents that immediately give to the object a different vibe.

And I’m noticing that more and more creatives are using them on their works.
Joy! I have fun to see how they insert and match these colors with the rest!

Enjoy the weekend friends, see you on Monday! :)

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ItalianoWish Doll by by Reino J Cheguei  IB Flickr group picks: Fluo colors. Creatives are loving them!

neon fluo colors we love you 2011 2012 trends  IB Flickr group picks: Fluo colors. Creatives are loving them!

1. Wish doll by Reino Já Cheguei | 2. Valentine’s Day – Les Chiens Amoureux ( Dogs In Love ) by Harem6 | 3. Margot doll from Wee Wonderful by gervaise-lab| 4. Pink cat earrings by Munieca | 5. Marinero vase by regi rivas | 6. Felicori’s notebook by Wellington Luzzi | 7. Oompa Loompa plushies by Denn Rodriguez

Un’altra delle cose che sto amando in questo periodo sono i colori neon/fluo, tutti quegli accenti accesi che danno immediatamente all’oggetto una vibrazione diversa.

E sto notando che sempre più creativi li stanno usando nei loro lavori.
Gioia! Mi diverte troppo vedere come li inseriscono e combinano col resto!

Godetevi il week end amiche/ci, a Lunedì :)

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Old chest of drawers restyled: Before and After (little sneak peek from my new Studio/Lab)

EnglishAs I told you in some past posts, my Studio/Lab was all to restructure and restyle.
Making this project it’s been a bit like being at the Paint Your Life Italian TV show (LoL).

Well, the main works of restructuration have been done (hurràh!) and now I’m in the phase of restyling to make it a lovely place where to create and find inspiration – I must say this is the funniest part!! :)

Finally I’m able to share with you some pics, and wanted to start with a “Before and After“.

What you see is an old chest of drawers that for many years has been in a workshop in which they repaired typewriters, and below it’s how it turned out after I worked on its restyle.
Cassettiera BeforeAfter high500px  Old chest of drawers restyled: Before and After (little sneak peek from my new Studio/Lab)

The chest has been plastered, sanded and entirely repainted by me.
I chose the color scheme and elaborated a geometric design and… tadaaaa!!

I really like the final result!

Cassettiera detail restyled chest by Irene Zuccarello  Old chest of drawers restyled: Before and After (little sneak peek from my new Studio/Lab)

I’d love to share other pics of the work in progress of my new Studio-Lab with you, maybe in some future post?

Do you like how the chest turned out?

Usually I always enjoy to find these kind of “Before and After” posts in the web, so I hope you enjoyed this too :)

Have a lovely evening friends!

ItalianoVECCHIA CASSETTIERA RESTAURATA: PRIMA E DOPO (PICCOLA PREVIEW DEL MIO NUOVO STUDIO/LAB)

Come vi avevo accennato in dei posts di qualche tempo fa, il mio nuovo Studio/Laboratorio era tutto da ristrutturare e da restylizzare.

Ridare vita  a questo mobile mi ha fatto un pò sentire Barbara di Paint Your Life, il famoso programma televisivo italiano ehehe (raramente mi capita di metter mano su dei mobili).

Beh, ora il grosso dei lavori di ristrutturazione sono fatti (hurrà!) e questa è la fase del restyling per renderlo uno spazio coccolo dove creare e trovare ispirazione – che poi è la parte più divertente!! :)

Finalmente riesco a condividere con voi qualche foto, e volevo iniziare con un “Prima e Dopo“.

Quella che vedete è una vecchia cassettiera che per molti anni è stata in un offician dove riparavano macchine da scrivere (un pò poetico, eh?), e sotto è ciò che ne uscito dopo esser passata sotto le mie mani per un restyle totale.
Cassettiera BeforeAfter high500px  Old chest of drawers restyled: Before and After (little sneak peek from my new Studio/Lab)

La cassettiera è stata stuccata, poi levigata/scartavetrata e interamente ripitturata da me.
Ho scelto lo schema di colori e ho elaborato un design geometrico, e… tadaaaa!!

Sono proprio soddisfatta del risultato finale!

Cassettiera detail restyled chest by Irene Zuccarello  Old chest of drawers restyled: Before and After (little sneak peek from my new Studio/Lab)

Mi paicerebbe condividere con voi altre foto del work in progress del mio nuovo Studio-Lab, magari in qualche futuro post?

Vi piace com’è uscita?

Di solito mi piace un sacco trovare questo tipo di posts “Prima e Dopo” in giro per il web, perciò spero che questo vi sia piaciuto :)

Buona serata amiche/ci!

IB Flickr Group picks: Brown accents

EnglishHandmade brown by horseFlowerLand85  IB Flickr Group picks: Brown accents

Handmade creations brown accents  IB Flickr Group picks: Brown accents

1. Brown horse necklace by FlowerLand85 | 2. Button pins by moldarina | 3. Screen printed Moleskine by Pinkrain Indie Design | 4. Raku plates by Anastasia Egórova | 5. Happy 2012 package by Pilli Pilli | 6. Stitched leaves pouche by the blue rabbit house

This week I’ve been captured by all these different shades of brown.

Many works, so different from each other but all so uniquely beautiful and original. It’s the power of creativity, the main ingredient in the handmade.

Hope your week end it’s as warm and creative as these “brown accents” are!
Sprinkle of hugs :)

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ItalianoHandmade brown by horseFlowerLand85  IB Flickr Group picks: Brown accents

Handmade creations brown accents  IB Flickr Group picks: Brown accents

1. Brown horse necklace by FlowerLand85 | 2. Button pins by moldarina | 3. Screen printed Moleskine by Pinkrain Indie Design | 4. Raku plates by Anastasia Egórova | 5. Happy 2012 package by Pilli Pilli | 6. Stitched leaves pouche by the blue rabbit house

Questa settimana sono stata rapita da tutte queste diverse gradazioni di marrone.

Molti lavori, così differenti l’uno dall’altro, ma tutti belli ed originali nella loro unicità.
E’ la forza della creatività, ingrediente principale nell’handmade.

Che il vostro week end sia caldo e creativo almeno quanto questi “brown accents”!
Abbracci sparsi :)

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An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

EnglishHow not to fall in love with these illustrations?
The artist is all to be discovered: Madalina Andronic.
Illustration by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

Illustrated cards by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic(this photo is by costinm.com)

Illustration My Deerest by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

Illustration My Deerest detail by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

All the subjects and every little detail are fantastic.
Then I adore the patterns she creates on her illustrations, so imaginative!

Don’t miss to visit Madalina Andronic web site, the blog and the Facebook page, to see all the rest!

ItalianoCome si può resistere a queste illustrazioni?
Lei è un’illustratrice tutta da scoprire: Madalina Andronic.
Illustration by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

Illustrated cards by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic(questa foto proviene da costinm.com)

Illustration My Deerest by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

Illustration My Deerest detail by Madalina Andronic  An illustrator to be discovered: Madalina Andronic

Ogni soggetto e tutti i piccoli dettagli disegnati con cura, fantastici.
E poi adoro le pattern che crea nelle sue illustrazioni, pura fantasia! 

Non dimenticate di visitare il sito di Madalina Andronic, il blog e la pagina Facebook, per assaporare il resto!

IB Flickr group picks: I'm an illustrator

Englishnouvelle cirque du monsieur Dapape by Mary and the teapot  IB Flickr group picks: I’m an illustrator

im an illustrator selections of illustrations from IB group  IB Flickr group picks: I’m an illustrator

1. Nouvelle cirque du monsieur Dapape by Mary and the teapot | 2. Wonderful 2012 by ju.hu. | 3. Bob illustration by Min | 4. Illustrated girl by Marta Quílez | 5. Dentaio illustration by alessandroserafini | 6. Pink Moon illustration by Terry Runyan

As I promised some day ago on the Imaginative Bloom Facebook page, the theme of these weekly picks was something about… illustration.

Yeah, and what illustrators we have here on IB!

My eyes had fun to move up and down among all the lovely details on these works, and I’m always curious to see what will be their next imaginative creations.

Well, have a wondrous week end guys!! :)
xoxo

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Italianonouvelle cirque du monsieur Dapape by Mary and the teapot  IB Flickr group picks: I’m an illustrator

im an illustrator selections of illustrations from IB group  IB Flickr group picks: I’m an illustrator

1. Nouvelle cirque du monsieur Dapape by Mary and the teapot | 2. Wonderful 2012 by ju.hu. | 3. Bob illustration by Min | 4. Illustrated girl by Marta Quílez | 5. Dentaio illustration by alessandroserafini | 6. Pink Moon illustration by Terry Runyan

Come vi avevo promesso giorni fa nella pagina Facebook di maginative Bloom, il tema dei miei “picks” di questa settimana sarebbe stato qualcosa che ha a che fare con… l’illustrazione.

Yes, e che illustratori abbiamo in IB!

I miei occhi si son divertiti a muoversi su e giù tra i fantastici dettagli di questi lavori, e sono sempre curiosa di vedere quali saranno le loro prossime fantasiose creazioni.

Beh, fantastiglioso week end fanciulle e fanciulli!! :)
bacibà

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Mini zoo silver earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte

EnglishMini zoo earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte  Mini zoo silver earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte

These handmade sterling silver earrings are so super cute that I wanted to post some from the lovely Mini Zoo series by Giedre Koloksanskyte, a creative jeweler from Lithuania, Europe.

My absolutely favorites are the Mosquito earrings and the Moose earrings. So tender!

Mini zoo earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte 2  Mini zoo silver earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte

The online shop (Karramba) is full of little creatures like foxes, koala, frogs, crocodiles (amazing!), and many others.

They’re also a sweet and chip gift for friends and little girls. I already ‘loved’ it on Etsy!

Giedre is on Facebook and Twitter too.

ItalianoMini zoo earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte  Mini zoo silver earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte

Questi orecchini artigianali d’argento sono davvero troppo carini e ho voluto pubblicarli qui, scegliendone alcuni direttamente dalla  serie “Mini Zoo” di Giedre Koloksanskyte, un’ orafa che vive in Lituania, Europa.

I miei preferiti in assoluto sono gli  orecchini zanzara e gli orecchini alce.  Tenerissimi.

Mini zoo earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte 2  Mini zoo silver earrings series by Giedre Koloksanskyte

Lo shop online (Karramba) è pieno di piccole creature adorabili come volpi, koala, rane, coccodrilli (stupendi!), e molti altri.

A pensarci sono anche dei regalini economici e dolci per amiche e ragazzine.
Io l’ho già ‘lovvato’ su Etsy!

Giedre è anche su Facebook e Twitter.

IB Flickr Group picks: Loving handmade characters!

EnglishA little family of handmade brooches by eldibujodelgato  IB Flickr Group picks: Loving handmade characters!

Handmade characters Picks of the week from the IB group  IB Flickr Group picks: Loving handmade characters!

1. A little family of brooches by eldibujodelgato | 2. Handmade brooch by hens teeth | 3. Butterfly girl by Ruta Elze | 4. A girl’s dream felt pin by hanaletters | 5. Hola Chica necklace by regi rivas | 6. Old Bag Front by Tugba Kop Illustration | 7. Angel softie by Codruta Moga

This collection of “handmade characters” turned out really nice!
And there are some new creatives this week! Guess who? :)

That this 2012 is a year full of changes, of dreams come true, of many moments of joy and love.
The special one.

Happy New Year friends!

…warm hugs to your hearts.
Irene

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ItalianoA little family of handmade brooches by eldibujodelgato  IB Flickr Group picks: Loving handmade characters!

Handmade characters Picks of the week from the IB group  IB Flickr Group picks: Loving handmade characters!

1. A little family of brooches by eldibujodelgato | 2. Handmade brooch by hens teeth | 3. Butterfly girl by Ruta Elze | 4. A girl’s dream felt pin by hanaletters | 5. Hola Chica necklace by regi rivas | 6. Old Bag Front by Tugba Kop Illustration | 7. Angel softie by Codruta Moga

Questa collezione di “personaggini handmade” è uscita proprio carina!
E nel gruppo è arrivato anche qualche nuovo creativo. Li avete addocchiati? :)

Che questo 2012 sia un anno pieno di cambiamenti, di sogni realizzati, di tanti momenti di gioia e amore. Quello speciale.

Buon Anno amici!

…un caldo abbraccio ai vostri cuori.
Irene

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DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

EnglishSince I love packaging ideas and tutorials I’ve put together this little collection.

Really hope it will give you some fresh inspiration to package your own creations/products, or just to spice up your gift wrapping! :)

DIY bead bow packaging by Like Giselle  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

This lovely package is made creating a bow with beads. Love the idea!
Find the full tutorial here at Like Giselle’s blog.

DIY favour boxes packaging by Bijoux Bride1  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

These were born as favour boxes but I found the idea adorable also to “wrap” and package other products.

At Bijoux Bride you’ll find the tutorial plus the templates of the box and the thank you flag.

DIY ruffled crepe paper streamers packaging by lorajeans magazine  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

And aren’t these ruffled papers absolutely sweet?
Here’s the tutorial to realize them by Lorajeans Magazine.

DIY butterfly paper bags packaging by ohcrafts  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

And, butterflies or not, this “cone” paper bags are a must.
They can be used at weddings and filled with rice, confetti, etc or, again, for our little creative products with all the variations that your mind can imagine!

This project is by posh-paperie.com and you can find the tutorial here, at Style Me pretty.

xoxo

ItalianoOggi ho messo insieme un pò di idee di packaging e relativi tutorials,  perché come ben sapete tra le mie varie fisse c’è anche quella del packaging/delle confezioni per i prodotti/dei pacchi regalo, quindi… eccone un pò.

Spero che vi diano qualche nuova ispirazione per il packaging dei vostri prodotti handmade o anche solo per impacchettare in modo originale i prossimi regali! :)

DIY bead bow packaging by Like Giselle  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

Questo carinissimo pacchetto è creato con un fiocco di perle. Bella idea!
Ecco il tutorial, proviene dal blog Like Giselle.

DIY favour boxes packaging by Bijoux Bride1  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

Questi invece erano nati per essere delle scatoline regalo per gli invitati al matrimonio, ma la trovo un idea carinissima anche per confezionare altri prodotti.

A Bijoux Bride trovate il tutorial più i templates delle scatoline e delle bandierine ‘thank you’.

DIY ruffled crepe paper streamers packaging by lorajeans magazine  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

E queste con la carta arruffata non sono dolcissime?
Qui c’è il tutorial per realizzarle di Lorajeans Magazine.

DIY butterfly paper bags packaging by ohcrafts  DIY packaging ideas + tutorials

E infine, farfalle o no, questi sacchettini di carta a cono sono un must.
Possono essere usati ai matrimoni e riempirli di riso, confetti etc oppure per i nostri piccoli prodotti creativi, con tutte le varianti che la vostra mente può partorire!

Questo progetto è di posh-paperie.com e puoi trovare il tutorial qui, a Style Me pretty.

Baci!

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