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Everything Else

Upcycling Advent Candle DIY

November 18, 2011


Hey, happy Friday! :) Any plans for the weekend? I’ve been preparing these pretty jars for Advent candles and maybe one of you wants to make those, too, because it’s only one week left until the first Sunday in Advent. :)

All you need are a hot-glue gun, 4 empty jars, 4 tea lights, fabric leftovers, ribbons and paper scraps.

Cut out fabric and paper according to the sizes of the jars and attach them to the jars with hot glue. Do the same with the ribbons. Then, cut out numbers and glue them onto the jars, too. :) That’s it. So easy and all you need are supplies you may have at home anyway.
Wish you a nice weekend!
Lu

Merken

Merken

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Save the date: Trend Mafia design market.

November 16, 2011



Hello! :) In Berlin there’s a design market called Trend Mafia which regularly takes place on weekends and at which people sell handmade items. I went there last year and it was the first time I’ve been selling my products at a market. I was not very successful and only sold a few items, but it was a good experience and I had just started selling my handmade products on DaWanda a fews weeks before that date. The market at which I had my first own booth was last year in September, more than one year ago. :) In the meantime, I have nearly sold 200 items on DaWanda and I thought it was time to try it again! :) I applied for one of the many dates in December (during the Christmas season, the market takes place every Saturday and Sunday) and this time, they immediately accepted my application. :))

I’ll be having my own booth at the Trend Mafia on December 4, 2011, from 1-7 pm. This time, it takes place at a really central place, namely in the Hakesches Quartier at the S-train station Hackescher Markt. (Wow, it sounds really weird inserting German proper names into English sentences… :P).
If you’re from Berlin and want to visit me, I’ll be happy to see you, so save the date and come over to say hello and let me know that you’re one of my blog’s readers, I’d love to meet you in person. :)

There’ll be lots of vendors who sell handmade items like clothes, Christmas decor or accessories. Can’t wait, I’m already preparing my table’s decor and I’m thinking about which products I will take there and of which I have to make some more. :)
I’m sooooo much looking forward to this date! :)

Here are some photos of me and my booth last year, and after December 4, I’ll share some more of my second attempt of selling my items at a market. :)

Lu

 

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Home Tour: Luloveshandmade’s New Home

November 13, 2011

Hello! :) I’ve been waiting for sharing these photos for so long, so here you can finally see my new room! <3 It’s a combination of craftroom, sewing corner, bedroom and workspace and I love that I have everything in one room that I need. :) In our old apartment, we had three rooms, one for Flo, which we also used as livingroom, one for me, which I also used as sewing room, and a seperate bedroom. Now, we only have 2 rooms, but they are much bigger and I think it is extremely practical to have everything in one place. The sewing corner is the heart of my new room and it’s (apart from the bed) the place where I spend most of the time I’m at home. I love my new sewing table and that it is big enough to cut fabric and to make sketches without having to use my normal desk.

Mogli loves his new home, too! :) He has two dog pillows, one next to me sewing table and one next to Flo’s couch in his room.

What I love most is that there’s so much light in here, I’ve got one window and a huge balcony door. I left the walls white and decided not to paint them and this way, my room is even brighter. I’ve got lots of colorful pieces of furniture and decor details, so I think this is enough color. :)

Here’s my favourite chair, it has a cord cover and it’s soooo cosy! The matryoshka pillow is to die for, isn’t it? :) It was a handmade birthday gift from my beloved friend Anja. <3 Remember the post in which I mentioned the awesome little shelves made from crates? Here’s the crate that I painted, I’m now using it to display my lomography cameras. :) The pennants are handmade, too, they were one of my first sewing projects last year.

Here’s my desk where I do all the blogging, studying and chatting. <3 I’m so glad that I do not have to use it for both studying and sewing anymore!

Do you remember the pretty embroidery hoop to store sewing tools? I made it after I had seen this fabulous idea on pinterest. The spice rack is from DaWanda and I use it for storing textile colors. On the right photo, you can see the little IKEA table I painted turquoise and my sewing corner from another perspective. :)

Here’s the bed, it’s so comfortable and I love our bedding’s colors. :) We bought the two bedside lights at IKEA and the bunting is handmade.

 For the bunting, I used normal fabric and ironed the letters onto it.

After I had taken all those photos last week, I hung up even more photos. :) On the right photo there’s the shelf in which I store all my handmade items which are listed on DaWanda, they are becoming more nearly every day. :) I even own an easel which Flo has given me for Christmas a few years ago, but I haven’t been painting for quite a long time.

 

Have you spotted my typewriter? My mother gave it to me last year and I love it. <3

So how do you like my new room? Do you have a seperate sewing room oder craft room? What’s your favourite place at home? :)

Wish you a lovely Sunday!
Lu

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DIY

Mini Pinboard DIY

November 11, 2011

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Hey! :) I haven’t been sharing a DIY project for a while, so here’s something you can make yourself if you want to. :) Last Wednesday, Flo and I went to IKEA and I saw those cork coasters and wondered what I could use them for. I bought a few of them and then I decided to turn them into tiny pinboards and cover them with fabric. ;)

You only need a cork coaster, a piece of fabric, a piece of felt, a stapler, a hot-glue gun a (handmade) bow and a ribbon. As you can see, those are all supplies which most of you crafty people have at home anyway. :)

First, put the coaster onto the back side of the fabric, tauten the fabric and use the stapler to fix it onto the coaster. Next, attach a ribbon the same way. Then, disperse the hot glue all over the back side of the coaster and put the felt onto it so that you don’t see the staples anymore.

Finally, glue the bow onto the top of the pinboard and that’s it! :) You can now pin everything to this little board you want. :) I hung mine next to your kitchen stove, because I wanna use it for pinning recipes onto it while we are cooking. :)

Wish you a lovely weekend, tomorrow I’ll be back with another post. <3

Merken

Merken

Merken

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Everything Else

Bastelwunder / Crafting Wonder.

November 8, 2011


Dear readers, today’s a lucky day! :) I’ve been selling some items on DaWanda and then I received an e-mail that me and my blog got the title ‘Bastelwunder’ (= ‘Crafting Wonder’)! :) There’s a German site which collects links to inspirational blogs and aims to provide a great collection of sites which are worth reading and have to do with crafting and DIY.

A few weeks ago, Jenny mentioned on her blog wolkengleich that she was honoured to be a crafting wonder. I read the cute article they wrote about her and then I saw that one can apply for receiving that lovely title. After writing them an e-mail or after being proposed for receiving the title by somebody else, someone then has a look at your blog and if it meets their criteria, you can call yourself a crafting wonder and they introduce the blog and write a short article about it. :) 
I felt so flattered when reading the short review of my blog!! :) It’s in German and Lena, who is the author of the article, wrote about my creative projects and says that the style in which I’m writing my blog is appealing. :) She gives examples of some of my projects and says that my blog makes the crafter’s heart beat faster. <3 Awww, while reading this, I was nearly melting. :)
If you’re able to understand German and wanna read the article yourself, you can either click here or on the photo above. :)
That made my day, thanks! :)
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I'm Lu, I'm 34 years old and I live in wonderful Berlin. I am a Content Creator and DIY enthusiast and I am the founder and editor of Luloveshandmade.com where I share colorful everyday life happiness, handletterings, tutorials and other creative content. Apart from being a Handlettering Artist and running my own indie business, I'm a Content & Communications Manager. Read more about me and my creative work or visit my business portfolio page and have fun exploring this blog.

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