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nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Happy Day,

Anette

The Winners

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:50 +0000

Thank you so much for participating in my bracelet Give Away!

So fun to read all your comments

There were 53 comments but one was double and one was from me.

So - out of 51 comments (1= the first comment which was left to 51= the last comment left) the winners were randomly drawn and here are the ( a bit odd) numbers:

Comment Nr. 23 from Papagena, golden/pink

Comment Nr. 33 from Vickie, silver/pink

Comment Nr. 43 from Jassi Höpfler, golden/mint

Comment Nr. 30 from Cyndi, silver/mint

Congratulations - I hope you are all happy with your colors!

Please write me your address - so I can sent out your bracelets: lebenslustiger(at)gmail.com

Happy Day,

Anette

Bracelet Give Away

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Dear lovely readers,

I am so happy you are here!!! And on FB and on Twitter and on Pinterest and on Instagram - Thank you so much!

More and more...so many.

I made four of these bracelets with geometrical beads and a cute tassel which I like to offer as a give away.

Wishing everybody all the best and those who participate GOOD LUCK!

Please leave a comment if you like to win a bracelet - you may indicate what color combination of the beads/tassel you like in case you win.

The winners will be randomly selected.

The Give Away ends Sunday night June 16th.

Steffi is calling for help for her dear friend Inga this time - please help, if you can. Thank you so much!

Happy Day,

Anette

12 From 12 June

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:41:00 +0000

This month I did not forget about this fun link party @ Frau Kännchen's!

Today I ...

Greeted the sun

Found lost Rom pictures while looking for something else in my archives

Had a healthy breakfast

Did load the washer - after being looked at reproachfully

Worked on a blog give away for this weekend

Ate salad without onion flowers

Had a healthy lunch

Was jealous as usual looking at my lazy cats

Have been happy for flowers

What you don't see:

Lot's of real work in-between

Happy day,

Anette

Succulents

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Succulents are pretty trendy right now, don't you think?

I see them all over Pinterest - mostly in funny hanging vessels or in teny tiny little terrariums.

I always wonder how long they will survive...

If you are lucky and you live in a warm climate succulents make also wonderful and easy to care for outside plants.

They look great combined with each other because of their structures and colors but they also look beautiful and interesting as solitaires.

I had all kinds of different varieties when I lived in California - even a wreath made of succulents on my door!

We are currently enjoying long warm early summer days over here in northern Germany.

Finally!

Happy day,

Anette

Poppy Flower

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:20:00 +0000

My parents are away on a little trip and I take care of their garden while they are gone.

When I watered the plants yesterday I noticed this big poppy flower.

It was already withered and the petal colors beautifully muted.

So - I took my camera and started to play...

Aren't these structures fascinating?

Happy Monday,

Anette

P.S It's Macro Monday here and here

Feather And Leaf Necklace Give Away

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:07:00 +0000

From today on until Monday, 10th of June you can win next to many other beautiful things one of my favorite necklaces from my shop over at the wonderful blog "Luzia Pimpinella".

She is already celebrating her 7th anniversary! Amazing!

Congratulations dear Nic - I look absolutely forward to the next 7 colorful years on Luzia Pimpinella...

Please visit and participate in the Give Away if you like.

GOOD LUCK!

Happy Weekend,

Anette

Yoga (SO) Easy...

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:40:00 +0000

I have not done my yoga routine lately and that is really NOT GOOD.

I already feel my back and neck getting stiff and tense.

Health and well-being should be priority instead of working all the time.

So, for a while now i am thinking about how to get a fresh and new start to get me back onto the mat.

And just then I received an e-mail from YogaEasy.de - Germanys first Online yoga studio - with an offer for a free month long trial coupon for my readers and myself!

Isn't that funny how some things seem to happen in the exact right moment and when you need it the most?

There is no such thing than chance, right?

YogaEasy.de offers a wide variety of online classes filmed with great teachers like Anna Trökes, Patrizia Thielemann, Patrick Broome and many more for beginner to advanced students. There are even meditation classes.

All you need to start is your mat, your computer, internet access and maybe some cats :)

Please find the link below by clicking the picture or click here www.yogaeasy.de/lebenslustiger for a free month long access to all Yoga Easy classes. You are not signing up for a membership after that free month - no hidden trap or any other obligations. The trial ends after a month and that's it! EASY!

So please help yourself to some wonderful YOGA if you like - I definitely will, because I really miss it.

Namaste, YogaEasy.de

Happy Day,

Anette

Here Comes The Sun - Poppytalk Handmade

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:45:00 +0000

My jewelry has been selected for the upcoming Poppytalk Handmade "Here Comes the Sun" market.

It will run from June 3th to July 31st 2013.

YAY!!!

Poppytalk is 'the' Canadian design blog and Poppytalk Handmade is a curated resource for handmade and vintage goods dedicated to promoting emerging and established design talents from around the world. Selected artists can share their work with readers of Poppytalk who are retailers, wholesalers, magazine editors, blog editors, curators, gallerists, collectors, other artists and buyers. Well - thanks so much Poppytalk - I'm really excited about it!

Blog:www.poppytalk.com

Handmade market: www.marketplace.poppytalk.com

(Leather bracelets)

Edit: I will be back TOMORROW (SO SORRY, I said TODAY - but I have to go to a school meeting right now and are running out of time...) with a fun little Give Away!

Happy Day,

Anette

Color Me Happy...

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:40:00 +0000

Rose!

1st of June already! Time for "color me happy" again.

It's collected by Bine from "was eigenes" and Jolijou.

This months color is "rose" and I thought I take that by the word as well.

I photographed this rose last year - they are not in bloom yet this year.

Hopefully we will see some sun in June - May was very cold and wet over here in northern Germany.

Happy June to you,

Anette

Stylist Dietlind Wolf

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Fri, 31 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

A workshop with german stylist Dietlind Wolf was my personal highlight of The Hive conference last weekend in Berlin.

I absolutely LOVE her work. It is featured in many big magazines. Have you seen her work in Sweet Paul here and here for example?

Whenever I suddenly stop browsing pages in a magazine; whenever I stop breathing for a second; whenever I totally get lost in a story - then I know FOR SURE I am looking at Dietlinds work.

That's how unique her style is.

And not only her work is amazing - she is also a very nice and humble person.

She freely shared her knowledge and experience with us to spark and inspire our own creativity.

Coming from my own still little experiences with styling product photos for bækka and sometimes feeling a bit puzzled by all the ideas, possibilities and tremendous work and thinking which goes into a good styling BEFORE the camera says "click", I was so relieved to hear from Dielind that THIS IS the way it is!

I am actually really glad, that I do styling AND the photography myself because Dietlind told us how frustrating it can be to come up with the whole concept of a shoot, come up with all the props, designing the props (as she often does), styling the scene ("trust your fingers") and then someone else is coming in and presses the camera button and ALL credits go to the photographer. Yes, there is also still work to do for the photographer until the picture is ready for printing but it is not nice that the creative light is on the picture and the stylist stands - well, sounds a bit dramatic but you know what I mean - a bit in the 'dark'.

But these days Dietlind Wolf more and produces entire productions by herself (concept, styling, photos, story) which she sells then as a package to the magazines so she gets the full credit for her wonderful work.

She showed us her own backdrop designs and how to set up a scene. She had brought different natural treasures she collected over time to style a summer inspiration on an india or maroccan theme inspired board she had made herself.

I loved the creamy whites scheme and all these different natural structures of the shells and rocks and ceramics.

(all backdrops, props and styling by Dietlind Wolf)

Dear Dietlind, thank you so much for this wonderful workshop - I thoroughly enjoyed it and it truly inspired me.

Happy day,

Anette

Oh - it's FFFriday again @Steffi's

This time I will just answer her questions with letters...

1.) Story of the week? Dietlind Wolf Stylist

2.) I was happy at...? The Hive!

3.) Looking forward to Sunday because...? Styling with new inspiration

4.) Laughed lout? Trying to laugh lout each day...

5.) Goal? Becoming a better stylist

The Hive

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Tue, 28 May 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Early Saturday morning I rushed to Berlin to attend the European Blogger conference "The Hive".

Here is what Peggy of "Paula et Paula" and Yvonne of "The girl in the laundromat" - the two bloggers who came up with the whole buzz say about their event - and yes; I think their words sum it up pretty well!

"The Hive is a buzzing place, where bloggers big and small and of all kinds get together with like minded people and marketers, who want to understand and work with bloggers.

Speakers will help you see how ou can make your blog better, bigger or prettier. We talk blogging for business, we talk blogging simply for fun. We talk about protecting your work and how your blog can support your work.

The Hive also provides the place to meet the people behind the blogs, you have been following. Offline and in person."

Yes, I really had a lot of fun meeting new bloggers and seeing again many bloggers I have come to know and like online.

Look at these fun shoes! They were combined with a cheerful blue striped dress and there is only one person who always dresses in such wonderful and happy combinations: It's Anna DaWanda Sterntaler! I love her style!

Of course I also enjoyed the many talks.

I especially loved the gorgeous Tina Fussel of Travelling Mama.

She talked about blogging for the fun of it and how she sees her blog as a portfolio for her and her husbands work as photographers.

Her take on how to balance blogging around family life was very inspirational.

Also Deborah of Kickcan&Conkers. "La vie est belle - oh yeah"

OH YEAH! - She is such a lovely and kind person - living in the South of France with her family.

She told us how she grew her community with Pinterest and Co and how she searches for new and interesting items on Etsy and similar sites.

I think I will try to look a little bit into searching for interesting and fun stuff too because it is a nice way to keep a blog fresh and surprising for readers AND you support another artist.

Just read her advice below and you can imagine how wonderful her talk was.

This is Desiree of Vosgesparis (who organized a Give Away with one of my necklaces last Christmas on her blog) - talking all business and how to get where the big blogs are...unfortunately I could not listen to her because many talks were happening simultaniously and you had to choose which talk you wanted to attend.

AND my highlight of the conference:

Well...

I will tell you about in my next post...

Happy day,

Anette

Leather Wrap Bracelet Tutorial

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:20:00 +0000

Hi there!

I wanted to come up with a new leather wrap tutorial for a while now and I am really happy to pronounce I finally did

If you like to see my other bracelet tutorials please click here.

It took me a while to wrap my mind around the "How To" because i wanted to create a braided full leather version as an alternative to the tedious and time consuming version of weaving beads in and out with bead cord between and around two leather strings.

Once you get the hang of the braiding rhythm you will see how quickly these bracelets are done and how beautifully they will turn out!

For one bracelet you will need:

- about 2 meter leather cord size 2mm depending on how many times you want to wrap the bracelet around your wrist (2meter length will wrap around 4x - you could do a shorter or longer version by taking less or more length)

- 1.5 meter leather cord size 1mm

- 6 meter leather cord size 1mm

- about 140 little beads with a large enough hole to thread onto your shorter 1mm leather cord piece.

- optional a little jewelry button or something similar from the bead shop

Of course you are free to choose different sizes of leather cord than I did but make sure there is a thinner and a thicker cord and you are able to thread your beads onto the thinner one.

O.K. - here we go! The right one is the version with no button. This bracelet will just close with a loop on one end and a knot on the other end.

Take your 2 meter long piece and fold it into half.

Take your 1.5 meter long piece and knot it around your loop as shown in picture 1.

Now fold the short end towards the middle and wrap your long end tight around all leather pieces to create a nice beginning.

ALWAYS pull gently!!! 1 mm leather cord is delicate and you do not want to tear it. Please try on an extra piece how much you can pull before it breaks so you get a feeling on how much strength you can use while pulling.

By the way - once these leather bracelets are done there is no danger of tearing anymore. The more you wear them the prettier and softer they will become.

Place a knot as shown in picture 2. Thread all beads onto your thin cord and secure with a knot at the end to make sure they don't slip off while you are working.

You could now cut the short end or - if your bead holes are big enough - you can hide the end by threading it also into your first bead.

So - Please pull up your first bead.

Now take your 6 meter piece cord and organize it into two equally long pieces. Don't cut it!

You could roll it into little balls for the beginning to make handling easier. Please take a look back to picture 3. You can see my two organized balls of leather. Mine were much longer than 3 meter each because at this point I had no idea of how much length I would need for a bracelet that long...

Place a knot right under your first bead.

Now start following closely and very slowly pictures 4 to 14. It is very important to carefully follow each single step.

In the beginning it's very likely that you get confused with over and under. No problem if that happens. Just carefully pull it apart and start over with the second bead.

You always alternate braiding over and then at the next bead under the thin middle cord. It is very important to keep this alternating rhythm to secure the beads nicely in between the two thicker leather strings.

Can you see the always alternating moves?

You will quickly get the hang of it - I promise - it looks much more complicated than it really is!

Make sure you wrap the bracelet around your wrist from time to time to see how much more length you need.

For the ending fold one of your thin braiding ends to the middle and wrap the other one around all cords. Make the same knot you did in the beginning shown on picture 4.

Now take all endings and place a big overhand knot. Pull tight! Depending on the fit you could leave a little room and then do another knot and even another one as I did on the last picture.

If you use a button piece on the other end then this little room between the knots will be the place where to pull your button thru.

Have fun with it - and please ask if there is anything unclear - I am happy to help!

Happy Day,

Anette

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Superwomen...

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:00 +0000

are presented @ Nic today!

My favorite personal SUPER-WOMAN (to be...) is my daughter Jette.

She will be 10 next month! Oh my - I can't believe that...

It seems like yesterday that I waited for her - carrying this enormous two-weeks-over-due belly around.

But then everything happened quickly and actually life has never been slow again after her arrival.

Looking back it seems like the real baby-being-time was very short.

My daughter had not much interest in long sleeps, laying around, crawling, slowness in general.

Neither did she have an interest in girls dresses, dolls or princesses.

All she wanted to do was moving and being independent in what she was up to. She loved and loves to run, she loves animals and especially horses.

I would like her to do more with her talent in sports but she has her very own head.

I am also amazed how well organized she is - school wise - but also in her friendships and life itself.

She seems to be so much more experienced and thoughtful than me at age 10.

Maybe that is the way these days with all the media and also with our different style to raise our children today. They are the most important beings in our life. We try to always find or seek answers to their many questions. We encourage their thirst for knowledge and expose them to beautiful places. Their life is incredible rich - maybe too rich to stay as happy-go-lucky and innocent like I was at this age...

My daughter finished her elementary school years yesterday and got her report. A superwoman-report We are really proud of her.

After summer she will go on to a new school - very exciting!

But honestly - I wish, I could still carry her around - just for a little bit...

(unfortunately I could not find the original source of this wonderful inspiration I found on Pinterest)

If you think, she looks a bit moody on this picture, you are right - she does unfortunately not like to be photographed - unless it is a picture of her on a pony. Can't have enough of those...

Happy Day,

Anette

P.S. Sweet Michèle from "peek-a-boo-berlin" has chosen me as a "Superwoman" today - Wahhhh - can't believe that either - I feel very honored! Thanks so much! XOX

More Rose Gold Ring Love

nospam@example.com (Lebenslustiger) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:00 +0000

I am really in love with the beautiful color of rosé gold.

Pure gold is yellow in color but it is rarely used pure because it is very soft.

So - usually gold will be alloyed with other elements like zinc, silver and copper in various portions to make it harder and more resistant but also to create different colors.

Generally the addition of more silver will color gold white and the addition of more copper will color it rosé.

I added 3 more ring designs to the existing collection.

This large beautiful soft rose quartz cabochon fits the rosé tone of the gold ring perfectly.

It is also available with a smoky rock quartz, too as shown on the left picture.

And I offer matching bracelets to these rings as well.

The ring is made of 925 silver, is rosé gold plated and costs 79Euro + shipping and handling.

Available ring sizes 52, 54, 56 and 58.

To order please sent an e-mail to: lebenslustiger(at)gmail.com and see more order information here.

The next design is a ring with an open round circle for 29Euro + shipping and handling.

Available ring sizes 52, 54, 56 and 58.

Again - it is made of 925 silver rosé gold plated.

And the last one is a super cute twisted ring made of 925 silver rosé gold plated and with a tiny facetted zircon for 29 Euro + shipping and handling.

Really adorable and also available in size 52, 54, 56 and 58.

You can order all rings directly via e-mail: lebenslustiger(at)gmail.com

Paypal or wire transfer to my German or US bank account.

Happy day,

Anette