Perfect Match

Last Saturday I went to town with my Mum.

We went to a café with my grandparents, which I really enjoyed. 

We had a great time :D

Afterwards, my Mum bought a beautiful ring for me which matches a pair of gorgeous earrings I got from my best friend last year :)

Here is the ring---> :D

I just LOVE it :D

And BEHOLD!

Look at the earrings! :D (or one of them) It's even prettier when it's dangling from my ear. 

I LOVE both of these pieces of jewelry! 

The ring is so pretty and it matches so perfectly with the earrings, don't you think? 

I've been wearing them all the time lately! :D

---- Buuuut, that's not all I did on Saturday...

In the evening, there was nothing on TV, as usual. Shocker.

Sooo... I made this necklace instead:

I think it turned out beautifully! It's a bright pink colour, which the camera can't really catch. I just love it :D 

I made it for myself.. but there will be some up for sale soon :)

I wore it to school on Monday, and you won't believe how many compliments I got on it! 

I think I'll make one in every colour :D

It's the same colour as some Pink Garden Pink brooches I've also made that I'll post about soon. 

If you'd like to pre-order a necklace like this, let me know. It will cost 250 NOK. 

If you have any colour preferences too, let me know.

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And guys, don't forget to enter the giveaway!! There are some fabulous prizes up for grabs. 

Remember, if you link to my blog, don't forget to tell me so that I count your entry ;) 

And remember to add yourselves as followers ^-^

What did you do last Saturday?

What do you think of the new necklace? Any colour preferences?

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I'm linking this post up at Vintage Wanna Bee's linky party :D.

And here :D :

Birthday Bash GIVEAWAY!

Since my birthday is coming up, I thought I'd treat you guys to a giveaway :D

There are 4 prizes up for grabs.. and there will be 4 lucky winners :D

1. The first prize up for grabs are a pair of teddy bear earrings or Bearrings:

Aren't they just adorable!? 

2. The next prize up for grabs is a Doughnut Ring!

3. Third, we have the black, crocheted necklace: "With a Twist"

4. And last, but not least, a Blue Garden Pinks brooch :D

How to enter---->

Mandatory entries: 
* You must be a public follower of my blog. (worth 1 entry)
* Comment on this post stating which prize you'd like to win



Additional entries:


* Add my shop to your favourites on Epla. (worth 1 entry)

* Comment on this post stating what your favourite item from The Gentle Flower shop is. (worth 1 entry)


* Blog about this giveaway. Include the pictures of the items and add a link to this post. (worth 2 entries)

* Purchase something from my blog or my epla shop during this giveaway. (worth 5 entries)

* Post this giveaway on Facebook. (leave a link. You can post once a day during the giveaway. Each day counts as a separate entry. So if you post once, it's worth 1 entry, if you post 3 times in 3 days, it's worth 3 entries)

[ This giveaway is open to everyone ]

Write 1 separate comment for each entry you do and remember to include which prize you'd like to win!

The giveaway will end April 23rd 2011 (my birthday :D) and I will announce the winner on April 25th.

Good luck :D

Yellow Garden Pinks [in the making]

I've made another Garden Pink - in yellow! :D

I'm loving the colour yellow at the moment.. and these Garden Pinks are just beautiful in this sunshine-colour!

It gives a pop of colour to any outfit and will brighten a cloudy day ;)

I'm going to make 4 more so that I can make a necklace.. and there will be lots of brooches up in the shop soon :)

If you'd like to pre-order a necklace or brooch, send me an e-mail or comment below. OR to order a brooch or necklace in blue, click on each word for the one you'd like.

This is the back of the flower,

pre-glueing

And psst.. I've also made Pink Garden Pink brooches.. I'll be posting them soon, so be sure to check back ;)

Be sure to add yourself as a follower so you don't miss out on anything ---->


And be sure to enter my current giveaway here.


I'm linking this post up here:

Want An Offer You Can't Resist?

..Want a Wardrobe with a Twist?

Yes, I meant that literally and metaphorically because I have just finished crocheting 3 brand new necklaces called "With a Twist"!

They have a twist to them as they're different and they physically twist!

In the newest H&M magazine, they say that your wardrobe should be more daring. People are too afraid to stand out and tend to express themselves by toning it down.

In addition, many of the clothes that are in style now, are crocheted or look crocheted at least.

What isn't a better way to:

- stand out
- look stylish
- wear something different
- be individual
- support handmade
- wear handmade
- wear what's in style now

...than wearing one of these new necklaces?

This first piece is black - the colour that never goes out of style. You'll be super stylish if you wear a black, crocheted, one of kind accessory to accentuate your bold side.

These fab pieces are crocheted using Egyptian cotton - you can really see how pretty the yarn is because it has a unique shine and glow. It's soft too!

This necklace is a rustic orangey gold. The camera can't capture it's true elegance, as it looks too orange with the flash on, but too bland with it off. I hope you like it!

Finally, here we have it in brown, and below you can really see how it twists - up close.

These three necklaces can be bought by clicking here for the black one, here for the rustic orange one and here for the brown one

for 130 NOK / $24 per piece or by commenting below.

Are you willing to take a chance?





I'll be linking this post up to Vintage Wanna Bee's Talent Tuesday linky party :)

PS. Be sure to follow my blog --->
There will be a give away soon, so you'll want to check back ;D

How and Where I Find Inspiration

I love finding inspiration.

And I especially love finding inspiration through:
- pictures
- poetry
- quotes
- beautiful words and their definitions
- lists (especially lists of what inspires people!)
- videos
- beautiful books
- plants
- blogs
- stories (uplifting stories)

Whenever I visit a garden, a botanic garden or a gardening store, or see flowers or plants..

..I take pictures and note down what they 

inspire me to do, what I associate with them and what I see.

I look for:
- colours (pretty colours and combinations)
- patterns
- texture
- different parts of the plant (how they are attached, etc.)

And I start telling myself stories.
I enter a different world.
I imagine who would live here, what they'd do.

Like in this picture (which is taken in the same place as the first picture):

It feels like a completely different world.
I could escape to this world.
It looks so warm and welcoming.
And I could hide and dream here forever.


I went to a botanic garden last weekend in Oslo.. and I've taken A LOT of pictures. Over a hundred.

I haven't uploaded all of them here.. but there are more to come ;)

I'm posting some of my favourites here today.
I've "edited" them using an App on my iPhone; "ClassicINSTA".
I think it gives them an extra touch - even though the plants are beautiful just as they are ;)

Look at the pictures.. and look at them using my lists of what I look for.
What do you see and associate with these plants?
Do they give you any ideas?

Look at the texture.. I just want to touch it

What inspires you?
Do you enter a different world and imagine what it'd be like to live amongst the plants?
Do plants inspire you?
What do you look for?

Be sure to link up any pictures, links or lists of what inspires you :)

I will be linking this post up to Thirty Handmade Days', Fingerprints on the Fridge's and Vintage Wanna Bee's Linky Parties :D






 

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Your secret (video)

Your secret by Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo.

I ADORE this video!

It's so inspiring and beautiful :D

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Do you know of any similiar videos? - please share the links, I'd love to see them!