Unique gifts

As a person I love making unique gifts to those I love! I never compromise for something else! But what makes a gift special? Some of us tend to think that expensive gifts are the best. I disagree! I believe that what makes a gift special is the amount of time consumed to choose the...

Why handmade scrapbook albums?

  Some of you already know my opinion about scrapbooking albums and how important I think it is to save our memories and photos. Maybe you will say to me that handmade scrapbook albums are less affordable than those found in your local bookstore. At some point I will agree with you. However, taking into...

Why all this fuss about scrapbooking albums?

You may pop up the question "Why are those little books so important to you Alkisti?" Well for me scrapbooks are the way to save my memories. Memories are our treasures and they need to be saved and cherished. I love travelling and I love taking photos which I want to print and not just have them...

Colorful mixed media canvas

Hi everybody! Do you love colors or are you fond of black? I am a person who is fond of vivid colors. I hate black. A few weeks ago being inspired by the colorful moodboard of Scraps N Pieces May challenge I decided to take part with a mixed media colorful canvas. http://scrapsnpiecesgr.blogspot.com/2018/05/may-challenge-celebrate-life-with-color.html I also...

Special easel card

Hi everybody! How are you doing? Are you enjoying summer? Since I am not able to go on holidays just yet I have been enjoying myself by creating some summer themed projects! So I have been asked to enter Crafter's Castle June Challenge and here I am creating this blog post. https://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/ I decided to...

Upcycled fan-Freedom is the key to creativity.

Here I am again with a mixed media piece of art. This time I would like to share with you a canvas I made to decorate the wall in my craftroom. I just altered a fan and I attached it to a canvas. I made this project for the Mixed Media and Art, May Challenge...

Sun kissed décor piece with Graphic 45

  Hi everyone! How are you doing? Summer is here and my mood is very sunny! I hope yours too! I wanted to join the monthly challenge of Graphic 45 so I created this summer themed boat centerpiece presenting the marvelous collection Sun Kissed. This is a unique décor piece for your child's summer party...

“Me and my mother” mixed media canvas

  Hi everybody! How are you these days? I am fine and I am making some changes in my life... As a person I believe that memories are very important to our life! That is the reason I love making scrapbooking albums to keep inside my photos! In my closet I also have some old...

Butterfly canvas

  Hi dear friends! I hope you are doing well... It has been a long time since  my last post. This time I decided to take part in Mixed Media Place April Challenge http://mixedmediaplace.blogspot.gr/2018/04/april-challenge.html I love the colors of this moodboard and what makes me feel relaxed nowadays is creating art. I was inspired by...

Upcycling

  Hi everybody! I hope you are doing well. Today lets talk about upcycling... Have you ever tried to take unused items you have at home, such as old packaging, boxes, clothing labels or old decor items and transform them into something magical? Well I do it all the time. I never throw anything away...ok maybe...