Funny souvenirs! April Fools' Day is coming!

Hi all!
We know that everyone love to smile and laugh! And it's almost the 1st of April - April Fools' Day!
We found some nice funny souvenirs for those who is going to make others laugh on the funniest day of the year.

#1 Very cute and original item - a cell phone case -IN LOVE- is perfect protecion for your Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. Natural, soft, exclusive and easy to use. Find it in ShpilkaFelt

#2 Adorable tiny figurines from blobhouse . Just read this funny descriction: "Throw away your self-help books and let the designated worry wart do all your worrying for you. Makes a great gift for the worry wart in your life". Awesome!

#3 Every office needs some funny sticky notes - believes the owner of FlytrapOnE Esy shop. So here you are! :D

We wish you and amazing April Fools' Day!

Smile, laugh and be happy!

Viktoria and Elena

New! Unique jewelry box!

This week we have an amazing thing to show you!
This is one of a kind wooden jewelry box that I've painted by hand. I have been chosen the colors very carefully so they look rich and unusual and finally decided to take turquoise, brown, bronze and white.

You may store there necklaces, bracelets, earring and other jewelry. Or just some nice tiny things that are precious for you!

This jewelry box is completely unique: I won't make any that will look the same.

You may find it here, in our Etsy shop!

Enjoy the spring!

Elena

LekaArt Etsy shop

Spring collection of light, love, gifts and wedding decorations!

Why do you love spring? I love it because of warm weather, love and light!

Today I have spring mood and I've made a collection of lovely Etsy finds for you!

Enjoy!

Be romantic, love and smile!

Viktoria and Elena

Person of the Week: Katya Trischuk and her Easter eggs!

Everyone is preparing for Easter! Even if you already have decorations and already bought gifts we bet it will be still interesting for you to read about an amazing artist Katya Trischuk and her really breathtaking painted eggs!

"I live in Toronto with my husband Louie and a little dog. Easter 2014 will be very interesting, as my shop getting bigger and busier. 

I discovered my artistic ability at an early age and was often in trouble at school for drawing in my books or spending my lunch money on art supplies", - says Katya.

In the mid 90's Katya turned to painting with oil on canvas and for 3 years had her own art atelier in Kiev. Her talents were recognized in the arts community and with private collectors. During this time, Katya traveled extensively throughout Europe where she visited museums and learned more about art, history and architecture.

In the summer of 2000 Katya returned to Toronto to complete her degree in Interior Design at Ryerson University. Today Katya continues her passion for painting. She considers herself a "process-oriented" artist and uses a palette knife for layering, dry-brush techniques, cloths and even her hands to create paintings that are rich in vibrant colours and lush with texture. This gives her work a distinctive quality. Katya's work can be seen at any number of Toronto art galleries and has been showcased at The Toronto International Art Fairs. 

Katya's painting are very touching! But today we'll show you only her beautiful Pysanky - Ukranian painted Easter eggs!

 Duck Easter Egg

 Chicken Easter Egg

6 Green Hanging Chicken Eggs

Chicken Egg (Trypillian style)

And some nice picks of Katya's treasures! :)

For more Easter spirit visit Katya's shop on Etsy - UkrainianEasterEggs

Have and amazing day!
Viktoria and Elena

P.S. All information about the artist was taken from her Etsy shop and official web site -
http://katyafineart.com/news/

Easter 2014: decorations and gifts!

Easter is spring, Easter is kindness, Easter is joy, Easter is LIGHT!
Easter is one of the most favorite holidays of many people! So we decided to make a collection of items that will help you to make the holidays unique and unforgettable!

#1 We believe that pastel colors would be the best choice for Easter home decor. Lovely offer from ShadeonShape - wooden vase and candle holder!

#2 If you would like to decorate your door with a wreath look at these nice ones:

- charming wreath with mint artificial eggs and feather from BotanikaStudio

 - and very nice wreath with lots of eggs from laurelsbylaurie

#3 You also may decorate your home with these lovely tiny nests! Find them in Fairyfolk Etsy shop.

#4 What gifts do you usually get and present on Easter? Many people choose eggs, a symbol of the start of new life. Here is a unusual wooden egg decorated in pyroghraphy (or wood-burning) technique from PocketsOfArt

 #5 As for us we love nice Easter souvenirs! Look at this ceramic figurine from DianaParkhouse . We bet it really brings happiness!

#6 Super cute handmade bunny from JuliaWine will bring more smiles to your family and friends!

 #7 And these bunnies are for those who love to decorate their homes in girly style! We found these figurines in wishdaisy Etsy shop.

 #8 To make a sweet surprise for kinds we'd use this amazing Easter basket from GoodWishesQuilts . "Simple, soft, and perfect for boys or girls. This soft, neutral Easter basket makes a quiet, lovely display - and also looks delicious stuffed with sweets and treats on Easter morning!" - the owner of the shop says.

#9 Let the spring in! Green hanging ornaments like these paper decorations from Bookity are perfect for Easter decor!

We wish all of you endless light and happiness! Smile and hug! It's Easter!
Viktoria and Elena

Person of the Week: Sasha and her amazing WarmCeramics shop!

Hi all! Today we are going to talk about ceramics! But it won't be usual and boring bowls, vases and plates. We'll show you amazing hand carved ornaments on ceramic items and unique natural colors!

"I'm a big fan of ALL handmade ceramic things and ware. When I hold ceramic bowl or a mug in my hands I feel the spirit of nature and that special mood the artist had when created this thing, I feel the clay. And this feeling is really breathtaking. This is how I can connect to nature!" - says our artist Elena.

This week we found a very special artist on Etsy! Her name is Sasha, she lives in St. Petersburg (Russia). Sasha's Etsy shop is called WarmCeramics.

 "I honestly tried to become a geologist. But I always knew that it wasn't the thing I should do. And one day I met a ceramic artist who teached me to work with clay. It happened 3,5 year ago. And since then I've been working with clay every day and I enjoy every moment of making ceramic items! - Sasha told us - I adore to carve different motives and ornaments! Almost all things I've made were processed with ancient Russian method - milk baking".

Ancient artists in Russia used milk baking as there were no glazes. After baking in milk ceramic ware become waterproof and get warm brown colors. 

Milk baking is 100% eco-friendly: Sasha bakes ware on 1000'C, then she soaks it in milk for several minutes, dries it and then bakes again. During the 2nd baking milk burns down and fills all micro pores.

Sasha's ceramic mugs and bowls are very handwarm and cozy!

Ceramic hand carved eco-frienfly tea cup

Nice small eco-friendly bowl

Set of 6 flat round hand carved ceramic beads made ​​of red clay

We'll be happy if you like this lovely spring shop!

Thank you for reading us!

Have an amazing day and see you next time!
Viktoria and Elena

NEWS! Bright jewelry box and stylish wooden letter!

Hi all!
Today we would like to show you our new items for home decor!
The first one is a tiny jewelry box "Pearl"! It's very cute and not large, so you may put your wedding rings in it!
Size: height - 2 '' (5 cm), length - 3.2 '' (8 cm), width - 3.2 '' (8 cm)
Inner dimentions: height (without cover) - 1.2 '' (3 cm), length - 2.6 '' (6.5 cm), width - 2.6 '' (6.5 cm)
This jewelry box is made of wood and waspainted with acrylic paints.

For more details and pics, please, click on the photo above :)

The second items is a wooden letter Aleph that we also painted with acrylic paints and covered with acrylic varnish. It's the first letter of Hebrew alphabet.

Its sizes: height - 5.2" (13 cm), width - ~4.8" (~12 cm)

 The photo is also clickable!

For more nice handmade items for your home, please, visit our LekaArt Etsy shop!

Have an awesome day!

Viktoria and Elena

Person of the Week: Natalia Sinelnik (Nathings Etsy shop)

Soooo the spring is here! We've been waiting for it for so long! So we want to celebrate it and to show you bright spring crochet items that we found on Etsy!

And the person of this week is Natalia Sinelnik with her pretty girls' accessories!

Natalia is from Russia and her bright and really cheerful Nathings Etsy shop was opened 2 years ago. Now you may find there 90 beautiful clothes and accessories! 

"I'm a painter and interior designer, but from my early childhood I liked to make interesting things from any material: fabric, clay, gypsum, wood, threads, beeds, buttons and so on... My mother teach me sew when I was 6 years old. Later I studied crotcheting and knitting, differet embroidery styles and many others.Later every year I made one or to hats for a season - you know, sometimes Russia is a cold country :) "

We chose 3 different items to show you!

One of a kind crochet waistcoat

Funny lilac hat made from soft wool with small dark purple bubbles

Assimetrical freeform crochet necklace

We really enjoyed the light that fills this pretty shop! Hope you did too!
See you all in a week!

Viktoria and Elena