For Homes and Families

Since I've moved to a new appartment this spring I understood how I love cosiness. Unfortunately our repair works are still in progress, so I can only deam about all that lovely little things that make our homes beautiful and warm.

For those who love cosiness and comfort like I do:

Shabby chic wooden word LOVE

Wooden word Love is painted with acrylic paints covered with acrylic varnish. Technique of painting: shabby chic. The word will look stylish in every interior. You may also use it in wedding decor.
The word in 1'' (2.5 cm) thick and remains standing.

And soon in our LekaArt Etsy shop:

Shabby chic wooden sign HOME

Love your family, smile and be happy!

Elena

Trendy Jewelry Box!

Our square orange jewelry box is among trendy items on Etsy these days! What an honor!
We really love this box! The colors are so warm and gentle! And the painting is unique and one of a kind!
Size: height - 2'' (5 cm), length - 5'' (12.5 cm), width - 5'' (12.5 cm)

Squre hand painted jewelry box

To find more details and pics of this nice box, please, visit our LekaArt shop! We hope you'll find the best gifts for your family and friends!

Best wishes,

Viktoria and Elena

Salut from Ancient Egypt!

Hi guys! How is your Friday going? We were travelling to Tzfat (Safed) on the north of Israel to catch some inspiration! We hope we'll have some time to share with your our best shots from there :)

And today we continue the ethnic theme!

This time we show you a geometric painting on decorative plate. The ornament is one of motives from Ancient Egypt. The plate looks absolutely unique thanks to combination of geometric minimalism and luxurious shining sparkles that cover some elements of painting!

Enough words! Here are some pics!

Geometric decorative plate

Love these golden elements!

It's a pity you can't see how it shines in real life!

We hope you enjoyed our new creation!

Find more info about it in our LekaArt Etsy shop!

Have a sparkling weekend everyone!

Viktoria and Elena

Sunday News!

Oh how we love ethnic decor! It's very simple and deep at the same time, rich and minimalist and full of inspiration! We got plenty ideas from ancient drawings and art. And today we are showing you our new hand painted wall plate!

DO YOU LIKE IT?

Ethnic decorative plate

The painting is made by hand

Author: Elena Malgin

Diameter: 26 cm

Amazing and absolutely unique thing for home decor!

Great gift to any occassion!

You may ask any question about this plate here on in our LekaArt Etsy shop

Best wishes,

Viktoria and Elena

Make Your Friday Nights Unforgettable!

Ahhhh... Friday... It's almost here! How we love this day!! The only thing we love more than FriDAY is Friday NIGHT !! 

For us it's perfect time for romantic dates and dinners. Just imagine: you and your love are sitting on a balcony looking at charming sunset, drinking wine... Fantastic feeling, hah? :) 

And all this was our inspiration! We created 2 mosaic candle holders for a romantic dinner!

Green and white mosaic candle holder

Mosaic candle holder with a candle

Pink mosaic candle holder

Pink candle holder with a candle

Soft light looks very romantic... Mmmmm!

Enjoy your Friday!

See you soon,

Viktoria and Elena

LekaArt

Rosh Hashanah Gifts! Only one week left!

Hi all!
This is our 3rd post about Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah)! The holidays are coming! Only 1 week left! Last chanse to buy the best gifts for your family and friends!

We are located in Petah-Tikva (Israel). If you live here, you may pick up any item you like in Tel Aviv, Ramat Hasharon, Petah-Tikva, Hadera or Raananah (upon request). Without paying for delivery! :)

Soooo, today we are going to show you 4 more beautiful and exclusive jewish souvenirs!

- Exclusive hand painted mezuzah case with pomegranates! Technique of painting: Point-to-point

Hand painted mezuzah case

- Shabby chic wooden mezuzah case with metallic "shin"

Shabby chic jewish mezuzah case

- Handmade ceramic Stars od David (Magen David). We have 2 in stock. The nice cord is included!

Hanging ornaments Stars of David

- Hand carved ceramic hamsa! It's very bright and unusual! Pure handmade ;) The cord is icluded

Ceramic wall hamsa hand

All these Jewish souvenirs can be found in our LekaArt Etsy shop!

We wish you merry and cheerful holidays! Have fun and relax!

See you soon!
Viktoria and Elena

Gifts for Jewish New Year! Rosh Hashanah is coming! Part II

Hi all! How is your preparation to Rosh Hashanah going? :) As for us - we uploaded more new unique handmade jewish gifts in our LekaArt Etsy shop! 

We have already shown you some of our hamsas and today we would like to show you more!

- Charming ceramic hamsa "Ahava". In the center of this hamsa we wrote אהבה (Ahava) that means "Love" in Hebrew language. Perfect gift symbolizing love, prosperity and harmony!

Ceramic hamsa hand AHAVA

- Ceramic hand painted hamsa "Mazal". The word Mazal (מזל in Hebrew language) in the center of the hamsa means Luck. Really great gift for people you love!

Hanging ceramic hamsa MAZAL

- Handmade ceramic hamsa hand amulet! It's made of white clay with love and care, painted with engobes, burnt in kiln, glazed and burnt again. It's not large and will look great as home blessing amulet!

Ceramic hamsa hand amulet for home

- And unique wooden hamsa painted in point-to-point technique! You won't find anything like this!

Wall hamsa hand. Point-to-point painting

Enough for today! Next time we'll show you 1 more hamsa, 2 mezuzot and one more Jewish souvenir!

Have an amazing week!

Viktoria and Elena

Jewish New Year! Have You Already Chosen a Gift?

This year Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah - will be celebrated from evening 24th till 26th of September. If you sill don't have any idea of gifts to your family and friends look at this exclusive handmade jewish souvenires!

Today we are going to talk about HAMSAS

The Hamsa is an ancient Middle Eastern and North Afrikan palm-shaped amulet. It's used as a sign of protection in many societies throughout history.
'Hamsa' means 'five' in Arabic symbolizing charity, faith, prayer, pilgrimage and fasting. In some religions it is also a protective sign. Since the Hamsa is considered a gift of love it makes the perfect gift.

We have some beautifully made and painted with love hamsas in our LekaArt Etsy shop

- Wooden hamsa hand "אושר" (this means "happiness" in Hebrew)

Hand painted Hamsa hand from LekaArt

 - Pomegranates ceramic hamsa hand - prosperity amulet for your home!

Ceramic hamsa with pomegranates

- Beautiful jewish hamsa hand with word 'ח that means LIFE

Wooden hanging hamsa for Rosh Hashanah

- White and gold wall hamsa painted by hand!

Hand painted wall hamsa

- And one more hamsa made with love and care!

Wooden painted hamsa for wall decor

Now you see how beautiful and different handmade hamsas can be!

We hope you enjoyed as it was just the first part of our story!

See you soon and have a perfect weekend!

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

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