today I love

green ribbon from kalenastudio

kraft gift boxes from packnwrap

cotton tape from lillalotta

tiny buttons from Overspill

cotton fabric from ThisandThatFromJapan

miniature felt scissor fob from TheBlueDaisy

cotton embroidery floss from beckandcallgirl

Japanese craft book from PinkNelie

sage green silk ribbon from AmazingTreasures

white flower buttons from mksupplies

I see I have n't posted some Etsy "love" lately, so here is something for today :) A bit unusual for me, it's all about supplies. Now - I know there are billions of little things you need for various crafts so yo do understand I had to narrow down the whole spectrum, yes? Here are the things I personally could use. Enjoy!

Alice - you know who :)

art by LAMP-ag

art by yveline

art by m-chrome

art by King - Rastel

I found this beautiful collection browsing through new exciting sites in internet. You can see ALL the pictures at abduzeedo.com! I choose only the ones what I liked the most for my blog. I myself am not a big fan of Alice, I don't know why. Maybe I read the book in wrong time and should read it again? But fact is, I LOVE the art which is inspired by her and by the story! All the crazy characters, the shrinking and growing, little symbols (yes, the key) etc. Plus, a new upcoming movie experience only confirms that it is the right time for a little bit of Alice. Or a lot of Alice, you decide :) Enjoy!!!

another blue

there are numerous blue tones I love, this is one of my favorites. I call it cornflower blue - it is in the right hue according to cornflowers we have in Estonia. I did presume they look same everywhere but seeing so many different blues (in Flickr) and even those that grow here in Germany, I understood that there is no universal cornflower blue :)
Enjoy my little hedgehog! It's already listed in my Etsy shop too.

pure joy

looking at these pictures, work of prop stylist Kim Ficaro. Since here CV is long and very impressive, I'll simply give you the link to her work, OK? here :)
Enjoy and keep being inspired, I'm sure we all create fantastic things!

after spending hours at The Sartorialist

love gold by apple and eve featuring Fendi bags

I felt the need to change my whole wardrobe. First on Polyvore, of course :) This is one my most favorite sets. And please don't be confused about high heels and summer dress in winter. I have n't made any winter sets whatsoever. Not interesting!
Oh, and if you wonder what is The Sartorialist, go here and see for yourself :) Have fun!
PS It's highly possible to become obsessed with both sites. Be warned :))

Hello Sunday!

Butterflies Up The Spine

Tree

Never Be Sad

Todays post is a little bit unexpected because I originally did n't plan to write anything, but, as you'll read further, you'll understand why I did.
This morning I just made myself a nice cup of coffee and after finishing my everyday "round" (e-mails, Etsy, blog, Flickr)found myself browsing pages and pages of illustrations, graphic art etc in Deviantart . And then I stumbled upon magic! I was struck from first glance and finding out more about this incredible artist, I knew, I have to share it with you :)
Her name is Alexis Anne Mackenzie and she's a collage artist. In her own words: "My general intent, throughout all my work, is to portray the world as a flawed thing of beauty - a place that shines brightly, but has a dark side to match." Please read more about her here. She also has a blog - Cocoon Balloon.
I think her art embodies the phrase "possibilities are endless". To create words with hundreds of tiniest flower details is incredible! I hope you find her work as amazing and inspiring as I do :) Enjoy!

I need some new

from emilyanndesigns

from monkeyminddesign09

from luckybeepress

from InkspotWorkshop

from saratams

thank you note cards, I definitely do! And browsing through talented Etsy artists shops, I decided to share my finds with you. Many of you are Etsy sellers too, yes? Are you using thank you cards? Do you make your own or buy these? If so, where? Now, you don't have to share your secret sources of course:) I'm just curious... Enjoy!

nice strong colors

from Tony Hisgett

from Joyelbe

to balance off the pastel dreams - here are the latest linen hedgehogs with dark purple and dark red/pink flowers. I love the red ones, but boy, are these difficult to photograph! The color just is n't right! The best description to that certain tone is: "the tone of a deep dark red with a hint of purple cyclamen color". Now you know what I'm talking about, yes? ;) To help you out with this imagination "exercise" I added some photos of cyclamen I found in Flickr. The last photo is my favorite of all cyclamen photos I came cross during my search. Although it does n't show that certain color, it is simply a breathtaking image. Enjoy!

Thank you, Mia!!!

This little charming birdie necklace is behind my new "line" of hedgehogs. It is the inspiration I hinted some time ago. Don't you just love it?? I do!!! I love everything about this piece - the bird, the flowers, the colors, silver -everything!
So after "discovering" this little birdie, I felt immediately that I have to have it! And after couple of days admiring it in Etsy, I contacted Mia, asking if she would like to trade with me. And she did!! At the time communicating with her I wanted to create a new, special hedgehog for her. Something that would reflect the little bird necklace and same time have Mias personal color preferences. Her favorite colors were beige, brown, aqua, blue and red. Perfect? Perfect!! She is also a very, very friendly person to talk to and despite her unbelievably busy work schedule (I guess), she always responded to even shortest convos :)
That's the "birth story" of my new hedgehogs. Thank You, Mia!!!!!!!!

Please visit Mia's Etsy shop here.
And read her Quit-Your-Day-Job article here!

And now I can take new photos of them too! We bought a Canon Ixus 95IS yesterday. Yay!! Happy me :))

just few more days

or maybe only couple of hours, then I get my new camera!
I'm so excited and I plan to re-take most of my photos, try some new ideas and maybe even photoshop....
Anyhow, I don't want to take (or show) more blurry, off-color, poorly lit photos. Enough!
Have a beautiful Tuesday everyone, You'll notice when I'm back with my new camera, I'm sure :)
PS above you can see my very first diptych. Thank you, Christopher, for your step-by-step tutorial!

reflecting

from SusannahTucker

from foxontherun

from eyeshoot

from evaricci

from awakes

the mood of my new hedgehogs - soft, antique, pastel, texture, dreamy....please add more words here! I'm going to stay quiet and let you enjoy the photos. These are my recent finds from Etsy. Have a great weekend!

curious about it

Being overwhelmed with so many beautiful, inspiring and simply cute images/design/stuff ; I've started thinking about creating a new blog. A blog that reflects my style (if I have any), and could be used as a source of inspiration or motivation, whatever is most needed at the moment. At the same time, I also consider the possibility of doing the same here, in apple and eve's blog. Because so many friends come here and are familiar with the path, sort of :)
So now I don't know which option is "better" or which one you, my friend, find best - to create a brand new blog filled with eye candy; or to expand apple and eve blog, keeping my own work and new inspiration together. What do you think?

more pastel gorgeousness

You did n't think I would make only one of the new hedgehogs, did n't you? Of course not!
I also made one with salmon pink and one with soft purple tones. The colors are slightly different from real colors, but that's just because my camera is so primitive :( I also tried out new background. It's a natural white linen tablecloth, so it creates a slightly stronger contrast between hedgehogs and background. Unfortunately, we had a quite grim weather yesterday so the light is not optimal. In fact, I can see that the photos are more blue than they should be. I'll try again with better light as soon as possible.
I'm very hopeful of getting a new camera soon!! Plus - I have organized a photosession with someone who takes great photos and is really outstanding in this media, so stay tuned! I plan to have very special Easter celebration at appleandeve :)
PS Valentine's Day hearts are now available in my Etsy shop as well!

linen and aqua

I could n't wait any longer to show you my newest hedgehogs....here they are!
I got inspiration from a piece of jewelry which I also (kind of) had to buy for myself. If something gives you so much of emotional inspiration, you need to keep it close, yes? Do you have some special items that have the magic to inspire you over and over again?
But - hedgehogs. I chose natural linen because of it's simplicity. Aqua and blue are also simple tones we see a lot every day, yet they create such a lovely combination. It looks very dreamy and nostalgic, kind of fairytale-like to me:)
I also happened to create new flower design. Similar to ones you saw on Easter Bunnies. Teardrop shaped leaves are easy to embroider and I love the overall result. I hope you like/love them too! enjoy!
PS I'll show you the jewelry as soon as I receive it :)

could not live without ...

... green tea!
I started drinking it because of one special mug I got for my 27th Birthday. Just for the sake of taking this mug out and looking at it and holding it, I thought it deserves a special drink too. So I decided to try (and stick to) green tea. Of course I did n't know how to prepare it properly so it tasted like bitter grass. Pouring boiling water on the tea leaves and hoping every time it won't get that "grassy" :) However I just kept drinking it so I got used to bitterness etc. So about 5 years ago I found out how to make it right, that it would taste as it should. Lucky me! Now I have to buy and taste every different kind of green tea I discover. By saying "green tea" I also refer to white tea which is basically the same but it's not as fermented as green tea is.
I also love all kind of body products that contain or smell like green /white tea. But please, I don't like chocolate with green ingredients!!!
By clicking the pics you'll be taken to original photos at Flickr.
Enjoy!

sharing

I love sharing!
Here are my latest hearts - maybe for Valentines Day, maybe just so for the cuteness of it :) I have couple more ideas of what to embroider on heart ornaments, but lets see if I have time to create those.
I have also mentioned hedgehogs recently but since it has still remain a surprise to someone, I will wait until it's OK to show these :) It's hard to keep secrets, is n't it?? But I promise its really really worth waiting!
Have you made something heart shaped recently?
PS I have renewed my pro status at Flickr so you can see all my pics again :)

so much to share

......and not even one picture!!! aaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!!!
Ok, but I can still tell you what I have accomplished so far - 6 tiny hedgehogs (yes, in 3 short days), a patchwork bedspread for my little Tristan (who's birthday is today!!) and one super huge hedgehog - to serve as a pillow or a toy, depending on the mood of the owner - Tristan ;)
Now, I actually do have pictures in my camera, but the problem is, my husband has our laptop with him on vacation, so I'm dealing with an OLD computer right now. I don't have any photo editing programmes here (don't even suggest downloading one - this will freeze it forever) and I can't show you unedited photos... Yes, that far have I come - nowadays I would not imagine to live/ exist and function without a photo editing program!!! Quite honest - when did you last uploaded some photos what did n't require any editing whatsoever???

picking it up again

from UltimateOrganicSoap

from Huismus

from lottahelleberg

from Lori411

from PrinceDesignUK

I'm such a lousy blogger, I know... Is this something to do with routine? It seems like I'm having trouble with keeping up with things that need constant attention or some sort of repeated action :)
Blogging regularly is one of the things I 'm not so good at... nevertheless, I'm still hopeful about it! I'm always ready to try again and again and if needed....again. So, with my (probably) last post this year, I'm going to say to all of you - Thank You for sticking with me and checking out my (a bit neglected) blog, leaving wonderful inspiring comments and simply being my friends :)
And since I love pictures and stuff, I show you my recent favorites found in Etsy. Enjoy!

Hello !!

Hello and Merry Christmas my dear friends! In case you are not celebrating Christmas, I wish you Happy Holidays :))
Take time to enjoy and just be, every moment is unique and (hopefully) filled with beauty....you are making your future memories right now, so be creative ;)
love to you all
eva

Little lamb

This is a special order - lamb with lavender colored flowers. I love the cool color tones and I think it is kind of perfect Christmas present :)
Ejoy!