September News

Tulevana sunnuntaina järjestetään Espoon Suomenojalla pienet käsityö- ja designmyyjäiset. Tapahtuman järjestää Kauppa&Galleria Talli, paikkana on rustiikkinen vanha navetta. Olen ehtinyt tekemään uusia koruja myyjäisiin, ompelutöitä en ole viime aikoina tehnyt lainkaan joten laukkuja tai pussukoita en ota tällä kertaa mukaani. Myös muut kimaraCRAFTSin tytöt osallistuvat myyjäisiin.

Osoite: Finnoontie 3, 02270 Espoo
Aukioloaika: 10  – 16

Nähdään siellä!

ps. Eeka täytti 8kk ja voi hyvin!

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This Sunday I'll participate in a small craft and design sales event in Suomenoja, Espoo. The venue is organized by Kauppa&Galleria Talli and it will be held in an old rustic stall. I've been making new jewelry pieces for this, sewing projects have been neglected so I cannot bring any purses or pouches this time. Other kimaraCRAFTS ladies are coming to the event, too.

Address: Finnoontie 3, 02270 Espoo
Hours: 10 am till 4 pm

See you there!

ps. Eeka turned 8 months and is doing great!

Around My Home

Hello friends!

Last weekend I participated in a design market in Turku
There was an amazing fashion show of upcoming designers
and the atmosphere of the whole event was inspiring, loved it!

It can be that I wont be making fairs or markets around
the holiday season so this was probably my last one this year
The reason is, we're expecting a baby to arrive in mid January
so I want to take it easy and avoid planning too much

Perhaps I have some extra time for my Etsy shop now?

Link Love: I find this home related post very charming...

New slippers from Iloa Design, she had a table next to mine at Turku event

A photo shoot session in action

Everything looks kind of funny and wonky in this picture but that's ok

Sweet dreams, dream away

Viime viikonlopun designmarket Turussa oli oikein kiva tapahtuma

erityisesti muotinäytöksissä oli inspiroiva tunnelma!

Voi olla, että en osallistu enää joulumyyjäisiin

joten tämä saattoi olla vuoden viimeinen myyntitapahtumani

Meille on tulossa tammikuun puolen välin tienoilla uusi perheenjäsen

ja tämä on syy ottaa joulun alla rauhallisesti liikoja suunittelematta

Mutta ehkäpä nyt olisi enemmän aikaa Etsy-kaupalleni?

Tässä vielä linkkivinkki inspiroivaan kotiaiheiseen postaukseen...

xx

minna

Thank You

I just wanted to take this chance to thank everyone
who visited the Korjaamo craft & design market on the weekend.
It's a place I love to go and really enjoy both interior
and the atmosphere alike.

The next venue comes up soon:
this Saturday there'll be a young designer fashion show
Dressing Mimia Design & Arts Event in Logomo, Turku
design market will be organized as part of this evening event
So, I hope to see you there!

Karuski's new laptop sleeve prototype is here

I'll do my best to get the first batch ready by this Saturday

Kiitos kaikille jotka poikkesitte Korjaamon markkinoilla,
tapahtuma on joka kerta yhtä kiva ja paikka on mielestäni viehättävä
niin interiöörin kuin tunnelmankin puolesta.

Seuraava happening tulee jo pian
tämän viikon lauantaina järjestetään Turun Logomossa
Dressing Mimia Design & Arts Event
se sisältää mm. nuorten suunnittelijoiden muotinäytöksen
ja designmyyjäiset järjestetään tämän iltatilaisuuden yhteydessä.
Toivottavasti nähdään siellä!

ps. Toivon saavani ensimmäiset uudet läppärisuojalaukkuni
valmiiksi lauantaihin mennessä


xx
minna

Craft & Design Market

I'm happy to say the first craft market for this fall is here
This Saturday and Sunday I'll be at Korjaamo in Helsinki
the venue is open both days from 11am until 5pm

Here are just a few of the newest purses
I finished this week and will bring with me
[along with popular earrings, necklaces and headbands, of course]

I hope to see you there!

Tulevana viikonloppuna matkaan Korjaamon markkinoille Helsinkiin
tapahtuma on avoinna molempina päivinä klo 11 - 17

Otan mukaani mm. nämä uusimmat pussukat
jotka valmistuivat sopivasti tällä viikolla
[unohtamatta suosittuja korvakoruja, kaulanauhoja ja hiuspantoja]

Toivottavasti tavataan Töölössä!


xx
minna

Happy Weekend

Just lately I have discovered
so many beautiful sites and blogs
it's hard to choose which ones to show
there is a long list waiting for being posted
Let's start with Susie Cowie
she creates embroidery and print

via susie cowie

I like the weekends best when
they aren't filled with many plans
fortunately mine are often just like that
but a week from now there is a
design & craft market coming up
and there will be another event one week from there
so it means a little bit busy times for me

First, I'm going to enjoy this weekend

I hope you'll enjoy yours, too!


xx
minna

Greetings From Turku

Hi there,

A long weekend in Turku is now behind
we worked from 10 am until midnight (+ packing and unpacking every day)
gosh, it was fun but I'm so tired now!

Kimara had a shared tent at Tall Ships Regatta
there were lots of folks strolling by day and night
I saw some amazing old ships by the river
fireworks on Friday night looked great, too

kimara's tent via tuuni

tuuni purses with karuski jewelry

kimaraCRAFTS flyers

syko's sweet corner

I'm happy we made it
Thanks everyone who visited us, we ♥ turku
Kiitos!


xx
minna

Craft Market Calling

Hi everyone,

This weekend I'll travel to Turku with Kimara girls
we'll set up a booth for a long weekend
there's a Tall Ships Regatta in town
so we'll get a chance to see some awesome grand ships, too

So funny how sweet new ideas arrive when you're busy
and should concentrate in producing things in quantities
but what can one do... I just wanted to give a try
and came up with new floral brooches and headbands

They feature a beautiful vintage Finnish print fabric
which I reinforced and added some felt to make them sturdy
I like the way they are all unique pieces yet look nicely uniform together

For sure I'll bring a bunch of these to our upcoming weekend event!
How is your week going?


xx
minna

New, Pretty Things

Hello!

I've been tinkering with some sweet new things here
fabric scrap covered button magnets,
chalkboard magnets with a ribbon (or without, too),
bambi pouches + other small pouches (no pictures of those yet).

What a great opportunity to try out some fun things
as we now have the Kimara summer shop open for August

Soon I need to get busy with a three days crafty event
I'll attend with these Kimara ladies
it's called The Culture 2011 Tall Ships Regatta
and takes place 26. – 28.8. in Turku

There hasn't really been chances for shop updates on Etsy yet,
hopefully this can happen somewhere later in August.

If you want to see pictures of Kimara shop
have a look at my Flickr and our FB page.

Have a happy week!


xx
minna

My Creative Space

Hi there,

How is your week going?
Tomorrow I'll be setting up a booth
at the Recycling Factory fair in Helsinki
*excited*

Last night I crafted a bunch of give-away packs
If you visit the Recycling Factory this weekend
find the info desk and fill in the questionary
lucky ones will win goodie packs
which include donations from exhibitors
You may get a Karuski surprise!

handwriting exercises with ink

handmade hairpins wrapped into small notes

hand stamped and sealed with a heart 

I really hope they will enjoy these small surprises

More creative spaces on Kootoyoo's blog...
Have a great Thursday!


xx
minna

It's About Buttons

Hello!

Just two days ago I came up with a new design
It's so funny these new ideas pop in my head now
when I'm busy making for the weekend's craft market
But what can I say, I feel grateful
It's not easy to make something new and fresh
and these ideas don't come every day
at least not in my case.

They turned out long cases, perfect for pens, pencils and brushes

I covered button blanks with scraps of vintage fabrics

I love to treasure left over fabrics, even tiny pieces of them

I got a lovely donation of button blanks from Susanne.
Isn't she the sweetest ♥

Have you made something with buttons lately?


xx
minna

Craft Market Preps/Displays

Hi there,

This week I've neglected my poor little blog a lot.
It's incredible how days seems to have too few hours.
I'm sure you've noticed the same, no?

Besides working on new jewelry and purses
for the upcoming design craft market
I've been thinking of how to display my pieces
I scored a sweet little scarf from a local flea
and wanted to give it a new life so
I came up with an idea to tweak my earrings display.

I've been using this old frame in the past but it screamed for an "update"

I placed the fabric on top of an recycled cork memory board
(which I first cut to fit the frame)

thumbtacks stick to the board and earrings have now sturdy hangers

This vintage cake stand is another flea market find and perfect for my button rings

I also needed some nice promo pictures

and figured I could use my chalkboard sign to display my newest earrings

The sign itself is a vintage tray which I had painted earlier

So this is what is going on here right now.
I hope you find some of these inspirational!

How was your weekend?


xx
minna

Studio News

Quick hello from Karuski studio!

I'm working hard on new bambi pouches for my reseller Joutomaa.
If I only have time I'll have the pictures taken &
share some with you before mailing them out.

My first spring craft market is coming up soon.
It is just 1 1/2 weeks away.
I'll share the booth with Tuuni.
She makes lovely home decor items.

There are incredibly many things going on now.
I try to post about the craft market preps
as some of you may find inspiration from there.

narcissus is blooming in the studio

My newest gift boxes for large earrings and necklaces

I tore some vintage cotton fabric to protect each piece

smaller boxes for stud earrings and rings

New supplies arrived today
I must get back to creating now!

Have a great and creative day, everyone!

ps. A couple of new stud earrings found their way to the shop...
pps. EcoEtsy's charity auction got started yesterday!

xx
minna

Bambi Pouches & Holiday Market

What's the best part of creating something new?
For me (besides seeing the end product) it is choosing the materials.
I made new bambi pouches for the craft market last weekend and I'll bring
these bambis to WeGotBeef's Holiday Market too.
New necklaces, bracelets and earrings will travel to Helsinki as well.
The market is open Fri-Sun from 1 to 7 pm. Warm & cold drinks available.
If you are in town, come to say hello!




I'm already wishing you a lovely weekend!

My Creative Space

How this week is flying by again!
I started playing with vintage ties [thanks aunt Maija for a donation!]
They will turn into headbands soon
I might not list them on my etsy
but bring them to my next fair in turku





More creative spaces on Kootoyoo's site... the last one for this year.

What are you working on right now?

Monday Moodboard

mobile by babongohome
home decor by lapomme
scarf by manonknits
earrings by huismus

This new week started with freezing cold temperature (-20 c last night and -12 c this afternoon) and sunshine. I will make sure to have enough wood logs by the fireplace for sure.

The weekend was full of work as I attended a holiday craft market on Sat & Sun. Thanks everyone who stopped by at WeeGee and liked Karuski's table! Now I will start preparing for designmyyjäiset taking place in less than two weeks in Turku.

More moodboards on fleurfatale's blog...

Have a wonderful week!

My Creative Space

Craft fair preps are going on here
So many things I need to finish for the holiday market
Sat + Sun this weekend, oy it comes soon!

Here are pricetags for my table
I made them by recycling kraft cardboard packages
Round stickers can be removed so these tags can be used again and again

A few samples of gifttags I made. They are also of recycled cardboards
Paper scraps, die cuts & paper doilies make the vintage feel I like


What are you doing this weekend?

More creative spaces on Kootoyoo's blog... stop by, play along!

From Craft & Design Market

photo via designmyyjäiset

last sunday there was another craft & design market karuski participated in
it was at korjaamo in helsinki, a wonderful old, renovated tram hall
which now organizes cultural events and art exhibitions
over 4000 friends of indie design visited over this weekend
again, i'm showing you something new
lovely humbugi accessories whose table was right next to mine

Anni, designer of Humbugi

Humbugi's lace cuff made of recycled leather

sweet wallets and small purses

small reflective brooches with vintage lace bits

so now i am a happy owner of humbugi lace cuff too!
how about this week... must say it's busy with a wholesale order for a new shop opening soon in helsinki. laptop sleeves, dahlia brooches, earrings.

how was your weekend?

New Work...Soon

new earrings with vintage components
are almost ready for this weekend's craft & design market
i'm going to make the hooks from sterling silver wire
still several pairs to be assembled
but it's already looking quite nice
and soon starts 'made in finland' exhibition in Tampere
karuski pouches & jewelry will travel there too






here's one sweet blog link i came across.
if you like cooking/baking + enticing photos.
i find them both inspiring!