Mad Scientists Exposed!

My team Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE) including yours truly :) has been featured in VickiDianeDesigns’s famous “Artists of Etsy Exposed” series... Yay!!! Thank you so much dear Vicki :)

Award? ... I'll take it :)

I have been awarded the highly coveted and somewhat elusive Marie Antoinette Award by the sweetest, prettiest and simply the best... Anna Karin of Små Blå.

according to AK blog's description and I quote:

...this award is only presented to members of the Community who has accomplished outstanding feats among their peers and others. Who has wowed the world with their plain awesomeness and who by that, inspire others to go on forth and make this world a better place. Natural beauty has probably something to do with it too...

as you can see it is kind of hard to see what this award is for, but I'll take it anyway :)

Here are the rules:
1. Please put the logo on your blog.
2. Place a link to the person from whom you received the award.
3. Nominate at least 7 or more blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on your blog.
5. Leave a message on their blogs to tell them.

And my nominees are (in no particular order):

1. Amanda of Amandayudesign
2. Marianne of byMarianneS
3. Devi of Glasfaden
4. Alessandra of Ixela
5. Susanna of SuzyQJewelry
6. Ana of Nanouke
7. Inger of Ingermaaike

Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE) monthly challenge - "Photosynthesis"

So the January is over and here are the results of the monthly challenge from Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE). This month’s challenge was a creation inspired by the theme of "Photosynthesis".

…just a little bit of mandatory nerd (= science) talk now :)

Photosynthesis is a metabolic pathway that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight. Photosynthesis occurs in plants, algae, and many species of Bacteria, but not in Archaea. In plants, algae and cyanobacteria photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen as a waste product.

Now isn't that convenient for us, people and animals that need oxygen to breathe :)

So I've decided to make two entries - both are flowers (duh!?), because they are pretty and Photosynthesize :) The first one is a Flower necklace with gorgeous Sky Blue Topazes and Green Agate rondelles.

The second one is a macro shot of a beautiful pair of Crocuses that I took last spring.


The February month’s chllenge is "Mycology", now that should be fun :)