Vintage Wallpaper Creations & Happy Thanksgiving!

Tired of pictures of my wallpaper creations already?
Not?
That's nice to hear!
coz.....
a girl's got to do, what she's got to do, to promote her shop!


                                           
                                              There'a new addition to the shop: " Love"


May we all be lucky and brave enough to experience it in our lives!

Happy Thanksgiving for tomorrow to all!
Remember to thank the ones you love and ....yourselves for being who you are and trying to be even better, happier and more complete.

Crafting.....


Saturday afternoon found me crafting at Ikea's new fantastic restaurant - lounge in Wiesbaden Wallau. It is not only the closest to me Ikea shop at the moment, but also the one that I prefer the most, among the other ones in the area ( Frankfurt, Hannau). So, there I was, having  packed all my supplies, materials and equipment in my 100% cotton - 0% plastic shopping bag from H&M Home and planned to get crafty somewhere else than the Penthouse, as a motivator to socialize at the same time and of course get inspired. And...what is more inspiring than being in a wonderfully decorated space, which design you know you can afford? It is only one of the reasons I adore Ikea! BUT, this post is going to be not a tribute to Ikea ( a next one will be)  but an introduction to the new stuff I happily handcrafted this weekend....soothing my soul, satisfying my creativity and enforcing my new Etsy shop. Here is a taste:





These handmade delights can be found both at Etsy and Papernstich.  Come on with me for a visit....and hop here and here!
Enjoy....and / und viel Späß!

Nature's treasures...






                      ....to wish you all a Happy Monday and a nice start in the new week.
Aren't sometimes the simplest things in life also the prettiest, loveliest and the most precious?


How much tranquility, clearness and happiness lies in taking a walk in the woods or in a park, paying attention to all the colours, the smells, the sounds and the feelings that are evoked?
How nice is it to return home having found treasures in nature, using them in our home decor, without necessarily having to visit a shop and spend money, to satisfy our need for something new?


Well, to me it is very rewarding and it can coexist very peacefully with my spending needs.     Actually, I find relaxation in it. And balance. The one I need when I'm going through busy periods, such as now, when making things, preparing things for the Etsy shop, giving Art&Crafts in
English lessons, looking for and applying for jobs all coexist in my everyday life.




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Wallpaper crazy!

By now I can declare myself as....wallpaper addicted! Ever since these vintage, wallpaper rolls came my way....the notion of the word has a whole new meaning to me. Not that I wasn't fond of wallpaper before used in decoration, as much as in creative crafty ways, but I simply started appreciating the whole concept a bit more.  

Any way, to make a long story short....these vintage rolls I 'm talking about are original, stamped and handsigned pieces of 1965 Albert Van Luit wallpaper, an American company that seemed to have a glorious name back in the good old times. I also checked their current stock, but to my disappointment  found nothing similar to these glorious pieces. ( Thank God for brands like Ferm Living!)


They hold names such as India, Renaissance, Borgese Damask and all of them have golden accents in their designs. Originallly I would consider something like that to be too glamorous for my kind of minimal, low and neutral toned style,  but I was surprised to see how well they work together with natural materials such as here or creating a more modern contemporary look like here. Both pictures are from The Penthouse.


Another reason that they fancinate me is the story that lies behind their discovery....in the dusty attic of an old wallpaper shop, in the very center of Athens....forgotten.... I really have no rememberance of how I ended up up there. I have the impression that I 'm driven by a special force when it comes to discovering and revealing similar things.

I have been returning to the same store now and then during my visits in Athens, but must admit that the prices were higher up, due to the fact, as the owner said, that there is currently a lot of demand as stylists, decorators and  theater people have been finding their supplies there. Oh well, the man is still kind enough to give me a reduction, since I never leave with less than three rolls in my shopping bag!

Some of these were meant to be sold under the vintage category in my Etsy shop, but it was too hard for me to let them go. So, I decided to get crafty and play with them a little, while producing things handmade for my shop. This is how I came up with the " Christmas - and not only! - ornaments", currently listed and availiable in newivystyle's shop. Don't be confused by the name, it is my shop, ivy style33's shop! 

Hope the following pictures will serve as much as an eye candy to you, as they do to me! 










Wishes for a great weekend : )
  

10 Beautiful Wallpaper















Ferm Living

Check out Firm Living's amazing Home Collection


  For big.....







and small children ; )




 


Flip the pages of their delightful catalogue on line and pay a visit to their blog.
Remember to :


1. Sit back comfortably
2. Enjoy
3. Control your wish - need to have now almost everything that is featured. There are other enjoyable things in life than shopping and interior design, right? ;-)

    

Angels & " if you believe in God "


                                             ivy style33

I thought I share my thoughts on this issue also here...

Please understand God not only in the traditional, perhaps narrow minded context, but in a freer one, where every human been may believe in every God he / she chooses to. I understand God as goodness, generosity, but also truth, self - reflection, admitance of mistakes and a c t i o n s towards changing things. I consider God to be inside of us, and this can be expressed by being the best people that we can be, for ourselves first and then for others. God is also a teacher, expressed in the everyday lessons life brings. We can all be little gods by realising, doing and acting out our dreams. Time is precious to be spent just in dreaming. Let's all DO

Apartment Therapy: a great blog & friend.



It has been a while since I posted here and I plan to do so again, soon. As I 'm in the procees of an exciting job hunt, I spent much more time writing applications and cover letters in German, which requires a lot of effort ( I do have precious help though for which I 'm very grateful ), that posting about decoration projects, isn't a priority at the momment. I took a few minutes though to prepare this thank you post for Apartment Therapy, as my work and pictures have been featured and / or participated in 7 posts alltogether, within 4 months. I consider therefore lots of the people who write for this, beloved to most of us, inspiring blog to be friends!
So,
Susie Nadler  from AT San Fransisco,
Abby Stone, Beth Zeigler, Laure Joliet  from AT Los Angeles,
Sarah Ray Trover  from AT Chicago,  
Gregory Han  from AT Unplggd,
Rachel Ray  from AT Re-nest 

thank you all for warmly embracing ivy sytle33 and her interior design projects!
It has been great to be hosted in your virtual pages!

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