D Craft Affairs Unique Handmade Decor for Home and Every Season

Hi, welcome to my digital footprint

15/4/2019

:))) when you think?! All this social media conundrum is your foot print, your digital footprint that will be there FOREVER! Kids! FOREVER! So make sure you leave a nice one!

On this totally miserable day when there is NOTHING else to do other than cuddle up in the bed with laptop and attempt another post possibly.

Before I give up my glue gun and decorative egg stash I wanted to try lightbox for better photos and take a few repeat product photos.

I tried out lightbox even I don't have proper lights yet. I ordered them just have to wait and pray that they will arrive. Actually from Aliexpress everything arrives sooner or later. They are very organised there I must say. Seller does not receive payment until buyer confirms delivery. Very organised indeed.

So up here in the gallery you can see my efforts of taking some pics in lightbox with white and black backgrounds. Oh my! Why there is so much mini dust visible on the black one and white balance! where are you?

All I can tell you I am shit at photography and even more on the editing :///// I need to learn a bit more photography art and conker my camera who is not at fault here. There is something I do wrong.
Oh Yea, I forgot to tell you that I actually bought photography course with online coupons which was a scam and on the bright side I got my money back.

At the end of this verbal diarrhoea I shall admit that there are bunch of decent photos. But bloody hell, the struggle is real!

Ciao
Dace

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pavasars, pavasars, hippity hop....

18/3/2019

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From beginning I thought I like more the stylish porcelain bunny pinky wreath but I kind of love the funky yellow couple wreath because it makes me smile... telling you!

Something new has hopped in into my shop today :)))

Finished two Easter wreaths for Etsy shop.

"The happy couple" and "Bunny abundance". That's how I named them. Don't laugh :)))

Go and check them out on Etsy! And drop me a line which one you like more.

Cherio
Dace

p.s. until official start of Spring only two days left. YAY! So don't disappoint us, Spring!

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Happy St Patrick's Day!

17/3/2019

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Have a lovely Saint Patrick's Day and enjoy the extra bank holiday lay-ins weekend!

Weather is not treating us that well but that's nothing new.

This morning took few quick photos of my yellow paint drip cement pot with little bit of shamrock to celebrate the occasion.

I realised that I have forgotten to operate my photo camera properly. I have forgotten which settings I liked.

I freaked out! Even more because I have new fancy tripod and soft photo box on the way to me from Aliexpress …

Big plans lads! Big plans! :)))

Cherio
Dace

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THE excitement of winning something in free giveaways!!! YAY!

16/3/2019

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I'm one of those people who never win anything in giveaways. One of the reasons most likely is that I don't put much effort in participating in many.

But sometimes I do. AND sometimes I WINN stuff!

Have to confess that since I have laptop I live mostly in IT than rather in reality. Not good, but hey..

Whoever have a laptop knows that that's what it is when you have this toy. Shit happens!

Well back to what I won!

I won 100€ voucher to use in Kay's Flower School Online Courses.

Totally delighted. I was watching Kay's videos, liking her Facebook posts and noticed it on Instagram but never realised I'm not following Kay's Flower School.

So on another rainy morning I watched live Facebook and clicked away likes and answers.

AND heard my name to be insta winner. YAY!

Cool, isn't! I love floristic and I'm not that bad at it. Now I will be learning and making Floral Table Rings. You can call them wreaths for table centre pieces if you wish.

I think this course is versatile and suits decors for all seasons.

Just after I finish my cute bunny Easter wreaths for Etsy store (not from entirely fresh materials) I will start to source stuff for fresh floral arrangement.

I'm thinking to make fresh spring / Easter arrangement.

I will definitely share with you pictures and don't forget to check out Kay's Flower School as well.

This picture on right is from my last year Easter table arrangement :) Charming, right?

Chiao for now
Dace

if you wish you can watch my activities on Instagram under the name
d craft affairs
I'm everywhere under this name.

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packaging ... How to be eco friendly! HOW?

15/3/2019

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I totally got side tracked comparing computer security products on internet for my new and shiny laptop :))) happens to me all the time. I'll tell you that comes with the age!

It is quite popular to talk about less packaging, being more eco friendly, look after or if more precise look at your waste and rubbish.

I totally agree with that but only question is HOW?

Some days I cannot believe how quickly my rubbish bin fills up.

Disaster! What a heck I supposed to do?!

With our everyday life being so fast I can't see myself at the litter bin at supermarket door ripping all the packaging of my purchases. I probably would join the team of local weirdos.

As I am making and selling crafts myself I often think how to wrap them nicely.

That's one thing. But how to wrap them that they will reach customer safe and not damaged.

In some ways packaging my makes stresses me out every time. I know I think too much what others will think.
In one way I want to be friendly to our mother Earth and on another side I care that my pieces will no break in transit.

Form me it's brown paper, cotton string, carton box modified by me to suit the piece: that is how far I can try to be nice to planet.

Sadly I have to use packing tape to keep all of it together and a good bit of bubble wrap. And few, just few artificial flowers to beautify my package.

If to be serious I think this outlook to be more gentle to environment will come only with generations and more education on issue, in fact with much better availability of recycling, reusing services.

If you have any opinion on rubbish issue I'd love to hear..

Cherio for now