Giveaway Winner!

The lucky winner who wins a pair of beautiful earrings from CamiGBoutique is.....

The Adorned Article!

Congratulations! You will be contacted by Cami shortly.

** Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! **

Boxes from paint swatches

Bright colors are trendy this season. Check out this creative way to make colorful boxes from paint swatches! See how to make one here. A nice way to re-use those unused paint samples....

Paint swatch project from the blog How about Orange

Just a reminder: I'm having a giveaway, sponsored byCamiGBoutique on Etsy. A pair of beautiful earrings could be yours! Enter for a chance to win.

I am guest posting at DreamCDesigns today! See the fun guest post here. You don't want to miss out!

                   Can you guess what the project is? (Hint: It's definitely a tutorial...)

5 Questions with Cami and a GIVEAWAY!

Hello everyone and welcome to my first giveaway! I'm excited to say that we are interviewing Cami from CamiGBoutique today, so take a look:

1. What would you consider your main source of inspiration?
I usually get inspiration from my head. It happens so many times that I sat down and start to create something, and then when I look at all the beads on my table I get lots of ideas.


2. Who (or what) influenced you to make jewelry?
It all started about 2 years ago when I saw some beautiful handmade jewelry on a blog and I started to be more interested and find out how to make my own.


3. What was your favorite craft project when you were little?
When I was little my favorite craft was sewing....

4. The most treasure item you own?
 I have 2 treasured items that I own: one is my mom’s skirt since she was around 2 or 3 years old and second one is a ceramic pot from my grandmother.

Random Question: Are you more of a dessert-before-dinner person or a dinner-before-dessert one?
Definitely I’m a dinner-before-dessert person.


NOTE: CamiGBoutique is having a SUMMER SALE! So buy before it's too late!

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Thank you Cami for sharing with us! 
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Now for the GIVEAWAY....

You could win a pair of earrings from Cami's shop!

Dark Grey Rose Cabochon Rose Earrings with vintage glass  stones 

How to Enter:

Mandatory Entry: Be a follower of Modern Buttercup, and go to Cami's shop and tell me what your favorite item is. Please leave a comment telling me you did so. **1 entry**

Additional Entries:

1. Heart an item from Cami's Shop and leave a comment telling me. **1 entry**
2. Heart Cami's Shop and leave me a comment telling me. **1 entry**
3. Blog/Tweet/Facebook about this giveaway. Please leave one comment for each you do. **3 entries**

- Please leave one comment for each entry

With one of your comments, please leave some contact info; your e-mail or Etsy Shop name is fine.

The giveaway will end next Friday, the 29th, and the winner will be announced Sunday!
                 This giveaway is available for residents within the U.S. and Canada

Writing...

 I hit a massive writing block this morning, so when I found this poster online I couldn't resist posting it!

Poster by: Allposters.com

Etsy Shop Re-opening Sale!

After being empty for nearly a week, my Etsy shop is open again! There is whimsical jewelry with a touch of quirkiness and great cabochon rings. And to celebrate I am holding a sale and giving out a coupon code to all my loyal blog followers.

For 10% off your purchase, use the coupon code: ETSY2OPENING this weekend only! So buy before it's too late! :)

Simple Vases

Photo from Etsy.com

Beautiful vases that are simple..... This type of decor is easy to create and makes any space look nice. After all, any plant looks great in a white vase.

Trend Close-ups: French Macarons

I decided to focus on one trend, learn a little bit about it, and then post about it. So I'm starting with one of my favorite cookies: French macarons.

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These French pastries have slowly gained their popularity. In most French bakeries, it's not unusual to see some behind a glass case. They also come in a variety of flavors: Chocolate, Violet, Raspberry, Pistachio, Orange, Rose, Lemon, Coffee, Coconut, Mango, Vanilla, and Mint.

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Although they're known as French pastries, these cookies were actually "born" in Italy. At first, macarons were rather simple pastries. Their main ingredients were almond powder, egg whites, and sugar. But in the beginning of the 1900's, did the macarons we know today come together into the well-known French macaron.

Want to know more? Look here:

The history of Macarons:
http://www.madmacnyc.com/history-of-macarons

Intro to Macarons:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2007/10/introduction-to-french-macarons.html

Buy macarons:
http://www.saveurdujour.com/french-gourmet-food-french-macaroons-c-62_113.html

Pincushion Idea

I was looking at Fleur de Lis Quilts 's blog and saw one of her latest blog post on pincushions. It was then I saw this ingenious idea:

A pincushion and storage container! Perfect for storing pins and needles. I just loved this idea and decided to post about it. Check out the tutorial on how to make one or buy one in her shop.

See my tutorial for a modern pincushion here.