Zeta Green & Blue Vinyl bags

Green & Blue, a photo by alfastudio100 on Flickr.

Alfa studio bags/ totes
Zeta bags are wonderful everyday bags, very light weight, have leather straps one internal zipper ed pocket and 3 open pockets.

Stabilo boss highlighting marker costume-DIY Tutorial

Starting to write again after so long….

I was asked a question today, following a clip I uploaded to YouTube a few years ago;

How we made the Stabilo boss costumes for our girls.

The most difficult thing about costume is what to make because the idea is the hardest part .

We were lucky the girls came up with the idea and we were

"only left with the making of..."

Another thing to remember is... the effect of a costume is much stronger when it come in multiples of the same kind!!!!

After this information the last tip is......

Get a friend to work with or even two.....everything looks & becomes easier that way!!!!!

Well…

The best way to explain is with photos....


Stabilo boss highlighting marker costume= front



Stabilo boss highlighting marker costume=back
with bar code


Stabilo boss highlighting marker costume=back
with bar code- cap off

For the hats- marker cover

*Sol foamed plastic surfaces of 2 mm thickness. Easy to cut, mufti-purpose, can be pasted on it and decorate with ease .

*cardboard to keep the shape

*everything glued with hot glue gun

*for the comfortably of the shoulders the inner part is lined with foam.

The body- Marker

Stretch fabric in various colors according to marker (each girl told us what color she wants)

Measure according to size of child or adult (I don't have the exact measurements) we made the size of our children they were 12 years old, but was also used adults ,since the fabric was stretch and elastic

We attached the foam to the cloth with glue

Foam mattress

Enlarge the pattern on to paper and make holes along the pattern

Mark on fabric according the holes

Fill in the color

costumes ready to ware

it even fits me..... I'm inside!

Don"t forget use your imagination .... everything is possible to make :-))

Have a Happy Purim .... Halloween

My daughter asked for a new bag...

My Daughter really deserves a bag!!!

It is not the first time my daughter asked me to make her a bag,
at least a hundred times or more,
I finally agreed...
So, this afternoon we sat together, my daughter and I, in the studio,
picked the colors she wanted,
drew the design, decided what fabric, which handles and selected the buttons...

This is the outcome of this adventure...

Reversible cotton bag








magnetic closure ,two pockets,two webbing handles
15"-w, 14"-h,4"-d

Cruise on the Celebrety Equinox

First time cruiser

We just returned this week after a 8 day cruise to Norway Fjords on the new ship Celebrity Equinox.

The trip was just a wonderful experience and left a great impression on us.

Visiting different countries and ports, staying in a deluxe hotel on the water without having to pack over and over again, meeting people from all over the world ,shows,sport, hot glass show, grass on upper deck great food and much more.

Great for all ages our kids loved the cruise.

We are sure to make future cruises.

First time to be featured on FP Etsy Treasury

It's our first time to be featured on FP (front page ) of Etsy treasury!!!

A BIG Thanks to verogue who treasured this treasury.Wonderful job!

Please go check veroque's shop on Etsy.

She is a lovely person and has beautiful Jewlery shop,

which I am sure you'll love.

Round turquoise Cabochon pendant with tiny glass beads

FP on Etsy - we've made it, our treasury was on the Front page of Etsy

First time to have our Treasury on FP (front page ) of Etsy :-)


A few posts ago I was so happy to tell everyone how I managed to make a Treasury on Etsy.
Well----------------

I was so happy then...

Since then, I have been addicted to making treasuries.;-)

My family does not understand why I'm addicted and what I get out of it , I continue anyway.

I try to explain that;

I ENJOY MAKING TREASURIES :-) :-) :-) but that doesn't count

1.Lots more people go into my shop-

I check it on Google Analytics and see the the graph going up.

2.when I feature a shop, many times that same shop would feature us as gesture,
if they make a treasury themselves.


Today we are featured in two treasuries by Gailai

and one treasury by dafnadagan































3.Since I started making treasuries, the amount of hearts for our shop has grown.

4.many people go into my blog -also according to analitics.

5. we are posted in different blogs like: Gailai -first apperarance on Etsy FP
Yellowgoat -Mondays finds

If you like to know if you are featured or were featured on Etsy FP check into
Craftcult - Heart-o-matic -featured
The Vault

All you have to do is enter your username or store ID number

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TREASURIES :-)

How to make your Flickr badge

So....you wanted to know how to add your Flickr badge to your blog?!

Just a few easy steps:
1.Go to your flickr ,
2.sign in
3.go to this page -you will have two alternatives: An HTML badge or A flash badge

choose which one you want

4.next step - you have to choose what you want to disply

your pictures, from a specific group...

from a group or everyone's.

5.colors - choose the colors for the backround, border, links, and text.....

6.preview - check that everything is to your liking & get your code ( copy- Cntr C)

You have to copy the code and paste it in your website.

7.blog - in your layout you can add html text .Add the code you recived from Flick (Cntr v ).

8.save changes

GOOD LUCK

Bonfire - Treasury

Today people in Israel celebrated with the lighting of bonfires .the thirty-third day of the Omer period between Passover and Shavuot.
The combination of colors in the fire gave me the will for this Treasury.

Thanks for these talented artists for their lovely creations:





Bonfire treasury

ALfa studio Things we love...: First time to be Featured on Etsy Treasury :-)

ALfa studio Things we love...: First time to be Featured on Etsy Treasury :-)

First time to be Featured on Etsy Treasury :-)

The last few post all are about our firts time on something....
It's like a little child starting off on his new way.
Now it's our first time to be featured on a treasury.




Thank you Bat Chen for granting us this experience.

The Treasury was composed by BatChenDesigns. -she is a wonderful goldsmith's that combines her techniques with lampworker's techniques.
Bat Chen is a member of the Israel Artists Team.

Here you can see some of Her work:




Sea Anemone Shaped Lampwork Moretti beads




Carnival Glass Bracelet