Giveaway: Yanni Creations. Ends 6/17 Open Worldwide

Wow! Yanni Creations is a shop on Etsy. Every piece at Yanni Creations is a true, one of a kind piece of art.
Yanni, the shop owner is a wonderful girl who loves to make new things out of old things.

 
Yanni is a very creative person, I mean anybody who can make something that beautiful out of a map has to be very talented. I actually got the chance to do a little interview with Yanni, and I have to say, I was very impressed.
 For the interview I asked Yanni 3 questions and she happily answered,

1.  What is the oddest material/ piece of scrap that you have made something out of?And what was it you made?
 Yanni's answer:
Some thought it odd, others thought it weird but at least a few considered it funky and fun! It was cool converting old forks into pendants with only a bit of twisting here and there and a few glass embellishments.

One material I would love to master working on would be broken vintage glass bottles. I did reclaim and convert a few shattered glasses into pendants but maybe not dazzling enough to be considered FINE lol.

2. What or who inspired you to start working with recycled materials?
Yanni's answer:
My love for recycling, upcycling and remaking started because I have an enormous collection of bits and pieces that I have stocked since childhood. I used to do collage, woodworks, beads and more traditional kinds of things. I did lots of recycling projects that were a hit exhibit viewers. I really enjoyed those moments, and from that I started making things with any kind of debris I find. If I see any discarded and unloved materials along the way headed for a trash pile, I couldn’t help but pick them up knowing one day, I would create something beautiful out of those rubbish. When I eventually started making funky and unique jewelries, it was hard to stop. Currently, I have tons of maps, stamps, vintage books and lots of found objects that I try to incorporate in my pieces.


3. Alot of your pieces are made with maps, what gave you the idea to make something out of a map?
Yanni's answer:
I have always loved maps. They're useful. They're pretty. And quite often, they're free. I could spend hours looking through an Atlas and never get bored by it. As a child who was fond of history and geography, I was fascinated by postage stamps from around the world and all kinds of maps- physical, political, treasure, climate, old, new, you name it. With the heaps that I collected and sorted, I was just contented on keeping them in an album and the Atlases neatly stacked only for my own consumption. I really never figured out how else to use them. However, with the art of decoupage, I finally found a way to incorporate them in my craft projects. I am now able to create wonderful pieces especially with a travel theme. At present, I continue to collect any maps I find. I actually frequent book sales to scout for vintage books and atlases which I know would make my craft world more exciting.

That was the end of my interview.
I was very impressed, because she takes things that we would throw away and she makes them into beautiful masterpieces. I am so happy I found Yanni's Creations. I am in love with her pieces and I know you will be too! Here are a few of my favorites...
The Decoupage Memory Box with Postage Stamps and Maps, available for only $10.00

  The Decoupage Globe Atlas Dangle Earrings: Available for just $8.00! ( I am soo tempted to get these!)

 
The Pressed Botanical Decoupage Wooden Bangle Available for $18.00 (BTW- FLORALS ARE IN RIGHT NOW!)

  Really, Yanni's Creations are all beautiful and unique. I am in love with her shop! Stop by and see for yourself!


The Giveaway!
Yanni is letting me give 1 of you a custom made map piece (either a necklace, bracelet or bangle) And you can choose the part of map you'd like on it, like China, the US, Russia , etc.
TO enter to win..
Mandatory entry: Visit Yanni's Creations and tell me your favorite piece (please don't say one of the one's I mentioned)
and for extra entries..

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OPEN WORLDWIDE!

Disclosure:  No compensation was received. Opinions expressed above were all my own, and were not influenced in any way.

Please make sure I have a way to contact you if you are chosen as the winner! The winner will have 48 hours to reply to my email, or a new winner will be drawn. The giveaway Ends June17th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
And please make sure to leave comments correctly, if it says 2 entries and you only post 1 comment then you will only get 1 entry.