You probably have noticed that l love stacked wrists. A siingle bold cuff might have an alluring minimal appeal but I love to mix and match the bangles, cuffs, wrap bracelts and friendship bracelets of my own colldection with vintage watches, silver jewelry and even silk scaves!
It's a fun, creative way to craft a very personal look and give pieces l had in my jewelry box for ages a brand new identity.
Here are 3 different stacked wrist looks l love but they are merely a suggestion. I invite you to make your own mash ups as for this look the only rule that applies is that anything goes.
The first look is my gingham rope, multicolor rope, and jute rope bracelets mixed with vintage silver bracelets and bangles. The two of them are form travels to Africa and the middel East and the third is greek. The look here is really chunky and bold and neo tribal.
The second look is more dainty and girly and pairs my grandma's golden watch with my rhinestones and crystals neon bracelets. It's as fresh and femiinine a rose bud, l think grandma would have loved it!
The third look is the most unique since l used a men's silk scarf (the ones that they used to put in their jacket pocket) “borrowed” from my mister, rolled and tied to my wrist as a bracelet. I combined it with my chunky loblster clasp rope bracelet and rhinestone and crystal wrap bracelets.

Which style you like the most? And most important what are your own ideas for the stacked wrist look?

When l first starded Maslinda Desings  my online handmade business selling jewelry and handbags l was litteraly clueless.
Slowly l started exploring the web and l was amazed by the vast amount of information available.
Today, after more than three years, l am, well, l little more familiar with the online world. In fact l have some great tools and resources that are on my bookamrks bar and use them every day.
This list is far from exhaustive, or perfect for everyone, only a few of my personal favorites. I am in no way endorsed, affiliated or have received any compensation to list them below. I have discovered, used and sometimes paid for them on my won. Enjoy and please share notes!

For photo editing:Pixlr is a whole suite offering amazing photoediting tools, 100% free. Also available as an Iphone or Android app.

Fotofuze will give your product photos this professional white background you see in magazines ina few seconds. So easy that a 5 year old can do it!

Website creation and blogging: Weebly. I have been using it for over 3 years and l love how intuitive it is. Just drag and drop elements on your page and you site is ready.

Beautiful and fun newsletters and the best free plan ever: Malichimp. And their monkey mascot is sooo cute!

Schedule post on social media and save hours of work: Hootsuite. They have a free and a pro plan. I use the free and l think is perfect for most small businesses.

Bookeeping and accounting: Wave. The only 100% free solution l found on the web, very comprehensive and easy to use
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Lovely inspirational blog with tons of practical information too: Missmodish. Jena, who writes it is a genious and an adorable creative maven. She offers tons of valuable advice and some very reasonblay priced professional PR services.
I highly recomend her "Pitch Kit"

Turn PDFs to clickble links: Issuu. Never worry about attaching huge PDF catalog to your customers. Issuu turns tham into clickable links. Free and pro plans available.

Send up to 2GB of files: Wetransfer. share files with your team or customers. You don't even need to set up an account le alone pay anything.

Create Infografics: Piktochart. This is how l created this infografic (not very fancy but it's my first) in under 30 minutes! Free and pro plans available.

If you have read my posts a couple of times you might already know that l share my timebetween the city of Athens and the remote island of Amorgos.

I first visited the island about five years ago and l fell immediately in love with it..

I imagine that for most people around the world, the greek islands are an image of blue sea and vibrant sun, endless hours at the beach and holidays without a care in the world.

Believe me it's all true but there is also so much more.

Amotgos has a natural beauty that leaves you breathless and an energy that you feel that moment you set foot on it.

Every time l am there l feel more centered, more relaxed, more open.It's almost like magic but my stress seems to melt away as the ship arrives in the little harbour.

This was the feeling l wanted to evoce with my new collection, a sense o peacefillness , calmness and serenity and in the same time a feeling of absolute freedom and joy, a certainty that everything is possible.

Throughout history, jelwelry have been used as talismans and good luck charms.

Jewelry has been an important part of many cultures, used not only for personal ornamentation or as a sign of wealth and social status but also as amulets of spiritual significance (see more in my previous post about tribal jewelry).
Neclaces, bracelets and pendants were believed to have magical powers.

I wanted my collection to capture a small piece of the positive energy that inspired me to create them.

Of course l do not litteraly believe that a baubble, however beautiful it may be will bring you good luck or protect you from misshaps but if putting on a necklace or a set of bracelts makes you feel a little bit, prettier, pulled together and more ready to face the day ahead, l think there is a little bit of magic there.

To kick start the new year in style l am holding a private sle on Maslinda's most popular designs! This sale is exclusively for member of our mailing list.
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It took me a while to join Instagram but now l'm hooked! You can join Maslinda Designs here http://instagram.com/maslindadesigns:

Hope you all had the most lovely New Year's Eve!
May 2013 be full aof health, love and creativity!

Last night l got this email from a new wholesale customer and it made me soooo happy.
"GOT THEM AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH..... you are so sweet, so talented and so quick!
No doubt, we'll be re-ordering these"
I am grateful everyday for the opportunity to do something l absolutely love for a living an when l get this kind of response it is really the icing on the cake.

One of the best parts of my work as a jewelry designer and maker is the communicating with my customers.
Do you have a crazy idea for a unique piece to wear on a special occassion?
Or you simply want a necklace a bit shorter or a cuff made to your exact measurements?
Making everything, from scratch, by hand is my workshop allows me to be very very flexible.
Feel free to conatct me to discuss your ideas and requests. Let's make a masterpiece together !