Monday, September 19, 2011

Nena's Funny Giveaway !

Our dear Nena is having her first giveaway on her blog My World of Pressed Flowers. Be sure to visit her blog and apply, because the gifts are amazing! AND because it is a lot of FUN!
Naša draga Nena organizuje svoj prvi giveaway na blogu Moj Cvetni Svet. Obavezno ga posetite i prijavite se jer su nagradice sjajne! A i zato što je mnogo ZABAVAN!
 

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Sheep invasion!

I'm starting this post with these vibrant colors to show how happy I feel. I am one very lucky girl who has won a prize on Biljina Hobby Svaštaonica  giveaway! The choice of goodies was fabulous, but my heart was set on some very very cute sheep. Aren't they great?
Današnji post započinjem sa ovim jarkim bojama koje taman lepo opisuju moje veselje. Imala sam puno sreće  da osvojim nagradu na giveaway-u na blogu Biljina Hobby Svaštaonica! Ponuda nagrada je bila fantastična, a meni su za srce prirasle slatke najslađe ovčice. Ma zar nisu super?
Today I met with Bilja downtown since we both live in Novi Sad. We had a great chat and a little adventure into the woundy streets of old Podbara and its forgotten shopping center that hides elusive treasures, unknown even to their masters (giggle), in a dark and mysterious shop... It was so great to meet one seasoned craftswoman who does amazing work and co-organizes my favorite event "Mali sajam lepih stvari".
Danas sam se našla sa Biljom u centru, pošto obe živimo u Novom Sadu. Fino smo se ispričale i proživele jednu malu avanturu po krivudavim ulicama Podbare koje skrivaju davno zaboravljeni tržni centar pun tajanstvenog blaga, nedokučivog čak i za njegove gospodare (hihi), u tami misteriozne radnjice... Bilo je sjajno upoznati jednu pravu iskusnu kreativku koja pravi fenomenalne stvari i uz to je jedna od organizatorki mog omiljenog događaja "Malog sajma lepih stvari".
Since Bilja is a photographer I did my best (with some extra help, again) to make her proud and present this unique sheep family in the best light. Only, these two crazy colored balls of yarn kept hopping into each pohoto... ;)
Once again: THANKS Bilja!
Pošto je Bilja fotograf, potrudila sam se (ponovo uz dragocenu pomoć) da osvetlam obraz i prikažem ovu jedinstvenu porodicu ovčica u najboljem mogućem svetlu. Jedino, ove dve lude šarene štrengle vunice su mi se stalno nekako ubacivale na fotke... ;)
Još jednom: HVALA Biljo!

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Chocolat Swap @ Medena's

Medena is organizing her second swap and the theme is extra-tasty! Chocolat Swap has started, so come and join in! Medena's first swap Sweet Summer Swap has been a huge success, so this one is bound to be even bigger one and sweeter one too!
Medena organizuje svoj drugi po redu swap i to swap sa veoma ukusnom temom! Chocolat Swap je počeo - dođite i pridružite se! Medenin prvi swap Sweet Summer Swap je bio sjajan, a ovaj će sigurno biti još bolji i još slađi!

Friday, September 02, 2011

Sweet summer origami box

This is the box that I have made for Medena's Sweet summer swap. Now I'm writing this post to present the box itself properly.
Ovo je kutija koju sam napravila za Medenin Sweet summer swap. Ovaj post pišem da pretstavim kutiju kako je i red.
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I chose to make something different, something ME, and the obvious choice was to do something that includes origami. The theme was sweet summer, hence I've chosen to use three origami models: a traditional sailboat, and blue fish and goldfish both models by Rick Beech (more details about these models can be found on my origami blog). For all models I've used one sided origami paper - kami. 
Želja mi je bila da napravim nešto drugačije, nešto u mom fazonu, i to je naravno moralo da bude nešto što uključuje origami. Pošto je tema bila sweet summer, izabrala sam tri origami modela: tradicionalnu jedrilicu, i plavu i zlatnu ribicu čiji je kreator Rick Beech (više o ovim modelima može se pročitati na mom origami blogu). Za sve modele sam koristila jednostrani origami papir.
Theme colors were pastels and that troubled me a lot, because for me summer is all about vibrant colors - blues, all flower colors, greens etc. So I had to compromise with myself, allowing only some indigo as a basic color behind crackle medium and with lighter blue on top (sides of the lid and interior of the box).
Bilo je zadato da se koriste pastelne boje i sa time sam imala dosta muke jer za mene leto znači jarke boje - plave, cvetne, zelene itd. Morala sam da napravim kompromis sama sa sobom tako da jesam koristila indigo plavu ali samo kako podlogu za crakcle preko koje je došla sveto plava (ivice poklopca i unutrašnjost kutije).
I did a lot of crackle on this box as you can see, although the quality of it is very questionable. I'm pretty happy how the cracle looks a bit like clouds in the sky on the sides, but not as much how it looks on the inside. I love crackle effect, but that's something I definitely have to work on and become more skillful.
Na ovoj kutiji sam radila jako mnogo crackle-a iako je njegov kvalitet veoma diskutabilan. Recimo, sviđa mi se kako je ispalo na stranicama kutije da gornja bela boja pomalo podseća na oblake, ali sa unutrašnjosti nisam baš toliko zadovoljna. Crackle efekat obožavam ali moraću još dosta da ga vežbam.
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My idea was: on the water = outside, in the water = inside.
Osnovna ideja za kutiju je bila da spoljašnjost prikazuje površinu vode, a unutrašnjost kutije morske dubine.
So, each side of the box has a sailboat in one pastel colour: pink, green, tan and yellow. I've used these colours on the lid also but as a background to four small white sailboats. There is also a touch of pale purple just to make me happy) on the rim of the lid.
Dakle, na svakoj strani kutije nalazi se jedrilica u jednoj od pastelnih boja: roza, zelena, krem i žuta. Te iste boje sam koristila i na poklopcu, ali kao podlogu za četiri male bele jedrilice. Ima tek malkice svetlo ljubičaste boje na obodu poklopca, da ispunim sebi želju.
For the interior I've used slightly darker base colors, but the same pale blue on top of crackle medium.
Za unutrašnjost kutije sam koristila malo tamnije osnovne boje, ali isu svetlo plavu preko crackle-a.
Four fishes are "swimming" there. Their colors match the colors of the sailboats outside. Since I've used two origami models for fish, two same fishes are positioned across form one another.
Tu plivaju i četiri ribice čije boje se poklapaju sa bojama jedrilica na spoljašnjim stranama kutije. Pošto sam koristila dva modela za ribice, ribice koje su iste sam stavila jednu preko puta druge.
There is also some "sea weed" made of blue and gold glitter glue.
Tu je takođe i "morska trava" koju sam nacrtala sa plavim i zlatnim gliterom.
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At the end of this post, I want to thank to the photographer who did a fantastic job both taking pictures and handling a bit of nagging from my side!
Na kraju ovog post-a htela bih da se zahvalim fotografu koji je odradio sjajan posao i što se tiče slikanja i što se tiče izdržavanja mog "zvocanja"!
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How much longer can a person talk about a single box? - Well, I could talk about this one for ages because, despite all its faults, I love it! :)
Ako se pitate koliko čovek može da piše o jednoj jedinoj kutiji - pa, ja bih mogla do beskonačno jer uz sve njene falinke obožavam ovu kutijicu! :)

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Giveaways and birthdays

There are two great giveaways going on at the moment.
Trenutno su u toku dva fenomenalna giveaway-a.

The first one is on Biljina HOBBY svaštaonica blog to celebrate her 50th follower!
Prvi je na blogu Biljina HOBBY svaštaonica povodom 50. čitaoca bloga!

The second one is on Made by Suzana blog. She celebrates her blog's first birthday!
Drugi je na blogu  Made by Suzana, koji proslavlja svoj prvi rođendan!

So go ahead and see the pretty gifts they have prepared. Good luck to everyone!!!
Dakle, napred do ovih blogova da vidite kakve lepe nagradice su devojke pripremile . Srećno!!!