Two workshops in two days

YES! It is true! After the longest time of no-time-to-do-anything, we stole away two windy and stormy afternoons for ourselves, a special occasion, to spend nice time together and to do something nice. After all, the nicest time is when you spend it with family. Marina and I were working on one very special gift while my mom was making her first steps doing decoupage on glass.
DA! Naslov je tacan, posle vremena i vremena nemanja vremena, ukrali smo dva vetrovita olujna popodneva jednim specijalnim povodom, a i da se malo druzimo i radimo nesto lepo. U krugu porodice je, naravno, uvek najlepse. Marina i ja smo pravile jedan poseban poklon, a mama je pravila svoje prve korake dekupaza na staklu.

And here are the pictures to show how great crew we were!
Evo slikica da se vidi kakva smo vredna ekipica bili!

Summer decoupage workshops

Summer is over but I will remember fondly the good times and the fun. Despite the heat and extreme temperatures, I had plenty of inspiration and drive to "play" creatively. Here are some photos form our informal little decoupage workshops where we had loads of fun in good company!
Leto je prošlo ali se rado sećam dobre zabave i druženja. Uprkos vrelini i ekstremno visokim temperaturama, imala sam puno inspiracije i želje za kreativnim "igrarijama". Evo nekoliko sličica sa naših malih neformalnih dekupaž radionica, gde smo uživali u radu i dobrom društvu.

 

In next posts more about the resulting decoupaged goodies! :)

U narednim postovima pisaću vam o stvarčicama koje sam napravila! :)

The greatest bachelorette party ever!

After presenting the invitations that I've made for the bachelorette party, I think that it is a good time to write a little about the party itself although it was a while back.

Pošto zvezde prethodnog posta bile pozivnice za devojačko veče, red je da malo pričam i o samoj devojačkoj večeri, iako je sad već prošlo dosta vremena od nje.

It was a big, big honor for me when my sister asked me to organize hers bachelorette party. A dream come true! Oh, I let my imagination loose and got thousands of ideas. I took the best ones that were doable and did my best to make it a night to remember.

Za mene je bila veeelika čast kada mi je sestra poverila organizaciju njene devojačke večeri. To mi je bila najveća želja! Pustila sam maši na volju i pokušala da od hiljadu ideja izaberem one izvodljive i napravimo veče za pamćenje.

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This is how it all began - with a special bouquet, made by future sister-in-law:
Ovako je sve počelo - buket je specijalno za ovu priliku napravila buduća zaova:

Recognize the shoes? First destination of the evening: the bowling alley - girls, leave your heels aside for some serious fun time!
Prepoznajete li patike? Prva destinacija je bila kuglana - drage devojke, štikle na stranu i pravac zabava!

Girls in action:
Devojke u akciji:

Recharging batteries for the location no.2 - one seriously gorgeous cake, made by my friend Ana:
Morale su se napuniti baterije pre odlaska na lokaciju br.2 - bila je to jedna opasno dobra torta koju je napravila moja drugarica Ana:

Transfer to the location no.2 almost resulted in much feared clash of the bachelorette and bachelor party.
Vodka-martinis: the choice drink for the evening, special request by the bachelorette!
Sugar & alcohol? We survived! ;)

Prelazak na drugu lokaciju je zamalo rezultovao u "sudaranju" devojačke i momačke večeri.

Votka-martini je bilo piće večeri po specijalnom zahtevu buduće mlade!

Kako se slažu šećer i alkohol? Preživele smo! ;)

Have I said that the second location was a pub and with live music too? Dancing feet...
Da li sam rekla da je druga lokacija bila pab i živa svirka? Nožice plesalice...

And, naturally, a sign of recognition ;)
Naravno, imale smo i specijalan znak raspoznavanja ;)

May I just say that the table football rocks!
I samo da kažem da je stoni fudbal strava!

And after all the excitement, transfer to the location no.3 where home atmosphere, especially selected music and some very good home made snacks made by us girls gave the perfect closure to this event :)
I posle svih uzbuđenja, usledio je transfer na lokaciju br.3 gde su nas u kućnoj atmosferi čekali specijalno probrana muzika i odlična klopa koju su devojke pripremile. Savršeno za kraj ovog posebnog događaja :)

If I may say so, I think that I did a pretty good job as a party planner! :)
Ako smem da kažem, mislim da sam odradila dobar posao! :)

Little fair of beautiful things (Sunday)

Sunday continues the tradition of that weekend with the visit to the 15th Mali sajam lepih stvari (Little fair of beautiful things) in Studio M in Novi Sad. The Little fair is one of my favourite events and try not to miss an opportunity to go there, see many crative pepople and their beautiful works all in one place. I took a few pictures, looked around, and went for a coffee with my friends. Here's the sneak peak of the Little fair, and I invite you to come and see it for yourselves if you have a chance!
Taj čuveni kreativni vikend se nastavio sa nedeljom i posetom 15. Malom sajmu lepih stvari u holu Studija M u Novom Sadu. Mali sajam je jedno od mojih omiljenih dešavanja u gradu i trudim se da ne propustim priliku da odem i obiđem ga, vidim kreativce i njihove radove sve na jednom mestu. Uslikala sam nekoliko fotografija, pogledala čega sve ima, i završila sa drugaricama na kafi. Evo da vidite kako je bilo na Malom sajmu, a ako budete u prilici dođite i sami da ga vidite!

On that Sunday I've also started doing my inchies for the inchies swap, but that is a story for Moday too i.t. for the next post.
U tu nedelju sam takođe krenula da pravim svoje inčiće za razmenu, ali to je priča koja se proteže i na ponedeljak, što znači da će imati svoj poseban post. :)

Polymer clay patina effect workshop (Saturday)

After decoupage in a family circle on Friday, Saturday was the day for the polymer clay.
Posle dekupaža u krugu porodice u petak, subota je bila rezervisana za polimersku glinu.
I've participated in a patina effect on polymer clay workshop organized by Mali Sajam Lepih Stvari i.e. Bilja (from Biljina HOBBY svaštaonica blog) and Ela (her page on Facebook). Bilja was our instructor, while at the same time Ela was teaching Venetian mask decorating, so we had a glimpse at that too. I must say that the masks that they made were beautiful and made me want to explore uncharted lands of plaster and molds. :)
Učestvovala sam na radionici patiniranja polimerske gline koju su organizovale Bilja sa bloga Biljina HOBBY Svaštaonica i Ela koje su i oragnizatorke Malog sajma lepih stvari. Bilja je bila naš instruktor, a istovremeno se odvijala i radionica dekorisanja venecijanskih maski koju je vodila Ela pa smo mogli da bacimo pogled i na njih. Moram da kažem da su napravili tako lepe maske da sam poželela da i ja istražim nove teritorije gipsa i kalupa. :)

It was really great to learn a new technique that I hardly knew anything about. A plus was the fact that I was working with Bilja and Neda who really know their polymer clay, so I had a chance to observe and learn a lot. And last but not least, I've enjoyed it immensely and I love the effect itself! I'll definitely use it often now that I know how to do it!
Bilo mi je super da naučim novu tehniku o kojoj do tada nisam skoro ništa znala. Plus na sve to je bilo to što sam imala priliku da radim sa Biljom i Nedom koje se razumeju u polimersku glinu, tako da sam mogla da vidim i naučim štošta. I za kraj, baš sam uživala, a ovaj efekat mi se jako sviđa! Definitivno ću ga često koristiti sada kad znam kako se radi!

Bilja and Ela will be organizing many more great creative workshops in Novi Sad, so check them out and treat yourself to knowlegde and some good time:
Bilja i Ela organizuju i druge zanimljive radionice u Novom Sadu, pa bacite pogled i počastite se novim znanjem i dobrim provodom:

Decoupage family workshop (Friday)

Last weekend for me was one hectically creative one. It all started with a small family decoupage workshop with my sister and my aunt on Friday evening.

Decoupage guru in our family is definitely my aunt Marina. Her specialty is napkin decoupage on anything form cardboard boxes to glass vases and textile kitchen cloths. I've mentioned her and Mashtarija in some of my previous posts.

Prošli vikend je za mene bio ludo kreativan, a sve je počelo u petak malom porodičnom dekupaž radionicom sa mojom sestrom i tetkom.

Dobro je poznato da je moja tekta Marina dekupaž guru u našoj porodici. Njena specijalnost je salveta tehnika na svemu i svačemu - od kartonskih kutija do staklenih vazni i kuhinjskih krpa. Nju i njemu kreativnu radionicu Maštarija sam već više puta spominjala u svojim postovima. 

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We had several concepts of what to do on this occasion including decoupage on wooden beads, but we ended up doing napkin decoupage with seasonal motifs on boxes. We used standard things like acrylic paints, napkins, lacquer, but also lots of glitter, crackling, some patina effect paste etc. For my sister, this was the first time she tried napkin decoupage. Fore me, this was the chance to learn how to do shabby chic.
But the highlight of the evening was trying out something none of us has done before - transfer of printed images on polymer clay. That was something Marina was very eager to try and nailed it in the second try.
Imali smo različite ideje šta bismo sve mogle da radimo na radionici, kao recimo dekupaž na drvenim perlama, ali smo na kraju radile dekupaž salveta tehnikom sa sezonskim motivima na kutijicama. Koristile smo standardni materijal kao što su akrilne boje, salvete, lak, ali takođe i puno glitera tj. šljokica, raspucavanje, pastu za patiniranje itd. Mojoj sestri je ovo bio prvi put da radi dekupaž, a ja sam po prvi put imala priliku da uživo vidim kako se radi shabby chic.
Ali glavna atrakcija večeri je bilo nešto što ni jedna od nas nije pokušala do tada - transfer štampane slike na polimersku glinu. Marina je jako želela da to isproba i uspela je savršeno već iz drugog pokušaja.

The results of our work were great and they made me think how differences in personalities are mirrored in the way they perceive certain things, express their creativity and ultimately in the products of their creative work. Another thing I was very conscious during our work is how the starting idea changes and evolves in the process of creating something, and how, until the very finish, you can't really tell what the final outcome will look like.
My sister's box is in the first picture, followed by Marina's (I think that's obvious) and mine.
Rezultati rada su bili odlični i dali su mi priliku da porazmislim o tome kako se razlike u ličnostima ogledaju u načinu kako posmatramo stvari, kako izražavamo svoju kreativnost i, na kraju krajeva, u krajnjem rezultatu našeg kreativnog rada. Još jedna stvar koje sam bila veoma svesna jeste kako se početne ideje menjaju i evoluiraju u toku rada, i kako do samog kraja nije moguće zapravo znati kako će ono štonapravimo izgledati.
Na prvoj slici je kutijica koju je napravila Ivana, zatim Marina (mislim da je to očigledno), i na kraju moja.

All in all, that was one fantastic creative evening for all of us, which we've ended determined to make it a more regular occasion.
Sve u svemu, veče nam je bilo fenomenalno, tako da smo odlučile da moramo češće da organizujemo ovakva druženja.

PS. Did I say we ha LOTS of FUN???
PS. Ne znam da li sam rekla da je bilo SUPER ZABAVNO???