Moj ustvarjalni kotiček

Valentinov swap in Valentinova darilca

2012-02-14T21:10:00.006+01:00

ST.VALENTINE'S SWAP AND ST. VALENTINE'S LITTLE PRESENTS

Ko so dekleta na Izdelovalnici malih umetnin razpisale Valentinov poli swap, sem se brez kakršnegakoli pomisleka takoj prijavila. Seveda je bil moj srček polžkast, le da sem uporabila tanjše špagetke. Ima dve sprednji strani, roza kovinske "očke" za zaščito in okrasek luknjice in roza leseno perlo, da vrvice niso preveč svojeglave.
/ When the girls at a great Slovenian PC blog announced a St. Valentine's PC swap, I entered it without giving it much thought. Of course my heart was made of coils, but I decided to use thinner "spaghetti". It has two front sides, pink metal eyelets for protection and decoration of the hole and a pink wooden bead to keep the cords in place.

Prejemnica je že sporočila, da ji je všeč.
/ I've already received a note from the recipient - she says she likes it.

Jaz pa sem svojega novega, čisto čisto drugačnega, super kulskega, dobila od Sonče. Hvala še enkrat!
/ And I got mine, a totally different and super cool one, from Sonča. Thank you once again!

Tukaj pa so zbrani vsi lepotci.
/ And here you can see them all in one place.

- - -

Seveda pa nisem ostala samo pri enem roza polžkastem srčku...
/ But of course I didn't stop after the first pink coiled heart...

In ker je še vedno Valentinovo, ker ste tu in tam (FB) z navdušenjem in s prijaznimi komentarji spremljali moje polžke v različnih fazah, in ker sem ugotovila, da sem zadnja darilca delila lani oktobra, poleg vsega pa ima tale objava še okroglo številko 600,

/ And since it is still St. Valentine's Day, and as you were so thrilled and kept leaving such great comments on the development of my "coil-phase" both here and over there (FB), and as I've realised that I haven't been giving away any presents since last October, and beside all this, today's post is the 600th in the row,

podarjam tale srček
/ I am giving away this little heart

(isti je, samo s kovancem, za občutek velikosti)
/ (it is the same one, but with a coin, to see its size)

Če niste za nošenje srčka okoli vratu, je iz iste plahtice nastal tudi tale podolgovat. Tudi za podarit.
/ If you don't feel like wearing a heart around your neck, this taller one came from the same sheet. To be given away as well.

Če roza ni ravno vaša barva, dodajam še enega "metalik", malo večjega.
/ And if pink is not your colour, I'm adding another one, metallic and a bit larger.

In enega rjavo oranžnega, ki je nastal na delavnici na našem zadnjem srečanju ustvarjalk. - Tu so polžki debelejši :)
/ And a brown and orange one, from the workshop which took place at our last crafters' meeting. - The coils here are thicker :)

In še enega okroglega, modrega.
/ And one more, round and blue.

Vse, kar morate storiti za sodelovanje v žrebanju, je, da v komentarju pod to objavo ali v albumu na FB strani Moj ustvarjalni kotiček napišete, katerega želite. Lahko napišete enega, lahko dva, lahko vseh pet. Vaše želje bom upoštevala pri žrebanju, ki se bo zgodilo, ko v četrtek pridem s svoje prve fimo delavnice. Torej, čas za sodelovanje imate do četrtka, 16. februarja, do 19. ure.

/ All you have to do to participate is to leave a comment under this post or in the album at my FB site (Moj ustvarjalni kotiček) and write which one you would like to have. You can choose one, two or all five. Your wishes will be taken into account during drawing which will take place when I get back from my first fimo workshop on Thursday. So you have until Thursday, 16th February, 19:00 hours, to try your luck.

Nataša

Moja prva...

2012-02-06T16:07:00.005+01:00

MY FIRST ONE...

Delavnica oblikovanja polimerne gline
Fimo v domači kuhinji

četrtek, 16. februar 2012, od 16.30 do 19.00 ure
OŠ Mihe Pintarja Toleda, Kidričeva 21, 3320 Velenje

V delavnici bomo spoznali osnovne lastnosti polimerne gline

in osnove dela z njo.

Videli bomo, da nam pri ustvarjanju s polimerno glino zelo prav pridejo pripomočki,
ki jih najdemo v vsaki kuhinji, kopalnici, škatli z orodjem ali šivalnim priborom...

Izdelali bomo nekaj obeskov in drugih sestavnih delčkov za nakit.

Delavnica je primerna za popolne začetnike in tudi za tiste,

ki polimerno glino že poznajo.

Vsi pripomočki bodo na voljo za uporabo, material je vključen v ceno.

Cena delavnice: 20,00 EUR
Vse dodatne informacije in prijave: fimanje.je.fajn@gmail.com

Prijazno vabljeni

Nataša

Nazaj v uporabno stanje

2012-02-05T21:24:00.009+01:00

BACK TO USEFUL

Skoraj malo preveč pogumno sem se javila, da bom 30 paketkov starega, posušenega Fima spravila v obvladljivo stanje...
Ampak gre. Celo presenetljivo dobro. Sicer je potreben čas, pa malo potrpljenja, ampak rezultati so pa... nad pričakovanji :)
/ I volunteered, almost a bit too boldly, to bring 30 blocks of old, dry Fimo back to useful condition...
But it's going quite well. Surprisingly well, even. It does take time, though, and a bit of patience, but the results are... above expectations :)

Blok Fima. Saj vem, da se mu na sliki ne vidi, ampak je tako suh, da ima že skoraj vozovnico za koš za smeti.
/ A Fimo block. I know the photo doesn't show, but it is so dry that it already has a ticket to the trash can.

Po prvem drobljenju izgleda kot nekaj iz kakega rudnika.
/ After the first round of crumbling, it looks like something brought from some kind of a mine.

Koščki prestreženi izpod pašta mašine, stisnjeni skupaj, prevaljani. Nekajkrat ponovljeno. Se že več ne drobi tako zelo.
/ Pieces caught from underneath the clay roller, pressed together, rolled again. Repeated a few times. Not so crumbly any more.

Še nekaj ponovitev na tanjši nastavitvi.
/ Some more repetitions on a thinner setting.

Pa zopet na debelejši.
/ And back to thicker setting.

In zadnjič na najdebelejši.
/ And for the last time, on the thickest setting.

Razrezano na ploščice 5 x 5 cm.
/ Cut to 5 by 5 cm squares.

Take so dosti bolj obvladljive... no, poleg tega, da so tudi neprimerno bolj srčkane :)
/ They are much easier to work with like this... well, beside the fact that they are way cuter :)

Zložene ena na drugo, vmes plasti peki papirja.
/ Stacked, with sheets of non-stick paper between them.

Kupček pripravljen za nadaljnjo obdelavo. Oh, koliko možnosti! Ampak njihova najbolj osnovna vloga bo v delavnicah, kjer bomo v tem mesecu izdelovali Stekleničke upanja (ker je bil ta Fimo tudi prvotno na ta namen).
/ A little stack - ready for further work. Oh, the possibilities! But their most basic role will be in this month's workshops where we will be making Bottles of Hope (because this Fimo was actually originally intended for this purpose).

Še nekaj drugih, sončnih barv:
/ A few other, sunny colours:

In v kupčkih.
/ And in stacks.

Še približno enkrat toliko me čaka. Pašta mašina pa pravi, da ko bo tega konec, bo šla za par dni v toplice :)
/ I've got approximately one half of it done. And my clay roller says once this is over, it will take a few days off :)

Nataša

Nove dogodivščine

2012-02-01T20:10:00.005+01:00

NEW ADVENTURES

FIMO DELAVNICE V VELENJU
FIMO WORKSHOPS IN VELENJE

Saj je bil že čas...
/ It was about time...

Informacije boste lahko sproti našli pod novim zavihkom.
/ I'll be posting actual information under the new tab.

Če boste v bližini, prijazno vabljeni.
/ If you're in the neighbourhood, you're very welcome.

Nataša

Obstojna sobna rastlina

2012-01-25T18:25:00.003+01:00

Cveti v slavljenkinih barvah.
Voščilo se skriva v loncu.
Gumbki so za srečo.

A DURABLE INDOOR PLANT

Blooming in the birthday girl's colours.
The sentiment is hidden in the pot.
The buttons are for luck.

Nataša

Čaka te pošta

2012-01-24T12:03:00.003+01:00

YOU GOT MAIL

Tokratne voščilnice so na "pisemsko" temo - po dolgem času sem uporabila štanco za znamke in mini kuvertice.
/ This time, a set of "letter-themed" cards - after a long time, I used my stamp and mini envelope punch.

Zadnja runda iz prejšnje objave pa se mi je zdela tako priročna za ponovitev, da jih je nastalo še nekaj.
/ And the last set from the previous post seemed so easy to make that I went and made some more.

Nataša

(U)poraba starih zalog - še vedno

2012-01-21T12:23:00.005+01:00

STILL USING STUFF FROM OLD STASHES

Za nekaj rojstnodnevnih.
/ For some birthday cards.

Za dobre želje.
/ For good wishes.

Tokrat so kupčki bolj majhni, pa je vseeno fajn.
/ This time, the sets are a bit smaller, but are still fun to make.

Tokratno serijo sem podarila za nadaljnjo "uporabo".
/ I donated all these for further "use".

Nataša

Dve kvadratni

2012-01-16T16:37:00.005+01:00

TWO SQUARE-SHAPED ONES

Sicer še vedno naredim več pravokotnih, ampak kvadratne so tudi fajn.
/ I still make more rectangular cards, but making square ones is also fun.

Tokrat dve za rojstni dan. Prva slavljenka je stara eno leto, druga pa toliko, da že lahko nazdravi s šampanjcem ;)
/ Today I'm posting two birthday cards. The first birthday girl is one year old and the second one is old enough to have a glass of champagne ;)

Tudi princeskino kuverto sem malo "posladkala":
/ I put some "sugar" on the Princess's envelope as well:

Zdaj grem pa spet nazaj k pravokotnim...
/ And now back to the rectangular ones...

Nataša

Za novi dom

2012-01-14T00:22:00.005+01:00

FOR THE NEW HOME

Smo šli prvič pogledat novi dom ene fajne družine. Jaz sem bila zadolžena za voščilnico k darilu. Malo sem brskala po idejah in najbolj od vseh so mi bila všeč ena vhodna vrata. Samo barvo sem jim spremenila.
We went to take the first look at the new home of a nice family. I was assigned the task of making a card to go with the gift. I browsed some blogs for ideas and most of all, I liked this front door. I just changed its colour.

Bolj personalizirano (prijetno kičasto) notranjost pa sem dodala sama.
/ The personalised (cosily kitschy) inside of the card is my design.

Format: A5

Nataša

Iz ostankov

2012-01-11T22:26:00.006+01:00

MADE OF SCRAPS

Še nekaj koščkov je nastalo iz preostalih špagetkov od zadnje škatle.
/ A few more pieces made of the spaghetti that were left from my last project.

Zdaj bi pa že bilo fajn, da naredim novo rundo, kajne?
/ And now it would be good to make another batch, right?

Nataša

Od glave do nog

2012-01-10T19:45:00.003+01:00

Tako približno za mojo višino je dolga.
Čisto črna.
Narejena na željo.
Dokončana in predana tik pred koncem leta.

Zdaj pa razmišljam, da bi bil že skrajni čas, da tudi zase naredim eno tako XXLong... Ja, ko fima in papirja ne bo v dosegu. Na dopustu torej. Mogoče. :)

FROM HEAD TO TOE

Its length is approximately the same as my height.
Black.
Made at wish.
Finished and given away right before the end of the year.

And now I think it's about time I made one XXLong like this for myself... Yes, when paper and Fimo are out of reach. On vacation, then. Maybe. :)

Nataša

Uspela!

2012-01-06T23:51:00.003+01:00

SUCCESS!

Saj mi ne boste zamerili, če pokažem iz vseh strani, kajne?
/ I hope you won't mind if I show it to you from all sides.

Stoje - vse naokrog
/ Standing up - round and round

Leže - da se vidita pokrov in dno
/ Lying down - showing the top and the bottom

Od zgoraj
/ From above

Od blizu - pikice, moja terapija (zame bolje kot joga, tai-chi, transcedentalna meditacija, gong kopel, vroči kamni, šoping ali čokolada...)
/ Close-up - little dots, my therapy (beats yoga, tai-chi, transcendental meditation, gong bath, hot stones, shopping or chocolate...)

Ja, seveda me že mika, da bi šla delat naslednjo. Ampak je še nekaj stvari na seznamu pred njo...
/ Yes, of course I'm tempted to start another one. But there are a few other things on the list that have to be done before that...

Nataša

P.S.:

*1: Ja, nedvomno sem bolj zadovoljna s to kot s prejšnjo (prvo).
/ *1: Yes, I'm definitely more satisfied with this one than with the previous (first) one.

*2: Klavdija je "kriva" ;)
/ *2: It's Klavdija's "fault" ;)

Čisto malo vzhičena

2012-01-04T21:09:00.005+01:00

JUST A LITTLE EXHILARATED

No, malo bolj...
/ Well, a bit more...

Pravokotnik za obod, en krog za dno, en krog za pokrov in "trak" za rob pokrova.
/ A rectangle for the wall, one circle for the bottom, another one for the lid and the "ribbon" for the rim of the lid.

Me pa kljub načrtovanju in razmišljanju vnaprej malo skrbi, kako mi bo to "oblačenje" uspelo. Bom poročala, ko zaključim.
/ However, despite planning and thinking ahead, I'm a little worried how this "dressing-up" will turn out. I'll report when I'm done.

Nataša

p.s.: Hvala vsem za vaše odzive za prejšnji dve objavi - me veseli, da so vam moji polžki všeč :)
/ p.s.: Thank you all for your response to the previous two posts - I'm glad you like my coils :)

Iz špagetkov v polžke (2)

2012-01-03T23:23:00.005+01:00

FROM SPAGHETTI TO COILS (2)

Prva je igriva.
/ The first one is playful.

Spremenjena v kvadratke.
/ Turned into squares.

Druga je morska.
/ The second is sea-themed.

Spremenjena v pravokotnike.
/ Turned into rectangles.

Vsi skupaj na pekaču - kot v veseli pekarni Mišmaš :)
Pa nekaj polžkov sem pustila - za izpolnit željo...

/ All together on a tray - just like in some merry bakery :)
And I left a few coils - to fulfil a wish...

Tretja pa je malo večja:
/ The third one is a bit larger:

Saj se vidi, zakaj, kajne?
/ It is obvious why, right?

Nataša

Iz špagetkov v polžke

2012-01-02T14:14:00.007+01:00

FROM SPAGHETTI TO COILS

Iz lanskih špagetkov
/ From last year's spaghetti,

sem zvila polžke. Me je zelo mikalo že na Silvestrovo, ampak sem zdržala do včearj zvečer :)
I rolled some coils. I was very tempted to do it already on the New Year's Eve, but I managed to wait till yesterday evening :)

Za nekaj igrivega
/ For something playful

Za nekaj morskega - itak :)
/ For something sea-themed - of course :)

In za nekaj malo večjega...
/ And for something a bit larger...

Upam, da kmalu.
/ Soon, I hope.

Nataša

Štiri desetletja

2012-01-01T11:16:00.005+01:00

FOUR DECADES

Prvo objavo v novem letu namenjam zelo prijetni in topli obletnici - štirideseto obletnico poroke sta še lani praznovala moja največja vzgojitelja in učitelja, moja najboljša vzornika in prijatelja - moja draga starša.
/ I'm dedicating the first post in the new year to a very nice and warm anniversary - it is the 40th wedding anniversary of my greatest educators and teachers, my best role-models and friends - my dear parents.

Naše darilo je glasbeno obarvano, kuverta pa je bila za zadnjo kljukico na mojem decembrskem seznamu.
/ Our present was musically themed, and the envelope was the last item to be checked on my December list.

2012 bo pa zame v znamenju 40 ;)
/ And in 2012, 40 will be my number ;)

Nataša

Pogled nazaj - v slikah

2011-12-31T09:57:00.004+01:00

Sem mislila, da bom za leto, ki se poslavlja, naredila:
a) izbor desetih naj (objav, izdelkov, dogodkov, komentarjev...)
b) kolaže slik po mesecih ali temah
c) statistiko - število izdelanih voščilnic, fimo obeskov, lesenih škatel...

Pa sem se odločila, da bom samo še enkrat nanizala slike po mesecih.
In sem ugotovila, da sem čisto zares in uradno "bolana" :)
In upam, da bom še dolgo. Na tak način bolana...

LOOKING BACK - IN PICTURES

I thought I'd make one of the following for the year 2011:
a) some top ten lists (posts, creations, events, comments...)
b) monthly collages
c) statistics - the number of cards, fimo pendants, wooden boxes...

But then I decided just to post some photos by months.
And I realised that I am really and officially "sick".
And I wish for this sickness to last...

JANUAR 2011

FEBRUAR 2011

MAREC 2011

APRIL 2011

MAJ 2011

JUNIJ 2011

JULIJ 2011

AVGUST 2011

SEPTEMBER 2011

OKTOBER 2011

NOVEMBER 2011

DECEMBER 2011

Zdravo in uspešno in predvsem ustvarjalno leto 2012 vam želim.
And I wish you a healthy, successful and - above all - creative year 2012.

Nataša

Zadnjič letos

2011-12-30T20:56:00.003+01:00

THIS YEAR'S LAST

Zadnjič letos v prestolnici - sprehod pod lučkami, med stojnicami, ob reki. Fajn - kot vsako leto.
/ This year's last visit to the capital - a stroll under the lights, among the stalls, by the river. Nice - as every year.

Zadnjič letos kofetkanje v najboljši družbi. Z dobrotami, darilci, čvekom in smehom. Jaz sem mojim darilcem priložila te kvadratkaste voščilnice.
/ This year's last coffee meetings in the best company. With yummy snacks, presents, chat and laughs. My presents were accompanied by these square-shaped inchie cards.

Zadnjič letos čestitkanje - hitro naročilo rojstnodnevnih. Ko je narejena ena, jih zelo hitro lahko sledi še nekaj podobnih.
/ This year's last cardmaking session - a quick order for some birthday cards. When one is finished, a few more similar ones can follow easily.

Zadnjič letos fimanje. Nekaj preverjenih, nekaj eksperimentov.
/ This year's last fimo session. Some familiar ones, some experiments.

In kar nekaj kupčkov špagetkov. Za zvijanje polžkov - najverjetneje ob kakšnem filmu. V bistvu sem kar malo skeptična, če zapis "zadnjič letos fimanje" 100% drži :)
/ And quite some piles of spaghetti. To make coils - most likely while watching a film. I'm actually pretty skeptical whether the phrase "this year's last fimo session" is 100% accurate :)

Pa objava tudi ni zadnja. Obljubim.
/ And the post is not the last one neither. I promise.

Naj bo zadnji dan letošnjega leta takšen, kot ste načrtovali, ali pa naj vas še dodatno prijetno preseneti.
/ May the last day of this year be as you have planned it to be, or may it bring some additional pleasant surprises.

Nataša

Še ena velika

2011-12-25T09:27:00.003+01:00

ANOTHER LARGE ONE

Za darilo.
/ As a present.

V črno-beli kombinaciji, z dodatkom rdeče.
/ In black and white, with some red added to it.

Tokrat je bil prejemnik moškega spola...
/ This one was for a guy...

Mu je bila všeč :)
/ He liked it :)

Nataša

Praznične sladkarije

2011-12-24T23:06:00.003+01:00

HOLIDAY SWEETS

Še dobro, da se takšnih podvigov ne lotevamo kaj dosti več kot enkrat na leto :)
/ It's only good we usually don't take up projects like this more than once a year.

Ampak za k darilom pa kar dobro izgledajo :)
/ However, they look pretty nice as a little something extra to the presents.

Pa za vse domače sladkosnede jih je tudi ostalo dovolj...
/ And there have been plenty left for the entire sweet-toothed family...

Nataša

Za eno, ki ljubi rumeno

2011-12-16T00:19:00.002+01:00

za eno, ki skoraj vedno prva stisne "Like" za moje objave
ki skoraj vedno prva pokomentira moje izdelke
s katero imava nekaj istih besed zapisanih čez srce...

Draga Andra, shrani v tej škatli svoje želje in načrte. Jaz vanjo poleg čestitk polagam željo in obljubo, da se bova nekoč dobili na kavi - saj veš, kje ;)

Nataša

Mini interni izziv

2011-12-15T17:47:00.005+01:00

A MINI PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Gospa je bila navdušena nad barvami in oblikami.
In je želela še prstan. Tak malo večji.
OK.
In uhane. Samo da še ni bila prepričana, če bi raje ožje ali širše.
Viseče. Z dvema roza kroglicama. Kot na ogrlici.
OK.

/ The lady was thrilled about the colours and shapes.
And she wished to have a ring as well. A large one.
OK.
And earrings. She just wasn't sure about the width.
Dangling ones. With two pink beads each. Just like on the necklace.
OK.

Aja, samo take za pripet. Ker lukenj pa nima.
Aha. OK. OK? Hm. Uh...
...
Poskusimo z rozetkami in Glossy Accents (tekoča plastična masa, ki se strdi na zraku, deluje kot lepilo, ostane prozorna in se lepo sveti).

Oh, and they should be on clips. Because she doesn't have pierced ears.
Yeah. OK. OK? Hm. Oh...
...
Well, let's try with bead caps and Glossy Accents (air-hardening liquid plastic, can be used as glue, transparent and shiny).

Bila sem skeptična, zdaj pa sem zadovoljna. Upam, da bo naročnica tudi.
/ I was sceptical, but now I'm pleased with the result. I hope she will be too.

Ogrlica, prstan in uhani. Po en primerek vsake širine, da se bo lahko odločila, zraven pa nesem še od vsakega po eno rezervo. In klešče.
/ A necklace, a ring the earrings. One sample for each width so that she can decide. I'm taking the matching pairs with me. And some pliers.

---

Še z enim izzivom sem se ukvarjala zadnje dni. Pokažem, ko "ura odbila bo polnoč in čez..." ;)
/ I was busy with another challenge in the last few days. I'll show it to you somewhere after midnight.

Nataša

Glavni in stranski učinek

2011-12-14T23:11:00.003+01:00

MAIN AND SIDE EFFECT

Glavni učinek odpiranja paketa z malčki je ta, da imam poleg spomladanske zdaj tudi zimsko kompozicijo.
/ The main effect of opening the package of inchies is another collection - now I have one from spring and one from winter.

Stranski učinek je ta, da se mi je speh zahotelo fimanja...
/ The side effect is another craving for fimo...

Nataša

Ko mačke ni doma...

2011-12-13T10:25:00.005+01:00

WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY...

... miši postavijo smrečico.
/ ... the mice will set up the Christmas tree.

Če pa je mačka/maček doma... (fantastični Simonov muc)
/ But if the cat's at home... (the fabuluos Simon's Cat)

:D

Nataša

Že videno

2011-12-12T08:13:00.003+01:00

DÉJA VU

Lani in pred lani
/ Last year and the year before

Pa se jih še nisem naveličala.
/ But I haven't got tired of them yet.

Nataša

(U)poraba starih zalog

2011-12-11T09:55:00.006+01:00

USING STUFF FROM OLD STASHES

Če bo v kratkem kaj sonca, naredim še kakšno fotko pri lepši svetlobi...
/ If there's any sun in the next few days, I'll take some more photos in a better light...

Nataša

Končno nekaj voščilnic

2011-12-10T22:50:00.006+01:00

FINALLY SOME CARDS

Ne bom (več) pisala, kako letos nisem bila že novembra razpoložena za voščilnice - raje kar pokažem, kaj mi je kljub vsemu v zadnjih dneh le uspelo narediti.
/ I'm not going to write (anymore) how I wasn't able to get in the cardmaking mood already in November - I'll just show you what I've managed to make in the last few days.

Za ti dve rundi (prvi letošnji) sem rabila malo več inspiracije "od zunaj"... in sicer od tod in od tod.
/ For these two rounds (this year's first ones), I needed a bit more inspiration "from outside"... that is, from here and from here.

Vsaka petkrat.
/ Five of each.

Se nadaljuje...
/ To be continued...

Nataša

Jesenska olimpijada

2011-12-09T13:17:00.008+01:00

AUTUMN OLYMPICS

Še tokratna objava v jesenskih barvah. Ampak tokrat so krogi. Vzorce sem videla pri Klavdiji, eksperimentirala pa sem sama. Ker jih je nastalo pet, so me spomnili na olimpijske igre.
/ Another post in autum colours. But this time it's circles. I saw them at Klavdija's and did some experimenting myself. As I made five of them, they made me think of the Olympic Games.

Pa me je prevzel olimpijski duh... zato vam pokažem, kako sem jih naredila. Predvidevam, da bodo tistim, ki se boste tega lotili, slike zadostovale, sicer pa veste, kje me najdete ;)
/ So I got overwhelmed by the olympic spirit... so I thought I'd show you how I made them. I think that for those of you who will go and try it out, the photos will suffice, but otherwise - you know where to find me ;)

Mojih pet, še enkrat, vsak zase.
/ My set of five, once again, individually.

Lep vikend vam želim.
/ Have a nice weekend.

Nataša

Še malo spominov

2011-12-08T23:12:00.003+01:00

A FEW MORE MEMORIES

na jesen
/ of autumn

Nataša

Zavito ali v darilni vrečki?

2011-12-07T09:52:00.004+01:00

WRAPPED OR IN A GIFT BAG?

Ko sem bila majhna, smo vsa darila zavijali v papir, prevezali s trakom in ga zavezali v pentljo. Ali v celofan (tista za bolj fensi priložnosti), stisnjen skupaj s trakcem, da je na vrhu nastala roža, ki ga je bilo treba potem na koncu obvezno še malo oblikovati s škarjami. In trakec smo tudi vedno nafrfrali :)
Izjema so bila darila pod novoletno jelko, ki so bila pri nas vedno v vrečah iz jute, zavezanih s tisto debelo špago, na kateri so bili obešeni kartončki z imeni. (To mi je še vedno prva asociacija ob vonju jute.)
Potem smo poskušali biti malo inovativni in drugačni. Pa smo darila zavijali v obliki bonbonov, pa v razne tulce, pa v blago, pa sami smo delali škatle, itd.
Potem pa so prišle darilne vrečke. V različnih velikostih in barvah, z motivi za vsako priložnost. In o zavijanju niti ni treba več kaj dosti razmišljati...

/ When I was a little girl, we used to wrap all presents in paper, tie a ribbon around them and make a bow. Or in cellophane (those for fancier occassions), pressed and tied together at the top, and always trimmed a bit at the end. And we always had to swirl the ribbon with the scissors :)
The only exceptions were the presents under our Christmas tree - packed in jute bags and tied with that thick string and our name tags hanging from it. (This is still my first assossiation whenever I sense the smell of jute).
Then, we tried to be more innovative, different. And we wrapped our gifts in the shape of a candy, in rolls, in fabric, made the boxes ourselves, etc.
And then there came the gift bags. In all shapes and sizes, with motives for all occassions. And now there is no need to put much thought and effort in gift wrapping...

Jaz se še trudim. Predvsem škatle pravilnih oblik vedno zavijem sama. In se potrudim pri pentlji :)
/ I still do. Particularly the regular shaped boxes. And I do take some effort in making a nice bow :)

Tale je malo drugačna od čisto klasično zavezane (in mogoče bo še komu prišla prav).
/ This one is a bit different from those tied in a normal manner (maybe some of you will find it useful).

Škatlo obdamo z enim trakom po širini in z drugim po dolžini (brez vezanja). Vsakega posebej zlepimo skupaj na spodnji strani darila. Na zgornji strani na mestu, kjer se križata, vstavimo še en krajši trak, ga zlepimo v krog in prilepimo tako, da zlepljen del skrijemo pod zgornji trak. Nato ga s tankim trakcem ali vrvico prevežemo po širini in vrvico zvežemo v pentljo.
/ We take two ribbons, wrap them around the box and tape them together at the bottom. At the top, we insert another short piece of ribbon at the spot where both ribbons cross. We tape it together to form a circle and attach it to the box underneath the top ribbon. Then we take a piece of thin ribbon or string, tie it around the ribbon and pull and tie both ends together to form a bow.

Veliko veselja in zabave pri zavijanju, pakiranju in dajanju daril vem želim :)
/ Have a lot of joy and fun wrapping, packing and giving presents :)

Nataša

Decembrske drobnarije (4)

2011-12-06T07:13:00.003+01:00

DECEMBER TIDBITS (4)

Ja, seveda...
/ Well, of course...

Moji mali, moji mini, moji miceni :)
/ My little ones, my tiny ones, my teeny-weeny ones :)

Za mir in srečo v hiši.
/ For peace and fortune in the house.

Nataša

Decembrske drobnarije (3)

2011-12-05T07:34:00.002+01:00

DECEMBER TIDBITS (3)

Nadaljujem s post-it blokci.
/ Continuing with post-it pads.

Taki božični.
/ Christmas-themed.

Taki z rožicami.
/ With flowers.

Taki za punčke.
/ For little girls.

Taki z reliefnimi platničkami.
/ With embossed covers.

Taki malo mešani.
/ A few more.

Nataša

Decembrske drobnarije (2)

2011-12-04T11:39:00.003+01:00

DECEMBER TIDBITS (2)

Po dolgem času nekaj iz DAS mase. Razvaljano, odtisnjeno, tekstura brusnega papirja, izrezano z okroglim modelčkom. Čisto enostavno.
/ Something made of DAS after a long time. Rolled out, stamped, sanding paper texture, cut out with a round cutter. Totally easy.

Odtis brez barve - taki beli so mi tudi všeč.
/ Stamped without inking - I like them white just as well.

Z oblikovanjem zadnje strani se nisem preveč trudila, ampak ker obstaja možnost, da bodo krogci kje viseli, sem zadnjo stran prelepila s papirjem s teksturo platna in obrezala.
/ I didn't put too much effort in finishing the back side. However, as there is a chance that these circles will be hanging somewhere, I adhered some canvas-textured paper and cut around the edges.

Pa še nekaj obeskov za telefon - iz čisto naključno izbranih škatlic s kamenčki in ostalimi delčki za nakit.
/ And a few mobile phone hangers - from randomly picked boxes with stone chips and other beading supplies.

Lepo nedeljo vam želim.
/ Have a nice Sunday.

Nataša

Decembrske drobnarije (1)

2011-12-03T23:40:00.002+01:00

DECEMBER TIDBITS (1)

V decembru je dobro imeti na zalogi nekaj takega, majhnega, za hec, za majhno pozornost.
/ In December, it's good to have something like this at hand - small, funny or cute, as a little token of attention.

Še posebej če se s tem malo praznijo zaloge materiala. Vsaj malo.
/ Especially if it means that the pile of crafty stuff will get a bit smaller. At least a little bit.

Za tiste, ki še vzdržujemo tradicijo pošiljanja "pravih" voščilnic, so take kljukice kot nalašč za razstavo :)
/ For all of us who are still preserving the tradition of sending "real" cards, such clothes pins are just right for the display :)

Ali za sporočilca, ali kot okrasek na darilni vrečki, ali...
/ Or for little notes, or as a decoration on a gift bag, or...

Nataša

Kot da nimam že dovolj dolgega seznama

2011-12-02T16:51:00.002+01:00

AS IF MY LIST WEREN'T LONG ENOUGH ALREADY

Še pod vtisom prijetne igre izmenjave sem tudi pri Klavdiji rekla, da sem za igro. In to še preden je napisala pravila in pogoje. In tako me je doletela naloga, da naredim nekaj na temo, ki se začne na črki ER. Prav mi bodi :)
/ Still under the impression of a nice swap, I agreed to play along with Klavdija as well. But I did it before she wrote the instructions. And so I ended up with the task of making something on a theme beginning with ER. Serves me right :)

Po prvem tuhtanju sem šla gledat po slovarju. Uporabnih domačih besed na ER slovenščina itak ne premore, med vsemi latinskimi posvojenkami in geografskimi variantami pa se mi je na koncu EROZIJA zdela še najbolj izvedljiva.
/ After first thinking, I had to take the dictionary. The Slovenian language does not have any useful authentic words beginning with ER, so I had to choose from the words borrowed from Latin and geographic names. In the end, EROZIJA (erosion) seemed the most acceptable.

Moja erozija. Iz fima. Svetlečih kovinskih odtenkov. In malo temno rjave zraven. In z velikimi kristali soli.
/ My erosion. Made of fimo. Glittery metallic tones. And a bit of dark brown. And salt.

V obliki srca. Erozija srca... Ampak v poezijo se pa ne bom spuščala. Ne danes. Mogoče pa bo komu drugemu izziv.
/ In the shape of a heart. Erosion of the heart... But I'm not going into poetry. Not today. Maybe someone else will find it challenging.

Zdaj pa nazaj k seznamu...
/ And now back to my list...

Nataša

Šopek paketkov s sladko vsebino

2011-12-01T20:59:00.003+01:00

A BUNCH OF LITTLE PACKETS WITH SOMETHING SWEET INSIDE

In številkami od 1 do 24. Narejen v zadnjem trenutku. Ker nekako nisem pristaš kupljenih - ki so mi ali preveč kičasti ali pa precenjeni.
/ And with numbers from 1 to 24. Made in the last moment. Because I somehow cannot bring myself to buy them - I find them either too kitschy or over-priced.

Poslikan je en, naredila pa sem dva enaka - vsaki svojega.
/ I took a photo of one, but I made two identical ones - one for each girl.

Tisto tam na vrhu druge slike so copatki. Od tega veselega fantiča :)
/ The thing at the top of the second photo are slippers. Belonging to this merry little guy :)

Tudi vam želim vesel in sladek december. Pa naj ne bo preveč stresen.
/ May your December be merry and sweet. And not too stressful.

Nataša

Zimski palčki-malčki...

2011-11-30T17:13:00.010+01:00

WINTER INCHIES...

... so prispeli na cilj, dobili družbo in se pokazali vsem, zato jih lahko danes pokažem tudi jaz.
/ ... have arrived to their destination, got their company and were shown to the world, so I can show them too.

In ker bo mogoče kdo rekel: "Pa kako...?"
/ And as someone might say: "But how...?"

Podlaga: prozoren fimo, malo pobarvan z modro. Špagetki: bel fimo, čisto rahlo pobarvan z modro.
Base: transparent fimo, tinted a little bit with blue. Spaghetti: white fimo, tinted very lightly with blue.

Dva špagetka ovita en okoli drugega, naslednja dva ovita v nasprotni smeri. Malo vaje je potrebno, da je "pletenje" kolikor toliko enakomerno.
/ Two spaghetti wrapped one around another, next two spaghetti rolled in the opposite direction. It takes a little practice to get relatively even "knitting".

Širina petih "zank" ravno ustreza širini ploščice; če jo rahlo presega, lahko vse narahlo stisnemo skupaj s pomočjo rezila.
/ The width of five "loops" fits just right to the width of the inchie; if its wider, we can press it together lightly by using the cutting blade.

Razrezano na 2,5 cm. Nič posebnega, nič težkega...
/ Cut up into 2.5 cm. Nothing special, nothing hard...

Da pletenčki ne bi bili preveč dolgočasni, sem jim naredila še gumbke.
/ The little knitted ones were a bit too dull, so I made some buttons to go with them.

Iz tankega špagetka sem naredila še "sukanec".
/ I used some thin spaghetti to make the thread.

Zašiti.
/ Sewn up.

Pripravljeni za peko.
/ Ready to be baked.

Spakirani za na pot - ker se bliža čas obdarovanj, sem vsakemu dodala enega mini prašička.
/ Packed for the road - with the time of giving gifts approaching, I added each a little piglet.

Tik pred pakiranjem v škatlo.
/ Right before packing in the box.

V družbi vseh ostalih jih lahko vidite tu in tu.
/ They are displayed together with the rest here and here.

Fajn jih je bilo delat :)
Nena, hvala še enkrat!

/ They were fun to make :)
Nena, thanks again!

Nataša

Na tole sem pa čisto zares ponosna

2011-11-27T11:50:00.006+01:00

I'M REALLY VERY PROUD OF THIS ONE

Opogumljena z rezultati prvega eksperimentiranja z barvnimi lestvicami sem se pred časom lotila medsebojnega mešanja večih kombinacij - v vsaki kombinaciji en roza, en od dveh rumenih in en od treh modrih odtenkov.
/ Encouraged by results of the first experimenting with colour gradients, I went and try to mix several combinations - using one pink, two yellow and three blue tones.

Z vsakim novim odtenkom sem bila bolj navdušena,
/ With each new tone, I was getting more thrilled,

obenem pa sem vedno bolj razmišljala, na kakšen način bi nastale koščke spremenila v nosljivo obliko,
/ but also racking my brain and trying to come up with the best idea of putting all the pieces together

da bi ohranila "valovanje" in "mavričenje" odtenkov.
/ to preserve the "waving" and "rainbowing" of the tones.

Na koncu sem opustila idejo, da bi uporabila celotne lestvice, in sem iz vseh šestih kombinacij pobrala vijolične/roza, zelene/olivne in gorčične/rjavkaste trojke. In jih spremenila v take male, hrapave, "zeljne" rožice. In bila prav zares zadovoljna z rezultatom in s samo seboj. Ker je bil ta rezultat od vsega, kar sem kdaj naredila, najbliže tistemu, kar občudujem pri tistih tapravih, tavelikih "fimaricah"/PC ustvarjalkah: malo bolj nekonvencionalna oblika, malo bolj nepričakovane barve, malo več kot samo en obesek...
/ Finally, I abandoned the idea of using the entire gradients, and I picked all purple/pink, green/olive and mustard/brownish groups of three from all six combinations. And turned them into these little, coarse, "cabbage-like" flowers. And I was really really pleased with the result and with myself. Because this result was, more than anything that I've ever made, the closest thing to what I admire in those really grand PC artists: a bit unconventional from, a bit unexpected colours, a bit more than just a single pendant...

In že ko sem jih delala, sem si jih predstavljala na črni podlagi: "šopki" po tri na črnih ploščicah, nanizane na črno žico.
/ And already while making them, I saw them on a black background: "bunches" of three, on little black plates, all together on black wire.

Pa še po dve rožici za dodatke (uhane, broške ali prstane - še ne vem).
/ Two pairs of flowers for other accessories (earrings, brooches or rings - don't know yet).

V vseh šestih kombinacijah so bili oranžni odtenki najbolj izstopajoči. Zato sem jih združila in ponovila postopek - ravno toliko so se razlikovali, da je bil rezultat prav tako fajn.
/ In all six combinations, the orange tones stood out the most. So I combined them all and repeated the procedure - they were just enough different to give a great result as well.

Pa še modri. Na sivo modri podlagi. Se še nisem čisto odločila, kako in kaj bom z njimi.
/ And the blue ones. On a greyish blue background. I haven't decided yet how to put them together.

Še jih bom delala - brez dvoma!
Če se vam utrne ideja, kako naj jih imenujem - prosim povejte!
Če so vam všeč - izvolite, pokopirajte :)

/ I'll be making more of these - no doubt about that!
If you have an idea how to name them - please let me know!
If you like them - feel free to make them yourselves :)

Nataša

Spiralice - še enkrat

2011-11-25T15:31:00.003+01:00

LITTLE COILS - ONCE AGAIN

V eni od prejšnjih objav sem že napisala, da so me ti "polžki" čisto obnoreli. Dokaz je tu.
/ I already mentioned in one of previous posts that I've become totally crazy about these little ones. Here's the proof.

Najprej tisti, ki me je v bistvu pripravil do tega, da sem se spravila in napisala včerajšnja navodila.
/ First of all, the one that actually made me go and write the yesterday's tutorial.

Še skupaj s tistim iz navodil. Ko sta takole skupaj, se čisto malo vidi, da se mi je pri vijoličnem vtihotapilo nekaj koščkov Pardo mase in so bili špagetki zato malo bolj pacasti. Saj ne veliko, a ravno dovolj, da rjavi izgleda dosti bolj kompakten, čistejši, boljši...
/ Together with the one from the tutorial. When seen together like this, one can see that for the purple one, a few pieces of Pardo sneaked in, so the spaghetti were just a little bit softer. Not much, but just enough to make the brown one look much firmer, cleaner, better...

Ostali rjavi, pri katerih sem se ustavila pred zadnjim korakom :)
/ The other brown ones where I stopped before taking the last step :)

Modri - malo večji. Ta je bil čisto prvi od vseh - se vidi, da sem bila tako navdušena nad novo odkritim postopkom, da kar nisem mogla nehat :D
Me prav zanima, če bi to katera nosila na vratu...
/ The blue one - a bit larger. This one was the very first - it shows that I was so thrilled about the newly discovered procedure that I just couldn't stop :D
I wonder if anyone would be willing to wear this...

Zeleni - pečeni posamično. Tile bodo za nanizat.
/ Green ones - baked separately. Waiting to be made into a necklace.

Zgornje zelene-pečene sem odtisnila in naredila še tale kompletek.
/ I used the green-baked ones to make this set.

Ne, nisem se jih še naveličala. Sigurno jih boste še kaj videli.
/ No, I'm not tired of them yet. I'm sure you'll be seeing more of them.

Nataša

Spiralice. Z navodili

2011-11-24T09:16:00.008+01:00

LITTLE COILS. WITH INSTRUCTIONS

Sem ugotovila, da že dolgo nisem objavila kakšnega postopka. Zato do takrat, ko bom imela kaj sestavljeno in za pokazat, objavljam nekaj malega - nič revolucionarnega, mogoče pa komu vseeno pride prav.
/ I've realised that I haven't posted any procedures for quite some time. So, until I have some pieces assembled and ready to show, I'm posting a little tutorial - nothing very new, but maybe helpful to some.

Pa dajmo. Z ekstruderjem naredimo nekaj "špagetov". Za prelivajoče barve ga napolnimo z raznobarvnimi kroglicami fima. Eno polnjenje je za takšen obesek več kot dovolj. In uporabimo ploščico z 12 luknjami.
/ Here goes. Using the extruder, we make some "spaghetti". To get blended colours, we fill the barrel with little balls of different colours. One round is more than enough for a pendant of this size. And we use the 12-hole plate.

Špagetke zvijemo v različno velike spiralice, enega ali dva pa si pustimo za rezervo.
/ We roll the spaghetti into coils of different sizes and we put one or two unrolled ones aside.

Pripravimo si modelčke z različno velikimi "okroglinami" za izrezovanje: okrogli in ovalni modelčki za kekse, zgornji del debelega flomastra, vezni elementi za vodovodne cevi - tu imamo celo dve velikosti na enem kosu :)
Seveda lahko uporabimo samo eno velikost. Takole je pač malo bolj razgibano.
/ We take round cutters of different sizes: round and oval cookie cutters, the upper end of a thick marker, a joining piece for plumbing pipes - here we even have one piece with two ends of different sizes :)
Of course we can also use just one size. But this makes it a bit more interesting.

Vzamemo eno od večjih spiral in odrežemo nekaj roba. Pred rezanjem si spirale malo ogledamo in jih obračamo tako, da postopoma odrežemo konce in večino nepravilnosti na spiralah.
/ We take one of the larger coils and cut off a bit of its edge. Before cutting, we take a look at the coils and arrange them in a way that allows us to cut off the ends and the most of potential irregularities.

Poiščemo spiralo ustrezne velikosti in jo položimo na mesto odrezanega dela.
/ We find a coil of suitable size and put it in place of the cut-out piece.

Odrežemo tam, kjer se obe spirali stikata, in dopolnimo z novo.
/ We cut a bit of both coils off and place another one there.

Za večjo spiralo zarežemo bolj globoko. Pa saj razumete...
/ For a larger coil, we make a larger cut. Well, you get the picture...

Še moj vodovodarski :)
/ My plumbing tool :)

itd.
/ etc.

Ko ploščica doseže takšno velikost, da si že lahko predstavljamo robove obeska, prenehamo z dodajanjem spiral.
/ Once the pendant reaches the size where we can visualise its edges, we stop adding coils.

Po želji dodamo še kakšno manjšo spiralo v sredino: izrežemo luknjo (na meji med spiralami ali na sredi ene same velike) in vanjo položimo enako veliko spiralo, ki jo moramo izrezati iz ene od obstoječih, ker se drugače zaradi konca ne prilega dovolj dobro v luknjo.
/ If we wish, we can add some smaller coils: we cut out a hole (on a line between two or three coils or in the middle of one larger one) and place a coil of the same size in it, but we need to cut it out from a rolled coil just as well, otherwise it won't fit well into the hole.

Vse skupaj previdno poberemo s širokim rezilom (lahko je tudi širok nož ali pleskarska lopatka), jo položimo na razvaljano plast fima in poljubno obrežemo.
/ We lift everything carefully with a wide blade (a knife or a spatula), place it on a rolled out sheet of fimo and cut to the desired shape.

* Tukaj lahko prenehamo in obesek utrdimo v pečici. Če nameravamo naknadno še "obleči" zadnjo stran in robove, je vseeno, na kakšno barvo položimo spirale. Če pa ga hočemo pustiti v takšni obliki, morda izberemo podlago v ujemajoči barvi.
/ * Here we can stop the procedure and bake the pendant in the oven. If we intend to cover the back side and the edges later on, the coils can be placed on a sheet of any colour. However, if we wish to leave it as it is, we will probably use a layer of matching colour.

Če pa želimo nadaljevati... potem pa že vemo, kaj sledi, kajne? :D
/ But if we decide to continue... then we already know what's next, right? :D

Nekaj minut kasneje:
/ A few minutes later:

Spečemo, oblečemo, še enkrat spečemo.
/ Baked, covered, baked once again.

Upam, da je bilo dovolj razumljivo. Če vas še kaj zanima, prosim vprašajte. In komaj čakam, da bom lahko pogledala linke do vaših izdelkov :)
/ I hope this was clear enough. If you wish to know anything more, feel free to ask. And I can't wait to check out the links to your creations :)

Nataša

Še kar pri fimu (nad.)

2011-11-23T07:55:00.004+01:00

STILL FIMO ALL OVER (cont.)

Spet je bila fajna seansa. Ne vem, kako je z ostalimi "fimarcami", ampak jaz sem naravnana tako, da ko po določeni pavzi sedem k mizi, polni fima, kljub polni glavi idej ne spravim skupaj kaj več kot preverjene, ustaljene, "šolske" kose. Če pa imam malo več časa na voljo, se pa stvari začnejo razvijat v malo boljši smeri, tako da mi je kar problem zaključit. Tudi tokrat. Nehala sem šteti, kolikokrat sem v teh dneh rekla "samo še tole, potem pa res konec". Štirikrat sem imela vmes fimo kovček pospravljen in zaprt, pa mi ni dalo miru in sem vedno znova namontirala paštamašino, razprostrla pripomočke in "še nekaj malo probala". :)
/ I had another great session. I don't know how it is with other PC crafters but when I sit down to fimo after a longer break, my head is full of ideas but nevertheless, I only manage to make some familiar, tested, "school" stuff. However, if I have some more time, then things get to develop in a better direction, making it difficult to stop. As it was the case this time. I lost count of how many times I said, "just this one and then I'll stop". I put everything in my fimo box and closed it shut four times, but there was always something that kept bugging me so over and over again, I took out the pasta machine and all other tools and "just tried something". :)

Zdaj je treba pa še nekaj stvari polakirat, nekaj luknjic navrtat, nanizat, pofotkat in pokazat. Dela do konca novembra dovolj.
/ And now there is some varnishing to be done, some holes to be drilled, some assembling, photo taking and putting on display. Enough work until the end of November.

Za začetek in za sladko pričakovanje pa danes pokažem eno mini naročilo - čokoladne piškotke na krožničku za na verižico in posamične za na uhančke.
/ To begin with, and for sweet anticipation, I'm posting a mini order today - chocolate chip cookies on a plate to be worn on a necklace and some separate ones for earrings.

Ja, seveda tudi z monetarno enoto :)
/ Yes, of course, one with the monetary unit :)

Šele na fotki sem videla, da čokoladne kapljice niso v pravem razmerju s piškoti - ampak mislim, da bi me vsi čokoholiki imeli radi, če bi tudi v resnici pekla piškote s toliko čokolade :)
/ It was only when I saw the photos when I realised that the chocolate chips are not in the correct ratio compared to the cookies - but I believe all chocoholics would love me if I actually baked cookies with that much chocolate :)

Seveda se nam jih je zahotelo - vsem v družini. Ampak za čokoladne ni bilo sestavin doma, za kokosove so pa bile. Po preverjenem receptu, polovična količina, ravno prav za pomirit sladkosnednost...
/ Of course we got cravings for them - all of us. But I did not have ingredients for the chocolate ones. However, I had everything I needed for some coconut cookies. Tested recipe, half a batch, just enough to soothe the sweet tooth...

Sladek dan vam želim!
/ Have a sweet day!

Nataša

Še kar pri fimu

2011-11-11T22:42:00.004+01:00

STILL FIMO ALL OVER

1. Sem ugotovila, da je bila razen pošastkotov zadnja ne-fimo objava 10. septembra.
/ I've realised that apart from the monsters, the last non-fimo post was on 10th September.

2. Medtem sem se še enkrat spustila v barvno eksperimentiranje - ampak tisto dobi svojo objavo, ko bodo še rezultati za pokazat.
/ In the meantime, I did another colour experimenting - which will get its own post once I have some final results to show.

3. Potem sem se zabavala s palčki za Nenin zimski swap. Komaj čakam, da jih bom lahko pokazala - ko se swap zaključi, seveda.
/ Then I had some fun making inchies for Nena's winter swap. Can't wait to show them - but I'll have to wait until she shows them on her blog.

4. Danes pokažem bolj ali manj polizdelke/eksperimente zadnjih dveh ali treh seans.
/ For today, I have some more-or-less semi-finished products/experiments form the last two or three sessions.

Vijolična.
/ Purple.

Modro-zelena. (Tole sem poskušala doseči.)
/ Blue and green. (This is what I tried to get.)

Vsega po malem.
/ A bit of this, a bit of that.

5. Po precej dolgem času sem si vzela pol ure in pretresla in prečistila in pospravila svoj fimo kovček. Ampak... če ne dam dovolj hitro stvari za čestitke ven, bo šla vsebina kovčka spet nazaj na mizo. Ne vem, zakaj me tokrat tako drži. Kdo bo pa letošnje čestitke delal?!?
/ After quite some time, I cleaned out my fimo box. However... if I don't put the cardmaking supplies out fast enough, the contents of the fimo box will go back on the table. I don't know why I'm so hooked on it this time. And who will make this year's cards then?!?

Nataša

Cuker

2011-11-03T19:23:00.005+01:00

SUGAR

Z rožico / With a flower

Z vrtnico in meto / With a rose and a mint leaf

S kavo / With coffee

Z ljubeznijo / With love

Z črticami / With stripes

S spiralicami / With swirls

S kamenčki in školjko / With pebbles and a shell

S smetano in češnjo / With cream and a cherry

S kovancem / With a coin

Pogled od zgoraj / A view from above

Kalorije: 0% / Calories: 0%
Užitek: 100% / Pleasure: 100%

Sladek večer vam želim :)
Wishing you a sweet evening :)

Nataša

Letos namesto buče

2011-10-31T11:32:00.003+01:00

INSTEAD OF THIS YEAR'S JACK'O'LANTERN

Idejo je našel ata.
/ The idea was found by Dad.

Čarovnički sta narisali in izrezali svoje pošastkote.
/ The little witches sketched and cut out their monsters.

Mama čarovnica je dala material in orodje in posodila svoje okno.
/ Mama Witch provided the paper and tools and borrowed her window.

Pofotkal je ata - že včeraj, da bi videli, če bo OK.
/ Photos were taken by Dad - yesterday, just to see how it works.

Luškan dan in večer vam želimo, kar koli boste že počeli :)
/ Wishing you a cute day and evening, whatever you might be up to :)

mama čarovnica ;)

Fimo na vrvici

2011-10-22T14:58:00.006+02:00

FIMO ON THE STRING

Najdlje od vsega menda traja, da spravim en pekač obeskov na vrvice. Ampak mi je le uspelo.
/ For me, it usually takes the longest to put one tray of pendants on the strings and cords. But I've finally made it.

Slikice sem malo združila, da jih ne bi bilo preveč...
/ I've put some groups of photos together, so that there wouldn't be too many of them...

Take črno-bele
/ Black and white

Take bolj roza
/ Pink - more or less

Take bolj modre
/ Blue - more or less

Take bolj rjave
/ Brown - more or less

Take s transferčki
/ With transfers

Take... malo mešano
/ A little bit of this, a little bit of that

Take moje
/ So very "mine"

In take najbolj moje - nova obsesija
/ Even more "mine" - the latest craze

Album s posamičnimi slikicami je tudi tukaj.
/ All photos can also be seen here.

Nataša

Barvne igrarije, 3. del

2011-10-10T00:02:00.003+02:00

COLOURPLAY, PART 3

Kot sem obljubila, pokažem še vse, kar je nastalo iz preostalih koščkov barvnih lestvic.
/ As promised, I'd like to show you what I made from the remaining pieces of the colour scales.

Najprej s poletne strani palete:
/ First, the summer side of the palette:

Naložene proge, povaljano preko brusnega papirja.
/ Arranged stripes, rolled over some sanding paper.

Naložene proge, dodani krogci, povaljano, napikani vzorčki, pa še nekaj mini kroglic.
/ Arranged stripes, some circles, rolled, dotted patterns added, along with some mini balls.

Vsi modri in roza in vijolični ostanki zgneteni skupaj (pa še en košček srebrne, ki se je valjal v bližini), razvaljano, zvito, napikan vzorček na obeh straneh. Barva je čisto prava :)
/ All blue and pink and purple leftovers mixed together (with an additonal silver piece which was there by chance), rolled out, rolled together, pattern added on both sides. Love the colour :)

Pa še jesenska stran palete:
/ And the autumn side of the palette:

Zgornji vzorčast mi je bil toliko všeč, da sem naredila še ta trio.
/ I liked the patterned one shown above so much that I used the same procedure to make this trio.

Kar je ostalo, sem (ponovno) spremenila v kroglice in sploščila v hrapave ploščice. Za dopolnit obeske.
/ I took everything that was left over, made little balls (again) and flattened them into little coarse plates. To combine with the pendants.

Končno stanje: od enega zavojčka rumenega fima, pol zavojčka turkiznega in pol zavojčka temno roza ni za nadaljnje delo ostalo nič. In kako naj potem človek "vzame fimo ostanke, jih oblikuje in obleče z nekim finim vzorcem"... :D
/ Final status: I started with one pack of yellow fimo, half a pack of turquise and half a pack of dark pink fimo, and in the end, I was left with nothing to work with. So I wonder how I should "take some fimo scraps, model them into a shape and cover them in a fancy patterned layer"... :D

Nataša

Barvne igrarije, 2. del

2011-10-09T14:54:00.005+02:00

COLOURPLAY, PART 2

Iz vsake kroglice sem dobila eno pravokotno ploščico, eno kvadratno ploščico, tri krogce in ostanek. En krogec sem na enem delu stisnila skupaj, tako da sem dobila neke vrste cvetni listič. En krogec sem zvaljala v kroglico. Kvadratni ploščici sem naredila belo "dvojčico".
Mreža na zeleni podlogi je centimetrska.
/ From each ball, I made a little rectangular plate, a little square plate, three circles and leftovers. I took one circle and pressed it together at one side to make a king of a petal. From another circle, I rolled a little ball. For the square plate, I made a "twin sister".
The green mat has the centimetre grid printed on it.

Ja, iz VSAKE kroglice :)
/ Yes, from EACH ball :)

Pravokotne ploščice sem spekla, nato pa na eno stran napisala "formule" - razmerja vse treh uporabljenih barv, na drugo pa "koordinate" - številke vrst in stolpcev. Vse ploščice sem prevrtala in nanizala na žico, da bodo ostale skupaj.
/ I baked the rectangular plates. Then I wrote "formulas" on one side (percentages of all three colours I used) and "coordinates" on the other (numbers of lines and columns). I drilled holes in them and put them on a piece of wire to keep them all together.

Cvetni lističi mi niso uspeli tako, kot sem si zamislila. Ampak dobro, za preizkus koncepta je bilo. Tudi nanizala.
/ The petals didn't turn out as I thought they should. But OK, just to test the concept. Put them on the wire as well.

Krogce sem spekla in prevrtala na sredini. Idej za nosljivo obliko je že nekaj.
/ I baked the circles and drilled holes in the centre. A few ideas for the wearable form already there.

Kvadratno ploščico in njeno belo sestrico sem premešala, zvaljala v kroglico in postavila nazaj na ustrezno mesto. Pa sem prej mislila, da nič ne more biti bolj "kjut" :) Ampak te - poleg tega, da so manjše, so še pastelne! Ja, spet sem se borila s prašičkasto skušnjavo...
/ I took the square plate and her white sister, mixed them together, rolled into a ball and placed on the original spot. And I had thought before that nothing could beat the cuteness :) But these - not only they are smaller, they are also in pastel tones! Yes, I had to fight the piglet temptation once again...

Ampak potem sem jih samo enakomerno stisnila (pokrila s stekleno ploščo, ki sem jo na obeh straneh podstavila enako debelo palčko) in spekla, zdaj pa še čakajo na vrtanje. Kandidatka za eno tako "bonbončkasto" zapestnico se mi je že oglasila.
/ But then I just pressed them evenly (I covered them with a glass plate after placing two sticks of the same thickness on each side), baked them and now they're waiting for drilling. I already have a candidate for a little "candy" bracelet.

Preostale kroglice sem nekaj časa gledala, zbirala ideje...
/ I spent some time thinking what to do with the remaining balls...

... nato pa sem jih vse skupaj stresla v ekstruder, naredila pisane špagete in jih zvila v spiralice.
... and then I just put them all in the extruder, made colourful spaghetti and rolled them into coils.

Jutri pokažem, kaj sem naredila iz ostankov.
/ Tomorrow I'll show you what I made from the leftovers.

Nataša

Barvne igrarije

2011-10-06T22:56:00.003+02:00

COLOURPLAY

Med shranjenimi povezavami sem naletela na barvne lekcije Maggie Maggio. Logično, da sem se šla malo igrat. Namesto mase Premo, ki je uporabljena v videu, sem uporabila Fimo, in sicer št. 16 (Sunflower), št. 22 (Raspberry) in št. 39 (Peppermint). Uporabila sem Maggiejino predlogo (zato lahko zanemarite barvne oznake na njej).
/ While going through the saved links, I came accross Maggie Maggio's lessons on colours. And I went and play a bit. Instead of Premo used in the video, I used Fimo No. 16 (Sunflower), No. 22 (Raspberry) and No. 39 (Peppermint). I used Maggie's handout (so please just ignore the colour labels).

Prvi rezultat igranja:
/ The first outcome of the play:

Najprej me je zamikalo, da bi cel rezultat spremenila v mavrično vojsko pujskov :)
Ampak sem se tokrat odločila za nekaj drugega. Pokažem v naslednji objavi.
/ First, I was tempted to make an entire rainbow army of piglets :)
But I suppressed the urge and decided to try something else. Yet to be shown in my next post.

Človek sploh ne bi verjel, koliko igranja lahko ponudi fimo, ki ga je po količini manj kot za dva zavojčka...
/ You wouldn't believe how much play you can get from less than two packaged of fimo...

In še toliko možnosti!
/ And oh so many further possibilities!

Nataša

Transferčki

2011-10-05T20:08:00.003+02:00

LITTLE TRANSFERS

Kar tako, brez veliko časa in brez velikih planov. Nekaj črnobelih slikic iz laserskega tiskalnika in fimo plahtice. Zadovoljiv rezultat. Nekateri sicer še rabijo malo obdelave.
/ Just so, without much time and without any grand plans. A few black and white pictures made by a laser printer and rolled out fimo. Satisfactory outcome. Some of them need some finishing touches though.

In če je šlo z vzorčki, sem poskusila še s fotkami. Takimi ravno za današnji dan (četrta obletnica zadnjega koncerta). Ja, saj vem...
As it went well with patterns, I also tried with photos - just the right ones for today (4th anniversary of his last concert). Yes, I know...

In ker je ravno tak dan, jih podarjam. Če vam je kateri všeč, mi samo sporočite do jutri (6.10.2011) do 23:59.
/ And on a day like this, I'm giving them away. If you'd like to have any of them, just let me know by tomorrow (06 Oct 2011) 11:59 p.m.

Nataša

Ni in ni dalo miru

2011-09-22T00:16:00.005+02:00

I JUST COULDN'T LET IT GO

Od takrat, ko sem polžke in pikice videla prvič, sem razmišljala, da bi se jih lotila tudi sama. Ko pa sem jih pred kratkim tudi potipala, je bilo edino logično, da bo prva stvar, narejena s pomočjo mojega novega zelenčka, ena takšna oblečena škatla.
/ From the moment I first saw little coils and dots, I've been thinking about trying something similar myself. And when I recently got to touch them as well, it was only logical that the first thing made with my new green extruder was going to be such tin box.

Najprej sem "koncept" preskusila na enem krogcu: špagetki zviti v polžke, vsak drugi zavoj "popikan" s krogličnim pisalom za embosiranje. Vmesni prostorčki zapolnjeni s krajšimi koščki špagetkov.
/ First, I tested the concept on a little fimo circle: I extruded some spaghetti, rolled them into coils and made dots to every other circle by using an embossing stylus. I filled the spaces in between with shorter pieces of the spaghetti.

Na enak način sem najprej oblekla pokrov kovinske škatle, s to razliko, da sem ga najprej pokrila z zelo tanko plastjo svetlega Fima.
/ Then I went and used the same procedure on the lid of the tin box, but before doing so, I covered it with a very thin layer of light-coloured Fimo.

Aja, še to: za špagetke sem se prvič "odlepila" od Fima in preskusila Pardo. Za stiskanje je bil fajn, za dolgotrajnejše delo pa premehek, prepacast, še posebej za take bolj natančne stvari. (Sem bila vmes že tudi na tem, da vse skupaj zabrišem stran...)
/ Oh, and yes: I moved away from Fimo and made the spaghetti by using Pardo for the very first time. It was great for extruding, but too soft for longer work, too squashy, particularly for such delicate things. (While working, I found myself fighting the urge to toss everything away...)

Pokrov sem spekla in ga nataknila na škatlo (kar se je izkazalo za zelo dobro potezo, ker sem samo tako lahko škatlo držala med delom). Tudi škatlo sem najprej obdala s tanko plastjo svetlega fima, potem je pa trajalo kar nekaj časa, da sem na celo površino naložila polžke in zapolnila vse praznine. In napikala vse pike.
/ I baked the lid and put it on the box (which was actually a very good move, because it was the only way to hold the box while working). I covered the box with a thin layer of Fimo as well, and then it took me quite a few hours to cover the entire surface with the coils and fill all the voids. And made all the dots.

In če povzamem v stilu Bradyjevih: Kaj smo se iz tega naučili?
/ And if I summerise everything in words of the Brady bunch: What did we learn from this?

1. Pardo NI uporaben za to. (Njegov potencial vidim v mehurčkanju, ker je prijetno mehek za gnetenje kroglic in ker je po pečenju rahlo perlasto svetlikajoč. In ker mi je nabor barv všeč.
/ 1. Pardo is NOT to be used for this. (I can see its potential in bubbles though, because it is nice and soft for kneading and it has a slightly pearly sheen after baking. And because I like its range of colours.

2. S tanjšimi špagetki je malo več dela in malo dlje traja. (Ja, logično.)
/ 2. Thinner spaghetti take more work and more time. (Well, duh.)

3. Z imitacijo perlic (majhne kroglice mase s piko na sredi) se da fino prikriti spoje, majhne praznine, ponesrečke... Tokrat mi je uspelo le na pokrovu, ker sem imela občutek, da se mi bo na škatli vse samo še bolj spacalo, in sem najprej spekla in šele nato nameravala dodati "perlice". Pa se nepečen Pardo ni hotel prijeti pečenega. Še ena točka v prid - mojemu dragemu - Fimu.
/ 3. Faux seed beads (little balls of Pardo with a little hole in the middle) are great for covering up the joints, little voids, mishaps... This time, it worked well only on the lid, because I had a feeling that if I had done it on the unbaked box, everything would have got even more messed up, so I baked it first and intended to add the "beads" later. But, the unbaked Pardo wouldn't stick to the baked layer. Yet another point to the advantage of - my dear - Fimo.

Vesela sem, da sem kljub temu, da mi že vmes ni bilo všeč, kako se zadeva obrača, vztrajala do konca, do končnega izdelka.
/ I'm glad that, despite the fact that I didn't like the way the whole thing was turning out, I managed to finish it.

In vesela sem, da kljub temu, da mi končni izdelek ni uspel tako, kot sem si ga zamislila (čeprav je popolnoma v moji barvni kombinaciji), da me ni minilo veselje in bom še sigurno naredila kaj podobnega. S Fimom.
/ And I'm glad that, despite the fact that the final result was not as I had imagined it (even though it is so totally in my colours), I still want to go and make another one. With Fimo.

Nekaj polžkov mi je še ostalo. In imam približno idejo, kaj bom z njimi. Mogoče jutri.
/ I've got some more coils left. And I have a vague idea what I'll do with them. Maybe tomorrow.

Nataša

Moje jabolko

2011-09-20T19:12:00.004+02:00

MY APPLE

Ne samo, da katero ne pade daleč od drevesa, včasih se celo odbije in ga preskoči. (To bi v bistvu morale biti sanje vsakega starša...)
/ Not only that some apples don't fall far from the tree, some of them even bounce back and jump over the tree. (This should actually be every parent's dream...)

Vem, da sem grozna, da stvaritev moje hčere nisem objavila še ko so bile tople od pečice! Sicer pa je bila objava zelo pri vrhu stvari, ki-jih-bom-naredila-takoj-ko-se-delovna-norišnica-poleže. Torej danes. Malo me je k temu spodbodla tudi Klavdija z objavo ene takšne "kulinarične" povezave.
/ I know I'm horrible for not posting my daughter's creations while they were still hot from the oven! But posting this was at the top of the list of things that-I-will-do-as-soon-as-I-finish-my-work-and-start-breathing-again. That is, today, after getting a little additional push from Klavdija when she posted this "culinary" link.

Torej, fast food á la T. (Ko sem videla, kaj je začelo nastajati, me je za trenutek imelo, da bi ji pokazala stran od Noelie, pa sem se zadržala, ker me je zanimalo, kam bo prišla brez zunanjih vplivov.)
/ So here it is - fast food á la T. (As soon as I saw what she is making, I had an urge for a moment to show her Noelia's page, but I stopped myself from doing so because I really wanted to see what she'll do without external influence.)

Preusmerjam pozornost na plasti v hamburgerju in sezamova zrnca na njem. In na vijuge kečapa in gorčice :)
/ Bringing your attention to the layers in the burger and sesame seeds on top of it. And to the waves of ketchup and mustard :)

Preusmerjam pozornost na nariban sir. In skorjico. In polnjeno olivo. In barvo šunke :)
/ Bringing your attention to the grated cheese. And the crust. And to the filled olive. And to the colour of ham :)

Aja, pa še z denarjem. Z enim centom. Tam zgoraj.
/ Oh, yeah. One photo with money. With one cent. Up there.

Je rekla, da bi sadje tudi delala. Pa tortice. In sladolede :)
/ She said she'd like to make some fruit too. And cupcakes. And ice-creams :)

Nataša

Po vrsti

2011-09-11T10:12:00.010+02:00

ONE BY ONE

Poročilo o prejšnjem fimo vikendu - po vrsti:
/ A report on the last fimo weekend - one by one:

Najprej edina planirana stvar. Turkizni in modri frtajčki za en bližajoč rojstni dan... Približno podobnost sem dosegla s tem, da sem želene barve sestavila v klobaso, jo narezala na enako debele rezine, oblikovala v kroglice in "sfrtajčkala".
/ First of all, the only planned thing. Turquoise and blue swirlies for an upcoming birthday... I managed to achieve a certain degree of similarity by making a cane, cutting it in slices and turning little balls into swirled lentils.

Ostanek klobase s še vidnim vzorcem - narezan, zložen, povaljan.
/ The remaining piece of the cane with recognisable pattern - cut, placed down, rolled.

Ostanek klobase zvaljan v enotno barvo, žarnica in zobotrebec - tole zveni kot glavne "osebe" neke sprevržene pripovedke :D
/ Cane leftovers rolled into a monochromatic mass, a lightbulb and a toothpick - this sounds pretty much like some twisted fairy-tale :D

Globokomorska... nekaj.
/ A deep-sea... something.

Nato mi je pod roke prišla kepa suhega, strjenega, načeloma neuporabnega fima. Rešitev (in morda namig za še koga): čisto navaden ribež (seveda namenjen samo za fimo!). Suho kepo sem nastrgala in čisto narahlo stisnila v te kroglice bolj naravnega videza. Fimo se je čudežno zmehčal, celo do te mere, da sem morala prav paziti, da nisem kupčka stisnila preveč, ker bi zelo hitro dobila gladko pisano maso.
/ Then I came across a bulk of dry, hardened, pretty much useless fimo. The solution (and maybe a hint for others): a grater (to be used just for fimo of course!). I grated the dry bulk and gently pressed together to make these - more naturally looking - balls. Fimo was miraculously softened, I even had to be extra cautious not to sqeeze it too much as I didn't want it to become too smooth again.

malo mešano: dodelava koščkov od prejšnjega skupinskega fimanja - razrezanke kar tako - preliv in štampiljka - polžki - pomešani ostanki prevaljani z brusnim papirjem - igrarije v sivem
/ a little mix: a bit of further work on the pieces from the last group fimo session - cut-up pieces just so - a blend and a stamp - little snails - mixed scraps rolled out with sanding paper - playing in grey

Krogi in krogci. Barve sicer niso zelo kontrastne, ampak sem šla na pospravljanje ostankov in sem si pač navaljala take odtenke.
/ Circles and smaller circles. The colours are not in strong contrasts though, but I wanted to use up the scraps, so I ended up with such tones.

Pa so me krogi v krogih in krogi na črtah spomnili na krasote naše mojstrice Klavdije. In sem šla poskusit, če znam... Zadovoljna. Sicer se zavedam, da je s hrapavo površino dosti lažje doseči spodoben izgled kot z gladko, ampak sem dobila veselje za še kakšen poskus.
/ Circles in circles and circles on lines - they reminded me of faboulous things made by Klavdija. And I tried some, just to see if a can... Pretty satisfied with the result. I mean, I'm totally aware that it is much easier to achieve good results if I make the surface coarse as opposed to smooth, but I'm definitely willing to try some more.

Že skoraj čisto na koncu sem se šla še malo izživljat :)
/ When I was almost done, I went to stretch myself a bit more :)

Ni se mi zdelo, da bi si te barve puščala še za drugič. Se mi zdi, da bom vsaj tako pa mogoče le prišla do tega, da končno naredim kaj svetlega... Ostanke sem porabila čisto čisto do konca. Bo prišlo prav pri sestavljanju - kot dopolnilo h kateremu od obeskov, po drugi strani pa jih je dovolj za samostojen kos.
/ I didn't want to keep any of these colours for the next time. I think that this is the only chance for me to actually make something in lighter colours for a change - finally... I used up all the scraps, till the last tiny piece. They seem like they'll come handy - as an accompanying element to some of the pendants, but on the other hand, there are enough of them to make something just with them.

Bi človek rekel, da se je seznam stvari, ki bi jih še rada preskusila in naredila, kaj skrajšal. Japajade :)
/ One would think that the list of things I'd still like to try and make has become shorter. Yeah right :)

Nataša

Sobotne

2011-09-10T08:02:00.004+02:00

CARDS FOR SATURDAYS

Včerajšnji prost popoldan (In večer. In pol noči.) sem porabila za voščilnice. Poročne. Nekaj po naročilu, nekaj za lastne potrebe, nekaj na zalogo. Fajn je bilo.
/I spent yesterday's afternoon (And evening. And a half of the night.) making cards. Wedding cards. Some of them to give, some to send and some to have in stash. It was nice.

(videno pri Valiti / as seen at Valita's blog)

Nataša

Vedno znova

2011-09-08T08:31:00.002+02:00

OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Vedno znova mi jih je užitek delat.
/ Over and over again, I enjoy making them.

Od izbiranja kombinacije, rezanja papirja do razporejanja in lepljenja.
Tudi lakiranje. Čeprav so na otip najbolj fantastične pred lakiranjem.
/ Choosing the combination, cutting the paper, positioning, adhering.
Even varnishing. Even though they feel fantastic to touch before varnishing.

Fajn jih je delat, vsako od njih. Še posebej, ker sem jih do zdaj vedno delala za točno določeno osebo. In je fajn, če lahko imaš med delom prejemnika v mislih :)
/ They are so much fun to make. Especially because until now, I've always made them for a specific person. And it feels so good to have the recipient on your mind while making something for them :)

Moja draga G., upam, da ti bo dobro služila.
/ My dear G., I hope it will be of good use to you.

Nataša

Tri pole kartona

2011-08-30T23:01:00.006+02:00

THREE CARDBOARD SHEETS

Čokoladno rjava, svetlo rjava in temno rdeča. Nekaj malo dodatkov. Rezultat: pet še ne čisto gotovih voščilnic, ki lahko zdaj na kupčku počakajo na "glasbene želje" (napise, številke, motive po želji). Ne vem, ali je bilo zaradi barv, ampak ko sem jih sestavljala, sem bila mirna in zadovoljna. Bi rekla, da zaradi čokoladno rjave... ;)

/ Chocolate brown, light brown and dark red. A few add-ons. The result: five not-entirely-finished cards which can now wait for specific reqests (sentiments, numbers, desired motives). I don't know whether it's the colours, but making them made me peaceful and satisfied. Chocolate brown would be my guess... ;)

Nataša

Možgane na pašo

2011-08-27T12:17:00.003+02:00

NO HARD THINKING

Nič kaj posebej oh-in-sploh ustvarjalna ni bila zadnja runda. Samo za roke zaposlit, ko se je glava od dela malo obrnila proti Marsu in drugim prijetnim razmišljanjem...
/ Nothing very creative and fabulous in my recent crafting sessions. Just to keep my hands busy while my head was turned away from all the work towards Mars and other pleasant thoughts...

Posrečilo se mi je, da sem našla nekaj zelo uporabnih verižic za minimalno ceno. Samo nekaj kičastih obeskov je bilo treba odstraniti in verižico razdeliti na krajše dele - iz ene verižice sem dobila osnovo za sedem zapestnic.
/ I got lucky and found some quite useful necklaces for a minimum price. I only had to remove a few kitschy pendants and I could make seven bracelet chains out of it.

In ko so bile že klešče v roki, tudi kamenčki in školjkice niso bili daleč. Pa sem malo poskusila. Rezultat sicer ni tako fensi kot so Marnine lepotičke, ampak mi je zaradi morskega modro-rjavo-školjkastega pridiha všeč.
/ When I had pliers in my hand, chips and shell beads weren't very far. So I gave it a little try. The result is not as fancy as these beauties made by Marna, but I like it because it's blue and brown and has shells and reminds me of the seaside.

In potem še nekaj uhančkov. Iz vsake škatlice nekaj kamenčkov, na približno enako dolžino, nanizat, zavihat, obesit.
/ And a few pairs of earrings. A few chips from each box, approximately the same length, string, make a loop, hang up.

Drugi posrečen nakup so bili vzorčasti papirčki. Razrezani in zaenkrat samo barvno skombinirani z ozadjem. In približno skombinirani z motivi. Ostali okraski, trakci, razcepke, gumbki, napisi... bodo pa postopoma, kakor bo potreba.
/ The other great purchase were patterned papers. Cut up and only matched to backgrounds for now. And only remotely with suitable motives. But other embellishments, ribbons, brads, buttons, sentiments, etc., will be added later, when necessary.

Kvadratni niso niti še tako daleč kot pravokotni. Ampak kombinacije kar skačejo ven iz te "gasilske", kajne?
/ I haven't made even that far with the square ones yet. But combinations just keep popping out themselves, aren't they?

Nataša

Molk prekinjen

2011-08-22T14:42:00.004+02:00

SILENCE INTERRUPTED

Enkrat sem ga že prekinila z nečim vijoličnim, tokrat pa v družbi z modro.
/ I've interrupted it with something purple before, and this time it is accompanied by blue.

V duhu poletja - za te vroče dni...
/ In the spirit of summer - for this hot days...

Razen enih (ali dvojnih) kroglic so bili to zadnji nesestavljeni iz zadnjega "maratona".
/ Except for one (or two) batches of little round beads, these were the last unassembled ones from the last "marathon".

Kar pomeni... samo eno :)
/ Which means... just one thing :)

(ko se sprazni čakalna vrsta za "papirnate projekte", seveda)
/ (as soon as there is nothing left in the waiting line for "paper projects", of course)

Nataša

Saj mi ni treba...

2011-08-10T17:09:00.003+02:00

I REALLY DON'T HAVE TO...

... čisto nič reči, a ne?
/ ... say absolutely anything, right?

Nataša

Tri hrapave

2011-08-08T17:27:00.003+02:00

THREE COARSE ONES

Saj sem že povedala, da je brusni papir eden od mojih naljubših domačih pripomočkov za fimanje, kajne?
/ I've told you before that sanding paper is one of my favourite "tools" for playing with Fimo, haven't I?

Nataša

Ena taka bolj kačja

2011-08-07T10:52:00.004+02:00

A BIT MORE SNAKE-LIKE

Metalik fimo, preliv, odtis štampiljke, razrezano na kvadratke velikosti 2 cm, dodane mini "perlice" (kar iz fima).
/ Metallic Fimo, Skinner blend, stamped, cut to 2 cm squares, added "seed beads" (made of Fimo).

Pa še ena z istim vzorcem, le da je samo v zeleni in na koncu lakirana.
/ And another one with the same pattern, but only in green and varnished when baked.

Nataša

Danes drobnarije

2011-08-04T18:01:00.004+02:00

SOME TIDBITS TODAY

Trije prstani.
/ Three rings.

In dva obeska. En zaobljen, drugi ne. En lakiran, drugi ne. En za na verižico, drugi ne. Ampak oba v mojih barvah :)
/ And two pendants. One is rounded, the other isn't. One is varnished, the other isn't. One is to be worn around the neck, the other isn't. But both of them are in my colours :)

Nataša

Ena zapestnica

2011-08-03T21:59:00.005+02:00

A BRACELET

Iz vijoličnih in roza krogcev.
/ Made of purple and pink circles.

Različno povzorčkanih.
/ With different patterns.

In prav fajn se nosi na roki :)
/ And is very well wearable on the wrist :)

Nataša

Ena taka... kar tako

2011-08-02T23:53:00.005+02:00

ONE... JUST SO

Fimo ostanki - na prvi pogled nemogoča barvna kombinacija.
Razvaljano, prevaljano še čez brusni papir, razrezano na koščke.
/ Fimo scrap - totally impossible colour combination.
Rolled out, pressed against sanding paper, cut into pieces.

Podlaga - na prvi pogled še bolj nemogoča kombinacija.
Vsak košček položen na roza podlago, obrezan, s tankim robom.
/ Background - seemed even more impossible.
Every piece placed on the pink layer, cut out, with a thin border all around.

Pečeno, zvrtane luknjice, sestavljeno.
/ Baked, drilled, assembled.

Končni rezultat pa niti ni tako zelo slab :)
/ Not so bad, actually :)

Nataša

Ena modra

2011-08-01T22:20:00.003+02:00

A BLUE ONE

Nekaj fimo piškotov sem uspela takoj obesiti na vrvice, nekaj pa jih je ostalo nesestavljenih in so pridno čakali, da pridejo na vrsto.
/ I managed to put some of my fimo cookies on the strings right away, but some of them remained unassembled, waiting patiently for their turn.

Ta je bila prva na vrsti. Celo tako zgodaj, da je šla junija z menoj na naše potovanje :)
/ This one was the first in line. It was made early enough to go with me on our trip in June :)

Nekaj jih še bo...
/ There will be some more...

Nataša

Seveda

2011-07-31T20:12:00.003+02:00

OF COURSE

Seveda sem dobila veselje, da bi naredila še kaj iz Tila ploščic.
Seveda sem poleg črnih imela tudi bele. Take biserne.
Seveda jih moram zdaj malo dati na stran. Ker bi lahko kar hitro prešle v obsesijo, glede na to, kako sem ubrisana na kvadratke :)

/ Of course I wanted to do some more playing with Tilas.
Of course I had black and white ones. Pearly white.
Of course I have to put them aside for a while. Because they might become another obsession of mine, considering what a sucker I am for little squares :)

Ideja za vzorec / The pattern
Tila ploščice št. 592 / Tila beads No. 592

Nataša

Brez razlage

2011-07-28T12:49:00.004+02:00

NO EXPLANATION

S Tila ploščicami sem že nekaj malo preizkušala, moj prvi konkreten eksperiment pa se je končal takole:

/ I've played a bit with the Tila beads before, but this is how my first actual experiment turned out:

Ni za nosit.
Samo za imet.
Tisti, ki vedo, bodo razumeli.

/ Not to be worn.
Just to have and to hold.
Those who know will understand.

(Ja, saj vem... / Yes, I know...)

Nataša

Skoraj popolna sobota

2011-07-24T20:40:00.010+02:00

ALMOST PERFECT SATURDAY

Sivka
/ Lavender

in ostale rož'ce.
/ And other flowers.

In ostale lepote
/ And other pretty things

izpod teh neverjetnih rok.
/ made by these incredible hands.

Moja najljubša barva v izobilju :) In draga prijateljica.
/ My favourite colour in abundance :) And a dear friend.

Potem pa še sprehod ob morju.
/ Followed by a stroll by the sea.

In prijeten klepet in druženje. In Scrabble :)
/ And chit-chat and hanging out. And Scrabble :)

Kar do večera. Do popolnosti nam je manjkalo šest kokošk, še kak petelinček, pa prgišče malo manjših in malo večjih piščančkov. Ampak, saj nekaj poletja nam je še ostalo...
/ Until the evening. It would only be more perfect with six more girls, some guys and kids. Well, we've still got some summer left...

Nataša

Perlicam vročina nič ne more

2011-07-15T12:08:00.005+02:00

BEADS DON'T CARE ABOUT THE HEAT

Zato so bile prava izbira v preteklih vročih dneh.
/ That's why they were the right choice in the past few hot days.

In glede na to, da imamo po novem v družini nekaj na novo preluknjanih ušes, smo s puncami malo praznile zaloge v tej smeri :)
/ And considering the fact that lately we've had a few more pierced ears in the family, the girls and me tried to reduce the stash at least a little bit :)

Zalogam se še ne pozna kaj dosti. Bomo še. Tudi če ne bo več tako vroče...
/ The difference in quantity can hardly be spotted. So we'll have to do some more. Even if it's not that hot outside...

Nataša

Podobe s poti - Napisi. Brez puščic.

2011-07-12T00:39:00.000+02:00

IMAGES FROM THE JOURNEY - SIGNS. WITHOUT ARROWS

V različnih jezikih, različnih pisavah.
Različnih barv in oblik.
Za različne namene...

/ In different languages, different letters.
Of different colours and shapes.
For different purposes...

Sarajevo

Travnik

Foča

Kruševo

Prilep

Peštani

Sv. Naum

meja, Albanija

Ohrid

Skopje

Veles

Nataša

Podobe s poti - Napisi. S puščicami.

2011-07-11T00:13:00.004+02:00

IMAGES FROM THE JOURNEY - SIGNS. WITH ARROWS.

Da je vsak cilj laže najti...
/ Making every destination easier to find...

Nataša

Podobe s poti - Take živalske

2011-07-10T00:02:00.018+02:00

IMAGES FROM THE JOURNEY - ANIMALS

Pernato. / Feathery.

/Prilep/

/Mostar/

/Peštani/

/Sv. Naum/

Igrivo. Lačno. / Playful. Hungry.

/Ohrid/

Leno - tam spredaj, na cesti; smo se morali okrog njega peljat :) / Lazy - lying on the road; we had to drive around him :)

/Pogradec/

Ob cesti. / By the road.

/Pogradec/

Ob bunkerju. / By the bunker.

/Pogradec/

Pri živalskem vrtu in muzeju. / By the ZOO and the museum.

/Skopje/

Na mostu. / On the bridge.

/Skopje/

Nad vhodom v pošto. / Above the post office entrance.

/Sarajevo/

Na zidu. / On the wall.

/Sarajevo/

V vodi. / In the water.

/Veles/

Na vodi. / On the water.

/Sarajevo/

Na listu. / On a leaf.

/Sarajevo/

Srčkano. / Cute.

/Jajce/

Mravlje. Itak :) / Ants. Well of course :)

/Peštani/

Nataša

Za intermezzo: Prvič na Peco

2011-07-09T11:48:00.015+02:00

FOR AN INTERMEZZO: PECA FOR THE FIRST TIME

Naš prvi pohod na Peco. Start iz doline Topla (930). V daljavi (tam na levi, tiste skale!) se vidi naš cilj (2125).
/ Our first hike to Peca. Starting from the valley Topla (930). There's our destination (2125) - far away (on the left, those rocks!).

Ja, tisto je cilj...
/ Yes, that's where we're going...

Nekaj ur pozneje - isti vrh, nekoliko bliže.
/ A few hours later - the same peak, just slightly closer.

Razgled z vrha.
/ A view from the top.

Kažipoti in napisi.
/ Signposts and signs.

On pa še vedno spi.
/ And he's still asleep.

Namesto izmučenih planincev raje pokažem rož'ce.
/ Instead of tired hikers, some photos of flowers.

In metuljčke.
/ And butterflies.

In ptičke.
/ And birds.

In borovce, zaradi katerih je zrak dišal kot na morju.
/ And pine trees, with the same scent as at the seaside.

In še moje tolažbe:
/ And my consolations:

Mini tolažba - na vrhu. Da sem videla moje male modre še v juliju.
/ A tiny consolation - at the top. To see my little blue ones in July.

Malo večja tolažba - v koči.
/ A bit better consolation - at the hut.

Največja tolažba - ob povratku domov. Lubenica, moja najljubša :)
/ The best consolation - upon the return. Watermelon, my favourite :)

Nataša

Podobe s poti - Rastline

2011-07-08T20:11:00.005+02:00

IMAGES FROM THE JOURNEY - PLANTS

Noge v vodi. / Feet in the water.

/Ohrid/

Obrazi na soncu. / Faces in the sun.

/Nova Gradiška/

Drobno. / Tiny.

/Travnik/

Tropsko. / Tropical.

/Ohrid/

Kačasto. / Snaky.

/Peštani/

Puhasto. / Fluffy.

/Mostar/

Ostriženo. / Trimmed.

/Peštani/

Osamljeno. / Lonely.

/Ohrid/

Najljubše. / Favourite.

/Jajce/

Oranžno. / Orange.

/Mostar/

Rdeče. / Red.

/Peštani/

Dišeče. / Fragrant.

/Skopje/

In tale zadnja kar kliče po pesmi, kajne?
/ And the last one just calls for the song, doesn't it?

Nataša