Kamenčki

PEBBLES


Tile so nastali že pred časom. V škatli za Fimo sem imela kar precej ostankov, pa sem jih v nekaj rundah prevaljala skozi strojček za testenine, da sem dobila kose enakomerne barve. Razdelila sem jih na manjše koščke, oblikovala kamenčke, jih povaljala v soli, naredila luknjice in jih spekla na stojalu.

/ I made these quite some time ago. I took some leftovers from my Fimo box and rolled them with my pasta machine to get a few larger monochromatic pieces. I cut them to smaller pieces, formed the pebbles, rolled them in salt, made holes and baked them on the stand.


Stojalo je domače izdelave - nekaj zobotrebcev nalepljenih v luknjice, navrtane v odpadno deščico. Ni za razstavo, je pa zelo uporabno pri sušenju DAS ali peki Fimo kroglic in kamenčkov. Še posebej, ko hočem narediti luknjice: če kroglico držim s prsti, medtem ko na obeh straneh delam luknjico, se kroglica vedno vsaj nekoliko deformira. Tukaj pa jo položim na zobotrebec, zelo narahlo pritisnem, da obstane na zobotrebcu, nato pa vzamem še en zobotrebec in z njim naredim luknjico z vrha, istočasno pa se kroglica potiska navzdol, tako da nastaja luknjica tudi s spodnje strani, nato pa ostane na stojalu, ne da bi se je morala sploh dotikati.

/ The stand is home made - a few toothpicks glued into holes drilled in a little piece of wood. Not for an exhibition, but very useful for drying DAS or baking Fimo balls or pebbles. Especially when I need holes: if I hold the ball with fingers while poking holed on both sides, the ball always gets at least a little bit distorted. But here I put it on on toothpick, press very gently so that it remains on the toothpick, and then I take another toothpick and make a hole from the top, pushing the ball downwards and making the hole in the bottom at the same time. The ball then remains on the stand without me having to touch it at all.


Še kamenčki na vrvici / Pebbles on the string




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Sam svoj mojster

Včasih se mi zdi prav fajn, ko mi uspe, da ne zapadem v kakšno množično histerijo in ne naročam novih in novih ustvarjalnih igrač in pripomočkov, ampak iz stvari, ki jih imam doma, z malo domišljije in truda sama naredim zadevo, ki čisto dobro služi svojemu namenu. Seveda ti pripomočki ne izgledajo tako fensi kot oni v video navodilih in spletnih trgovinah, ampak rezultati so pa čisto spodobni...

DIY

/ Sometimes it feels just great if I manage to avoid some mass hysteria and stop myself from ordering new and new crafting tools and gadgets, and I use the things I have at home instead and make, with some effort and imagination, something that serves its purpose just as well. Of course such home-made tools don't look as fancy as those in video tutorials and internet shops, but the results are quite OK...


Ena takšna stvar, za katero sem se na prvi pogled odločila, da si jo bom naredila sama, je orodje za pozicioniranje lesenih štampiljk - Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. Kar nekaj časa sem odlašala, ko pa sem dobila svoje majhne štampiljke iz PinkCatStudio, sem se lotila dela.

/ One of such things that I decided to make myself when I saw it for the very first time was a stamp positioning tool Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. The idea was there for quite some time, but when I got my little stamps from PinkCatStudio, I got busy.


Štampiljke sem razrezala - tokrat jih nisem izrezovala ob robu, ampak sem si naredila kvadratke in pravokotnike. Nalepila sem jih na lesene kocke, na katerih so nekoč bile gumijaste štampiljke - ker sem v enem naročilu dobila nekaj ponovljenih motivov, sem štampiljke odstranila, kocke pa uporabila za nov namen. Ker so motivi majhni, sem malo varčevala s prostorom in na eno kocko nalepila tri ali štiri.

/ I cut the stamps - I didn't cut them out precisely but I made little squares and rectangles. I adhered them to wooden blocks to which some rubber stamps were once mounted - I ordered a bulk of stamps once but there were quite a few stamps with the same motive, so I removed the stamps and used the blocks for another purpose. As these motives are quite small, I decided to save some space and put three or four of them to one block.


Nato sem si iz lesenih ploščic izdelala kotnik - pravokotne in kvadratne ploščice sem zlagala in lepila tako, da so se spoji prekrivali, in s tem sem dobila pravi kot.
Iz tršega prosojnega papirja sem narezala kvadrate.

/ Then I took some small wooden plates and made a tool - I stacked and glued the rectangulars and squares together to get a 90-degree-angle corner. I used some thicker translucent paper and made some squares.


In zdaj - kako to orodje sploh deluje: najprej sem en kot prosojnega kvadrata nastavila v kot kotnika. Nato sem s črnim StazOn črnilom odtisnila en motiv.

/ And now - how does this tool work actually: first, I positioned one corner of the translucent square to the corner of the tool. Then I used black StazOn ink and stamped one motive.


V ostale tri kote sem odtisnila še ostale tri motive z iste kocke - ker sta dva motiva na eni strani, je potrebno štampiljko vmes očistiti, da ne pušča nepotrebnih odtisov.
Na enak način si bom pripravila še ostale odtise - za vsako kocko en kvadrat.

/ I stamped other three motives to the remaining three corners - where there are two motives on one side of the block, one should clean the stamp before stamping the other motive in order to avoid unwanted images lying everywhere.
In this way, I'll prepare similar squares - one per each block.


Ko so priprave opravljene, lahko začnemo. Recimo, da želim na vejo "obesiti" jabolko.

/ With all the preparation finished, we can now start. Let's say I'd like to "hang" an apple on a branch.


Na sliko drevesa nastavim odtis in izberem pravi položaj.

/ I take an image of a tree, position the stamped image to where I want it.


Nato na kot poravnam kotnik, odtis odstranim, in v kot odtisnem jabolko.

/ Then I take the tool and place it to the right position (with the corner of the square lying in the corner of the tool). I remove the stamped image and stamp an apple just like before.


In tako naprej. Tole moje drevo je samo za primer in prikaz, zato v njem ne iščite kakšne visoke umetniške vrednosti :)

/ And so on. Mind you, this tree of mine is solely an example and for demonstration purposes, so please don't seek any high artistic value in it :)


In zdaj, ko orodje imam, ga lahko prav krasno uporabim za črke na lesenih držalih, pa tudi ponavljajoči vzorci bodo mogoče nekoliko manj naključni...

/ And now when I have the tool, I can use it just perfectly for my little letters on wooden handles, and the repeating patterns will maybe look a bit less random...



Se vam zdi uporabno? Izvolite, uporabite.
Vas zanima ta pravi Stamp-A-Ma-Jig? Najdete ga tukaj.

/ Find it useful? Feel free to use it.
Want to see the actual Stamp-A-Ma-Jig? Find it here.

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Doma narejene rožice

HOME-MADE FLOWERS


Glede na to, da imam rada gerbere in marjetice, so mi všeč tudi papirnate rožice z več kot osmimi cvetnimi lističi. Sicer bi se jih dalo preprosto izrezati s katerim od digitalnih rezalnikov ali kupiti izrezane, pa tudi šablona ali štanca bi se morda našla, ampak sem našla način, kako jih lahko naredim kar sama.
/ Considering the fact that I love gerberas and daisies, I also like paper flower with more than eight petals. I know that they could be simply cut out with a digital shape cutter or bought ready-made, or even a template or punch could be found, but I found a way to make them myself.

Za šablono sem vzela izštancan krog s školjkastim robom (štirinajst hribčkov pomeni štirinajst cvetnih lističev). Prerisala sem jo na papir - vseeno, na katero stran, ker se po izrezovanju črta od svičnika pozneje več ne vidi.
/ As a template, I used a punched out scalloped circle (fourteen little hills means fourteen petals). I traced it to paper - it doesn't matter to which side you draw it, the pencil line won't show after you cut the flower out.


Na sredino sem narisala krog - lahko s šablono, lahko s prosto roko; malo je odvisno od tega, če ga bo pozneje kaj prekrilo (manjša rožica ali gumb).
/ I drew a circle in the center - it can be done with a template or free hand; it might depend on whether you want to cover it later (with a smaller flower or a button).


Rožico sem na samo na približno izrezala in pri vsakem stiku dvek hribčkov zarezala v smeri sredine do narisanega kroga.
/ I cut the flower out (you don't have to be too precise) and cut lines towards the center between the hills, stopping at the circle.


Nato sem izrezala hribčke. Uporabila sem valovite škarje, pa tudi z navadnimi škarjami gre brez problema.
/ Then I cut out the hills. I used scalloped scissors, but the regular ones will do just fine as well.


Z navadnimi škarjami sem "pobrala" robove - nekoliko prej sem zaokrožila hribčke in pobrala nekaj papirja med dvema trakcema. Voilá rožica!
/ I used the regular scissors to trim the edges - I circled off the hills and cut some paper between the petals. Voilá flower!


Za sredino so se mi zdeli najboljši veliki gumbi.
/ Large buttons seemed the most appropriate for the center piece.


V naslednji objavi bo še nekaj variacij.
/ A few more variations in the next post.

Če se vam zdi uporabno, izvolite!
/ If you find it useful, feel free to use it!


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Nov dom za razcepke

Saj jih ne uporabljam čisto vsak dan. Ampak sem se nekako naveličala brskanja po škatlici, da bi našla tri ali štiri enake barve (vsaj po oblikah sem jih imela ločene). No, pa sem vzela dva stara lesena okvirčka (IKEA), odstranila stekelce in z obojestranskim lepilnim trakom prilepila pravokotno plastično mrežico z majhnimi luknjicami. In sem dobila neke vrste platno, v katerega sem lahko napikala razcepke, ki so zdaj vedno na svojem mestu in lahko dosegljive - nekaj jih je sortiranih po barvi, nekaj jih je zloženih v vzorček, rožice pa so kot na travniku in kličejo pomlad :)

A NEW HOME FOR BRADS

Not that I use them every single day. But I somehow got tired of searching through the box to find three or four of the same colour (well, at least I had them sorted by colour). So I took two old wooden frames (IKEA), removed the glass and with the double-sided tape, I adhered a rectangular plastic net with small holes to each of them. And I ended up with some kind of canvas to pin all the brads into. They are now always in their place and are easily accessible - some of them are sorted by colour, some are arranged in a pattern and the flowers are, like on a meadow, calling out for the spring to come.

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Moja prva blog nagrada

Dobila sem svojo prvo nagrado - Suzy je med blogi, ki so ji všeč, zapisala tudi mojega. Hvala, Suzy! Bila sem tako vesela, da sem naredila tale znakec za pohvale.

MY FIRST BLOG AWARD

I've received my first award - Suzy included my blog among the ones she likes. Thank you, Suzy! I was so happy that I went and made this little praise sign (saying 'I like your blog').


Pa naj še jaz naštejem sedem blogov, ki jim želim podeliti moj znakec:
/ And here are seven blogs that I'd like to present with my little sign:

Tako preprosto ... igrivo, ustvarjalno
Polipap crafter
BojaMoja ustvarja
Sonjin ustvarjalni kotiček
Ustvarjati pomeni dvakrat živeti
Slovonske technobe
Ustvarjalne drobtinice

Punce, delite pohvale naprej! In če je kateri znakec všeč, bom počaščena, če ga boste uporabile tudi ve (od danes naprej bo na voljo v stranskem stolpcu).
/ Pass on your praise, girls! And if any of you like my sign, I'll be honoured if you use it as well (I'll be available in the side column from now on).

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Umetnik

Moja današnja objava je drugačna od običajnih, ampak tole, kar sem našla, mi je bilo tako všeč, da sem to hotela deliti še z vami. Med iskanjem nekega primernega izraza sem preverjala še med slikami in tale vijoličasta je ujela moj pogled. In ko sem kliknila nanjo - presenečenje!
(Če bi bile vse na razpolago in bi imela dovolj denarja, da bi si jih lahko izbrala deset, bi še vedno imela problem!)

AN ARTIST

My today's post is different from the usual ones, but I liked the page I've found so much I wanted to share it with you. While searching for a certain appropriate expression, I wanted to double-check it in the Images section, and this violet beauty caught my eye. And when I clicked on it - surprise!
(If they were all available and I had enough money to pick ten of them, I would still have a problem!)

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Kaj dobimo...

...če v eni trgovini čisto slučajno najdemo nalepke Sarah Kay, potem pa čez nekaj časa v drugi trgovini še magnetni trak za strojček za izdelovanje magnetov?
(Prva je Mercator, druga pa Interspar ali Direndaj.)
Magnetni trak je tudi lepljiv na eni strani, tako da lahko nanj prilepimo tudi navaden papir ali karton. Sicer je tanek, tako da se kaj več kot kakšen majhen papirček verjetno niti ne bodo obdržal na tabli ali hladilniku, ampak to se hitro odtehta z dejstvom, da ga lahko režemo z nožkom ali škarjicami, pa celo štancamo ga lahko!


Dobimo idejo. Nalepke nalepimo na magnetni trak, jih izrežemo in dobimo super luškane magnetke za oboževalce motivov Sarah Kay.




WHAT DO WE GET...

...if we accidentally find Sarah Kay stickers in one shop, and then after some time a magnet tape, a refill for a little magnet maker in another?

The magnet tape is sticky on one side so that any paper or cardstock can be adhered to it as well. It is thin though, so that it probably won't be able to hold more than a little piece of paper on a board or a fridge, but this is quickly compensated by the fact that it can be cut with a knife of scissors, and you can even punch out motives with paper punches!

We get an idea. We adhere the stickers to the magnet tape, cut them out and we get super cute magnets for Sarah Kay "aficionados".

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Papirnate pentlje

PAPER BOWS


Ko sem videla video navodilo za te pentlje (povezava je na koncu te objave), sem komaj čakala, da jih bom delala. In res so zelo preproste. / When I saw a video tutorial for these bows (the link is at the end of this post), I just couldn't wait to make some. And they are really very simple to make.

Za eno pentljo potrebujemo tri kose papirja velikosti 10 x 15 cm. / To make one bow, we need three pieces of paper of 10 x 15 cm.


Dva kosa razrežemo na štiri enake trakove (široke 2,5 cm), tretjemu kosu pa najprej na vrhu vodoravno odrežemo 2,5 cm širok trak in nato preostanek navpižno razrežemo na štiri enake trakove. (Na sliki se vse vidi.) Na en konec vsakega traku damo lepilo - kakršnega pač uporabljamo. Meni so daleč najbolj uporabni lepilni kvadratki za fotografije. / We cut two pieces of paper in four strips each (2.5 cm width). Then we take the third piece, cut a 2.5 cm strip horizontally at the top and then cut the rest of the paper vertically in four strips. (The photo shows it all.) We put some adhesive on one end of each strip - whatever adhesive you use. I usually use those little adhesive squares for photographs.


Nato vsak trak malo zvijemo in tik preden bi zlepili oba konca skupaj, tistega brez lepila obrnemo - glej slike. /Then we take each strip, bend it a little and just before the two ends would come together, we turn the one without the adhesive - see photos.




To naredimo z 12 trakovi, najkrajšega pa še pustimo. Zdaj potrebujemo še tri razcepke, tri lepilne blazinice in žebljiček s podlago (ali luknjač za majhne krogce - Fiskars). / We do the same with all the strips except the shortest one. Now we need three brads, three dimensionals, a drawing pin and a cushion (or a punch for little circles - Fiskars).


V trakove, ki bodo tvorili najbolj spodnjo in najbolj zgornjo plast pentlje (v mojem primeru so to modri trakovi), naredimo luknjico približno 0,5 cm od roba, in sicer tam, kjer se oba konca traku prekrivata. Pri trakovih za srednjo plast (oranžni) pa naj bo luknjica oddaljena od roba 1 cm - glej sliko. / We take the strips that will make the bottom and the top layer of the bow (in my case, the blue ones) and make a little hole 0.5 cm from the point where both ends come together. In case of the strips for the middle layer (orange ones), the hole should be 1 cm away from the egde - see photo.



Ko so luknjice narejene, po štiri trakove, ki spadajo skupaj, združimo z razcepkami (lahko bi jih tudi zlepili, ampak razcepke še dajo malo možnosti za premeščanje). / When the holes are made, we take four strips that go together and join them with a brad (we could glue them together as well, but the brads give us some possibility for rearranging).


Zadnji, najkrajši trakec, zvijemo v krog in zlepimo. Na vsako razcepko damo eno lepilno blazinico. / We take the last (the shortest) strip, bend it into a circle and glue the ends together. We put a dimensional on each brad.


Plasti naložimo eno na drugo, malo pritisnemo na sredini, dodamo še krogec (ki ga seveda lahko okrasimo ali celo naredimo iz drugega papirja) - voila! / We stack the layers, press a bit in the center, add the circle (which can also be decorated or even made of some other paper) - voila!


Malo sem se še igrala... Roza in bela pentlja je iz mehkejšega papirja (darilni papir , IKEA), vesela pa je iz darilnega traku (tudi IKEA). Ker je darilni trak ožji (2 cm), sem malo prilagodila mere: uporabila sem osem trakov po 12 cm, 4 trakove po 10 cm in najkrajši je bil dolg 8 cm. / I played a bit more... The pink and white bow is made of some sifter paper (gift wrapping paper, IKEA), and the merry one is made of ribbon (also IKEA). Since the ribbon is a bit narrower (2 cm), I adjusted the length of the strips: I used 8 strips of 12 cm, 4 strips of 10 cm and the shortest was 8 cm long.


In še obljubljena povezava / And the promised link

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P.S.: Yippie, 6000 visits!

Mozaiki

MOSAICS

V eni od škatel sem našla vrečko majhnih steklenih kvadratnih ploščic (0,5 x 0,5 cm). Poiskala sem še bele lesene kvadratne ploščice (3 x 3 cm) in obojestranski lepilni trak.
/ I found a bag of miniature glass square tiles (0.5 x 0.5 cm) in one of my boxes. Then I went to look for some white wooden square tiles (3 x 3 cm) and a double-sided adhesive tape.


In sem začela pripravljati lesene kvadratke. Nalepiti sem jih želela na lepilni trak, ga obrezati, odstraniti zaščitno plast in nato na lepljivo podlago nalepiti kvadratke v določenem vzorčku.
/ I started to prepare the wooden tiles. I wanted to adhere them on the tape, cut them out, remove the protective layer and then place some little glass tiles in a certain pattern to the sticky base.


A preden sem uspela karkoli narediti, sta že bili dve mali "js tut, js tut" pri mizi in sta že tudi kar delali.
/ But before I managed to create anything, there were two little "me too, me too" at the table and they just started working.


In potem sem jima komaj utegnila pripravljati podlage, tako zagnano sta ustvarjali.
/ And then I had to work very fast to keep up with their creating pace.






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