07 januar 2008

Spet rdeča


Ne vem, kaj je s to rdečo - pa sem rekla, da do Valentinovega ne pogledam rdečega papirja; no, tu sta prva dva od obljubljenih lončkov. Rdeča!


Za levega sem za ozadje vzela rdeč karton in iz malo temnejšega kartona s štanco izrezala srčke. Na sredini sem jim z iglo naredila štiri luknjice. Nekatere sem z belo nitko prišila na bel trak in jih prilepila po sredini lončka. Na preostale srčke sem z belim gel pisalom narisala križni šiv in robne šive, srčke pa sem samo prilepila na lonček. Nato sem dodala še srebrne nalepke - pikice.


Lonček na desni ima za podlago srebrn vlaknast papir. Rdeč motiv metulja (Karen Marie) sem nalepila na zelo svetlo rumen krog, tega pa na temno rdeč papirnat prtiček za skodelice. Na levi in desni sem z luknjačem naredila manjši okrogli luknjici in skozi napeljala trakec enake barve, kot je papirnat prtiček. Po robu rdečega prtička sem nalepila srebrne pikice, rumen krog pa sem obrobila z vzorcem šiva z rdečim svetlečim pisalom. Po sredini lončka sem nalepila roza satenast trakec, malo širši od rdečega. Nato sem prilepila metulja in pritrdila ožji trakec na širšega, konce pa zavezala v pentljo. Srebrne pikice sem nalepila tudi po navpični črti, kjer se stikata konca srebrnega papirja. Dodatek, ki se ga od spredaj ne vidi, so majhni svetli Karen Marie metuljčki, nalepljeni na trakec.



RED AGAIN
I just don't know what's with this red - I said I won't even look at the red paper until St Valentine's Day; well, here I have first two of the promised cans. And they are red!

For the can on the left, I took some red cardboard for the background and I punched out some hearts from a little bit darker cardboard. Using a needle, I made four holes in the centre of each heart. I took some of them and sewed them with white thread on a white ribbon, and then glued everything along the centre line of the can. I used a white gel pen and drew a cross stitch and border stitches on the remaining hearts, then I just glued them on the can. I added some silver stickers - little dots.

The background for the can on the right is silver fibre paper. I glued a red butterfly (Karen Marie) on a very light yellow circle, and both of them on a dark red paper napkin. I punched out two small round holes on either side and: I took a ribbon of the same colour as the napkin and put it through the holes. I added silver dots on the border of the red napkin and I drew a stitch border on the yellow circle, using a red metallic pen. I glued a pink satin ribbon (a little wider then the dark red ribbon) along the centre line of the can. Then I glued the butterfly and the red ribbon, and I tied the ends into a bow. I glued some silver dots along the vertical line where the ends of the silver paper come together. One thing that cannot be seen from the front, are small white Karen Marie butterflies glued on the ribbon.


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04 januar 2008

Nekoč sva bila lončka za kapučino



Ko sem pregledovala slike, da bi našla še kaj za objavit, sem ugotovila, da se bo treba spet resno spraviti na delo. In ena od prvih stvari bodo takšni lončki za pisala ali kakšen drug domiseln namen.


Ta dva na sliki sem lani naredila za moji sestrični, na polici pa me čaka še nekaj lončkov od Nescafe kapučina - mami, hvala za lončke in se še priporočam :) Nekatere sem že oblepila z osnovno podlago, zdaj pa moram samo še odpreti vse škatle in predale s trakci, nalepkami in drugimi drobnarijami, potem pa ... "Ni me doma!"


WE USED TO BE CAPPUCCINO CANS ONCE
When I was going through the photos to find something to post, I found out that some serious work will have to be done again. And one of the first things will be such
pencil holders (of course they can be used for other purposes as well).
I made these two for my two cousins last year, and I still have some of Nescafe Cappuccino cans waiting on the shelf - mummy, thanks for providing them, and please keep them coming :) I've already put the basic background layer on some of them, I just need to open my boxes and drawers with ribbons, stickers and other little things, and then ... "I'm not home!"

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03 januar 2008

Malo spremembe

Tole sem sicer načrtovala že prej, a mi nekako ni uspelo, da bi se zgodila na Silvestrovo točno opolnoči.
Malo spremembe vsake toliko časa ne more škoditi, kajne? Tokrat v roza smer, naslednjič ... kdo ve?

A BIT OF CHANGE
I planned to do this before, but I somehow didn't manage to make it happen on the New Year's Eve at midnight.
A bit of change every once a while can't hurt, right? This time in the pink direction, next time ... who knows?

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02 januar 2008

Ursus arctos - zimska izdaja


Tale rjavi medved (velikost 2 cm) je iz zadnje runde - decembra sem jih naredila štirideset ali petdeset, zimsko piko na i pa sem jim poskusila dati s šalom - poskušala sem s širšimi trakci, pa ni bilo dobro, tako da sem na koncu pristala pri takšnem puhastem belem šalu. Fotograf je bil tokrat drug, zato je osvetlitev bolj dramatična...

URSUS ARCTOS - WINTER EDITION
This brown bear (size 2 cm) is from my last batch - I made forty or fifty of them in December, and I tried to give them the final winter touch by tying little scarves around their necks - I tried some wider ribbons, but it didn't work out, so I ended up with such fluffy white ones. The photo was taken by another photographer this time, the lighting is therefore more dramatic...

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01 januar 2008

Srečno novo leto


Naj se vam izpolnijo vse velike in majhne želje, in naj vam vsak dan polepša kakšna malenkost, pa četudi bo to le nekaj takega, kot so tile mali zaspančki.

HAPPY NEW YEAR
May all your big and small wishes come true, and may your days be enriched by little things, even if it is something like these little sleepy heads here.

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31 december 2007

Novoletni sklepi


V novem letu želim:
:: ohraniti ta moj blogec živ in aktiven
:: objavljati, kolikor pogosto se bo dalo
:: še naprej ustvarjati zase in za druge
:: osrečevati svoje bližnje z majhnimi pozornostmi
:: poskusiti še kakšno novo tehniko
:: navezati stike z drugimi ustvarjalnimi dušami
:: pa še marsikaj, ampak vsega pa tudi (še) ne povem.

Čaroben skok v novo leto vam želim!


NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

In the new year, I wish to:
:: keep this my little blog alive and active
:: post as often as I can
:: keep creating for myself and for the others
:: make my loved ones with small tokens of apreciation
:: try out some new techniques
:: make contact with other creative souls out there
:: and much more, but I can't tell you everything (yet).

I wish you all a wonderful leap into the new year!

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30 december 2007

Čaj



... in medenjaki, zunaj sneg, prijatelji pa klepetajo ob ognju, ki gori v kaminu. Zimska pravljica...

TEA
... and gingerbread cookies, snow outside, friends chatting by the fire burning in the fireplace. A winter tale...

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28 december 2007

Gremo se sankat


Do Valentinovega ne bom delala rdečih voščilnic, razen če me bo kdo res lepo prosil :)

LET'S GO SLEDDING
I won't be making any red cards until St Valentine's Day, unless someone asks me really nicely :)


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27 december 2007

Za "jeans generacijo"


Šele ko sem dokončala tole voščilnico, sem opazila, da je takšna, kot bi bila narejena iz jeansa. In mi je bila všeč. Zanjo sem uporabila moder karton, srebrne nalepke (darila in srčki v vogalih) in srebrno pisalo za "šive". Za dobre novoletne ali pa rojstnodnevne želje...

FOR THE "JEANS GENERATION"
It was only after I finished this card when I noticed that it looked like it was made of jeans. And I liked it. I used some blue cardstock, silver stickers (the presents and hearts in the corners) and a silver pen for the "stitches". For good New Year's or birthday wishes...

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25 december 2007

Dišavnice po moje



Iz cimetovih paličic sem naredila majhne svečnike in drevesca z zvezdastim janežem na vrhu. Naravno, dekorativno, pa še diši lepo. Samo še pomaranče z nageljnovimi žbicami moram postaviti zraven.
Nadvse lep in miren dan vam želim.

SPICES - MY WAY
I made some small candle holders using some cinnamon sticks, and then I used them to make some little trees, with a star anise on top. It is natural, decorative and it smells just fine. Now I only need to add some oranges with cloves.
Have a beautiful and peaceful day.

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24 december 2007

Zadnji dve pred božičem



Kako hitro gredo dnevi v tem mesecu! Pa sem mislila, da bom uspela objaviti več. No, dan pred božičem objavljam še dve voščilnici iz mojega kupčka božičnih. Še nekaj novoletnih bo, če bom ob vsem dogajanju v teh zadnjih letošnjih dneh sploh prišla do računalnika.

THE LAST TWO BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The days are passing by so fast in this month! And yet I thought I would be able to post more often. Well, on the day before Christmas, I am posting two more examples from my pile of this year's Christmas cards. There will be some posts of my "Happy New Year" cards, if I can make it to the computer at all, with so much going on in these last days of the year.


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