Na mizi v sredo (On my desk on Wednesday)

Na moji prevajalski mizi je ene par zadev in zastavljena datoteka za nov romanček. Dela nikakor ne bo zmanjkalo, ta teden sem mislila, da bom napol na dopustu, ampak se mi to nikakor noče uresničiti, pa še kar tipkam in tipkam. Kar je grooooozno, ker na moji ustvarjalni mizi se je znašel en velik kup rezilnih nožkov! Sizzix je imel razprodajo. Pa sem si malo privoščila in prišparala. Khm. Recimo.

On my artsy table there’s a bunch of new Sizzix die cuts. Happy.

Upam, da se jih bom lahko lotila danes popoldne.  Da se ne bodo dolgočasili. Miza s poliglino je pospravljena. Popolnoma. Trenutno je ni. V nedeljo sva namreč s sestro barvali in packali in risali. Ona AJ, jaz pa malo AJ in malo liste za izmenjavo AJ materiala. Nastal je tak lep kupček.

During the weekend I made some collage papers to be used in my AJ and as part of AJ material swap.

Jaz sem dobila že drugo kuvertico, to iz Avstralije. Wiiiii! Steampunk!!

I got the 2nd envelope of yummy goodies, this one from Australia!

In še nekaj strani v obdelavi …

And of course, some WIPs!

Bead soup 8 (3. del)

V ZDA bo tačas, dokler bom spisala tole objavo, nastopil 10. maj, čas za objavo izdelkov, narejenih iz juhice, ki smo si jih razposlale perlipartnerke po vsem svetu. Tu lahko vidite, kaj sem dobila od Katie, tu pa, kaj sem jaz poslala njej. Katie mi je nehote postavila rok za učenje tehnike kumihimo, za katero sem si novembra kupila ploščo, pa je nisem niti iz embalaže vzela, dokler niso prišli njeni čudoviti trakci. Moram jo še pobarati, kje jih kupuje, ker takih pri nas še nisem videla. Najprej sem vzela par prejic za vezenje, da sem se naučila prepletanja. Ugotovila sem, da ni nič kaj težko, je pa s prejicami za vezenje ZELO zamudno. In zelo elegantno in sploh kjut. Po naključju (prisežem!) sem za poskusno rundo vzela barve, ki so se mi nato natanko ujele s stekleno perlo iz Katiene rezervne juhice. In je nastalo tole.

While I’m writing this post, it turned midnight of May 10th over in the States. Which means that it’s time to post the results from the beadsoup and participate in the bloghop that Lori organizes every year. This year the participants roll is a mile long! I was paired with Katie and I sent her this soup. She sent me a soup that inadvertently set me a deadline for learning kumihimo, a technique for which I bought the board sometime last November and didn’t manage to even unpack it till my soup came. The ribbons Katie sent me are gorgeous and I didn’t want to mess them up, so I first grabbed some trial embroidering cotton. Which was nice, of course, but oh so thin! I somehow managed to select strands that were perfect for the focal of Katie’s spare soup – by chance, I swear. So this one came to life. I love it, it’s so not me, not my colors, not my style, very thin and delicate and I’m really looking forward to wearing it!

Potem sem rekla, no, pa dajmo zares, nanizala poslane perlice, zvezala trakce, prepletla in dobila čudovito pisano vrv s perlicami. Nanjo je bilo treba obesiti glavno keramično perlo, vendar se mi je zdelo, da je sama po sebi prešibka, zato sem naredila iz nje kalup in jo ponovila še v 3 barvah v polimerni glini. Vzela sem modro verižico, jo parkrat preganla, namestila sponko in še dobro, da mi je ostalo nekaj malih koščkov trakcev, ker se je izkazalo, da bo najbolje, če na verižico obeske privežem kar s trakci in ponovim motiv prostega zaključka.

So it was time to boldly string the seed beads and start braiding the gorgeous strands. I loved every minute of this work, a great rope came to be, so colorful and mad, totally my style. It was time to use the focal on it, but when I put the two together, the beautiful ceramic handmade focal (on the right) disappeared. So I made a mold out of it and repeated it 3 times in polymer clay. I took some blue chain, tied it on on one side, clamped on the clasp on the other and tried to figure out how to attach the focals. I wasn’t satisfied with wire, so I clipped them off and then I saw the cut-off of the strands. I tied the focals on and … voila … my main piece was finished.

Katie bo vesela, ko bo izvedela, da je s kumihimom okužila tudi našega najstnika. Fantu se zdi neznansko perfektno, da lahko brez večjih težav in z urejenim prepletanjem tudi on naredi zaključen izdelek. Najprej je poizkusil z recikliranimi trakovi džersija in svile, nato je iz zelene, sive in florescentne naredil še eno tanjšo zapestnico, ki jo je podaril teti, ker je rekla, da je prav v njenih barvah, nato pa je iz različnih voln z dodatkom ene noro cufkaste naredil še eno vrvico, ki je prave dolžine za celo verižico, zato bo dobila še obesek. Morda kar tega, ki je prišibal mimo na fotosešn.

Katie will be really pleased that she managed to infect my 12-yo son with kumihimo as well. He was immensely proud that he made the left bracelet with some t-shirt yarn and sari silk, he had me prepare him another set of thinner ropes for another bracelet that he gifted to his aunt when he commented that those are her colors (light green, silver and flash yellow) and then a set of wools and crazy strands for a rope that is long enough for a necklace and will probably get a pendant. Maybe the one that came by for the photo-shooting, who knows.

Tako, to je moja letošnja juhica, skočite še do Katie, da vidite, kaj je ona naredila iz prejete mešanice. In obiščite še druge udeleženke!

So, this is my soup for this year, you should check what Katie made from the mix I sent to her and visit at least a portion of the other participants!

Bead soup 8 (2. del)

Moja partnerica je svojo župco dobila, tako da jo lahko pokažem. Prav zanima me, kaj bo naredila iz nje. Barve so v resnici bogatejše, ampak tega fotka nikoli ne pokaže.

My partner got her bead soup, so I can show it to you as well. I can’t wait to see what she’ll do out of it!

Bead soup 8

S Floride so prispele sestavine za mojo letošnjo domačo nalogo! Tako kakor že prejšnji 2 leti sem se tudi letos prijavila med udeleženke izmenjave Bead Soup Blog Party, čeprav je bila prijava mogoča le en dan. Ampak mi je uspelo in za partnerko sem dobila Katie Nunez s Floride. V virtualnem svetu domuje na blogu Viking Craftworks. V ponedeljek sva oddali svoja paketka na pošto. Moj je prišel, za njenega pa naša pošta trdi, da prav tako, komaj čakam, da vidim, kaj mi bo sporočila. Meni je moja župca všeč, zelozelo, bo pa zame kar velik izziv – pred časom sem si sicer kupila krog za kumihimo prepletanje, vendar ga še nisem uporabila, od Katie pa sem dobila trakove (najs, čudoviti, takih še nisem imela v rokah, mislim da), izjemno močno vrvico in perlice za vpletanje v kumihimo vrvice! Do 3. maja bom morala biti zelo pridna, da bom iz prejetega paketka kaj lepega ustvarila! Svojo dvojno juhico sem fotografirala na krožniku, kot se spodobi.

Even though the enrollment to this year’s Bead soup blog party at Lori’s was one day only, I was home enough to sign up. This is the 8th soup. Since this is a “soul soup”, it’s absolutely non-fattening and gluten free, so no problems there. This year my partner is Katie Nunez. Katie decided to challenge me in kumihimo braiding – I bought a circle a couple of months ago and I didn’t even take it out of the package until a couple of hours ago. My days are simply not long enough. So, now I have a pleasant homework till May 3rd – learn kumihimo + make something nice to present to all the participants of the BSBP! Just look at those ribbons, I keep turning towards my working table just to look at those! I took a photo of my double bead soup on a plate, like usually.

Kaj sem poslala Katie, vam ne morem pokazati, dokler ne sporoči, da je paketek prejela, zato s spodnjo fotko samo malo dražim.

I cannot show you what I sent Katie until she says that she’s got the package, so I’m just showing you a little teaser! She’s getting polymer pieces I made, 3 of those can be used as focals, even for bracelets, and some beads I got from here and there.

3rd Reveal of the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party

Tako, pa je le napočil dan razkritja, ko lahko pokažemo, kaj smo ustvarili iz prejetih župc. Se še spomnite, kaj sem dobila od Christine? Tukaj je moj krožnik. In tukaj je prvi kos, ki sem ga naredila in za katerega sem porabila glavno stekleno perlo, listke, steklene perlice:

And so finally came the 3rd reveal date. My pieces have been ready for some time, but I didn’t manage to use up all the soup – yet. Remember, what I got from Christine? Here is my soup plate. I loved the colors and I had to really put my thinking cap on for the flowers. I hope that she’ll be pleased. This is the 1st piece I made – I used the focal for it, one of the leaves, some glass beads ...

Del, ki ga ne vidite, je samo verižica. To je dolga verižica, ki lepo pade v dekolte in jo strašno rada nosim. Tudi ker je v mojih barvah. Drugi enak listek sem uporabila prav tako na verižici s perlami iz muranskega stekla. Še celo male listke za na uhane sem uspela najti v svojih zalogah! Tale je šla od doma še vroča, ampak je danes prišla na fotošuting.

The part you can’t see is just silver chain. It’s a long necklace, I love it and I wear it a lot! I used the 2nd of these leaves on a similar necklace as a focal, but that one went out of the door before I even managed to snap a photo! But my friend was a darling and she came by today so hubby could photograph it. I even managed to find small leaves for her earrings in my stash, aren’t they cute?

Nekaj malih zelenih listkov sem uporabila za uokvirjanje fantazijskih kosov iz polimerne mase, sestavljenih v asimetrično ogrlico.

I used some of the small green leaves as a frame of the polymer clay beads in this asymmetrical necklace.

Nato sem morala uporabiti sponko. Christine je poslala 2 verižici za zapestnico s sponkama na rože in eno sem uporabila takole:

Next I had to use the clasp. Christine sent two bracelet chain blanks with floral clasps and I used one so far:

Se pravi, da nisem uporabila le osnove za zapestnico, ampak tudi kup rožic in perlic. Pa še dvoje uhane sem naredila za zraven. Ta poletni kos je naprodaj. Druga osnova me še čaka. Župca se počasi porablja … biserno matico bom zagotovo uporabila pri kakšnem poletnem kosu v vijoličastomodri kombinaciji, na vrsto ni prišla le zato, ker razmišljam, v kaj naj usmeri pogled. Enega od razvejanih srebrnih lističev je uporabilo naše dekle. Vas zanima, kako?

So, I didn’t use just the clasp and the wire, I used a bunch of flowers and smaller beads for their centers. I had fun making this one, but it’s on sale because I wouldn’t know how to wear it. I also made two pairs of earrings to go with it, one pink and one blue, but those can be mixed and matched as well. The 2nd “bracelet blank” is still waiting. So, my bead soup is slowly getting used up … I’m sure I’ll use the mother of pearl beads in a summery blue-violet necklace, but I didn’t think up the focal for that one yet. My daughter used one of the branched silver leaves in her own way. Interested? Look!

(Še nekaj kačjih pastirjev je naredila, vendar bo tiste večinoma kar sama objavila.) Tako, to bo za začetek vse. Nekaj zamisli še imam, vendar jih zdajle ne morem uresničiti, ker sem v Avstriji na delavnici polimerne mase. Upam, da se je objava pravilno postavila na svoje mesto …

(She made more dragonflies, but she’ll publish those by herself, mostly.) So, this is it for now. I still have a couple of ideas to realize and a bunch of material to do so, but I can’t right now because I’m in Austria, taking a polymer clay masterclass. See you on Monday, when I’ll also have time to bloghop and see what other participants did! Have fun!

Bead soup 7 (02)

Jaz sem pa dobila paketek! Prišla je Christinina župca v veselih pomladnih barvah z vijoličastimi in modrimi dodatki in čudovitimi srebrnimi listki. Glavna perla je steklena in prihaja iz Avstralije! Tiste rožice bodo pa zame pravi izziv. Me prav zanima …

I got my lovely beadsoup package!  Christina sent me a great spring mash of everything. The focal is glass and comes from Australia! I love the silver leaves. And while I’m familiar with the mother-of-pearl beads in yummy colors, the flowers will be the real challenge, because I never saw/worked with beads like that. Can’t wait to see where will my imagination take me :)

Bead soup 7

Tudi letos sem se prijavila na izmenjavo “župce iz perl” pri Lori – ta je za dušo in sploh ne redi, tako da ni problematična. Moja partnerka je Christina s Švedske, ki je bila malček bolj pridna in je paketek zame že oddala na pošto, jaz pa ga oddajam danes, tako da ne bo predolgo čakala. Kdo ve, koliko časa potujejo paketki s Švedske in na Švedsko? Christina bo dobila predvsem precej perl iz polimerne mase, pa kar 2 osrednja kosa (ker je eden precej ven iz njenega okvira in sem, plašni zajček, naredila še enega za vsak slučaj) in 1 “sponko”. Pa še nekaj začimbnih mešanic drugih perl in perlic iz raznih materialov.

I managed to enroll in the Bead soup blog party at Lori’s again, this is the 7th one. This is a “soul soup” and it’s absolutely non-fattening, so no problems there. My partner is Christina from Sweden. She was a bit faster and sent her package to me on Monday, mine is going out today, so she will just wait a day or two more than I will. Who know how much time does a package need to do the distance? Christina is getting a lot of polyclay pearls that I made, 2 focals (because the 1st one is a bit different and I’m a bit chicken and didn’t want her to spook immediately) and 1 clasp. These are the main ingredients. For some “spices” I threw in various beads in various materials …

Bead Soup Blog Party – 1st reveal

Tako, pa je napočil dan D1, prvi dan za razkritja tega, kaj smo iz prejetih mineštrc ustvarile udeleženke. Prva tretjina od 400 sodelujočih. S klikom na slikico pridete do naslovov drugih udeleženk.

Finally the day D1 is here and I get to reveal what I made out of the soup Ile sent me. If you click on the image, you get to the blog with the addresses of other participants.

Če se ne spomnite, kaj sem dobila od Ile, lahko pogledate mojo objavo. Vseh koščkov še nisem porabila, na nekaterih še poizkušam, kako in kaj, prve stvari so pa že tu. Sem pa zaradi uporabljenih tehnik kar precej dodajala iz svojih zalog. Najprej sem čisto na hitro naredila ene morske uhane:

I didn’t yet manage to use all the beads and focals Ile sent, some are in various form of trials. I used quite a bit of my stash as well. First I decided on a pair of summer earrings:

Potem sem hotela uporabiti keramični srček, vendar sem osnovo zastavila nekoliko prebogato in je ogrlica ostala brez centralnega obeska. Uporabila sem vse kose, ki so dišali po lilasti, in pa sponko. Porabila sem tudi vse svoje ametistne koščke, nekaj velikih steklenih perl, ki sem jih bohve zakaj pograbila zadnjič v HA, pa še celo škatlico malih perlic in perle iz ene stare podrte ogrlice, ki mi jih je pred vsaj 7 leti podarila znanka.

Then I really wanted to use the heart, but I started a bit lusciously and with 4 strands there really wasn’t a need to add a focal as well. I used all Ile’s beads that were verging on violet, all of my amethyst chips, a broken necklace I got from a friend at least 7 years ago, a on of seed beads and the clasp Ile sent.

Nekaj težav sem imela s kombiniranjem rjavih in zlatih za k zlatemu keramičnemu obesku, ker to zelo niso moje barve. Še nikoli nisem na eni sami ogrlici porabila toliko zlatih koščkov, vendar mi je na koncu le uspel izdelek, ki mi je na določen način všeč, čeprav nikakor ni zame, za katerega pravi Slovon, da ve, kateremu segmentu gospa pristoji, naš Frocek pa je ogrlico preprosto in na prvi pogled označil za “kičasto”. Kaj pa vi mislite?

I was a bit lost with the golden pieces I got because gold is not my cup of tea. I kinda like this piece, although it’s not something I would wear. I never used so much gold together on a necklace …

Zadnja je nastala ogrlica z metuljem, za katero sem morala še dobiti nekaj kapic in pine prave barve. Ko sem jo že končala in jo je Slovon že pofotkal, pa mi je šinilo v glavo, da morda bi pa morala vanjo preplesti še turkizni trak iz organze. Dajem na glasovanje, kako je videti bolje, z ali brez?

As the last piece I’m presenting a bronze – turquoise – white combination with the ceramic butterfly – I love it. When the photo was already taken, I thought of stranding a piece of turquoise organza in the rings, but I’m not sure – which one is better?

Tako. Kaj se bo zgodilo s preostankom, bomo še videli. Nikar ne pozabite preveriti, kaj je iz mojih kosov naredila Ile! In če potrebujete malo navdiha, ga boste nedvomno našli pri drugih udeleženkah Bead Soup Blog Hopa!

This is it. Don’t forget to check out what Ile made of the polymer and wire pieces I sent to her! And if you’re searching for a bit of inspiration, I’m sure that you can find a ton visiting the other blog hop participants!

Mineštra iz perl – tretjič

Še predzadnja objava Bead soupa – kaj sem dobila od Ilenie. Perle, perlice, veeeelke perle in keramične obeske, nekaj lepih zaključkov in prstanček za povrh. Že delam!

My 3rd Bead Soup post – the soup I got from Ilenia. I already started using the various components, but you’ll have to wait for the reveal date!

Mineštra iz perl – drugič

Glede na to, da je Ilenia že dobila moj paketek, vam lahko pokažem, kaj sem ji poslala. Močno me zanima, kaj bo naredila iz poslanih perl in perlic. Tudi jaz sem že dobila njen paketek, kaj bo iz njega nastalo, pa vam bom smela pokazati (v skladu s pravili  6. Bead Soup Blog Partyja) šele 28. 7. Dva kosa sta že nastala! To mineštro je torej dobila Ilenia (vse lepo pobrušeno in spolirano):

Since Ilenia already got her packet, I can show you I sent to her. I’m really curious – how will she use the sent pieces? The focals, the beads and the fodder? I got her bead soup as well, but I can only show you what I’m making on July 28th. That will be some looong wait, right? But such are the rules of the 6th Bead Soup Blog Party. I can tell you that I already made 2 pieces of jewelry! So, this was in my bead soup (all neatly sanded and polished):

Mineštra iz perl

Nekaj dni sem gledala, ali zberem dovolj poguma, da se prijavim na mednarodno izmenjavo Bead Soup Blog Party pri Lori Anderson, tik pred zdajci pa sem se le odločila. Prosila sem za izmenjavo znotraj Evrope, ker so se mi zdeli roki kar na kratko in sem malo cvikala, da se že s pošto ne bo izšlo. Tako sem dobila partnerko iz Italije, Ilenio Ruzza. Ile veliko dela z drobcenimi miyuki delica perlicami, kar pomeni, da bodo moja mineštrca zanjo nekaj drugačnega, dela pa tudi obeske in perle iz keramike, tako da upam, da bo vse ok. Fotke perl bom seveda objavila, šele ko jih bo dobila, tačas pa si lahko ogledate nekaj njenih izdelkov.

I tried to decide for a couple of days if I’m brave enough to join the international Bead Soup Blog Party at Lori Anderson’s and I finally decided to try, hoping that I’ll not make a big fool of myself. I asked Lori for a European partner because the dates didn’t give me much confidence for an overseas mailing, and I got the lovely Ilenia Ruzza from Italy. Which works perfectly since I speak Italian, right? Ilenia works with the tiny miyuki delica beads a lot so my bead soup will maybe be something a bit new for her to try as I’m sure will be the case with what I’ll get as well. I’ll post my soup when she gets it, but in the meantime I’ll show you some of her work and you can also visit her blog.

Inchie swap (1)

Ko sem se pri Neni prijavila na izmenjavo polimernih palčkov-malčkov, me je malček skrbelo. Nekaj papirnih palčkov sem že naredila, ampak poli … fant, to je tako maaaajčkeno! Razmišljala sem o tej in oni tehniki in na koncu pristala pri millefioriju, ki je bil moja prva tehnika in mi je verjetno še vedno najljubši. Nena je že vse premešane palčke poslala sodelujočim, nekatere prejemnice so jih že dobile, tako da lahko vsaj svoje objavim. Saj sem že v tem postu povedala, da imam še načrtov za “drevesca”. Enega od načrtov sem uresničila s svojimi palčki malčki. Levih 20 je šlo za swap, desnim 4 pa bom že še našla namen.

When I saw Nena’s call for partecipants in an inchie swap, I wanted to try my hand at them, but I was more than a little nervous. I decided to use the millefiori technique – it still is my favorite. Nena sent the mixes to the participants already, so I can show you my inchies. I did say that I have plans for the whimsy trees, didn’t I? So this is the 3rd recreation. The 2nd was digital.

Art razglednica (5)

Zadnja od izdelanih razglednic je šla k Lori, še preden sem se jo spomnila fotografirati, ampak Lori je ena taka prijazna punca, pa je to naredila namesto mene.

My last postcard went to Lori before I remembered to make a photo of it and Lori was really really nice to send me a photo and a scan, so I can publish it.

Tako je to zdaj pet razglednic, ki sem jih dobila od vas, ki berete moj blog in ste izrazile željo po swapu. Pet zelo različnih zakladkov. Bilo mi je v veselje in hvala Rosie, T., Lori, Mary in Sonji.

So, this are the five postcards I got from you that read my blog and wanted to swap. Five really diverse treasures. It was a pleasure and thank you very much!

 

 

Tako, več se vas ni javilo za izmenjavo.  Razen če bo naslednja fotkica začete, še nedokončane razglednice v kombinaciji Layer Love in kolaž katero premamila? (Ja Tjaša, vem, da morje še visi :)

So these are all the agreed swaps. Unless one of you is tempted by the next one I started today?

Hranilnik

Za swap sem naredila šparovček. Izdelan je iz balze, porisan s pirografom, pobarvan in poslikan z akvareli in akrili. Vrata se odprejo, ker so na usnjenem “tečaju”, tako da je mogoče denarčke ven pobrat. Staro hišico s kamnitimi okenskimi okviri in streho iz kamnitih skril obkrožajo pomladno cvetoče cvetlice. Žleb je izdelan iz črnega skicirnega papirja, pobarvanega z interferenčnimi in iridescentnimi akrili. Na zadnji strani je balkon z visokimi okni in kamnito ograjo. Streha zaradi starosti žal nekoliko zamaka. Spodnja ploščina je 10x8 cm, visok je 12 cm. Ozadje je pa samo za fotko, tega moja swapika ne bo dobila ;)

I made this piggy bank (money box) for a swap. It’s made out of balsa wood (cut from scratch of course). I drew the features with a pyrography tool and painted it with acquarelles and acrylics. The door can be opened because of the leather hinge so it is possible to empty it. The old stonehouse with stone window frames and with a slate roof is sorrounded with spring flowers. The gutter is made out of black drawing paper, painted with interference and irridescent acrylics. On the back there is a balcony with french gothic windows (talking about mixed styles, right?) and a stone railing. The roof is very old and it leaks. Measurements: 3x4x5 inches. The background is for photo purposes only.

Art razglednica (3)

Rosie je pravkar sporočila, da je razglednica prišla k njej, zato jo lahko objavim. (Opravičujem se za obupno fotko, podlaga je narejena z iridescentnimi barvami. Piše pa: if life gives you lemons, make lemonade – with an umbrella!)  Novo fotko (na kateri se žal še vedno ne vidi iridescentnih barv, sem si sposodila z Rosijinega bloga. Če bi še kdo swapnil doma narejeno razglednico z mano, naj se javi ali v komentarju (z mejlom) ali po mejlu! Zelo zabavno jih je delati in ni treba, da so z akrili. Lahko so štampiljkaste ali pa iz papirčkov ali kakršnekoli lepljenke ali narisane z barvicami, voščenkami, flomastri, tušem, samo kupljene ne. No, bele podlage so seveda lahko kupljene, lahko pa uporabite kos tršega papirja 10x15 cm in tako kakor Mary razglednico na zadnji strani kar narišete.

Rosie let me know that my postcard arrived so I can show it to you. (Sorry for the poor photo,) I snitched the image from Rosie’s blog because my photo was one of the most crappy I ever took, unfortunately the background iredescent acrylic color still doesn’t show. The writing on the left says: if life gives you lemons, make lemonade – with an umbrella!

Swap recept

Moji swapiki sta recept dobili, zato ga lahko objavim. Tokrat sem uporabila nekaj Julijinih tehnik za lepšanje papirja, tako da so vsi koščki poslikani. Ker je ta visokotehnološka familija ta hip nekoliko švoh z barvnimi kartušami, sem z distresom senčila tudi fotografijo – če so se pa pudingi nekoliko rozasto natisnili, no, kaj čem. Bomo nabavili nove kartuše. Fotografije sem tiskala na foto papir. Na večini mojih swap receptov so prave fotografije domačega izdelka. Žal ne na vseh.

I participated in another collaged recipe swap. A tiny one, I had to make only 3 copies including mine. I choose the topic and it probably wasn’t an interesting one – side dishes. I made Yorkshire puddings. I used Julie’s techniques for making pretty papers, that’s why on the photo the paper is a bit bended – I did iron the cardboard after painting it, but it didn’t work much. They will flatten over time in good company of other scrap-recipes.

Art razglednica (2)

Mary je sporočila, da je že dobila razglednico, zato jo lahko objavim. Za Sonjo gre danes na pošto, za Rosie jo še delam. Še vedno je odprt swap, če hoče še katera z mano izmenjati doma izdelano razglednico, bom zelo vesela! Nisem se jih še naveličala delati. Če se jih bom na ta način, se lahko lotim kakšnega drugega ;)

Mary let me know that her postcard arrived, so I can show it to you (that was fast!). Sonja will get hers tomorrow, the one I’m making for Rosie is still in progress. If anybody wants to swap a postcard – I’m still making them! Send me an e-mail :)

Art razglednica

Mary z Joyful ploys je prejšnji teden povedala, da je na nekaterih blogih (iHanna …) potekala izmenjava doma izdelanih, se pravi umetniških razglednic. Ponudila je tudi menjavo 1:1, se pravi, kdor želi, dobi razglednico od nje in pošlje njej svojo. Ker sem ravno imela v načrtu nekaj packanja, sem si rekla, zakaj pa ne. Čez vikend mi je res uspelo narediti razglednico, v ponedeljek sem jo poslala, zdaj pa čakam, da Mary sporoči, da jo je dobila tja čez lužo, tako da vam jo lahko pokažem. Medtem pa … zakaj bi človek le čakal in se dolgočasil, vam tudi jaz ponudim tako menjavo. Razglednica naj bo izdelana kakorkoli, kolažno, poslikano, lepljeno, čestitkarsko, scrapersko, timholzovsko … kakorkoli pač. Ni nujno, da se s takimi stvarmi tudi sicer ukvarjate, ker lahko uporabite res čisto karkoli. V vseh papirnicah bi morali imeti paketke po 10 belih razglednic akvarelnega papirja od Radeče Papirja, lahko uporabite za osnove tiste (to sem naredila jaz) ali uporabite kakršenkoli kartonček, ki ga opremite kot razglednico. Lahko jo pošljete samostojno, če se “bojite” poštarjev, kot se jih jaz, pa v navadni kuverti. Torej, je katera za? Jaz kot prvo ponujam tole pomladno razglednico, ki sem jo naredila včeraj. Pustite mi komentar, mejl s svojim naslovom … kar je treba, da se swap izpelje. Časovni okviri bodo odvisni od odziva.

Mary from Joyful ploys asked if anyone wanted to swap an art postcard with her (after she partecipated in the iHanna’s swap). I did, of course, it will be lovely to have a small Mary’s original. So to continue the chain, I’m offering a one on one swap to whomever wants to do one. The size of the postcards should be approximately 4”x6” and you can do it in whichever technique you prefer. Anything goes. I sent the one I made over the weekend to Mary on Monday and I’ll show it after she recieves it. I mailed it in an envelope because I didn’t want to risk something happening to it, but it’s entirely your choice. I made the one below yesterday and it will go to the first person who wants to swap with me. If this person likes it, of course. Send me a mail with your address, if you want to swap!

Valentinov swap recept

Vsake toliko se je treba iti kakšen swap, zato da narediš kakšno serijo in da se zdebeli mapa z zbirko. Najbolj uporabljane kuharske knjige v naši hiši so Kalinškove Slovenska kuharica, Stelviove La cucina triestina in – Coprniške kuharske bukve s kolažnimi recepti. Ker niso samo lepi, ampak tudi dobri. Moj je tokrat malo drugačen, kombinacija barv je zame nenavadna in verjetno bi morala barve nekako povezati, ampak nisem čisto znala. Osnova so popečeni kruhki, takole na križce, da so vzorčki na izsekanih krogcih iz toasta. Da se lepše postreže.

I did a recipe for a scrap-recipes swap again. I choose canapés as a Valentine’s day treat for two. Served with champagne.

Tradicionalno novoletno pecivo – pri Slovonih

Mislim, da bo tretje leto, kar za novo leto narediva škotski viskijev kolač – in če se nekaj dobrega zgodi trikrat zapored, to zagotovo lahko proglasiš za tradicijo, ne? No, midva za potice nisva zelo, poleg tega moj oče peče zelo dobre potice in vsega dobrega je včasih preveč, zato pa narediva enega takega, 3x pijanega:

Izjemno je uspel, zato vam zaupam še recept, v kolažni obliki, kot sem ga nekoč naredila za en perfekten novoletni swap:

Aja, tisto desno zgoraj? Tisto je pa eno najbolj posrečenih daril letos in ne, nisem ga jaz naredila, sem bila samo zraven, in ne, nisem ga jaz dobila. Špasno, kaj? Poservetkana laboratorijska bučka s kvačkanim šalom s cofki, zamašek pa ima kvačkano čepico. Notri je en čisto perfekten teranov likerček, ki smo ga med prelivanjem izdatno poskušali.