May recap / Svibanj sažetak

MAY recap
DIY dress (you'll see it soon)

once a book lover, always a book lover (next photo-- a very similar DIY I've posted about )


DIY bag
Mostar

Flamenco performace in Mostar (enjoyed it a lot! I love flamenco)

up there in the sky
Fashion illustration
DIY box ( made from icecream packaging)

Birds

Beauty essentials

shoes are boring, wear sneakers

nail polish review
Split
Mostar

DIY shoes
Dream big



Better late than never, so here it is- May recap. I don't remember when a month has flown by faster! It has been a busy month and not always in a good way. To be honest I was so stressed about so many things this May and my health wasn't that great, but let's concentrate on the positive things. There were many DIY projects in this month that I really enjoyed, I took a lot of photos and draw more than a few illustrations... at least I can say I certainly wasn't idle. 

 Bolje ikad nego nikad pa evo sažetka svibnja. Ne sjećam se kada  mi je  mjesec brže proletio...Bio je to mjesec pun događaja i to ne uvijek na dobar način.  Bila sam stvarno pod stresom zbog puno stvari i zdravlje mi nije bilo najbolje, ali usredotočimo se na lijepe stvari. Bilo je puno napravi/ uradi sam projekata u kojima sam jako uživala , uslikala puno fotografija i nacrtala dosta ilustracija...i barem nikako ne mogu reći da sam bila lijena.

Comments

  1. Lera5 June 2014 at 08:18

    Hi, dear! Great recap. Have a nice end of the week!

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  2. Anonymous5 June 2014 at 08:28

    Predivne fotke, puno lijepih radova.
    Pogled s balkona..., ma fenomenalan.

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    1. Ivana Split6 June 2014 at 12:41

      hvala, to mi je dobro kad sam po ručkovima kod rodbine/prijatelja nagledam se Mostara iz svih kutova.

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  3. Beauty Unearthly5 June 2014 at 09:19

    Great post dear...lovely pics..:-)

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  4. Unknown5 June 2014 at 11:34

    Sono curiosa di vedere il vestito rosso!

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  5. Ivana5 June 2014 at 12:30

    Nadamo se ljepšem lipnju, što se životnih događanja tiče :) Puno divnih ilustracija i projekata... ja bih izdvojila sliku Splita, divan novi lak, crvene cipele... i da, ona Essence maskara je genijalna (i meni jedna od najdražih) :)

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    1. Ivana Split6 June 2014 at 13:52

      hvala na komentaru i ja se nadam lijepom lipnju:) i malo sporijem tempu kako ljeto dolazi:) da se malo odmorimo.

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  6. Dressed With Soul5 June 2014 at 13:04

    Looks like it was also a really creative month for you! I can imagine that the time went by really fast because when I'm creative I forget normally completely everything around me - including the time :)

    xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena

    www.dressedwithsoul.com

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  7. Anna and Klaudia5 June 2014 at 14:38

    Wow!! Fantastic pics <33333333333333333333333

    http://anna-and-klaudia.blogspot.com/

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  8. Alexandra Zakharova5 June 2014 at 16:03

    oh, you are always so productive and creative, dear Ivana! Keep it up! Can't wait to see your new dress, which you had decorated by your self:)
    I also love the views of Mostar, I love reading when you are writing about your city and showing wonderful pictures of it:)

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  9. The Fashion Stir Fry5 June 2014 at 21:30

    Busy month and very productive. Proud of you and your work :).

    http://www.thefashionstirfry.com

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  10. The Dainty Dolls House6 June 2014 at 01:27

    Lots of beautiful things in the month, lots of creativity too :))) Wonderful. I hope you have a great a great weekend doll xx

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  11. Silvia Negretti6 June 2014 at 04:14

    Quanto sei brava e creativa, tesoro!!!
    Sono curiosissima di vedere il vestito rosso! E che carine le tue sneackers! :D
    Baci!
    S
    http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.it

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  12. Unknown6 June 2014 at 04:39

    Te fotografije prenose samo pozitivne utiske. Nadam se da će ovaj mesec biti lepši i lakši...

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  13. AVY6 June 2014 at 06:39

    I'm glad May is over, it was a bad month.

    /Avy

    http://mymotherfuckedmickjagger.blogspot.com

    ♥

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  14. Unknown6 June 2014 at 07:55

    Mi piacciono tanto i DIY di borsa e vestito!!

    Red trench, chiffon skirt and a retrò touch on lowbudget-lowcost Fashion Blog

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  15. Coco6 June 2014 at 07:59

    Ciao Ivana, mi è piaciuta soprattutto la tua illustrazione "Dream Big".
    Baci,
    Coco
    Coco et La vie en rose / Bloglovin / Facebook
    International giveaway: win a sparkle made in Italy

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  16. Bárbara Marques6 June 2014 at 08:00

    I got curious about that DIY dress :p

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  17. Mihaela Pojogu6 June 2014 at 08:03

    It was a busy month for me too, june seems to be quite the same, but I wish to be more productive. Great view over the mountain, flamenco I love too. Great sneakers and the fashion draw with the girl in pants.
    Happy Friday! x

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  18. Unknown6 June 2014 at 10:15

    beautiful!

    Would you like to follow each other on GFC?
    follow me and follow you back =)

    http://takealookatmyclosetbysamantha.blogspot.mx/

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  19. Caro *7 June 2014 at 03:26

    Lovely recap. Your bag (DIY) is perfect :)

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