Island Hvar inspired this necklace (outfit post)/ Otok Hvar je nadahnuće za ovu ogrlicu (odjevna kombinacija)
If you spent each day on a different Croatian island, it would take you three years to visit them all, as there are more than a 1, 200 islands in Croatia. I visted only one Croatian island this Summer and I'm currently trying to work out in my head how many of them I have visited in my lifetime. Alas, only a handful of them. So many Croatian islands to visit, so little time!
Standing on my grandmother's terrace, I realize the root of my fascination with rocks. Not the precious or expenssive kind but rocks dig from earth so full of them that farming was almost impossible, rocks that build houses and fences, rocks that are testiment to a remarbakle strenght of people who populated and surrowed on islands lacking natural water resources or fertile land, defying thirst, hunger, pirates and numerous enemy invasions.
I feel at home in both Split and Mostar but when I get off the ferry and step onto island Hvar, I step into a magical world. It took me a while to define this feel and the closest I came to describing is by saying I feel like I walked in one of my paintings. The colours, the smells, the feelings it envokes...it's more than a home away from home or a place where I orginate from. It is a home of my imagination.
Kad biste svaki dan bili na drugom hrvatskom otoku, trebalo bi vam više od tri godine da ih sve obiđete jer ih ima više od tisuću i dvjesto. Ja sam ovo ljeto posjetila tek jedan od hrvatskih otoka, a baš pokušavam izračunati u glavi koliko sam ih posjetila do sada. Nažalost tek nekolicinu. Tako puno hrvatskih otoka za posjetiti, a tako malo vremena!
Dok stojim na teraci svoje bake, shvaćam svoje zanimanje za kamenje i to ne dragocjeno ili skupo kamenje, već ono kamenje koje se vadilo iz zemlje u kojoj ih je bilo toliko da je obrađivanje zemlje bilo skoro nemoguće, kamenje koje je gradilo kuće i suhozide, kamenje koje je svjedok nevjerojatnoj snazi ljudi koji su napučili i preživjeli na otocima kojima su nedostajali prirodni izvori vode i plodna zemlja i to sve prkoseći žeđi, gladi, gusarima i brojim neprijateljskim napadima.
I Split i Mostar osjećam kao svoj dom, ali kada siđem s trajekta i zakoračim na otok Hvar, ja ulazim u začarani svijet. Dugo sam pokušavala opisati taj osjećaj, a najbliže sam tome došla kada sam rekla da se osjećam kao da sam zakoračila u jednu od svojih slika. Boje, mirisi, osjećaji koje budi...to je više od drugog doma ili mjesta odakle potječem. To je dom moje mašte.
outfit details: necklace/ ogrlica:DIY, top/majica: made my my mother / ušila ju je moja majka skirt/ suknja: no name |
outfit details/ odjevna kombinacija : necklace/ ogrlica:DIY, top/majica: made my my mother / ušila ju je moja majka skirt/ suknja: no name |
Seriously, I need to visit Croatia some day after seeing all your beautiful shots. Of course, I'm also admiring your new accessory now......... xoxo
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ReplyDeleteTvoj ogrlica je vrlo lijpa.
Posjetila sam već mnoge hrvatske otoke. Alui otok Hvar je osobito lijepo.
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DeleteAlready have seen so many beautiful places on your blog and every time I am mesmerized by the beauty of your country! As well as by your beauty. You look so natural, so graceful, so happy that it actually doesn't matter what you're wearing - whatever it is it looks great on you!
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DeletePrekrasno si opisala Hvar i potpuno te razumijem... ja takve osjecaje dijelim s jednim mjestom takodjer :)
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DeleteI otok ti savršeno pristaje! :) Super si mi na ovim fotkama, tako opuštena i vesela!
ReplyDeletehvala:) da, bila sam baš opuštena i vesela:)
DeleteLepe spontane fotkice! Ogrlica mi se veoma dopada, bas izgleda atraktivno i veoma je originalna.
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DeleteCroatia is on my list of Must Visit places, it looks utterly beautiful. And your dusky pink skirt with the pale yellow top is an inspired combination. Fabulous necklace too. xxx
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DeleteYour home of your imagination looks great, so do you, dear Ivana :) I see that you relaxed a little in your grandmother's terrance:) What about Croatia you know that I really like your country, I'm really amazed on the amount of islands you have there and I bet that every, even the smallest island is worth to see! What about your idea, I love your DIY necklace, did you use some stones here? Take care, dear!
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yes, I used stones. Recently I have been using stones to make my own necklaces, I will leave you a comment on your blog and explain in more detail.
DeleteYou look beautiful Ivana as always:)
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DeleteThere are certainly homes to our imagination, places of ultimate home-ness to us, more than family or friends, a wholeness, an energy. And these are place-bound just as much as they are mobile. There are simply some places here on Earth you are more supposed to be. Adore those colors together and the bare feet are a wonderful, amazing touch for me :) Lovely friend!
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DeleteEto i mene na Hvaru, zbog toga i toliko kašnjenje s čitanjem dragih blogova i ostavljanjem komentara na istima. Kako sam na IG napisala, komadić raja. :)
ReplyDeleteOdlično si ovo napisala, a ogrlica je originalna, jednostavna....apsolutno krasna! <3
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DeleteWhat a beautiful place, I must visit one day and see all I can. Very wonderful :)) xx
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Ono što je za tebe Hvar, za mene je Brač, iako nemam nikakve veze s njim, čak sam skroz na drugoj strani.. Ali volim ga neopisivo i iako sam uvijek govorila da nikad ne bih živjela na nekom otoku, kad bi mi sad netko poklonio jednu kamenu kućicu dolje krenula bi odmah i bez razmišljanja :)
hvala ti, moram ti priznati da ni ja ne bi imala ništa protiv jedne kuće na Braču.
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ReplyDeleteI really, really want to come back to Croatia and visit more islands- the Kornati are top of my wishlist with Krk and Mljet next. I spent so much time reading about them last year.We loved the Elafiti and would love to return there too! I also didn't actually get off the boat in Hvar, we just stayed onto Korcula so definitely would like to see Hvar!x
Kornati are on a top of my wish list as well:)
DeleteThanks for sharing the little cool fact, didn't know there were that may islands, wow! And holy cow, Ivana...the view from your grandmother's place is stunning. I mean to wake up to that everyday is amazing.
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DeleteLovely DIY Ivana! Your necklace is perfect with the colours of your outfit!
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I'm so happy you like my necklace and that you noticed it matches my outfit:)
DeleteI love how the top & necklace match in color tones and your necklace is so Anthropologie like I really love it!
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it because that is really how I feel.
DeleteI love learning all these facts about Croatia from you. I had no idea that it was made up of so many islands. Surely that would be a fun project for someone to visit all of them. I think it should be you :) I remember you posting about Hvar before and there is so much beauty there but I can also see it being special since your grandmother's home is also there. I love how you almost appear to be dancing in some of these photos and another pretty outfit of course.
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ReplyDeleteI know Hvar from a few visits some years ago. It´s an absolute beautiful Island! As you know, I like pleatet skirts very much. Your skirt is amazing, simply perfect!
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I'm so happy you like Hvar too:)
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Preslatka si u toj divnoj letnjoj kombinaciji a ogrlica i priča o kamenju je baš zaokružila celu priču :)
i ja posve razumijem tu paniku da nećemo sve vidjeti, a i pročitati...:).
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