All about DIY: DIY lavender bags, DIY pompom heels, DIY patched tshirt.....and my new 365 project!

You know I've always loved making things myself. I'm totally a DIY girl, both when it comes to crafts and arts. Moreover, recently I've decided that I want to take it to the new level. I've decided to start my own 365 project that will be all about gifts. Yes, gifts! I've decided to make a gift for someone every day. All the gifts will be hand made and I will try to rely on recycling for most of them. That will be a pretty good challenge for my creativity, won't you say? Naturally, I won't be able to make something 'every single day' but that is not the point. I don't want to turn it into something stressful by expecting myself to produce something extraordinary every day, but I will take it as a healthy challenge. The point of this project is to think about others and what might make them happy. I will share some of my 'gifts' here, but I probably won't post about all of them. What do you think about this project? You knows, maybe I will inspire some of you to make new things and try out a few DIY projects. When it comes to gifts, there is nothing quite like the hand made ones. Hand made presents always have a special place in our hearts, wouldn't you agree? Did you ever receive a hand made gift? If yes, how it made you feel? Probably pretty good.

Uvijek sam voljela i još uvijek volim izrađivati stvari, to sigurno već znate. Jednostavno sam tip osobe koja voli izrađivati stvari i kada je u pitanju umjetnost i kada su to praktične stvari. No, nedavno sam odlučila podignuti stvari na novi nivo. Odlučila sam započeti svoj 365 projekt koji će se temeljiti na darovima! Da, darovima. Odličila sam napraviti poklon za nekoga svakoga dana. Svi će projekti biti ručni rad i nastojati ću se za većinu osloniti na reciklirane materijale. To će biti dobar izazov za moju kreativnost, zar ne? Naravno neću moći napraviti nešto baš svakoga dana, ali to nije poanta.  Ne želim to pretvoriti u nešto stresno tako da ću od sebe očekivati da napravim nešto izvaredno svakoga dana, ali prihvatiti ću to kao zdravi izazov. Poanta ovoga projekta je razmišljati o drugima i onome što bi ih moglo razveseliti. Podijeliti ću ovdje neke od svojim poklona, ali vjerovatno neću pisati baš o svakome.  Što mislite o ovom projektu' Znate, možda ću nadahnuti neke od vas izrađivanje novih stvari ili pokušavanje nekoga DIY projekt. Kada su u pitanju pokloni, oni ručno rađeni uvijek imaju posebno mjesto u našim srcima. Biste li se složili? Jeste li ikada primili ručni rad na poklon? Ako jeste, kako ste se osjećali? Rekla bi poprilično dobro.

Anyhow, this is what I made yesterday.  My first 365 gift! Who doesn't love lavender bags? I love making them and I love having them around! So, yesterday I have sewed these bags you can see below and I'm quite happy with the result.  I have made the bags from an old white shirt ( recycling is everything!). Sewing without a sewing machine always takes a bit more time, but hey what can be done about it? If you have a sewing machine, making these kind of bags will be a peace of cake. If you don't, it will take a bit more time but really it is not like it is going to take ages.  In fact, this kind of project requires minimal sewing skills and in that sense the level of difficulty is very low. 

Evo što sam jučer napravila. Moj prvi 365 projekt! Tko ne voli vrećice s lavandom (ili levandom kako bi rekli na Hvaru)? Tako da sam jučer ušila ove vrećice koje možete ispod vidjeti i dosta sam zadovoljna s rezultatom. Napravila sam ove vrećice od stare bijele košulje ( recikliranje je ključno)! Šivanje bez šivaće mašine uvijek traje malo duže, ali što se može? Ako imate mašinu za šivanje, pravljenje ovih vrećica će biti mačji kašalj. Ako nemate, trebati će vam malo više vremena, ali nije baš da će vam trebati jako dugo da ih završite. Zapravo, ovaj projekt ne zahtjeva neku šivaću vještinu i u tom smislu je jako lak. 

Having sewn these bags, I proceeded to draw lavender (or in some cases lavender fields) on bags with markers. Then I filled these bags with lavender (from island Hvar and how I came across it I will show you soon) and tied a satin cord around them. That's all there is to it. Pretty simple, right? What do you think about this DIY present? Would you be willing to try making it? Would you like to be given a lavender bag? In this case, I just drew lavender on them, but this is where you can get creative. You can write somebody's name, some quote you find inspiring, the date of some anniversary or anything that you find special. Furthermore, you can make lavender bags any size you want. They can be so tiny that they can be worn in a clutch or a wallet or big enough to qualify as lavender pillows. I collected or should I say harvested my own lavender (because I'm all about that DIY) but you can buy lavender. What is more, you don't have to use lavender at all. You can make bags with aromatic plants of any kind. What do you say? Will you try out this project?

Nakon što sam ušila ove vrećice, sljedeći korak je bilo crtanje lavande ili u nekim slučajevima polja lavande na vrećicama s markerima. Onda sam napunila vrećice s lavandom s otoka Hvara, a kako sam došla do nje pokazati ću vam uskoro. To bi bilo to. Prilično jednostavno, zar ne? Što sam se čini od ovoga poklona? Biste li bili voljni pokušati ga izraditi? Biste li voljeli dobiti vrećicu lavande? U ovom slučaju, ja sam samo nacrtala lavandu na njima, ali baš tu možete biti kreativni. Možete napisati nečije ime, neki citat koji vas nadahnjuje, datum neke godišnjice ili bilo što posebno za vas. Nadalje, možete napraviti vrećice s lavandom u bilo kojoj veličini. Mogu biti tako sitne da se mogu nositi u torbici ili novčaniku ili tako velike da se mogu smatrati jastucima od lavande. Ja sam sama prikupila ( ili bolje rečeno požela) lavandu jer volim sve raditi sama, ali vi je možete kupiti. Štoviše, ne morate uopće koristiti lavandu. Možete napraviti vrećice s bilo kakvim aromatičnim biljem. Što kažete? Hoćete li isprobati ovaj projekt?

Now, something about the outfit. I will have to be quick about it. I already presented this DIY patched tshirt here and the DIY pompom heels here. I wore this skirt previously here and I'm sure I'll wear it again soon. This leather bag was a gift from a friend (also named Ivana) and she bought it in a vintage second hand shop. What to add? I really like this combo. I love a good print mix and this outfit is all about that. I wore this yesterday to run some errands in the city (Mostar in case you're wondering where I am at the moment) and while I can't say these sandals are the best option for a walk, I was happy to wear them because I love them. Sometimes we need to wear those high heels if that is what makes us happy.  That would be all. My DIY of the day plus my outfit of the day.

Sada nešto o odjevnoj kombinaciji i morati ću malo požuriti. Već sam predstavila ovu majicu s srcima koje sam sama ušila ovdje, a pompone koje sam sama ušila na sandale ovdje. Nosila sam već ovu suknju ovdje, a sigurna sam da ću ju nositi uskoro ponovo. Kožnu torbicu sam dobila od imenjakinje, a ona ju je kupila u vintage second hand dućanu. Što još reći? Jako mi se sviđa ova kombinacija. Volim nositi različite uzorke zajedno, a ova kombinacija je upravo to. Nosila sam je jučer za obaviti neke stvari u gradu ( Mostaru ako se pitate gdje sam trenutno) i dok ne mogu reći da su ove sandale najudobnija opcija za šetnju, bilo mi je drago nositi ih jer ih volim. Ponekad moramo nositi ono što nas usrećuje pa bile to i visoke pete. To bi bilo sve. Odjevna kombinacija dana i DIY projekt dana.

DIY lavender bags

tee/majica: old+diy patched hearts, stara+ sama sam ušila srca na nju
skirt/suknja: Azel
bag/torba: vintage (from vintage second hand shop)
heels/ pete: old+ DIY pompoms/ sama sam ušila pomopone

tee/majica: old+diy patched hearts, stara+ sama sam ušila srca na nju
skirt/suknja: Azel
bag/torba: vintage (from vintage second hand shop)
heels/ pete: old+ DIY pompoms/ sama sam ušila pomopone