Christmas mood board / Božična inspiracija

Are you ready for Christmas? I'm not. I almost finished cleaning my house, but I'm definitely not ready for Christmas. Yet. I didn't even decorate my Christmas tree yet. I usually do it on Christmas Eve, but this year I might break the tradition. We'll see. I'll try to figure out all the Christmas decorations tonight. I need to decide how I'm going to set my table. I have ideas, but I haven't figured out how to connect them yet. All the cleaning took longer than expected. What I do have ready is my Christmas mood board. I've created two new festive fashion illustrations and one new Christmas card. Priorities, right? Why do something that is urgent, when you can do something that isn't? Well, maybe I can use this illustrations as a gift for somebody and save up some time that way. Now, that's an idea.

Jeste li svi spremni za Božić? Ja nisam. Skoro sam gotovo s čišćenjem kuće, ali definitivno nisam spremna za Božić. Još. Nisam čak ni okitila jelku (ili bor kako imamo običaj reći u Dalmaciji mada odavno nitko ne kiti borove). Obično to kićenje čuvam za Badnjak, ali ove godine možda uranim. Vidjet ćemo. Trebam još smisliti sve božične dekoracije i moram  odlučiti kako ću postaviti stol. Imam ideje, ali nisam još smislila kako ih povezati u glavi. Ono što imam spremno je božična ploča s inspiracijom. Naslikala sam dvije nove blagdanske modne ilustracije i napravila još jednu božičnu čestitiku. Prioriteti, zar ne? Zašto raditi nešto što je hitno, kada možeš raditi nešto što nije? Dobro možda mogu iskoristiti ove ilustracije kao poklon nekome i tako uštedjeti na vremenu. E sada, to nije loše ideja.

So, these are my two new fashion illustrations, both inspired by this festive season. The medium is watercolour on paper. One of them is more casual, a combo of a cozy sweater and skinny jeans (or jeggings- who could tell the difference anyway?).  I think that when it comes to choosing what we're going to wear for Christmas, it should be all about what we want. I mean Christmas should be about celebrating life, it should be there for us and not the other way. If you hate dresses and you absolutely love jeans, who says you can't wear jeans for Christmas? Wear whatever you feel like, whatever you feel best in. Personally, I love dresses, so that is probably what I'm going to wear. In fact, I wish if I could have this dress that I illustrated here. This other fashion illustration I did is more dressed up. You can't go wrong with a LBD. Not even on Christmas day..Anyway, this outfit on the right could serve as an inspiration for a NYE look. What do you think? Have you planned your Christmas outfit? Have you decided what you're going to wear for NYE? 

Tako da tu su moje dvije nove modne ilustracije, obje su nadahnute ovim blagdanskim razdobljem.  Medij su vodene boje na papiru. Jedna je više ležerna, kombinacija toploga džempera i uskih traperica ( a možda su u pitanju i tkz. jeggings- tko može više i primijetiti razliku?). Mislim da kada je u pitanju odabir onoga što ćemo nositi za Božić, trebali bi nositi isključivo on što nam se nosi. Mislim da poanta Božića treba biti slavlje života, trebao bi biti tu zbog nas, a ne obrnuto. Ako mrzite haljine i obožavate traperice, tko kaže da ne možete nositi traperice za Božić? Nosite što god želite, ono u čemu se najbolje osjećate. Osobno, ja volim haljine, pa ću vjerovati nositi nešto takvo. Zapravo, voljela bi da mogu nekako dobiti ovu haljinu koju sam ilustrirala. Ova druga modna ilustracija koju sam naslikala je malo više dotjerana. Ne možete pogriješiti s crnom haljinicom. Čak ni na Božić. Zapravo, ova druga kombinacija bi mogla biti i nadahnuće za novogodišnju noć. Jeste li vi odlučili što ćete nositi za doček Nove Godine?

Last night I went to my last art class. It was a fun experience. I will frame a few paintings that I did there and then I might show them to you. I'm already thinking about where I will place them in my new home. This will probably be my last Christmas in this house. If I wasn't so involved into the process of decorating my new home (we're doing it by ourselves), I would probably feel nostalgic. I'm there  in that house every day. I'm in stores selecting materials every day. It is a lot of work, but it is also a labour of love. In other words, it is very time consuming and  tiring, but I do enjoy it. 

Sinoć sam išla na zadnji sat tečaja. Bilo je to ugodno iskustvo. Uokviriti ću neke od slika koje sam tamo radila pa ih možda i podijelim s vama.  Već razmišljam gdje ću ih staviti u svojoj novoj kući. Ovo će vjerovatno biti moj zadnji Božić u ovoj kući. Možda da nisam toliko uključena u svo to uređivanje ( sami sve biramo), onda bi možda i bila nostalgična...U toj sam kući svaki dan. Svaki dan sam u nekom dućanu i biram materijale. To je sve puno posla, ali to su slatke muke. Drugim riječima, oduzima puno vremena i umara, ali uživam u tome. 

Besides these two fashion illustrations, I'm also sharing this card I made. So, here it is, my new DIY Christmas card. I  think it's pretty cute. It's watercolour on paper and I added some details to make it seem more 3D. I might add more of those. If I find the time. So, that would be about all for today. How are your preparations for Christmas going on? Are you stressed? I was going to write about how you shouldn't be, how we should all just relax for Christmas,  but to be honest, I  am stressed too. I know I shouldn't be, but well...It is like every women has this evil perfection inside of her, that never lets her relax. What will happen if our Christmas meal isn't impressive? What will happen if our Christmas decorations aren't awe-inspiring? Nothing will happen. Will our family love us less if we don't put on a show? No, they won't. So, why do we worry so much about it?  I don't know. I'm trying to make myself worry less and enjoy more this Christmas. I'll let you know how it works out.

Osim ove dvije modne ilustracije, dijelim i ovu čestitku koju sam napravila, tako da evo i te nove božične čestitke. Mislim da je baš slatka. Medij su vodene boje na papiru, a dodala sam i neke detalje da ispadne više 3D. Možda dodam još neki sličan detalj, ako nađem vremena. Tako da, to bi bilo sve za danas, Kako idu vaše pripreme za Božić. Jeste li pod stresom? Htjela sam pisati o tome kako ne biste trebali biti, kako bismo se trebali opustiti za Božić, ali da budem iskrena i ja sam pod stresom. Znam da je to glupo i da ne bi trebala biti...ali ponekad mi se čini da sve mi žene imamo nekoga zločestoga perfekcionista u sebi, koji nam nikad ne dopušta da se opustimo. Što će se goditi ako nam Božični ručak bude prosječan? Što će se dogoditi ako nam dekoracije nisu spektakularne? Ništa se neće dogoditi. Hoće li nas naše obitelji manje voljeti ako ne napravimo neku predstavu iz svega toga? Naravno da neće. Zašto se onda toliko brinemo. Ne znam. Nastojim se brinuti manje i uživati više ove godine. Javit ću vam hoće li to uspjeti.