a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Happy Sunday! Today's post won't be very long as I'm going to show you one necklace that I've made recently and already gave it away. I took this pics in a hurry (they're not very interesting and arty I'm afraid). Anyway, I'll try to make it a habit to document my creations before they end up as gifts.  If you want to try this DIY yourself, you will need: faux leather, some kind of decoration (I've bought these shiny plastic ones in store where they sell sewing equipment and I'm sure they're not hard to find wherever you may live) and a bit of satin cord.  step no.1 -cut out as much faux leather as you will need step no.2 -sew the decoration of  your choice (beads, stones, crystals- whatever) step no.3  -sew the satin cord making sure it is the right length for your neck....and it's really as easy as that! * I think it's only fair that I warm you that you might experience pain or some kind of discomfort in your arms...

oil paints (unfinished) oil paints unfinished my unkept garden has its perks work in progress roses work in progress beautiful cat from the neighbourhood work in progess this canvas is driving me crazy.... it has been work in progress for months now.... soon it will be finished I hope ( oil paints) cake with apples and strawberries ( It wasn't burned, the top is carmelized sugar) my tools just a skecth I've going trough a rather strange period in my life. On daily basis I struggle with ongoing fever (for weeks now) for which I know neither the cause nor the cure. On other hand, I'm full of ideas and I stay up late working on so many different things and projects.  I've many idea but no naive optimism. More than ever before, time seems relative. Prolazim kroz neko čudno razdoblje. Svakog dana borim se sa povišenom temperaturom koja traje tjednima, a kojoj ne znam ni uzroka ni lijeka. Sa d...

uljane boje na papiru/ oil paints on paper Blue lady/ Plava dama

This outfit post is really special to me because it encorporates several items that I have made myself. The first one is a necklace that I have made recently using fabric, faux leather and feathers (all recycled materials i.e things I already had at home). The second item would be the bag that bears inscription 'Once a book worm, always a book worm.' The bag is recycled. I have painted the little books and written the proverb on it with textile paints (I'd written about it in detail often enough) Finally, there is a skirt to which I have attacked lace ( by sewing it) All in all, a very environmentally friendly outfit.  It might be said that this outfit is about two things: DIY and flowers. There are flowers both on the skirt and the blouse and that is not the only reason why I have matched them together. I don't usually wear skirts that are as short as this one so matching it with an oversized blouse only made sense. In this way I didn't feel like there was too...

Oil pants on paper. Now, that just doesn't sound right. Yet, I've created a dozen of portraits this way recently (about five or six of them last night between 10 p.m and 2 am.) It felt right. Uljane boje na papiru. To mi nekako ne zvuči dobro. Ipak napravila sam desetak portreta na taj način nedavno (pet ili šest njih jučer navečer u periodu između 22 i 2 sata). Osjećaj je bio dobar.

  Bye, bye June...I must admit I'm not sad to see you off. Still, your lessons were valuable, even if difficult. In this recap I've included random pics and illustrations (I couldn't include them all) There were  things I didn't manage to share, written posts that I haven't managed to post, but that's the way it usually is...we'll see what the next month brings. Doviđenja lipnju...moram priznati da mi nije žao što ću te ispratit...ipak, vjerujem da su tvoje lekcije bile vrijedne, iako teške. U ovaj sažetak uvrstila sam nekakav nasumični izbor fotografija i ilustracija jer bi previše bilo uvrsiti sve...i da bilo je stvari koje nisam stigla podijeliti, napisanih postova koje nisam stigla objaviti, ali tako to ide...Vidjet ćemo što nam novi mjesec donosi.