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

Time for some DIY projects...and this time it will be stuff made out of Fimo (well, using it I make jewelry mostly but you can also make other things). Fimo is a German brand of polymer clay (I cannot compare it to other brands because this is the only one I tried). Here is a random selection of my works: a headpiece, a pair of earrings and a necklace. I must confess that the first two were made a long time ago , but at least I can say that these items have stood the test of time. The last one (the necklace) I've made recently and lost it somewhere. Hopefully (and probably) it will pop out again in one of my sudden home redecorating attempts. * The belt some of you have commented on in the last post was also a DIY but since it has nothing to do with polymer clay it will have to wait some other time. Malo mojih radova od polimerne gline (ili ti ga fima).  Ovdje je nekakav slučajan odabir radova : ukras za kosu, par naušnica i ogrlica. Fimom se koristi dosta ljudi, to je nje...

“Of all the things a man may do, sleep probably contributes most to keeping him sane. It puts brackets about each day. If you do something foolish or painful today, you get irritated if somebody mentions it, today. If it happened yesterday, though, you can nod or chuckle, as the case may be. You've crossed through nothingness or dream to another island in Time.”  ―  Roger Zelazny ,  Isle of the Dead ....yes, my dear Zelanzny but there are things that even a good night of sleep cannot cure. There are longings that cannot be fulfilled, dreams that cannot be forgotten and sorrows that cannot be cured. Still, you're right about sleep. Nothing like a good night sleep to make you feel like a brand new person. "Od svega što čovjek radi, spavanje vjerojatno  najviše pridonosi očuvanju njegovog metalnog zdravlja. San stavlja zagrade oko svakog dana. Uradite li nešto blesavo ili bolno danas, iznervirate se ako to netko spomene, danas. No, ako se dogodi...

It is said that the greatest loves are often tragic. When I think of love stories, I often think of Vesna Parun, a Croatian poetess, and one of her poems in particular. It is a poem that Vesna wrote to the wife of the man that was her only love and it is  the most tender of poems that I have ever read. This poem has been translated by many, but today I have felt like translating it myself. You whose hands are more innocent than mine, poem by Vesna Parun You whose hands are more innocent than mine you  who is  as wise as the complacence itself. you who can read better than myself loneliness from his forehead You who can chase away from his face the slow shadows of doubt  like the spring wind chases away the shadows of clouds over the hill. If your embrace gives courage to the heart, and your tights end the pain, if your name is the heaven to his thoughts, and your throat  shade to his resting place and the night o...

The manicure that I'm presenting was made my mixing white and brown nail polish. The brown one is of unknown brand ( it was a gift, part of a cosmetic kit ) while the white one is Eveline. The mix turned out pretty cool, there was something metallic about it which I really liked. Manikura koju danas pokazujem je napravljena mješanjem bijelog i smeđeg laka. Smeđi je nepoznatog brenda (došao je u paketu kozmetike koji sam dobila jednom), a bijeli je Eveline. Mješancija je ispala poprilično dobro, bila je nekako metalik, pogotovo mi se sviđalo kako je izgledala na suncu.

 midi skirt --- midi dress red highlights For today just two of my fashion illustrations. The first one is all about the midi trend and the second one is inspired by different shades of red (and related with that I think that the red highlights go so well with Afro hair).  I still have a lot of illustration that I haven't shared, maybe soon...I find that illustrations are a good way for me to relax and to take a break from painting landscapes in large frames which demands a lot of concentration. Btw For the next few days, I won't have my laptop with me, so I won't be online as often and I probably won't be posting everyday as I usually do. Za danas samo dvije modne ilustracije, prva je nadahnuta dužinom ispod koljena, a druga različitim nijansama crvene ( a u vezi sa tim, mislim da crveni pramenovi divno idu uz Afro kosu). Imam još puno ilustracija koje nisam podijelila, možda uskoro...dobro mi dođu za malo se opustiti i odmoriti od slikanja  sli...

   Grazie +Caterina Ferraris  :) Oggi finisco di rispondere alle domande della Caterina che mi hanno premiata con il Libster award... Il Liebster Award , un premio virtuale, ha lo scopo di sostenere i blogs emergenti, di farli conoscere agli altri. Liebster is an award given to new blogs, and I have recived mine from  +Caterina Ferraris  from  http://imieioutfit.blogspot.com . Thank you dear! Liebster je nagrada koja se daje novim blogovima, ja sam je već bila dobila jednom, ali nema veze...Ovaj put me nominirala Caterina, preporučujem da posjetite njen blog    http://imieioutfit.blogspot.com :) Znači pravila su odgovoriti na pitanja, postaviti novih 11 pitanja i nominirati pet blogova...pa da ne duljim... Le regole del gioco sono le seguenti: rispondere alle 11 domande poste dalla blogger che vi ha premiato premiare 5 blogs porre loro 11 nuove domande e informare i blogs di aver ricevuto il premio  le 11 domande: Perc...