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Call for entries - Let's compete!

2012-01-13T10:31:00.000-08:00

This may be interesting for all designers. Why not try out our creative power!
http://www.florencedesignweek.com/

Good luck :))))

Wok in progress...

2011-03-30T02:11:00.000-07:00

Today, I show you a glimpse of my new creation :)
It's been a while since
I did not do this kind of necklace -
crocheted around silver wire cord.
My kids are on the short holidays of several days,
so we all have much less commitment.
Thanks to this ocassion,
yesterday I spent a whole afternoon
in crocheting new necklace :)))
I hope I'll finish it in next couple of days!

See some more works in progress on beautiful Small Things blog.

Saturday shopping Day

2010-11-20T01:23:00.000-08:00

*felt
*mix&mach
*decoupage
*hand painted beads
*crocheted beads
... my favorite techniques :)
Here are the results:

Flower on the stone Brooch

Mix&mach Necklace

Two pebbles Brooch

If you'd like to find more Saturday shopping day ideas just visit the blog of zsazsazsu

Saturday shopping day

2010-11-13T12:33:00.000-08:00

Yellow-grey textile Necklace

This necklace is composed by crocheted and felt beads. I used the handmade wet felt technique and crocheted over wood beads in this necklace.

Very comfortable and lightweight!

Have a look at Zsazsazsu's blog for more Saturday shopping!

Saturday shopping day!

2010-11-06T08:06:00.000-07:00

Tribe Brooch nO.2

Feminine and a little eccentric brooch with an ethnic touch... My inspiration was Australian Aboriginal art, especially their painting on wood and bones.

Have a look at Zsazsazsu's blog for more Saturday shopping!

How to make a Mannequin Display

2010-10-02T08:15:00.000-07:00

For each of us who are engaged in making jewelry,
it is good if you have the mannequin display.
On mannequin display is much easier
to make photos and
to show our jewelry.
Lately, I've thought to get a mannequin display and
see what I found - an excellent tutorial of how I can make it myself!

You can find this excellent tutorial here :)

Inspiration!

2010-09-21T03:55:00.000-07:00

Each season brings a variety of forms from nature that can inspire us.

Arriving autumn days bring new inspiration...

In a recent walk I picked a few fruits of the wild pomegranate and made a new necklace, inspired by the beautiful shapes and colors ...

I hope that you will not find new inspiration in coming weeks.

Keep in mind that it don't need to be just shapes and colors:

Leaves rustling under your feet,

a sudden downpour of rain,

the smell of fresh morning ...

cozy warmth of the sun...

Whether you are an artist or not,

I hope that you will be inspired to find beauty in the coming days.

My happy customer

2010-08-27T09:09:00.000-07:00

It always makes me so happy when I receive a nice feedback from a customer.

Thank you dear Maya!

Color My Day Necklace

2010-07-27T01:38:00.001-07:00

This necklace will color your day :)

Full of colors...

Made with love and joy...

One of a kind...

My and my daughter's creative space :)

2010-06-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

My daughter had a fever today :(

I wanted to cheer her up and suggested her to make felt beads with me.
Despite the headache, she has accepted with a great enthusiasm :))
While chicken soup for her cooked on the stove, we were drinking tea and made some felt goodies :)

The most important component for this felt goodies, between wool, water and soap, is LAUGHING. We were talking about fun things and recalled
funny events.

These were those moments when you wish to stop time.

Time has passed very quickly and the most important - the fever is gone!

Sometimes the days that start bad

end up happily and with lots of smiles.

You can see more workspaces at Kootoyoo's blog!
Happy day to you!

New necklace in my shop

2010-06-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

Remember decoupage tutorial I've been posted couple of weeks ago?
I've combined those decoupaged beads with several crocheted pieces, polymer clay bead and one glass bead. Black-white-red color combo is one of my favorites :)

Just listed in my Etsy shop :)

My creative space - Inspiration

2010-06-02T06:55:00.000-07:00

Look at these horned and spooky-looking black creatures. We call them "sea devils".

But, trust me, they really don't deserve this scary name. They are very fragile seeds that river Bojana brings from nearby Skadar Lake to Adriatic Sea. We collect them on the beach, but very rarely (Oh yes, my five-year daughter reminds me to note that this is her little collection :)))

Beauty of the area from which these seeds comes from is simply incredible...

The interesting shapes of these little creatures was my inspiration to make some new beads.

Nature always surprise us with its unrepeatable beautiful forms.
How wonderful!

If you'd like to see other spaces or/and join, go over to kootoyoo and read all about it.

My creative workspace - from sketch to necklace

2010-05-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, I need to make a sketch when I want to design a new piece of my jewellery.
I do it mostly because I want to be sure in color combo I've planned to make.

I thought it would be interesting to show a few steps of making my new necklace today!

Do you make sketches for your designs?

To se more creative spaces go to kootoyoo blog :)

New Sea Flower Brooch

2010-05-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

New brooch in my shop!

Someone told me that my Sea Flower Brooches reminds on Passiflora cincinnata.
Look at that beautiful nature's masterpiece!

My creative workspace today

2010-05-20T02:53:00.000-07:00

A desk full of colors, textures, shapes that I've created in last few days. I like to mix and mach and play with all that goodies :)
And of course, my kids can't resist it too!

find some other creative spaces on kotooyoo's blog.

Bright Bloom Necklace

2010-05-17T08:53:00.000-07:00

I am so inspired with all this spring blooming around me :))
Here is my new necklace... in bright and vivid colours and, as all of my jewelry, one-of-a-kind.
It is perfect to refresh your spring/summer outfit!

It's in my shop right now.

My creative space today- Decoupage Tutorial

2010-05-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

I love decoupage technique so much!
Thought it would be nice to decoupage some wood beads and share the tutorial with you :)

What you'll need:
- napkin
- scissors
- wood beads
- Decoupage glue - you can get this at any department or craft store.

Remove the bottom layers from napkin

Than cut out your motiff

Dot a couple of drops of glue on to the wooden bead

Than place the napkin on the item. Using a soft paint brush, paint applique glue over the napkin. Start from the center and work your way out to the outer edges. Try to work smooth and avoid ripping the napkin.

Apply more pieces if you'd like to and let it dry :))))

This is my first tutorial, I hope it'll be useful :)))
I enjoyed making it!

Have a look at some more creative spaces at Kootoyoo's blog.

Here I am!

2010-04-13T03:46:00.001-07:00

Yes, I know - long time, no see :)
The time goes so fast for me... kids ,painting, my day job as an Art Director on TV Budva, my jewelry, art workshop for kids.... sometimes it's hard to find a little time and concentration for writting a blogpost.
Last two weeks I've spent in Belgrade (Serbia) and Zrenjanin (eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina) together with my husband and kids. My Husband and I were inwited to take part in art-colony in Zrenjanin. We have spent 5 days there. I've never been in Zrenjanin before and really fall in love with that city...
Here are few interesting facts about Zrenjanin:

Zrenjanin is home to the oldest continually operating post office in Serbia, founded in 1737
Zrenjanin is sometimes referred to as The City of Bridges. There are 11 bridges!

And after Zrenjanin, we have spent 2 days in Belgrade (the capitol of Serbia). We went to the Zoo, children's theater, visiting our cousins and so much of walking...
I've found a little time to visit few supply shops. I am showing you some "goodies".

Looking forward to my kids go to park that I could begin making my jewelry with this new supplies :))))

Alexander McQueen

2010-02-12T01:28:00.000-08:00

Alexander McQueen, a visionary, an icon, an inspiration, a pure genius is gone.
His artwork will live.

FRONTPAGE!!!!

2010-01-23T02:33:00.000-08:00

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This is such a nice beginning of the day! My Dancing Corals Necklace made it to frontpage today! woooo-hoooo!
Congrats to all artists included and thanks so much Iwannabe!(please, visit Iwannabe beautiful shop!)

EST challenge - MAKE SOMETHING NEW

2010-01-19T06:46:00.000-08:00

For some time I`ve been thinking to try myself in painting furniture, but haven`t had enough time (i. e. courage) to do that.
Than, last week Renate of Kreativlink posted the new European Street Team Challenge Theme - MAKE SOMETHING NEW.
She wanted us to do something we never did before, to come out of our comfort zone and experiment. Then I knew, it is the right moment to try myself in painting furniture!
This was an old and olmost forgotten cupboard... I`ve painted it with cheerful and bold colors (my usual coloring :)) and gave it a new look. That old-new cupboard refreshed the look of our home :)

I enjoyed every moment of painting it! I like the feeling of giving a new life to old and almost thrown away stuff!
And remmember: whatever you do, try to go beyond your limits. I`m sure you`ll be amazed what you`ll find there :)

Lavender Field Necklace

2010-01-17T09:04:00.000-08:00

I've started creating this necklace some time ago.
This is how it looked like in the beginning:

.... and today I've putted all beads and pebbles together.
It looks eccentric but also beautiful and feminine. It can be worn in few different ways. You can see it in my shop
And as all of my jewelry - it's "one of a kind".

I always feel excited when I finish each piece of my jewelry. I'm sure all artists feel that! There's no creativity without excitement :) Do you think so?

Shop update - Love Sea Flower Brooch

2010-01-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

This lovely and feminine brooch is a perfect gift and can be attached on hat, scarf, jacket, sweater or a purse and give it a new look!

Already in my shop

SUN!

2010-01-13T08:24:00.000-08:00

Finally! After several weeks with a lot of rain, today was a beautiful sunny day! My husband and I took our kids for a walk. We went to nearby beaches to...

... colect some beach treasury...

... enjoy the beauty... (yes, there is snow on nearby hills!)

... and one cute guest visited my daughter :)

I love my town!

new banner!

2010-01-09T07:58:00.000-08:00

There is one proverb:
"The shoemaker always have the ugliest shoes".
Since my main profession is a graphic designer - when thinking about my last banner, I felt a little like a shoeman from this proverb (honestly!). I've made that banner very quickly, in a excitement and rush to open my etsy shop.
This is that old one:

But it was in October and the time just passed so quickly and that provisor banner stayed all that time. I know it is not a good excuse but I just didn't find time to design the new one.
Couple of days ago I've designed the new one... and this slogan WORKS OF (HE)ART I think really fits good because I really make my pieces with a great pleasure and love...

I'd really like to know your opinion about my new banner :)

Shop update... Green-Blue Sea Flower Brooch

2010-01-04T12:24:00.000-08:00

Lately I enjoy to make this crocheted brooches with polymer, glass or some other kind of beads sewed on it. I like that kind of small art-objects...

I've made this brooch by 3 layers sewed together. Two (bigger) layer are crocheted from pigeon blue color and the 3rd layer is crocheted from cotton in shades of yellow, green and blue color.
There is one nice green glass bead sewed on top and a lot on small and delicate green glass beads sewed on one side of brooch.
Find more details in my Etsy shop Artistudios.

Dreamy Brown-Blue necklace

2009-12-28T09:54:00.000-08:00

I adore brown and blue color combination! I was thinking about making this necklace for a while, wanted to combine hand-felted and hand-painted beads.
And than couple of weeks ago I've dreamed exactly how it looks like!

When Aldona from aldonasuneviciene.etsy.com posted a new theme "Dream" I was cheered up and I knew it was time to finally make my Dreamy Necklace.
All entries can be seen in her blog
http://aldona-aldona.blogspot.com/2009/12/est-weekly-challenge-dreamsdreamsdreams.html

Dreamy Brown-Blue necklace is available in my Etsy shop

Children fascinate me...

2009-12-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

Have I told you that I give art clases to children on weekends? Together with my husbandt who is an artist too, I run a little art organization. We have several groups with different art programmes - program for children, preparatio for art academies, program for hobbysts...
I love that clases with children. They fascinate me...their freedom to experiment with different materials and techniques, their creativity and unrestrained imagination.
On Sunday we made some nice paper decorations for Christmas and New Year. You can see a tutorial on this link
It is very easy to make and looks beautiful! Try it and play with you imagination!

Work in Progress...

2009-12-16T03:18:00.000-08:00

Would you like a cup of felted beads?

While my kids are playing, I can enjoy both a cup of coffee and a cup of my new felted and crocheted beads.

And look at this beautiful cup! A few years ago I got it from my dear friend Mila. She's in hospital today and will have a little operation. This is my way to send her some good energy :)

A new necklace in shades of grey and lilac will be in my etsy shop in couple of days.

European Streetteam Challenge-Babushka Happy Family

2009-12-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

When Mitsy from Artmind Etsy shop won a EST Challenge and posted a new theme - BABUSHKA, i thought that I won't participate. I mean.... I liked a theme, but I just didn't have an idea how to interpret it... Then I thought - shame on you, Marica, you have Russian origins, it is a kind of obligation to take part in this "Russian" theme :) But it didn't help...

And somehow, yesterday I thought a lot about family and how it is important for all of us to have strong and harmonic relations in family... And with those thoughts in my mind, I've made my challenge entry. Here it is - Happy Babushka Family.

And it is available in my Etsy shop

My Creative space today

2009-12-03T07:10:00.000-08:00

I'm lucky to live near the beach and it's been a while since I collect little pieces of wood from beaches. That is my favorite activity - collecting beach treasury.... I'm impressed how sea can make pieces of art from stones, wood, shells... everything that comes to his huge "hands" :)

Well, I've decided to make brooch from that one piece of wood. The sea already made a sculpture of it an I painted with acrylic colors, varnished it and I'll crochet layer to go over the wood. Hm... it's easier to create it, than to explain the process...
You'll see it in my Etsy shop in couple of days!

If you'd like to see other spaces or/and join, go over to kootoyoo and read all about it.

Regards from me and a sea :)

Love, eat and create :)

2009-12-01T13:15:00.000-08:00

Didn't blog for few days... but I've spent beautiful time with my family and friends, making some delicious food

Cookies that I've made with my daughter were so yummy

... and were eaten too fast to make pics :)

And I've made new necklaces

They are available in my Etsy shop. And I offer a free worldwide shipping on some of them. Check it out here.

Lovely day Necklace nO.2

2009-11-26T09:16:00.000-08:00

I have finally finished my new Lovely Day Necklace!
It is a little bit different than I've planned - I've made a couple of polymer clay beads and also included some small wood beads.
Whenever I start to make something it goes different way than I've planned but I like it, it gives some touch of spontaneity to my creation :)

Lovely Day Necklace nO.2 is already available in my Etsy shop.

Medusa Necklace

2009-11-19T07:32:00.000-08:00

Have you ever planned to do something and then ended up with doing something else? I do it all the time.... :) So the "Lovely day" necklace is still waiting for me, but I've finished with my entry for this week European Street Team Challenge hosted by ingermaaike this week under the topic 'Mythology'.

I've named my necklace "Medusa" because it is inspired by a myth about Medusa:
Medusa, originally a beautiful young woman whose crowning glory was her magnificent long hair, was desired and courted by many suitors. Yet before she could be betrothed to a husband, Poseidon (Neptune) found her worshipping in the temple of Athena (Minerva) and ravished her. Athena was outraged at her sacred temple being violated, and punished Medusa by turning her beautiful tresses into snakes and giving her the destructive power to turn anyone who looked directly at her into stone. (source http://www.webwinds.com/thalassa/medusa.htm)

Work in progress - Lovely day necklace

2009-11-18T02:29:00.000-08:00

Mmmm... I like this moment when I finish all elements for new piece :)
I think new "Lovely Day" necklace is on her way!

And it's lovely day outside too - warm and sunny! So I'll take my little son for a walk, with a new "Lovely day necklace" in my mind :)

EST Challenge: UNDER THE SEA

2009-11-09T13:07:00.000-08:00

I won the European Street Team Challenge this week, organized by kraplap with the theme "Kitchen". It was so surprisefull for me :)
Here are some more pictures of my entry:

So, I'm the queen for this week and the theme will be:
"UNDER THE SEA"
I'm waiting for your entries, my talented friends!

And here is The 1st entry from matchstickgirl: waterbabe 5 (edition 1/25)

The 2nd entry from staroftheeast: Sea Treasure Collection- Fossilized Coral Necklace

The 3rd entry from carmenesque: Under the sea - fused glass necklace

The 4th entry from vadjutka: Under the Sea - Fabric coated ring

The 5th entry from binkaminka: Coral Chaos Brooch

The 6th entry from LaTouchables: Under the Sea, an OOAK bag by LaTouchables

The 7th entry from amoronia: The Little Mermaid Necklace, Brass and Turquoise December Birthstone

The 8th entry from alatvian: Net - Beadwoven Adornment - Limited Edition

The 9th entry from maroulina: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea earrings

The 10th entry from neraidodhmiourgies :The blue sea chained pomegrade necklace

The 11th entry from Kreativlink: Under the Sea, Leather Journal, Suede

The 12th entry from DeerLola: Fuchsia Fish Earrings

The 13th entry from Filzlaus: UNDER THE SEA

The 14th entry from ingermaaike: Deapsea mermaid wrap

The 15th entry from martice: Knitted laptop sleeve and Macbook sleeve 13 inch (also Pro) Under the Sea blue

The 16th entry from swiedebie: Giant Button Splash
Ring

The 17th entry from heritagedecouleurs: mermaid from the see of dreams...

The 18th entry from antigoni: Under the sea. Aqua quartz on oxidized sterling silver loop earwires

The 19th entry from P8Accessories: Under The Sea Hat

The 20th and 21th entries from dinafragola: Seashell Hoops

and Seashell pendant Reversible Necklace

The 22th entry from enchantedhue:
Amazonite and Aquamarine Necklace with Sterling Silver Focal and Karen Hill Tribe Silver S-clasp

The 23th entry from Kadinela: Under the sea crochet neckwarmer Kadinela No.177

DEAR FRIENDS, IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO HOST THIS CHALLENGE! THERE WERE MANY BEAUTIFULL ENTRIES, BUT I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE AND THAT WOULD BE
INGERMAAIKE AND HER Deapsea mermaid wrap!!! CONGRATS!!!

My EST challenge entry - HAPPY RED SPOON

2009-11-09T07:49:00.000-08:00

This choker has been made for the EuropeanStreetTeam challenge with the theme "THE KITCHEN", hosted by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kraplap in her blog http://kraplap.blogspot.com/

And find more of my jewelry on:
artistudios.etsy.com

This is the very first blog in my life! I gues I'll be better in next days :)