{the} little green frog: July 2009

troubles, troubles...

No working sewing machine anymore! Yes, it is a reality... my old good machine is gone for good and this means that I can't finish the Tilda project at least not at this moment. I might work on it by hand but this can take for ages!!! For now I think I need to push this project to the side for a while:( and concentrate on something different like finishing other projects that I put aside:).

Or how about traveling to the States!!! Oh yes, you read it right:) Tomorrow, I am off to NY City and then I am meeting with my love in Vermont. Hopefully, he won't forget me and will pick me up at the airport:) Ohhhh, I am so excited!!! I will travel for a while and I won't be able to create and blog that much this week and probably next week as well. But, I promise I will be back as soon as I can. To cheer you up I have this beautiful bouquet to show you. I am not really trilled about this picture because the customer came too early and I had to be quick with he photo-shooting. So, here is a quickie:)

Let me know what you think. I will miss you all! Have a great week!!!

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decoration

tilda in progress.

I am working on something using the Tilda fabrics. I can show you only a bit of it as I am in the middle of the process. But, for now I can tell that it will be something smelly good:) When it will be all finished I will post a full resolution:) Till now, I hope everybody has a great weekend!

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Photography

garden in your hand

Today was one of my artistic days, hehe. I was working in the garden again planting more flowers and this was the outcome... I just love to play with my dirty hands and my camera:))) I kinda like the contrast between the green background, dirty hand, and the red color of the flower. Fun, fun, fun!

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Card

sneak a peak and other great stuff.

Right now I am melting, literally! It's 32 degrees outside (around 90 in Fahrenheit) and impossible to even move! I hate when is hot like you don't even want to move a finger and you just sit there doing nothing in the belief that the temperature will drop soon. You would probably advise me to get an air conditioner but I will disappoint you.The AC's are used in big companies,malls, and most of the restaurants here but they are not that common in Slovak households, unfortunately and thankfully in the same time. Unfortunately, because of me suffering in this heat and thankfully, because of lower electricity bill and less use of freon.

But, I don't get finish that much if my chair is sticking to my butt, I can tell you that. I have a leather chair which I am not appreciating right now:( I should probably move my craft room to our nicely cold basement. But, enough weather talk and let's concentrate on more important stuff like card making:) The top pic is a sneak a peak of my latest project. I am making this card to thank somebody for doing me a favor. I won't tell you yet who is the lucky person:) I just don't want to spoil the surprise. I will show you and tell you more about it when it's delivered:)

But, I will show you these awesome fabrics! Aren't they beautiful?!?! They are Tilda design and I got them on my last trip in Norway. My cousin Martine brought me to this great craft store Panduro at the mall and I couldn't resist to get some stuff (no surprise there)! I already have couple projects in my head I would love to use the fabrics for.

Oh, and I forgot to show you the boutonnieres that belong to the bouquets I blogged about the last time and I would like to show you how the grips of the bouquets look like as well. So, here we go...

...by the way, if you have any concerns about the length of the stems, they were cut right at the moment when the flowers were picked up:)

Have a great rest of the week!

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Flower

someting old, someting new & don't forget the blue...

A quick post before I hit the pillow! What do you think about more posting about flowers? How about wedding flowers??? Today, I took couple pictures of beautiful bouquets. This is what we do in our stores...in pink and green...

...and some blue...

What do you think? Isn't it beautiful?!?!

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Norway

home sweet home & Norway.

I happily made it back to Slovakia. I came home around 6pm but managed to unpack just few minutes ago. After I brought my baggage to our house and drop it in our hallway I was actually making jam right away:) We have way too many sour cherries and apricots this year. So, I am jamming:))) What a great feeling to be back home! I also have a great news to tell you. While I was in Norway I found out that I am the winner of the awesome photo RAK from Marianne at creatively me. Marianne who happens to be also my cousin was this way celebrating her new photography blog which is awesome by the way! She is a great artist and photographer and I can't wait to pick a picture and send it to her.

And, not to forget here are couple pics from my travels in Norway. Enjoy!!!

...taken around 11:30 pm at my grandma's summerhouse, the light in Norway is crazy:)...

...the new Opera House in Oslo, my father works here and I had the chance to check it out from head to toes:)...

...on the stage...

...my cousin Martine & me jumping again this time on Tonsberg beach...

...Martine in the water...

...Edward Munch's house & Martine performing the 'Scream' picture...

...and couple horse pictures, Martine's Linda...

...the two together...

...me riding, oh gosh!...

...grooming and scraching the belly, the horse belly of course... Hope you enjoyed my pictures, see you by next blogging!

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decoration

just to remember...

One of my best friend Ivana came for visit from Washington, DC last week, and we had our usual session at my house with another friend of ours, Monika. We usually bring a lot of food and drink wine and talk about everything. It supposed to be really special because I didn't see Ivana over 2 years. But, the pajama party end up kind of different then the others before. My two friends fall a sleep at 9 pm. Unbelievable!!! What a lame party:) I guess we are getting old:(

So, I told you about one of my many special days from my life, hehe. Now, on to something more creative. I made this two little pictures taken at Ivana's wedding to remember for both of my friends, perfectly made for office desk at work with a tulip photo holder from our store or to hang it on a bulletin board as I add a ribbon to it. I put it into self-adhesive foil so it is almost indestructible. So, if they spill coffee over their desk is perfectly safe!

I miss that great time when we where having fun at the wedding:) Have a great week everybody!!!

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organize

Today I pick...

I am disorganized person, very disorganized! And, even-though, it does look like I am organized according to the pictures from my work corner, trust me I am definitely not:) So, I like to play with project that would help me to achieve at least a bit of being systematized. My walking-closet is number one on my check list. Let's start with the belt organizing... I used a wooden shelf that was originally made for stuffed teddy bears to display in a toy store. I also topped it with a sign using the ready printed frame pattern from Martha Stewart page and her clear letter stamps.

Nice! Well, I still think about painting it some color, maybe white... And, on to another project:)

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Invitation

out in Norway.

These days I am in Norway visiting my other part of the family:) Yes, I confess, I am a half Norwegian:) It is great to be back, even-though, my baggage didn't made it right away and I had to borrow some clothes from my cousin the 1st day (I am glad I have some female cousins as well)! I wasn't here during the summer for ages. It is pretty hot right now, so unusual for this place and still light out there (it is 11pm but feels like 4 in the afternoon), which is definitely usual. Tomorrow, we gonna drive to the summerhouse to see my grandma. I didn't see her for two & half year! I am so exited to see her again and the cottage too:)

Anyways, guess what... before I left to Norway, I was able to finish all the wedding invitations for my friend Romana, exactly 120 hand-made pieces! I was dreaming about those little orange squares already:) But now, the project is finished!!! I am so happy and sad in the same time:) Happy that I finished it (it is not that much fun to make the same card 120 times) and sad that it is over (making those squares was actually fun, haha). Here is the outcome...