It's time for Get Your Craft on Tuesday over at Today's Creative Blog again. Head on over and link-up! I've linked to this project.
This was my 2nd attempt to make a real NY style cheesecake with Slovak ingredients. Better, better, much better... even though my mom says she liked the 1st one more:) Some recipes were using 'tvaroh' - Slovak cottage cheese as a substitute for cream cheese. That created a typical cottage cheese taste completely different from a real cheesecake taste. It wasn't bad just more 'domestic' than exotic. I switched to a Slovak cream cheese that narrowed the taste to the NY style. The only think that made me unhappy was the sudden growth and drop of the cake while baking. It made this ugly edge but I believe the 3rd try will be 100% success. I will update you on the progress later:)
...makes me always think... love is hard, love is painful, love is playful, love can be shown in many ways. But, love... says Geothe... stays always with us, whether we are sacrificing everything for it or are refusing it. Geothe was a smart man...
I was always wondering what I will use this mirror hearts for that were lying in my stack for while and now I know. They are from retif and they are cool. Blank card is from paper-source and the dotted card-stock used many times before is one of the designs by Amy Butler. The citation is printed on a regular white print paper. I like how the sun reflects in the mirror hearts and I am ready to use them for more projects now. Such a waste hiding them in the dark drawer for such a long time:)
I wrapped a box again. It looks like a cirques to me but in a good way. Little bit of pink crepe paper here, muffin paper cups there, and a pink button holds the whole parade topping the white & green tissue paper. Looking good to me! Ready to be give away:)
Stuffed mushrooms with a lot of good stuff inside like cheese ... a lot of cheeeeeese... on a sauté eggplant. Sooo yummy! One picture would be probably enough but I couldn't decide:)
Truly a treasure! I found these glass buttons in my mom's old sewing box. They are probably over 20 years old and sooo pretty. They will be a perfect addition to my card creations. I just need a good idea or some inspiration:) Hopefully it will come soon... I am so ready to use these! Maybe I should update some of my shirts...
This is how I spiced my Sunday 'morning' with a mix of sauté onion and mushrooms, eggs, chives, red paprika spice, and piece of sourdough baguette - simply called - scrambled eggs! Couple whole chives, thin cut carrots and green peppers are completing the final look. Bon Appétit!
I brought some berries from our garden to one of my cards. Well, not
really... it would be messy:) Instead, I used couple of wooden
strawberries from retif (much more clean), blank mustard yellow card from paper-source,
and dotted paper from Amy Butler. The Shakespeare text about love is
printed on a regular print paper... "love - the more I give, the more I
get"... true-true.
...and they are sooo pretty!!! But, I can't show you anything at this moment as it is a part of the wedding preparations. And because, my family is reading this as well I will reveal all the details later in September, I promise:)
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I decided a day before to go and... I am glad I did. It was very exciting and inspirational and... I made my own jewelry. It was a jewelry class over a weekend but not that typical beats and wire style. It was real hammering (I had to hit one of my fingers on the end), playing with fire (no burns thankfully), and having soooo much fun with different metals (they even let me use silver metal for my projects)!
I made - a love ring - that's how I named it:)... silver base and copper heart... the ring behind is solid silver and my plan is to either to put an object in the 'bowl' like a beat and fill it with acrylic resin or use some fabric or fleece to fill it out... or the other option is also to leave as it is. I am open to all your suggestions:)...
...the other silver 'bowl' ring in detail. I looks little bit like egg shell, don't you think:)...
...and another close-up ...
... made by me as well - a brass brooch...
This was my working space, everything has its place here but it wasn't that tidy afterward:)
... the other view of the working area, girls at work...
... here, I am making a half ball or 'bowl', I loved the process of making it!
...the view from the window was stunning...
Hany - our lector - is helping us out, check out her art-pieces here...
...photo-shooting of our works and last picture of the day. It was a great weekend!
This is the card that wasn't picked out for the order but is already gone because one of my friends needed one for a wedding that he was going to. So, it wasn't made for nothing:) I used a chocolate brown box by Paper Source. I always loved different invitations in these paper boxes and all the wedding invitations I saw online look just phenomenal. Now, when all our family and friends have their invitation for the wedding I can reveal that I actually used these boxes for my own handmade invitations. I will post the pictures later for sure.
But, now back to this card in the box. I used Paper-Source cream cardstock for the base and blue designer paper from Amy Butler with floral design. I am not a big fan of blue and purple tones but I love lavender and this paper seems to be the right color choice.
The sheer peach ribbon is from Retif and the lavender collected from our garden of course. As I mentioned before, the choc brown box is from Paper-Source and I can't wait to get those in different colors and use them in my projects. The card is nicely nesting in the box on recycled paper stripes. Now, what the card needs is just few inspiring words for the bride & groom. Have a great weekend everybody and make sure to come back for new projects:)
But, now back to this card in the box. I used Paper-Source cream cardstock for the base and blue designer paper from Amy Butler with floral design. I am not a big fan of blue and purple tones but I love lavender and this paper seems to be the right color choice. 
The sheer peach ribbon is from Retif and the lavender collected from our garden of course. As I mentioned before, the choc brown box is from Paper-Source and I can't wait to get those in different colors and use them in my projects. The card is nicely nesting in the box on recycled paper stripes. Now, what the card needs is just few inspiring words for the bride & groom. Have a great weekend everybody and make sure to come back for new projects:)
I made a card, actually more than one. Surprise-surprise! It was a while I played with paper if I am not counting the wedding invitations. This one was and order from a customer at one of our stores. The order was 2 birthday cards and one for a wedding. I made 6 to be able to pick. This one is one of the Birthday cards. I used paper flowers and stems from Jolee's Boutique, peach chiffon ribbon from retif, 70% recycled paper from DCWV so called Eco Stack, and blank card from Paper Source store in Boston (I made bigger reserves during my last trip to the States). This card was one of the winners!
It's not a seashell but still a product made in the sea - sea urchin - a dry one. Very flexible object and looking good as a candle holder. Definitely a catch for a sea theme party like this one below together with light blue star fish plate. Isn't beautiful? I found it at retif in 2 sizes also with little seashell cups (not in picture, maybe later). I am working on a table with a summer theme and I think these items are just made for it.
... excellent for weddings but also for any entrance door in summer season. Very simple to make and very durable as it is made out of plastic flowers, looking so real. I used 12 heads of cream hydrangea each attached to a paper circle cut out of a cardboard and a green satin ribbon wrapped around the top and the bottom of the wreath. If you use it for a wedding you can add a little touch with a monogram made out of plastic pearls.
Well, it's a catalog with our flower decorations that we made mostly for weddings. I took all the pictures and printed the book through one photo print company in Bratislava. I am so proud of my first own 'book':)
This is the place where I spent this weekend together with my friends in a little cottage on a little lake 'Pocuvadlo'. We had a great time and are planning to come back as soon as possible. We did a lot in 2 days... but mostly swimming, rowing, waterbiking, and hiking. The evenings were full of card games, wine, a lot of unhealthy food, and talking about everything possible. I hope your weekend was fun as well. See you tomorrow!
