At last

Finally, I can show you my latest custom orders, as their existence must no longer be kept secret. I found it funny how I received two totally different orders at the same time. It made me instantly think of this pic, which I had seen on the net before:

In sfarsit, pot sa va arat ultimele comenzi, de vreme ce existenta lor nu mai trebuie tainuita. M-a distrat ca am primit doua comenzi diametral opuse in acelasi timp. M-am gandit imediat la poza asta, pe care o mai vazusem pe net:

Now, don't imagine I mean any direspect to either of the perfectly adorable ladies below:
Acuma sa nu va inchipuiti vreo lipsa de respect din partea mea fatza de vreuna din doamnele complet adorabile de mai jos:
the innocent, frail-looking, mysterious gothchild...
inocenta, delicata, misterioasa copila gotica....
...and the happy-go-lucky rainbow lover
...si vesela iubitoare de curcubeie
I'm happy to have made two people happy today. Well, happier than her, that's for sure!
Ma bucur ca am facut doi oameni fericiti azi. Cu sigurantza ma bucur mai mult decat ea!

Green Eyed Monday

I know, I have been ignoring my blogs for a while. Partly because I haven't had anything interesting to say, partly because I wouldn't have had the time to say it anyway. I'll soon be able to show you what I've been working on; as soon as the happy recipients receive them.
Stiu, mi-am cam ignorat blogurile ceva vreme. In parte pt ca n-am avut nimic interesant de zis, in parte pt ca nici n-as fi avut timp s-o spun. O sa va arat in curand la ce lucram; imediat ce fericitii destinatari le primesc.

In the meantime, let me present to you another source of envy: Elizabeth and her beautiful jewellery. To be honest, it's the first time I've heard of tatting. I don't know how they're made, but her creations are absolutely beautiful.
Intre timp, hai sa va arat inca o sursa de invidie: Elizabeth si frumoasele ei bijuterii. E prima data cand aud de tatting si habar n-am cum se face, dar creatiile ei mi se par minunate.

To be in keeping with the serious solemn dark darkness of this blog, I'll show some of her more gothy pieces:
Ca sa ma aliniez intunecimii intunecate serioase si solemne a acestui blog, o sa va arat creatiile ei mai gotice:

And as if this wasn't enough, here's another reason to envy her! Look at the newest member of her family (this one's dark too):
Si parca asta nu era de ajuns, am inca un motiv s-o invidiez! Ia uitati-va la cel mai nou mebru al familiei ei (si asta-i intunecat):

Thanks to Smaranda for sharing the discovery of Elizabeth's blog.
Multumesc Smarandei pt ca a impartasit descoperirea.

Green Eyed Monday

There are only 2 hours of Monday left but hey, it's still Monday!
Mai sunt doar 2 ore ramase din luni, dar se cheama ca inca e luni!
So, without further time-wasting, I present you Eejits toys. Cute and creepy, just how we like 'em! They do so make me want to pick them up and cuddle them :)

Asa ca, fara sa mai pierdem vremea, permiteti-mi sa va prezint Eejits toys. Dragutze si un pic macabre, fix cum ne plac noua! Imi vine sa le iau pe toate in bratze :)

Masterpiece in the making

Like an ancient horde of Tatars (just a lot more peaceful), my craft seems to be breaking the bounds of my own home and spilling out into the yard. This is what I did on Saturday, when I finally plucked up the courage to start working on what is to become a wallhanging quilt for a friend.

Ca o hoarda de tatari (dar mult mai pasnica), lucrul meu de mana pare sa sparga frontierele propriei locuinte si sa se verse in curte. Iata ce am facut sambata, cand in sfarsit mi-am facut curaj sa ma apuc de ceea ce va deveni un quilt-paretar pentru o prietena.

It's 3x1.2m, so, predictably, I had nowhere to spread it out indoors. So with the logistic help of my landlady, and to the tune of the neighbour's incessant questions, I put up my art camp on the concrete.
Are 3m x 1,2, deci, in mod previzibil, n-aveam unde sa-l intind in casa. Deci, cu suportul logistic al gazdei si in ritmul intrebarilor infinite ale vecinei, mi-am aranjat tabara de creatie pe ciment.

Step 1: Spread out fabric onto the concrete, anchoring it down stylishly with bricks:
Pasul 1: Se intinde materialul pe ciment, ancorandu-l in mod stilat cu caramizi:

Step 2: Sketch the entire pattern in heat-erasable pencil, standing up on a chair from time to time to check the proportions.
Pasul 2: Se schiteaza modelul cu creion care se sterge la caldura, stand in picioare pe un scaun din cand in cand pentru a verifica daca proportiile sunt corecte.

Step 3: Realize you drew the tree waaay too far left. Swear. Try to figure out how to erase everything. Swear.
Pasul 3: Se ajunge la revelatia ca am desenat copacul muuult prea la stanga. Se injura. Se gandeste cum sa se stearga totul. Se injura.

Step 4: Run inside, heat iron, unplug iron, come outside and iron the fabric on the concrete (probably the most ridiculous-looking thing I've done in a long time)
Pasul 4: Se alearga inauntru, se incalzeste fierul de calcat, se vine afara si se calca materialul de pe ciment (probabil cel mai ridicol lucru pe care l-am facut in ultima vreme)

Step 5: Re-sketch everything, pull out fabric paints and proceed to colour it in:
Pasul 5: Se schiteaza totul din nou, se scot vopselele pt textile si se purcede la colorat:

Step 6: Run out of paint one hour after the craft shop closes. Swear. Give it up and go do something else.
Pasul 6: Se termina vopselele, cu o ora dupa ora de inchidere a magazinului. Se injura. Se renunta si se trece la alt proiect.

I don't want to imagine where this is going; next thing you know I'll be stipple-quilting the pavement to make it lie flatter!
Nu vreau sa-mi imaginez unde ma va duce asta; inainte sa-mi dau seama, poate ma trezesc quiltuind trotuarul sa-l fac sa stea mai plat!

Follow-up

As I promised, here are full pics of the dolls in the last post. The new owners really liked them; I'm so relieved!
Dupa cum am promis, iata poze complete cu papusile din postul precedent. Noilor proprietari chiar le-au placut; sunt foarte usurata!

Phew!

Finally finished! A challenging custom order: not only were the two dolls to resemble their future human owners, but I also had to make my first bearded doll ever!

In sfarsit, gata! O comanda interesanta: nu numai ca cele doua papusi trebuiau sa le semene posesorilor, dar a si trebuit sa fac prima mea papusha cu barba!
I don't know about the resemblance, but I'm particularly proud of the beard and the cute white dress :>
Nu ma voi pronunta asupra asemanarii, dar sunt mandra de barba si de rochitza alba :>

I reaaally hope they like their mini-them!
Chiar sper ca o sa le placa "portretele".

Green-Eyed Monday

To be honest, today I'm not even envious. I'm just wide-eyed with admiration for an idea I could never even have come up with, let alone do it so well. Check out Dongedy's blog to see all her terribly clever creations.

Sa fiu sincera, azi nu-s invidioasa deloc. Sunt doar plina de admiratie pentru o idee care mie nu mi-ar fi venit niciodata, si pe care nici n-as fi putut sa o realizez. Uitati-va pe blogul lui Dongedy sa vedeti toate creatiile ei super-destepte.

Like a mischevous god, she places little people in all sorts of situations and then sits down to observe them through her lens and see how well they do.

Ca un zeu rautacios, ea pune omuleti in tot felul de situatii si apoi se aseaza sa-i priveasca prin lentila, sa vada cum se descurca.
Seeing the images that result, you can't help becoming playful yourself, and wondering what it would be like to skate on a giant tart, break your leg slipping on the summit of a pudding or, god forbid, have to face the biggest most vicious bunny in the universe!

Vazand imaginile care rezulta, parca iti vine si tie sa te joci, sa te intrebi cum ar fi sa te dai cu patinele pe o tarta imensa, sa-ti rupi piciorul cazand pe varful unei budinci sau, doamne fereste, sa ai de a face cu cel mai mare si cel mai fioros iepurash din univers!
So cute! :>
Ce dulce! :>