duminică, 2 noiembrie 2008

Shashiko Maze pillow

Hello everybody!

Iar o pauza de doua ore in care ma simt atat de bineeeeeeee!! Karina doarme ca orice prunc, cuminte si dragalasa:) . Iar eu profit de putinul timp care il am sa mai scriu si in blog.
Another two hours break in which I feel so gooooood! Karina sleeps like any baby, unassuming and gentle:). And I take the little time I have to write in the blog .

Asa cum spuneam am terminat perna lucrata cu punct shashiko.

I finished working on a shashiko pillow.

Tare usor mi s-a parut sa lucrez shashiko si sincer, fara urma de aroganta sau inganfare , nu stiu de ce trebuie tutoriale pentru shashiko, asa cum am vazut pe un blog!?E un punct foarte simplu de cusut iar paternurile sunt frumoase, captivante si de efect. Nu m-am plictisit deloc cosand shashiko! Din contra, m-am relaxat foarte bine.
It was so easy to work shashiko and frankly, without a trace of arrogance, I do not know why it is need for shahiko tutorials, as I saw on a blog? It's a very simple sewing and the patterns are beautiful, exciting and they have a nice effect. I was not bored at all sweing shashiko! On the contrary, I was very relaxed doing that.

Poate ca un proiect shashiko nu e asa stralucitor ca un quilt super colorat dar e ceva specific, delicat si elegant. Si se potriveste cu un decor ,bineinteles , asiatic.

Maybe a shashiko project is not so bright as a super colorful quilt but it's something specific, delicate and elegant. And it fits with, of course, an asian decor.

Perna mea e lucrata pe un material specific, indigo, cusut cu bumbac alb. In colturi am cusut cu broderie free motion patru cuvinte asiatice .

My pillow is worked on a specific fabrics, indigo color, sewn with white cotton. I sewed the corners with free motion embroidery, four Asian words .

Perna in lucru

The pillow in work


Un detaliu de broderie la masina

A detail of machine embroidery


Si iata perna

And look at the pillow

Cele patru simboluri asiatice nu stiu ce inseamna dar promit ca voi afla si va spun :) Ar fi chiar interesant ce semnifica si pentru mine si pentru viitorul ei proprietar, daca va fi unul.
I don`t know what those four asian symbols mean but I promise that I will find out and let you know too :) It would be really interesting the meaning for me and for future owner if it will have one .

Deci, un alt stil , o alta tehnica , ceva nou invatat. Si inca nu ma hotarasc la ce ma voi opri mai mult timp.. catva timp in urma cineva mi-a spus ca am stil..ma simt foarte magulita dar nu pot vorbi inca de un stil..mai am inca de invatat foarte multe lucruri, timp nu este suficient pentru cat as dori sa lucrez asa ca pana imi formez un stil mai e cale lunga..oricum , ma bucura faptul ca mi se acorda credit; acest lucru ma incurajeaza sa continui sa lucrez si sa invat.
So, another style, another technique,I've learned something new. And I still can`t decide on what I will stop for more time .. a while ago somebody told me that I have style .. I feel very flattering but can not yet speak about a style of mine.. I have since learned many things, the time is not enough for how much I would like to work so to develop a certain style is a long way .. anyway, I am glad that you give me some credit which encourages me to continue to work and learn .

Deocamdata in ultimele doua zile am lenevit bine si nu mi-a prins chiar rau...tinand cont ca a fost week end si din considerente religioase duminica nu lucrez.
So far in the last two days I was really lazy ... but considering it was weekend and being Christian I don`t work on Sundays .

Insa de maine ma intorc la "lucru"
But tomorrow I will go back to "work "...

Asa ca va urez o saptamana placuta, productiva si plina de inspiratie tuturor!

So I wish you all a pleasant week, productive and full of inspiration!

Pupici:)

Kisses:)

marți, 28 octombrie 2008

Elegant Pincushion

Back to you :). Dupa zile de epuizare; Karina e din ce in ce mai dificila , revendica tot mai multa atentie ceea ce ma dezavantajeaza in munca mea . Ma simt epuizata si as vreau tot mai mult timp sa lucrez; ma uit la rafturile cu materiale care asteapta sa fie lucrate ... la cartile pe care trebuie sa le studiez si ma gandesc de unde timp??? Sincer, ma simt frustrata.:(
After days of exhaustion, Karina is increasingly difficult, claiming more attention which disadvantages me in my work. I feel exhausted and I still want more time to work, I look at the shelves with materials waiting to be worked ... the books I have to study and I think where do I get the time from? Frankly, I feel frustrated .:(

Am reusit sa termin pincushion-ul de o saptamana ,insa, cum spuneam, nu am avut timp nici sa respir prea mult dar sa mai scriu pe blog.
Acum sunt intr-o pauza pe care mi-am impus-o sa pot posta ce am de postat.

I managed to finish the pincushion for a week now, but like I said, I have not had any time to breathe or to write the blog.
Now I am in a break so I can post what I need to post.

Un pincushion lucrat cu material sintetic negru- destul de greu de lucrat- brodat cu cotton crem si aplicatie pe margine de cord romanesc crosetat ( tehnica veche pe care eu de-abia acum am invatat-o ). Pe fetele lui am lucrat simboluri japoneze in punct de shashiko( ador shashiko); ia pe alocuri am cusut perle aurii si argintii. In mijlocul pinchusion-ului am cusut un nasture aramiu , model vintage.
Muchiile le-am brodat in nod portughez.
A pincushion worked with synthetic black; quite difficult to work embroidery with cream cotton and application on the edge of Romanian Crocheted cord (old technique that just now I learned it). On its sides I have worked in the Japanese symbol of shashiko (love shashiko); on some respects I sewed on gold and silver pearls. In the middle of the pinchusion I sewed a vintage model copper button.

The edges were embroided in Portuguese node.

Mie imi place tare mult cum arata; e mai deosebit decat cele din fetru chiar daca emai pretentios.
I like it very much how it looks like, it is more special than the ones made from felt even this one is somewhat pretentious.

Punct de shashiko: un evantai

Dotet shashiko: a fan



Un cocor.. Pe margine romanian cord crosetat

A crane .. On the edge romanian crocheted cord

si pincushion-ul intreg

and the whole pincushion





Mi-a facut placere sa-l lucrez mai ales ca am descoperit, incercand atatea tehnici si moduri de lucru, ca imi place sa lucrez proiecte mici , cu detalii, migaloase si cu mai multe tehnici.
Tot astfel mi-am dat seama de ce nu ma pot apuca de un quilt asa usor...nu ma atrage absolut deloc quiltul traditional. Din toate blocurile de quilt pe care le-am vazut pe quiltgalore si nu numai- cu foarte putine exceptii- nimic nu mi-a placut.
It was nice working on it more because I have discovered, trying many techniques and ways of working, as I like to work small projects, with details, very careful and more techniques. The same way I realized why I can not get a quilt so easy ... I'm not attracted of traditional quilt at all. O
f all the blocks of quilt that I have seen quiltgalore site -and not only with very few exceptions-there was nothing I liked


Sunt aproape convinsa ca munca mea se va concentra mai mult pe aplicatii, croset si mai ales broderia sub toate formele ei.
I'm almost convinced that my work will focus more on applique,crochet and especially embroidery in all its forms.


Poate ca va fi si un quilt dar mai mult ca sigur va fi ori un crazy ori un quilt cu aplice. Si poate numai wall hanging..
Maybe it will be a quilt but most likely will be either a crazy or a
quilt with a fold apply. And maybe just hanging wall ..

Apropo de shashiko...superba lucratura ! ma atrage ca un magnet. Am in lucru o perna care va fi terminata azi cu siguranta lucrata in punct de shashiko. O voi posta zilele urmatoare.

Pana atunci..happy stitching tuturor!


Speaking of shashiko ...I love the stitch! Its attracting me as a magnet.
I work on a pillow which will be finished certainly today,
worked in shashiko stitch.I`ll post it next day.

Untill then...happy stitching to everybody!

luni, 20 octombrie 2008

Bucurie si satisfactie - Joy and satisfaction

Am bucuria sa va anunt ca una din cele doua perne vintage, mai precis "Victorian autumn" a fost cumparata si va pleca in Franta, la Paris, sa decoreze noul apartament al unei domnisoare.
Mi-a facut o mare placere sa stiu ca nu muncesc in zadar si ca cineva se va bucura de aceste lucruri pe care le-am facut cu migala si cu drag!
Acest lucru ma stimuleaza sa lucrez in continuare, ca pe oricine de fapt. Cine nu s-ar bucura sa stie ca munca ii este apreciata?
Well.. drum bun "victorian autumn"!:)


I have the pleasure to announce you that one of the two vintage pillow , more precisely "Victorian autumn: it has been bought and will go to France, in Paris, to decorate the new apartment of a young lady.
It`s great pleasure to know that I do not work in vain and that somebody will enjoy these things I've done painstakingly and lovingly!
This stimulates me to work further on that anyone actually. Who would not enjoy knowing that the work is appreciated?
Well .. good way "Victorian autumn!)


SOLD!

Victorian Summer

Este gata si a doua perna, lucrata in stil victorian, perna la care imi place si modelul si culorile .
Tthe second pillow is ready too, worked in the Victorian style; I like at this pillow the young victorian lady and the colors of its.
Am folosit reverse applique pentru silueta feminina iar ca fond un material vintage cu trandafiri pe care am quiltuit urmarind conturul acestora. Am aplicat bineinteles si dantela , element specific perioadei victoriene, si volan purpuriu.

I used the reverse applies for feminine figure as background a fabric with vintage roses on which I quilted following their shapes. I applied the lace of course, the specific victorian item , and purple frill.
Silueta feminina e aplicatie pe care am brodat cu bulion stitch, parul, o mica dantelutata pe volanul rochiei si un trandafiras cusut , pe care tanara lady il tine in mana privind undeva , visatoare..


The feminine silhouette is an application on which I have embroidery with bulion Stitch(the hair), a small lace on the frill of the dress and a little rose , that the young lady is holding it in her hand .
Aici in faza de quiltuit





Un detaliu bulion stitch ( la buclele parului)

The hair ( I used bulion stitch)

Si perna in faza finala - And the finished pillow

Ca decor , stilul victorian e incarcat si poate cateodata obositor dar fata de stilul contemporan pe care arunci un material art deco si gata parca e ceva mai cald, mai primitor, mai intim.
As decor, Victorian style is busy and can sometimes tedious but against contemporary style on which you throw art deco fabric, victorian style represints something warmer, more welcoming, more intimate.

O sa incerc sa fac si un crazy cu elemente vintage sa vedem daca o sa ma descurc.Trebuie inspiratie insa in orice si timp...la capitolul timp stau prost insa :(
I will try to do a crazy with vintage items to see if I can handle it.But inspiration is needed, and some more time

In lucru e un pincushion lucrat cu material negru, coton crem , lucrat in sashiko si cu mici perle decorative. Se vrea un pincushion elegant..sa vedem ce va iesi pana la urma .:)
In progress is a pincushion worked with black fabric, cream coton, worked in sashiko and small decorative pearls. It is like an elegant pincushion .. we see what is going to come out at the end :)

Am obosit...