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Saturday, 5 September 2015

Bottle decoration with twine and glass / Stiklo dekoracija su siūlu ir stiklu


Here is another decoration with natural materials, this one is made from twine and broken glass. You might know that twine is my favorite decoration material. Glass is quite nice too, but it has to be car glass, so when it's in pieces it doesn't injure your fingers. It is possible to get a cut, but you might need to try, and since I'm usually working with a tweezers, I only got hurt when I was reorganizing them.

Štai dar viena dekoracija natūraliomis medžiagom, ši pagaminta iš virvės ir dužusio stiklo. Gal jau žinot kad virvė yra mano mėgstamiausias dekoravimo medžiaga. Stiklas taip pat nuostabus, bet būtinai turi būti mašinos stiklas. Nes jis skyles nėra toks aštrus, aišku įmanoma įsipjaut, bet reik pasistengt. O kadangi aš viską dėlioju su pincetu, tai įsipjoviau tik tada kai juos tvarkiau.


Most of my bottles don't have some specific history, but this one is an exception. My godmother brought the vine, it was really long time ago. I wasn't even born yet. And my mom kept it for so many years. As soon as I found out where it came from I wanted to decorate it. Did some spirals on it and just had fun, and this kind of design was born.

Dauguma mano butelių kažkokios istorijos neturi, o šis turi. Mano krikšto mama atsinešė vyno butelį į svečius, aš net gimusi dar nebuvau. Bet Mama išlaikė jį. Kai tik sužinojau, kad jis toks svarbus iškart apsiėmiau jį padaryti. Kažką raičiau raičiau ir gimė toks dizainas. 


Somehow I believe that it was lonely all alone, so I had to start another family, and I promise to show it's brother or sister another time.

Bet jam buvo liūdna vienam stovėti, tad apsiėmiau padaryti antrą, kurį parodysiu jau kitą kartą.

Best wishes,
Dovile


Linkėjimai,
Dovilė

Pencil pillow / Pieštuko pagalvė

Summer passed by faster than a train. And I might have missed that train. But autumn is here and I hope to get on to the another train. My plans for the summer were big. I had such a long list. But well... life happens. And I'm not sorry or sad that I didn't make it with that train. I just have to get on another one. Okay, enough about trains. Since it's September and it's school time, I wanna share a pencil pillow that I made back while I was still in school.

Vasara pralėkė daug greičiau nei traukinys. Ir aš manau kad pavėlavau į tą traukinį. Bet ruduo jau čia ir tikiuosi į šį traukinį suspėt. Turėjau labai daug ir didelius planus šiai vasarai. Buvo toks ilgas sąrašas. Bet ką padarysi, juk gyvenimas eina. Ir nei man skaudu, nei liūdna, kad nespėjau į tą traukinį. Tiesiog turėsiu suspėt į kitą. Gana apie traukinius. Kadangi jau rugsėjis ir mokslo metai prasidėjo, noriu parodyti pieštuko pagalvę, kurią pagaminau kol dar buvau mokykloje.


This one is really fun. It's quite big and so comfy to lie on. One of the fun facts about this pillow is that I made it before I even knew what quilting was. I had just learned sewing and made my first tablecloth. Then it was time for a pillow. And the size is perfect for a queen bed.

Man jį taip patiko gaminti. Jis toks didelis ir patogus gulėti. Prisimenu kad jį gaminau, kai dar net nežinojau kas yra skiautiniai. Aš tik neseniai buvau išmokusi siūti ir pagaminusi savo pirmąją staltiesę. Po to atėjo laikas pagalvei. Jos dydis labai tinka dvigulei lovai.


But with a lot of usage an accident happened. I tore a hole in it. I was so sad, but my teacher suggested on how to fix it. So it turned out to be my name written with a mini pencil. It's mini! And it was so fun to make.

Nuo per didelio naudojimo atsitiko nelaimė, praplyšo skylutė. Taip sielvartavau dėl to, bet mano mokytoja mane nuramino ir patarė kaip sutaisyti. Taip išėjo kad atsirado mažas lapelis su mano vardu ir mini pieštuku. Mini! Kai man taip patinka mini daiktai, tai tikrai mėgavausi gamindama jį.


It usually sat on my sisters bed, because hers is the queen size. And mine is only twin. But since I moved to study in Vilnius and now I have a queen size bed I just might take it with me. Actually this idea just came to me. But it's a nice one. 

Dažniausia jis būdavo padėtas ant mano sesės lovos, nes jos dvigulė, ant mano per daug išsikišdavo į kambarį. Bet kadangi persikėliau į Vilnių ir dabar turiu dvigulę miegamąją vietą, kyla noras išsivežti ją kartu. Šiaip ši idėja man va tik gimė. Bet ji man patinka.

Best wishes, 
Dovile

Linkėjimai,
Dovilė

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Another bottle decorated with twine and quince seeds / Butelis dekoruotas virve ir svarainių sėklom

Happy Wednesday! How is your summer going? I still can't get with the idea that collage will start next week. Because I love summer, I seriously want for summer to stay all year long. What about you? What is your favorite season?

Kaip Jūsų vasara? Aš tai vis dar negaliu susitaikyt su mintimi kad kitą savaitę jau prasideda kolegija. Nes aš taip myliu vasarą, tikrai bučiau laiminga jei ji pasiliktų visus metus. Kaip Jums? Koks Jūsų mėgstamiausias metų laikas?

And so today I want to present you the whole family of decorated bottles with twine and quince seeds. Here is first one, and second decorations. And let me present you third one:

Ir šiandien noriu pristatyti visą šeimą mano dekoruotų butelių su siūlu ir svarainių sėklom. Štai čia yra pirmasis, čia antras. Ir leiskit Jums pristatyt trečiąjį:


Like the other two I used twine and quince seed. Glued them an the bottle and arranged the pattern that I wanted.

Kaip ir kitus du, taip ir šitam naudojau siūlą ir svarainių sėklas. Priklijavau ant butelio kurdama raštus kokius tik norėjau.

The other side

Some details.

Detalės.


I have to admit that the whole family looks quite amazing together.

Turiu pripažinti, kad visa šeimyna kartu atrodo visai puikiai.



It's been a long time since I did my last bottle. But if I would ever start doing them again, I might make one more member for this family.

Jau senokai dekoravau savo butelį. Bet jei dar teks daryti, tai manau gali būti kad pagaminsiu dar vieną narį šiai šeimai.

Best wishes, 
Dovile

Linkėjimai, 
Dovilė

Monday, 24 August 2015

New apartment / Naujas butas

It's been over a month as I moved, but only now I see a full project for my apartment. I have a separate room, that's completely mine. I have an opportunity to decorate it the way I want. The owners are totally in for it. I decided to paint the wallpapers and decorate teared wallpaper places with hexagons. You know how crazy I'm about them. I already have the paint, it's gray. And I can't wait to start painting. But first let me show you the present view:

Jau praėjo daugiau kaip mėnuo nuo tada kai įsikrausčiau, bet tik dabar pradedu matyt pilną savo kambario vaizdą. Juk turiu galimybę dekoruoti jį kaip tik noriu. O savininkai visiškai už. Nusprendžiau sienas nudažyti ir suplėšytas vietas užklijuoti šešiakampiais, juk ir taip aišku kaip juos myliu. Dažus jau turiu, šviesiai pilka spalva. Taip rupi pamatyt baigtinį projektą. Bet pirmiau štai dabartinis vaizdas:


My room. And yeah, I still don't have any curtains. I'm hesitant to buy them, probably because I wonder if I could make them myself.

Mano kambarys. Ir taip, aš vis dar neturiu užuolaidų. Dar dvejoju ar pirkt, tikriausiai todėl kad galėčiau pasigaminti pati.


My IKEA shelf with fabric. And I still haven't figured out where to put all of my fabric in this apartment.

IKEA lentyna su mano medžiagom. Ir vis dar neapsisprendžiau kur sudėt medžiagas šiam bute.


And of course my minion collection on the windowsill. I love these small yellow guys.

Ir aišku mano pakalikų kolekcija ant palangės. Jie tokie maži, mieli ir geltoni, ir aš juos taip mėgstu.


Here is my temporary sewing space. I always dreamed of having a corner table. And now I have space, so after a  lot of thinking I decided to make it. Well I'm not the one that will be making it. I ordered it to be made by my demands. I even made a 3D project for better understanding.

Štai mano laikina siuvimo erdvė. Visad svajojau apie kampinį stalą. Ir kai dabar turiu pakankamai vietos jį padėti, nusprendžiau pasigaminti. Na ne aš jį gaminsiu. Bet gaminu pagal užsakymą tai yra pagal mano išmatavimus. Net pagaminau 3D modelį kad butų lengviau suprasti ko noriu.


I can't wait to sew on it. And I can cut on the other end. So excited!

Taip laukiu kada galėsiu ant jo siūti, ir net kirpti čia pat ant kito galo.


My plan is to put my table into a corner near the window. The couch and armchair will be gone by the end of this week, so that means more space for us.

Savo stalą aš noriu pastatyti į kampą prie lango. Sofą ir fotelį paims per šią savaitę, tad dar daugiau vietos mums.

This is the last free weak before studies. That means I'll have to start paint my room. I'm so excited, because it'll be fun. How can it be not? When you have never painted and you'll do it all by yourself. See? Fun right. I'll try to share my progress here :)

Paskutinė laisva savaitė prieš studijas. Tai reiškia, kad per ją turiu nusidažyti kambarį. Negaliu sulaukt, juk bus taip linksma. Kaip gali nebūt? Juk niekad nieko nesu dažiusi ir tai darysiu visiškai viena. Na ką? Ar gi nesmagu? Pasistengsiu pasirodyti kaip sekasi :)

Best wishes, 
Dovile

Linkėjimai,
Dovilė

Sunday, 16 August 2015

Almost Primary {a mosaic contest}

Look what I found! Fabric Mosaic contest sponsored by Lark Cottons that is on Rachel's blog Stitched In Color. I've been wanting to join something in the blog sphere. So I took some tea and sat down to play with fabric combination. And do trust me when I say that I played with this. I really enjoyed making these mosaics, I actually made two. It was so fun to discover all those new fabric and visit a fabric shop. So here they are:

Summer Warmth
Summer Warmth. That's how I named this one I made. Because this is how summer looks to me right now, all those warm colors, some sky color, ocean and a little bit bright red twilight sun in the evening. And all these fabric with flowers makes me feel like I'm in a flower meadow, lying there and enjoying summer. I would definitely take a quilt made of these fabrics to the meadow and enjoy it.

Fabrics I used:
1. Comma collection 2. Wee Wander collection 3. Good Life collection 4. Indelible collection 5. Dreamin’ Vintage collection  6. Kona Cotton 7. Bohemian Soul collection 8. Farm Fresh collection 9. Ansonia collection

You might notice that I used a lot of Art Gallery Fabric design. I did, because I love them, and I can only wish to get my hands on some their fabric. But since not all of their fabric fit my mosaic I got an opportunity to find some new collections that I loved. So here is the second one.

Twilight
Twilight. Sun going down in a vast blue sea. That's what I wanted to convey with this mosaic. I can imagine looking at the view from a cliff. And I'm not alone all the nature is with me.

Fabric I used:
1. California Girl collection 2. Emmy Grace collection 3. Bella Solids 4. Meet The Gang collection 5. Comma collection 6. Scandi Forest Red collection 7. Franklin collection
8. Somerset collection 9. Dreamin’ Vintage collection

There is still time to join this so I encourage you to join this and have fun making the mosaics. And not only it is fun to make them, but I also discovered a lot more new fabrics that I liked. I've seen Denyse Schmidt name in many blogs, but this is my frist time seeing her colections, and trust me I fell in love. Chicopee is amazing, Paisley Red and Paisley Lime are my favorite. From Ansonia I loved Floral Paisley Mushroom. And there is many more amazing designers that I found. Such amazing experience participating. 

Have a nice mosaic creations and don't forget to have fun, 
Dovile :)