Necklace made of wool???

I'm kinda classy girl... :) especially, if it's about jewelries. I always thought that jewelry should be made out of some firm materials: gemstones, glass beads, or plastic... But I've never thought it can be made of fabrics or wool... Well... I was wrong :)

Look at this great hand made felted necklace by Tonya Utkina.

I'm really surprised how gorgeous a felted necklace can be. Tonya, great job! ... and shame on me :) I need to be more open to new hand made ideas :)

Spring is on its way

It's still February, but trees are blooming in Northern California... Well... not everywhere, but at least in my place :)


I like to walk around and smell plum and almond flowers. This tart but yet sweet aroma really means for me that spring is coming. Also, I like the blooming flowers because they really well come out on pictures. It's pretty much difficult to take a good picture of them because they are very light and tender. But on the other hands, this challenge is good for me... I'm improving my skills :)

Also, this time I tried new style of photo editing - kinda cross processing. Well... I think it came not bad out for first time. :) What do you think?

You can find bigger size in my IrinaPhotography shop

Great offer for returning customers from GraphicLand shop

Hello!

Thank you for shopping in GraphicLand shop on Etsy or GraphicLand shop on Artfire. As appreciation for my customers, I'd like to offer

BUY THREE COLLAGES AND GET TWO FREE.

This offer is valid in 15 days after your purchase. Please don't buy all 5 collage sheets; buy just three and let me know numbers of two free ones in buyer's message. This offer is valid for your next order. The numbers of collages are in their titles. The offer is not valid for custom orders.

How it works...

If you are customer of GraphicLand on Etsy.
Go to Your Etsy. On the left, click Purchases link, and click the transaction link.

After transaction page is loaded, just copy the link

and place into buyer's note of your next purchase with number of bonus collages

If you are a customer of GraphicLand shop on Artfire (or my customer on some other market place... who knows... maybe, I'll open more stores :) ), you just go to your PayPal, find the last transaction, and let me know the number of the transaction with numbers of bonus collages.

Enjoy your 2 collages for free!

Warm things

Spring? No... ;) In my place it's still winter. I mean, it's winter as much as it can be in California. Days are warm, but night time... it's freezing! ;) Especially, my hands got cold... they are even shivering... Maybe, I need to have something warm? :)

I love the idea of wearing mittens. Hands are covered, but fingers are open, and I still can operate with them with no troubles. I really like these red hand made mittens that I found on Tanya's SocksAndMittens blog. They look warm and cozy, and yet elegant. ;) And I know... the mittens are made by Tanya's mom with love going from her heart! :)


They are gorgeous, aren't they? :)

So... my hands are completely frozen... I'm going to ask her to make me custom mittens for my poor hands. :)

Free digital collage. Valentine's day gift tags.

Valentine's day is coming! There are a little bit more than 2 weeks before the holiday. Maybe, gifts are ready to be given, maybe not. But anyway small finish touch is always needed. :)

What's touch? A cute gift tag! Yes, this small touch will show how you do care about your recipient :)

These great heart shaped Valentine's day gift tags can be this final touch that won't leave your Valentine indifferent. So... you just can download them, print, pinch a hole, and attach a tag with cute ribbon.

You can make the hole wherever you want. No restriction. :) That's why the images don't have white rounds that usually appear on printable gift tags... just like an idea how they should look :) With my gift tags, it's your choice how to attach them.

The size of the hearts are around 2.5x3.5 in. The entire collage sheet is 8..5x5.5 in (a half of standard letter size). You can print as many as you need on home printer. For better result, I'd recommend to print them on laser printer on heavy paper... around 80-100 lb.

The digital collage with Valentine's day gift tags may be downloaded there. If the link doesn't work, please leave a comment, and I'll fix it. And don't forget to come back to download them :).

Please keep in mind that the gift tags are for personal use. You can sell them as printed finished gift tags, but can not sell the collage sheet in digital form.

Enjoy!

New Year holidays trip. Part 1 :)

How did you meet New 2011 Year? :) I met it pretty much exciting . In my mother country we believe that your new year depends on how you met it: if the holiday was cheerful, next year will be pleasant and joyful.

So... My hubby and I decided that we have to spend the holidays traveling because we really like it. And yes, we'd love to travel a lot next year :). So... San Diego was our destination for this time.

It's already kinda our family tradition to go this time of a year to San Diego. LOL We've been there 3 years in a row. Usually, we've gone there on Christmas, but this year my hubby couldn't make it on Christmas.

We hit the road on January 31. Our first day route was on HWY 1 which is a really scenic place on California map. It runs along ocean shore waving, and you'll never know what is waiting for you around next turn... what view is waiting for you... Weather forecast has shown that it should be partly cloudy. Well.. it was partly sunny. :) I would say very very partly sunny. Honestly, I was expected to take a lot of pictures on the road, but it was so gloomy... the sky and lighting was so boring... See yourself..





We've been driving whole day and arrived at night to Solvang. Solvang is a small town in California which is built in Dutch style. It's like a small fairy tale town lost among California's hills. I've been there before in my first trip. So I knew what to expect, but this time Solvang went beyond my expectation. :) It was like to get in small and festive doll town.




Lights are everywhere...



It was New year night, and we planned to have a holiday dinner at some restaurant. I was surprised because all restaurants were closed. I mean, restaurants in historical downtown. I mean ALL restaurants were closed over that night. We found only one bar with sign that they work late on New Yer night... UNTIL 10 P.M. It was a little disappointing but on the other hand, there were very few people on the streets. We could just walk around, take night pictures, and nobody spoiled my photographs showing up on them :).


Especially, I was impressed by shop windows. They were decorated so nicely!


This is a beer mugs shop. So many of them, and everyone is a piece of art.


I felt like I really got in a doll town. :)



And of course Dutch bakery :)


But night walking was not the only one our activity that night :) In the hotel, our holiday feast and Champagne were awaiting for us... Yeh, we brought them in a case we couldn't get a table in a restaurant. I was worried all restaurants are overbooked. Well... they were just closed.

More pictures from this trip :)

Free Digital Collage Sheet - Zodiac

Since ancient time, people believe that all our life depends on some forces that we can't understand. One of the belief that our lives are impacted by our Zodiac signs. Sometimes, the signs were used as talismans.

Nowadays, astrology signs are worn just as personalized jewelries, accessories, and so on :).



Today, I'm sharing small bottle caps digital collage of zodiac signs to download. The collage sheet is 4x6 inches; the circles are 1 inch.


These clip art images are perfect for bottle caps, mixed media, collage work, cards, stickers, bookmarks, scrapbooking, jewelry, glass tiles, magnets, and others. You can print as many as you want on your printer.

You can download the collage sheet there . If the link doesn't work, please leave a comment and I'll fix it. And don't forget to come back and download it. :)

The Zodiac bottle cap images are for personal use, for selling them in printed form. Please keep in mind that you can not sell the collage sheet in digital form.

More digital download designs may be found in GraphicLand shop. :)

Christmas gift from Olena

Do you like gifts? :) I just love them!

Last Thursday, I opened my mail box and found there a box from Olena (SFBeads) who is a great jewelry artist. Sure I ran to open it. I was really thrilled, and I knew that the gift is hand made by Olena :) So... what I've got was beyond my expectation!

I found these small boxes, and I was surprised because I was kinda expecting just one box ;) They are cute, aren't they?



Honestly, I'm not a good at gift decoration. I believe that what's inside is more important than outside. But after Olena's gift... NO MORE non-decorated gifts from me :) I'm going to decorate all my future gifts. :)

Inside of this turquoise box, I found this gorgeous necklace which is hand made by Olena. This sparkling snowflake in combination with blue, crystal clear beads, and silver findings looks amazingly :) Tiny silver chain, sparkling beads, and heart shaped clasp make this necklace tender looking. Also, it reminds me ice and snow :) I don't know why... maybe because of the crisp color combination...



In the red small box, I got this cute cell phone charm in the shape of Christmas wreath. Moreover, this tiny bell jingles :)



Olena, I just have no words! Thank you very much. I love your gifts :)

I was bored :)

Couple weeks ago, my computer was down for a two days. So no way to surf the Internet, to make collages, to chat with friends... I was bored :) But I got free time to finish a jewelry set which I started almost a year before.

It's the same as there but with red roses. Yehhhh... my lovely red color :)

Bracelet...



And earrings...

Printable gift tags set for New Year holiday. FREE :)

I've shared Christmas gift tags. :)

Not all people celebrate Christmas,but in the holiday season it's so hard to resist to give away some gifts to family and friends. What's the occasion if it's not a Christmas? Let's celebrate New Year :)


These gift tags will make a perfect finish touch to your gifts. They'll make your gifts special and personalized. They'll show how you do care to make your family members and friends happy.


The tags are 2.5x3.5 in, and entire collage is 8.5x11 in that is standard letter size. So you can just download the tags, print at your home computer, cut, and attach with cute ribbon. On the back side you can mention who the gift is for... or any other things. :) For better result, I'd recommend to print them out on heavy paper like 80 or 100 lb. Also, I'd recommend to print them on laser printer, but ink printer also will work well. :)

You can download them there. If the link doesn't work, please leave a comment and I'll fix it. And don't forget to come back and download it. :)

The gift tags are for personal use and for selling them in printed form. Please keep in mind that you can not sell the collage sheet in digital form.

More gift tags and Christmas designs may be found in GraphicLand shop. :)