Wednesday, September 29, 2010

More Lovely soaps

Yay! I have them again! I've got more great soaps from Cindy (SudzNBubbles) for product photography. And I'm keeping them!!! Cindy, thank you for them. They are really amazing.
These are just three of them. Honestly, I don't know how Cindy will title them; I'm just sharing my experience. :)

This one... I call it "Exotic cocktail". When I unwrapped it, great yet tender scent of tropic fruits filled my room


This one really reminds me fresh ocean breeze. So call it this way - "Ocean Breeze" :)

And this one smells like very jucy lemon... or lime :) My favorite scent. :0 Yes, I love citrus scents. :)


Cindy, thank you very much! I love your soaps. :)

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Black and white swirls. Classy collage sheets

Well black and white are my favorite colors... One more color is red, but it's different story. :)

These two colors are very classy. Accessories made of black and white will look great with any outfit. That's why I like to make things with this two colors. Look at this picture. The necklace will fit any color outfit. If a lady wearing this pendant would wear black or white belt, or shoes, or purse, or all this accessories together... How stylish it is! :) These accessories will make small but vivid accent. So... why not to make the pendant on your own? :) Just bottle cap, round glass tile, and chain are needed.


If you like square or rectangle shaped pendants, this digital collage will work with scrabble or glass tiles.

Collage sheet squares
This images are perfect for 1 inch bottle caps or glass tiles.

Collage sheet rounds

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Free digital collage from GraphicLand

Today I'd like to share one more free digital collage sheet for download. It's fun for me, and I hope it'll be useful for you. :)

So in this post, you'll find 1x1 inch squares and 1 inch circles digital clip arts for download.


Download and enjoy! :)

1x1 squares digital collage sheet may be downloaded there

Free digital collage sheetFree digital collage sheet1 inch circle digital collage sheet may be found there
Free digital collage sheet

Free digital collage sheetIf the links don't work, please leave a comment to the post and I'll fix it. Enjoy! And don't forget to check my blog for new freebies. :)

Please be advised that the collage sheets can not be used for resell as collage sheets, digital image compilation discs, digital scrapbooking kits, or image downloads. You may not sell the collage sheets in digital or printed form.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Free collage sheet from Graphic Land

Hi there!

A lot of time passed since I wrote something in my blog... I've got a job. I traveled... and I've opened a new store. So today I'd like to share it - Graphic Land .

I realized that I just like to create some not complicated useful graphics. It's like a soothing treatment for my soul after hard working day. :)

But this post is created for sharing some of my works... I just want to start tradition on my blog - let's call it freebie Wednesday :) So I'm going to share on Wednesdays graphics that may be downloaded and used for craft for free. So... let's start?

Today I'd like to share just simple alphabet letters collage sheet. There are 1x1 inch squares for scrabble tiles and other. This clip art is a half of letter size sheet (8.5x5.5 in) and resolution is 300 dpi.


The file can be downloaded there. If the link doesn't work, please leave a comment to the post and I'll fix it. Enjoy! And don't forget to check my blog for new freebies. :)



Please be advised that the collage sheet may not be used for resell as collage sheets, digital image compilation discs, digital scrapbooking kits, or image downloads. You may not sell the collage sheets in digital or printed form.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Violet Tulip blank note card

The story of the images are very simple. One lady has found my photographs in Internet and liked them. She asked me to make a custom order for her. It was first experience for me to take custom photos. Well, I was pretty free to take pics that I want, but anyway... FIRST CUSTOM ORDER!!! I was excited.

So the lady had a frame for 5 photos and lilac colored walls where the frame will be hanged. My job was to come up with something what fits to the frame and wall. At first, she wanted just 5 different flower photographs, but my idea was to make "One Flower Story." She believed me, and here we go! That's what I came up with. :)

Violet Tulips
After the project was done, I decided to turn the photographs into blank folded note cards. I believe they will be great additions to any gift. :) So this is a first note card from "One Tulip story" series. It's available in IrinaPhotography store.

Violet Tulip note card

Monday, April 26, 2010

Chocolate dessert recipe

Today, I'd like to share one dessert recipe that is pretty much in Russia. We call this desert "Chocolate Salami", but it's nothing about meat. The title is just because it looks like salami. But you may call it "chocolate log" or whatever. :)

Chocolate dessert recipeSo you will need:
1/2 cup of sugar
2 eggs
3 table spoon of cocoa powder
1 stick of unsalted butter (115 gr)
5 table spoon of milk
1 lb of cookies or biscuits
1 cup of walnut pieces

I usually use "Cats cookies for people" from Trader Joe's. Well, this is just cookie. :) It sounds confusing, I mean "Cats coolies", that's why I took picture of them. Also, you can use regular biscuits for the desert.

First, the cookies should be powdered. I use meat grinder or food processor for it.


Than add walnut pieces to the cookie powder and mix it. Set aside the mixture.

Put eggs, sugar, and cocoa powder in non-stick pot. I prefer non-stick because it's easier to clean it after the desert is ready, but you may use whatever you want. Just keep in mind that the pot will be heated up. Whisk all ingredients until the mixture is smooth. Than add milk and completely melted butter. Whisk again and place the pot on medium-high heat.


Whisk it continuously, and bring it to the condition when it just about to start bubbling. Immediately remove from heat. Don't let it bubbling! It should look like chocolate souse.
Pour the mixture into ground cookies with walnuts and mix it thoroughly.
It should look like wet clay but short-brittle.

Then put this "clay" into plastic bag; smash and press it until the "clay" become smooth.

In the end, the mixture should look like a smooth clay. Put it on a sheet of foil or plastic wrap, and form it as a salami... or log. :)
Wrap and roll for better result.
Than cover the "salami" with foil or plastic wrap and put it into fridge for several hours until it firm.
That's it. :) Time for preparation is 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Soap Object Photography

How to push myself to be more organized? Does anyone know the answer?

So many times I promised myself to blog often, and what? Still the same... :( I'm sorry I didn't wright down so many things which happened to me... Yes, there were something good and bad in my life.... Anyway, I'd like to leave it in the past and look forward to the future. :) So many interesting things is awaiting for me!

Today I'd like to share my first experience with object photography. Cindy (SudsNBubbles) and I have arranged to trade: she sends her products to me, and I take pictures of them. So I believe this is a win-win arrangement since she gets good pictures of her products, and I get her adorable soaps and other things. Well... yes it was just once but I look forward to keep the partnership.

So... at first, the project was challenging for me. The big problem, that I didn't have special equipment for object photography. I took the pictures with 2 desk lamps. It was challenging. The main problem was with color balancing because one lamp has tiny tiny tiny rose tint, and second one - yellow. So the color balance was completely ruined. I had to edit that pictures a lot. Anyway, that's are results of my work. :) Some of them... :)





Well... it's just two of them. Probably, I'll post more later. :)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

WOW! I was featured there: http://divine3designs.blogspot.com/

So exciting!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Citrus Splash!

Welcome here!



When I saw the two teardrops, I just fell in love with them. These two double colored outstanding citrine briolette are huge, perfectly clear, and have very bright green and yellow colors.




The earrings are made of sterling silver with citrine and bicone Swarovski crystals. Leverbacks are sterling silver(stamped)and fancy diamond cut. The diamond cut makes the more sparkling. The earrings are 2 in(5 cm) long with lever backs. Size of briolettes 24.8x13.30 mm

Sunday, December 13, 2009

New Earrings!

Hi there!

Today I have two news... two great pair of earrings. Making jewelry becomes more and more exciting for me.

Pink Mist. Look at them here




And Dew Drops Earrings with chandelier. Look at them here

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