DIY – wrap bracelet
- on: May 05, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living, handmade
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I had my eyes on the wrap bracelets for quite some time. There are many types and kinds available in online stores. I’ve decided that I won’t buy it but will make my own (which will be not just cheaper, but I will make it exactly the way I want). So few weeks back I went to Michaels and bought few strings of beads, cotton cord, bead thread and some buttons. All beads were just 45% off that week and the pinkish ones were even marked for clearance (for less then $2), so it was a steal. And I could also use a coupon for the thread and cotton cord ( double win!).
It took me several weeks to actually get to the project. Yesterday was the day. I googled several tutorials and at the end went with this one. And to be honest, I don’t think I followed it precisely, I just went with my instinct while wrapping the bead weaving thread around my cords. The rest was just a matter of patience.
I’m really happy with the final result.
This one was the first “testing” one. I plan to make a multiple wrap, not just a single one and try different media.
I bought a leather light beige cord last week which will go perfectly with the pinkish beads.The only thing I need to get is a light (natural/beige) bead weaving thread which they didn’t have at Michaels. It seems a little bit of searching has to be done.
Both kids already asked me to make bracelets for them as well which makes me excited to experiment even more!
Leave a comment...what if…
- on: April 08, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living, inspiration, random thoughts
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found on tyler’s site.
Leave a comment...almost forgotten
- on: April 04, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living, memory keeping
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I haven’t scrapped for ages. Sometimes I miss it, sometimes not at all. To be honest, I don’t have time for anything creative lately. I know, it’s the usual “excuse” for people saying they don’t have time for doing something. But in this case, it’s true. There are more important things in my daily routine right now. Like taking care of kids when I get home from work, or cooking lunch or dinner. Or my morning workouts before going to work. I barely squeeze a few minutes to just read my favorite blogs. So no, no creating layouts in the past months/year(s) at all. I remember I went through a phase, back then when I was at home as stay-at-home-mom, when I scrapped almost every day. And I really enjoyed it. It was my “escape” from the everyday routine of being at home. But since I’ve started working in the fall of 2011, I think I could count the layouts I made on my one hand.
So you can imagine how surprised I was yesterday when I received an email from stampington that my layout is published in a magazine and the magazine is on its way to me. I had no idea what they were talking about. I was like: my layout? I don’t remember sending anything out in years! Today I’ve received a response from the director of publishing that they are reprinting their favorite layouts from their older issues. I have the issue from 2010 at home, there were several layouts of mine published in there and Katrin was on the cover page as well.
And this is the layout which will be published in the new issue. It’s called Follow me.
They really made my day, I must admit. How cool is to have one layout published again?! After months of not touching photoshop for scrapbooking it is really a nice surprise. I can’t wait to get the issue in mail. Patrik is little bit sad though that Katrin has been published and not him but oh well. I might start doing layouts again and send one with him for submission. Who knows..
Leave a comment...bloglovin and saying YES
- on: March 05, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living
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When I switched from blogger to my own site, I was still using my blogger’s reading list to follow on my favorite blogs. The tool didn’t work a lot of the times and I got frustrated because I had to refresh the site several times to finally get to my list. Harmony told me about bloglovin a few weeks ago and I’ve finally signed up and started using it. And I’m loving it! It is so much easier to see the updates and I can categories my favorite blogs as well. You can follow my blog as well, the follow button is on the right side of my blog.
Thank you, Harmony, for the info!
And speaking about bloglovin, have you checked our collaborative photo blog for this week’s prompt? We are saying YES to….
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11575447/?claim=vprva3p54me”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>
Leave a comment...weekend favorites
- on: February 08, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living, weekend favorites
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This week I came across a lot of amazing blog posts.
:: like this one from Andrea Scher You are beautiful. I love her powerful story and how honest this whole story is. It is also a part of Susannah Conway’s The (delicious) truth about getting older series. So far I’ve read stories from Andrea, Tracy Clark, Liz Lamoreux and Ali Edwards and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of those brave and inspiring stories.
:: this one from Rachel about 20 things she will never forget to do with her kids. So many of those things hit the home and made me realize that I need to slow down and enjoy more the little everyday stuff.
:: this video: a letter to a person on their first day here by SoulPancake
:: we are in need for a new carpet under our coffee table and I’ve had my eye on this rug for quite some time. I love West Elm and their style!
:: and I think this coffee table would go perfectly with it as well. I actually saw it in person when I was in the store last time and loved it so much.
When I worked in downtown in Vancouver, I went to the West Elm store so many times to find inspiration (and to Anthropologie as well). I just wish the furniture and accessories were a little bit cheaper there.
:: love all the mornings like these photos. so creative.
:: totally in love with lauren rosenbaum’s photography. this is exactly the kind of photography I like, spontaneous everyday moments.
Is there anything what has caught your eye this week?
Leave a comment...for the love of lettering
- on: February 04, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living, inspiration
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Everywhere I go, I see so many cool signs and visual inspiration. The other day when I went to starbucks for a cup of coffee, I loved the font they used on their posters. I am a very visual person and I don’t like my handwriting but I surely do love handwritten fonts.
I listen to the radio every morning while driving to work and lately I’ve heard the new song from U2 called Ordinary love several times. I googled the video today and to my surprise it is full of beautiful typography by Oliver Jeffers. The lettering is sooo cool! I think my next “project” is to work on my handwriting at least a little bit. And journal more in hand.
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weekend favorites
- on: February 02, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living
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Through the week I always find so many inspiring things online but then I forget to bookmark the sites and sadly forget about them. A lot of people share their favorite finds on their blogs and I find those posts very inspiring so I’ve decided to get back to those posts as well (I had a few link love post on my old blog). Thanks goes to my friend Harmony for the “push”.
So here goes the inspiration of this week:
Kal’s class has finally started yesterday and today I got to play a little bit. The brush technique is much harder than I thought but with a little bit of practice and time I know I will get the hang of it.
One day I would also like to try this calligraphy class.
I love love turquoise and have been looking for a nice bracelet and today I’ve found one. But the price is quite too much so I googled a video how to make it and will give it a try in a near future for sure.
I’m still dreaming about a big rustic dining table, source found here.
I LOVE this post by Ali Edwards. Ali and I chose the same one little word for this year. She is amazing. I love her art and designs but I also love her honesty and the ways how she deals with difficult things in her life. Totally inspiring.
And this one from Brene Brown.
What have you found inspiring lately?
Leave a comment...life | scripted
- on: January 14, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living, inspiration
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One of the goals for my personal thriving this year is to live more creatively. I used to do several scrapbook pages per month and I so enjoyed the whole process of starting with a blank page and finishing with a piece of memory captured in a creative way. Unfortunately working full-time takes its toll on my free time and I have to prioritize things a lot now.
I’ve always loved scripts and typography. I was sad when I found out that Kal Barteski’s Script School was closed last year as I love her style so much (we have one of her posters in our living room). But to my joy she is offering her class at Studio Calico now! I can’t wait to get my supplies and start this class in February!
Do you have any plans for living more creatively this year? If yes, please share, there is never enough inspiration out there.
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