Funny faces gift tags / etichete amuzante pentru cadouri

I've always been reluctant of making gift tags. It's just that us, Romanians, don't use them. 
But when I bought my 2 inch / 5 cm circle punch I knew I had to make some gift tags. Many years ago I bought a cartooning drawing book that stayed on the shelf ever since. In it there was a lesson on how to draw faces. And this is exactly what I did with these round tags.

M-am abtinut pana acum sa fac etichete pentru cadouri pentru ca noi, romanii, nu le folosim.
Dar cand mi-am cumparat un perforator de 5 cm am stiut ca trebuie sa-l folosesc sa fac niste etichete.
Cu multi ani in urma mi-am cumparat o carte pentru a invata sa desenez personaje animate. Dar a stat pe raft nedesfacuta.  Printre primele lectii, te invata cum sa faci fete. Si exact asta am facut cu aceste etichete.

My statement painted wall / Peretele meu pictat

I discovered Alisa Burke's blog by reading Meda' blog, Handmade by Meda.
When I saw this wall I was struck, like so many, so I wanted to make something similar. And here is what I've made. I used black dye (the one you use to add in your paint to paint your walls) and black, red and green permanent markers and also red and green acrylic paint. This is what I had and this is what I used.

Am descoperit blogul Alisei Burke, citing blogul lui Meda.
Cand am vazut peretele acesta pictat, am vrut sa fac ceva similar. Si iata ce a iesit. Am folosit colorant negru, markere permanente in negru, rosu si verde si vopsele acrilice in rosu si verde. Asta e ce am avut in casa si asta am folosit.

My beginnings / Inceputurile mele

Back in 2004 or 2005, age 24 or 25, while going to work I used to sit next to an art teacher on the bus. Later I went to one of his painting exposition, and he was great. I told him I don't have it in me, I don't have the talent to paint or do anything artsy. He was quite annoyed and said that anyone can do it (probably everyone says that). This stuck in my head and I wanted to see, so I bought myself a small notebook and started drawing. This was in 2006. And you know what? He was right. Anyone can do art.
Here are some drawings from those early days.
First you need to want it then it involves a lot of patience and I needed to have the eraser close to me.

first try

prima incercare

second try 

a doua incercare

third try - I was tired 

a treia incercare

I 2004 sau 2005, pe la 24 sau 25 de ani, mergeam la lucru cu autobusul si deseori statem langa un profesor de desen. Mai tarziu chiar am mers la o expozitie de-a lui, si era foarte talentat. Ii spuneam ca nu am talent pentru nimic creativ. El, destul de enervat, a zis ca oricine poate face arta (probabil ca toata lumea ii zicea asta). Mi-a ramas in minte chestia asta, asa ca in 2006 mi-am cumparat un carnetel si am inceput sa desenez. Si a avut dreptate. Oricine poate face arta. Aici sunt cateva desene de la inceputurile mele. Dar pentru inceput trebuie sa vrei sa faci asta, apoi iti trebuie rabdare si o guma buna.

Amazing artists - Handmade by Meda / Artisti minunati

I love so many things that I see, things that people create, recycle, upcycle, reuse...I think people are insanely crazy creative. Once in awhile I just happen to find some people that blow my mind. I spend hours and days going through their blogs to see what they had made. I have headaches from staring too much at their work but I can't help it. One of these persons is Meda from http://handmadebymeda.blogspot.ro/. When I first found her blog I desperately needed inspiration, and seeing her work gave me the boost to make the effort. I love everything about her work. She is just amazing. 

Imi place tare mult lucrurile pe care le descopar, lucruri pe care oamenii le creaza, recicleaza, refolosesc. Cred caci oamenii sunt foarte creativi. Dar din cand in cand dau peste oameni care pur si simplu ma uimesc. Petrec ore si zile pe blogurile lor sa vad ce au creat. Ma doare capul de atata uitat dar nu ma pot opri. O astfel de persoana este Meda de la http://handmadebymeda.blogspot.ro/. Cand i-am descoperit blogul aveam mare nevoie de inspiratie, si uitandu-ma prin creatiile ei, mi-a dat ghiontul de care aveam nevoie. Imi place tot ceea ce creaza. E de-a dreptul uimitoare.

paper flowers / flori din hartie

 Spring is definitely in the air cause I get loads of orders for paper flowers. I this lot many many flowers in pale colors.
Sizes: between 25 cm - 8 cm in diameter

Primavara e cu siguranta in aer pentru ca primesc forte multe comenzi pentru flori din hartie.
Dimensiuni: intre 25 cm - 8 cm in diametru

GIVEAWAY icecream favor boxes / cutii conuri de inghetata

My hubby says I am not very sociable, and I admit it: I am not. He says I don't write much on my blog.And he' s right again. But my blog is to record my projects and I think pictures are enough. But in this light I thought I'd announce a giveaway. My first one. 
I am making lots of pretty things, take pictures, keep them for awhile and then throw them away because I don't have the space to keep them all. So I thought someone should get them instead and use them.
I have been working on these icecream cones favor boxes, made the pictures and now I have too many of them. I think the way it works is leave a comment saying what flavor of icrecream you prefer. And I will be announcing the winner in 2 weeks, that is 21  March.

On my table, juggling more projects than one.

Pe masa de lucru, lucrand la mai multe proiecte.

Sotul meu spune ca nu foarte sociabila si recunosc ca nu sunt. Spune ca nu prea scriu pe blog. Si are din nou dreptate. Dar rostul blogului este sa arate ce lucrez si cred caci pozele sunt destul. Si astfel m-am hotarat sa daruiesc ceva. Primul meu cadou de genul asta.

Fac multe lucruri dragute, le fac poze, le pastrez o perioada si apoi le arunc pentru ca nu am spatiu destul. Si astfel m-am gandit ca cineva sa se bucure de ele.

Am facut cutiile astea, le-am facut poze iar acum am prea multe.

Din cate am vazut la altii, trebuie sa imi lasi un mesaj spunandu-mi ce aroma de inghetata iti place.

Castigatorul o sa-l anunt in 2 saptamani, pe data de 21 Martie.

Slice of cake favor boxes / Cutii marturii tort

Slice of cake favor boxes in pale colors

Cutii marturii in culori pale

cream and white paper flowers / flori din carton in crem si alb

 Delicate cream and white paper flowers

Flori delicate din carton in crem si alb

Paper spring banners / Ghirlande din carton

Paper spring banners - 1.80 m long

Ghirlande din carton de primavara de 1,80 m

cake toppers

 And I made some cake toppers...

Si am facut si niste cake topper-uri....