First try to make “soft” picture… Not very good, I’m afraid, mostly because I messed the sewing technique, but next time will make it better. :-)
I like the little cockerel, though. Every morning it makes me smile.
I love to find new ways to use some things from the house. Just recently I wanted to make something from felt, but I didn’t have any, so I just thought I could use some kitchen towels. It worked out well:
You can use them to apply or sew on cards or bags or whatever you want. I still didn’t use them, indeed. :-)
And these are (or were) some mini-cakes, made last month. I remembered them now, as I’m craving for something sweet:
They are so easy to make – like a piece of cake. ;-)
;-)
Every little piece of fabric could become alive. It only needs some imagination.
I was always very fond of handmade toys.
On places like etsy.com one can find amazing things – and of course, not only toys.
I am warning the novices there – you could spend days browsing. ;-)
Here I can show you one I’ve made, who even doesn’t know what kind of creature is:
And another rabbit. This one is particularly proud with his big ears, able to bend different ways when he is moody.
What’s left to say about his belt buckle? A rare vintage one. :-)
Here they are, standing gently for a family portrait, together with the last year’s mouse. :-)
Oh, and what about this cat? You probably think now “But we’ve already seen this guy”? Well, not really. This one is the almost-twin-brother of Alfons, and the difference between two of them are the bigger eyes on this one and his age – a week later he came. He is also very unsuspecting and ingenuous. I’ve made him especially as a gift to my mother, because every time when she sees me making something from fabric or clay, she ask with a very innocent voice: “And for whom are you making this now?”
I even don’t know how she named him, but I will surely ask.
;-)
I remember the times when every free minute meant for us to grab the bikes and go on traveling adventures outside Sofia.
Nice, but didn’t happen for a long time. Michel is still ill, and this is going on for more than ten days.
Even Batman himself couldn’t help in this case, despite sending to us all week his own branded lemons:
From solidarity I am at home too, saving the people around from the flu virus, so all I can do is looking around and finding old and new things that could show in my blog. Like this greeting, good for Twitter-fans:
Here is another one, much smaller, made with some help from one little two-years-and-a half-old fairy:
Nia seems to draw far better than me, actually.
Don’t believe me?
Well, judge by yourselves:
I think she’s very good. Maybe one day she’ll laugh on this picture, but I like it and I wish her to develop a good skill. :-)
…is what I always do when I’ve got a pen or crayon around.
Of course, the modern technologies could not be skipped. After I’ve mentioned many times in front of the right people HOW MUCH do I want to try use a tablet, well, I finally got one as a gift for my birthday. This was last year, actually.
Till now the tablet is cover with dust. And I feel guilty for NOT having time for play.
This is result from the two-minutes play with the tablet. I couldn’t dare to show it, if it wasn’t Michel, who made me by bugging my conscious for not writing here at all.
Here is another small thing from me, made with ordinary pen:
Actually, this rabbit is done during this year’s Future Publishing conference where I happened to be as an editor of the Bulgarian version of .net magazine.
Most people write down notes, I usually like to draw. This way I listen even better.
I still hope that one day will have the skills and patience needed to make from this scratch a fine illustration in Adobe Illustrator…
;-)
Here is one of the best surprises I’ve got for my birthday from a friend.
I love the books of Tove Jansson and these strange heroes.
The cake was not only perfectly made, but also very, very delicious piece of kitchen art. :-)
My brother gave me this big pencil.
It’s a joke with the name of this website, which sounds like the word “pencil” in Bulgarian. :-)
I guess he is just trying to tell me, that is time for me to give drawing more space in my life.
This is the best time of the year concerning colors. :-)
I am very fond of pebbles. Sea ones, river ones, rounded or edgy, every little one with its own from and personality.
Recently I found something wonderful online – alphabet from pebbles.
ClotildeOlyff probably made hard work to collect all of these, but her efforts were worth while.
Her alphabet is nice and well-done, even if not the only try with this idea (here is another try that I found, only not so good).
Meanwhile these days I miss very much the sea. Suffering from the usual nostalgia, I will show off few of my pebbles’ photos.
Probably not so interesting from a typographical point of view.
But let’s say they are iconic.
I know, that my next sentence is a big cliche, but whatever, I mean it – Nature is a true magician! ;-)
That’s it. Even nowadays I just cannot go home from somewhere without at least a handful of pebbles… ;-)
Greetings from the sea… and I had to say goodbye today, but this is something that I always do with heavy heart…
One of the things I like to do, while walking by the sea:
Wish life was more often so simple, as when you are on vacation…
Anyway, five days are better than nothing!
Greetings from the seaside! :)))
We’ve made our eggs yesterday…They look nice, even if only few, but initially I thought they were a bit… too anonymous. So, finally, most of them received personality. Happy Easter!:-)
