Sunday, January 29, 2012

Fabric bracelet



I was just trying to figure out what to make from all the scraps my friend is generously saving for me. She makes cute bags. I have some other projects that i work on right now, but i really like this fabric bracelet I made last night. Hope you like it too.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Stamp



First hand carved stamp ready to fly, more to come soon in my store. :)

Monday, January 23, 2012

29 ways to stay creative

Lots of great ideas to be creatve, stay creative or just do because. :) Enjoy!

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Birdie



Now can be find here.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Writing the first words of a story

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you...



Keeping a Journal is a challenge. At least for me. Or maybe I just want to put myself in a box of "keeping an everyday journal". My journal is full of quotes from books and movies, parts of blog posts I found online and felt inspired by them. And from time to time, I actually write the everyday stuff, my thoughts, my dreams.

And I like the new beginnings, fresh smell of the pages that waits for the words to be written on them...


I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I live the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and wonder of the world…

-John Burrough-

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Midnight crafts

Somehow I can find myself pretty much every night listening to radio or a CD and making something. Painting, drawing, cutting stamps, sewing...

What is it about the night that keeps me so calm and peaceful inside? What brings all the ideas into new life on the paper or in stitches? I like how world is still and silent after midnight and how my cup of tea and good music is all i need to find my own world of creativity inside of me...



Ok, sometimes i need good chocolate too. :)



Sometimes bold color.



And then
somewhere between 1 and 2am
on the butterfly wings
here comes a dream...

Monday, January 2, 2012

Twenty Twelve

New year. We can only imagine what 2012 is going to bring into our lives.

No resolutions this year. I want to do something else. I would like to learn this year to be more patient with myself, love myself as i am. And I will give myself time. Because everything takes time. Some things may take all year, some 5 years, some even more than that. And so what?

When did we start to think that we are supposed to expect from ourselves more than we are capable of? Just because others do so? Because we want to be better than everybody else? Oh, why is it so hard to be and original ourselves? It is so much easier to be a bad copy of someone else!

I am going to say NO to the resolutions this year. I am going to stop pressuring myself. And let's see, what the twenty twelve will bring. :)



My dear friends, I wish you all the same. The courage to be yourself. To be imperfect, but happy. To feel less under pressure and more relaxed. And if anything would go wrong, this is the prayer that helps me:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.