Inspiration, Serbian Made |
21. Jun, 2010
by Ludmila |
Good morning, dears! Happy Monday! Oh, I should probably say happy Serbian Monday as I have another talented feature for you! Today it’s all about headbands, hairpins, bobby pins and everything your hair would need eventually or with other words Mašnarija (pronounce mashnaria) and the ladies behind this Nevena & Marija. I loved right away what the girls are doing and couldn’t be more thrilled when they accepted to be featured on creamylife, I’m so honored! One more reason to love them is because they’ve founded this little shop in 2010, February 28th – right on my birthday! Such a nice coincidence! Now let’s see what do these ladies say about themselves:
“Mašnarija by Nevena & Marija was founded on February 28. this year. Mašnarija’s members are two sisters from Belgrade Nevena & Marija. Marija, the older sister is a graduate actress and Nevena, the younger one is a student of Italian language at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. Mašnarija started by accident as a hobby. Now it’s a small workshop for headbands, hairpins, bobby pins, badges and all accessories for hair. It has it’s own site – Masnarija.com where people can see all our products in one. There is a Facebook profile Mašnarija Nevena Marija as well and a Facebook page Mašnarija where people can buy our stuff. Mašnarija is a very strange word. It doesn’t exist in any dictionary or anyone uses it when speaking. It means something between bow and imagination. Bowmagination :)
Mašnarija is situated in our home. We still do not have our studio for it. But in the future we hope our imagination & bows will bring us a very cute little art studio where we could make our own dreams come true!”
Such a touching introduction the sweet girls made up for us! Now let’s see what are they creating and why do people love them so much (and they really adore Nevena & Marija!)
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Tags: Mašnarija by Nevena & Marija, Serbian Made: Mašnarija by Nevena & Marija
Inspiration, Serbian Made |
14. Jun, 2010
by Ludmila |
Good morning everyone. How was your weekend? Mine was pretty nice (besides the sore throat which is killing me the last couple days!). But back to my post, today is Monday and I’m here to bring to your attention one more Serbian example of creativity! Please enter Biljana from Drangulije blog. Biljana is doing what I’ve never seen before: candles! Of course, besides candles Biljana is creating beautiful jewelry and the most beautiful handmade lamps ever, but the handmade candles are what caught my eye as they seem to be pure magic – with all those mixed colors and patterns! I want to share them with all of you, I definitely think Biljana’s work is one of a kind!
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Tags: Drangulije, handmade candles, Serbian Made, Serbian Made: Drangulije
Inspiration, Kid's Room, Serbian Made |
07. Jun, 2010
by Ludmila |
Hi everyone! I hope your weekend was fabulous! Time for a new week ahead and now, looking through the window and seeing a sunny warm day (FINALLY, after two weeks of rain!) I can say this will be an amazing week! Today, as it became traditional already, it’s Serbian Monday – and a new very creative and just wonderful crafter! Little introduction: I finally put my hands on the new issue of Elle Dekor Serbia and oh, how much I love that magazine, they always have great features, beautiful pictures and useful advice! So, this week’s crafter was featured there and now please enter Katarina from Like flowers and butterflies! Needless to mention how HAPPY I was to read about Katarina there: she’s a thirty-something mom of three adorable children who are her inspiration and motivation to create clothing and accessories for the little ones. Not only she’s fabulous at designing and sewing, she also has another Etsy shop where she sells handmade acrylic doily silhouettes. I’m so proud of meeting such a talented, lovely lady like Katarina and I should also mention that her work was featured in various magazines: Country Living, Belle Armoire, Elle Dekor (twice) and more; she was interviewed for a local TV channel and oh, well, you must see her work in order to understand what do I mean: please check her blog, Etsy shop for the little ones Flowers and butterflies, Etsy for home decorations, bags and more, I wanna be or Flickr, for more eye-candy. Katarina is shipping world wide and you should check her stores, you don’t want to miss that! I highlighted some things I liked the most (so hard to decide!):
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Tags: etsy, I wanna be, Like flowers and butterflies, Serbian Made
Inspiration, Serbian Made |
31. May, 2010
by Ludmila |
Hi, everyone! Happy Monday! Last Monday I was totally absent, without posting all day (we all know why), but here I am now, on a rainy Serbian Monday with another Serbian craftsperson. This time is somebody very VERY special – my mother-in-law, Nina! Not only she’s a wonderful person, she is also an avid lover of embroidery. She’s doing this every single minute of her free time! Every single! I’ve never seen before a person loving so much a hobby. Her collection is very impressive, she’s embroidering monogrammed letters, pillow cases, kitchen towels, wall art and even a wedding dress (a lovely white wedding dress, with black and silver embroidery she worked on for an exhibition). I could speak about her works forever, instead please visit her site, NinaMihajlovic.com, to see all her collection, now please take a look at what I highlighted for this post:
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Tags: embroidery, Nina Mihajlovic, Serbian craftsperson, Serbian Made
Inspiration, Serbian Made |
17. May, 2010
by Ludmila |
Hello, lovelies and happy Monday! Although when looking through the window I wouldn’t say it’s very happy, it’s raining, cold and feels like fall! And it’s been like this last two days! On the bright side of this day, it’s Serbian Monday today, which already became a tradition. My today’s favorite find is a wonderful lady who has amazing cutting skills and if I wouldn’t know she did it herself, I’d never believe this is possible. So people, please meet Nela from Cut, Nela, cut and that’s what she says: ” I am a home-staying mom of an 8 years-old boy and a freelance translator for Spanish language, I am also passionate crafter. While ago I discovered paper cutting and I believe that I found my magical cure for everyday stress. It’s a tranquilizer that brings me back to life and fulfills my need to express myself.”. I really hope you’ll like what I found for you today, because seriously, Nela’s work is very impressing and new to me, which makes me admire her even more! But besides paper cutting, Nela is doing crochet and you should see those sweet things she’s creating, they’re gorgeous! Thank you, Nela, for sharing your work with us!
P.S. Please visit her blog and Flickr for more eye-candy!
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Tags: crochet, Cut Nela cut, paper cutting, Serbian Made, serbian Monday
Inspiration, Serbian Made |
10. May, 2010
by Ludmila |
Good morning, lovelies! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good, with Belgrade shopping night on Friday (which I call already weekend) and a sweet friend’s birthday party yesterday. Now I’m excited about a new week and things to share you, my dears! Today is Monday and as my husband called it – it’s Serbian Monday (sounds good) and it means I will feature one more Serbian person who’s making handmade things. This time is about a very talented and sweet lady making jewelry, named Little Glory (nickname, real name – Slavica)! Prepare yourself for a dose of amazing stuff, I mean it! Hew jewelry is handmade from polymer clay, accessorized with decorative wires and stones. Wondering what is she making? Earrings, rings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets and brooches – people, she is amazingly artful and skilled! We, girls, know what is jewelry for us, so imagine myself choosing pictures of Slavica’s work for my article – I was dying to have *every.single.piece* – I totally fell in love and I invite you now to see the beauty (a small part of it) made by Little Glory!
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Tags: handmade jewelry, Serbian Made, serbian Monday
Inspiration, Serbian Made |
03. May, 2010
by Ludmila |
I’m so excited to announce a new (huge!) category on CreamyLife called Serbian Made. Living for some time in Belgrade, Serbia, I was lucky to be introduced to lots of creative and talented people who love crafting and creating just beautiful handmade items! You know what I was saying about handmade and that’s when I got the idea to show to the world Serbian crafters and their great work! Every week I’ll be featuring one Serbian crafter, so every Monday you can stop by for another inspiring post full of local handmade stuff!
The first blogger and craft-woman I’ll write about is Olgica of OGGY Design who is making so so many beautiful things such as: decorative boxes from vintage wallpaper, shabby clocks, vases, candles and candle holders, jewelry and much much more! She was the first blogger (that is also a passionate crafter from Serbia) I spotted on the Internet and I must admit, I totally fell in love with her style and everything she makes. Here are some things, but don’t forget to head to her blog to see more:
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Tags: handmade boxes, handmade clocks, handmade jewelry, Serbian Made
