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31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW

31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW
31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW
31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW
31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW
31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW
31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW
31 FOR 31 PLAN - LIFE MADE LOOK EASY... FROM MY CLOSET'S POINT OF VIEW


























































What do you say seeing so much gray in one place? Yes, darker colours are always a pleasure to team up with... to some extent. They will be a leading theme for the next month and you can observe the glory. I'm not happy with the direction my closet is heading, that's for sure. I immediately reach for new catalogues, bookmark more grayish delight to suffer over account that is being stretched out to impossible amounts and is not getting back in shape no matter how hard I try. I will take advantage of this space and snap outfits upon outfits that might get my approval or will end up inappropriately hung up behind closed door. I admit I have loved witnessing my chest of drawers filling up crazily any given morning, a Tuesday, rain or fog, I loved excitedly open up boxes and quickly put together long awaited pieces on a bony collar and a curve of hips. I swallowed without chewing, I smoked without inhaling but nobody was able to help me figure it out. Things fit but not every piece was adjustable, some added length but had no option to guarantee an easy movement, many felt right to see the world from my shoulders but I haven't been wearing them as often as I thought I would be. And right now accessible, comfortable and right for my guts is what I need for my crazy plan. I itch for being able to throw on things that will miraculously go along together just as I itch for a hair makeover but that's a story for tomorrow. I need a good look at what I'm swiftly growing out of loving or accepting especially in the open-front-of-a-jacket season. 

I see my friend once and forever, H&M is advertising sustainability and conscious buying campaign and that makes me - high expectations girl terribly happy. I don't want to consume my pieces, I want to enjoy them for longer than I can take credit for and donate them when they're no longer nowhere near my most favourite. I demand longevity of my clothes and quality over quantity instead. I really don't mind showing up in something tenth time in a row if I know how to style it up perfectly using only a couple of key pieces. You know, the way those key pieces are ready for me. It will be fun to meet them, until then I hope I'll have the time of my life with this project - 31 pieces for the next four weeks. I'll have no idea where it gets me but having fun with it is a must. H&M is committed to provide fashion for conscious customers - reduce, reuse, recycle is the direction they go. They say you can wear their sustainable materials and love them for many years but if you don't you can leave them at any of their store and they'll give it a new life. I'm on board.  

Anyway, enjoy my over-exposed closet and have a blast of a weekend! xx

If you want to read more about H&M Conscious Actions - here's the link.
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NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL























Say you've lost count of the number of Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs eaten. More interestingly you've lost count of the number of toys self-assembled between sugary bites and instead of parting with them the conventional way, you're looking for ideas that might just give them a little more room to shine. We're talking animal toys needing home. It seemed like fantastic challenge to make something out of scraps of paper, buttons and lots of paint. Abundance of green with the lake in the forefront. Even Shrek would approve. We used pine cones as pine trees and pebbles as mountains, sticks and leaves and it looked just like we wanted it to. I love the moment when something bland and unfriendly plain turns into things that are recognizable. Creating surely is one of the raddest occupations.

NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
^^ Remember me mentioning the cherry blossom light bulb droppings? Their lives are purposefully preserved.^^
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL

NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
NOT THE ONES FOR SITTING STILL
^^ And it started off plain and noticeably necessary to use up every inch of the scandalously empty space. It could have stayed like this. There were no guarantees.^^ 
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AM I SURE I'M RAISING A GIRL?


AM I SURE I'M RAISING A GIRL?






















Rooms, reading nooks, sticker-ed shelves say a lot about four year olds and changing them or adding something with a twist can literally transform the feel of the whole space. Decorative boxes or simply leftover ones are a great source of new projects so scissors in hands, sellotape between teeth and we knelt for far too long but the results are quite pleasing. I tell you, active toddlers are the best company when no schedule is involved. When time is on your side for projects like these you kind of embrace each hole and paint each inch lovingly. She'll be going on adventures in it so I'm all safety orientated. Still not decorated the way it will present itself to the cushion storms and dive under the breakfast table but we're figuring out stuff, applaud most ideas and collect supplies. And kind of play alongside, in or outside the abandoned ship before it sails out of the room for the first time. We love pirates, stories of hidden treasures because there are so many out there. She still wants a sword and an eye patch. I'll better take a good look at her birth certificate. x       

AM I SURE I'M RAISING A GIRL?
AM I SURE I'M RAISING A GIRL?
^^ Very important can food on any long distance voyage ^^

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ART ATTACK NO MATTER YOUR STYLE
ART ATTACK NO MATTER YOUR STYLE







































































With extra hour on our hands thanks to daylight saving time painting supplies seem so relevant these days with crayons and pencils being in constant rotation. Although no lack in imagination is to be feared, the majority of materials our art supplies are used on have less and less to offer so our quest was set on more than paper, cardboard, tissues, sporadically walls (it's still happening with my four year old!). We needed something to stimulate our senses again so the nearby beach came with a helping hand gifting us with dozens of pebbles because you'll never get another quite like the previous one. Not before painting neither afterwards. As with most creative duties, technique is of no to low importance - sometimes sublime sometimes clumsy preoccupied hands find what they want on a messy table and put it in good use - let it be paint, stickers, crayons, fingertips of mixed colours to see the magic happening. 

We opted for lines and dots, but really the possibilities are endless - sheer fabric, ruffled feather, sparkly dust glued to the gritty surface gaining status of a new toy, useful trinket for the moment ahead. It could be made into a domino, a family of six or a baby's foot tickled by the bristles of a painting brush. Chalk pebbles are the easiest to paint and draw on even with the basic skills however any nature's find is versatile enough to play with it the many different ways. I'm sure there is plenty to be found on the streets, corners of buildings, parks and alleys. All we need to do is pick it up and give it a new life although when it comes to styling nature goes into it cleverly and always does it best. x   

ART ATTACK NO MATTER YOUR STYLE
ART ATTACK NO MATTER YOUR STYLE
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A STYLE THAT HAS NO RULES
A STYLE THAT HAS NO RULES















































So what are we made of these past dreary afternoons of mild colds and warm foreheads? We're made of watercolours in deep orange and bottle green, chunky wax crayons of the most citrusy yellows and reds. At any given time my durable, over-bulked shopping bag is heavy laden with boxes of crayons, accessory sets, paints, collage toolboxes, pens and soft pastels. Yes, it takes a while for our home to feel like it again after a painting session or gluing craze but now I can't imagine not being in this space, not loving every wax mark on the furniture. Yes and yes all over again.  

The easiest and probably the most fun way to get creative is to use things we already have stashed away and give them new meaning then display them correctly (I stopped counting how many times Nadia corrected me as to the wrong way I've put the sketch up or the way I described it. Man, I'm nervous just by holding it!). Nadia is still a big fan of transforming something boring into something stunning just like she did it before but now she uses paler shades. I'm just glad she's not into spray painting. I guess she's only trying to create a space that makes her happy. 

A STYLE THAT HAS NO RULES
A STYLE THAT HAS NO RULES
Happy first day of October from a smiling cat. Or is it a cat? It has this vibrant, quirky Lewis Carroll's playful quality about it so yeah, I'll stick with a cat. You just need a little bit of confidence when it comes to those things. xx

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This past Christmas I found myself feeling displaced in time - inspired to write a couple of letters to my family abroad I looked around the flat in search of a real paper stationery I used to write hundreds of letters in my flat-chested teenage years but found nothing of that sort. I knew I have kept some attractive envelope leftovers from birthday cards but rummaging through my office drawer (sounds fancier than a random drawer which in fact refers to a box with half-eaten crayons and never reviewed grocery receipts) I realized immediately I had to write on plain A4 sheets with the only vibrant element being my meandering handwriting. I love to type but if I had my pen taken away I'd easily write with my own blood - just how desperate my fingers are to fly over an empty piece of paper. Suddenly a lightbulb moment striked in my head as I was resting my eyes on inaccessible patterns and custom images while browsing through stationery websites - DIY skills to the rescue! I leaned back and came up with my own composition.

First, I opened a new Word document and chose paper size (I went for A4 as I like to write a lot but you can also consider smaller, notepad size). Next step was to familiarize with the artwork I wanted to appear on empty sheets so going through zillions of fonts I keep downloading on a regular basis was less approved by my family but I eventually settled on few animal motifs. Font has to work as a shape and you can download them for free from various of websites. The ones I played with were called Equestrian by Darrian (horses) and Animals. By typing letters of the alphabet different images appear in front of your eyes and you just pick up the one that is most appropriate or strangely appealing for the project. When enlarging and moving the font/image across the page, make sure you've visualized the finished piece so that you don't overdo it and have blank space you want to write on afterwards. If you have a home printer and nice thick printing paper (100g and over), your stationery is within reach. Otherwise have a relaxed feel of someone printing it for you, you've just done the hard work after all. For a matching effect the same design can be printed onto the envelope.  
     
The key to decorating stationery at home is to go for the classic colours (black or grey) and introduce simple forms (animals, shapes, silhouettes). Together they will make an impression of being created by a professional printing store or website and will magically bring the words alive.
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