Happy 2010!

As I'm preparing for a New Year's trip to Washington, DC, I can't help but share these two drawings by Penelope and Pip (the first one) and Pipo Doll (the second one).

I find winter landscapes, especially naked tree branches against the snow rather magical. Check out their other drawings. They are pretty dreamy, too!

Cheers! And have a Happy New Year!!!

Winter Songs

How lovely...

Check out these amazing Winter Songs from The Hotel Cafe.



My favorite from the collection: Fiona Apple's Frosty the Snowman :)


Happy Holidays and lots of joy this season!!

- Marija

Handmade Bird Ornaments

Paper Birds ornaments are really easy to make. All you need is some card-stock paper, glue and glitter. You can also use vellum paper for the wings and jewel accents for the eyes.

Just trace the shape of a bird (in one simple line) on card stock and cut it out, then glitter the whole bird or just the outlines. Be as creative as you like.

I used snow flakes glitter (in three shapes/sizes) from the Martha Stewart collection to cover the bird (both sides), and after the glitter and glue dried, I hot-glued the light-blue vellum paper wings and added the sparkly jewel eyes.




I got the inspiration for these bird ornaments from Paper-Source and Lupin.

Quilled Snowlakes

One of my friends, Marija Pavlovska, is a fellow crafter who also likes to work with paper. She's amazing when it comes to quilling paper and creating snowflake cards, abstract art gift boxes and other amazing things.

Her Etsy shop is coming soon, so stay tuned.

For now, you can take a peek at her work here.

Enjoy!!





I just love the 3D quality of these. Pretty lovely, isn't it?

And these adorable handmade gift boxes are perfect for holding little treasures.





To see other quilled snowflakes, checkout my previous blog post here.

Handmade Ornaments: Felt and Paper

Here's a selection of amazing handmade ornaments that might inspire you to create your own.
Enjoy...









From top to bottom: Felt Acorns made by Fairyfolk, Scalloped Paper Ornaments by Prismera, Quilled Snowflakes by Kirroyale.