After the rain...

Since the summer has officially arrived, the weather turns absolutely nuts. I can't remember the day without rain.



Even when the sun appears and it seems that the rain is finally over, it happens to rain again. And again...and they said it is going to be like that at least for the next 2 weeks.







There is a lovely field of poppies (those planted to get the seeds, that had the beautiful violet flowers ) on the way to our weekend, getaway house at Fruska gora. I was so sad that this year I missed taking the pics of that field in bloom, as we were in Italy during that blooming period, but I was impatiently waiting to the pods to get formed well and take the pics of them. I just love them!!!They have always been so inspirational.



So, last weekend between one splash of rain and another, I managed to go to that field and take some pics. I was so disappointed when I realized that due to all this rain, they have adopted many mouldy stains and spots all over.



I don't have the idea if the owner of that field will have the possibility of collecting any of the poppy grain from the pods(not b/c I just had to make myself a bouquet, to take it home), as they are just not looking very "healthy"...but I 'm so happy that I however had the chance to take all those pictures:)





Have a great and hopefully not rainy weekend, Katarina

BTS wonderland

As the school is over, it is absolutely time to think about the BTS girly outfit:) Something beautiful, but yet comfy and very practical as well...so here ya go...






I made a small mix and match collection, as a transition into a fall from summer: something super cute for parties, like maybe a patchwork dress, or yet super practical like the reversible apron:)











You can see more and read about details by visiting the listings on eBay .

I'm absolutely in love with this Moda's fabric line, and so sorry that I haven't order more (I ordered it as a preorder in march from the Over the Rainbow quilt store), as the line is sold out and some prints are impossible to be found:(.

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But I ordered some prints printed on twill, so can't wait to get them as well:)))
Have a wonderful weekend,
XO, Katarina

Tennis lessons and some birds

While ago, I blogged about Kalemegdan, a marvelous, large park very close to our house. Well, during this summer season, kids are having tennis lessons there, at the Kalemegdan tennis courts (you have to click on this link, as there are some brilliant pics taken from the air!!!)



Theirs couch is my friend's sister and they love everything about these lessons:)





To Marta, this is the 3rd year of practice and to Pablo just the first:)



Bianka is still small for the game, but she love to pick the balls and somehow trying to help during the lesson.



For me, it was such a reveal the fact that the old walls of bricks surrounding the courts are making a perfect home for many sparrows and other small birds. So, I had an important task imposed by myself to photograph them, even that they were almost equivalent in shades with the brickie background, so it wasn't so easy to get the normal pics....but here are some...







This one is already better, but will keep on practicing:)))



xo, Katarina

Dresses

I had some requests for the shirred dresses , so I made a few:) Some are still available, so if you are interested, don't hesitate to contact me. Or you can always find some of these in my etsy store





And here are some pics of one of the dresses modeled.









The great thing about these dresses, is that they can be worn as dress, and even a skirt, thanks to the fact that they have rows of shirring;)





The school is finally over, so will have the chance to enjoy much more all the summer treats and activities with kids.



Picking the cherries is one of theirs favourites at the moment:)





Hope that you are having a wonderful weekend,
Katarina

Playing games in the nebulous kingdom

I can hardly believe that it is 9 June already. I had a few attempts of blogging last week that failed due to many activities in and outside the house in all aspects....Marta is finishing school this Friday and I had to prepare a students exhibition like this one last year ...it will be opened on Friday.
So, I totally missed the chance to blog about the fun launch on ebay from 1-10 June, but you can still check the listings, join the game and bid here. You can see my contribution to the launch HERE,a listing giving the chance to the buyer to create with me his totally custom 4 pc Royal set. I have also uploaded some pics of my one of a kind dresses/set on facebook, so feel free to check it out HERE

Also, you can read everything about the rules and prizes here .

I have finally managed to finish my new wallet, started while ago.Even that I had issues with my sewing machine( but it was my fault, as I placed too much of the interfacing between layers and therefore caused very different layers/levels of fabrics), so had to do all that uneven zig zag stitching across, I just love it:)



Some new things, bags and buttons are listed here



And the best for the end, how about these pretties?

xo, Katarina

Design mikser

From 24 to 29 May in Belgrade’s industrial zone of Dorcol, at the Žitomlin warehouse by the Danube river Cultural organisation Mikser for the first time organised MIKSER DESIGN EXPO, the new design event.


We've been there on Monday and Tuesday again and loved it(especially the kids). A fresh bit of design,re-design and recycled design and a wonderful occasion to chill out a bit with some friends and even to hang out with some people not seen for a long time...



My sister and her friends were engaged in creating the "stage" for the Erste bank.

There were so many interesting exhibitions and happenings in the city as there was the Belgrade Design week running.
I'll be able to show you soon some fresh designs I'm working on at the moment, some silk screen prints on linen:)Marta made her drawings too for that occasion.


Oh, and talking about linen, look what I made last week....I have tried to embroider some flowers on linen...well, exept those bullion roses that I'm familiar with making, those aren't so great...I have the yarn being unthreaded and clueless about how to make certain knots, but I still do like them:)



TTYS, Katarina