Let the summer fun begin!

We are so ready to start completely enjoying the summer Vacation...we prepared the pool last weekend and kids had blast even with just 10 cm of the water within, so can imagine now that they will be able to actually swim in there:)

 


What I love about the summer is having all the kids and family around, great quick and healthy food with lots of veggies and fruits. It's totally different when you can pick the fruit from the tree or plant and just eat it, yummy!!! And apricots, my favourite fruit are so delicious. Even the wild strawberries, can not ask for anything better;)





 



And remember, the bugs tee shirt? I got the fabric (sadly the knit fabric is temporarily out of stock), sew all 4 shirts in less than an hour and voila, here is the result- 4 happy loving bugs shirts & kids:)

I am also loving so much the new Spoonflower weekly contest.
It's for the collage cupcakes!!
Collage technique has always been the favourite sketching technique for all my prints, especially for my linocuts. So, here is my entry for this challenge.



I hope you are enjoying your summer too:)

Behind the scenes

For a few months already, I had such a pleasure to work on some props for the film Therese Raquin being filmed mainly here in Serbia. Thanks to my sister that was the assistant set decorator on the film, I was taken to do some drawings and calligraphy for some scenes.
I can't post any of the great pictures I have, except a few of some "non relevant" details, as the film will be out only in 2013, but must say that I am thrilled by everything I saw and by so many details and people engaged in film, making it being real, unique and perfect. They are shooting the last scenes today, so it's time to get back to reality:)

Can't wait to watch the film next year;) 

xx, Katarina

Girly mix &match

I 've just realized that it's been a long time since posting some pics of the things I sew lately for the shop and I feel like I owe a big excuse to my international customers for my lack of time in updating my etsy shop, but you can always feel free to contact me at nina@likeflowersandbutterflies.com

So, my newest girly twirly summer dresses(that can be wear as skirts too) are here, just in time for the summer:)

I can hardly wait to be able to sew the dresses and other things with my own fabric. I am trying to finish the 2 collections I 've started working on 2 months ago and as far I came to something that may look like  this:


and this:


xx, Katarina

Sakura branches

Branches On Lacy Beige Background by katarina, a photo by Spoonflower Fabrics on Flickr.

All the beautiful pictures of the actual fabric are courtesy of Spoonflower

With a field of 500 entries, it's a special treat to announce that my design "Branches On Lacy Beige Background" made it into the top ten (4th) in the contest for fabric designs created from handmade art. I just can't be happier and can't wait to order this fabric in yardage!!!!



As mentioned previously, there are a few branches patterns in different colourways in my Wonderland collection and I can't wait to show you all the samples from the collection and to start sewing something.
In the mean time, here are the original illustration (scan) of the tree and its branches, that are used to create this pattern.


Have a wonderful weekend,
Katarina xxx

Tea time

Hi friends!!!Aren't kids drawings just the best? I am amazed with my 5 years old and her passion and talent for drawing (especially if copying from her brother and sister;). We are having almost two full weeks of rainy weather here and I got so many new samples, swatches and yardage from Spoonflower and can't wait for the weather to improve, so that I can make some decent pics of the fabrics. Also, I am surrounded by some deadlines and sometimes I am wondering if I placed too much things on my plate, but I know that I will emerge safely, hopefully soon. 

For the LOVE of the bugs

My boy just LOVE bugs. And I LOVE him. So I found the neat way for us both to share our LOVE. As I LOVE designing and drawing, and sewing, I designed these fun tee shirts with my stag-beetle bugs pattern. Actually he loved helping me designing these:) This cut and sew pattern fabric will be available for sale soon @ Spoonflower and will fits best 5-6T boys. With one yard of wonderfully soft organic cotton Spoonflower fabric, you will be able to sew 4 tee-shirts or with only a fat quarter (28x18" fabric piece )one white background tee. Can't wait to get my yard of fabric and sew these for my boy and my sister's boys too:) The first picture of the tee above is made in watercolour texture and I LOVE it (especially as it mitigates the bugs form that someone might find a bit creepy )                 
Bianka said that she wants a bug shirt too and I asked her to design the shirt with bugs and this is  with what she came:
I have shared a few times here some bugs LOVE pics and not only and here are some more, as well the last one that served me to design the bugs pattern;)
Hope you don't mind all the bugs;) For those more girlish oriented, and situated here, in Belgrade here is some useful info regarding my brand. Have a wonderful weekend:)) Katarina

More wonderland..

Sorry for the long pause. I was absolutely taken and obsessed by/with the Wonderland illustrations that I created so many designs and watercolour inspired collections:
wonderland
wonderland 2 as one collection can have "only" up to 35 designs
watercolour dots
watercolour chevrons my favorite one as far
watercolour butterflies and
large scale watercolor summer florals
And the time was wonderful, kids had small Vacation and we spent so much time outside, at the countryside. We had a friends visiting as well. And we had some lovely animal visitors. Little birdie (that made a nest in one angle of the terrace of the house) and not so little green lizard. Kids always have blast there and hate to return to the city. Me too;)

There are the first peonies for this year blooming. So gorgeous.

I should paint some, while in the painting mood:)

































So, here are some more Wonderland designs...



Happy May!!!(can't believe it's May already!)
Katarina, xx