bird in a garden

This bird is looking into my window. Every day since the last week.
Does she want come in? :) 

cat and dog

Our new dog is adapted now. She knows who is a family member and who is an alian. She is friendly, clever and good guard dog.

But our cat is thinking that we don't need the dog. He says: "Return the dog to the place where you took from!" Really angry cat..

Great Finds: children wooden toys

1. Carousel by SmilingTreeToys 2. Play with a shadow by Dominna 3. Tractor by friendlytoys

4. Cars by littlesaplingtoys 5. Chunky numbers by TymbaToys 6. Solid puzzle HowellsProducts

7. Alphabet blocks by BannorToys 8. Noah's ark by OohLookItsARabbit 9. Ferris wheel by asummerafternoon

I love wooden toys! It is always funny to play with eco-friendly toys, that are non-toxic, natural and safe for children. We have a wooden domino and memory game, that we plan to play today. Have a playful weekend! 

crazy patchwork journal

This journal was made to order. The customer wished to buy a journal made of striped fabric. But unfortunately we had only a little piece of these. So we make an arrangement about journal with crazy patchwork cover. You can see there is a piece of striped fabric, that Igor sewed to the bottom of the journal. The cover is embellished with a little lace.

Filled with assorted paper: white blank paper, lined and squared paper, color paper, vintage maps and pages from old calendar. The journal is went far, far away from Europe, and it is in Hong Kong now.

And here is the feedback: "It's perfect! I like it very much, both the colour and pattern (or combination of fabric pieces) are perfect match to my mind. You are so thoughtful that I could find a strip at the bottom of the journal. Thank you!"

Thank you to all our customers, we are happy and very inspired with your positive feedbacks :)

mother's day

The meringue cake with butter cream on the picture. I did 2 meringue bisquits using 3 egg whites and 150 g (5.29 oz) sugar. Put a bakery paper on the pan, bake in oven with 110 °C or 230 °F. When bisquits were ready and cooled, then I spread a butter cream between the bisquits, put them together and spread the top with the cream too. Then sprinkle with walnuts.

Happy Mother's Day to all my readers and guests!

leather journal with buckle closure

We tried to make a leather journal with buckle closure. Not so bad, as I was thought. And I like the result. I hope that Igor will continue experiments with different closures. 

handmade leather journal

Large leather journal in size A5 (approx. 5.5x8 inches or 14x20 cm) was made to order. Black leather is soft and has a light smell of leather. The journal with a suede tie enclosure, filled with lined paper, included some pages in brown color, 160 sheets, 320 pages counted both sides. 

new member of our family

She is Shera, the German Shepherd, 4 years old. So amazing and really wonderful dog! I'm in love :) We got her today from south Estonia and took home over 240 km or 150 miles. She is very clever, beautiful and playful dog.

She plays with children, executes the commands and understand everything we tell her. So gooood dog! Now she will live with us in our home =)

botanical serie journals

This is our new serie of handmade journals - Botanical. The journals are made of natural linen fabric with a picture, that is drawn with black textile marker. We tried different kinds of markers to be sure, that is waterresistent and long lasting on textile with good quality. We found that "Pilot" marker made in Japan is perfect for our requirements. 

On the picture above is the "Poppy journal" filled with blank white paper, that is great for writing and sketching, included some pages in brown.

Another journal named "Botanical" is inspired also from nature

.. and filled with lined paper, included some pages in ivory color.

Now we try to draw some beetles and insects.