Present from a far away friend

Svetla and I have never met in person, yet from the moment we got acquainted through our blogs I felt a strong connection with her. She has a very unique style that represents traditional Bulgarian design mixed with modern creations and miniatures. I also love her special projects that you can take a look at…

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UB Homework

When I first heard that we’ll have Photoshop retouch homework I was really happy, because some years ago I was working as Image editor at a modeling agency. Although it was tedious and sometimes boring job ( unless you have five models behind you talking too fast for their own good, “explaining” to you  which…

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Update on Niskayuna Art out! WOW!

WOW is really all I can say! I had no idea that our work would be judged so that was a  big surprise, but actually winning 2nd place was even bigger surprise for me! It was really my first time participating in an event like that and getting the 2nd place prize under these circumstances…

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Niskayuna Train Station Art Out 2011

I had absolutely no idea what I’m signing for but I thought that whatever it is, if there is ART and it’s OUT( side) it would be fun. Of course I was right! 🙂 I don’t remember painting/drawing/woodburning for 2 straight days ever! The only down side was that I actually had to work both…

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Lalaloopsy update

Just a quick update on what I’ve done in the past couple of days for the Lalaloopsy birthday party I’m planing for my daughter. It wasn’t easy but I’ve found the time somehow…I drew in Corel Painter Essentials the doll, then I colored it. After with the help of the Silhouette software I made different…

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Birthday madness

This summer is probably the busiest yet. I can’t remember when was the last time when I actually had time to catch my breath. Oh, and I have kids. Not to mention I’m starting school in a month and I’m having second thoughts on how this is going to work out with my schedule. Did…

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Present ideas for teachers

Have you woken up on the night before the first day( or the last day) of school realizing that tomorrow is the day you were supposed to prepare something for your child’s teacher? Have you ever browsed mindlessly through the store looking for the perfect teacher present that won’t be thrown away as useless? I…

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The Forgotten ” Kiara”

After spending an amazing Saturday at the SCBWI conference in Fishkill, I realized that I didn’t post anything last week. I thought I did, but I guess having a girl with 105 F fever didn’t help my memory either. So, before I forget again, here is the last of the gift sets that I started…

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Long overdue…

Almost 5 months since I finished this plate, I can’t believe how time flies! I hope you enjoy the pictures of work in progress as well as the finished product. This was my first time using my new woodburner and it took quite a while to get used to it. It’s so different than the…

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Sneak peak

I am so excited ! I have been asked to prepare a cake and a paper gift set for a very special girl and I have been working on that for the past week and I wanted to share what we are going to surprise the little girl with. Her mom really liked the Pottery…

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