A Deep Breathe ... / Globok vzdih ...

... and another one ... Yes, it's my 40th birthday today! Goodbay thirties ...
... in še eden ... Tako je, danes je moj 40. rojstni dan! Pa-pa, trideseta ...

  Well, I'm not sure how I feel about it. A little strange maybe. The time is passing so quickly, but I feel the same for at least last ten years. So let's celebrate the life today, all the happy, unforgettable moments it gives to us!!!
  Ne vem točno, kako se počutim ob tem dejstvu. Mogoče malo čudno.  Čas kar beži, sama pa se počutim približno enako kot pred desetimi leti. Torej - naj bo današnji dan namenjen praznovanju življenja, vseh tistih veselih, nepozabnih trenutkov, ki nam jih podari.

  As the creativity is an important part of my life I've decided to party all week. AND YOU ARE ALL INVITED!
  Glede na to, da je ustvarjalnost pomemben del mojega življenja, sem se odločila, da bom praznovala kar ves teden. IN VSI STE POVABLJENI!

  Over the next seven days there will be a lot of happening on my blog: a giveaway, the opening of my Etsy shop (with another giveaway) and more, beginning today with a collaboration with Amy of Amybeads (my partner from the last round of Bead Soup Blog Party):

  the 2nd Annual Spring Fling Kit Challenge!

  V naslednjem tednu bo kar nekaj dogajanja na mojem blogu: nagradna igra, otvoritev moje Etsy trgovinice (z nagradico za nekoga) in še več. začeli pa bomo kar danes. Z Amy (Amybeads), s katero sva bili partnerici v lanskoletnem Bead Soup Blog Party-ju, sva sodelovali pri izzivu  2nd Annual Spring Fling Kit Challenge!

  I have created the dragonfly focal for the challenge and she completed the kit with different beads.
 Za izziv sem izdelala ploščice s kačjimi pastirji, Amy pa je sestavila komplete za izziv z različnimi perlami. 

All the focals together ... / Vsi kačji pastirji na kupu ...

... and the single kit. / ... in posamezen komplet.

  The reveal day will be on April 20 and if you are interested to get one of this kits and participate, please go to Amy's blog to find all the details about it.
   Razkritje izdelkov in njihova objava na blogu bo 20. aprila in če bi želeli sodelovati, vas vabim na Amy-jin blog, kjer dobite vse podrobnosti.

  Be happy and stay tuned!
  Bodte veseli in na vezi!

  Alenka

Pens / Pisala

  Yesterday I have finally finished (read: sanded and polished) the pen from the meeting with some other Slovenian clayers.
  Včeraj sem končno dokončala svinčnik, ki sem ga oblekla v polimerno glino na srečanju z nekaterimi drugimi slovenskimi "fimarkami" - pravzaprav ga je bilo treba le še zbrusiti in spolirati. 

  As you can see, I was once again drown to sunny colours, captured in the lizzard tail pattern. Well, the pen was already seized by my boy ....
  Kot običajno so me spet povlekle sončne barve, ki sem jih "spletla" v "lizard tail" obliko. Svinčnik pa je že zasegel moj sin ...


HURRAYYYY,
  I'm one of the lucky winners of the From Polymer To Art WRITE & WIN game! I've won one of the great Staedtler writing instrument - a fountain pen, ready to be personalized by me. Hope I'll manage to finish it by the end of February to send the picture to the magazine. I know, there are only few days left ...

HURAAAA,
  Prejšnji teden sem izvedela, da sem ena od srečnih dobitnic v nagradni igri WRITE & WIN revije From Polymer To Art - dobila sem nalivno pero, ki se ga lahko obleče v polimerno glino. Upam, da ga bom uspela dokončati do konca meseca, da lahko sliko pošljem v revijo. Vem, do konca meseca je le še par dni ... 

  Be happy,
  Bodite srečni,

 Alenka

Some claying ... / Malo fimanja ...

  I've not done much claying lately, or better creating in general. A certain tiredness catched me, followed by a cold I'm fighting against right now :-(( 
That's not good as I have a lot of projects, swaps and challenges going. And I'm planning to open an Etsy shop, finally.
  Zadnje čase nisem nič "fimala" in niti drugače ustvarjala. Prijela se me je namreč neka utrujenost, ki se je včeraj spremenila v močen prehlad ali virozo :-((  Glede na to, da imam v teku več projektov, izmenjav in izzivov, je ravno nepravi trenutek za kaj takega. Poleg tega bi rada do konca meseca končno odprla tudi svojo Etsy trgovinico ...

  I've just wanted to show you some of beads and components - I've still not decided if I should use them to make some jewellery or just offer them as components in my Etsy shop. What do you think?
  Danes vam bom samo pokazala nekaj polizdelkov, za katere se še nisem odločila, ali naj jih uporabim za izdelavo nakita ali pa naj jih ponudim v prodajo kot take. Kaj menite?

    Well, I definitely need some lessons in protography, I can not catch the real shine of the objects ... And the charms still need to be polished.
    No, slike niso ravno super - nujno potrebujem kakšno lekcijo iz fotografiranja nakita, ker ne uspem uloviti tistega leska, kot ga imajo kosi v resnici ... Perlice pa potrebujejo še poliranje, seveda.

  In the meantime I've sent out to my partner Pat Lacy my swap items for the polymer clay Hearts &Texture swap, but she still haven't received them, so I can not show them. And I still haven't receive Pat's items as well.
  Pravočasno sem tudi poslala svoje izdelke preko luže Pat Lacy, s katero sva partnerici v mednarodni izmenjavi Srčkov in tekstur iz polimerne gline. Ker pošiljka še ni prispela do nje, jih še ne smem pokazati - ravno tako pa tudi jaz še nisem dobila svoje.

  See you soon (at least virtually),
  Na svidenje kmalu,

  Alenka