My portrait made by Daisy

Few days ago i won a giveaway for a custom portrait illustration ! 
And today I received my lovely portrait made by Daisy from Bouxwho blog.
 You can see me with the one of my little owls on a picture. How sweet)
I love the colors, and little owl just perfect and little hearts so cute)
Thank you so much, Daisy))

Internet vs Singer machine

I Love days without internet , but it is not easy to take myself out of it) 
When i have blackout or maintenance issue, im happy, because nothing cant take me away from sewing or something else i need to do ,and i am not jumping every second to computer)

Yesterday we had something like that in our block in the evening and night. We stayed without electricity for 5 hours, and i was so happy)
It was dark, i took all the candles i can find in the house and start working with my creations) He he)

It was very inspirational.

Good thing - my Old Singer sewing machine dont need electricity and i can work anytime)
This machine was made in 1915 and after 3 years i will celebrate her 100 years birthday!
My Grandmother and her Mother was sewing in this Singer sewing machine and now she is my working horse.

Little kitchen helpers

My soft creatures helped me in the kitchen today
Olivier owl and Lorenzo owl grinded coffee )






Lisa owl  brewed  tasty  tea

Rosalinda little owl was busy with the car parking game) 


                                                                                                                                                               

Good friends - Olivier prince owl and Bertrand prince owl posed for the camera in this wonderful sunny day.

Owly Mug

I do not collect mugs, but i have quite a few and almost no space left on the shelves for the new cups. 
I have  my total favorites and it is always a problem to choose which one to use at the moment. 
That is why usually on my desktop 2 - 3 cups at once)

Now i'm in trouble, because my beloved Dear Dear husband gave me the new Owly mug. 
How can i choose now?
Not long time ago, on the day when we finally came out  together to celebrate our first anniversary of the wedding, we went to my favorite coffee shop and with the order  i saw the lovely gift bag.
My Dear Dear  saw the Mug, when we have just entered, but did not tell me, and made me a surprise) 
How sweet it is! 

My other one favorite is also a gift from him.  Turquoise mug with  the pair of lovely 
owls.

Here the whole company.
1.Big green mug - Best way to start your day.
2. Turquoise mug with the owls
3. Good morning Mug with the Sleepless owl
4. L'aquarium Mug from my Big Love - Barcelona, Spain. I really hope i will move to Barcelona one day)
5. Together Mug with the pair of yellow birds. Gift from my Dad. This Mug i have for years , and  every time I use it, it raises my mood. I'm always amused that the birds on the mug have navels.
 He he. Birds with the  navels. Funny)

Our First Anniversary

Today is not just cold and unfriendly weather day.
Today is  our first anniversary with my husband.
This year has flown by very quickly - swiftly. We had a lot of good and a  bad things. Sometimes it seemed that I'm loosing my mind  and everything doesn't happen to me .
But despite all the misunderstandings, I want to say that I love you and you mean a lot to me, my Dear Dear! 
You brought me back to my  real  creative life, you turned all upside down , and I feel   that everything in life is exactly as it should be. 
Have you ever felt that everything that happens to you at the moment  strange, untimely, unusual and hard to understand, but at the same time, it is correct and should be so?
That is our case)
I'm happy that you're here with me...

Green and Shaggy

If you are  reading me for a while your saw my post about crafty swap named  PIF( Pay It Forward) action
I already thinking of making an another one) 
And my advice to you - try it for yourself . It is really fun and exciting!

Look what i ve got by mail  from Telah, designer, crafter and owner of Heart Felt Design
Check out her 2 etsy shops( here and here) and you will definetely find somebody for you or for the loved ones.
The prices are very friendly and  the assortment is  greatly diverse. 

 

Her Green Shaggy guy found his place in my house and i just love him!
Here he is in a company of my creations)

One of my dogs trying to understand who is this guy next to him and why is he lying on the bed, which belongs to him, and only him. He he. This dog always acting like he is a center of the universe)

You can find this and other  cuties in Telah shop. I love the idea of the plush bumble bee. And Turquoise critter  is so so sweet. I really like the fact that this ''monsters'' not terrible ones , but   positive and cuddly creations.

August Free Flight

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From 13 August to 1 September 

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and get free shipping for your purchase in my etsy shop 

Look at  lovely waving Yoshi hedgehog,  you can find him also in my shop

Kiwi bird

My last days inspiration is a wonderful cute creation -  kiwi bird , and especially  white  kiwi.  Manukura the little white kiwi was born on 1 May 2011. She is not an albino but the rare progeny of two North Island Brown Kiwi. She is extremely rare and very precious.

LIttle white kiwi lives at Pukaha Mount Bruce National Willdlife Centre. 

 Here on the photos kiwi just 3 days old !

Look at this lovely origami birds. Make your own paper kiwi with the youtube tutorials here and here

Yellow

Beside toys i make many other things, like that.
Bright and cozy, Yellow cotton  crocheted infinity scarf  best choice for this  not so hot summer.
Look at wonderful sunflower on the photo! My husband always know how to make me happy.
And he is always choosing right things)  It is not roses and chocolate, but sunflower and tomatoes lol )

My simple tools

Today i will show you my sewing  tools list. This is not full actual tools list, but things i usially have around and i really like) Plus i just love this photo and wanted to share it with you)

 List:

1. One of my  owls sitting with me, while im working. ( Here you can see my beloved Alan owl, who is already living with his  new Mom )

2. Organizer and small notebook. I have them alot. Trying to orginize myself but unfortunately not yet).

3. Apple and orange. Im vegetarian and like to bite something juicy while working.

4. Needle cushion.

5. Ribbon,lace, tape palette.

6.Vintage bobbin of high strenght thread.

7. Mashine needles case. I sew with my grandgrandmas Zinger machine. She giving me lots of vintage mood and inspiration.

8. Pin cushion .

9. Pigeon magnet from my dreamland ''countrywhereiwannalive'' Spain.

10. Crocheted doily for decorating owl chests.

11. Origami stars. I use them everywhere, for example in photo shoots of my toys.

12. Big  scissors for fabric . Without them im like without hands.

13. little scissors from Toledo Spain. They are just perfect - small , sharp and from my beloved Spain )

14. Punch rippers . 

15. Tailor measure tape.

16. Box for machine spools.

17. Plastic  ore metal rings for lingerie ( i use them for making owls eyes).

18.  Face lacy pattern for a little owls. 

19. Bamboo stick helps to fill  soft toys.

20. Vintage spools with my favourite green tones threads.

21. Vintage buttons for toys eyes or hands and legs fixing.

And what is your crafting tools?

Write on my email:  ivanovastyle@ya.ru

and send your photos ( and description if you like)

I want to make post with my friends crafters tools)

Little visitor

Do you remember soft postal pigeons in my Etsy shop.

  

 While my soft pigeons fly away from me, this young real  pigeon unexpectedly came to me.

This morning on a walk with the dogs, I found a nice young pigeon, it could not fly, it probably damaged the wing. He did not fear me, and was not scared, but he looked lost. He have  a ring with a number on his leg and I'm searching in iternet and trying to find out  who is his owner. 

For now pigeon  lives on my balcony and I hope he will get better soon and can fly again.

My new little green friend

Not long time  ago I won a giveaway contest in a  Gretel Creations lovely blog. And this week I received a wonderful soft  book worm in the mail.  Thank you so so much, Tami)
He is a little handsome awwww cute guy) He have tiny glasses and even have  book ( i guess for lunch)
Yesterday me and my husband and some of my owl creations had Plush Picnic in the park  So we took little bookworm with us. Hope he enjoy it)
We snap photos,  had lots of fun, sun, fresh air (and  biting bugs)   

Stamp it

For the long time i just dream about handcarved rubber stamps, look at Etsy stamps stores and drooling over them))
So finally i  decided to order some stamps and start using them  for work, packaging, paper projects.
Look what i've got.


Custom Website Url,  Big quote talk bubble and  Olive branch -  hand carved rubber stamps  by  creatiate, Etsy shop, based in  Arizona, United States. 


Twig Letter Thank You   and  Black Spotted feather- hand carved stamps by extase    wonderful Etsy shop, based in Toronto Ontario, Canada. 

 

All this stamps are a very good quality product and i'm absolutely happy with them. I bought only black ink and pad for now, but gonna buy different colors ink in the future.


And my last and most expected stamp order.
Is a custom order from  ttyr , etsy shop based in  Stockholm,  Sweden .
My Frederick owl stamp with the shop url name has not arrived yet, but i can show the picture of the finished product, sended by Ttyr.


Cant wait to try it)

Progressing Owlomania

While my own handmade owls leaving me and travel to other countries, other owl creations coming  to me  and live in my house.
2 days ago my dear  husband made a surprise for me. And how do you think - what is this?
Of course - it's OWL )))
Lovely   night  lamp on the solar panels, it is charged from the sun by day, and during the night a beautiful owl  gives a magic light, cosiness and relax.

 

My messy working space

I always dreaming about organaized working space, and clean it often ( you will never say it from the pic ), but in reality it look like a mess . )))) 
Maby it's only way i can work productively?  
When i start to put  everything on places and sort on boxes and  containers, 
 i can't find anything. 

So how is your working space look like? 

I'm just curious )