My niece turned five today.

My niece turned five today. She is adorable, clever and so pure and happy. Her warmth and energy always fill me up with positiveness and power to move on. I made her a special birthday card using the colours I think suit her best: green, blue, violet, beige, white and silver. Sara looks great in red too.

Here’s the story of the card: one night, when I was waiting for my husband, the idea came to my mind. I drew the sketch in my notebook and added there the details I needed to remember. Then, I went shopping for the buttons and the ribbon. It was a good trip to the store as I found the exact coloured buttons I wanted. After that, it was fun to put all the things in play and get the card ready.

As I was very excited about my work I shared it with her parents. They loved it. And when my niece saw it, she said “it’s awesome”.

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Reindeer and Christmas Decoration Workshop with Sara

I love working with kids. If I have to choose between watching over or teaching 100 kids and knitting, I’d definitely choose the first. So, every time I meet my niece, we kind of have our own schedule and do a lot of stuff together. This way, we boost our creativity and spend a great time together.

One Saturday afternoon, we planned on doing some Christmas decorations together. We planned quite many and we ended up doing almost all, except one thing, a snowman.

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Ioana’s BDay Card

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We met for the first time towards the end of March 2008. She came for an interview and then got the job. We worked for a couple of years together. And went through ups and downs together again. It was fun, challenging and inspiring. And here we are, December 2013, still friends, enjoying our chats and time we spend together. We love coffee and nice things. She has 3 wonderful kids. And she’s a great mum for them. She’s got a lot of optimism and she manages to always find the strength to encourage others too. I admire her for this!

When I drew the sketch of card, I thought of something simple, but elegant and here’s what came out. I hope you like it as much as she did!

Christmas Cards

December 2006, the first handmade cards were made. And then, year after year, some more.

December 2006.I still remember those days, when I was sitting by the fire and enjoying the Christmas with my dear ones, in the mountains, at my grandma’s house. All the family together, celebrating Christmas. Unique, cheerful, awesome moments.Sweet memories that fill my heart with joy, love and loss.

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Mushroomica’s Birthday Card

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Every card I make has a story – the story of the one I make it for.

We’ve started calling her Ms. Mushroom, when a German friend of ours thought it’d be easier to recall her. Later on, the name got modified and turned into something nicer: Mushroomica.

So, what else could she get on her birthday if not a card with a lovely mushroom on it?!

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The Bike

The story of this handmade card is pretty simple. And had a great effect on the beneficiary: my godson.

He loves bikes, cycling and travels at least 5 kms (in average) per day. The bike is one of his favourite means of commuting and there’s where the card idea came from.

Once I had the buttons, it took me about 30 minutes to have it all done, written and ready to be delivered.

Hope you’ll enjoy it too!

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August. Maria. Candies. Delicate.

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A special card for a special person. Like all the people that stay there, in my heart. She gave me the helping hand I needed, in a time when things went crazy. I’ll never be able to thank her enough. And I’ll always be grateful.

 

Maria is delicate. And not in the sense of fragile. She likes pretty things, she enjoys baking, making cakes and candies and the ones I love the most: macarons.

So, light blue, white and daffodils made my choice for her card somehow easier. Hope you’ll all enjoy it.