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Hi, welcome to my digital footprint

15/4/2019

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:))) when you think?! All this social media conundrum is your foot print, your digital footprint that will be there FOREVER! Kids! FOREVER! So make sure you leave a nice one!

On this totally miserable day when there is NOTHING else to do other than cuddle up in the bed with laptop and attempt another post possibly. 
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Before I give up my glue gun and decorative egg stash I wanted to try lightbox for better photos and take a few repeat product photos.
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I tried out lightbox even I don't have proper lights yet. I ordered them  just have to wait and pray that they will arrive. Actually from Aliexpress everything arrives sooner or later. They are very organised there I must say. Seller does not receive payment until buyer confirms delivery. Very organised indeed.
So up here in the gallery you can see my efforts of taking some pics in lightbox with white and black backgrounds. Oh my! Why there is so much mini dust visible on the black one and white balance! where are you?
All I can tell you I am shit at photography and even more on the editing :///// I need to learn a bit more photography art and conker my camera who is not at fault here. There is something I do wrong.
Oh Yea, I forgot to tell you that I actually bought photography course with online coupons which was a scam and on the bright side I got my money back.

At the end of this verbal diarrhoea I shall admit that there are bunch of decent photos. But bloody hell, the struggle is real!

Ciao
​Dace
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THE excitement of winning something in free giveaways!!! YAY!

16/3/2019

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I'm one of those people who never win anything in giveaways. One of the reasons most likely is that I don't put much effort in participating in many.

But sometimes I do. AND sometimes I WINN stuff! 

​Have to confess that since I have laptop I live mostly in IT than rather in reality. Not good, but hey..

​Whoever have a laptop knows that that's what it is when you have this toy. Shit happens! 

Well back to what I won!

I won 100€ voucher to use in Kay's Flower School Online Courses.

Totally delighted. I was watching Kay's videos, liking her Facebook posts and noticed it on Instagram but never realised I'm not following Kay's Flower School.

So on another rainy morning I watched live Facebook and clicked away likes and answers.

AND heard my name to be insta winner. YAY!
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Cool, isn't! I love floristic and I'm not that bad at it. Now I will be learning and making Floral Table Rings. You can call them wreaths for table centre pieces if you wish.

I think this course is versatile and suits decors for all seasons.
Just after I finish my cute bunny Easter wreaths for Etsy store (not from entirely fresh materials) I will start to source stuff for fresh floral arrangement.

I'm thinking to make fresh spring / Easter arrangement.

​I will definitely share with you pictures and don't forget to check out
Kay's Flower School as well.

This picture on right is from my last year Easter table arrangement :) Charming, right?

Chiao for now
Dace

if you wish you can watch my activities on Instagram under the name 
d craft affairs 
I'm everywhere under this name.
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packaging ... How to be eco friendly! HOW?

15/3/2019

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I totally got side tracked comparing computer security products on internet for my new and shiny laptop :))) happens to me all the time. I'll tell you that comes with the age! 
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It is quite popular to talk about less packaging, being more eco friendly, look after or if more precise look at your waste and rubbish.

I totally agree with that but only question is HOW?

Some days I cannot believe how quickly my rubbish bin fills up.

​Disaster! What a heck I supposed to do?!

With our everyday life being so fast I can't see myself at the litter bin at supermarket door ripping all the packaging of my purchases. I probably would join the team of local weirdos.
As I am making and selling crafts myself I often think how to wrap them nicely.

That's one thing. But how to wrap them that they will reach customer safe and not damaged.
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In some ways packaging my makes  stresses me out every time. I know I think too much what others will think.
In one way I want to be friendly to our mother Earth and on another side I care that my pieces will no break in transit. 
Form me it's brown paper, cotton string, carton box modified by me to suit the piece: that is how far I can try to be nice to planet.

Sadly I have to use packing tape to keep all of it together and a good bit of bubble wrap. And few, just few artificial flowers to beautify my package.
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If to be serious I think this outlook to be more gentle to environment will come only with generations and more education on issue, in fact with much better availability of recycling, reusing services.

If you have any opinion on rubbish issue I'd love to hear..

​Cherio for now
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I really must start my Easter wreath with super cute ceramic bunnies I bought
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Dace
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little luxuries in life...

4/3/2019

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Sometimes luxuries in life are not money and being loaded     but rather having rich imagination or          being creative.
I can't complain about presence or any lack of the second.
What inspires me is every day simple stuff. When I get out of my hamster wheel I look around for imperfect things, unusual stuff like unpopular and used, unneeded things. Like a broken  piece of old pallet wood block. Solid bloody piece that can be turned in to  something pretty. Like rustic minimalist  candleholder.

And I have that project in my head already. I have stuff prepared and I can picture the outcome. It's going to be  lovely but its not about that ...

Another day I was watching documentary about Amsterdam and cultural progress and all the possibilities to see art and architecture and new modern waves and in fact old richness of  classic art.

Ahh, I miss all that sometimes! 

Ah well back to me know obviously.

Do art no money! That's all over me! I am such a chicken to tell people what have I made and what have sold and what is next of my projects etc. I am so shy when it comes to my makes but in my shop I could sell ice to an Eskimo. Just to clarify I work in retail in menswear store. I'm telling you it's the best retail section you can be, it's menswear.
I will continue to discuss my shyness another time.

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Art making works wonders on mind.
Keeps soul well!

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I have downloaded an image editing app. Not mega fancy one. Basic level but with a tat bit more exciting possibilities than I had before. 

Images up there are edited with that app. I used some textures and I really really like them. Like a lot! (pronounce it like Jim Carry in dumb and dumber). Love those 2 images of succulents and cactuses....

Raspberries I just perked up with some blurring and sharpening. They are from our garden last summer. Red is difficult colour to take pictures.

Well it's getting very late and we have to get ready for holiday getaway so I better say good night and continue another day.

Chiao
Dace
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AMOK

21/1/2019

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AMOK - this is the new little project I was going to start today but our internet connection is so slow that I only now just opened weebly to post some random and unnecessary content onto my website.

If to look back on last months of 2018, then the picture is as follows:
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* I didn't manage to post one a month 
* I have missed years biggest event for crafters which is Christmas
* I have neglected my DIY projects
* I felt overwhelmed by I MUST do this and that and post about it
* I made some new year resolutions - which is a positive thing
Let's put up some pictures from my Christmas decor this year!
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And I want to show you what I have become addicted to! A few purchases from Etsy!!! Absolutely adorable art work from EVI @happyvillageartwork 
Evi makes these little clay miniatures with such a detail! I am addicted and they are too cute!
Oh Oooh and I participated in Upholstery work shop and made my own foot stool. That would be a real great reason for another post, isn't? I have pictures to share, yay!
But at the moment that would be it for today as another New Years resolution was to think about myself more ( as if 24/7 is not enough!) and look after myself more. So gel nails it is!!!

Cherio
Dace

P.S. that little A M O K sign can wait .. its been long wait thou   
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