A Free Printable Calendar April 2017 / Monthly Recap

Welcome to my Monthly Recap! Today is April 3th and I can hardly believe it. Looks like this year is going ahead so fast!

Monthly recap is something new on my blog. I thought it could be interesting both for you and me. Personally, I love to look back a little and remind myself what I`we been doing. For you, it can be a good place to find all the posts you maybe missed during the month.

Past few days was really nice and make me think about spending more time outside. It`s time to clean up our balcony and tidy up my mini garden. Things are a mess right now with all the thing I stored there during the winter. Cleaning it up always seems like a huge and overwhelming task, but, I've found it's easiest to take one step at a time. At the end, it always works out, everything gets done and I get to enjoy beautiful mornings with my cup of coffee there.

Here is a look back at March! Even I was surprised at all the spring inspiration in my posts. Seams to me I`m really ready for the Spring and Easter!

Dobro došli u rekapitulaciju za Mart! Danas je već 03. April i to mi zvuči gotovo neverovatno. Izgleda da ova godina zaista prebrzo odmiče, a ja jedva držim korak sa vremenom!

Ovo je nešto novo na mom blogu i nešto što će, verujem biti podjednako zanimljivo i vama i meni. Lepo je povremeno pogledati unazad i podsetiti se na ono što sam radila. Za vas će ovo biti super prilika da na jednom mestu pronađete sve što ste, možda propustili. 

Poslednjih dana je vreme bilo zaista prelepo i čovek odmah poželi da provodi više vremena napolju. To ujedno znači da moram da pospremim balkon i započnem moju mini baštu. Trenutno je priličan haos od svih stvari koje su tamo ostavljene preko zime. Kada pogledam sve to, deluje kao prilično veliki posao, ali sam shvatila da je najbolje da radim postepeno i bez žurbe. Na kraju će, ionako sve biti sređeno a ja ću uživati u mom cvetnom balkonu uz prvu jutarnju kafu.

Evo i pregleda za Mart! Priznajem da sam i sama bila iznenađena svim prolećnim temama u mojim postovima. Izgleda da sam zaista spremna za Proleće i Uskrs!

All natural body scrub/DIY

Affordable spring dresses

Planner and stationary haul

DIY Storage Box-Cardboard Recycling

DIY Easter basket

Easy spring home makeover

DIY Shibori Dyeing 4 Ways

Spring Home Tour 2017

A Touch of Spring in the Kitchen

Also, I`m still working on my spring cleaning in the house, trying to make it look good when sun is shining (you know how sun tends to show all the dust and dirt...yeah, not very nice thing to do, but I love sunshine in the house anyway). Best thing is not to worry to much about that, leave dirty windows behind, go outside and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. Spring is only once in the year, so try to be happy every day and make a best of it!

Još uvek radim i na prolećnom spremanju unutra i trudim se da sve izgleda lepo kada sunce zasija kroz prozore (znate i sami kako sunce ume da istakne svu prašinu i prljavštinu u kući... što baš i nije lepo od njega, ali ja ga ipak volim). Najvažnije je da ne brinemo previše oko takvih stvari. Zato, ostavite prljave prozore, izađite napolje i uživajte u predivnom prolećnom vremenu. Proleće je samo jednom godišnje, pa zato iskoristite svaki trenutak, uživajte i budite srećni svaki dan! 

Last, but not least welcome Spring and beautiful April with this cute free calendar!

Za kraj, poželite dobrodošlicu proleću i divnom Aprilu uz ovaj besplatni kalendar!

A Free Calendar Printable - April 2017

I hope this recap gets you thinking about spring and in the mood to craft, love and enjoy life! Thank you for stopping by and spending a bit of your time with me...xo What`s your favorite March post?

Nadam se da vas je ova retrospektiva navela na razmišljanje o proleću i inspirisala za nove projekte, ljubav i uživanje u životu! Hvala vam što se navratili i proveli malo vremena samnom...xo Koji post iz Marta vam se najviše svideo?

DIY Shibori Dyeing 4 Ways

When I think of spring, I always think about colors and scents... crisp nights with a dark blue, starry sky and mornings full of light. It`s a perfect contrast of dark and light... deep blue and white, which I must admit is one of my favorite combination! This is why we are going to speak about Shibori dyeing today. 

Shibori is a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique, which produces patterns on fabric. There are an infinite number of ways one can bind, stitch, fold, twist, or compress cloth for shibori, and each way results in very different patterns.

The idea of recreating an ancient Japanese dyeing technique inspired me to spend an entire day experimenting with my favorite deep blue, indigo. After dyeing just about every white article of clothing in sight 👀, I decided to share this tutorial with you, because Shibori is surprisingly easy (and very fun - if you don`t mind blue hands and a few stains in the kitchen) to DIY. I will share more in my next post - Spring Home Tour! If you missed my tips for Easy Spring Home Makeover, you can find it here. 

Kada pomislim na proleće, uvek razmišljam o bojama i mirisima... sveže, hladne noći na tamnom, zvezdanim nebu i jutra puna svetlosti. Savršen kontrast svetlog i tamnog... indigo plava i bela, jedna o mojih omiljenih kombinacija. Zato danas pričamo o Shibori tehici. 

Shibori je Japanska tehnika bojenja tkanine tehnikom presavijanja i vezivanja čime se stvaraju neverovatne šare i dezeni. U skladu sa time da se tkanina može savijati, vezivati i uvrtati na mnogo načina, nebrojeno je i mnogo dezena, koji se ovom tehnikom mogu dobiti nakon bojenja. 

Ova ideja me je navela da provedem dobar deo popodneva u eksperimentisanju i bojenju u moju omiljenu tamno plavu nijansu, indigo. Nakon što sam obojila sve što sam našla belo u blizini 😉, odlučila sam da podelim sa vama ovaj tutorijal, jer Shibori je veoma jednostavna (i prilično zabavna - ako se izuzmu plave ruke i par fleka po kuhinji) "uradi sam" tehnika. U narednom postu - Prolećnoj turi kroz moj stan ćete videti kako sve ovo izgleda u mom domu! A ako ste propustili moje savete za Brzi Prolećni Makeover Doma, možete ga pogledati ovde.

You’ll need: 

an indigo dye kit or fabric paint 

natural fiber clothing or fabric 

big gallon buckets 

rubber gloves 

2 popsicle sticks 

rubber bands 

scissors 

Materijal: 

indigo ili boja za tkaninu 

tkanina od prirodnih vlakana (pamuk, svila itd.) 

velika kofa ili šerpa 

gumene rukavice 

2 drvena štapića 

gumice 

makaze

Start by mixing your indigo dye or fabric paint according to the package directions. You’ll need to fold and bind your fabric before proceeding with the dye; see below for several folding options. Once you’ve folded your fabric, it’s time to dye! First, soak your folded and bound fabric in water, then squeeze it out. Now, gently submerge your fabric in the dye. You can soak your fabric for almost any length of time (10-30 min.), or according to the package directions. 

If you are using indigo dye, when you remove your fabric from the indigo dye, let the fabric sit out in the air for a few minutes, and as it oxidizes, it will turn from green to the distinctive indigo blue. Once your piece has oxidized, all that’s left to do is rinse your fabric in water, squeeze it out, and let it dry and iron it to set the color.

Počnite pripremom indiga ili boje za tekstil prema uputstvu na pakovanju. Pre nego što počnete sa bojenjem, tkaninu morate saviti u željenom obliku. Nakon što se tkaninu savili, potopite je u hladnu vodu i pustite da se dobro skvasi. Ocedite višak vode i tkaninu ubacite u boju. U boji je možete držati koliko želite (od 10-30 min.) ili onoliko koliko piše na uputstvu. Ja sam koristila boju za tekstil (kupljenu u farbari) pa sam tkaninu kuvala oko 30-40 minuta na srednje jakoj temperaturi. 

Ako koristite indigo, nakon što izvadite tkaninu iz boje ona će biti zelena, pa se mora ostaviti na vazduhu nekoliko minuta da oksidira i dobije karakterističan, indigo ton. Nakon što ste tkaninu izvadili iz boje dobro je isperite, ostavite da se osuši i ispeglajte da se boja potpuno fiksira.

Tutorial:

1. To make an abstract ring pattern, simply wrap sections of the cloth over a found object, usually small stones or pebbles. Then the cloth is bound in very close sections with rubber bands. The result is a very specific circular spider-like design (I totally messed up this one, but it`s ok).

1. Da biste dobili apstraktne krugove, zamotajte male objekte u tkaninu (ja sam koristila staklene ukrase koje sam imala pri ruci), učvrstite ih gumicom, koju treba obmotati što više puta da bi se dobila jasnija šara (tu sam načisto zabrljala jer sam obmotala samo tri puta pa šara nije došla do izražaja 👀).

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2. For the second technique, fold the fabric like an accordion. Then fold it again in a triangle shape. Fold the first triangle upwards, next one underneath continuing until the end of the fabric. Then add 2 popsicles on each side of triangle and secure them with rubber bands.

2. Za drugi dezen presavijte tkaninu kao kada pravite lepezu. Zatim napravite sa gornje strane jedan trougao, potom isti takav sa donje strane i tako do kraja tkanine - lepeze. Drvene štapiće stavite odozgo i odozdo i učvrstite gumicama.

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3. Next technique is really easy and involves tying fabric (in this case using rubber bands) in areas where you would like the dye to be resisted. 

3. Treći dezen je jednostavan i sastoji se u vezivanju tkanine gumicama. Raširite tkaninu, uhvatite je u sredini i podignite. Vezujte gumice u razmaku koji vam se čini zanimljiv, imajući u vidu da će tkanina ostati svetlija ili bela tamo gde se gumice nalaze.

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4. For the forth technique, fold the fabric like an accordion and tie fabric using rubber bands in areas where you would like the dye to be resisted. It will end up making squares on the fabric.

4. Za četvrtu tehinku, ponovo napravite lepezu i vežite je gumicama u pravilnim razmacima. Na ovaj način će nastati kvadratna šara na tkanini.

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Lastly I did an ombre effect on this scarf. I put a 1/3 of a throw in a dye for about 5 minutes, then second third for about 2 minutes and last third I just dip and remove from a dye immediately to make it less blue.

Poslednja tehnika, koja zapravo nije Shibori, je ombre. Vrlo je jednostavno, podelila sam dužina ovog šala na tri, prvu trećinu sam potopila u boju na oko 5 minuta, drugu trećinu na 2 minuta, a poslednju sam samo potopila i odmah izvadila da bi boja bila što svetlija. 

Such an amazing project, don`t you think?! I really enjoyed it! So cool and fun! Have you ever tried this technique or something similar? 

Totalno sam oduševljena rezultatima i baš sam uživala u ovom veselom projektu! Da li ste vi nekada probali ovu tehniku bojenja ili neku sličnu i kakva su vam iskustva?