70% discount in Karisagraphic shop

Only 10 october I offer 70% discount in Karisagraphic shop for all digital collage sheets! Use coupon code SALE1010.
Offer begin on the midnight between 9-10 october and finish on the midnight 10-11 october.

Jewelry Affaire feature

I don't have a time last time to write about this wonderful happening, but finally today I found! I'm happy to write that one of my creations was featured in autumn issue of "Jewelry Affaire" magazine! They dedicated whole page to may turquoise circle leather earrings!
Also they write littlearticle about me and my creations.
So, this is it: 

New shop Katrinshinesupplies

Today I'm happy to write that I opened a new shop where I will sell my tutorials, crochet and leather supplies.  I'm very excited about it. I’ve been playing with this idea for a while now and I was finally able to bring it to life in the last few weeks. After first croceht roses  I thinked other people might enjoy them too in their craft projects.
I already put first items in my new shop - crochet roses and this week I will start to moving my tutorials. All tutorials will cost in my Katrinshine shop $1 each. The tutorials that are being moved will go back to regular price. Now is a great time to get a great deal on a tutorial you might have had your eye on.

These roses can be used in craft or scrapbooking project or to make pretty girls hair pins.

Solden

Today I share with you last photos from my vacance in Alpes. This is Solden - small town in Austria near Rombo pass, but big ski center in winter. I saw also many ropeways working and we decided to lift to 3000 m. 

There was a little cold but the panorama was so beautiful you stop to breath!!!

 This is the first stage of descent, but we wasn't equiped for this... You can feed giddy...

We descent to next stop of ropeway at 2500m and here began our trip down in Solden.
Cows was everywere)

Some beautiful photos of nature

 There was so many wild raspberries that I never seen! I ate a lot)

The second trip in Solden was by car. It's famous Ötztaler Gletscherstraße - Ice road that raise on 2800m and lead to the gletchers.

You can also touch it!!! It's amazing feeling when you touch the gletcher that has thousands of years!

Free digital collage with japan nature illustrations

I'd like to share for you today this digital collage. It contain different japan vintage images with nature, flowers and birds.  You can use it to make glass tile jewelry, or to use in your scrapbooking project.  The collage sheet is 8.5x11 inch and resolution is 300 dpi. 
This collage sheet is perfect for mixed media, collage work, cards, stickers, bookmarks, scrapbooking, jewelry, glass tiles, magnets, and others.  You can print it easily on home printer. Make right click and save the image.

Please, be aware that the digital collage sheet is not be sold as digital or printed collage sheet.

In graphic shop  KarisaGraphics you can find many collages for all you craft and scrapbooking needs.

My Lavender Kingdom

I'd like to invite you to my Lavender Kingdom today. It is called "La bottega della lavanda " or a "Lavender shop".

This is lavender:

By the way, this bicycle by the entrance works just fine!

I have all what you want: perfuse, cosmetics, air fresheners, lovely sachets, soaps and bath products, candles and also house decor items and ceramics.

Everything here (including me) is either lavender colored or has lavender fragrance. Even our cash register is purple! According to psychologists, lavender color works to relax you. It calms your down and even improves your vision!

Even ancient Romans known beneficial effects of lavender. Now you can find lavender in almost everywere in Italy, especially in north. You can see it in gardens or on balconies or terrassa. It is a beautiful plant blooming with small flowers.

Do you know that one drop of lavender oil will ease the discomfort of mosquito bite? It’s also a mosquito repellent. Not many people know this natural remedy.

If you will get a chance, try to see the amazing lavender fields of the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region in the north of Italy. Once you see it you will almost instantly fall in love with this beautiful flower!

Lavender will help calm down your nerves and will help you think clearly. You can also use it in cooking or you can drink it as a part of a herbal tea.

Lavender sachets placed in the closet will absorb odor and also will disinfect the air. It is said that if you will place a lavender-based natural air freshener in your bedroom or place a lavender sachet right on your pillow during day, you will never have a bad dream. You will wake up refreshed and full of energy!

As you know, I'm a creative person so I wanted to create something to wear it at work. 

This necklace I made a threading on organza ribbon - glass, acrylic, crochet beads and crochet flower. It's beautiful and attractive necklace. I like to wear it with simple white t-shirt and purple skirt or pants.

To make this necklace, you'll need a few items - organza ribbon, beads in any design or shape you please and your fantazy! Cut one end of each ribbon on a sharp angle so that the ribbon comes to a point. This makes threading the pearls or beads onto the ribbon easier. Make a node before and after every bead to keep it. I used clasp closure, but you can simply make a node and hide it inside of the bead.

 I hope you enjoyed your short trip to my Lavender Kingdom. If you are ever in Italy please stop by!

Krimml waterfall

One of the places we visited was famous waterfall near Krimml in Austrtia. It's the higher waterfall in Europe - 380 meters ans consist of three stages. You can ascend the trail to the top- Along the trail made places to admire the waterfall. Some are so close to it that it pour spray from head to toe. 


This photo I made at the base. 

Just when you make out little figures of people in the photo, you can imagine the size and power of Krimml Fall. But on the photo it's only small part of it.When you ascend this rock near the base of waterfall, the power of wind is so high that you can not to stay on the feet. There are so many splatters that you become wet after a few seconds and noise of waterfall deafen you.