How to not to print on fabric...

It all started with Karen's tutorial from The Graphics Fairy called How to Print on Fabric.. In her tutorial , Karen uses freezer paper to adhere it to the fabric and so to print on both.. Well, I wanted to print on fabric but I didn't had freezer paper so I thought maybe if I replace freezer paper with baking paper it could still work ...  ( probably you are laughing by now...) .In her tutorial it is said to iron the paper to the fabric so it adheres.. mine didn't do that after 5 minutes of ironing... So meanwhile I was looking to the paper , very disappointed, an idea hit me...Why shouldn't I print directly to the baking paper and forget about the fabric. After all, even the baking paper is paper ! And I like the old vintage brownie look of it...

Totul a inceput cu tutorialul lui Karen de la The Graphics Fairy numit Cum sa printezi pe panza.. In tutorialul ei, Karen utilizeaza hartie pentru congelator care sa adere la panza si astfel sa se printeze pe ambele.. Ei bine, vroiam sa printez pe panza dar nu aveam hartie de congelator asa ca m-am gandit ca daca inlocuiesc hartia pentru congelator cu hartie de cuptor ,poate ca totusi functioneaza... (probabil ca deja radeti... ). In tutorialul ei scrie sa calci cu masina de calcat hartia pe panza ca sa adereze.. a mea nu a aderat nici chiar dupa 5 minute de calcat... Asa ca in timp ce contemplam hartia, foarte dezamagita, mi-a venit o idee...De ce sa nu printez direct pe hartia pentru cuptor si sa las de-o parte panza. pana la urma si hartia pentru cuptor este tot hartie ! Si imi place aspectul vechi,vintage maroniu al hartiei...

So here it's what you can do with some baking paper, a beautiful Graphics Fairy image and an old white painted wood frame...it took me only 5 minutes

Asadar asta este ceea ce puteti face cu pitina hartie pentru copt, o imagine frumoasa din Graphics fairy si o rama veche de lemn vopsita alb...mi-au trebuit doar 5 minute

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Visiting Italy

Last week I went in Italy for work, so I didn't loose the opportunity to take some gorgeous pictures..

Saptamana trecuta am fost in Italia pentru servici, asa ca nu am pierdut oportunitatea de a face cateva fotografii simpatice...

Let's see if from this picture you know wich city I was...

Sa vedem daca din fotografia aceasta va dati seama in ce oras am fost...

I give you a clue.. I toke this picture in Via Po' . There was a lady who made this beautiful things from silver spoons and forks.She said she doesn't have yet a eshop or website or something ,but I'm sure if she had one, she would sell a lot. Isn't it amasing what you can do with a spoon?? Silly me I didn't even asked her name.. 

Va dau un indiciu... Am facut aceasta fotografie in Via Po' . Era o doamna care facea aceste frumoase obiecte din linguri si furculite din argint. Spunea ca nu are inca un magazin online sau un site web, dar sunt sigura ca daca ar fi avut ar fi vandut destul de mult. Nu e uimitor ce poti face cu o lungura ?? Prostuta de mine nici macar nu am intrebat-o cum o cheama..

Then I had to go 100 km to the Nord, near to the France border, to see an working site. Well, working in this paradisiac place it's not bad at all. 

Apoi a trebuit sa merg vreo 100 de km catre Nord, aproape de granita cu Franta, ca sa vad un santier. Ei bine, sa muncesti intr-un loc de vis ca acesta nu este rau deloc.

And yes, this two pictures I've toked them from the train..

Si da, aceste doua fotografii le-am facut din tren..

And guess what. In my last day in Italy, I went to see the Flea market. It is called " Il Balon ".. Just beautiful, and good prices.. An entire neighborhood  full of treasures.. I think I walked at least 10 km back and fourward..Since I was limited by my luggage , traveling by plane, I couldn't buy big things, so I bought this...

Si ghiciti ce. In ultima mea zi in Italia, am mers sa vad Targul de Vechituri. Se numeste " Il Balon ".. Pur si simplu frumos, si preturi bune.. Un cartier intreg plin de comori.. Cred ca am mers cel putin 10 km inainte si inapoi..Dar fiindca eram limitata de bagaj, calatorind cu avionul, nu mi-am permis sa cumpar lucruri voluminoase, asa ca am cumparat asta..

As I am Libra sign.. and this..

Pentru ca sunt Balanta ca semn zodiacal... si asta..

A pile of laces and vintage embroidery..

O gramada de panglici si broderii vintage..

Let's see.. Did you guess what city I'm talking about ?

Sa vedem.. Ati ghicit despre ce oras este vorba ?

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Wedding in Maramures

I'm back in business folks ! How quick time goes by..it's already end of august... So, what exciting news do you have for me ? 'Cas this two weeks were completly FULL for me. In the first week, I had 3 wonderfull days on "La vie en rose" Handmade Fair in Sibiu. I'll write soon a post about this Fair, because it was to beautiful and just wait to see the city....

M-am intors prieteni ! Cat de repede trece timpul..suntem deja la sfarsitul lui august... Deci, ce vesti interesante aveti pentru mine? Pentru ca cele doua saptamani au fost complet PLINE pentru mine. In prima saptamana, am avut parte de 3 zile minunate in cadrul Targului Handmade "La vie en rose" in Sibiu. Voi scrie curand despre acest targ, pentru ca a fost prea frumos, si asteptati doar sa vedeti orasul....

In my second week off, I had the most wonderfull trip in Maramures county. The main reasons for this trip, was my cousin's wedding (the bride was from Maramures), so me and my family went four days sooner, to have time to visit some places. You have to know that Maramures county is 500 km away from us...I'm warning you, it's going to rain with beautiful pictures....

In cea de-a doua saptamana de concediu, am fost in cea mai minunata vacanta in judetul Maramures. principalul motiv pentru aceasta excursie, a fost nunta verisorului meu ( mireasa este din Maramures), asa ca am plecat cu 4 zile mai devreme ca sa avem timp sa vizitam cateva locuri. Trebuie sa stiti ca judetul Maramures este la 500 km departare de noi... Va atentionez ca urmeaza o ploaie de fotografii frumoase....

The first stop - BRASOV. It was 8 pm, after 2 hours of driving. Did I mentioned that I drived the ALL way to Maramures and back? 

The interesting thing is that "the oldest traces of human activity and settlements in Brașov date back to the Neolithic age (about 9500 BCE). Archaeologists working from the last half of the 19th century discovered continuous traces of human settlements in areas situated in Brașov: Valea Cetăţii, Pietrele lui Solomon, Șprenghi, Tâmpa, Dealul Melcilor, and Noua. The first three locations show traces of Dacian citadels; Șprenghi Hill housed a Roman-style construction. The last two locations had their names applied to Bronze Age cultures—Schneckenberg ‘Hill of the Snails’ (Early Bronze Age^[6]) and Noua 'The New’ (Late Bronze Age^[7]). Cool, right?

Prim oprire - BRASOV. Era 8 dimineata, dupa 2 ore de condus. Am mentionat cumva ,ca EU am condus TOT drumul si la dus si la intors din Maramures?

Un lucru interesant este ca "cele mai vechi urme ale activității umane și așezări din Brașov dateaza din epoca neolitică (aproximativ 9500 î.Hr.). Arheologii care lucrează din ultima jumătate a secolului al 19-lea au descoperit urme continue de asezări umane din zonele situate în Brașov: Valea Cetatii, Pietrele lui Solomon, Sprenghi, Tampa, Dealul Melcilor, și Noua. Primele trei locuri prezintă urme de cetăți dacice; Dealul Sprenghi a găzduit o construcție în stil roman. În ultimele două locații au numele legate de epoca bronzului "Dealul melcilor" culturi-Schneckenberg (epoca bronzului timpuriu [6]) și Noua "New" (epoca târzie a bronzului [7]).Interesant, nu-i asa?

The second stop - SIGHISOARA. This city, by me is one of the most turistic cities in Romania. You should read about it. << Sighiṣoara is considered to be the most beautiful and well preserved inhabited citadel in Europe,^{[citation needed]} with authentic medieval architecture. In Eastern Europe, Sighiṣoara is one of the few fortified towns that are still inhabited. The town is made up of two parts. The medieval stronghold was built on top of a hill and is known as the "Citadel" (Cetate). The lower town lies in the valley of Târnava Mare river.

The houses inside Sighiṣoara Citadel show the main features of a craftsmen's town. However, there are some houses that belonged to the former patriciate, like the Venetian House and the House with Antlers.>> Even the cemetery was beautiful :)

Cea de-a doua oprire - SIGHISOARA.Acest oras, dupa parerea mea este unul dintre cele mai turistice orase ale Romaniei. Ar trebui sa cititi despre el. <<Sighișoara este considerat a fi cea mai frumoasa și bine conservata cetate locuita din Europa, [necesită citare], cu arhitectura medievala autentica. În Europa de Est, Sighisoara este unul dintre puținele orașe fortificate, care sunt încă locuite. Orașul este format din două părți. Cetatea medievala a fost construita pe varful unui deal și este cunoscut sub numele de "Cetatea" (Cetate). Orașul de Jos se află în valea râului Târnava Mare.Casele din interiorul cetatii Sighisoarei prezinta principalele caracteristici ale orașului realizate de meșterii populari. Cu toate acestea, există unele case care au aparținut fostului patriciat, cum ar fi Casa Venetiana si Casa cu Antlers  >> .Chiar si cimitirul era frumos :)

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The fortress wall in Bistrita

Zidul cetatii in Bistrita

Synagogoue in Targu Mures

Sinagoga din Targu Mures

Then we stopped to Targu Mures and  Bistrita.

Apoi ne-am oprit in Targu Mures si Bistrita

The gate to Maramures County. All made by wood.

Poarta judetului Maramures. Facuta toata din lemn

Maramures view

Vedere din Maramures

They have the most wonderful traditional costume. With gorgeous colorful and floral skirts and white shirts with handmade cotton laces and ruffles.Luckily I found a sweet lady in the market, who dressed me like this to take some pictures...What can I say ? A hundred times THANK YOU !!!

In Maramures au cel mai minunat costum traditional. Cu fuste superbe, colorate si inflorate si camasi albe cu dantela din bumbac, lucrate manual si muuulte volane. Din fericire, am gasit o doamna tare draguta in poata, care m-a imbracat asa pentru a putea face cateva fotografii... Ce pot spune? De o suta de ori MULTUMESC !!!

Just beautiful...

Pur si simplu adorabil...

Then the wedding. Here is the bride, the groom, and the two pairs of godparents. The groom is my cousin.And the bride is the sweetest girl that he ever could find. I wish them the best in their lifes and many childrens..

Apoi nunta. Aici este mireasa, ginerele si cele doua perechi de nasi. Ginerele este verisorul meu. Iar mireasa este cea mai dulce fata pe care el ar fi putut-o gasi. Le urez cele mai bune lucruri in viata si multi copii..

Me and my sister in the morning of the event

Eu si sora mea in dimineata evenimentului

My parents, me and my sister. A happy family !

Parintii mei, eu si sora mea. O familie fericita !

They have this "strange" tradition. In the early morning, by the end of the wedding party, the godmother take off the bride's veil and gives her kerchief like a symbol that she became a married woman. And the godmother place the veil on the head of some unmarried girls so that in the near future, those girls get married. God knows why I was the first to have the veil on my head ?! Maybe because I was the oldest unmarried girl with no intention to marry, among the gilrs on the wedding party ??

 Even the groom, my cousin, is younger than me with one year....

And I was kidding, it's not a strange tradition. We have this tradition throughout the all country.

Acolo au traditia asta "ciudata". Sprea dimineata, catre sfarsitul petrecerii de nunta, nasa ia voalul miresei si ii da acesteia o naframa precum un simbol ca a devenit femeie maritata. Si nasa pune voalul miresei pe capul catorva fete nemaritate, ca intr-un viitor apropiat, acele fete sa se casatoreasca. Dumnezeu stie de ce eu am fost prima care a primit voalul pe cap ?! Poate pentru ca eu am fost cea mai batrana fata necasatorita care nu are nici o intentie sa se casatoareasca, printre fetele de la petrecere ?? 

Chiar si mirele, varul meu,

este mai tanar decat mine cu un an....

Si glumeam, nu este o traditie ciudata. Avem aceasta traditie pe teritoriul intregii tari.

And in the end, some other lovely pictures...

Si la final, alte cateva poze simpatice..

I hope I didn't bored you. For me it was a beautiful week, which gaved me the opportunity to meet so many beautiful people and to see so many lovely places.

Sper ca nu v-am plictisit. Pentru mine a fost o saptamana frumoasa, si am avut posibilitatea sa intalnesc multa lume frumoasa si sa vad multe locuri deosebite.

P.S. When we returned , we found my sweet little baby Bella in so much better conditions. She can walk now, not perfectly ,but she is still under treatment and we are more optimistic. Thank you Suzan for your good words !

P.S. Cand ne-am intors, am gasit-o pe Bella in conditii mult mai bune. Poate sa mearga acum, nu perfect, dar este inca sub tratament si suntem mai optimisti. Iti multumesc Suzan pentru cuvintele calde !

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