Pomladni motiv in velikonočna jajca / Spring motif and Easter eggs

Kar nekaj časa me že ni bilo na spregled. Glavni razlog tiči v številnih obveznostih na študijskem področju, a danes je praznik in odločila sem se, da vam pokažem nekaj bolj pomladnega.
Štampiljko s ptico in rožami mi je že dolgo časa nazaj posodila Natali. Motiv sem pobarvala s Promarkerji, v izrezano okence na sredini pa prilepila pavs papir. Za starinski izgled sem robove natrgala z nožkom in osenčila s pomočjo Distress balzinic.

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I was away from my blog for some time, mainly because of increased study obligations. However, today is Easter Monday and I decided to show you something related to spring.

I borrowed the bird and flowers stamp from Natali a long time ago. I coloured the motif with Promarkers and glued tracing paper in the cut circle in the middle. For the antique appearance I teared the edges with the crafting knife and embossed it with the help of Distress ink pads.

Ker je danes tudi velikonočni ponedeljek, vam pokažem, kako sem letos pobarvala velikonočna jajca. Ne spada ravno v kategorijo ustvarjanja s papirjem, a vsekakor je tudi to neke vrste ustvarjanje.
Jajca sem položila v mrzlo vodo, kateri sem dodala malce kisa in na koščke narezano rdeče zelje. Vse skupaj sem na zmernem ognju kuhala 15-20 minut. Ker je izgledalo da se barva na jajca ne prijema, sem le-ta pobrala ven in v lonec dodala še preostalo zelje (celotna glava je tehtala približno pol kg) in vse skupaj zmiksala s paličnim mešalnikom. Jajca sem položila nazaj v lonec in jih pustila notri skoraj 10 ur. Ko sem jih pobrala ven sem mislila, da se sploh niso obravala, a ko so se posušila, je modra barva prišla precej bolje do izraza. Upam, da so tudi vam všeč.

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Since it is Easter Monday today, I will show you how I coloured the Easter eggs this year. It does not suit the "paper craft" category, but I believe this is also a type of crafting.
I put the eggs into cold water, with a bit of vinegar and red cabbage cut in little pieces. I cooked it for 15-20 minutes. As it appeared the eggs did not change the color, I put them out, added the rest of red cabbage (the whole head weighed around 0.5 kg), and blended everything with hand blender. I put the eggs back into the mixture and left it in for about 10 hours. When I put them out, I though they haven't changed the colour for a bit, but when they dried, the nice blue shade started to appear. I hope you like them too.

I enter the card to the following challenges:
Crafty creations - #311 Spring fever
Passion for Promarker - #338 Spring has sprung
The Crafter's Cafe - #145 Easter
Stampotique - #237 It's All About Birds
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - #125 Fave Color Combo
Inky Impressions - March 'Let's Hear It For The Girl!'
A gem of a challenge - #165 Easter
Wednesday's creative inspirations - #247 Nature
Xrafty calendar challenge - March Mum's Day / Special Female
The Ribbon Girl - March Any Image Challenge