Working on a new dress....  made an embrodery for it today... still contemplating if to put some smaller orchids on the botton later as well (it is going to be long puffy and layered....)

And yes, it is gorgeous blue/green/turquiese taft....







Also added something new on ETSY....

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26974295

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=26973575

I cant believe we are almost a month open!
It is getting busier every day - more and more people knows we are there...I am trying to sew a new things in between as much as possible. It is almost impossible to sew anything for a vitrina - it is getting sold all the time LOL

But here...LOL look fast! The only thing is still left is an evening gorgeous dress... the rest of the things are already sold :)

What is your favorite?

 
 


And we got a wonderful wonderful Husquarna Viking Designer Diamond! It is super embrodery machine! I will share some designs done with it later :)

So sorry for not being able to do it earlier... it was so busy I hardly had a time for anything else...but yes, I am so happy. Lots of work and it is slowly progressing of which I am incredibly happy :)

Here some promised photos :) I will be posting more!!




Yes I see the typo here....LOL...and no I have no will power of retyping it again ;)





BTW yellow/blue little flags for our opening was brought for us by Husquarna :)

Tomorrow we are opening the door... no it is still not official opening (which is 6 of June).
I am stressed.... of course I am :)
But I managed to decorate both vitrinas in time and I am proud of my ideas :) going to share photos with you tomorrow!

Please hold your fingers crossed for me...

Can you believe we still painting?  Well we are of course only two people... it is over 100 square meters + we painting on dark color which need sometimes around 3 layers on it....
Had a slight poisoning from the paint we using for the shelves...well, no wonder....8 hours daily almost 7 days per week, no wonder my body gave up hahaha....had a wonderful nausea + burning cheeks and sore troat. FUN!
Now we are slowly moving forward... PLEASE keep your fingers crossed so it will be done end of this week?

But look what we going to bring next week.... dont you feel your hands starts itching? LOL
And YES we will have it in our online shop as well and we DO ship internationally!






And this one is my definate favorite!

Sometimes when I post something to Live Journal it amazes me where is everybody?

Did I already mentioned it that it looks sometimes like a deserted island? LOL

PEOPLE? HALLO???..... I kinda posted some photos yesterday............it feels like everybody is on vacation hahaha....

We have a snow! No, not a real one of course but a flowering trees snow :) Its how our garden looks at the moment. Everything is in the bloom...cherry trees, pear trees, apple trees....my tulips are almost open as well :) will be sure to post some photos when they are ...

So gorgeous...and can you spot somebody secretly climbing a tree? LOL











And this photo was taken by our friends...sorry it is so blurry. It is our Big Foot with my son Daniel...now you can really see how huge he is :)

Just to share a last creation....did you noticed that baloon skrits are stuck in a fashion line forever? LOL



Skirt is decorated with "fallen" flowers with beads in the middle.

Thank you thank you so much for being happy for me! :)

And yes, it is a beautiful spring day...

Daffodils are growing almost in every corner of our garden...



Our bunny Cappuchino is enjoying the sun as well...



Dogs are running and playing like crazy :)



And only Chicka is being lazy once again and sitting with my son Daniel LOL

When I was searching for ( Read more... )

Anybody on Flickr?

I finally had a chance to make an account there but have no idea how to search you there guys LOL

http://www.flickr.com/people/mashenkafashion

Sorry guys, I will reply to your emails this weekend!
No I am not dissapeared, just having a trouble to connect (in emotional way) to the Live Journal lately.

But of course you can always find me here:

http://mashenkafashion.blogspot.com/

Or here...

http://twitter.com/MariavanBruggen

I am updating both of them daily.

Made a small decision and separated some things :)

So if you would like to follow my sewing musings, tutorials and other craft projects - please visit or join me here...



I will be featuring creative people and crafters every weekend. I have one spot left for the next weekend or if you would like to be included in any upcoming ones - please reply here or send me an email to info@elfies-world.com with FEATURE in the email topic

Just a small update in between....

Busy with a very big project...please please please keep your finges crossed for me today.......

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade MashenkaFashion.etsy.com

Everytime I am trying to post here it gives me a feeling that I am alone on a deserted Island.....
There are no people around me and I am just here under a longly palm tree.... well.....birch tree for a matter of fact....


Is there anybody left around? Or I am truly alone?

Sorry I am posting it in russian....just want to keep it ......will try to translate it after :)

Служанки мечтают о доброй фее, принцессы – о прекрасном принце, королевы не мечтают, а действуют.

Служанки верят, что чудеса случаются, с принцессами они действительно случаются, королевы творят их сами.

Служанки слабы, но кажутся сильными, принцессы сильны, но кажутся слабыми, королевы обходятся без маски.

Служанки приходят заранее, принцессы являются с опозданием, королевы прибывают вовремя.

Служанки во всем винят себя, принцессы – других, королевы делают выводы.

Служанки не умеют побеждать, принцессы не умеют проигрывать, королевы не соревнуются.

Служанками драконы не интересуются, принцесс драконы едят, с королевами драконы дружат.

Потому что служанки драконами не интересуются, принцессы их боятся, а королевы их приручают.

Служанки, даже хорошенькие, считают себя дурнушками, принцессы, даже уродливые, считают себя красавицами, у королев так и не выдалось времени толком рассмотреть себя в зеркало.

Служанку можно не заметить, принцессу нельзя не заметить, королеву нельзя не заметить, когда ей это нужно.

Служанки покорны, принцессы своенравны, королевы дисциплинированны.

Служанки хотят получить похвалу, принцессы – внимание, королевы – опыт.

Служанки сносят унижения, принцессы мстят за них, королеву унизить невозможно.

Служанки любят, принцессы позволяют себя любить, королевы не задумываются – кто кого.

Служанки всё понимают и терпят, принцессы понимают только то, что хотят, королевы всё понимают и уходят.

Служанки не умеют требовать, принцессы не умеют ждать, королевы знают, что всему своё время.

Служанки не хотят взрослеть, принцессы не хотят стареть, королевы знают, что всему своё время.

Служанки видят мир в чёрном цвете, принцессы – в розовом, королевы – в чёрном, розовом и всех остальных цветах.

Со служанками легко, с принцессами сложно, с королевами, по крайней мере, интересно.

Быть служанкой сложно, быть принцессой легко, быть королевой, по крайней мере, имеет смысл.

(Из выпуска от 16-02-2009 рассылки «Очаровательные новости журнала »)