Rome

La Rome am ajuns sa ma uit ingrasand porcul in ajunul unui examen de Roma antica. Nu, nu era secolul care imi trebuia mie pentru examen si nici nu ma asteptam la cine stie ce corectitudine istorica, dar mi s-a parut o ocazie potrivita de a trage chiulul de la invatat cu scuza ca ma uit la un film tematic.



1. Spiral copper earrings 2. Romantica 3. Ancient mosaic bird and butterfly cuff 4. Earrings sandals silver

N-am regretat deloc, ba chiar am reusit asa sa-mi mai schimb parerea despre romanii pe care eu ii consideram in cea mai mare parte plagiatori ai grecilor.
Mi-a placut teribil universul creat si am apreciat confirmarea informatiilor pe care le aveam de la cursuri. Nu atat istoric cat antropologic.
Filmul castiga spectatorii nu prin reprezentarile evenimentelor importante ale vremii, desi acestea sunt firul rosu care uneste povestile personajelor, ci prin redarea vietii de zi cu zi, a conceptiilor vremii, a obiceiurilor si credintelor in zei.


1. Centurion roman earrings 2. Rome necklace 3. Roman bust pillow 4. Frunza lui noiembrie

Un serial foarte colorat care incearca sa redea cat mai multe aspecte ale Romei la trecerea din Republica in Imperiu. O lectie de istorie care mi-ar fi usurat mult viata in liceu :)


1. Amphitheater earrings 2. Cercei roman inspired 3. Greek set 4. Romans

Ta-daa !!!

It's ready. It's finished. It's dry!
The formerly tall, old, wooden brown lamp (that I found in an abandoned house) is now colorfully striped with hot pink, turquoise blue and warm green + plus a new flowery lampshade. My work for the past 3 days is finally done. I am happy!
Tell me your thoughts. Would it look better if I fixed the lampshade to sit strait?

 

  

 

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Fluffy bed capiton

Still painting on my tall lamp and knowing it's not gonna be done today I decided to make another project for today's TaD.
This is my new fluffy bed capiton made from a wooden board as long as my bed and as tall as needed to lean on it while watching movies.
Covered with leftover fabric from a drape project gone wrong and filled with pillow stuffing. I used a staple gun to put the whole thing together and it turned out to be really easy to make. Only took about 15 minutes.

 

 

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Thing a day

M-am inscris la editia de anul asta a proiectului Thing a Day, in care este incurajata crearea de lucruri noi in fiecare zi a lunii februarie.
Posturile mele de acolo vor fi publicate si pe blog, doar ca vor fi in engleza.

Asta e primul post, cel pentru 1 februarie.

I made cake in a cup


Which is not the same thing as cupcakes :)
I know, I know... you're gonna say that this is a blog about handmade, but who can work on an empty stomach? And my first project isn't done yet so this is all I have to show for today.
But getting back to the cake, it's amazing, and great for lazy people because all you have to do is mix the ingredients in a coffee cup and put it in the microwave for 3 minutes. You need 4 tbsp of flour, 3 tbsp of sugar, 2 tbsp of cocoa, 1 egg, 3 tbsp of milk and another 3 of vegetable oil and that's it ! You can also add any fruit, nuts or chocolate chips.
I made mine with nuts and blueberry jam. Yum!

Inglorious Basterds

In primul rand trebuie sa spun ca e un film grozav de vazut in cinema. Daca nu pentru altceva atunci macar pentru ca se termina cu un cinematograf in flacari, din care spectatorii nu pot iesi.
Damn, acum v-am spus finalul! Oh well, asta nu strica cu nimic placerea vizionarii pentru ca e genul ala de film care are mult mai multe de oferit decat un final.

Inglorious Basterds urmeaza si ca poveste si ca imagine standardele impuse pana acum de Tarantino, doar ca de data asta proportia de umor si violenta e inversata in favoarea umorului. Poate am devenit eu imuna la violenta din filme, dar sincer, Brad Pitt e mortal incercand sa vorbeasca italiana and that's something you don't see every day.



1. Vintage WWII military hat 2. Vanessa hat 3. Call to arms navy slacks 4. Drop dead gorgeous red dress

Cat despre violenta din film, spargerea capetelor cu bata de baseball mi-a amintit de bataia din Ireversible, dar nu stiu cat au in comun Gaspar Noe si Tarantino ca sa presupun o referinta.
Oricum e genul de film entertaining, fara pretentii de a fi corect istoric - pana la urma e vorba de o mana de americani si o evreica with a grudge care reusesc sa incheie razboiul intr-o singura noapte.


1. Gun pattern bag 2. Steampunk glory medal pin badge 3. Cercei pistol 4. The bobeda bag

O mentiune speciala pentru Christoph Waltz in rolul "Vanatorului de evrei", genial, absolut genial. Chiar si Tarantino a recunoscut ca pana la auditia lui Waltz credea ca rolul este de nejucat.


1. Cercei 2. Curved hunting knife 3. 1914 4. Gramophone