Sketches of a Life

I can’t believe this is my last 2015 post... The year’s been quite erratic and emotional for me: it set off with overcoming some of my greatest fears and starting this blog, and ended with moving to another town and having to swiftly adapt to a completely new lifestyle. Not to mention everything that happened in between, I can say it’s been a...

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On the fifth day of Christmas... I got tired of all those ordinary "buy her a perfume" gift guides and decided to draw up a list of the things I wouldn't mind being gifted (hopefully the Husband will read this!). I hope you wouldn't find any of the listed items inappropriate or offensive; with the best of intentions, I had so much fun putting...

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I've always wanted to live by the seaside, and now I finally do! The beautiful, historical town of Zadar is where I'll be spending most of my time now. Although I'm still getting accustomed to the new life, job, home and people, so far I've only had pleasant experiences. And that's why I honestly believe I am going to be very happy here...

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I know that all good bloggers put together inspiring posts before the season in question. Yet... Several days ago I moved to another town. It was something I had in mind for quite some time now, but the act itself was still sudden and rushed. Just to illustrate the chaos ruling my life at the moment, these are only some of the huge...

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"Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well." - Sylvia Plath I've never been a big fan of Autumn, and I absolutely despise Winter. I hate when it gets dark at 4 p.m. I hate the pervasive dampness and mud. I hate the grey skies, dead leaves, and bugs invading my house. But what I hate most is that...

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"The cure for bordom is curiosity.  There is no cure for curiosity."                                                    - Dorothy Parker I have a folder on my laptop entitled “Halloween”. Throughout the year, instead of frantically looking for an inspiration only days before the...

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Lately I've been working on developing a new design of statement rings made of tulle, faux leather, beads, chains, and other materials. Each consists of more than 150 pieces, cut separately and sewn together one by one. Making each usually takes about 3 hours, a broken nail, two finger cuts, and a million needle stiches on average. But despite the frequent injuries, I...

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Do you think September is too early for a Halloween post? Well, as far as I am concerned, it is never too early to start planning your costume, so here it goes!  First of all, I have to say Halloween is not a very popular and widespread celebration in my country (we usually celebrate Mardi Gras in February or March), but there’s a...

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