I think part of the reason is that Polish clothing market still lacks more creative - and at the same time affordable - brands. One of these is Didi, a Dutch clothing brand I fell in love with when I lived in Holland. Their designs are extremely feminine in their curvy cuts, imaginative, original, eye-catching, figure-flattering and simply pretty. They do attract attention though, so if you wear something by Didi, you have to indeed be ready to "dare to be different" - as the company's motto states. Here are a few pieces from their last two collections, and you can find more here: www.didiwebshop.nl
This winter month is certainly a gloomy one and this city a drab one - a fact which I think could be improved a bit if more women started to wear more interesting, colourful and eye-catching clothes. In Poland, a lot of women still tend to wear blacks, dark military greens and browns - on plain surfaces and not very excitingly cut clothes. And it's a pity, especially because a lot of Polish women is very attractive and has figures worth showing off! I think part of the reason is that Polish clothing market still lacks more creative - and at the same time affordable - brands. One of these is Didi, a Dutch clothing brand I fell in love with when I lived in Holland. Their designs are extremely feminine in their curvy cuts, imaginative, original, eye-catching, figure-flattering and simply pretty. They do attract attention though, so if you wear something by Didi, you have to indeed be ready to "dare to be different" - as the company's motto states. Here are a few pieces from their last two collections, and you can find more here: www.didiwebshop.nl
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There are many traditional ways to tell someone: "I love you" or "Congratulations" or "Happy Birthday etc. We can send a card (or an e-card, of course), give flowers, a bottle of wine or chocolates. These may not be very original, but after all they're classics for a reason - they do work ;-)
But at the same time new, more imaginative ways of conveying our feelings appear on the market - and it's definitely a good thing. Personally, I'm charmed by the idea created by an English company called Biscuiteers, which offers you a possibility of sending a decorative box full of even more decorative, cute-looking and tasty biscuits (or at least they do look delicious). They're made with meticulous attention to detail - especially when it comes to their icing - and come in quite original shapes: not only are there the popular hearts, christmas trees etc, but aslo cats, shoes, apples, road signs and even handbags! You can read more about them at www.biscuiteers.com, and here are a few shots which caught my eye. Cute, aren't they? It might be something to consider for the upcoming St Valentine's Day! You know how much I like owl-shaped accessories, don't you? And since recently almost every clothing brand has come up with at least one owl-bearing item, I'd say it's not only me ;-) But to my surprise, when recently I came across a website by Aldo, a brand know majorly for its shoes, it turned out that an owl-motif has visited quite a few of their items :-) Here is a selection from their collection, and you can find more at www.aldoshoes.com . Why should't an owl become your talisman for 2011? ;-)
Yes, I did prolong the Christmas season as long as it was possible, but by now it's definitely over :-( We're now in this long, dark and dreary part of winter, with not much to look forward to in the immediate future - until Spring finally arrives, which probably won't happen for quite some time yet... I really can't wait for the winter to be over, especially that here in Warsaw it's so extrrmely depressing, and that's why I can't quite bring myself to decorate the blog with winter colours only, such as whites and blues. So yes, I'm putting some snow and a winter bird on the banner, but I'm retaining greens in the background - after all, one can always hope! And of course I'll try to fill the remaining time till Spring with as many creative ideas as possible! The Christmas season is over, and it seems that the winter gloom has settled in for good. At least that's the case in Warsaw, which right now is at it's most depressing, dirty, dark, overcast and grey-ish. So one idea for hanging on to the Christmas cheer at home is to keep using the Christmas china - like this classical beauty from Royal Copenhagen:
And I think I finally run out of the photos with Christmas decorations - at least for now ;-) So I guess it's high time to come back to more of a variety on my blog....
Let's start with some ingenious - how should I call them? food sculptures? - I've found recently on the web. It's sculpting meets computer graphics, and the results are quite astounding. After all, now that you see it, you can imagine turning an aubergine into a pinguin or an egg shell into a house, but if you never saw it, you'de never have thought about it by yourself! The photos come from these websites: www.thiscrazyweb.com and cute-pictures.blogspot.com . Enjoy! You might remember that some time ago I wrote a post describing Christmas decorations in a German garden centre, the one in Wildau, next to the A10 shopping centre. As I said back then, walking through it is almost like wandering in a winter wonderland... And here is the promised second part of the photos - for inspiration, of course! :-)
And I'm writing about Christmas wreaths again, although I guess that the basic idea will apply to any other kind of a wreath-shaped arrangement. This time I'd like to show you that a wreath does not have to be made on a basis from evergreen pine twigs, and does not have to be entirely green - and it still can look Christmas-y ;-) The first idea is to weave pieces of thuja around a styrofoam ring with an abundant amount of wire, and then decorate it with different coloured wools. The idea to use wool in Christmas arrangements is a German one, and I have to say I like it a lot! Here is the result: The other idea - very easy to make, but definitely less soft-looking than the previous wooly one - is a wreath made on a rattan base. I actually did use a bit of wool to make it more cozy - I circled the tea-lights with it. Simple, durable, elegant - will also make for a perfect gift!
I'm one of those people who always like to look at a decorative cake and admire the way it looks, but aren't really interested in trying to taste it. I don't like anything creamy, whipped cream makes my stomach rebel and I'm not crazy about sponge cake. So I think it's majorly for people like me that German florists came out with the idea of a cake-shaped decoration, but made entirely from flowers!
Here are two attempts at interptreting this technique, just think about all the interesting possibilities it'll povide e.g. for birthday celebrations! Not only can you decorate a table in a unique way, but also give someone a "cake-and-flowers-in-one" ;-) Yes, yes, I do know that Christmas time is over by now, but I seem to be clinging to it still. Well, there's not much out there to take an interest in this time of the year, although I'll probably start anticipating Spring pretty soon!
In the meantime, I'm stubbornly pursuing the Christmas decorations theme, because maybe this Christmas is over, but another one will come in about 12 months, so all this info and ideas will become valid and in-demand again :-) Here is an idea how to turn an ordinary flower pot into a Christmas decoration :-) |
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