{Written by Yanka's husband}
How do you take your product photos?
Everybody says that my pictures... are a failure and the main reason why Yanka's arts and crafts don't sell as they should, and you know what? I tend to agree. I can't take pictures indoors, it's always too dark, so I have to wait, and wait, and try to catch the perfect weather - not too sunny, not too overcast, and the perfect light - not too blue, not too yellow, etc. Naturally, it doesn't come everyday, but...

But when it comes, when it actually happens like a few days ago, I can take great pictures, so this time I took three Yanka's new wood burned projects outside, and I made this:

Then, secondly, I took pictures of these two small round plaques. They are so cute (the plaques, I mean), they will look wonderful on the wall of some eco-friendly kid's room.

I will post them for sale very soon, and in meantime, you are welcome to tell me in the comments what do you think of my new photos and Yanka's craft!

 {Written by Yanka's husband}
First of all, I am sorry. I promised to write more often and to inform you of all Yanka's new projects and new skills learned, but instead, I went down with severe flu and out of our life for two weeks.
Anyway, I'm back, and Yanka is already learning another skill, and it's called decoupage.  So far she tries it on a small mason jar, and it turned out darn cute and beautiful (she used 'Hello Kitty' pictures for it).
​Yet she didn't stop creating new mixed media art, and I had posted two of her artworks (Persephone and The Green Man) here for sale:

while there's the 'Stars' diptych waiting to be photographed and posted, and Yanka is currently working on a Celtic Wolf mixed media artwork (she-wolf, yes) that yesterday looked like this:

So she was busy, and there are many new things coming! Stay tuned and leave some comments, your opinion is greatly appreciated.
​Personally, I love that she-wolf!

{Written by Yanka}
​I'm constantly learning new skills and recently I took a course in Mixed Media art. When I studied in Art College I loved sculpting, so it came rather naturally to me, and soon my first piece was finished! Here it is:

Naturally, I am selling it for the minimal price, so if you like it, click the picture!

But I didn't stop at it and now I already have several projects drying here and there all over my apartment, so I decided to create a new category in my NEWS blog and inform you of all my new works in progress!

Meet my new project in Mixed Media art - The Mother-of-Pearl (the title can change).

Please, tell me in the comments what do you think of it!

Soft, fluffy and beautiful mohair hats with jacquard patterns, cozy, warm shawls and stoles, hats knit from natural yak wool, cardigans and more, everything made by Yanka and one of a kind!

Oh, they have character! Some of them even have to be tamed, like Peter Rooster, while some are willing to give you their heart. Special, one of a kind, they will make unforgettable gifts!

It isn't surprising that Yanka had created quite a number of products featuring Koi Carp. Many of them are sold, but few are available, so check them out! 

Yanka never repeats herself, she finds it boring, so there's only one such pendant available in our store. The shipping is free (see F.A.Q. for the list of eligible countries) and so far all our packages had arrived to our customers safely and, maybe, with just a slightest delay due to coronavirus situation.

It all started almost occasionally, my friend bought a beaded fox brooch from me and asked, casually, if I could make a brooch of her dog. I said that I'd like to try, you see, I had never created a pattern from scratch before, but it also was cool and I loved the challenge!

This brooch turned out quite large, but it was exactly what my friend wanted and she loved it!
But then the challenge got harder. It was Russel, a black Cane Corso, who almost made me to step back and lose confidence. Whenever I tried to create pattern following the lines of his picture, I was left with a fat blot of black ink. But it didn't stop me! I had many pictures of Russel, so I decided to take out his main features and draw a pattern as I see it.

I put the most close picture here, so you could see how it went. Personally, I loved the result, but the most important for me was that Russel's mom also LOVED IT!
I don't feel good posting people's pictures online, so you can't see her smile, but believe me she's literally beaming. 

It was her Birthday present, and now tell me, what doggie's (or kittie's) mom wouldn't love to get such brooch for her Birthday?

​Please, don't be mistaken, it takes time and effort to create pattern, to choose the right colors and get the right beads, to create brooch. These beaded pet portraits are truly unique, but everything comes for a price. Speaking of which, I can't give you the precise number. Prices greatly depend on many factors, so each case better to discuss individually, but I can give you the range:

So you'd like to know more about the $50 brooch, right? When these pet portrait brooches had become popular (and people really LOVED them) a new customer had asked me if I could make it small. She didn't like large, statement jewelry, and I tried my best to make something cute and special just for her.

Cute as a pie, isn't it. I don't want to brag too much, but little Teddy's beaded portrait was an instant success, and I heard from our common friends that she wears this brooch everyday!

So? What do you think? Would you like to order your custom pet portrait beaded brooch for yourself? By the way, it doesn't have to be a brooch, I can also make you a beaded custom pet portrait set into a nice frame as a picture. Would you like it? CONTACT ME to discuss the order details!