Have a lovely weekend

Monday blog post #8

It's almost Saturday and I didn't write my Monday blog post, I'm so so sorry.
I hope you were also busy and didn't noticed that I forgot to write it :)

I wish and hope you had a beautiful Christmas and that you celebrated it with people you love, like I did :)

Since I came to Croatia I'm meeting with friends and family and few days before Christmas me and my husband went to visit my family in Osijek (town where I grew up). Although is really difficult time for my mom, my sisters and me, since my father died early this year, we managed to celebrate Christmas with joy. I think that's only because we are blessed with my little nephew Filip who was born one month before my father died. He is our light and he makes us all so happy.

As you could read in my previous post, I forgot my camera in Doha so I'm taking photos with my phone and they are not that nice but I want to show you some photos of things I was working on while being in Croatia.

custom ordered painting "Twins" acrylic on canvas 20x20cm

handmade teapot brooch Yvonne, custom ordered

handmade elephant brooch Finn, custom ordered

handmade owl brooch Penny, custom ordered

handmade owl brooch Opal, custom ordered

handmade elephant brooch Nessa, custom ordered

handmade elephant brooch Rona, custom ordered

handmade little heart brooch Love, custom ordered

When I look at all this custom orders now, I don't believe I managed to make all of them in less then one week????

Have a lovely weekend!

Love and hugs
Dominika

Going home for Christmas

Monday blog post #6

Ho ho ho!
Counting days until I'm going home for Christmas on Friday. 5 more days and I'm traveling to Croatia :)))

What I've been doing all week?
I had 2 events this weekend so I was making new Christmas brooches for that. Finished with one custom ordered painting and started a new one.

New brooches are so cool - tea cups and teapot :))) all in Christmasy colors

handmade tea cup brooches by Dominika

handmade teapot brooch by Dominika

"Background" 40x60cm acrylic on canvas by Dominika 2012

Painting "Background" I painted for my friend who lived in Doha, met her husband from NYC here and then they moved back to Sweden. And this painting is for their newborn son Merlin.

Another painting I started is for a little boy who likes tractors and I can't wait to see the final result!

This weekend, I had two events. On Saturday there was a Christmas party for Australian's and New Zealander's at the Rugby club in Doha and as a part of that party they organized also a pop up Christmas Market. People who came were more interested in food and drinks (especially guys) so the sale was not good for me but I had a great time with my hubby and friends Vida and Aly :)

ANZIQ pop up Christmas market

On Sunday I participated in Christmas Lighting and Christmas Craft Marketplace at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Doha. It was really well organized, lovely atmosphere, Christmas songs... and the most important beautiful weather because it was outside at the Fountain Court Yard.

Christmas Craft Marketplace at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Doha

Few more days and I'm off to Croatia and before that I have one more event - on Wednesday 12th December Holiday Welcome morning at Al Jazi Garden 4, villa 20 from 10am-12 (noon).

Love and hugs 
Dominika