Wednesday, July 31, 2013

August is here!

August
Time to change your desktop calendar :)
Click on the small image below to make it larger and download from there. Enjoy!
*for personal use only.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Here Kitty Kitty

Finished pouch
Leather cord strap
Sewing
Waxed linen thread
Making holes
Marking
Here kitty kitty
Gifts
Making a few leather pouches to give as presents to my family & dear friends.
I've got quite a few cat lovers among them so I'll be making two or three more kitties.


Friday, July 26, 2013

Through the Lens


Great Crested FlycatcherPeanut Cactus
Ma boy
A great crested flycatcher, Echinopsis chamaecereus aka peanut cactus & my sweet boy Turbo.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

Giveaway Winner!

Giveaway winner is...
Congratulations to Sol Cófreces from Ushuaia, Argentina for winning the giveaway!
How exciting that my birdies are going to fly all the way south to Tierra del Fuego!
Thank you so much to everyone for participating and for your very kind words.
A BIG, BIG hug to each one of you ♥

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Pouch

Finished project!
Lining
Birds embroidery
Zippered pouch
I thought you might like to see the finished project with the embroidered birdies I made.
For the lining I used the Peacocks fabric from my Alegria collection by Cloud9Fabrics.
It's a gift for my beautiful mom who lives in Chile. I hope she likes it.
***Giveaway update: I haven't been able to go through all of the lovely comments you left for me about my new coloring book/journal yet. There are so many! I will announce a winner tomorrow :)

Friday, July 12, 2013

Stitching

Needle and thread
Embroidery
My tangled mess

For scale

When the days are gray and chilly all I want to do is embroider :)
I'm a very messy keeper of thread.
Even though I try to tidy up my floss it always ends up in a tangled mess.
These ladies will knock your socks off with their thread magic:
Trish Burr, Yumiko Higuchi & Adriana Torres

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

New Book Giveaway!

My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
My new Coloring book by Galison
I am more than thrilled to tell you about my new coloring book/journal I did in collaboration with Galison! Here is the description from Galison:

A Galison Avian Friends activity journal is a great gift for creative friends. The journal measures 7 x 8-3/4" with a lay-flat opening that makes it inviting to use.

In addition to being a great journal for writing, the interactive book's 112 pages guide budding visual artists through coloring, watercolor, sketching, completing drawings, and in keeping with the theme, creative activities like designing birdhouses.

Best of all, the book is fully designed throughout with charming birds, flowers, and still lifes by internationally acclaimed illustrator Geninne D. Zlatkis. A bonus interview sheds light on the artist's creative process and inspiration. 

The 'internationally acclaimed' part just makes me giggle :-P
Anyways...it is now available at Galison, Amazon and select stores all over the world.
I had so much fun creating all of the illustrations for this book, 
I hope you will enjoy it as well.
I'm celebrating with a giveaway! 
Please leave your name and where you're from in the comment section of this blog to participate. You have until next Friday at noon (Mexico City time) to play. 
I'll announce the winner on Saturday. Just one comment per person please.
-The winner will receive an autographed copy of the book plus a signed 5" x 5" one of a kind ink drawing made by me and one print of your choosing from my Etsy shop.
I will ship anywhere in the world so you are all welcome to participate!
Hugs from sunny Mexico, xoxo Geninne

******Comments are now closed.
Thank you so much for participating and your very kind words!
I will announce the winner tomorrow :)

Monday, July 8, 2013

Pedro

Pedro & Frida
Meet Pedro
Friends
Meet Pedro, Frida's new friend :)
He'll be making his way to my Etsy shop later this week.

Monday, July 1, 2013

***Shop Update!

Shop Update!
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Something came up so I'm moving the shop update till Friday, 
July 5th at 2pm cst at Geninne's Originals
These are a few of the original pieces that will be available for purchase plus 22 one of a kind leather cuffs.