http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/04/polishfloral/ where people who love their homes click Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:13:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/04/polishfloral/#comment-285106 rebeccajean_w Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:19:24 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4365#comment-285106 No problem! Yeah, some people think I have mad internetting skillz. ;) No problem! Yeah, some people think I have mad internetting skillz.

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/04/polishfloral/#comment-285105 Mary T Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:12:21 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4365#comment-285105 Thanks so much for the info! You obviously have superior Google skills because I tried and couldn't find anything! Thanks so much for the info! You obviously have superior Google skills because I tried and couldn’t find anything!

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/04/polishfloral/#comment-285102 rebeccajean_w Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:57:14 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4365#comment-285102 Oh, a little clarification; "pajaki" is plural. Just one is a "pajak." Oh, a little clarification; “pajaki” is plural. Just one is a “pajak.”

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/06/04/polishfloral/#comment-285101 rebeccajean_w Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:56:17 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4365#comment-285101 You're right, they do look like they'd be a fun summery decoration! Although, a little bit of googling seems to indicate that they are traditionally used as a Christmas decoration. I'm not really finding any definitive explanation to link you to, but they are apparently called "pajaki". (If you want to google the term yourself, be aware that the literal translation is "spider"!) The best description I could find was actually on a mail-order site, www.polandbymail.com — which I'll paste here to save you the trouble: "Pajaki - The literal translation is "spiders of straw". Located 90 kilometers from Warsaw the town of Lowicz and surrounding villages comprise the center of what many consider to be Poland's most colorful folk region. A typical village house from this area was full of colored flower paintings, fancy paper cut-outs and mobiles made of straw and colored paper. The mobiles or pajaki are delicate creations hand made by the women and girls of the villages as decorations for their homes. The finest examples of this folk art from the 19th and 20th centuries can be found in the local museum located in the town square." You’re right, they do look like they’d be a fun summery decoration! Although, a little bit of googling seems to indicate that they are traditionally used as a Christmas decoration. I’m not really finding any definitive explanation to link you to, but they are apparently called “pajaki”. (If you want to google the term yourself, be aware that the literal translation is “spider”!) The best description I could find was actually on a mail-order site, http://www.polandbymail.com — which I’ll paste here to save you the trouble:
“Pajaki - The literal translation is “spiders of straw”. Located 90 kilometers from Warsaw the town of Lowicz and surrounding villages comprise the center of what many consider to be Poland’s most colorful folk region. A typical village house from this area was full of colored flower paintings, fancy paper cut-outs and mobiles made of straw and colored paper. The mobiles or pajaki are delicate creations hand made by the women and girls of the villages as decorations for their homes. The finest examples of this folk art from the 19th and 20th centuries can be found in the local museum located in the town square.”

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