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Soon enough – Workshop preparations

I’m getting ready for my first workshop and somehow, with the rest of my normal life still sort of happening anyway, I had to cut on the blogging this week.
Apologies for that. On the other hand, for the lucky recipients of the screen-printing workshop script, this document has seen by some very strict formatting judges (you know who you… read more

In the studio: handpainted brooches

Last year I started working on some hand-painted brooches and I sold the last one a couple of weeks ago. The other brooches never actually made it into the shop because I sold them pretty quickly at markets. So here I am, back to making new ones, this time with a specific theme in mind, the ocean.
The intent is… read more

My dear analog cameras

While I try to adjust to a new work balance I’ve been giving my shop a new look. I am usually for drastic changes but it can be risky to do it all at once, especially when it comes to photographs.
This year I really want to focus more on some specific product lines and my aim is to build… read more

Presenting: the big clutch

When I was in Italy I bought a new beautiful coat. I don’t buy coats very often: as a matter of fact I went to the exact same store where I bought my previous coat almost six years ago. My old coat is falling apart but I love it and I am conscious of the investment I had made so… read more

Handmade bits #18: sew efficient. Part II

I am not sure about you but I really don’t like having all sorts of tiny threads scattered everywhere. Yes, I bundle them into small balls and collect them into jars to ultimately use them as filling for my brooches. However, considering the cost of good quality sewing thread, I try to limit the waste.
Most modern sewing machines come… read more