Thursday, January 29, 2009

Friday is my day: Ixela

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Hurray! I have been wanting to travel to Italy for a long time and now I've got a chance, let's fly to Torino and meet Alessandra aka Ixela, the sweetest architect in Italy! Besides her architect work she creates beautiful accessories from yarn, beads and vintage jewelry.
Enjoy the Italy! :)

It’s 6.30 in the morning... I have just opened my eyes... the alarm has already rung in our little flat under the roofs... it’s already time to wake up... today my very normal day is going to be a special one... just because I’m going to share it with you all!... Thank you so much dear Heli!!!

Right away we have our breakfast... everything is already prepared (croissants and a big cup of milk and coffe)... my dear hubby always wake up earlier then me since he his not a great sleepyhead!In the meanwhile we take a look at the television news and the weather forecast... then a little peek at my Etsy shop to check the news... I adore to receive conversations... they make me begin the day in a good mood!


Then quickly I get dressed (my hubby says I’m a real land snail!), I put on all my rings (I never go out without them... I feel naked!), one last glance at the mirror and then...



... speedily to the tram stop... I hope this morning I won’t have to wait to much there in the cold!!!


When I arrive in the midtown the city is still awakening... I really love to walk throught these peaceful streets while reaching my office... a little apartment in the old town center.



Here I meet Elena... she is the owner of the architecture and interior design office where I’m working since September of the last year... we design especially alpine architectures and stylish mountain chalets.


After about 4 hours sitted at my workstation, I leave the office to come back home... just a look at some lovely shops before reaching the tram stop again and two steps along the river... near my house there is a nice footbridge over the Po, the most important italian river and one of the four rivers which cross Torino.




It’s already 14.00/14.30 when I finally arrive again at home... I switch on my PC and the TV (well I have to admit I’m a television addicted!), just two little diet snacks for lunch (I’m always on a diet... and I have always to lose weight!!!), and I’m ready for my afternoon “Etsy session”...
I answer to the Etsy convos, I listed/renew some items, maybe I grab a t-west or a big T, sometimes a little jump in the EST thread, maybe even a little chat with my dear friend Silvia (http://silvia66.etsy.com/) who lives in Modena or with Triz (http://triz.etsy.com/) from Israel, then I work a little bit on some new projects... today I have to make a blocking (don’t you know what is blocking?... you can take a look here http://www.knitsimplemag.com/node/17) for some items I finished last evening and to arrange my Thank You cards.




The afternoon is alreay finishing... my hubby has just back home... I profit on him to take some photos to my last creation... in the bathroom there is the only plain wall in the house that I can use as a backgroud for my pictures during the cold season.

We live under the roofs so, only few walls are high enough... and those too are all full of furnitures, objects, vintage toys and little funny things... we have no children, but we ourselves are a little bit children yet!



And now I’m going to prepare something good for dinner, then a little bit of TV while crocheting a new scarflette on my lovely couch and finally once again in my bed already thinking of the upcoming weekend... me and my hubby will go for some shopping with our little Mini which needs to stretch its wheels!




Thank you so much for being with me today!
I wish you all a great and joyful weekend!!!



30 comments:

  1. It really was fun to meet Ixela:-) Super nice girl:-)

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  2. It was so nice to see and meet Ixela! Thanks so much for taking me into the day of someone else.

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  3. One more wonderful day, thank you so much for the look into your life Ixela!

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  4. Helis, I always love reading your Friday post to presenting how's other artist's daily life. Ixela is my favorite and I love Italy ^.^ as well as the people. They are artistic and enthusiastic. Ale, many people is longing for your daily life. It is relaxing and enjoying life, plus your hubby make breakfast. This is awesome! :P

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  5. What a great idea to travel to Italy and meet Allessandra! It was so nice to spend the day with Ale! Thanks for sharing - so many lovely pics! :)

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  6. ooh, Ixela, so fun to read about your day, your workroom is so organized, and I was amazed by all the rings you wear :-) and the little mini is so funny!

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  7. So cool! I got to know another EST member better! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. This is a nice opportunity to see Ixela. Your house and studio is so Nice! Thank u for sharing your wonderful post with us. Hugx.

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  9. wonderful Ixela !!! i love being a fly on the wall... :D

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  10. thank you so much Ixela for your sharing your life with us. You are very elegant girl

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  11. So great to visit Ixela this time! I love some of the cute stuff in her flat! :)

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  12. Another great friday!! Thank you for sharing :)

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  13. what a beautiful place to live and work! and love those rings :) thanks Ixela!!glassworks

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  14. Thank you for letting us spend the day with you. i really enjoyed it.

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  15. such a great read again ! Thanks ixela for getting to know you better !

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  16. Where to start .. this was wonderful to read/see and meet Ale! Your house looks gorgeous, I am envious of your ring collection, you are totally beautiful and the mini rocks!! Thanks so much for sharing your day with us Ale and Heli!!

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  17. Just finish to work, a glance here before leaving the office!
    Thank you so much again dear Heli for host me in your adorable blog (and even for your unespected surprise!!!) and thank you all dear friends for being with me today and for all your words!!!... I wish you all again a wonderful weekend :)

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  18. so nice to see a glimpse into Ale's life and surrounding!!! Just makes me feel that much closer to her :-) wonderful post! :-)

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  19. as always it's great to read your friday post - and who doesn't want to travel to italy????

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  20. Aaawww.... so nice to read Ale's day!! She's such a sweetie indeed! Thank you for sharing, Ale & Heli! :)

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  21. It was so nice to see Ixela and how she spends her day! What a delightful place to live, I feel as if I have taken a mini vacation! Thanks for sharing your day with us Ale!

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  22. che bello "vivere" una giornata con te Ale!!! Helis thatn you so much for showing this amazing artist and friend :)

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  23. Ale, che bella giornata abbiamo passato con te!!! Bellissimo racconto di com'è un tuo giorno... e ora che sappiamo che frequenti la chat, cercheremo di trovarti!!!

    Bacioni!!! ♥♥

    Mariana e Paula

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  24. What a great idea Heli!!! Compliments!!! ♥♥

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  25. Wonderful story and nice pictures! And I love your Mini, it's so cute:)

    Grazie mille Alessandra e Heli!
    Ora vorrei prenotare un viaggio per Torino...;)

    -minna

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  26. This was a delightful post. Ale, it was so nice to get to know a little better. I loved your city and your house. Oh, we used to have a mini before we got maried, I miss it.

    Heli thanks for this post. There's an award waiting for you on my blog.

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  27. What a great friday feature! So fun to see a little bit more of Ixela and Italy.

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  28. Happy to take a peek into your day ixela...Thanks for sharing it with su, dear SuperH :)

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  29. wow you have a great blog and some beautiful pics up here !!!

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  30. Wooohoo Ale! It was so much fun to read about your day! and thank you Heli and Ale for sharing this with us!

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