Friday is my day: Yasmin Bochi

Today we are lucky ducks again (when we aren't?), we are going to visit Yasmin from Belgium and UK. She creates the most amazing little matryoshka jewellery, barbie shoe jewellery and she gives vintage handbags a totally new life and look by using tapestry doily, lace, handpainting, printing...really creative and the most certainly original! Please do visit her shop yasminbochi.etsy.com

Green and Red Floral Matryoshka Necklace

by: yasminbochi

I wake up around 9.00 in Ascot. Good morning!

I don’t have an alarm so, if I’m lucky enough, it will be thanks to the sun shining on my pillow. A perfect start of the day!

Next, is the coffee. I’ve converted my partner from an English tea drinker into a coffee drinker and both of us grab a steaming cup of Italian caffe latte.

On special occasions and if the weather permits we have a proper breakfast on the sheltered balcony.
The first hours of the day take place around the kitchen counter, where we have our laptop. The flat we are living in is quite small, so no space for a desk. I sit on a bar stool, overlooking a green and relaxing panorama, filled with cute little birds zooming around and the occasional squirrel hopping around.


I check my mail and etsy shop. If I have to send off a parcel or if I’m creating new designs, I move on to the craft room. Also know as the green room (because of the huge green cupboard), the inspiration room, middle room, dining room. This is my favourite spot. It is stuffed with handbags, jewellery and knik-knaks, collected over the years. Here I create my designs, but with a few touches I turn it into a dining room and have my friends and family over for a dinner.



Afternoon. Having quite an irregular lifestyle, as both my partner and I are self employed, we can plan our day as it goes. We both do our missions, but try to combine it with something fun. A bike ride to the post office turns into a ride through Windsor Great Park or a delivery in London ends with a quick visit to Camden Market or the British Museum.

Evening. Another round of e-mail and etsy checking. Then on to Skype to phone my parents and sister in Belgium...these are never short phone calls, being far apart we need to time to get updated with the latest news and even then I quite often forget to mention a lot of things!If there is any time left and I am on my own, I curl up in the sofa and read a book. Everything is quiet and very relaxing.
Dinner time. Moving the laptop out of sight and preparing the kitchen counter for two. I do the cooking, but my partner too has a lot of good ideas for recipes. If only I could make him cook them for me!

I do love cooking and I spend a lot of time looking for recipes or making up my own dishes. I love Mediterranean food and pasta...both of us could have it every day!

Late night. We watch a movie before going to sleep. Historic drama’s or The Tudor series are a favourite. Occasionally we play a video game, trying to beat each other at golf or a scary zombie game. Then I go to bed, reading a few more pages of my book before falling asleep...good night!