tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72458296535807483862024-03-08T11:00:35.908-08:00My day is Friday...Friday is my dayHelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14417866812731667942noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-8543344512258129512012-10-19T02:15:00.001-07:002012-10-19T02:15:42.021-07:00Friday is my day: ValeriAtelier<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hello all! Today we are traveling to Turin, Italy to meet Valeria from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/valeriatelier" target="_blank">ValeriAtelier.</a> Enjoy the ride :)</span><br />
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Hi there! My name is Valeria :) I live in north west Italy, in a small town near Turin. I live there with my husband and my little dog, Jaki.<br />
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<br />I live in this beautiful town since I was born and I could not move in a big & crowded city! In the village we have everything we need: shops, chemist, post office and council office. The atmosphere is quiet and silent.<br />
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Every day I wake up at 8.00a.m. At that time my husband is already at work, so I have breakfast with my beloved dog. A mug of tea and some homemade biscuits.<br />
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After breakfast, I read e-mails, browse the blogs through my reader and have a look at my Etsy, Fb, etc. Today I must clean the house and do the washing, so my weekend will be available! The morning passes so quickly that I did not realize that it's time to prepare lunch! Today.. RISOTTO!! Pumpkin Risotto!! I love to cook and try new recipes!<br />
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In the afternoon I begin my productive day.<br />
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<br />I create new jewelry, draw and experiment with new or recycled materials.<br />
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The afternoon passed quickly and it's time to make dinner!<br />
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When my husband comes home from work... everything is ready... we can have dinner! After dinner I can never do anything... I'm always tired! So I lie on my couch watching TV. At 11.30 p.m. it’s time to go to bed!! Another day has passed... goodbye!<br />
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<br /><span>....................................................................................<br />Thank you Valeria! As for you lovely readers, stay tuned for next week's guest!<br />
Until then... have a great weekend and be creative! </span></div>
Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-46121134583766343442012-10-05T05:11:00.000-07:002012-10-05T05:11:47.172-07:00Friday is my day: Mayagencic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hello all! Today we are traveling to Athens, Greece to meet Maya from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mayagencic" target="_blank">Mayagencic</a>. Enjoy the ride :)</span><div>
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Hi everyone! My name is Maya, I am 37 years old (hm, young!) and I
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here from Serbia 4 years ago, and to be honest I feel like I am still
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This is the view from our terrace in the morning. Well, not SO early as
I had never been an early riser. Since I do not have a day job at the
moment, I could have at least enjoyed sleeping late, but alas! My
3-year-old daughter Ianthi doesn't think so...so today she was in the
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expressing her creativity...on the walls :/ This masterpiece is at
least on the outer wall of the terrace...unfortunately, she finds the
inner (white) walls of the living room quite convenient as backgrounds
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Ok, so Ianthi's breakfast is ready, and so is mine! I
will have just a coffee to begin the day in my favourite spot of our
apartement - the balcony. I am a caffeine addict, no shame about it, and
I need a huge cup of it, otherwise my brain will stay right there in
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While Ianthi is
re-discovering her toys, I have some time to sit and check what's new
online...most of all, Etsy and Pinterest. Pinterest is another addiction
of mine...I really love it. It is like a visual Paradise that amazes
and inspires me. I could stay much longer but I have to prepare lunch
till the rest of the family comes back from their schools/jobs (sigh).
Something simple and quick, more complicated meals are for Sundays!</div>
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While the food is cooking, I am working on my Etsy
orders. Now, I definitely prefer THIS to cooking! It relaxes me,
actually. So, these pretties will be put on the tiles soon and in 3 days
become immortalized as coasters! I find even the scraps cute...I like
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Lunch time for the whole family. Here is my older daughter
Natalia...and she is wearing earrings we ordered from - Etsy! :)<br />
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Since I am an English teacher and have some private lessons
during the week, I prepare for today's meeting with my two favourite
students! Today is our first meeting after summer and I am sure we have a
lot to say about what happened during the holidays...so I will turn it
into a little game with question cards. I have also brought for them
some cute souvenirs from Prague - these lovely magnets (handmade, of
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Ok, so I am ready to
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Here are my girls! I feel really lucky to have them as students and
friends, and I am quite proud of their progress since we started with
the lessons 2 years ago. I got a present also! Wonderful aromatic tea in
this adorable tin box - from Vienna. Yay!</div>
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After a nice movie and some more online browsing, I am ready
for bed. Night falls over Athens, but the city doesn't sleep. I can
imagine the downtown, with the tourists still roaming, some shops still
working and the cozy cafeterias full of pleasant noise of the chit-chat.
It would be really nice to be there with some friends, and have a drink
or two. But, not today. Some other evening. Next Friday... maybe.<br />
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<span>....................................................................................<br />Thank you Maya! As for you lovely readers, stay tuned for next week's guest!<br />
Until then... have a great weekend and be creative! </span><br />
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Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-89058600148203875532012-09-24T05:28:00.000-07:002012-09-24T05:28:04.582-07:00Friday is my day: Granny Knows Best<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hello all! Today we are traveling to Bulgaria to meet Nevyana from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GrannyKnowsBest" target="_blank">Granny Knows Best</a>. Enjoy the ride :)</span><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hi, my name is Nevyana,
an owner, designer and artisan at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GrannyKnowsBest" target="_blank">Granny Knows Best</a>. I’m temporally living with
my mom and my son in North-West Bulgaria, in a town called Vratza. </span>
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later he jumps over my bed all joyful and playful. Great start of the day! His
good mood is infectious and we stay a little bit in the bed laughing at nothing.</span></div>
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I’m not a sporty girl, the bike is a great compromise for my body and my soul.
I take my camera and I’m leaving town. </span></div>
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more to reach the gorgeous rock’s gate, that have given the name of the
town ("Vrata" means "gate" in Bulgarian). From both sides of the route you see
enormous blocks of steep, high rock formations. This region is compared to the
french rocks of Verdon, but I can’t say if it is the same or not, because I
have never been to Verdon. </span></div>
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weekend it is full of climbers that come from all over the country, here they
can find any difficulty level they are looking for. I leave the climber on his
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Wow, what a relaxing
moment in front of the computer with a steaming cup of green tea. I prepare a
litre of it in my shabby vintage teapot and I enjoy this magical liquid all day
long. I check my Etsy account, e-mail, facebook, then I dedicate a lot on internet promoting... the hard part of my knit & crochet affair. I work
until 14:00 under the supervising eye of my granny from the portrait. She is my
lucky mascot! I named my shop after her and I trully believe she sees and
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with tomato sauce. I don’t know why, but my mom don’t want to face the fact
that I don’t eat meat and often prepares meat, like she wants to convert me.
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and... what a surprise! My package with labeled tags has arrived 3 days earlier
then promised. I’m so happy... that I’m doing the happy dance. The tags are just
wonderful, even if they are not in the absolutely same colors as on my website.
And they are more than 1000! Hopping to have as many orders as I have tags to
use ;-)</span></div>
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crazy while staying in the house the whole day and we both decide that it is
time for going outside. We call Damyan’s friend Sofia to come with us and head
for the nearby playground. They don’t need a lot of supervising, as far as they
are together, they can play hours and hours, without even noticing my presence
or absence. Few hours on the
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Damyan helps me to prepar the dinner. He claims for his favorite banitza, so we
put all our efforts to make an yummy evening meal. Banitza is a traditional
bulgarian dish, it is made from eggs, bulgarian white cheese, bulgarian yogurt
and some flaky pastry. Easy, fast and very tasty. You can eat it at breakfast,
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red wine... or moreover it is my regular evening glass of local merlot.
Nazdrave! (cheers)</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My son is in his bed, so the day is over for me. I like to read before I
fall asleep, so I take the book for the Indigo children and I go deep into the
world of those special kids. Interesting true story... that I will tell you some
other time... Good night! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">....................................................................................<br />Thank you Nevyana! As for you lovely readers, stay tuned for next week's guest!<br />
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Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-20743404512410871362012-09-07T06:28:00.000-07:002012-09-07T06:28:20.053-07:00Friday is my day: Quiero<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ηello all!<br />
Today we travel to The Netherlands to meet lovely Inèz from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/QuierobyInez" target="_blank">Quiero</a>. Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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Good morning!<br />
I am Inèz, owner of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/QuierobyInez" target="_blank">Quiero</a>! I live together with my boyfriend in a little apartment in Rotterdam. These amazing pictures of us have been taken by Hanke Arkenbout, who also designed my logo.<br />
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I started Quiero! a while ago, after having worked for a couple of years in Human Resources. Quiero! is my jewelry label, and means 'I want' in Spanish. For me it means that I do what I want to do, and also that other people think 'Quiero!' by seeing my jewelry. Besides Quiero! I also work as a make-up artist.<br />
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Most weekdays I get up at 8:00, unless I've got an assignment that starts very early in the morning. Today I haven't so my alarm (iPhone 'duck') goes off at 8 in the morning.<br /><br />I have breakfast with multi-fruit cruesli, some fruit & yoghurt and a glass of water, on the couch while watching the morning news. Today I also made a smoothie with banana, dates and orange juice... mmm!<br />
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<b>8:30 </b><br />I work a lot from home. This is my working room. I re-styled it a while ago. <br />
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First I made this moodboard, as you can see it's now hanging on the wall in my working room. Using the moodboard I chose the colors of the room. I painted the wall chocolate brown when my boyfriend was away for a couple of days ;)<br />
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Today I wanted to make something out of this pre-loved necklace that I got from my mother's friend.<br />
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I made a beautiful new necklace, a ring and a set of earrings out of the old necklace. I'm so happy with this result! :)<b> </b><br />
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<b>10:00 </b><br />About two weeks ago I had a market stall (together with Nicole from Studio BIG) at the 'Etsy Bazaar' at a big three-day festival in Holland; Lowlands Festival. <br /><br /><span id="goog_1285242986"></span><span id="goog_1285242987"></span><br />
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I sold Quiero! jewelry and I gave people beautiful neon & glitter festival make-ups! <br />
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I planned to write a blogpost and a newsletter about it in the next week, but didn't manage to do it. I'm not so good with time-management ;) Today I really want to tick these things off my list, so I write a blogpost on foureyesrotterdam.blogspot.nl and send out a newsletter to all my friends and customers, in which I put a link to the blog, so they can read the more extensive story about Lowlands if they like.<br /><br /><b>12:00 </b><br />Having a quick lunch enjoying the sun on our little balcony.<br /><br /><b>13:00 </b><br />I like to take photo's with a SLR-camera. I only have an analog one. At the moment I use Revolog-films, which have a special effect on them. Yesterday I picket up a CD with developed photo's (they put them from the negative straight onto a CD, very convenient). I really like this photo!<br />
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<br /><b>14:00</b><br />Last week I did the make-up for a fotoshoot with photographer Sylvana van der Pluijm and model Lisanne Sanders.<br /><br /><span id="goog_1285242994"></span> <span id="goog_1285242998"></span><span id="goog_1285242999"></span><br />
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While checking Facebook, my Etsy-shop, my e-mails etc. Sylvana uploads this photo onto facebook. WOW! I think this photo is absolutely stunning. So very happy with this result :)<br /><br />
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<b>17:00 </b><br />I quickly hop into The Hubshop, which is right around the corner from my house, to buy a present. Later this week I'll visit an ex-flatmate who just had a baby, Moos. The Hubshop sells beautiful products from many different entrepreneurs (they also sell Quiero! jewelry!) from around the world, it's a great place to buy presents, I always find something nice and original there.<br />
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I am totally in love with the cute baby-shirts they sell from Stitch Junkie. They've got them with ties sewed on them, but also with the famous Dutch rabbit Nijntje (Miffy), a star, a house or a car. The ones with the ties are my favorite! I was able to buy the last tie-shirt in stock for little Moos! Lucky me (and lucky Moos, haha)!<b></b><br />
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<b>17:45 </b><br />I go to Bikram Yoga for the second time. I went there for the first time last week, and the second time within the same week is for free (very cunning, haha). It's 1,5 hours yoga in a room that heated to 40 °C. <b> </b><br />
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And to stay in the Italian atmosphere we had a simple pasta with onion, bolognese sauce, grated parmezan and home-grown basil.<b> </b><br />
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<b>21:00</b><br />During summertime there's always about two weeks 'Pleinbios' in Rotterdam, this is a big moviescreen outside in the park where they show movies in the evening when it gets dark. We saw 'Profession: Heartbreaker'. The movie was very nice & funny.<b></b><br />
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<b>24:00</b><br />We come back from the movie quite late, so we go straight to bed!<br /><br /><br />Hope you all have a great day!<br /><br />
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....................................................................................<br />Thank you Inèz! As for you lovely readers, stay tunned for next week's guest!<br />
Until then... have a great weekend and be creative!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
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Ηello all! Today we travel to beautiful Denmark to meet Pia from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/idestudiet" target="_blank">Idestudiet</a>! Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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<b>6:00 am</b><br />
Good morning! My name is Pia. I am a wire art artist and my studio is called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/idestudiet" target="_blank">Idestudiet</a>. I live with my husband, our two boys and our dog in a small coastal town on the beautiful west cost of Denmark. Nature is wild and rough here - not to mention gorgeous! I am so happy to invite you to follow my day. It's 6 am and I just get up – a bit late for me. I love getting up at around 5:30 am or so. The house is so nice and quiet – a great time to brainstorm and work on new ideas. The very first thing I do every morning – this morning was no exception – is to make coffee. I admit it. I am a coffee addict! I LOVE that first cup of coffee in the morning. One of the best times of the day – 75% of my designs are born before 11 am. Unfortunately – or maybe that’s actually good – my other half is the total opposite. He is a musician and he works best after 11 pm. Means more quiet time for me in the mornings!<br />
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<b>6:15 am</b><br />
I go to my studio to check ETSY, my website, <a href="http://www.idestudiet.blog.com/" target="_blank">my blog</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Idestudiet" target="_blank">my facebook page</a> and of course my email to see if anything needs answer. {When did I become addicted to all of this??}<br />
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<b>6:45 am</b><br />
Time for my morning walk. I walk every morning for about half an hour with the oldest of my sons and our dog. I am so inspired by nature so our trips are a great source of inspiration – and a wonderful time to talk with my – way too fast – growing kid. We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place – take a look.<br />
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We have breakfast and afterwards I go out in our backyard and pick some roses for my studio. I love roses and they seem to be pretty happy in my backyard this year so plenty to pick from.<br />
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We are all in vacation mode this week, so we have decided to take a trip to the beach to gather some driftwood for my sculptures. Well, my husband and I are looking for driftwood – the kids are more interested in playing in the weaves. But who can blame them?!<br />
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As you can see the summer here has been... well, not really that warm – and that’s putting it nicely!<br />
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<b>12:30 pm</b><br />
After lunch it’s time to visit my parents house and get some more wire for my sculptures. My parents have a farm and the majority of my wire comes from my dad’s meadow. Beautifully weathered as only Mother Nature can. I love the idea that my dad has used this wire and worked with it. And now it’s my turn to transform it into something lasting for someone to enjoy. Makes me feel very connected to my dad – and to nature.<br />
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We said hello to the cows when we were there. I often wonder – What goes through their heads? They always look like they are thinking; WHAT is she up to?? Ha… Maybe they are.<br />
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Back home again. We decided to make it a pizza and salad night. After eating, the kids played for a while before we read stories. Once they were in bed I started working on some sculptures. I have a big art show coming up and I also want to add more items to my etsy store. So although I LOVE having the kids at home it will be nice with some serious work time when they go back to school soon.<br />
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Looks kind of messy, I know. I am in the middle of several projects so cleaning will have to wait until they are done!<br />
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<b>11:00 pm</b><br />
What a gorgeous day it has been. Sunshine, blue water and clear skies. Oh, I love summer. Just wish we had had more of it this year!<br />
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Time for bed! Thanks for visiting my day. Hope yours were wonderful as well!<br />
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Blessings, Pia<br />
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Thank you Pia! As for all of you lovely readers, stay tunned for next week's guest!<br />
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Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-77730867338496057842012-08-10T23:54:00.000-07:002012-08-10T23:54:29.889-07:00Friday is my day: Softly Bear Paw<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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to rest a bit from photography I make little cute collectible teddy
bears :)… I love when they get born in my hands and especially I love the moment
when they find a new home. </span>It would be
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>17:00</b> I am having a photo shoot. This woman is very beautiful. And the sun is playing with the
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</div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-80843825214391951822012-08-04T10:46:00.000-07:002012-08-04T10:46:13.637-07:00Friday is my day: TikTak Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Hello all! Today we are traveling to Spain to meet Radka from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TikTakThings" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">"Tiktakthings"</a>! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hello there! My name
is Radka. I´m from Slovakia but now I live in the sunny southern Spain where I
create my handmade clocks under name <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TikTakThings" target="_blank">TikTak Things</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I invite you to spend one day with me. Let´s go! </span><br />
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alarm of my cell phone is singing and it´s time to wake up and do some
sports. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I put my fitness outfit on
and spend the next 30 minutes jumping in front of TV. Cardio, fitness workout
with dumbbells or fitball pilates - that´s my morning menu. I love the feel of
endorphins raising up to my head, it makes me feel good about myself and I
start my day in a good mood. With this positive energy boost I almost forget
that it´s so early in the morning (I loooove to sleep late when I can).</span></div>
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fast shower I have a quick breakfast. In the summer I have usually my breakfast
on the balcony watching people on the street hurrying up to work. The most
important part of my morning meal is a coffee. I loooooove coffee. Black or
latte, with no sugar, in a colorful mug. I´ll repeat my coffee ritual a couple
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the office, put my helmet on and ride home on my bike. I use it everyday, I
can´t image going to work other way. Recently I put a big bag on the back of
the bike so I can go shopping as well. It´s pretty cool! I call it dog´s ears
bag as it reminds me of a Basset. Each pocket hangs on one side of the back
wheel the same way the bassets ears do on his head. </span></div>
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products on Etsy and I´m ready for bed. It´s been a long day. At least it´s
Saturday tomorrow (or today in fact) and I can sleep as long as I want…Friday
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</div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-11512008692787986342012-07-21T01:14:00.002-07:002012-07-21T01:14:44.723-07:00Friday is my day: Studio BIG<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Hello all! We were a bit absent but back again!!! Today we are traveling to Utrecht, Netherlands to meet Nicole from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StudioBIG" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;">"Studio BIG"</a>! </span><br />
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Hi everyone, my name is Nicole, I live near Utrecht in The Netherlands and I recently started Studio BIG...</div>
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<b>6.30AM:</b> the alarm clock starts buzzing and awakes me, that is if not before one (or more) of my three sons has done so. Usually they leave their friends with me....</div>
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<b>7.00AM: </b>I really need to get out to get to work in time. Luckily for the first time since weeks the weather actually is quite nice.</div>
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Aaiii, you caught me. Checking the views from the US the night before. Yes, I admit, I am hooked....</div>
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<b>8.45AM:</b> I arrive at work. It is really qui<span style="color: #184a7f;">e</span>t because my colleagues almost all are enjoying their holidays. So I can start my day with a cup of nice coffee (I work with a large coffee and tea producer in The Netherlands...) and check my emails.</div>
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Of course I enjoy making the product, but I also really like packing it nicely and adding a small personal note: and after finishing that I make a design I think might work at the festival: purple cell phone cover with a peace dove. I still use the pin-cushion my late<span style="color: #184a7f;"> </span>grandmother made for me many years ago. I cherish it because she thought me my passion: sewing and creating what I have in my mind... (also the beautiful little pair of scissors were hers)</div>
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</div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-31661587628353379992012-05-12T03:17:00.000-07:002012-05-12T03:17:22.376-07:00Friday is my day: Belichek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all! Today we are traveling to Prague to meet Anastasia from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/belichek">"Belichek"</a>! <br />Enjoy the ride! :)<br />
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Hi all!<br />My name is Anastasia Meliskin from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/belichek">"Belichek"</a>. I live in Prague with my beloved daughter and husband. I am a wedding photographer and I of course sew beautiful things out of felt.<br />My sweet heart let us sleep up to 8-9 in the morning and today we woke up at 9:30. I usually and check my e-mail quickly and eat a pear or an apple and make massage for Mia.<br />
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Every day I see these felt garlands and they give me a good mood.<br />
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I usually sew at night when the baby sleeps. Yesterday I sewed a hat for Mia and I also created the pattern from scratch, so I am looking forward to test it on my daughter.<br /><span id="goog_1105192650"></span><span id="goog_1105192651"></span><br />
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Now we need to run to the old center. A last look at the house and we off we go.<br /> <br />
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Here we are. Mia does not like to be in a wheelchair and I use a sling, so she can look around and not to get bored.<br />
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I love walking in the old town. There are many beautiful buildings, interesting museums and just beautiful things.<br /><span id="goog_1105192658"></span><span id="goog_1105192659"></span><br />
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On the way we pass from the needlework supplies store to buy some yarn.<br /><span id="goog_1105192662"></span><span id="goog_1105192663"></span><br />
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We quickly go home using the subway, because Mia is tired and I prepare a light lunch. When a child begins to cry we do everything three times faster so salad is sliced in 5 seconds.<br /><br />
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Then I feed my daughter, she is a bit naughty and plays :) <br /><br />
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It's time to go Mia to the doctor. After visiting we have a great mood. The doctor said that Mia is almost healthy!<br /> <br />
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Now I cook for us a delicious dinner, and my daughter is looking forward to it.<br /> <br />
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Lightning like food eating and Mia is laying to sleep. The day is passing furiously and fast like a train.<br /><br />
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Now it's MY time. I drink coffee, dreaming, and sew-sew-sew ...<br /><br />
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Thank you for your company this beautiful Friday :)<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Thank you Anastasia! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!</span><br style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)</span></span> </div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-58832175831579945002012-05-04T07:25:00.000-07:002012-05-04T07:25:09.444-07:00Friday is my day: Oxhillcrafts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello all! Today we are traveling to Portugal to meet Gisela from “<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/oxhillcrafts" target="_blank">Oxhillcrafts</a>”! <br />Enjoy the ride! :)<br />
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Hi! My name is Gisela and I live in Portugal. I have an Etsy shop called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/oxhillcrafts" target="_blank">Oxhillcrafts</a> and I am so happy to be here sharing my day with you!<br />
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<b>6:30 am</b> - My alarm clock wakes me up and five minutes later my two cats, Oscar and Felix, start pawing me in the face to get me out of the bed. How thoughtful of them... Today Felix decides to get back to bed to sleep a little longer.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>7:00 am</b> - It’s time to take a quick shower and to feed the cats who start meowing for food from the moment they leave the bed. I manage to have breakfast too! I always have oatmeal and drink black tea with milk.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>7:30 am</b> - I get ready to work and in the meantime I pick some roses from the backyard. They will cheer me up later in the evening.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>8:00 am</b> - Everything is tidy, the cats are getting ready to sleep again (can’t help feeling envious at this point) and I head off to the office.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>8:30 am</b> - I arrive at Silves, a lovely town in the south of Portugal where I work as an insurance broker.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>13:00 pm</b> - (meanwhile many non crafty things happened) I have time for a quick lunch and to squeeze in a trip to the post office to ship an order (all my packages are handmade because I want people to get the feeling of opening a present when they receive their orders). The camera goes with me every time I leave the office at lunchtime. Finding inspiring little things is always a possibility in this town.<b> </b><br />
<b>14:00 pm</b> - Back to the office to work a little longer.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>19:30 pm</b> - Somehow I manage to run away from the paperwork and go back to my little village.<br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>20:00 pm</b> - It feels so good to be home again. Going to my parents house to have dinner is my normal routine but today I’m going to stay at home and “dinner” is going to be very simple: black tea (I’m addicted) and toasts while I let the cats go out to the backyard to play and scratch some trees. <br /><b> </b><br />
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<b>20:30 pm</b> - Night is falling and it has been raining. The village looks beautiful in this light. It’s time to craft. Around the house I have small collections of colored threads, buttons, trims and other little thinks that inspire me. I’m making a necklace to add to my<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/oxhillcrafts" target="_blank"> Etsy shop</a> in the weekend, a crochet blanket made by my mother is also waiting to be listed. I don’t have to wake up early tomorrow, so it will be a long night!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: center;">Hello all! Today we are traveling to United Kingdom to meet Nat and Naomi from</span>
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Hi, I’m Nat and I make up one half of “<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/OliveAndVince" target="_blank">Olive and Vince handmade toddler clothing</a>” alongside my good friend, Naomi. We also each own Olive (mine) and Vince (Naomi’s). Today you are joining us on one of our typical Friday adventures, because Friday is our day:<br />
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<b>7.06am </b>Today is unusual because I have been able to wake unassisted without Olive telling me it’s breakfast time. It would appear she is having a lie in, and so am I J I rise in my own time, shower and make extra efforts to make myself look pretty in the knowledge that there will be a camera joining us in the workshop today!<br />
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<b>8.00am</b> Olive eventually joins me. She does her usual trick of hiding behind a chair in her room to avoid removal of her bed clothes. I note we have run out of nappies, I will have to tell the nursery we have succeeded in potty training.<br />
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<b>8.25am</b> I am at the breakfast table alone today, because Olive has insisted Daddy bring her bike in from the garden so she can enjoy breakfast “Al Biko”. We are running seriously late, so I let it be. Whilst running around the house prepping Olive’s nursery bag I return to discover Olive has finished her breakfast and attempted to help herself to another portion! Instead of crying and returning to bed, I swiftly grab the camera and capture the moment before packing Olive into the car and delivering her to nursery.<br />
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<b>9.40am</b> I return home, breathe, sigh and reflect how much I needed this morning’s lie in. I switch the radio on (the radio is a big part of our Friday workshops!), check our Etsy store for overnight activity and then set to work on tidying up and prepping the workshop for Naomi’s arrival. As I tidy I keep an eye out for Naomi’s car: I plan to hide behind the door with the camera and catch her unawares, I succeed!<br />
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<b>10.30am</b> We only have a couple of Etsy orders to work on today so we have decided to commit some time to having a little spring clean / stock check of our fabrics. It’s a therapeutic task and a relief that there are two of us lugging piles of material about the place. We come across some real gems at the bottom of the pile we’d forgotten all about!<br />
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<b>6.00pm</b> Once home, Olive hangs out with Umna bear whilst I make dinner. Since launching our toddler clothing brand life has been so busy I invested a moment to devise a 3 weekly menu cycle. It hangs on my fridge and tells me what I need to do each day without me even having to think. On Fridays I like to keep it really simple, it’s always pasta something. And tonight, because it’s been a long old day and it’s sunny outside, we toast dinner with an ale shandy / apple juice for those under 3 years!<br />
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Hello all! Today we are traveling to Belgium to meet Stephanie from '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/2SmartCats" target="_blank">2SmartCats</a>'! Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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Hello, my name is Stephanie. I am from Australia, but have been living and working in Belgium for the past few years. I am a web developer by day, and I do my crafts in the evenings, the weekends, or whenever I have time really. My day begins when the alarm goes off at 6.30. I usually stay in bed for another 10 minutes before getting out of bed together with my two darling fur babies. I am definitely not a morning person. <br />
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<br />I spend the next hour getting ready for the day, but most importantly getting my cats set up for the day as well, which includes feeding them, cleaning after them and play with them for a little while as they will be alone in the house while I am at work. At this stage, I do not have enough time to have a proper cup of tea, so I just have a glass of warm water. I’ve read somewhere that a glass of warm water in the morning is very healthy. It helps to detox your body. Then at 7.30, I take a short walk to the local train station to catch the train to work in Brussels. <br />
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<b>9 AM</b><br />I usually get to the office just before 9 o’clock. I begin to go through my emails and reply to any urgent or important business. Then I would make myself a cup of strong black tea with honey and maybe a fruit yogurt. Sometimes I cannot wait this long to get my tea, so I get myself a cup as soon as I get in to the office; especially during the awful and cold winter days.<br />
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<b>1-2 PM</b><br />I usually go for a walk in the neighbourhood with another colleague to get our lunches. It is a very enjoyable walk when the sun is out. Unfortunately, this is not very often in Belgium. I try to eat healthily as often as I can. I am a tea junky, and drink many cups of tea each day. I switch from black tea in the mornings to different types of green teas or Pu’er tea in the afternoons.<br />
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After arriving home in the evenings, if I feel there is still some energy left, I will continue to work on my designs after dinner. But I do not do this on a Friday evening, as my partner and I usually go out to dinner on Friday evenings. These are some of the items I have made throughout the odd hours. So far, I have enjoyed every minute of learning and crafting. The encouragement from friends and family and the support from customers have been just wonderful. I plan to dedicate more time crafting.<br />
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I might watch a film before heading off to bed. <br />Thank you for reading. I hope you’ve enjoyed sharing my day.<br />
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Hello all! Today we are traveling to Istanbul to meet Neslihan from '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/craftsbynesli" target="_blank">Craftsbynesli</a>' and '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/colorfulfelts" target="_blank">Colorfulfelts</a>'! Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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Hello, this is Neslihan Yücesan. I live in a small town with natural beauties, a magnificent lake, full of bird chirps, only 1 hour away from İstanbul. I am a sentimental, positive and highly creative person. I have two Etsy shops named '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/craftsbynesli" target="_blank">Craftsbynesli</a>' and '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/colorfulfelts" target="_blank">Colorfulfelts</a>'. The first one is for my vintage themed jewelry, accessories, bags, purses and pillows. The second only for my felt works. Generally I spend the day by creating and preparing orders.<br /><br />
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My 8 year old beloved son wakes me up at 7:30. He will soon be on the way to school so we are making the last preparations. He will have his breakfast at school so he only has a banana for now. He really loves being at school and he waits for the school bus impatiently in front of the house.<br />
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And this is my dear husband Ulaş, with who I am still in love like the first day. My husband works as a mechanical engineer at our family business. After a little morning chat he is off to work and I start my long day.<br />
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Both me and my husband passionately play a traditional instrument called 'Baglama'. It is also called 'Saz'. We really enjoy making music at night together. But I also try to spare a couple of hours to Baglama during the day. This gives me the chance to think and relax my mind. After playing Baglama for 2 hours I quickly tidy up the house and loose myself in my creations.<br /><br />
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Some sewing, some coffee, some sewing, some coffee... and finished at last. These days I have too many orders and I am a bit tired but happy with the result. I send out my work to boutiques both in Turkey and abroad. These are the colorful, sugar like bags I made for a boutique in Alacati.<br /><br />
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I go for a walk in our garden, have a yummy toast and prepare the orders I will be shipping in an hour, wear my sports outfit and go to the gym. Nearly every weekday we go to a sports club with my husband. Some times in different hours. Sport keeps us healthy and give us relief from the daily stress. I believe this way we can give much more love to each other.<br />Then I come back home and spend all day sewing, making accessories, listening to music and doing household. I spend too much time on Etsy. This is because I also buy my supplies from there. I try to have some time to relax and listen to my inner self. Being in a green garden gives great inspiration for my creations.<br />
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In the evening, when my husband and son come home, we have a delicious meal. The tomato soup is the star of the meal. Tonight we are alone but sometimes our musician friends join us and we make music till late.<br /><br />
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Our day has ended, tired yet happy. Thank you for sharing my story of a day. I hope you enjoyed. <br />
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Hello all! Today we are traveling to Manchester, England to meet Raphaela from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePaperMachines" target="_blank">ThePaperMachines</a>! Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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Hi! My name is Raphaela and I'm a French designer living in Manchester, UK.<br />I make bags and accessories, all from salvaged leather and locally sourced supplies.<br />In my free time, I like to play the violin, read books and watch more anthropology documentaries than anyone I know!<b> </b><br />
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<b> [9am]</b><br />Tea!! Then I check emails, and answer them as I'm having a nice breakfast. Then I take advantage of the sun and take some pictures of my new items! Then it's time for me to get into my daily sewing routine. Today I needed to replenish my stock of drawstring bags in which my jewelry is sent. Lots of fun to see them all done!<b> </b><br />
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Post office time...Not the funniest part of the day but today is quite sunny so I decided to stop at the park on my way back. It's so nice!<b> </b><br />
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Lunch time..I like to take my time to cook myself something nice, today it's roots vegetable bake, with rocket on the side. Yummy<b>!</b><br />
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Back to my studio until the early evening. Put some good tunes on and get cutting, threading, drawing and sewing some more. I love vintage decor and my room is filled up to brim with artworks in pretty frames, records and old books. It's a bit like a cocoon where there is always something nice to look at and be inspired from. <b> </b><br />
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Time to tidy all the mess I created! Then my lovely half and I will share a homemade dinner or sometimes a pizza, then I might list some items and go through my tags and descriptions, blog about my day and watch a film!<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed following my day!<br />
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<br />I live in a small French town on a Swiss French border, near Geneva. This town was actually build by Voltaire :)))<br />
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We almost never use alarm clock, because our little son makes a wake-up signal at 7 o'clock and the day begins :) We all get dressed and I make coffee while my husband is trying to protect me from a little hungry guy, who just cannot wait (for example, watering flowers is a great option to drive his attention away from kitchen). My son knows that high chair is for eating and painting so he usually tries to combine the both activities, that is why every breakfast slowly becomes a creative process and we have a masterpiece every morning.<br />
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After breakfast my husband leaves for work and we stay at home for play and fun. While my son is making music, I'm trying to make a hat and a hat, learn French, answer e-mails, read, work with my photos and so on. Then we leave home to buy some food, on our way we are looking at airplanes and Mont Blanc. When we get home we make some funny food, have lunch.<br />
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After my son's afternoon nap, we are going for a walk to Geneva. We take a bus and in 15 minutes we are in Jardin Botanique. My son is very happy to run around and to see the first flowers and bees. And I'm happy that I can take photos :)) We stay in park till sunset enjoying the evening light.<br />
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We get home and make a simple supper. Then my husband brings our son to bed (after a Great Bathtub Battle of course). I'm getting into my reading corner to think and create, where I usually forget about time, meet the next day and go to sleep at two o'clock at night."<br /><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">............................................................................................</span><br style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Thank you Maryia! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!</span><br style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)</span><br style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">xo</span><br style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: #faf7ed; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Tatiana</span>
</span>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-34383661950334640292012-03-09T10:07:00.000-08:002012-03-09T22:35:08.707-08:00Friday is my day: AkamatraHello all! Today we are traveling to Greece to meet Maro from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Akamatra" target="_blank">Akamatra</a>! Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Hi
and welcome to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Akamatra?ref=si_shop">Akamatra's</a>
world! A world where house chores are always done a bit late and handmade
jewelry takes up almost all free time and space! Please be advised that you are
entering at your own risk! </span><br />
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friends call me Maro but I also respond to <i>my</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> <i>little cloud</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">, <i>my little clothespin (</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">I know!!!) and <i>my little
cherry</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> when my love
calls! </span>I live in Athens with my
boyfriend in a cute rented apartment with huge balconies and great light but no
view whatsoever. I am convinced about two things: a) my 1.59m height is a
result of radioactive strawberries overconsumption during the Chernobyl days
and b) I don’t want to live without sun and chocolate.<br />
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have the hardest time waking up in the morning! I mean it is almost impossible
to wake no matter how many hours of sleep I’ve had! I have had this problem
since I was a child going to school. My father use to wake me up spraying water
in my face! No kidding! I was soaking wet and still didn't want to get out of
bed! I <i>love</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">
sleeping! I <i>love</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">
my bed! The one I have now, it's my own design, built by my father. I love it
more than any other furniture I own, silly I know! My love wakes up earlier
than me and he struggles to get me up using any torture known to sleepers. This
bell we bought in our last trip to Lisbon has proven to be my nemesis.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Well,
since I try to stay in bed as much as I can and since I am lucky enough to have
my workplace nearby my house (thank you universe for these little treats!) I
take my breakfast at the office. Well the lab actually! I am chemist did I
mention that? I have a PhD in Biochemistry and a post-doc in Molecular Biology
but I will not bore you with scientist stuff. I love my work in the lab and
many of my jewelry are inspired by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71809864/amethyst-mauve-crystals-and-white-pearl">chemistry</a>!
The day advances with lots of analyses and reporting and then it is finally
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have similar work hours with my boyfriend and we get home almost at the same
time. He uses the bicycle almost all year around but I feel too cold in the
winter and wait for spring to use it to go to work. I usually cook as soon as I
get home. We try to eat light and healthy and it has been easy. We love salads
and small fresh fish, miam!!!</span><br />
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soon as we eat my boyfriend goes for his nap and I let my best friend <i>Mr.
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dishes. And then it is coffee time and the best part of the day begins.
Sometimes I drink my coffee in the kitchen reading a book (I love The Return by
Victoria Hislop) and sometimes I take it to my desk. When the weather is fine I
take it outside keeping company to my flowers. I worry this year about my
tulips. They haven’t bloom yet, hmm…</span><br />
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desk is my craft place as well. It is filled with beads and leather scraps and
chains and more beads. I spend the rest of the day here. I design and draw new
items, I try new techniques, I make new items and list them or I spend an
unhealthy amount of time on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Akamatra?ref=si_shop">Etsy</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/akamatra/">Pinterest</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Akamatra-Joy-Jewelry/182351061818309">Facebook</a>.
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<br /></div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-81124791844804701452012-03-02T06:29:00.000-08:002012-03-02T08:37:06.136-08:00Friday is my day: BartinkiHello all! Today we are traveling to the Netherlands and meet lovely Martina from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bartinki" target="_blank">Bartinki</a>! Enjoy the ride :)<br />
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Welcome to Bartinki world! To start with, I would like to explain my shop name. Bartinki is a nickname for me and my fiance Bart, given to us by our friends (sort of Brangelina style). We were called Bartinka, so when I was choosing name for my shop, I didn't have to look for long. It also shows the effort of both towards Bartinki shop - even these are my creations, I wouldn't be able to do any without support of Bart. So to know who is talking to you - here we are! (While choosing pictures for this post, I realised we don't have any regular photo - we always make funny faces! Oh dear!)<br />
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I wake every morning to find out my cup of coffee already at the table. You know whose job is that :)<br />
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I come from Slovakia, and even we are living and planning to stay in the Netherlands, my heart will always belong to that beautiful tiny country in the middle of Europe. Many people confused Slovakia with Slovenia, but I don't mind. It's only 6 millions of Slovaks out there, so we are (as I was once told) rare. If you need help to recognize us - Slovakia used to be part of Czechoslovakia till 1993. From our modern history you might recall Velvet Revolution in 1989.<br />
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Oh yes... On line world! I spend at least one hour in the morning and even more in the evening on line. My laptop is mostly on all day long, so I can respond to inquires, emails, have Slovak series on while working...<br />
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Bart's hobby is wood, and he has his own <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LIGAMENTUM" target="_blank">Etsy shop Ligamentum</a>. I found his buttons sooooo cute, check yourself!<b> </b><br />
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Off to post office, time to get some fresh air, or just simple walk along Rijn river. We live exactly in the middle between John Frost bridge (maybe you recall A Bridge Too Far movie or Battle of Arnhem in 1944 - yes, that's the bridge!) and Nelson Mandela bridge. Both spectacular.<br />
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Or I list my items. Bart is my personal photographer and our 'photo studio' is actually the corner of our dining room. We do all photo shoots on 2m squares. Yes, it's possible!<br />
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I don't have a schedule for creating. Some days I do nothing new, some days I cannot stop. I walk around, start this, finish that, no working pattern whatsoever. I don't know how other people do it. I think I would be more efficient if I had a routine, but I feel it's just not me.<br />
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Oh, the best time of the day. Cooking some pasta, my favorite macaroni with herbs, or nice steak. No, we are not vegetarians. Neither we do eat he<span id="goog_1817616942"></span><span id="goog_1817616943"></span>althy, whatever it means. We eat what we like and the more, the better. Ups! Last summer we also tried to grown our own vegetables. We had some nice tomatoes. That's it!<br />
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On Bart's days off (which are also my days off) we like to drive and walk around and discover Dutch countryside. Holland has some lovely cities as well as pretty forests, very quiet, very relaxing. We enjoy both.<br />
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That's about it about our days. Soon we are moving into our first house, so we both will be enjoying larger space and workplaces. Can't wait!<br />
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Have a lovely day and greetings from the Netherlands! Thank you for stopping by!<br />
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Thank you Martina! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!<br />
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<br />Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-73437645887626647462012-02-24T07:43:00.001-08:002012-02-24T07:43:03.724-08:00Friday is my day: LuckyCatHandmadeHello all! This time of the week is here again! Today we will travel to Portugal to meet sweet Mafalda from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuckyCatHandmade" target="_blank">LuckyCatHandmade</a><span id="goog_334735298"></span><span id="goog_334735299"></span>! Enjoy the ride ;)<br />
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<span lang="PT">Hi! My name is Mafalda, I’m was born in Lisbon
but I’m currently living near Bragança, in the north of Portugal, with my
husband Filipe and our 3 very spoiled cats: Bunny, Mimi and Socas. Since I finished college I’ve worked in
Archaeology but when Filipe, who is a surveyor, got a five-year Job in a dam
building site more than 400km from home, and needed an assistant, I started
working with him.</span><br />
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breakfast (cats demand to have theirs first…) and get ready to go to work. This
is the time I wish I could wear sabrinas and skirts for work… Instead: security
boots and a bright yellow jacket...</span></div>
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is in the middle of nowhere... but such a beautiful wild valley with a meandering
small river running at the bottom, which in some places <i>had </i></span><span lang="PT">poplar trees</span></div>
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<span lang="PT">We <i>do </i></span><span lang="PT">have to work
and it’s supposed to create cleaner electricity but still it´s such a shame to
ruin such a pretty place and make a turmoil in the lives of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>animals...</span></div>
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needed but I <i>choose</i></span><span lang="PT"> to leave all the complicated
calculus to him... Kidding! It’s really scary math stuff...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT">By 13:15 we have to get back to work but some
afternoons, like today, I get to stay at home because Filipe has stuff to do on
his computer so he doesn’t need me to go. Which is great because today I have parcels
for my dear customers that I need to take to the Post Office!</span></div>
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place up and I only have to wrap one of my coin purses, finish the packaging and
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<span lang="PT">I love wrapping and going to the Post Office... I
always find it similar to when I send little surprise presents to my family by
Mail (we don’t go to see them as often as we wish...).</span></div>
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<span lang="PT">I love the purses and other accessories I make
and sell on my shop but the best thing is when someone else likes them so much
too that they want to keep it... So it’s great to wrap them up and send them on
long trip to someone who’ll be happy when they open my package... The Post Office is in a small village 16km
away so I have to go by car and it’s a a sort of pretty wilderness I cross but
on a lonely winding road...</span></div>
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them around here) is delayed this year: it hasn’t rained since Christmas.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT">Now is the time for some sewing, listening to
Dinah Washington or Nat King Cole. I’m finishing one of my purses with cute
black and white cats. It’s Filipe’s favorite fabric. I can’t say which one is
my favorite – I love <i>all of them</i></span><span lang="PT">, must-stop-buying-fabric :)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT">I also browse through Etsy <i>a lot</i></span><span lang="PT">! Mostly supplies, and also to learn how to make my shop more visible
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think up tomorrow’s lunch. I also bake a marble cake - my favorite - for
breakfast. With lots of talking to Bunny but mostly to her babies because she
has too many pigeons to chase off... And catch! Today we were lucky: Filipe managed to get
home by 20:00 so it’s time for dinner but, as usual, Bunny is already in his
chair and no one has the heart to remove her... Oh well...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT">Until 23:00 we spend a calm evening chatting
about our day, a little bit of work but mostly our great and super lucky cats!
For now they are our only babies... Thank you so much for sharing my day, I hope
you enjoyed it as much as I did showing it to you... Hugs!</span></div>
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Thank you Mafalda! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!<br />
Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)<br />
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xo<br />
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<br /></div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-53755706036140654382012-02-10T08:10:00.000-08:002012-02-10T13:32:03.496-08:00Friday is my day: 11 CompositionsHello all! This time of the week is here again! Today we will travel to Budapest to meet sweet Galia from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/11Compositions" target="_blank">11 Compositions</a>! Enjoy the ride ;)<br />
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<b>06:30 - 07:30 </b><br />
Good morning!!! Everybody is waking up slowly. My husband first. Then my two older daughters. When the baby is starting to mumble - I know it’s time for me to get up too I’m not a morning person at all!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My baby girl (I have three daughters ) with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/babytogo" target="_blank">babytogo</a>’s blanket...</td></tr>
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<b>07:30 - 09:00</b><br />
Getting dressed and taking the girls to school. Today I need to dress warm with lots of layers. I’m going to spend my morning outside and it’s freezing cold!!! You see, I’m originally from Israel, and even though it’s my 5th winter in Europe, I still can’t get my head around the minus degrees... And today is the coldest day in Budapest (so far this winter) - minus 8.5 degrees Celsius!!!<br />
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<b>09:00 - 09:30</b><br />
At home after drop off at school. For breakfast I always have fruit. No coffee. No tea. Only fruit - in a salad, as a juice or just as they are. Only later in the day I can eat something which includes carbohydrates...<br />
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I eat and drink whilst I check what happened last night when I was asleep. Facebook interactions? (yes, I’m an addict) Emails? New sales? YES!! Yay - great!!!<br />
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<b>09:30</b> - realizing I might be late. Running to the bus, it’s FREEZING!!!!...</div>
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I made it on time to a practical lesson in my photography course. Today’s subject is Black & White photography. Location - the central train station of Budapest. Here are some of the photos I took:</div>
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<b>11:30</b> - I can’t feel my toes!!!! Am not sure they are still there... Need to go somewhere close to defreeze and make sure I still have them...<br />
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<b>11:45 - 12:30 </b><br />
De-freezing in my husband’s office. Quietly so I don’t interrupt... An opportunity for some more B&W photography ;-)<br />
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<b>12:30 - 13:30 </b><br />
Back out there, to visit my favourite beads shop. I need to get some beads for an order I received, but I’m trying very hard not to buy more than I actually need, because every time I go into a beads shop or a textile shop I find myself spending more than I planned. Do you know this feeling? ;-)<br />
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Lunch time. In Hungary be a Hungarian - eat beef stew with dumplings ;-)<br />
Oops, I was SO hungry I forgot to take a photo at the beginning of the meal, sorry...<br />
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<b>14:30 - 16:00 </b><br />
Getting back home to collect the girls from school... Getting them dressed with their jackets, hats, gloves, scarves, boots, bags etc. etc. 45 minutes after arriving in school - we are finally ready to go home. Did I already mention I hate this cold weather??? Now in the car - actively listening to all the stories and adventures. What a day they each had!!! ;-)<br />
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<b>16:00 - 18:30 </b><br />
The girls are watching TV, time for my snooze too, just for a bit... not for long though... baby is up from her afternoon nap. Playtime with the girls. Cards, memory games, work books, dressing up. Arts & Craft using some stickers I bought on Etsy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girl with a camera stickers were bought from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71912656/10-girls-with-cameras-sticker-pack-help" target="_blank">this Etsy shop</a></td></tr>
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<b>18:30 - 20:30 </b><br />
Evening routine is about to begin. Supper together with everyone. Talking about our day. Girls are having eggs, vegetables, cheese and yogurts. I made Shakshuka for my husband and me. (From Wikipedia: Shakshuka is a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, often spiced with cumin. It is believed to have Algerian and Tunisian origins). I added some feta cheese on top. Recipes will be provided upon request ;-)<br />
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Showers, teeth brushing, bed time story. Bottle of milk for the baby. Everybody in bed...<br />
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<b>20:30 - 23:30</b><br />
The third part of my day begins. The one that is mainly dedicated to my jewelry. <br />
Some evenings I spend preparing orders. <br />
Some evenings I create new items. <br />
Some evenings I take pictures of my items. <br />
Some evenings I list new items. <br />
Some evenings I create treasuries. <br />
Some evenings I read articles. <br />
Some evenings I “play” - on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/11Compositions" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, on <a href="http://pinterest.com/11compositions/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.<br />
Some evenings I prepare marketing materials - like my newsletter (<a href="http://mim.io/f41642%20" target="_blank">you can sigh up here</a>)<br />
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Only a few evenings a month I spend watching TV (CSI or Criminal Minds... National Geographic or a film, whatever is in English and not Hungarian...).<br />
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Tonight I need to update all the items in my shop as my launch promotion is finished. I log into <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/11Compositions" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and am surprised to find out I was on “Etsy Finds” yesterday for the first time ever – SO excited!!!! <br />
What a great finale for a cold day - warms my heart ;-)<br />
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<b>23:30</b> - Bed time for me too... zzzzzzzz Good Night!!!<br />
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Thank you Galia! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!<br />
Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)<br />
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xo<br />
Tatiana <br />
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<br />Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-49682699192743733142012-02-03T04:16:00.000-08:002012-02-03T04:16:16.421-08:00Friday is my day: RotdarisHello all! This time of the week is here again! Today we will travel to Latvia to meet sweet Ilze from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rotdaris" target="_blank">Rotdaris</a>! Enjoy the ride ;)<i><b> </b></i><br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91320107/leather-wrap-bracelet-in-white-and-blue" target="_blank">Leather wrap bracelet in white and blue</a></td></tr>
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As usual my alarm clock is ringing and I must get ready for
the new day! It is so hard to leave the bed, can’t wait till the weekend when
there are no alarm clocks and I am allowed to sleep as long as I want to! It is
still dark outside but during the breakfast we will be able to experience a
beautiful sunrise. But the working day must start and I shake myself up and get
out of the bed!
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My husband is making breakfast while I’m taking morning
shower and waking up our little daughter. She also doesn’t like to wake up in
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It is already eight o clock and I must go to the work. I
work in Riga which is the capital of Latvia, country near the Baltic Sea. Riga
is a wonderful city with great architecture and interesting Old city with its
small streets and intense night life. As I live outside the city I go to
work by car. It is approximately 20 km and it is taking about 40 minutes to
get to work. As it is so cold and smaller children don’t need to attend
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<b>>>08.45<<</b></div>
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I’m arriving in the Tieto office - the biggest IT Company in
Baltic States and one of the biggest in the world where I work as Project
manager and Quality lead for several projects. The day is quite busy and
intense so I don’t have too much time to think about my jewelry projects and
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rotdaris" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. But still we are trying to catch a little creative sparkle every day - we have brainstorm paintings on our team board, we have cut some interesting
Star Wars snowflakes when there was no snow outside and many other things that
make our daily work more colorful. Day flies away in one breathe and it is already time to go
home to my family!
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projects! First I need to make photos of my last order - lately I often
receive orders for making polymer clay beads and other supplies for other
jewelry artists. Flower buds in all possible colors and other flowers like
tulips, narcissi and lilac are on the top right now. I use a modified old box from my crafts owen as light box. I
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It seems that this day has been long enough and I will have
no time to sit at my table. Well, the weekend is near and I will have time to
fulfill all my ideas very soon! Feel free to check them in some while in my
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ilzes-Girgensones-Rotas/188959041178391" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/I_Gi" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rotdaris" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>!</div>
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Thank you Ilze! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!<br />
Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)<br />
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xo<br />
Tatiana </div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-25218826343656228442012-01-27T01:28:00.000-08:002012-01-27T01:33:54.594-08:00Friday is my day: Verluisant's hopeHello from frozen Greece! Winter this year is really cold even on the islands! Yayyy :)<br />
Today we will travel to France to meet sweet Lucie from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Verluisant" target="_blank">Verluisant's hope</a>! Enjoy the ride ;)<i><b> </b></i><br />
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<i><b>9h00</b></i><br />
Bonjour! Welcome into my world! My name is Lucie and I'm the designer behind Verluisant's Hope. I live with my husband in a town near the center of France. Today is a very good day because I don't to have wake up early!! The rest of the week, I work in a school and it's always a challenge to leave my bed. The fact is that I love to sleep and my nights are filled with interesting dreams. Indeed, it's a dream that brought me the idea of paper cutting!<i><b> </b></i><br />
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Breakfast time: impossible to survive without my morning tea.<i><b> </b></i><br />
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I go to the kitchen and I feed the cutest occupant of the flat: Winchester, my little rabbit seems to be always starving while he is pretty plump... My second «pet» is a carnivorous plant, but she catches the flies herself. <i><b> </b></i><br />
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I'm finally dressed after a few minutes spent to choose my outfit. I must confess I love clothes and jewels... and Etsy is my favorite market for this kind of items! For instance, the wonderful dress I wear comes from Patricia Valery and my necklace from Corail Menthe, both Etsy shop I heart!<br />
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I switch my computer on, check my e-mails and go to see what's new in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Verluisant" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. I have also another on line shop, in a french site. I try to read the forums, making treasuries and keep in touch with my teams. Then, I read the news, my favorites blogs and I write my to-do list for the day. I choose good music (today I begin with Peter Doherty, then maybe a bit of Muse) and I'm ready to start creating! Today, I'm starting a new papercut inspired by "20 000 lieues sous les mers" my favorite Jules Verne's book. I usually make one or two drafts before the final drawing on black paper. During this step, I choose some papers for the background of my papercut. As a bookworm, I passionately love beautiful papers, so I collect old books, vintage dictionnaries and maps, beautiful sheets and colourful fabrics that I use in my work, jewels and papercuts. <i><b> </b></i><br />
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Today, Julien, my husband is taking care of cooking <3 ! Menu: omelette and chicory salad. Simple but tasty!<br />
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Help! No more black paper. I need to go downtown for a little bit of shopping. I introduce Moulins, a little provincial town with some beautiful old stones. The weather is cold but, for the first time since morning the sun is out of the fog. <i><b> </b></i><br />
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<i><b>16h30</b></i><br />
I've got the paper, a discounted dress and a brand new lipstick (yes, it was unexpected)! <br />
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Five o'clock tea! Impossible to survive without my afternoon tea. During tea time, I dedicate my time to my other passion: reading. I studied literature and there is an influence in all my creations. Today I read for the fourth or fifth time "L'écume des jours" from Boris Vian, a surrealist (and sad) story of love. Maybe a future theme for my papercuts or my jewels!<i><b> </b></i><br />
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<i><b>18h00</b></i><br />
I spend a couple of hours on my computer, chatting with my sister and my friends and searching for new ideas. Usually, I choose this hour to list my new items in my on line shops. <br />
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Dinner with Julien. Our tradition is to watch some films or series before we go to sleep. <br />
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<i><b>22h00</b></i><br />
I'm beginning to yawn, so, after a hot shower, I join my beloved bed! Bonne nuit!<br />
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Thank you Lucie! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!<br />
Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)<br />
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<br />Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-88760162672687441982012-01-20T02:21:00.000-08:002012-01-20T02:21:26.881-08:00Friday is my day: Villa FiguraHello friends! Today we are traveling to Netherlands to meet sweet Anneke from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VillaFigura" target="_blank">Villa Figura</a>. Enjoy!<br />
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Hi there! My name is Anneke from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VillaFigura" target="_blank">Villa Figura</a>. I live together with my partner Bas, toddler Tom and baby Maas on the outskirts of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On a typical Friday you would find me working as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_design" target="_blank">Service designer and consultant</a> (Huh?). Today is different because I'm still on maternity leave. My days are pretty much scheduled around our baby Maas.<b> </b><br />
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<b>9:00 >></b> After I bring Tom to daycare, I return home with baby Maas. While Maas sleeps in the pram, I quickly do some chores around the house. Cleaning up after breakfast, picking up toys, and the laundry. The hamper just keeps on filling up!<b> </b><br />
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<b>11:00 >></b> Now, I was hoping to do some illustration work, however Maas decides otherwise as he's quite moody after his feed. Change of plans. A stroll to the supermarket will calm him. I drop one of my Etsy orders in the mailbox on our way.<b> </b><br />
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<b>15:00 >> </b>I decide it is time to cross the visit to museum Boijmans off of my maternity leave bucket list. It is our first official mother - son 'date'. Two-months old Maas even gets his own entry ticket! I enjoy the nominations for the Dutch design prize and the collection of applied art and design. Judging from his wailing Maas will not wait for his feed 'till we get home and I really don't want to risk a drama on the tram. So, Maas treats me to some unexpected cappuccino in the cafe while I feed him.<br />
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<b>21:00 >> </b>After a bath, a story and some milk, both our boys are asleep now and I quickly sit behind my laptop to work more on my alphabet project. I'm under a little pressure to create the letter Z, V and B monograms as I have already got orders for them! We should go to bed early because this weekend we have more friends and family coming over for a baby visit. But Bas and I cannot resist an episode of House and curl up on the couch together. Sleep tight!<br />
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............................................................................................<br />Thank you Anneke! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!<br />Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)<br /><br />xo<br />Tatiana<br /><br />
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<br />Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-89789210605121408642012-01-13T04:25:00.000-08:002012-01-13T04:26:03.115-08:00Friday is my day: FattidameHello dear fellows! Happy New Year to all of you :) We are back (so sorry about last week's missed post, I am sure I put it somewhere :D) with a fresh series of European Artists sharing their Fridays. Today we start the New Year with Paola from Alessandria, Italy once more. We love this country :) Enjoy!<br />
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Hello! I’m Paola from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fattidame" target="_blank">Fattidame</a>!<br />
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I live with my soulmate Filippo and our three terrible cats in a nice village north of Italy. We live in the countryside, not far from the town Alessandria. I’m very lucky because I work at home for my husband's building enterprise and I can deal with my etsy shop part time! Now here is my typical Friday...<i><b> </b></i><br />
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<i><b>(7:30)</b></i><br />
It’s time to wake up! The alarm rings at 7:30 a.m and for me is always a blow...<br />
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But three hungry wild animals are waiting in the kitchen for their breakfast ;) They are Natalino, Chicca and Virgola. If I want to have my breakfast, I must feed them before it!!<br />
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My husband’s already at work, so I get my breakfast alone with a cup of
“lattee caffè” and some biscuits. I try to organize my day, but I’d like
the day to last 48 hours ;)<br />
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<i><b>(8:30)</b></i><br />
It’s time to go to the office... It is not a long way, I just go up in the attic of my house and dive into the paperwork ;)<br />
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I prepare lunch for me and Filippo. Just a plate of pasta, some vegetables and a good coffee. We talk about work, but also about our day. Then Filippo goes back to work.<br />
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<i><b>(13:30)</b></i><br />
After lunch I can spend a couple of hours on my pc! I check my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fattidame" target="_blank">on-line etsy shop</a>, blog, emails, I think about some new ideas for my shop and I draw inspiration from my puppies sleeping all day!<br />
If It’s a sunny day I can take pictures of my new items.<br />
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Almost every day, I go for walking in the countryside near my home. I love this moment because walking makes my body feel good, but above all my mind. I love to walk near nature!<br />
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After a warm shower I take out my sewing box, threads, needles, fabrics and I watch what is being born from my hands and my creative mess! It’s always a surprise: A camel, a mouse, a cat, a dog or a pig...<br />
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It’s time for cooking! Filippo arrives at home and while I’m cooking we talk about our day.<br />
After supper we watch a film, read a magazine or a book.<br />
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But the bed calls me... another day is over.<br />
So Good Night!<br />
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<br />Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-81308116698375425592011-12-17T00:52:00.000-08:002011-12-17T00:55:13.762-08:00Friday is my day: Leen'sHello friends! This time of the week arrived again :) Today we travel to Belgium and I am glad to present you Leen from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeensPrint" target="_blank"> Leen's</a>!<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Hello, my name is Leen. Together
with my partner Dieter, I live in a flat in Antwerp, a Belgian city. I hope
you'll like to follow a day in my live.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to get up, because it’s so cosy and warm in bed. I have this problem especially
in autumn and winter, when it’s still dark in the morning and cold outside.
When I finally get up, I start my day with a few yoga exercises. I take a
shower and get dressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and I've made a big mess of my working table, so first thing to do: clean up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I actually don’t like to clean up,
but I’m always happy when the work is done. A clean desk makes it so much nicer
to work. I reward myself by changing my inspiration board: a magnetic board
filled with cards from artists whom I admire and some other stuff I like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">While I was hanging one card next to
the other, the postman delivered a box with the holiday cards I've illustrated.
I decide to start photographing them immediately. The earlier I can put them on
Etsy, the better! It happens to be a tough job: the sun shines only every now
and then, and most of the time there are big clouds that take away all the
light. After a long time of trying and making a lot of failed pictures, I
choose the best ones to place in my shop. I adapt the pictures a bit in
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fun to share our creative processes, encouraging each other and giving advice
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<span lang="EN-GB">Back at home. I check my mailbox,
make a post for my <a href="http://www.leens.be/" target="_blank">blog</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB">and start reading other blogs, a
very inspiring but time-consuming activity. So I decide to get away from my
computer and to do something with my hands. Making buttons from the fabric I
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<span lang="EN-GB">Time flies and I need to start
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meals. Since the existence of this blog, it has been much easier for me to
decide what to cook. Fortunately Dieter loves these meals too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">While Dieter is doing the dishes
(lucky me!), I get back to work. I come to the conclusion that I haven't done
pretty much of my to do list today. Ok, first I need to finish some
commissioned jobs and then I will finally tackle the design for that tote bag.
It’s going to be a long evening...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And for tomorrow: happy weekend everyone!</span></div>
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Thank you Leen! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!</div>
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Tatiana</div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245829653580748386.post-85852262372524719102011-12-09T02:07:00.001-08:002011-12-09T08:52:44.686-08:00Friday is my day: My Cherry TreeHello! Another Friday is here and today we are traveling to Slovenia to meet Vesna & Mojca from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mycherrytree" target="_blank">My Cherry Tree</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cherrytime" target="_blank">Cherry Time</a>!<br />
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Hi I am Vesna!<br />
I own My Cherry Tree and I am also a part of Cherry Time team. (handmade shop with my best friend Mojca). We live in Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mycherrytree" target="_blank">My Cherry Tree</a> is all about beautiful vintage and antique goodies and handmade collection inspired by French vintage postcards, music, love and beautiful vintage supplies.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cherrytime" target="_blank">Cherry Time</a> is about unique handmade goodies for women and kids.<br />
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Breakfast, browsing through emails, conversations, making morning treasury...Discussing ideas, options, materials with Mojca.<br />
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Styling vintage and handmade goodies, taking photos, creating, packing...<br />
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So happy that weekend started with unlimited time for creating and enjoying free time...<br />
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Cherry time team Vesna & Mojca<br />
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Visit our <a href="http://www.objemidrevo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> and take part of our giveaway.<br />
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Thank you Vesna & Mojca! As for all of you lovely readers stay tunned for our next week's guest!</div>
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Until then, have a great weekend and be creative :)</div>
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Tatiana</div>Tatiana Kontoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406353242410373878noreply@blogger.com1