Happy holidays!

I'll be back in the beginning of August, have a great time, everyone!

garden of eden-taschen

another water reflection... progress on my boats...

water reflections...

Thank you for your comments,I hope Viola will love it ,too.She is a newborn baby so probably she still won't be able to see it very well :) Happy weekend!!!

I'm making a gift for a very small girl.
I can't share with you a whole image yet, otherwise I will spoil the surprise!

early morning light

my favorite stamps...have a nice weekend!

Abandoned boats

This is my absolutely favorite thing to do at this time of year (you know,like crochet in the winter).Truly fun!I've been making this boats for ages but I never shared this hobby with you,so I decide to post one boat a day here, until 1 july.Then I will sail away on my well-deserved holiday.I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do

as promised,here is my reorganized workspace,and two lovely things I found in the Flea Market, yesterday:enamel candle holder

and this Bitossi ram.I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw it in the huge amount of bolts,old mobile phones and Kinder surprise toys...I hope he likes his new home..

renewing

Thank you for your response,I'm really happy that you liked my new mushrooms.Here,on the left, is one of the rare things from the flea market that I don't like.Mostly because I didn't take a deeper look,it seemed old to me, but actually I believe it came from some grocery store shopping back in 1998.(it has a fake moth-eaten texture,too).
I've try to change the color and I still don't like it but, at least this lovely print from Sarah Parrott is finally framed after two years.
Hopefully, I'll be able to show you my renewed work space on Monday!
Happy weekend everyone!

Just a quick note to let you know that my shop is updated with some new mushrooms!

More mushrooms will be added to the shop,soon...in the meanwhile, I bought Dianthus in the flower shop,which is not easy to find here,I never understood why ,maybe it has some strange meaning...I was wondering,does this flower symbolize something in particular in your country?

my latest finds:

English language book ,Moscow,1976.I love to read these books and this one in particular.It's full of useful advice like this one: When one passes a slight raising of the hat is necessary...........In making an introduction,don't mumble...............A lady introduces her husband to friends as 'John' and to acquaintances as 'my husband'.........

English for tiny tots, Riga,1974

under the rock

...finds...

...walking by the sea...

Czech matchbox labels. These are so pretty,too.

Have a great weekend!

This is what I bought: pot-holders from Lagerhaus

kefir,

vintage tea towel

wine,

and juice.I think you can easily guess why...

I tried my best, but two days just weren't enough to see all the nice things in Stockholm.

I liked a lot

door colors,

traditional crafts,

boat exteriors ,

and this look

My portable color set is ready for capturing scandinavian color palettes.I'm going to Stockholm

tomorrow and I'll be back on Monday,hopefully with some nice photos to share with you.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Beautiful illustrations from the book The Big Fish by Aoi Huber-Kono published for the first time in 1968,now available here

photos from last summer,looking more like 1973 thanks to great Poladroid software (via Flotsam and Jetsam).Happy weekend!

More teapots! Silkscreen printing is so ,so fun,why it took me so long? I've tried to take a course, back in September,but there were not enough students to form a group. Yesterday, exactly when I finished my first piece,they called to say that finally the group is formed and the course will start on May 6, strange isn't it? step 1

step 2

step 3,4,5!

ortofabbrica project by Angelo Grassi .I wish my balcony was like this small paradise.

yesterday was the first day of Fuori Salone here in Milan, this is what I liked most:Infected by the dreaded Design Virus, these Blubs have taken on all kinds of forms and sizes -from Pieke Bergmans

p.s.I've got a tiny virus,too,I will let you know if I suddenly start swelling

pastel colors exercise

new pastels from Wallpaper magazine

definitely small step for an expert printer,but great for me! With a help of Lena Corwin's book I made my first screen and I'm very excited,it seem to be much easier than I thought.

nicely illustrated booklet -The golden touch of Hospitality,by Mary Grosvenor Ellsworth,1953

Happy Easter for those of you who celebrate it.Have a great Sunday everyone !

circles

uppercase magazine seems really creative and curious,can't wait to get my copy! Here is a sneak peak

Having problem with your wall colors? Then you'll be amazed what Carly can do for you.
In these photos she used some of my stripes as color inspiration for her virtual makeovers and I was so surprised by the result.The best part is -you can send to Carly photos of your place and she will gladly be your interior designer and virtual painter.
Read here and watch here some of her great makeovers.
Can't wait to see your rooms!Happy weekend!

spider web

This little fellow just wants to wish you a happy Monday!

p.s.he is still missing some polka dots on his tentacles ,but he insist on showing his face today.

Portuguese soaps to die for,hopefully in the bathtub full of bubbles...happy weekend.

Claus Porto
Beijaflor
Confianca

Do you remember Neville's flickr page?Well,now he started his blog and I'm smitten!!Colours are amazing ,so I couldn't resist making a few stripes of it.Welcome Neville!
This is the first chapter in a series of composites. In this chapter we deal with the visual aesthetics of natural history and the beauty of decaying flora. On closer inspection its the beauty of flora in its stages of decay that deserves more attention.

I was waiting those flowers for a months!