VOTE VOTE VOTE!the rikrak studio: the FINAL match : the 2011 handmade world cup!

I am also featured with my one-of-a-kind Mermaid's Tears Ring with genuine organic sea glass from the gorgeous Amalfi Coast.

Take a look at this country contest and cast your vote for a chance to get to know some great shop and to win a 30$ shopping spree in the ETSY shop of your choice from the winning country sponsored by RikRak.

Follow this link to enter the contest: the rikrak studio: the FINAL match : the 2011 handmade world 

Amalfi Coast- Erchie

 

A beautiful cloudy day in the Amlfi Coast today. We took advantage of the little traffic and went to Erchie, a small tiny beach.  The colours and air was great, but I forgot my camera and only had my cell phone to take pitcures.

 

a great setting for the beaded sea glass ring I finisched yestaday.

Week-end on the Colli Euganei Hills

A great week-end on the Colli Euganei Hills with a stroll in the wine yards, the fields filled with daisies and among the secular cherry trees with cherries that will be ready to eat in 2-3 weeks.
The weather was sunny and windy, the air smelling of fresh rain and spring, and the view from the hills so relaxing.
 The poet Petrarca has lived and felt in love with this part of Italy when in 1364, and the small town of Arquà Petrarca is where he retired and is buried.
This part of Italy is not well know to most international tourist, but has nothing to envy to Tuscany hills.

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Rings... rings... inspired by the city of Venice and the Renaissance

The design and inspiration of this rings is a venetian middle-age re-evotation I attended this summer... the center piece is a rustic glass nugget nuggets wich gets captured by a net of high quality japanese beads.

somehow the rings reminds me also of sea urchin.

WOW! featured in the Spring/Summer Knitty Catalogue

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! My etruscan inspired lace earrings are featured in the Spring/Summer Catalogue curated by Knitty in the Cool Stuff section !!!
I must be honest ... I did not know this site, because I am what I guess could be called a "casual" knitter.
I usually do not follow patter, therefore I do not search much in the internet for ispiration or patterns.
Also lately I have been so caught with beading, tatting and crocheting quite a lot for my ETSY shop so that my knitting has been "limited" to wire knitting necklaces and bracelets.
This will change soon!!! I need to pick up heavy knitting again!
Thanks again to the redation of knitty.com for the feature.
I am so HONOURED!!

 

 The first real sunny and warm day. 

Perfect for beachcombing in the Amalfi Coast.

The water was so perfect clear

 

 

some more beach pottery and sea glass.

 

 

 

 

Mermaid Tear

a new mermaid tear is born. Genuine Amalfi seaglass that I colleted myself and high precision beads.
I love the small "incision" on the surface of this seaglass, they looks somehow like an intricate and delicate lace carved by years and years of rolling in the sea.
Morein my ETSY shop.

Olive Garden Treasury

Thank you SBGold for curatign this great treasury dedicated to Olive Oil.
Grazie!

FrontPage

Thnak You Relydesign for curating this Etsy Treasury who made to FrontPage!

In Bloom Montly Challenge

My “in Bloom”Necklace is entry nr 12 in the Etsy Italia Team Challenge. All creations are marvelous and you can really feel that spring is in the air!

Please click here to vote for your favorite Handmade in Italy creation!

TSUNAMI JAPAN CHARITY - Cherry Blossom - crochet earrings - 200% for Japan

ALL proceeds of this item will go to the American Red Cross to support their work in Japan for the victims of the Japanese Tsunami + I will double the amount donated. This is the direct link to purchase it.

BE ITALIAN earrings

♥♥ My ETSY shop has joined the EtsyItaliaTeam promotion for the 150th anniversary of THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY. Use the coupon code 150ITALIA to get 10% off !!! ♥♥

♥♥ Other ETSY ITALIA TEAM shops offer a special discount: Enter the same coupon code: 150ITALIA - from 10th of March on, search Etsy for those who joined the promotion by using the tag 150ITALIA♥♥

Chromoterapy Treasure!

I am proud to be featured in this gorgeous collection curated by IreneCollane!

Grazi!e

BE ITALIAN earrings

♥♥ My ETSY shop has joined the EtsyItaliaTeam promotion for the 150th anniversary of THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY. Use the coupon code 150ITALIA to get 10% off !!! ♥♥

♥♥ Other ETSY ITALIA TEAM shops offer a special discount: Enter the same coupon code: 150ITALIA - from 10th of March on, search Etsy for those who joined the promotion by using the tag 150ITALIA♥♥ 

BE ITALIAN Necklace

BE ITALIAN Necklace: greeen, white, red tatted nacklace to celebrate our first 150 years

17th march in italy we celebrate our first 150 Years!

This tatted necklace is my own way to celebrate this event!

♥♥ My ETSY shop has joined the EtsyItaliaTeam promotion for the 150th anniversary of THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY. Use the coupon code 150ITALIA to get 10% off !!! ♥♥ Other ETSY ITALIA TEAM shops offer a special discount: Enter the same coupon code: 150ITALIA - from 10th of March on, search Etsy for those who joined the promotion by using the tag 150ITALIA♥♥ 

MATA HARI EARRINGS

 MATA HARI EARRINGS - brown chocolate and ruby red beaded beads earrings in '900 vintage style
This dark brown chocolate with ruby red czech crystal has a touch of oriental mystery and reminds me of early '900 style.. malks me think to vintage laces, the  Venice_istanbul Orient Express,  Mata Hari, ... yes.. definetively a vintage feel!

Etsy Italia Team - beauty is (hand)made in Italy: THE WINNER OF THE CHALLENGE AND THE NEW THEME!

 My tatted mask is the winner of the ETSY Italia Team Challenge!

 I am so honored!

Etsy Italia Team - beauty is (hand)made in Italy: THE WINNER OF THE CHALLENGE AND THE NEW THEME!

We Find For You - Jazz Night Out with Italian Crafters

A night out at a jazz concert with some of the Etsy Italia Team crafters:
The jazz singer by Trotalo
The ring by NanoFactory
The Lariat by Kosmika
The rock bt AliceCouture
Do you like those finds? Floow this link to see more at the EtsyItalia Team Blog!

Vote your favourite! Carnival

In Italy February is the month for carnival celebration. Perhaps not the biggest one, but surely the most famous one is in Venice where carnival can be traced back to 1094!

If you have ever seen one one Carnival in the street of Venice you will soon realize that the masks walking around are small pieces of living art!
Inspired by this festive and mysterious  happening here is my Lace Tatted Mask created for the February EtsyItaliaTeam Challenge.
To see all other magnificent entries enter this link  to vote for your favourite entry... trust me it will be very very difficult to choose one!

The design has been taken from the free pattern design site: http://free-tatting.com/?p=34

Treasury by ArtInVenice - HELP FREE GEORGE NOW!!

We need your help!!!
The most gorgeous men in the world (my very personal opinion!!) is dating an Italian girl and ArtInVenice has put together a collection of items that she might like. Please buy all of them for her so that she is busy looking, trying and wearing all this gorgeous handmande items ... thus while she is busy George is FREE for one of us to keep on dreaming!
YES!!! dreaming is for free!