The first rays of sun in Rome

Fontana di trevi

This pircure were taken last sunday in Rome. This was the first sunny and mild sunday after a long and cold winter, where we could admire the snow over the collosseum.

Mortadella at "Il Fornaio" bakery near Campo dei Fiori. A MUST when in Rome!

Piazza Navona

The Pantheon

Pizza Bianca con la Mortazza: so YUMMY!! warm pizza bread sprinkled with olive oil and salt with freshly cut mortadella!!

In my opinion the best coffe in town is at La Tazza D'oro

The tumb of Raffaello in the Phanteon.

Creative crochet embellishment!

shopping in Campo dei Fiori !

Carciofi alla Romana: a typical spring specialty coming from the jewish tradition.

This dress belonged to Regina Margherita

La REgina Margherita: did you know that the pizza margherita was "invented" in her honour. The red of the tomato sauce, the white of the mozzarella cheese and the green of teh basil leaves are the colour of the italian flag. A perfect tribute for an Italian Queen.

  

Voting for March Challenge "Destinations"

 

This is my entry for the ETSY Beadweavers team March Challenge. 

The theme was to create an object inspired by your favorite destination in the world. 

 My entry is nr. #35 

"SUNSET SPARKLES ON THE AMALFI COAST"

This pendant reminds me of my favourite rock when on hot sunset summer evenings I enjoy the sea getting darker and the sparkles on the surface. So that my entry do not only have a specific destination, but actually IT IS a little piece of my favourite destination. 

Take a look at all gorgeous beaweaved items and vote your favorite one. 

Mermaid Cufflink for him or her

For a long time that I wanted to use my sea glass in a purist way: With spring approaching I will soon start wearing simple white shirts that I want to embellish with some cufflink.
Spo I started to prepare some for me, and of course I left some for my shop.
I love sea glass, I love to emballish them with all kind of beads, but I also love them in all their simple beauty... I love their little scratches from years and year of rolling into the mediterranean sea.

This sea glasses have been collected by myself by the Amalfi Coast, so that wearign them is kind of wearing a little piece of my country.

SUNSET necklace with Amalfi Sea Glass

I created this necklace to match the Sunset Earrings. 

SUMMER SUNSET ON A GREEK ISLAND - collection

this great treasury was created by Annukcreation with items created by members of the Greek Island Lovers!!!

Spring all the year in your heart

Thank you MadamaRobe for this gorgeous selection that was featured on ETSY FP:

Greek Island Lovers Team Challenge: AND THE WINNER IS.....

What a surprise to open my mail and find out that my SUNSET seaglass earrings are the winner of the "Summer Sunset" contest hosted by ANNUKCREATIONS who is an italian in love with greece who spends a lot of times there!!

Please check out the amazing and cretive creations taking part to this challenge:
http://annukcreations.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-greek-island-lovers-team-challenge.html
This challenge was hosted by : http://www.etsy.com/people/AnnukCreations

second week of snow in rome

Stadio dei Marmi

Stadio dei Marmi

Stadio dei Marmi

Before the rugby match at the Foro Italico

Auto sul lungo Tevere

Alemanno by La Sora Cesira

La Sora Cesira colpisce ancora nel segno!!!
Visitate il bog spot della Sora Cesira pe un'esilarante satira sullla neve a roma:

http://lasoracesira.blogspot.com/2012/02/alemanno.html

Ma possibile che ogni volta che succede qualcosa a Roma, la gente se la debba prendere con il sindaco Alemanno?

Ci sono i suoi parenti all'Atac e va la prendete con lui, apre "Trony ", la gente blocca il traffico e ve la prendete con lui,

Ora per qualche centimetro di neve…

Snow in Rome... so unusual !!!

Colosseum

An extreme cold has arrived  in Italy and Rome has seen 10cm snow!!!!
It really cold, and ths snow has frozen now... and it is such an unusual view to see the Colosseum in white!

Colosseum

Arco di Traiano

San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Roma

San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Roma

a unusual stroll il Rome

Vespa covered with snow

last but not least a gorgeous red and white vintage Fiat 500

 

Happy New Years from a beader!

How else a beader celebrate the new year?

Here is my glass full of sparkling beaded beads!

The X-Mas present for my mother - beaded beads and freshwater pearls

And now I can reveal X-mas present for  my mother. She loves freshwater pearls and I was very happy when I found those gorgeous freshwater pearls in pastel and metallic colours. I then added beaded beads with I prepared myself and a swarowky element for some sparks.