I’m absolutely in awe of Moo! I’ve ordered mini calling cards from them several times and received my latest batch just the other day. These cards look and feel so nice! Just perfect for slipping in your purse or pocket. I know thousands of people have these but I don’t care, these little cards are so my thing at the moment! Inexpensive and easy to order, plus in my opinion, however popular, they’re also original.

A glimpse of my new calling cards! I wish I’d managed a sharper photo but it’s a rainy and dark day…

I also received my first ever Moo Sticker Book and was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the stickers. They’re tiny but still very sharp with rich colours. Again the photo doesn’t do them enough justice…

I love these tiny stickers! In real life the images are smaller but perfectly sharp.

Jewellery wise I’ve been busy, I have several projects in the works so I hope to return soon with more photos. In the meantime just  these light and easy earrings made in the same style as two other pairs from last summer…

Dolphin’s Tail

I’m starting to recover from the flu once again. Let’s hope that this time there won’t be any more setbacks…

I’ll just post a couple of images for now: little jewellery with wings.

Mercurio earrings

The name Mercurio seemed appropriate for these thin and delicate earrings since I’m a Gemini and therefore Mercury is my planet. In Roman mythology Mercury (or Hermes in Greek mythology) is the messenger of the gods and has little wings in his heels and hat. (Now wouldn’t that come in handy, every once in a while?) Coincidentally, just a few days after this picture was taken last month, the spacecraft, also called Messenger, passed by this lovely planet, mapping and photographing it’s previously unknown areas. Fascinating!

Hummingbird necklace

And here’s another addition to the series of necklaces featuring an amazonite leaf. This time the leaf is accompanied by rustic looking little glass beads and an antique gold coloured metal hummingbird.

By the way, I’ve added a gallery of available jewellery on my sidebar along with some contact info, in case anyone should ask… I’ll be updating that whenever I make new stuff and/or something is sold…

I’ve been playing around with rustic colours and little shells during the last few days. The result so far is three bracelets and a set of earrings under the “Desert Island” title. Later on there will probably be at least one necklace to go with these as well.

Castaway

There’s something relaxing about working with this kind of materials. The mind drifts to faraway places as the light shells rattle softly against the old, wooden table. (I finally have a working space at home, I should actually write about my beautiful old/new table some time!)

Starfish

There’s always the danger of coming up with something that looks just like cheap, plastic souvenir from Ibiza. I’ve tried my best to avoid that because, maybe I’m goofy but I really like these little shells in summer jewellery! Adding precious materials always helps, of course. Sometimes all it takes is a really pretty clasp to give the piece that special something…

Dragonfly set

And now another pot of tea with a ton of honey, please!

Tuesday was a cold, cold day. When I woke up, I felt a chill despite the two blankets in which I had wrapped myself. I got up and put on several layers of flannel and wool. After a steaming bowl of café au lait and a stack of toast I was feeling better for a while, but soon I felt a coldness in my bones again. That’s when I went to feel the radiators. Cold. How about the water from the tap? Cold. Knowing I would have to wash up at some point to get ready for work, I started to feel nervous. The thought of not being able to get my daily long, hot shower wasn’t a welcome one.

Beautiful poster by Rafael de Penagos. Picture originally from here.

The hours passed. No change in water conditions. We had the same situation a couple of weeks back (they’re doing some sort of electrical work in the neighbourhood) but had been informed of it early enough. This time there had been no warning. I hate when that happens!

So, I had to wash up with cold water, then walk to work in the cold wind and rain. At work there was a draught like you wouldn’t believe so I remained in goosebumps all through the evening. Returing home later I realized, only a few meters from our front gate, that I had forgotten my work-keys to the changing room! Holy crap! I had to return back to find them. (Those keys mustn’t get stolen or else I get to pay for a new set.) When I finally got back home my teeth were almost rattling. Luckily the warmth of the radiators had returned and now there was hot water too, but it took several hours, my late grandmother’s wool shawl wrapped around my hips, two pairs of knee-high socks and about half a liter of hot apple juice with a touch of rum, to restart my blood circulation. I had caught enough cold, though, and have been feverishly blowing my nose since yesterday morning. That’s just great, having scaresly recovered from last week’s light flu…

No wonder my thoughs keep turning to hot sands and sunsets on a desert island…

Image originally found here.