Resoconto Hobby Show Roma primavera 2014 - Parte 2

Next weekend I was at Hobby Show in Rome.

There were few stands but I've found some useful things.

A romantic rubber-stamp that reproduce a... stamp :D by Stamperia.

I've found a PVC mould with sealife subjects as shells and a tiny starfish that I hope to use very soon. Untill now I've handmade starfishes but this one is really tiny, less than 1 cm (0.4 in), it will be useful for the shape but I have to work to make them more natural.

Two punchers, one for little tags to put on packages I ship, the other for plants in miniature. Unfortunately so tiny leaves are difficult to find.

Finally the best purchase, a miter cutter to cut frames, wood and plastic splints.

They have a safety block, the screws you can see in the picture, and it is marked at 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°, 105°, 120° and 135°. I've tried them and cut perfect corners.

The seller was a very nice French sir, his website is Cominter-dinosaure.

I've seen also other interesting materials and tools: powdered glitters, a little cutting plotter, Japanese mold clays and a lot of PVC for moulds. The next time...

Resoconto Hobby Show Roma primavera 2014 - Parte 1

As written in another post precedente post, on last weekend I went to the Hobby Show Roma at the ADMI (Associazione Dollhouse e Miniature Italiane) stand to promote miniaures for dollhouses, the ADMI team and to do short classes with Cristina Stacchini, Daniela Messina e Roberta Solari.

ADMI stand and Cristina

Cristina's, Roberta's and mine roomboxes

Daniela's works

The item from the short classes

ADMI stand with Cristina, Daniela and me

Thank you to ADMI, to Cristina, Daniela and Roberta :)

Here we are :D

The next post will be about the little treasures I've found at that fair :)

Carnival treats

Every year, on February, I'd like to make Italian traditional Carnival treats in miniature but I cannot find the right dishes for them, so this year here you are some pictures of past works :)

These are the first Carnival treats that I've made on February 2011. A plate with "Castagnole", fried dough balls with sugar on them, and one with "Frappe", fried stripes of dough with icing sugar or honey on them.

This is a custom order that I've made on October 2011. A plate with "Castagnole"and one with "Crostoli", fried rhombuses of dough, and "Frittole" extended balls of fried dough.

Happy Fat Tuesday and bon appetit ;)

Celidonia's tiny mice

Do you like mice? And do you like miniature mice? I would like to introduce to you Daniela Messina's mice. Made with great attention to details, they are expressive and look so real even if they are made out in polymer clay and high, on their feet, about 1 cm (0.4 in).

The mice in the pictures below are arranged inside candle holders that I've made just for them.

Daniela gives the magic touch to these works and you can visit her blog CelidoniaStudio to see a lot of other Daniela's wonderful miniatures.

You can see her little treasures in person at Miniaturitalia, the only Italian dollhouse (and other things) fair.
Not lose this mini-magic meeting ;)

Una splendida sorpresa!

 This Christmas Etsy Italia Team has organized a game and some team mates send to me lovely gifts :)

Here what I've found near my Christmas tree:

Atelierpompadour

Bijouxdellostregatto

Biberta

Callmemimi

Cloudnumbernine

Frannyshome

Knittingcate

Kosmika

Lunabluandco

Magdathesheep

Notforeat

Orlosubito

Passionarte

Petitefraise

This card is handpainted by di Petitefraise's sister

Relydesign

Vivislab

The greatest surprise is these two pins handamde by  Etherealflowers and Ireneagh


Thank you form my very heart to:Alicecloset
Annalouvintage
Atelierpompadour
Biberta
Bijouxdellostregatto
Callmemimi
Cloudnumbernine
Elenasloom
Etherealflowers
Frannyshome
Handmadeinitaly
Ireneagh
Kosmika
Magdathesheep
Lunabluandco
Madamarobè
Notforeat
Orlosubito
Passionarte
Petitefraise
Relydesign
Teconlene
Themuubear
Vivislab

Halloween

Here you are a post that I've written last year fort the Etsy Italia Team blog about Halloween, with new info.

This is a very ancient festival, linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-an or sow-in) that means "summer's end" in Gaelic language. During the night all the fires were doused and then lit again thanks to a large Bonfire were bones of slaugthered animals burned. The border between our world and the Otherwolrd became thin, mankind and supernatural creatures may meet, walk the same paths, eat the same food supplies (the traditional trick or treat). Both harmless and harmful spirits might pass through the border, so to avoid harm, humans disguises theirselves with costumes and masks.

Cherrypieartstamps

Signoraluna

After the Christianization Samhain was replaced by All Saints' Day and finally named Halloween (from "All Hollows Eve) from the XV century in England.
Nowadays Halloween is very famous in the United States and in Europe, the birthplace, it is back in the last years.
In many villages of Italy the tradition of the coming back of the dead, often walking in procession in the 2nd of November night, and lighting a candel inside a pumpkin, get Halloween similar to All Saints' Day.

So tonight, remember to lit a candle and put it on your window, it will show the way to your Ancestors, then put on a costume or a mask so harmful spirits can't touch you!




BOO!

Sealight

1. Mermaid - CloudNumberNine
2. Wave island necklace - Chickslab
3. Mermaid Tears - LaPerlaa
4. Spuma di mare Earrings - Betsy

I follow your voice, mermaids, to see the light of the sea.

Five best blogs

Yesterday I had a wonderful surprise, a prize for my blog, the first one :D
Ilenia give me it. She is a crafter, her handpainted ceramic pendants and creations are so beautiful and delicate, please, visit her:

Blog
Etsy shop



Now I have to give the prize to five blogs. It is a hard choice, I know a lot of wonderful blogs, but here you are the five winners:

Alicecloset
Celidonia
Cuori di pietra
Etherealflowers
Fiorejewelry

I have chosen them because they are poetic, their blogs have a beautiful graphics and theay are sweet persons :)

Black Wonderland

1. Ace Card Poker Set - Venetianartiquity
2. Alice in Wonderland Coin Purse - Retrospettive
3. Into the vortex - Lazyfish
4. Perdiction - Juliacalimera

Sometimes also the Wonderland seems so dark...

Delicate

1. Floral-print bow embellished dress - Chromantication
2. Beige pleated clutch with removable fabric flower pin - Loscrignodililly
3. Pink Flower Rabbit Brooch - Atelierpompadour
4. Petite Organic Sterling Silver Band Ring - Lovepotiondesign
5. Two tiny round cameo paintings - Artinvenice

La creatività incontra la rete

The Etsy Italian team will see you at Faenas Cafè on May the 13th, 2011.


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Graphics by Ethereal Flowers

Pasqua 2011

I wonder why the first tought for Holydays goes to food. Maybe because food puts togheter families in a easy way, even if sometimes food can divide.

My mother comes from Perugia (Umbria) so I've made some traditional Easter food from Umbria.



A ring shaped cake called "Ciaramicola". This cake has a heart of soft sponge-cake with Alchermes (a sweet deep pink liqueur) and a coat of meringue with tiny sweet confentioneries in five different colors: red, white, yellow, green and azure.

Red and white are the colors of Perugia. Yellow is the color of the cornfields, green is the colors of the meadows and azure is the color of the Trasimeno lake.



A salty cake, a sort of cheese bread. This cake is often served with a salted and smoked pork meat taken form the neck called "Capocollo".

I know some of my followers are Veg*, I hope one day traditional Easter food will be meat-free!




Eggs! Why eggs? Eggs are symbol of birth and Easter is the day of rebirth. It is Springtime and Spring is the season of birth and life. So eggs!


I wish you a Happy Easter and better, a Happy Rebirth-day ;)