Ruffles.

Days are passing like a lightning, between school, daily chores, meetings... I haven't yet found much time to work on my SHOP as much as I would like to. It has been closed for the whole summer, as I was away from home and I had no internet connection {a little difficult to be able to communicate with the rest of the world nowadays...}. I'm trying to add new items.. I'm in love with ruffles right now! It's actually the very first thing I learned how to sew with my sewing machine. When I first bought it I had no clue how to use it, I invited over a good friend mine {who is an incredible seamstress} and while showing me all the different buttons to click and turn, she decided to teach me how to make ruffles. It remained stuck in my head since then! I think of her now while making this new kind of pouch: the Ruffled Pouch! :)

What do you think? It's colorful and also very soft, as I layered the fabric with fleece. I like how puffy it feels at the touch! My plan is to make more, with different color fabrics... soon soon!

my Ruffled Kitty Pouch

 

Well, I hope you are enjoying your week as much as I am. Until next time...

 

xoxo,

 

 

PicNic at the park ~ fashion post

May is such a beautiful month! I love spring and I love seeing the roses in bloom everywhere {at least here in California}. Right now it's the perfect weather for a pic-nic in the park.. so I decided to play around on polyvore.com and pick a cute outfit! What do you think?

PicNic at the park by luisa-madeleine featuring kate spade

 

Have a great day!!!

 

xoxo,

P.S. Remember to enter the GIVEAWAY to win one of my cozies!!

Pink Spring

How about a little collection of PINk for Spring?? One of my favorite colors since I was little...

Look at this dreamy cake.. the tea-cup on top makes it enchanting..

 tea-cup cake

..how I would love to sit at such a pretty table!!

lovely table

Isn't this road gorgeous?? I wonder where it is.....

pretty road

...SHOES!! I never have enough!!! Too bad I can't walk on high-heels anymore.. they kill my ugly and painful veins! :(

Pink Shoes

Lovely infinity Scarf from Etsy!

infinity scarf

...Very original and pretty handmade ring...

ring

I hope you are all having a great and pink week-end!!!!

Happy Spring!!

xoxo,

Thinking Pink

Here I am!! Typing this post from my phone.. we'll see how it comes out.. :)
I recently noticed that in these last months I've been obsessed with a particular color. Does it happen to you? I just feel drawn to it, whatever thing it may be. The color is Bright Pink, I'm sure there's a specific name to it...
The other day I took my parents to shop at Ross and I fell in love with a pair of bright pink Converse All Star! My husband was a sweetie and he bought them for me.. Look how gorgeous they are!! And they were cheap (thank you Ross)!!
Typing on this small screen is becoming pretty hard.... it's time to go to bed, I wish you all Good Night and pink dreams!! ;)
XoXo

Sunday Cupcakes

Happy Sunday!!!

I just found these pics on my old blog... I made those cupcakes and birthday cake on my daughter's birthday last year {all from scratch of course}.. so yummi!! ♥ I especially love the pink cream-cheese frosting! ♥

I hope you are having a great day.. :)

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xoxo,

Vintage Lovely Girls.

Hello everyone!!! I made it safely to Denver, my husband's hometown! I'm very happy to be able to spend the summer here.. I will probably write something about this beautiful city in one of my next posts..

Today I want to share with you a few pictures from one of my favorite Vintage Shops on etsy: NaturePoet.

Mary, the owner, has a great taste for unique and selected items. I love the images she sells, I will share with you those I like the most. 

First of all.. the pretty Lady with the Umbrella. Look how gorgeous she looks! I saw her yesterday in my "etsy feed" and I had the inspiration to write about this shop. It looks like she just came out of the movie "My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn.. :)

Lady with Umbrella

This girl is just so sweet. I love her perfectly curled hair and the red poppies on her hat! Isn't she gorgeous?


Lady Beautiful Hat with Poppies

And another beautiful girl.... she reminds me of Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility, one of my favorite actresses and movies ever. I like her big pink bow and the pretty ring on her pinky finger. She's adorable!♥

Beautiful Lady in Hat

Last but not least... the Tulip Fairy!!!! I LOVE her! She's part of a collection of "Flower Fairies".. I know that because some dear Italian friends have a few old plates on their dining room's wall portraying these pretty fairies... I remember I used to stare at them and look at all the cute details.

Tulip Fairy

Well, I just want to thank Mary, from NaturePoet for allowing me to write about her beautiful shop!!! I hope you all go check it out.. there is much more than this!!!!! Enjoy!!!

my Cherry Cupcake ♥

Deep in my thoughts.. in my mind that never stops thinking, creating, imagining something new to make.. a little Ladybug found a deliciously pink cupcake. It was love at first sight!! She crawled on top of the icing and ate the cherry, which became her clever disguise.. trying not to be noticed. :)
This is the story behind my new cozy: the CHERRY CUPCAKE LADYBUG. Bring it to Starbucks and it will make everybody turn their heads because of her cuteness!! ♥ I love the cotton I used for this cozy, it's incredibly soft..and the color is just adorable. I cannot resist pink!! I bought that yarn thinking that I would have made something cute out of it... well, I really hope you like it too!!!

My Inspiration Board

Today I decided to participate to an "Inspiration Linky Party"...! The invitation came from "DondaLee's", one of my favorite blogs! Anyone can participate, we are simply sharing what are the things that inspire us the most and pin them on a virtual inspiration board. These are some of mine:

1. My morning Coffee. I cannot live without my caffe'latte* in the morning {*strong Italian espresso mixed with hot milk and sugar}, I've always had it.. it gives me all the energy I need and it's my moment of comfort and reflection, just me and my big mug. :)
2. Nature, especially flowers. I'm so blessed, I live in a tiny house surrounded by a huge yard, with grass, flowers, trees, vegetables, fruit... under the big blue sky of California! I have the whole of Nature at my house! It inspires me everyday.
3. Among the creatures of Nature..the one that I love the most is the Ladybug {or Ladybird...it depends if she lives in England or USA}. :) I find myself, almost everyday, telling my children...especially the boys...to be nice to the pretty ladybugs. ♥ You can find ladybugs all over my yard and my shop.
4. The color PINK and everything that is Princess looking, glittery, elegant and beautiful. 
5. Colorful Ribbons! I can never have enough!! I like especially the silky ones.. my Grandma used to collect them.. they make me think of her, and they are just so pretty! I use them for anything..

There is many other things that give me inspiration, I guess these were the first that came in mind. It would be nice to see also what inspires you!! Just leave a link in one of the comments or go visit DondaLee's beautiful blog!! She is also a big inspiration!!