Handpainted Moleskine Cahier - Russian doll Matrioska Babuska

Hey Girls don't be shy and be proud of your form!!
I thought a rappresentative design and saying for this lovely moleskine notebook!! So Say it to the World:
I'm not FAT, I keep more than ONE woman in ME!!

Handpainted Moleskine cahier

Details:

The Moleskine Cahiers are journals with a flexible heavy-duty cardboard cover in buff with visible stitching on the spine. The last 16 sheets are detachable and there is a pocket for loose notes. Each set of 3 pieces includes the Moleskine history. With acid free paper ruled pages.

Size (inches): 3 ½” x 5 ½”
Size (cm): 9X14
Pages: 64
Collection: Notebooks and Journals
Model: Cahier Journals
Cover: Cardboard cover
Layout: Ruled
Format: Pocket

Happiness

It's more than a month from the last blogpost, now, if you check the #13 of that post, you will know why I was off for all that time...... :))

I didn't know when I wrote the "16 things about me", I discovered that 12 days later.... and if you just wondering about... Yes, I will have a baby!
Today it 10° week I am pregnant.
I've got some problems at the begins of the pregnancy, so my doctor keep me at home from work immediately.
I can't wait to be in the 4th month, so I will be less anxious, for now I'm staying home to rest.

Meanwhile, quietly so as not tired, in those days I have sewn, a little at a time, a diaper bag.
And today I finished, here it is.

I started my 2009 with Tea and Cupcakes

I started my 2009 with many good intentions personal for me and my family and I have also taken up the good habit of crafting.
Some time ago in this post, I talked about hand carved stamp! I like a lot and I also like them, I enjoy very much. I created these cups and this Cupcake to personalize the card accompanying the Travel Tea Bags, which have their certificate with a theme poem attached.




2008 ended with a great December and I want to thanks for it! I have also always been very careful to spoil the recipient of my creations, and this coming year I want to continue on this road! In fact, I have a give away for those who grab a moleskine's notebook cover at my Dawanda or Etsy: these colorful handmade notebooks combined with moleskine's cover!! Isn't it nice? This you see here is going to a happy customer.











That's all for now!

Shop Critique and Appreciation: The Winner

This post come 1 week later than planned. The winner is been announced at Dawanda the last week end. Here are the photos of the draw.









Congratulation to bijouxdellostregatto and thank you to all the other for your entries.

PatchworkPottery: Fabric Labels Tutorial

I've just found this great tutorial by Patchwork Pottery for making your own fabric label!! Take a look, it seems great! PatchworkPottery: Fabric Labels Tutorial

Labels! Labels!

You know, I'm a little bit perfectionist in what I make, perhaps not the same in my life, but just for what I make for other, I want it to be as good as possible. So, I was looking for the perfect label for pouches, bags and so on... yesterday I discovered a wonderful label's tutorial on Sewtakeahike's blog, and as you can see I've got the perfect labels!

Iphone 3G vs Blackberry Bold

VS

I love them all!! Ok, when 2 month ago I knew that the Iphone 3G were coming out in Italy, I would have bought it immediately, but I couldn't had afford it, then my fever goes down and I sayd to myself that I will buy it for Xmas. But now, to be onest and say the truth, My heart is beating for the new BlackBerry Bold, and can't wait to have it on my hand. A custom request make me think about those great new smarthphones, both are slim and whatever model you choose you wouldn't scratch them for any reason. So, here is my own answer to this delicate question: Protect your Smarthphone with those great sleeves, and If you love your new IPhone 3G, or you've got the new BlackBerry Bold, you would love to have a slipcase to prevent scratches, but you maybe don't want to add much bulk to the smartphone.

The Padded Sleeve keeps it flat and safely, you can easily put it into your shirt or jeans pocket. Comes in one size for a perfect fit on your Standard or iPhone 3G, also fit Blackberry Bold.

Available in shop now.






This one is the first I made to test the pattern (my own design), and I make it a little bit bigger to fit my boyfriend's Blackberry 8700G.

Sister's Shop -- Posh Pie Designs

I want introduce my Sister's Shop: PoshPie Designs.



I'm excited about its tag and graphics, and I've just took one set for tagging my items.




You can find her shop at: http://Poshpie.Etsy.com

Alternative Shopping -- Discovering Treasures in my City

This was a happy day.Having time to do what "I always wanted but haven't had the time to do" it's great, vacation are great!

This morning I was strolling the city, I was in corners of the city where I don't go often, I discovered very beautiful alternative shops, I spoke with people real and sociable, I had a great morning and an excellent afternoon.

To give U an idea of what treasure I found, here are some of the shop link and what I bought there.

Those 4 Card comes from RETROBOTTEGA

And what to say about music - I love alternative sounds, and I like Lounge at this time...

this come from OHM

I ended the day with some sewing and graphic creation, I finished the small Carry All Messenger bag for my Boyfriend's Daughter and made some new label for my creations.

Oh, I received a GREAT invitation and a GREAT opportunity by email, but.... I will write about this later.... I'm a little bit superstitious ;-)

The Diary 2009 Project -- Update

As I mentionated in this post I took part to The Diary 2009 Project, I finished drawing my pages and sent out to Fantazya. I cant wait to have the diary on hands, I want to buy a copy for me too, and maybe also the CD.

Well, those two are the pages designed by me.

The other side of the moon

So, I ended up with a decision and this night made the following announcement at the Etsy Shop:

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SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT: JUNE 2008
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On July I will stop selling my handmade bags here on Etsy, but the shop still be runned to sell my Cross Stitch Pattern, for more info about my Cross Stitch pattern visit:
http://giusypatchoriginaldesigns.wordpress.com

Thank You.

Le Coccole ♥♥ di Giusypatch

As some of you already know, I start the "Giusypatch Original Designs" on march 2007. I had a designing stop in september 2007, after I had a surgery. But I don't wanna give up, I just want take alive "my other side of the moon".

So, from the next month I will have 2 different shop: I will sell my bags and all the stuff you known on this blog at DaWanda Shop, while on Etsy you will only find my cross stitch pattern only.

Rose Garden - Giusypatch Original Designs ©

The Diary 2009 Project

My Moleskine is full of "to do" listings this week. I take notes of all those things I found interesting and I want to post in here during the week-end. One of this is The Diary 2009 Project that Fantazya is running.
The Diary will be designed by at least 365 artists and crafters around the world. All of them are web sellers o crafters with blog, flickr etc. and you can reach them by their webpage adress on the bottom of their page. Each page correspond to a date...

I'm partecipating, and still designing my two pages, I've got 4 february and 20 december 2009.

For more infos about this cute project, visit the "Diary 2009 Project" and take also a look at the Flickr's pool for 2008:

this photo is taken from the Diary 2008 Flickr Pool

Just for fun -- Create a Handmade Rubber Stamp

Stamp's passion! -- Handmade rubber stamps (eraser carving)

put its hand up who, at least once not have bought or desired one. Rubber stamps make less anonimous our block notes , customize greeting cards, give color to our diaries ... and... Back in time, put your hand up who, at school, has never at least once patiently dug an eraser to go faster few a boring lesson.
I would not have imagined that both things just mentioned would be back in my world as an adult! I love everything that is hand creativity and then even when I surf the internet I always take a look at technics perhaps far from mine, but that has always fascinated me ... And occasionally happens that besides watching, I like to try. I made this two mini stamp, the result of a couple of simple drawings, a eraser bought at just € 0.50 and a pair of carving tools.

If you want to try yourself, you will find a tutorial here and here, and a lot of photos here.