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Tucked away in Trastevere I stumbled upon this shop.... and much to my dismay it was closed for vacation :(. But as I stood salivating at it's window, I spied handmade bags, shoes, one of kind dresses, jewelry, -everything I wanted to see instead of the thousands of Prada knock offs.
But alas, just like in London, it was not to be.....
Juliet of The Broken Plate and Mutha Crafter fame tagged me a "Rockin Girl Blogger"! Yay! I am new to all this so it's exciting! I get to tag 5 other girl bloggers to pass the cheer on and support each other. Since I read a lot of blogs but am terribly shy about commenting, it's my chance to compliment my faves. Of course The Broken Plate would be one- but I gather we are supposed to choose 5 other blogs!
So here they are:
Mamac-ta
m.Lee Fine Art
Block Party Press
Circular Accessories
Glass Beach
Ciao!
Pantheon
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And still recovering from major jet lag! I had an unbelievable time, I swear we walked all of Rome, saw the Pantheon (pictured), The Forum, The Colleseum, The Vatican, The Tiber, Catacombs, and so much more. I have a new love for Espresso, Limonchello, Roman artichokes, gnocchi, and eggplant. We took a train down to Naples, then Sorrento and a boat to Capri. I saw the ruins of Pompeii and had dinner over the water in a marina in Sorrento. I spent a lot of time wandering in and out of little shops in Trastevere looking at the work of many local artisans. Lot's of jewelers had their benches right in the middle of the shop so you could watch them as they worked.
I also spent 3 days in London, and took a side trip to Dover to see the White Cliffs and Dover castle. There are several galleries devoted to handmade jewelry and a great textile and design museum- unfortunately they were all closed as I was there over a weekend (for future reference).
I took a gazillion pictures and am busy uploading them to flickr if you want to see my adventure! I am back and ready to get to work to try to catch up on orders and get enough stock for Crafty Bastards!
Sunday September 30th, 2007 10am-5pm, Adams Morgan, D.C.
Yay! I can't believe I got in! Come visit me! Now I have to get to work... once I get back from Italy that is!!!
my blog will again be on hiatus till August 11th or so. See ya then!
I'm back from the wilds of Maine! Booth Bay Harbor to be specific. It was lovely, good times, good friends and lot's of creative inspiration. I even got to go to my favorite bead store, The Beadin' Path in Freeport. I've been ordering from them for sometime now, so actually going there was exciting. It's like a bead mecca, I had to be dragged outta there and I was still clutching at strings of baubles as I was pulled through the door. So I've got a lot of new material to work with! I even had some down time between all the bocce ball, wiffle ball, croquet and Sorry tournaments, to make some earrings with my new finds. But alas, I am off to Europe on Thursday, so I don't think I'll get much into my shop before I head out. Just wanted to post to say hi though!
4 more new enamel pendants. Checking out some fresh colors and patterns. I really like the yellow one- that one is totally free hand and came out funky but fun. I'll get them up in my shop after I get back from vacation.
See you in a week!
Comment #4! Dragana! Please email me at sinsle1@yahoo.com with your address for shipping!
Thanks!
