Celebrating...

Crafting for the birthday decoration...

Cutting papers, stamping on them...

Baking some bread... These aren´t for the birthday party but for our coffee break in the "crafternoon"!


Tada!!! Almost ready...
Six years old toppers
The Strawberry Cake that grandma brought to us!!! Yummy!!

And the whole family together celebrating ( except my brother who was taking this picture)!


It´s always a good day to celebrate, isn´t it? And when it´s about a 6 years old girl,we dedicate our time to make some cuties and try to focus on this very special moment of this life .
On Saturday we´ve made the party decoration, we baked tiny breads and cupcakes . cut some cupcake toppers, bought some food for the Sunday family meeting .

Then on Sunday , signs of summer, hot weather, sunny and blue sky in the morning , they all came to the outside lunch and there we served barbecue , they all brought some tasty food and we had delicious salads, pork, Portuguese bread, Strogonoff by Mom, oniguiri as well and a beautiful and yummy Strawberry Cake!!!

Happy Birthday again my little girl!!

And a happy week for all of you!!!

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Mornings of joy

These days of almost Autumn sounds so weird: hot summer days, cold evenings, rainy nights like I´ve never seen before... Actually everything is new in this town since we moved in the last September so everyday is a new beginning with lots of surprises.

The most ordinary details becomes something interesting like the sunlight or the starry night or the strange feeling of loneliness down here. Friends are far now, the internet world seems more friendly and warmer and I really miss my days in the city so spending my time reading e-mails , crafting , sewing and making plans have fulfilled this lack of contacting real people.

Kids are different... mine is always busy with her toys and legos like this one , a beautiful farm that she got from her uncle and aunt on her birthday and since the beginning , the "making of " with her Dad was so much fun!


And now that´s all set she plays in the morning , before going to school... And many other gifts that she got from her friends on her birthday like alphabet games, math games, painting kits , mosaic kits, stuffed animals , books and so on and so forth, it´s a never ending party!!! Would you join us?

Wishing you an incredible week and lots of good news and crafting and fun!

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And now she is 6

This morning she woke up and I just hugged her to tell her Happy Birthday. So, how or when did it happen that you turned out six ???
It´s a magical age isn´t it, now they can read, they can play lots of fun imaginative games, they are more creative and they know how to comunicate each other but they have the innocence and the fantasy in their minds, I think I´m loving this six year old girl!

Happy Birthday my sweet little girl, wishing you all your hopes and dreams will come true and an AMAZING year ahead!!! Love you!!!



To all of you, wishing you a lovely, inspiring and peaceful weekend!!

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Good old memories

As I walked into the living room I could smell the sweet cookies mom was baking .
She used to make them not for special moments but when she had time to stay home , she was a piano teacher and she worked a lot that time, when I was 5 or 6.
Last week I went to my parents house and my dad gave me this old kitchen scale that reminds me those good old times... Nowadays mom has a new and good one, smaller and lighter. Vintage stuff is what I love and this one means so much to me that now I have it on my kitchen window sill.
And when I look at it, I still can smell the cookies...



Collections...
It may look an ordinary eraser, anyway they are special to me because I like the touch and this salmon colored one looks so... vintage!
The Unbrella ( yes, with N!!!) came from Japan a looong time ago and I don´t know why I have been keeping it, I just like it!
The white one is new and I have to confess, it´s something obsessive , I bought a box with 20 of them!!! don´t ask me why...

Inside the kitchen drawer I have these very useful kitchen towels and I love them for their details, RED details , the embroidered ones that my mother in law made to me, I use them every day so I must treat them well. The more you use them they get better!

Oh, I even don´t know how to draw a decent circle but it doesn´t matter, I love collecting pastel crayons, pencils, watercolour pencils, I adore the metal pencil cases as I open it I can smell those special crayon perfume.

Am I the only one with these obsessions or are you the kind that collect something weird or ordinary or different?
These were just a few to name because I ´ve got lots of collections and maybe I´ll post here any other day...

until then, I hope you enjoy your weekend and try to look around, maybe you haven´t noticed you have collected rocks, bookmarks, old recipes, perfume boxes, whatever... it´s an interesting thing to do, to share with us, with your son or just to yourself.

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Out of doors

This cute bag with the puppy design was inspired here and here. She can carry her precious books , pencase and her favorite stuffed elephant seal in it.
Playing outside, feeling the fresh breeze on our face and walking barefoot feeling the grass, the cold stone floor under our feet , picking fruits from the trees, that´s what we´ve done yesterday and there´s nothing sweeter than these moments, oh, yes, there is. The fruits ( jaboticabas) are very sweet.

Wishing you had a sweet weekend!

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What makes me happy

It´s a mystery and at the same time a magical thing that sewing means to me because it turns my very moment so peaceful and tender while I think only about what I am really doing, feeling the texture of the fabric or admiring the color of the thread. I wish I had more time to do this...

These portable kids playing set are really cool and they will be sent to a retailer and if I have a chance I´ll make more but for now, these are good!

Ready to be packed and maybe in a few days they´ll be in some pretty little ones hands that will play and draw and have a joyful day!

Have you too a beautiful day!

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Live, Love, Laugh

Carnival holidays :: to rest, to look up and to dream...


Our living room before our guests arrival


Moments of our Sunday

Hi! I missed you guys, I am sorry I didn´t come here for days, it´s been really busy these couple weeks , my girl going to a new school and also everything was "so new" to me, the morning routine , the new road to take her to school, new teacher and so on and so forth.

In many parts of the world today is Valentine´s Day but not down here , unfortunately, I should say... I do feel from the bottom of my heart that I would send all those lovely handmade cards to lots of people I know , I would make each of them and they would be different one from another because it would be very personal. But then I think it would be impossible for me to finish all of them! That would take me hours, days, weeks to make them all... But what really matters are the feeling and all the thoughts I have about all these (blogland & flesh )friends and family members.

Celebrating the date or not, it´s Carnival in the whole country and we have four days and a half of holidays when people travel, go to the beach because it´s very hot in this season and others go to see the Carnival Parade ( Rio and São Paulo are very famous ) but we always use to stay at home because the city gets quiet, less people on the streets and no traffic, that´s a dream!

We had lots of friends sharing food and lots of laugh around our home, at the barbecue corner ,
sitting under the coconut tree drinking beer , eating fruits and ice creams , telling stories , listening to the kids ( and adults too) that were happily playing ball and swimming in the pool, doing absolutely nothing... it has been a wonderful break since Saturday...

And now, what about you, what have you been doing , what´s going on around you?
I want to thank you for always coming here, taking your precious time to read and say hi, it´s something that really makes me happy! Thank you!

And have a wonderful week !!!

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Ten things I´m loving...

This is an interesting exercise and I´ve been making lists on and on. Here I´ll post 10 things that I´m in love right now. Not necessarily in that order.
1. Early in the morning the first sunlight coming inside the sewing studio... so inspiring!


2. Looking around my home and finding things I´ve sewn years ago... still in use



3. Celebrating birthdays!
This one? For the 3 years old " Foquinha" the little elephant seal . Happy Birthday little one!


4. My new red shoes, so comfortable... They take me everywhere, I wish they had wings!



5. Taking pictures here and there in a desperate way of practicing...


6. Ladybugs, aren´t they so cute?


7. Celebrating life!


8. Baking muffins , eating them with a cup of coffee...


9. Stormy weather, wind, raindrops that turn into...



10. a new landscape , day after day ... Isn´t life so amazing?

How about you? What are your favorite things in your daily life?

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2010 Resolution Number One

When I talked to Lori about our trip to California (and let me say that she was so very kind ) she sent to me a list of places to go and things to do and one of the interest activity was to buy postcards and we would send to ourselves ( to our home) and that sounded a great idea!

So, the first one came from Santa Barbara and I wrote down the first time my daughter saw an elephant seal and how excited it was, when she ate two churros before lunch at the pier and we had lots of fun looking at the weird, colorful themed caps and hats. It´s something we can share after we get home and then we can keep this memories forever .

Now, this is something I want to reveal for you!
I wanted to enroll in an e-course and now that I´m in I will tell you.
It´s about creativity, writing and photography through exercises, journaling and reading , it´s been very interesting and motivating for me to be focused on "seeing " the beauty in my daily life.



This is one of my list making which I had lots of fun!

This is where I sit and have my cup of coffee and start the day looking outside and I can see the garden, the beginning of a new day when the sun rises right in front of me and the birds fly from the trees looking for seeds to take back for the nest.



Keri Smith: This extraordinary artist has been suggested by Maddie and I did this little paper boat from this book.


And here is the fantastic e-course I´m telling you! Persisting Stars ~ Yes! by Madelyn Mulvaney

Here : good summer days!

Wishing : YOU, wherever you are, lots of fun, love, joy and good things !!!

Happy weekend!

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Favorite Finds

I´d like to show you some cute things I brought from the United States trip like these buttons and "pois" ribbons which I really adore!



This little vintage metal plate was a great find in Monterrey and the store was selling the same old canned sardines that became famous . My dad bought a lot of them to give as gifts, such a nice gift, though!


Many bookstores with lots of SALES , I found this box of Easy to make Felt Teddies that enchanted me! They are really cute and I guess this week I´ll make them!


Fabrics: can´t live without them! oh, and scissors and buttons and stamps...



At my sewing studio with my new calendar with everyday sewing projects in it, it´s the greatest idea , ever! And my old embroidered hoop and some work in progress fabrics, already cut and ready to be finished.

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Discovering neighborhood

Since we moved in to our new house and to another town I haven´t had time to get to know any place because of the lack of time to do so.
Yesterday at last I could open an account at the DVD rental store, I took a drive around the neighborhood and tried to find myself home and I just know that it doesn´t happen suddenly or at once...
I do not know where people buy the best meat or which is the best supermarket or the toy store or I even don´t know what I should know! Well, that´s fine because I really feel home at home! I am not the kind of person who loves going out and to tell you the truth, I feel so lucky that I can stay home taking care of family things, that I can look outside and see all the beauty of the nature, all those trees surrounding the house and bringing the breeze inside and the birds that sing so happily towards the branches looking for fruits and seeds.
Today we had the chance to have lunch together( me and my husband) and he took me to Suez, a mediterranean style restaurant near our house.
The moment you enter the garden you will feel a romantic atmosphere embraced by purple and red flowers, fresh breeze and a warm hospitality .
It´s a place where you have a chance to relax and have some fun with your family and friends overlooking the beautiful garden , enjoy good food and also drink one of the 60 labels of wine you can choose from their wine cellar.

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