From millefiori to textile.

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Can you see my millefiori canes?

Recently I was occupied with a great project of home textile design. Friends of mine from the textile industry have been asking me for some time to translate my polymer clay work to textile and design a series of tablecloth collection. I must say that this was a challenge for me because there are some ground rules that I had to follow; one of them is to use only 5 colors, not 6, not 7, only five! Well… this rule did not stop me :-) 

Textile design is very dear to me because for many years I worked as a fashion designer and I love all that is connected to fabric and such, so this opportunity was very exiting for me.

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There will be a few more months until this project will launch and whenever there will be news I will be happy to share them with you, but for now I will share a few designs from this collection.

Enjoy!!!

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So….. can you see the millefiori canes ?

Kisses :))

Last days of summer

It is getting a bit chilly in the evenings these days, but it is still very warm and kind of summery here. So it is a fantastic opportunity to say farewell to these last summer days and to introduce a new collection of hair pins sets for girls or girls at heart.

I used 3 hair pins in each set; on one of them I've attached a slice of millefiori flower cane, on the second I've made a little cabochon and glued it in a lace setting and the third pin got a flower applique.

Because I am pro recycling, I've made the wrapping my self from last year calendar; I used wide stripes from the frame of this very colorful calendar and it was a great solution to attach every set together.

This summer I've added some shelves to my kitchen; in this close up there are some vintage items, one of them is a romantic round tin box that my grandmother gave me, and it is most dear to me :) 

~ Have a beautiful week ~

Hugs & kisses!!!