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Entries from November 30th, 2009

Caro’s Blanket

November 30th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Felt, Fibre Art

Not yet done… I still want to add some accents here and there, but what I was working on the other day , is this blanket for my sister. It’s 1,80m long and 1.50m wide. It’s not so much for a bed but as a foullard of blanket for the couch… for those winter days!

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Merry go round

November 28th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Merry Go Round

Every month a group of 9 women crafters from around the world, answer one question giving interesting and variated answers bathed by their own cultural and geographical differences.
This month’s question is:  “What is your purple cow?”
The “purple cow” is a concept ellaborated by Seth Godin in his book “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being [...]

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Working with the patagonian wool – Trabajando con la lana patagónica

November 26th, 2009 · 17 Comments · Argentina-Diario Patagónico, Fibre Art

And I started to work with the wool I bought some days ago.  I even felted with cold water and almost no soap (warm water and soap are the basic elements needed for felting…and the wool obviously!) and the results were fast and super soft.

I made some prefelts which at the same time gave me [...]

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Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Friends

November 24th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Fun

Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Friends, originally uploaded by Marian Florcita.
One of the reasons why I like coming back to my homeland, is because I get to see my friends.
Friends have always been a sort of priority in my life. I always thought that life is better and more enjoyable when you have friends. I don’t care [...]

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Turquoise glamour

November 21st, 2009 · 10 Comments · Argentina-Diario Patagónico, Fibre Art

It’s proven a bit difficult to explain to people here what it is that I do. When I mention “handmade felt” people stare at me as If I was talking about giving an elephant a pedicure… weird. So I explain. Even though it is around 25C already, I walk around with a scarflette hanging from [...]

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Curious Nature

November 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · News

For a couple of months now, Charlotte and I have been talking about a photographic project collaboration. Although we are not proffessionals we like each others views through the lens. So, after Charlotte came up with a format, or a more solid idea, we set into our new adventure.
Our objective is to make a sort [...]

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Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Homeland

November 17th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Homeland, originally uploaded by Marian Florcita.
And this mosaic is of the place where I am right now. The ocean sort of defines our lives with the strong winds, the parrots flying overhead making noise at 4am and the blazing sun. The beaches here are not only kilometres long but also kilometres wide.
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Patagonian Diary: local products and knowledge

November 16th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Argentina-Diario Patagónico

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A few days ago I went to an expo of local products. The idea is that producers can go and show what they have, sell and make some PR too. From culinary delicacies such as wild boar paté, walnuts, cakes made by Carmelite nuns, oysters, hand made leather bags, hand made knives made of re-used [...]

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Patagonian Diary: Atardeceres

November 13th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Argentina-Diario Patagónico

Atardeceres, originally uploaded by Marian Florcita.

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We left from Brussels on Tuesday with a 40minute delay which made me fear we would miss our flight connection. After we landed I rushed with a 3 yr old hanging in tow to what it seemed to be the complete other side of Rome’s Leonardo DaVinci airport. We [...]

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Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Flying

November 10th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Fun

Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Flying, originally uploaded by Marian Florcita.
By the time most of you read this, I will be travelling to Brussels to get on a plane to Rome and then an overnight plane down to Buenos Aires.
Rome-Buenos Aires: 15hrs. With a 3 year old…..I really hope he sleeps.
Once we are there, after a short [...]

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