first day

Hello everyone....

it's my first day of blogging... i have this continuous sensation that i have to know too much things at the same time....because other than i've change country once again, (because i used to leave in Lisbon and than in Barcelona!!!), i'm learning italian, making my pieces, searching for materials, and stores to leave it in... i can't get to know everything about blogger, etsy, Dawanda, right tags, entrecard.....ahhhh it's too much information for me right now....

So i'll do one thing at the time and first leave my first photos of some of my favourite pieces...Their all handmade and in this case made with old and vintage buttons.

I'll leave a little explanation on each one....

Thanks for reading.

This piece is called Jo's earrings because i specifically made them for one of my best friends, Joana. I found these buttons in this really cute clothes antiquary in Barcelona. These two old-fashioned gentlemen own these really amazing store completly full with all kinds of vintage dresses, coats, shoes, jewellery, hats, scarfs, buckles, and of course, buttons!!!!

I really started my handcrafts activity a very, very short time ago and all of my relatives and friends were very surprised because no one knew about my skills. I'm a totally self-learner at this point but i would surelly like to make some investments in this field of work....

All my pieces are one of a kind because i never find the same materials to work on and i don't want to....I also make designs for a specific person, to their style and taste, so these ones are Joana's custom made!!!!

This one is one of my favourites at this time....This button i bought from a seller in Ucraine... i think it's from the 1900's....It's still currently on sale i if i don't sell it to these stores i'm going these afternoon i putting it on etsy when i have the time and can get organized doing all of these computer work...

I'm not a net resources kind of person... i mean i wasn't but seems i have to change.... i normally used internet to see mails, to watch movies, to browse myspace and youtube for strange and fun stuff.. but i never got enroled in those kinds of communities such as facebook and orkut....But now i think it's time....

This is other one from that order that came from Ucraine... This is also one of the fírst pieces i sold as soon as i got to Milan... To a friend of the owner of the house we were staying...You know how it goes...you show it just to let pleople know your doing it and they like it and end up buying.. which is always gratifying.....

This pair of earrings went to the same friend who just wanted the necklage but ended up by falling in love with these two and made another purchase...that's allways a great deal!!!

Here's another custom made pair of earrings....These ones to another great friend who also got very surprised...The buttons are also from that nice antiquary in Barcelona, in hand-crafted bakelite....very, very beautiful....i hope the composition is coherent...