Week One. from the bottom to top/right to left:
1) A is for Amareggiata 2) B is for Buona 3) C is for Coraggioso 4) D is for Decisionista 5) E is for Emotiva 6) F is for Felice 7) G is for Gentile 8) H is for Hipster
View them @ my INSTAGRAM
100 Days Project
Did you ever head about the 100 Days Project? As the official website says:
the 100 Days Project – a creativity project that anyone can take part in. Since 2011 over 3,000 hundred dayers from all over the world have undertaken to do one thing every day, for 100 days.
The next one is intended to begins in July 2016, but from the FB page it seems the official date start is in August.
Browsing the Social Media and the web using the tag #100daysproject you can already see that there are hundreds crative people that are currently taken part to this project, so officially or not, you can begin your own 100 days project anytime.
I'm going to start my own 100 Days Project from tomorrow to the next 100 days on Instagram. What you will see is an illustrated personal interpretation based on the game that I played when I was at school and in Italian is known as "Nomi Fiore Frutta" or "Nome Cognome Città". I also discovered that the game is known around the world as "Boy Girl Animal" or "Guggenheim","Baccalaureàt" in France, and "Alto el Lapis" in Spain.
My project will have 100 illustrated cards, for 4 series of 25, ech card of the series is named by the correspondent Alphabet letter. I will start with the series People's character. Will follow Flowers, Animals and Things.
Tomorrow I will post the first 1/25 and 1/100 on Instagram. I'll start with the People's character, named by letters in Italian language. So I will start with the letter A - "Amareggiata" (in English the "Embittered"). If you would like to follow my project, remember to follow me there and I will also post a recap photo each sunday here on the blog.
Hope to see you there!
xoxo, Giusy
Summer Gift Party
Hello! forget the silent period, it's 'cause I moved to a new apartment 4 week ago, slownly me and my child are calling it home. You know, the move is always a sort of emotional thing. You're trilled, you're happy for the new breathing clean airy house and also sad and worried about all the things you need to throw away from the old one.
In the meaning time I signed up for a nice gift swap party held by two lovely creative mind: Lisa of Piccole cose handmade and Antonella of Blogacavolo.it.
Participant had to create something on Picnic Theme. I was delighted to partecipate and to also meet so many talented handmaders!
Here is the illustration I created for the swap, and I am going to sent it out tomorrow my partner: (sorry! I am a bit late, the due was on friday 10, but it was also the last school day and my child got the end of school party so, i couldn't find the time to go to the post office that morning, so I will put a little extra gift in the package to be forgiven).
look at all the creations using the ashtag #summergiftparty on Istangram.
Frida Kahlo
In the past I've read a lot about Frida Kahlo: articles, books, and I admired her self-portraits. I have admired its strong personality, despite the misfortunes, she has been able to live with courage and boldness. There are two international journals which I subscribed for a few years. One is Uppercase and the other is Flow. Well, the last issue of Flow, in addition to the beautiful illustrated cover, inside there is a very nice article about Frida.
Inspired by the article, I took a pencil and began to draw a portrait of the beautiful Kahlo. The day after I reworked and adjusted the portrait and I adapted for art print ready for framing.
For the print I used a French sketchbook paper of excellent quality, with an optimum weight and are satisfied with what I got. Prints are available for purchase in my A Little Market shop.
Little Polar Penguin a free applique pattern
On the last Sunday morning my son wake up crying and come to me really sad.
"What did happen?" I said embracing and comforting him.
" I dreamt a penguin. He was so cute. I dreamt about him twice, but this time he is gone away too soon". and my little one cryed loud again.
To help and comfort him I said I could help, and maybe I can draw a little polar penguin cushion for its room to keep always with him. He smiled at me and so... here the penguin is.
I used fabric from the Floralia collection for the body and the belly. The green fabric is from a heigh quarter I hand dyed ages ago. I will dig into my bits stash for the beek.
I really love how it is turned out.
Since in the last few years sewers from all around the World celebrate the sewing with the Me Made May, I want to contribute to the "we made sewing-month" with the LittlePolar Penguine free pattern!
So even if the spring has begun, a Penguin is always a pleasure to welcome into our homes don't you think?
I'll be happy to see your finished Little Penguin, so if you made it please share your project on the Jdeebella Facebook page or on Instagram with the ashtag #littlepolarpenguin and #wemadesewingmonth and tag me @jdeebella
And feel free to invite your friends too! I can't wait to see a real great Penguin's march this May!