gifts

May 12

a {wonderful} surprise or two

It’s a nice, beautiful Saturday outside, even though it feels like Sunday. And I visited a jewelry fair today and I discovered a magical porcelain pendant, hand painted. It’s perfect for me. Someone magically painted an owl and a muffin on a pendant, just for me. And I also received a surprise tin box, a [...]

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Jan 18

{local artists} Papuchette

This week, I am coming back to my country and inviting a local artist in my humble online home. Please welcome Dana Stavaru, the pair of hard-working hands behind Papuchette. I wanted to know how the idea of sock dolls came to life, what it’s like to create in Romania and where does inspiration come [...]

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Jan 12

{collecting} owls and more owls

Today I updated my owl collection site and I made the annual inventory. Almost 100 owls added to the collection in the last year, which is pretty big. But I couldn’t have done it without all my lovely friends who have been so great at hunting them for me. So, the total headcount (owl heads, [...]