domenica 1 marzo 2026
BROKEN CHINA JEWELS
mercoledì 8 ottobre 2025
BROKEN CHINA JEWEL
“There is no rose without thorns. But there are many thorns without roses.”
“Non v'è rosa senza spine. Ma vi sono parecchie spine senza rose.”
FAKE SHABBY CHIC FIREPLACE
Reclaimed wood, wooden decorations, vinyl foam wallpaper with fake bricks, polystyrene frieze, some “hardware” (screws, bolts, connecting plates) to join the various pieces together and form the frame, white matt water-based enamel diluted with Bologna chalk and a few drops of walnut stain for a more milky color, a final coat of neutral wax, and a fireproofing agent taken directly from a dumpster on the street. A scratch here and there to make it look worn... shabby, just the way I like it.
Now I'm just waiting for my cats to go and sharpen their claws on the faux brick panel... if they try, I'll strangle them.
Tiny hearts - Broken China jewels
The first name that came to mind was “Minù”, because they are tiny, just like my cat Minù, who remained small after being spayed, even though they say that this procedure, even if performed very early, does not affect growth. However, she went into heat twice in 20 days at only four and a half months old, long before my other cat, Celestino, realised he was a boy, which happened a few months later (as usual, these “men” are late in everything).
The hearts measure only 1.02 cm in width with a gold-plated steel chain and 18k gold-plated brass frame, naturally made from shards of vintage English and German porcelain saucers.
Memoirs of a Geisha - Broken China Jewel
“Even a stone is worn away by too much rain.”
(Sayuri - Memoirs of a Geisha)
mercoledì 20 novembre 2024
Dove of peace broken China
Great ideas arrive in the world with the sweetness of doves. Perhaps, if we listen well, we will hear, amidst the din of empires and nations, a faint rustle of wings, the sweet quiver of life and hope.
(Albert Camus)
Le grandi idee arrivano nel mondo con la dolcezza delle colombe. Forse, se ascoltiamo bene, udiremo, tra il frastuono degli imperi e delle nazioni, un debole frullìo d’ali, il dolce fremito della vita e della speranza.
(Albert Camus)
Broken China and Crochet combination for coin wallets
I thought and rethought about which accessory I could combine with my broken china, but above all which technique to use that I liked enough not to get tired after a day. So I dug out my crochet hooks from the crochet hook case and made these pretty coin purses, each combined with a heart-shaped crochet hook in the same colours as some boho-style Indian decorative borders I had bought a few months ago to do something else entirely. I learned to crochet before I even learned to write, but don't tell me to follow the patterns, I keep losing count of the stitches. That's why it took me a while, only after the last 2 purls had I memorised the number of rounds and increases without looking at the pattern
Ho pensato e ripensato a quale accessorio avrei potuto abbinare ai miei coccetti, ma soprattutto quale tecnica usare che mi piacesse abbastanza da non stancarmi dopo un giorno. Ecco quindi che ho riesumato dalla custodia degli uncinetti quello adatto per lavorare con il filo di cotone ed ho realizzato questi graziosi portamonete, ognuno abbinato ad un coccetto a forma di cuore degli stessi colori di alcuni bordi decorativi indiani in stile boho che avevo comprato qualche mese fa per farci tutt'altra cosa. Ho imparato a lavorare all'uncinetto prima ancora di imparare a scrivere, ma non mi dite di seguire gli schemi, perdo continuamente il conto delle maglie. Per questo motivo c'ho messo un pò, solo dopo gli ultimi 2 borsellini avevo memorizzato il numero dei giri e degli aumenti senza guardare lo schema
domenica 7 gennaio 2024
Broken China golden medallions - medaglioni broken China dorati
Christmas ornaments: Christmas or all-seasons spheres - Ornamenti Natalizi: Sfere Natalizie o per tutte le stagioni
This year I wanted to try agai to decore styrofoam balls using the most precious fabrics I could find in the trunk, silk, lace, damask, satin, velvet, organza. These are balls for all seasons, not necessarily Christmas, simply a fine home ornament to hang wherever possible. Mine hangs on one end of the curtain rod in the living room.
Quest'anno mi sono voluta cimentare nuovamente nella decorazione di sfere di polistirolo utilizzando le stoffe più preziose che ho trovato nel baule, seta, pizzo, damascato, raso, velluto, organza.



















































