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12 mai 2009

More and more screenprinting!

I did it again. Another screenprinting workshop! I was really looking forward, since these workshops at Liz Nilsson' s studio are the only chances to do some screeprinting. I have bought some materials from Selectasine but unfortunately I don't have a...

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Tags: print, screenprinting, workshop

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30 septembre 2009

Ok, let's do something now...

I am new to Barcelona so I don't know if it is just this time of the year or here the festivals, celebrations and holidays are really non stop. Since I came one month ago I've been enjoying lots of outdoor events, the latest of them due to Barcelona's...

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Tags: cities, textile, weaving

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8 mars 2010

A fiber offence

I think my spring cotton scarf offended the Winter God. Today Barcelona is blocked under the worst snow storm of the last I-don't-know-how-many years. Really impressive. My street is on top of a hill, next to a park. My neighbours are riding on plastic...

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Tags: cities, nature, trees

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21 mai 2009

Twenty years ago (a short Catholic biography)

Today is the 20th anniversary of my First Holy Communion! It took place the 21st of May 1989, I was 8 and a half years old and I was wearing the same dress my sister had worn for her Communion in 1979. I was a little girl wearing a beige thick fabric...

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Tags: memories, childhood, personal

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23 avril 2009

Street art reinvents itself

A few weeks ago I was walking in Milan next to a building site. This is a detail picture of the enclosure of the site. Interesting effect, isn't it? Builders place the timber boards, people paint on them, then they are taken down and put up in the next...

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Tags: cities, composition, street art

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5 mai 2009

Random screenprinting #1

This is another screenprint I made at Liz Nilsson's workshop in her Dublin studio. I started printing a monochromatic base (lime green), then added some spots of colour with a rubber stamp, dropped some dye with a brush, and finally I overprinted the...

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Tags: print, screenprinting

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9 décembre 2009

Busy days

Very little time for blogging or sleeping these days... I am working hard on my school assignments and making new things for an upcoming Christmas market . Everything will be available in my Etsy shop in case you are not in Barcelona on the 19th of December......

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Tags: craft, etsy

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10 mars 2010

First, eat the honey

Second, make bee wax candles: Last Christmas a friend who keeps bees in Sicily as a hobby gave us a big piece of a honeycomb: It was very interesting to observe it. Some cells were full of honey, others had pure propolis in them and others served as storage...

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Tags: nature, food

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1 janvier 2010

Happy New Year

I'm back from the sunny Christmas holidays in Sicily (pictures coming soon) and ready for a new year. Christmas time is not yet finished in Spain, because on the 6th of January we celebrate the Epiphany by giving presents to family and friends. On Sunday...

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Tags: craft, events

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4 août 2009

On the move, again

Great, great news... I'm moving to Barcelona! This is my last week in Dublin, where I lived for the last three years. I am very busy planning the move and organizing my things (they seem to multiply magically when you start packing!) I don't know very...

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Tags: cities, personal

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21 octobre 2009

Street culture

Since I came back to Spain I am fascinated by the amount and the kind of things people throw away. All these things should be inside the rubbish container, but for some reason very often they are just left around the place... Every morning on my way to...

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Tags: cities

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27 mai 2009

My fabric treasure

This morning, happiness in the shape of fabric. I received my latest order from Contemporary Cloth . Good price, super fast shipping. I'm looking forward to making things with it!

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Tags: textile, pattern, shopping, colour, cotton, craft, fabric, online shops, prints, supplies

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30 mai 2009

Etsy Etsy Etsy

After a long preparation, *akka design* is on Etsy ! There aren't many things yet, and a lot of work needs to be done to improve it, but here we go!I'll be posting soon about the products and other Etsy related things.

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Tags: textile, shopping, accessories, etsy, handmade, retail. business, selling

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23 octobre 2009

Etsy favourites: autumn in the kitchen

1. Retro Hornsea 'Bronte' Tureen by RummageInTheJumble . 2. Mr. B's Yellow Teapot by ModernNest . 3. Saffron Hornsea Teapo t by Ladiesandgentlemen . 4. Large Footed Cup by ModishVintage .

Posté par Laura Freire à 20:33 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: ceramic, interior design, craft, etsy, internet, kitchenware, pottery

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11 octobre 2009

Etsy favourites: olive green

1. Wool Wrapped Bangles by mysticfibers ; 2. Meadowgrass under Floodwater scarf by easternsky ; 3. Green Meadow Pouch by oktak ; 4. Olive Green Crocheted Earrings by FebystanDesigns .

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Tags: textile, shopping, craft, accessories, etsy, internet, textile jewellery

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24 juin 2009

Embroidery around the house

Love this embroidered headboard by Lydia Lee found at Design*Sponge . Isn't it a clever idea?

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Tags: decoration, interior design, craft, blogs, diy, embroidery

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8 juillet 2009

Today my Dorset Button hair clips from my Esty

Today my Dorset Button hair clips from my Esty shop have been featured on One Day, One Item , a blog by Etsy seller Choumie7 dedicated to handmade items. Have a look here !

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Tags: shopping, accessories, etsy, handmade, blogs, dorset buttons

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4 juillet 2009

Thinking origami #2: The Coot

More patterns developed from origami shapes. See what happened to the little boat here .

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Tags: illustrator, print, design, screenprinting, pattern, origami

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25 juin 2009

akka design is on Facebook

*akka design* has now a business page on Facebook . If you become a fan you can keep up with shop updates and other news related to the Etsy shop .

Posté par Laura Freire à 12:17 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: shopping, craft, etsy, business, internet, networking

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11 juin 2009

Screenprinting weekend #2: Making holes

Some images of effects obtained with newspaper and a paper punch during the latest screenprinting workshop at Liz Nilsson 's studio.

Posté par Laura Freire à 16:43 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: print, design, paper, textile, screenprinting, workshop

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8 juillet 2009

The Beaded Brooch is being featured by Etsy

The Beaded Brooch is being featured by Etsy seller I Heart Crafts in her blog . Check the colorful Flickr Group too.

Posté par Laura Freire à 12:22 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: craft, etsy, handmade, photography, blogs, textile jewellery

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25 février 2010

Batik lamps

A few of my experiments in batik , a textile decorating technique. The lamp covers are cut and sewn to fit an Ikea lamp . I made three different ones, so I can change the look of the lamp.

Posté par Laura Freire à 15:40 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: textile, projects, interior design, craft, furniture, batik

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28 avril 2009

IF: Theatre

Colour pencils on paper.An ornament from an ancient Greek theatre, for Illustration Friday .

Posté par Laura Freire à 15:15 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: drawing, decoration, illustration friday, ornament, pencils

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29 mai 2009

Botanic Gardens #1: A Visit to Aunt Peony

A picture taken at the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. A tiny bit of Photoshop. And voilà my very own baroque Flemish painting. But if you prefer nature to art, here is a selection of untouched pictures, from my first visit to Aunt Peony, which...

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Tags: cities, garden, botanic gardens, flowers, photography

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30 mai 2009

Botanic Gardens #2: The Invasion of the Mutant Poppies

I like poppies but look at the size of this variety: isn't it scary?

Posté par Laura Freire à 10:58 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: garden, nature, botanic gardens, flowers, photography

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More and more screenprinting!

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Ok, let's do something now...

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A fiber offence

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Twenty years ago (a short Catholic biography)

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Street art reinvents itself

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Random screenprinting #1

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Busy days

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First, eat the honey

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Happy New Year

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On the move, again

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Street culture

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My fabric treasure

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Etsy Etsy Etsy

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Etsy favourites: autumn in the kitchen

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Etsy favourites: olive green

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Embroidery around the house

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Today my Dorset Button hair clips from my Esty

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Thinking origami #2: The Coot

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*akka design* is on Facebook

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Screenprinting weekend #2: Making holes

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The Beaded Brooch is being featured by Etsy

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Batik lamps

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IF: Theatre

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Botanic Gardens #1: A Visit to Aunt Peony

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Botanic Gardens #2: The Invasion of the Mutant Poppies

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akka design is on Facebook