Recycled cans - let's organize the kitchen!

I don't know about you, but I am quite messy and tend to leave stuff all over the place :P
I was looking to find a way to keep the sink tidier from all the sponges and stuff and then I had an idea: I was keeping away tomato sauce cans because I thought I could re-use them somehow, but I still didn't know how.
Then I looked on the internet for some inspiration and I found something very interesting. Unfortunately I just gave a quick look to the website and when I went back I wasn't able to find it again. So, now I am going to show you what I made out of three tomato sauce cans (this has been done by heart).
I am also going to post a slow-motion video about it. My friend, who is a video editor, came over and we took hundreds of pictures that now need to be put together, edited and have a nice soundtrack added. It could take a while so, for now, I will just post some pictures.
Hope you like it!!

I don't know if you can see it from the pictures, but to hold the can on the hook, I just used one of those cheap black paper clips that you can find at the supermarket or at Ryman, something like this:

 

You should try and make one yourself, it's easy, cheap and nice!

Gibi

New felt brooches!

Hello Sunday!
I haven't been very active online this week, but I have been doing some pretty things!
I had to cover my collegue, who was in Spain and this meant that I had to start at 6 am! So I went to sleep very early every night....hopefully from Monday I will start at 7 again. I know it may seem as early, but it makes a huge difference to wake up at 5:30 instead of 6:30....but anyway, I like waking up early (ok, maybe not at 5:30, but still....).

I did some new felt brooches :) Since I received my first Etsy order, I really wanted to do something out of all those beautiful felt sheets. I was looking for something easy and quite plain and I thik these little flowers are perfect, just what I had in mind.
As always, they are on sale :)

The background of these pictures is the beautiful woolen round-necked scarf, made by my mum. I wrote a post about that you can check here.
I hope you liked my new brooches and I hope you are having a lovely week end,

ciao ciao

Handmade lavender hearts

And finally it's Friday...I'm sorry, I usually don't like it when people say something like this, because it sounds like if you only live waiting for the weekend, but this week has been very intense, many things changed (in better!), I still have to get used to it and it's tiring so, yes, today I say it, too: thank God it's Friday!
I can't wait to stay up untill late tonight, knowing that tomorrow I can sleep untill I feel like it :)

So, last week I've been to G Baldwin & Co. to buy some lavender oil and flowers because I have had an idea in my mind for a while. I wanted to make something to put inside wardrobes and drawers that smells good. I kept telling myself "I have to go and buy some lavender first" for almost two weeks and I finally found the time to actually go and buy some.

I have to say, I love lavender smell, it's one of my favourite so I was very happy when I found a place not too far from home where I could buy some.

So I went there, bought lavender and once I got home I made three very nice hearts filled with both lavander and the usual filling, so they stay soft and scented. As always, they are on sale, just drop me a private message.
They can be hung in your wardrobe or just placed inside your drawers and your clothes will smell amazingly!

What? You want to see some pictures? Of course!! Here they come!!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime. I hope you all are having a lovely weekend, I am just going to relax :)

Felt felt felt part II

Good evening everyone,
my very first order from Etsy arrived few days ago and I am very pleased with it :)
I ordered 20 felt sheets from Margaret who has a shop called ILOVEfelt88, you can check it here.
I already started to do something with it, but I'll tell you more once I will finish it and have pictures to post.

I now work early in the morning (I start at 7am!!) so forgive me if I stay away from my little corner of the Internet for days. I am also working as private teacher in afternoons/evenings, so I am quite busy.

Here, some pictures of my order, she also put some samples, I was so happy about it! I don't know if that is something that every Etsy seller does, but I found it very sweet :)

 Good night from snowy London!

   

Spot the differences

And so it snows...finally!
I was really looking forward to seeing some snow :) In Italy it snowed a lot last month and I missed it for just a couple of days.
So here's two pictures: the first was taken on Wednesday morning, the second is from this morning.

So, tomorrow I'll probably go around taking some pictures in Brockwell park, it must be very beautiful all covered in snow!
Well, happy weekend everyone!!

New handmade felt brooches

Good evening,
I'm so sorry I haven't posted anything in almost one week...I don't really have an excuse for that, I've just been lazy I guess...
Anyway, here I am.
I was sitting at the computer yesterday and the desk was covered in stuff....it was just a mess and then I glanced at the mug I use as a pen holder and it made me laugh, have a look:

It's so true, this is a wise mug!!

Ok, now back to the serious stuff. I made few more felt brooches...I like to make them because they're quick to make, quicker than purses and poches for example, so when I don't have a lot of time I just make a felt brooch. I have to say, I am getting better in making it :) 
I ordered on the Internet 24 felt sheets of 24 different colours, so I am just wait for my order to arrive and then I'll do a lot more brooches!

Hope you line these!
On February the 2nd I will be at Spitafield markets in London!!
I'm looking forward to it and I'm looking forward to seeing you there :)

Speaking of London, here's what I found walking around London Bridge area

Isn't it beautiful? I loved it when I saw it, and I love more the fact that I found it ramdomly.
Well, it's time to bed now, good night everyone,