Memories of tiny feet.

I got a request this last week of making a pair of cufflinks for a dad’s birthday gift, inspired in their 1 month old baby.

After several sketches, going through initials, silhouettes, shapes, some designs I had already made etc…

I suggested we could use his little foot, ..

And so it began:

First she sent me a photo and with the help of photoshop I did some arrangements to get it to a proper size to fit one of the cufflinks:

I printed a couple, and my bench was filled with adorable chubby little feet

Time to cut away with a jeweler’s saw.

She decided on a triangular shape and to have his initials engraved, I didn’t take photos of the rest of the process, because I was too busy finishing  them

Here is the result!

They are sober enough to be worn to work, but works as the sweetest reminder.

These are exactly the kind of custom orders I like to make, something to hold a memory, this time of how sweet and miraculous a new life is.

A day like today

 

 

 

But many years ago, was my first birthday and to be honest I haven’t changed a bit..

Random midnight post

Yet again.

Today was my bday and all the time I get extremely melancholic on my birthdays, I always think well I will never be that age again and start thinking of all the things during that year.

According to my mom when they did my little parties I would start pouting and crying when they sang my happy birthday, or would hide, even once took a blanket and said I was asleep.

Ironically all my birthdays always end up being so special in one way or another, today was like a “shake” negative toughs off day.

To make a long story short I spent time laughing, buying japanese teas the ones that bloom..

Eating like a pig, A PIG, having wonderful conversations, healing ..

Walking under the rain, drinking HUGE coffees, Flower Essences, learning about my new town.

All and all such a sweet day that left me charged up for what’s coming.. there is always something waiting for us.

I write you from my bed with a bit of fever ((((( rain I think )))) but with such peace and such feeling of normalcy, of hope..

I have so much to tell you and show you! Can’t believe I haven’t blogged in so long …

Soon..

New kitty..

My cousin comes to my house and pulls this out of her purse …

It was…..

how can tell you…

absolute love at first sight

Her name is Athenea, and she is so adorable..

I was worried about Tango so the next day I took a small cage and put her inside it so Tango could see it and not touch her..he was sooo angry and hated her..

As you can see he was all over the place and in the third picture you can clearly see how the kitty could care less.

After a while she got bored of staring at Tango and decided it was time to go..

The next morning I tried one more time, to find out Tango doesn’t hates Athenea he is VERY jealous.. if I leave them alone he lets her play with his toys and I found the kitty playing with Tango’s food and he was ok with it.. the minute I walk out he goes wild …

Well I just wanted to show you..

Isn’t she cute?

Today is Dia del Niño (children’s day) …

A friend asked me for some pictures and I found these .. and studying this pictures I can tell you:

I was a happy baby.. and if I had an Alf shirt today I might actually wear it..

I  have had the same hairstyle  for 20 something years..

My wings are a crooked… and my mother got me involved in every possible activity that involved a costume..

I had an awesome childhood.. If I ever have kids believe me they will be chubby, barefoot, with long hair and most likely in a costume playing  BUT of their choice

My new little Helper…

So I have a really good friend who has asked me to take care of her baby whevenever I am in town .. from 7am to 8am once a week

I mean look at his face .. I said ok .. and now he joins me and sits in his little chair and looks up at me when I make jewelry ..he is super quiet but giggles  a lot

We listen to music , have naps and eat fruit…

People I present you the future…

My mother got pregnant 40+ .. which means  I currently have a 4 year old little brother.. which likes to read gold articles in the National Geographic Magazines..

The love I have for Luka cannot be described.

♥

I can brag.. I have the most beautiful costumers. :D

 

This is  Maddison ..

The other day  a friend of mine asked me to make him a piece for a baptism, the piece consisted of 5 pendants that all fit together as one.. the main one for the baby and the others for parents and godfather and godmother.

The central piece has to feature a pearl because it is the birthstone of the baby. and the other 4 needed to have a 14k Gold symbol of mother and baby..

It was a bit of a challenge but i like pieces like this.. that you pretty much have to think over and over to find a way to make them.

the baptism was in New York.. I pretty much finished the piece, packed and run! so guess what I spent hours and hours on this and just got 1 picture my friend took before giving it to them.

I was truly in love with the piece of the baby .. it just looks like a little star.. but the next picture is the best from the bunch!

Both mother and Father sent me emails thanking me for making them a piece and people I almost cried! This is why I like doing what I do.. a piece of jewelry can mean so much than just something to wear.

IT can have messages, it can start memories and stories.

Weekend…

 

 

 

 

 

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Janis Joplin – Cry Baby.. and quotes..

 

This woman was sublime..

“I’m one of those regular weird people. “

 

“I’m a victim of my own insides. There was a time when I wanted to know everything. I read a lot. I guess you’d say I was pretty intellectual. It’s odd, I can’t remember when it changed. It used to make me very unhappy, all that feeling. I just didn’t know what to do with it. But now I’ve learned how to make feeling work for me. I’m full of emotion and I want a release, and if you’re on stage and if it’s really working and you’ve got the audience with you, it’s a oneness you feel. I’m into me, plus they’re into me, and everything comes together. You’re full of it. I don’t know, I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what ‘soul’ is all about.”

“When I sing, I feel like when you’re first in love. It’s more than sex. It’s that point two people can get to they call love, when you really touch someone for the first time, but it’s gigantic, multiplied by the whole audience. I feel chills. “

 

“I gotta go on doin’ it the way I see it…I got no choice but to take it like I see it. I’m here to have a party while I’m on this earth…I’m gettin’ it now, today. I don’t even know where I’m gonna be twenty years from now, so I’m just gonna keep on rockin’, cause if I start saving up bits and pieces of me…man, there ain’t gonna be nothing left for Janis.”