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Look at my newwww toyyyysssss !!! :D

Posted in dream, everyday, happy, life, silver, silversmith by Natalia on May 16th, 2008

This last couple of days I’ve been buying a lot of new supplies for my workshop.. if any jewelers read this post you can see how I move in baby steps..

I live in a country where is almost impossible to find this stuff.. so It’s VERY complicated..

I needed a metal ring sizer really badly.. :D

 A dapping cube and the punch set.. for my fountains!!! and cups of teas and all pretty round stufff… (hot air baloons coming soon)

 

 

This half round file is impossible to find in the country and was the only file i was missing! :D

I feel so good little by little i can manage to make things at home and well now i can focus just in this.. working your butt of pays :D you can get pretty new things…

The other batch of things I’ll show in another post now I’m off to class :D

 

 

The stupidest form of vandalism…

Posted in everyday, happy, life, me by Natalia on May 14th, 2008

 So I was having coffee in the teather cafe.. and as a result of a lot of caffeine.. decided to break into the teather to go play piano..(as if i play piano)

So I was running like a mad woman (please don’t mention that I run like a little girl..)

 And when I got there there was in the last step .. a block in the stairs  stopped me.. couldnt go in because of my heels…Then a guard came over…

 And I ran once again..

The lesson:

… don’t ever drink expresos and break into a teather…

Gigant pistaccio Ice cream…

Posted in everyday, fun, happy, life, me by Natalia on April 9th, 2008

 

 

 

I get urges in life, I like sweet things, they make me happy.. it’s a sugar rush I know..

 

 

 That’s all I’m gonna say today.

 

 

 

On cherry blossoms, sculptures, my old neighbor that gossips a lot and pictures of strangers

Posted in COUNTRY, costa rica, everyday, life by Natalia on April 8th, 2008
Every single day of my life I walk the streets of San Jose CR… I think I’m like a bull I just go non stop till I get where I need to…
 
   

But I had never seen these two and have no Idea how long have they been up there. but well they are on a second floor and they remind me of my old neighbor which I hope has no internet conexion or interest in reading what I type…well  I tell you looked exactly like the read head.

 

 

 

It’s such a crowded city, so noisy, dirty, but every once in a while if you really try something different can be found, or one could just try to make the best of it thinking that in other cities of the world you can’t even walk around the stores and feel a bit of safety…and actually look around see all faces, all different lives.. Just people passing by could be quite interesting.

Specially this girl in green who  gave me the “ WHY WOULD YOU BE TAKING MY PICTURE”…face.. haha! In the past I did some reading, you know you could actually sue someone if they take a picture without your permit? One could be taking a pic of an ant in a wall and if some head of an angry person comes out..damn..

 I like cherry blossoms..

 

 

Damn those Monsters are gonna get it! :P

Posted in cute, fun, funny, happy by Natalia on April 3rd, 2008

On making fountains pouring water out of a Sphere… (silver piece)

Posted in art, dream, everyday, fashion, fun, handmade, happy, life, love, me, original by Natalia on April 3rd, 2008
Finally finished my fountain, I want to continue with the water theme as I did with the Little Jar

The chains move with every movement one makes and this for me is the highlight of it,also the water is meant to be pouring from the chain in the neck into it (am weird I know  Cheesy)

This took a  fair bit of work but I’m very proud it’s exactly as I had it pictured in my head and it was born out of a sphere,( In school we had to make a piece based on a sphere), and well if you cut a sphere in 4 you pretty much get these little pots..

I’m so so happy with it and I’m so happy I can share the completed pictures of it, it’s a great feeling to finish things..

I have some sketches of variations of this piece, I want to make earrings and maybe one that is not as elaborate something more simple for people that like more minimal things.

The funny thing is that one thing leads to the other.. All started with water theme.. after making the fountain I’m looking into more ideas of developing this idea in different manners.. and I found this site which features all these beautiful water fountains..

Wouldn’t something like this make a great pendant?

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On buying silly useless blue cows..just because their head wiggle.

Posted in Random, everyday, funny, happy by Natalia on April 1st, 2008

I got a dumb looking cow! And I love it dearly, I was walking in the store the other day and find it and well it’s blue, porcelain and it’s a cow (did I mention I love cows?).. and made me smile so I got it..

 

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I have tooooo many things hanging every were  and it’s so silly but well..

 Her head wiggles :P

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Have you ever wondered how high birds can fly? (Silver piece)

Posted in art, crafts, fun, handmade, happy, inspiration, life, me, necklace by Natalia on March 31st, 2008

I’m sure they can’t flight up to the moon, but what if one tried.


 
This pendant is just  a though I had from a conversation when this question popped out, and at night I went home and I just had  tiny bit of silver and I made this pendant.

It’s very little a bit more than half an inch, the sky is oxidized , something about oxidizing pieces I like the shadows and things that can be done with it..

I got my order  the other day, I have 150 grams of silver to play with not much but enough and get some Ideas I have made.I’ll do more with this theme I’m thinking a ring I like the result.

I want to be a Gigant Girl too..

Posted in amazing, artist, dream, everyday, fashion, friends, fun, inspiration, life, original by Natalia on March 24th, 2008

I’d squish so many people … :D

Oceans would be bathtubs and Whales my bath toys.

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And I would have a gigant pug as a loyal companion…

 

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I’d be in another continent with one big jump…to visit friends I cant see…

I would carry supplies out of rich countries for the poor ones to create a balance..

I would knit the branches of the biggest trees..

I would tame the animals in Africa for my brother to play Safari..

…. I would make a ring out of the moon…

Too many things come to mind.. but well..

(pictures from PhotoDecadent)

On the pain of heels, taxi driver labor plans and 3 min soups..

Posted in Random, costa rica, everyday, funny, happy, life, me, original, reality by Natalia on March 18th, 2008

So yesterday I was very very tired, had a bit of a hard day and was wearing this big heels of hell (I have to use heels at work) .. and in a point where I couldn’t take it, took a cab.

 I probably sat down with all the will in the world the cab driver said ” you sat down alright” and laughed.. He was 40 something looking like he needed coffee.

So I told him I was dying and my desperate sitting down was because of the heels..and I mentioned how If I could make rules in the world I would make men use KILLER heels at least once in their life..

So the taxi driver agreed .. and I told him like .. It’s dumb like we have to go through the labor part and still we keep some other small daily pains..

And that’s when I cracked up .. he said ” Well If I was a woman I wouldn’t have any kids.. at all If I had to because is human I’d had one BUT ONE ONLY.. I would need someone to be with me , i would be desperate it looks so terrible and I would get an operation or something…to never have kids again. I dont know how woman who have one kid keep having them.. ”

And I said ” yeee I agree adoption is always a resource too so many kids without homes.. “

Then I dropped one of those 3 min soups out of my grocery bag..

me:               ” ARGGHH my soup…”

He said …. : ” ahhh which soup..” , ” are those the ones you put in the microwave and are done in a sec? “…

me: Yup , you want one?

40 yr old cab driver: “Yeah, why not thank you”.

Then I got off feeling good not realizing we went from heels to his having birth plans to me giving him a  soup…

am a happy person..

Adieu :D