pocket bag #2

freshly made, for my cousin A. from Toronto, who I'm so excited to finally meet tomorrow. She's on holiday in Spain right now, and we've agreed to meet in Barcelona, so that's where I'm headed for the next few days. I haven't seen her in almost four years, so I'm really looking forward to it.



And here's Sushi trying to sneak in and come with us. Sorry kitty, but you'll have to stay and guard the house.

I am

in ♥ with the latest boden catalogue ...




I have so many favorites that it's impossible to choose (good thing, since their clothes are so expensive). But looking at it just makes me yearn so much for flowery dresses, summer tops and swirly skirts for this next season ... I have a feeling I might be starting sewing a few of my own summer clothes very, very soon...

news + shopping

I'm finally back home, can you believe that ? I almost stayed for a few more days, since the project go live date was postponed once more, but I have to be somewhere else by the end of this week (this time on pleasure) so I just had to come back. I arrived this morning so I'm still too jet lagged, but just wanted to share these with you. Thankfully I didn't get stopped at customs on my way out, or I might have found difficult to explain why I was carrying 15 pairs of havaianas (only a couple are for me, ok ?) and so many trims and fabrics.







(A few of these are for sale at the shop now, I restocked some that were sold out from last time, and brought home a couple of new items)



Now .. I'm going back to bed.

♥ japanese crafts magazines

no trip to S. Paulo is complete to me without a stop here.

Sewing magazine
ISBN 4-8347-5524-X

Love the clean cut of these simple dresses and tops ...







Bags by Oneshi Junko
ISBN4-529-04078-X

Amazing patchwork bags











Origami Box
ISBN4-277-75337-X

Not that I'm much into origami like some of my friends, but just couldn't resist this book on paper boxes. This one I'm sure I'll be using a lot in the future.

vending machine ;)

This city might have a lot of faults (the insecurity, crime, pollution, chaotic traffic ... just about anything, really), but on the other hand they do have book vending machines on the subway