Received from Helen in England, July 2012.
Helen is doing her Master in Art practice and besides this she also have the time to do charity for MENCAP.
She is living with her lovely partner and there little kitten Conker.
Helen have the most wonderful blog trees and what not with the most pretty photos.
The whole letter from Helen with a lot of handmade items.
Helen have made me a plantholder in macrame. I love the pink color together with the strong lime green.
I remember this technique from my schooldays and when I have been in Peru, the young men are making the most wonderfuls bracelets. I want to try again.
A bookmark, knitted.
A little ponch. I have put my magnifying glass in it, which I have with me everywhere.
Helen have used her typewriter to write her letter to me. It makes holes, but she loves them, just like me.
Dear Helen, thank you so much for your letter. As you can see from my post here, I have already start using your little ponch.
Received from Evdokia in Greece, July 2012.
A wonderful letter came to me in the beginning of July from Greece. Evdokia is a grapfic designer, who also likes to work with ceramic, which you can see on her etsy have a kookie page.
I like the way her blogname have got the name! On have a kookie she writes:
"my family and friends are calling me kokie.
...& because i enjoy eating cookies
i made it a little bit sweeter ;)
so have a kookie!
A little while ago I send my letter to Evdokia, which can be seen here.
The whole letter from Evdokia. I'm in love with the little pressed flower.
A mobile with small origami boats which she has dyed with black tea, to give them the sepia color and painted afterwards.
I simple love the torn paper!
Evdokia have send me this beautiful photo she has taken on the Naxos Island. Like her, I love the shadows the lamp gives in the picture.
Pieces of different kinds of textiles and handmade paper.
(NOT ONLY) TEXTILES
Love it!
Dear Evdokia, thank you so much for your lovely letter. Your mobile with the folded boats is hanging in my window at my studio.
Received from Liarnie in Philippines, June 2012.
Last week a pretty letter where waiting for me in my mailbox. It was from sweet Liarnie in Manila.
Liarnie makes the sweetest drawings which can be seen here. She has tried to study Danish, I'm really impressed as my language is not easy to learn and now she is studying Swedish.
Part of the textile letter from Liarnie.
This handkerchief or panuelo is so pretty and fragile. I'm really in love with it. It's part of a full national costume and is worn by the women, even today.
It's made of pina from the coconut tree and the design on it is two typical scenes: the chestnut tree and the house called "Bahay Kubo". The panuelo is usually made of pina or silk.
This handkerchief is already very special to me, as Liarnie writes that it has belonged to her mother, which has past away many years ago and she also thinks it has belonged to her Grandmother. It's such a beautiful present. Thank you so much.
Liarnie likes to do papercraft at her home.
This heart full of small colorful dots is so pretty.
The card from Liarnie is very fine. The cover looks like mother of pearl and have small butterflies flying on it.
Different kinds of cards. I like these cards with there dreaming motifs.
Flowers in three different designs.
I so much love this little card with the text: "Take your passion and make it come true". It is so much true and important to follow your heart and do what you have always dreamt of.
Dear Liarnie, thank you so much for your letter full of treasuries.
The handkerchief is so dear to me, so I will put it on my studiowall and the little card above have I put in my wallet, so I can have it with me everywhere I go, as I believe these words are what life is about.
So a big "tak" to you.
