NEW ETSY SHOP

Etsy rossanasattic Well I'm glad to say I finally got myself organized to add my work in Etsy. After numerous emails asking me when I was going to sell in dollars I have finally done it :-) You can check it under Rossana's Attic. Have a good weekend!

New Facebook and Twitter Page

Hi!

After a long time thinking about it I've decided to join Facebook and Twitter! I'm still triying to find my way but you can fid me under Rossana's Attic or follow the link from the right side of links bar. Please pop in and say hi :-)

New Furniture venture

Those of you that know me very well are aware my love for furniture restoration and painting goes back to my teens. I first got inspired when I used to be visit my mums Art studio in Barcelona that she shared with my Aunt Rosa, also an Artist. The workshop was in the centre of hustle and bustle of the city at the top of a beautiful old building. To get there you had to climb narrow old steps right to the fifth floor. It was a big apartment with lovely old tile floor,beans in the ceiling and a great view of the city. My mom used to teach furniture restoration there where I used to spend hours just looking around.I was fascinated by all the art and things being created around me, the smell of fresh paint and shelves of numerous tools and paint brushes.

Since then I have collected through the years lots of furniture from my travels which have painted /restored and distressed from the techniques taught by my mother back then. My room mates and now husband have always complained of the amount of furniture that I seem to accumulate. I tend to keep most of it although have sold some to friends and neighbors but always needed and outlet to sell it from and at the same time give out home a bit of space !

Thankfully to Matt's delight, I have managed to find such a place in my local village beautiful shop called Whimsical. So if you happen to be in the area do pop in and say hi to lovely Kelly- Ann and have a browse of many things she has for gifts and home. Enjoy!

Floral Cushions

Rose Cushion

Daisy Cushion

Apple Blossom Cushion

Hi to all ! I hope summer has been great for you. I'm talking as if summer is over but right where I am it feels like autumn is upon us! As much as I love the sunshine I'm going to embrace each season and enjoy what it has to deliver... so if you need a bit of color to brighten up your home why not have a peek at my new floral cushions collection. You can see more here

Alternative Flower Displays

Tin Of Tomatoes Floral display from Elle Decoration Magazine

eclectic patio design via houzz

Amazing Floral Bed Display via Houzz

If you are like me and always looking for alternative ideas away from the norm you might like the images of flower displays above. Lets get creative this summer!

Le Petite Studio

I thought I'd share with you my little garden studio " Le Petite Studio". At the moment with the lovely weather is all looking so lovely and colourful! I wished it was like this all year round...

Have a good weekend!

Photo via the Sartoralist

Wherever you are I hope you have a fabulous weekend and there is plenty of sunshine!
I'm going to be watching my teams play the first World cup matches!!! Good luck Argentina & England!

Misto-New Shop Opening

I'm very excited as tonight is the opening of a new shop venture that I'm part off, Misto, which is in the lovely village, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire. There is a number of us displaying our work which I shall tell you more about it in the next few days. At the moment is all madness preparing stock, pricing and arranging displays. I can't wait for tonight to relax, have a glass of wine in the garden and chat to my friends that are coming to visit. If you are ever in the area do drop in a check it out as many lovely things to see. Next week I'll post photos of the event for you to have a look at. Have a good weekend!

Alternative Shops-Supermarketsarah.

Reading the latest copy of Elle decoration magazine(UK) it came to my attention an
article about Sarah's very creative shop concept, located in my old neighborhood London's Notting Hill. Sarah's shop is in her home, which is very creatively laid out with a fabulous eclectic collection of colorful vintage fashion and homewares. Every couple of weeks she creates a 3D montage of her products, photographs it and adds it to her website supermarketsarah. You can visit her lovely site here.

MY NEW ETSY SHOP!

New Products Coming Soon!

With such a lovely sunny weekend I took the opportunity to take some new pics of new products coming soon in my shop and not on the high street site. I hope you all had a good one too!

Summer Reading

I absolutely love reading but finding the right time, moment and most importantly a good book sometimes it seems impossible !

With the hint of Spring showing up now and again it all makes it a little bit easier. Finding a five minute coffee break to sit in the garden, have breakfast or 30 mins lunch it ain't that bad. I have been very fortunate with my last book find and the current one that I'm reading-those coffee breaks make them even more better!

The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K Lee Which is set in Hong Kong before, during and just after the Japanese Occupation. The story deals of one mans love with a Eurasian woman and, subsequently, his involvement with a rather sheltered, recently married Englishwoman recently arrived (The piano teacher). I loved this book so much that has made me want to learn more from that historical era in the Far East, and eventually travel there again...

And One Day by David Nicholls is the book that I'm currently reading, which quite honestly I cant put it down! It is such a lovely book and amazingly well written that you immediately are absorbed by it! It is the story of two people that meet in graduation day of their University in the 80's and progresses through the next twenty years of their lives. Each chapter is a different year so you also get a feel of the last couple of decades of British cultural and political life. I highly recommend this one! Most likely you'll be able to relate to some chapters which makes it much more fun...

Inspirational Studios : Nathalie Lete

I have always been fascinated with creative spaces. The idea to be able to have a sneaky peek at other like minded others private world of creativity has always intrigued me, after all thats where it all happens! The chaos, inspirations, influences and countless hours developing those ideas are part of that little world that represents your final work.

Nathalies studio is a former 19th Century metal factory on the outskirts of Paris where you can see her personality and work very much in the presence of lovely colorful Atelier. Her range varies from had painted plates, children's books and animal print rugs which can be bought at Anthopologie.

Images Mark Seelen and info are from Elle Decoration Magazine ( UK), Feb 2010.

I Heart Anthropologie

Photo by Matt Munro via Elle Decoration

Having read about Anthropologie through other Blogs from the US I was intrigued what the hype was about. So when the flagship finally opened in London's Regent Street I had to go along and investigate...My goodness !! It was made for me !! Yep, everything in the store I have in my mental shopping wish list. The store consists of three floors filed with delicious goodies of homewares, accessories and fashion with a vintage, boho- style. If in London I highly recommend you check it out. Kings Road store or Regents Street, you wont regret it !

Jazz Nights

Jamie Cullum Tony Bennet

I have great fond memories of my childhood at our home in Barcelona with the sound of music always playing in our record player.It was my father that introduced me to Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. Since then my love of Jazz has grown with the years. I love to listen to it in the background when I'm working, cooking, painting or reading a book. Jazz is great for background music for lazy Sundays whilst having brunch or a summer evening in the garden sipping some margaritas with some friends, personally it always sets a mood for me. But to my regret I don't have a great knowledge of the great world of Jazz musicians, so to my delight as I'm typing away a new weekly radio programme has started with Jamie Cullum presenting a show of his favourites followed by Tony Bennett later on in the evening .Great! At last I'll be able to not just enjoy this fabulous melody but also extend my knowledge and music library...Happy days...:-)

Duke Ellington,Tony Bennet& Billie Holiday

Welcome Springtime!

My childhood upbringing was very inspirational and influenced where I am today. I was lucky that both parents were always interested in the Arts by taking us to various exhibitions and encouraged me to paint and be creative at our home in Barcelona. Since then there have been many life journeys, but no matter what the circumstances may have been some sort of creativity has been part of out lives. Today my mother lives in a lovely cottage in Dorset where she paints in her studio inspired by her garden and surroundings. Last month she opened three shops online! You can see more of these lovely prints in Etsy and Dwanda and home wares collection here...I know..she is unstoppable :-) !

Happy Easter

As I was looking for a recipe in my many cook books for a delicious Easter cake I came across this one from Rachel Allen's Bake book. I thought I might share it with you in case you might like to try it out...enjoy!