Let's go Shopping: Loisaida

[ENG] Today I'd like to talk about Loisaida a shop found in Barcelona. Loisaida (standing for Lower East Side) occupies part of the dependences of the former factory of the currency of Barcelona in Born neighbourhood.
A nice shop with vintage furniture and clothes and also with the newest clothes...a wonderful shop where you  can get lost for a long time because is filled with details you don't really want to miss. I just go there to wonder around and fill my eyes with those antique things...
Don't miss it.
[CAT] Avui m'agradaria parlar-vos de la botiga Loisaida situada al barri del Born de Barcelona. Loisaida (que prové de Lower East Side) ocupa part de les antigües dependència de la fàbrica de la moneda de Barcelona.
Es tracta d'una botiga preciosa amb objectes vintage (mobles i roba) i també de roba de la més nova...és una botiga on et pots perdre una bona estona perquè està pleníssima de detalls que no et vols perdre. Jo hi vaig de tant en tant per rondar i regalar-me la vista amb tot allò...
No us la perdeu.

LOISAIDA
Flassaders, 32. 
T: 93 310 04 58
Barcelona
M: Jaume I (L4)

Working for Santa...

[ENG] Although I haven't had time to make proper pictures of it, I couldn't wait to show you what I've been working on for christmas... I'm just one of the hand made producers working for Santa these days and the felt finger puppets will be a present for my little nephew, Quel. I wish he likes it!
[CAT] Tot i la mala qualitat de les fotografies, no podia esperar per ensenyar-vos en el que he estat treballant ara per nada....sóc una de les "crafters" que ajuda al Pare Noel amb els regals i aquestes titelles de dit aniràn a parar al meu nebot petit, en Quel. Esperem que li agradi!

Crazy Crochet: A Lobster!

[ENG] Right now I'm in Girona helping my mum and my sister with food and nephews...and smelling those delicious cooks my mum is preparing for the Christmas meal...so I found this wonderful pattern for those on permanent diet or with not much money...a knitted lobster! Gorgeous!

Enjoy your meals!

[CAT] Ara mateix sóc a Girona ajudant a la meva mare i a la meva germana amb la cuina i els nebots...i mentrestant vaig sentint les olors fantàstiques de la cuina i que menjarem el dia de Nadal...i resulta que he trobat un patró molt xulo per la gent en dieta permanent o que potser no té massa calers per segons què...una llagosta de mitja!

Bon profit!

Let's go Shopping: Pó de Arroz & Atelier Pó de Arroz

[ENG] If I ever go back to Sintra (Portugal) I hope not to miss these two wonderful shops,  Pó de Arroz and Atelier Pó de Arroz where you find lovely handmade crafts... Unfortunately I didn't know it last time I visited...

[CAT] Si mai torno a Sintra (Portugal) espero no perdre'm aquestes dues botigues, Pó de Arroz iAtelier Pó de Arroz on pots trobar coses fetes a mà genials...Desafortunadament no les coneixia quan hi vaig anar fa un temps...

Where/On?
Rua Dr Alfredo da Costa, nº 14
2710-523 Sintra
Portugal

DIY: Reusable Gift Tags

[ENG] A Christmas DIY...reusable gift tags for the tree, as decoration or to wrap presents...made using cornstarch and baking soda and painted with chalkboard paint, I found it here.

 You'll need:

- 1 cup cornstarch

- 2 cups baking soda- 1.5 cups water
Plus, the materials are minimal as well:
- small sauce pan- spoon - wax paper or parchment paper- cookie cutters - straw- string or twine- chalkboard paint- chalk
2. Remove pan from heat. Place dough on plate or plastic wrap to cool. Knead for five minutes when it's cool enough to touch. At this point you can store the dough in an air-tight container indefinitely, or roll it out right now.
3. Roll the dough to less than .25" thick if possible. Cut out your desired shapes with cookie cutters. Use a straw to cut out a small hole at the top of your tag for threading.
5. Once the tags are dry, apply one coat of chalkboard paint, painting the strokes vertically. Once dry, paint a second coat with horizontal strokes. Allow to dry completely - overnight would be best.
6. Condition the chalkboard by rubbing surface with chalk and erasing. Thread your tag hole with baker's twine, embroidery floss, or brown twine - something sturdy. 

1. Combine all ingredients in sauce pan on medium heat, and stir constantly until the mixture is almost too thick to stir (about 5-10 minutes).

4. Allow tags to air dry. This may take 1-3 days, depending on how thick you cut the dough.

[CAT] Un post molt nadalenc...unes etiquetes reutilizables per decorar regals, l'arbre, la casa....fet amb una pasta de "maizena" i pintat amb pintura de pissarra, ho he trobat aquí.

Necessitareu: 

1 tassa de maizena

2 tasses de bicarbonat

1,5 tasses d'aigua

 Tambés... 

un pot petit

cullera

paper encerat

canyeta

cordill

pintura pissarra/guix

1. Barrejar els tres primers ingredients a un pot a foc mig-baix i remena constantment (uns 5-10 minuts).

2. Un cop fora del foc i un pèl fred ves "amassant" fins a tenir una pasta homogènia que ja podràs preparar i deixar amb un gruix d'entre 5 mm i 1cm .

3. Amb l'ajuda d'un tallador de galetes fes diferents formes i fes un forat a la punta per així poder penjar-ho després.

4. Deixa assecar durant uns 3 dies (depèn del gruix).

5. Aplica una capa fina de pintura de pissarra i deixa-ho assecant fins l'endemà.

6. Aplica una capa fina de guix per donar "apresto".

7. Llest!