Double Crochets

Monday, June 6, 2011

tattoo: polaroid edition

Hi there! Do you have a tattoo? I had my first one this week... I was thinking about it in the last few years and it has been on my "new year resolution" list a few times! This week at last I cross it of my list! (don't you just love it when that happens?) I had my favorite Sx70 polaroid land camera, a spiral and a ball of yarn tattooed on my forearm. yeeeeei! ♥ So I will share with you some photos of my knitting and appliances related tattoo , and grab the situation to show you some really old stuff.

really old shit!

i love u (2007)

don't go (2008)

my story with polaroids starts when I was a little kid. My father had bought a Polaroid 600 and we were playing with it all the time, but it got "too expensive and old" and nobody cared about it for the next 20 years! But when I was at the Photography school I heard of Samaras' polaroids and got super excited, I bought some film and searched for the old camera. I shot a lot! and then one day the Polaroid announces that their factories are shutting down... mio dio!


my campaign to save polaroid

and then the impossible project arrived..

Everybody started "save polaroid" campaigns asking polaroid not to close! C'mmon we want our toys! There were of course fuji's instant films but they're not the same(love them too)! Anyway it seemed like nobody cared, and then... the impossible project guys arrived... and brought some new films. I bought some from the first flush to contribute, there were nice, although I think after that the whole thing got too commercialized and hype. But that fact didn't prevent me from loving polaroid. I asked my friend Nikos to make me a polaroid ring and he did! As one can tell, polaroid was part of my life, and for that I was considering having a tattoo...

2010

my plans to have a polaroid tattoo..

perfectionista por excellencia

tattoo time!

happy me

and I did it!
what do you think of it? and if you have a tattoo, what is it?
considering of doing a yarn edition!
cheers
marietta ♥

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Human Being Creative

Today I think I am starting a new posts series by introducing: "Human Being Creative". From time to time I will share stuff that insanely creative people make, preferable about crocheting, knitting, embroidery and sewing!

This post is about Penelopy from Fashion Architect that took part in a project named: "Kiehl’s Friends Create for a Cause" and she came with two creative tote's designs. The project has ecological purposes, as that for each bag the nine participants-artists created, there will be a donation of 100 euro to the realization of an ecological workshop for children living downtown.
Penelopy is an architect and a well known fashion blogger, that chose sewing and embroidery for her creations.
(all photo credits goes to FashionArchitect blog)

embroidery ...

sewing....

and tadA!

Imagine the lucky people that won one of those!

Also, check the post of making of at Fashion Architect

lovely?! I am definitely in love!
cheers,
marietta ♥

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Scissors and Cutters

Hi there!
Today I want to share with you our collection of scissors.
A couple of months ago I bought my new favorite little stork scissors (it's not that little) that is mostly for embroidery. And then I realized we do have lots of scissors and for different reasons in my house.

The truth is that we have an affair with the scissors that goes way back in time. Since my grandpa was a barber and my grandma a custom dressier, they both used scissors in their daily routine; and now we do too! And of course as true old-stuff-suckers we have a nice and neat collections of scissors! I want you to note that I didn't add in this collection: kitchen scissors, a couple of other well sharped tailoring scissors, pruning shears, and other types of shears that we proudly own! hahaha enjoy!

The other day, a good friend gave me three old photographer's cutters and with that addition I believe my collection is heading to completion with success!

I really love the wavy pinking edge of that last cutter, which was used for the old-school wavy edges on photos. I've always wanted one like this, too pity that the head of the cutter is missing. Of course that means that I am on a mission to find a new one!

cheers
marietta ♥

Monday, May 23, 2011

a day with friends

Summer is like already here! I know it's hard for me to get used it,too.(although I love summer!) Today was a hot day, and I was super tired from the whole week, so I decided to spend the day relaxing with friends. There was food of course, massively yummy, and sweets too! And when the time passed and the sweet breeze made our living a little cooler we sat in the balcony chit chatting and laughing, while our moves were slow and sleepy. It was perfect I may say ,that's why I wanted to share it with you.

1st,3rd and last photo by aggeliki panokato
rest by me

cheers
marietta ♥

Monday, May 9, 2011

Picnic!

Hallo there! I know it's been ages since the last time we blogged, but I guess we aren't used to it at all, cause I have toooons of stuff to blog about (thrifts, projects, interviews, photos) ...and I believe Panagiota too. Anyway , it's a promise that I will blog more often!

This last Sunday we had a vintage picnic party at alsos Veikou at Galatsi, the weather was just perfect , the people were the right ones and the mood chill! Hirollers were there to play for us (and for the other visitors of the park,also, who were just magnetized by our terrific group) and the Rollin Foxes were there also to dance and of course to eat some of the delicious sandwiches and pop corn and stuff the ladies had prepared.
I woke up early to prepare my own basket of goods. I took my thermos, my favorite afghan, wore my polka dots skirt, and off to the park!! Here are just some of the photos I shot that sunny sunny day! Let's do it again people!


my basket and my plaid thermos!

cheers
marietta ♥

Monday, April 18, 2011

2nd Vintage & Crafts Bazaar at Exarhia!

This weekend the 2nd Vintage & Crafts Bazaar took place at the Indigo cafe at Exarhia. Les Broderies Anglaises (Viveta and Irini) organized it for the second time with complete success! Here are some photos I shot while I was there on Sunday. Check the event on facebook. All I have to say is: "loooovely!"
What do you think?