WE are getting ready for Xmas. Sweewing and having fun!

We love craft and we love to wear nice things. Oh!! We had a lovely time in the Sunny Spain, gave us a boost of energy and we came back to London with new ideas and propositions in our little heads!!!

We have been lately amazed by fascinators and brooches so, why not having both of them at once? We are working in amazing brooches that can be fascinators or other way around.
We like quality and at the moment we are working with a gorgeous pieces of fabric to make those lovely fasbro, as we like to call our brooches fascinators. London has been sunny until recently and we still keep the bright rays of light with us so for this winter we propose Cheerful and Colourful fasbros to cheer up your  lovely coats and hair!!

What is our main inspiration: Happiness translated into bright colours and collage.

Hope you'll enjoy with them.

Here our first one.

As always, you can ask us to customize something specially for you or if you have something special poping out in your head and would like us to make it, just ask and we will quote it for you!

Lots of love!

Greeny fasbo

The Brooch

Et voilà

It was a long time already that we wanted to make a brooch with our roses.  A brooch that can be used in many different ways, for instance you can attach it to a headband and have a lovely detail in your hair.. What do you think?

Here you have our steps of how we did it:

Getting a bit of inspiration

Shaping the inspiration

How to assemble it

Brooch done

Hand sewed

Thanks

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aea75fd27bee4967d5df065d1e7c0d4f/992

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Designing an album cover

Most of you know that I don't only do leather jewellery and craft. I like to do lots of things, I like to create, to design, to touch.... Graphic design, Illustration are one of my other passions. This time I take the chance to talk to you not to show you my latest design but to ask you your support: I've entered a competition for designing and album cover for Jamie Cullum. I'd love to ask you to support me and vote for me in this competition. Here you have the link for doing so:

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aea75fd27bee4967d5df065d1e7c0d4f/992

I wanted to make something bold and direct without any additional useless element. Based in posters of the Art Nouveau period like those of Théophile Alexandre Steinlen like is famous Le Chat Noir,

I try to give a direct message with very little elements and with a strong main image which is the center of the design, bold strong colours.


Thanks beforehand for your support my lovely people!!!

Azahara

Graziella's Earrings

Detail

These pair of earrings are very special for  me because two reasons. Firstly a dear friend of mine asked me to make them for somebody who is very very special. I know that person and is also somebody special for me too so I was very proud to make something for her, something I know she will wear and will make her think about my friend and I.

She like roses so roses is what I did for her. Here I mixed fabric and leather. It has also been a special earrings to make because it's the first time I work with the leather since I became vegan and that, obviously gives you quite a lot to think about... But I better leave you with the photos that always say much more than words.

Lots of love,

Azahara

Fabric Roses done.. choosing leather

Burned petals to shape them

Bit of leather at the back to hold

Detail of first finished

Both earrings

With the rose

Getting the photo right

Today's muffin is Carob, Hazelnut and banana vegan muffin

If you want to know a bit more about this new adventure, follow it at myveganyummymuffins.blogspot.co.uk or LIKE at in our Facebook Page MyVeganYummyMuffins.

Mmmm the last ones

Carob, Hazelnut and banana vegan muffins made with oat milk.. Just so so delicious!!! I baked 10... After less than a minute I had only 4 left... They are absolutely magnificent!!! Each bite gets melted in your mouth. Special muffins for a special day. Happy Mother's Day!

I had to hide these ones to have some tomorrow

My boy couldn't resist it

Our soaps

As I promise, here you have our soaps.

I heard and it's true, absolutely agree with it.. "Don't put in your skin what you wouldn't eat", so following that mantra we do our soaps with organic ingredients and because we believe everyone has the right to live with dignity, we use only fair trade products.
So what are they made from?
This funny lovely soaps are our happy sweet orange and goat milk... They moisture your skin and leave a sweet scent of orange... Love them so so much... Soap has a 3 layers design and the best.. That color is all natural!! Spices... I'll say to you the trick in another post....
Plus kids find them cool so love to wash up hands and body with them!!!!

Happy orange soap

This one is such a luxury.. Feels so good in the skin!!! Oat Jazmin crazynest with a pinch of cinnamon surrounded by goat milk.

Jazmin crazynest soap

 And finally but not last, our Cinnamon and Oat Goat Milk soap.

Cinnamon Oat goat milk soap

Look at me

Feel me

Sshhhh... Quiet!!

We have been outside of the spotlight for a bit.. I know.. We have been working indoors, stirring and planning, studying and sowing... I might be the new year and all the vibes that have but we are getting more and more into do it yourself, craft it, make it, create, grow it... Yes, we think we better make our own items instead of buying them from big chains, in this way we know we just get the best quality products, accuracy to detail, originality and genuine hand operator, craftsperson who really loves what does, enjoy doing it and live doing that. I'm actually thinking lots lately of the people who work in these big fabrics assembling items or just looking at machines how they do their work, working a crazy amount of hours, getting paid a misery and being completely unhappy with their lives and job.. Not having time to enjoy themselves and their families... Or even worst... Thinking of kids working at a tender age when they must mostly just play.. Yes, these and other thoughts have bring DORADO to the mood of DO IT YOURSELF. I've been lately making up my garden, preparing it after the cold winter to grow veggies and herbs... I've sown some already. I just want to know that what I eat is 100% organic and from top quality with local products not grown thousand of miles away and transported by plane to my city.  I started to cook my own vegan cupcakes with my own recipes and so far they have been quite successful (we are at the point of just family and close friends can try them).. Thinking to open a  tea saloon speak-easy in my area... So far I got my food handler certificated so I'm allowed to cook and sell my products... As you can see, lots of things have been going on... My earrings are there, as always were, and are my main passion and my joy. I continue creating new collections but this time I need to divide the time in between so many other things.... And my last bit... Homemade organic soaps and body creams... Tonight I prepared refreshing sweet orange organic soap and jazmin oil and oat goat milk soap. They can get out of their molds tomorrow.. I'll post a photo for you... In the main time... Here you have some of my muffins (today it was persimmon with porridge and golden syrup)...

 Vegan chocolate and mango muffin

Vegan Blueberry muffin

Vegan Mango, Porridge and Golden Syrup muffin

Today I'm sharing something very special for me with you

Last year when I started to think about "What am I gonna do. I have a baby, I need to do something to be able to provide this little one" I came across with the blog of +Mariella di Gregorio and found her jewellery absolutely stunning. As I liked so much what I saw I tried to know a bit more about her, which one was her background, where did she studied jewellery, from where she took the inspiration to do such a beautiful items and so and so. So I found out she was actually a graphic designer with passion for jewellery and one day decided to give up everything and start to make jewellery as she wanted. She risked as I intend that (with a job in Milan went back to her homeland to set up her business). That inspired me, yes, she did inspired me. I thought, why not? I love this, I always did, I don't have a formal education into that, on the contrary I've studied advertising and PR and a bit of design.. I was prepared to be the though business person who makes all the deals in the advert agencies, who knew about marketing, strategies of communication, law but out of my own love of learning, when I went to Italy to study I chose the subjects I liked like web design, graphic design, photography, lithography, sociology and Italian language. Went I moved to London I worked a bit in cinema so I did a course in art direction but jewellery?? Jewellery? I had no clue about it!! But, hey! I always loved earrings, I always loved leather and I thought, let's make what I like, let's make earrings... More I got into it, more I felt the need of doing different things, I started to sew, to make curtains, to customize prams, to do items for prams and recently I've moved into fabric leather free items. I love what I do, I found fulfillment each time I finish a new item. It's love what they carry and what I give to others.
Even if we don't know each other personally, thanks +Mariella di Gregorio for inspiring me!!

Here I leave you with some of her items and a link to her blog.

Please enjoy!

Aria by Mariella di Gregorio

What about some Earrings?

Of course!!! Here you have some fabric earrings. Absolutely stunning and so so light you barely will feel you wear them, only people pointing at them and saying how beautiful there are will remind you about wearing them!!

Rosa Earrings just for you!

Let me show you them better

Loving them

Carmen necklace from Leather Free Collection

Here you have another item from our successful Leather Free Collection!!

Carmen Necklace.

We have use handmade fabric roses and 100% cotton strings out of an old T-shirt. We added a little touch, a brown clip. I'll post the photos of how we did as soon as I get them edited! In the meantime, enjoy these ones!

Carmen Necklace

With a clip to put it on

Blogs we like

Here you have a selection of blogs that we like. Sure you'll like them too!

1. +Vicki Mote Bodwell created this blog http://www.kidsbeddingblog.com/:

"My quest is to show moms how a creative life is simply better! My company, the Warm Biscuit Bedding Co. celebrates the handmade, handcrafted and custom made".

2. +Laura Walcot and her blog http://www.tapestryface.com/:

"I'm obsessively creating things for an imaginary world in my head. At the moment i live a daydream existance with my daughter. Pretending im a lady of leisure on a private income instead of the velour tracksuit clad, macdonalds going, single mum im supposed to be! oh and i have another one due anytime now, so i will have to find a box to squeeze him into while we live in this tiny shoebox flat....Until then its painted rainbows, giant stuffed animals and extravagant masks all the way....... please, no one wake me up".

3. +Candy Soap. Great handmade soaps made in London: http://naturalcandysoap.blogspot.com.es/ 

4. +Nickedshirts and his blog: http://www.nickedtshirts.co.uk/artworks

"The Nicked philosophy aims to make a difference by delivering individual, quality designs
that are hand screen printed and use only 100% organic cotton which helps to maintain
the brands environmental concious approach to quality art and design.

Nicked aims to spur its customers to have dignity and stand up for their individual rights".

5. +Nítdia created this great blog about recycling. Awesome ideas! http://compartetusecoideas.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Juguetes

6. +Christina Clouse is the owner of this so beautiful blog: http://coffee-girl-crafts.blogspot.com.es/

And more and more blogs.... We'll keep sharing with you our discoveries!!

x

Coming soon....

Here you have a little taster of what is coming soon by DORADO.....

Soon with you

Just few days away.... x

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DO YOU LIKE ISABEL NECKLACE? WHERE TO GET IT

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I made them upon request so,yes, exclusive for you! Just contact me in any of those places and after clear payment I'll send you the necklace.
How much does it cost? Only £30 P&P included. Payment by Paypal, the easiest way to do transactions online and Please allow 15 days to get it after payment if you live outside UK.

Love,

DORADO

Isabel Necklace

How did we do Isabel's fabric rose necklace?

Isabel's fabric rose necklace

If you do craft  is purely because you love to do it. You spend so long time doing everything!!! Why do I say this? Unfortunately I've notice in markets I've been doing recently people don't appreciate something done handmade... And that is a bit sad :-(
Some many of my craft colleagues with whom I've done some markets repeat the same thing:

"People don't appreciate what is handmade and with good quality, most of the people want to buy cheap and don't consider neither the quality, neither the creativity or time spent in making an item".

Unfortunately not everyone is like that but somehow is true that that is happening... What can we do to change that and make the beauty of the craft items get the value that really have? I do my bit, I share with you how Isabel's necklace is done. I spent nearly 6 hours doing it in between designing, choosing fabrics and making the pieces and sewing.


Here you have all the steps to make it:

First we need to cut strings of fabric, some pieces work.

We make a not at one extreme of the string and roll over it so that's how we make our fabric rose

And we make more roses of different sizes

Now we have to decide the shape we will give to our necklace

We cut a piece of jeans with the shape we chose and sew each rose over it

Sewing and sewing...

We have our roses in place! Now strings for the necklace

We take a 100% cotton old T-shirt and cut some strings

We make the knot

Adding the strings, knot and go

Isabel Necklace

And you were wondering how did we made that knot... Please check in HOW TO MAKE A KNOT

How do you make the knot?

The knot is really easy to make, here you have step by step how to make it! Enjoy!

Cut some strings from an old T-shirt 100% cotton (the oldest the better because strings roll over them easily)

With the string fold it once and make a ribbon shape. Fold over the other string and place it as a smile over the ribbon

Take the right extreme of the smile and place under the right extreme of the ribbon

Take the left extreme of the smile and place it under the loop of the ribbon

Take the right extreme of the smile and pass over the right side of the ribbon, under the left extreme of the smile and over the left side of the ribbon

Pull from the four extremes in opposite directions and you have your knot ready!!

We have use it for our necklace but you can do whatever your creativity will bring you to with this ribbon: headbands, bracelets, customization of clothes, handbags....