http://olele.es Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:41:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After two weeks in Berlin and Barcelona, it's time to get organized. So many experiences and memories... and so much fabric found here and there! http://olele.es/2010/08/24/im-back/ I'm on vacation for the next two weeks. I'm visiting friends and getting fit for the next months. I'm already looking forward to great meals and conversation! The shop will remain open, though. Any order placed between the 5th and 23th of August will be shipped on the 25th. I wish you ... http://olele.es/2010/08/04/vacation/ Many friends have been to New York and the USA lately. I've already seen so many photographs and read so much about that city, I feel I know it, though I've never been there - and don't plan to go for the moment -. I last 'visited' New York through Noema's ... http://olele.es/2010/07/26/ny-through-the-eyes-of-my-friends/ Thanks to Sandra from Cosesmones I've just found out some of my fans have been featured in Atelier Magazine #4! In Arts&Crafts (p.40), Anabel García-Plata from jugandoconhilos, features different artisans who use traditional techniques to create contemporary objects. Have a look at Atelier, this month comes full of great tips for ... http://olele.es/2010/07/19/olele-atelier-magazine-4/ This has been a really busy week. Lots of visitors came to the shop through Design*Sponge and I've been ironing, pleating and sewing every day. All the orders are shipped now, flying to their new homes. I'm tired but happy with my Etsy experience, I see the last month's efforts are ... http://olele.es/2010/07/16/busy-week/ Ashley English, editor of Small Measure provides lots of good advice to keep cool this summer. Read through her latest post on her Design*Sponge weekly column to discover the secret language of fans and low-fi means of cooling down when the mercury soars. Her post also features lots of hand fans found ... http://olele.es/2010/07/10/featured-designsponge/ These are some of the fabrics I've got this week: Memento by Amy Butler, from Bobbie Lou's Fabric Factory Fortune by Anna Maria Horner, from Mineymo Paradise Garden by Amy Butler, from Mineymo I love them all! http://olele.es/2010/06/29/purchases/ Pimp my african print is the name the girls at Shopliquorice chose for their african prints showcase. Last week one of my red african fans was featured there! Thanks Shopliquorice! http://olele.es/2010/06/28/pimp-my-african-print/ This week I received a special order from Atlanta. Christy loved one the green african print fans in the shop and asked for a similar one, left-handed. This pair of fans is already on its way to the other side of the ocean, I hope Christy likes them as much as ... http://olele.es/2010/06/23/custom-order-left-handed-fan/ Although it's cold and rainy in the north of  Spain, the calendar says summer is already here! Marona is in the mood for vacation, travel, lazy days and fresh fruit. She included one of my fans in her beautiful set Ready for summer! on Flickr. Thanks Marona, I hope it keeps ... http://olele.es/2010/06/21/ready-summer/