Our new workspace

Olá cats. It may seem I neglected TAD for a few days, but I haven't. Honestly. We've been completing bigger projects (with many singing-for-the-baby breaks) and when I say bigger I'm just talking size, like arranging kittnish things in a workspace.

First off we hacked the dusty old curtains of our landlady hoping she would like the change so much she wouldn't complain. Then, after painting a wall pink I realized it's not my color, so I made it red the next day. I don't know if it was for Valentine's Day or not, but here it is, plain red.

So little by little our workspace is coming to life. I wanted to share with you, even though it's not finished yet. I will add a few paintings, cards maybe, a wall organizer + I'll try to always stash keep cookies nearby. The personal touch will come in time, for sure.

I had a bit of time to sketch how fashion was in the year 1969, but more about that in a future post so be around. Lots of kisses until then and have a great week!

How to make a baby blanket

Before revealing the surprise project I've been working on, I want to say a few words about the last hectic days.

So we finally found a home and we already moved some stuff especially my mobile kittn corporation, that's why I was there yesterday working but actually breathing, listening to the silence, enjoying time alone... have I already said breathing?

Needless to say yesterday passed in a second.

I felt very calm, comfortable, all in all having again those feelings of something being just right. Not mentioning I was very inspired and motivated to work!

The apartment is a small studio with a big kitchen that I can somehow separate in two, arranging a work space. It's not completely furnished yet so it will tke a while until everything is into place, but you know what I loved?

The sun shines there all day, the windows are as big as the walls + the light plays all day letting me enjoy a wonderful sunset at the end of each day, just like the little prince wished.

And speaking of a little prince, here's the latest invention: a bright colored (I told you I felt happy in the new home) baby blanket that can serve as a cover or as a play mat.



I calculated that being about 80 x 90 cm it will have 12 (20 x 30 cm) pieces of fabric accordingly so I cut + sewed them together.

I created the felt animals + hearts separately, then I stitched them onto the fabric. For the other (warm) side of the blanket I chose a very thick fleece piece in bright turquoise.

I sewed the parts together, then brought them on the right side and finally stitched a line along each side creating a firm margin.



So this is it, a very cute easy to make baby blanket. If you have any questions or wish to use the same patterns, drop us a line anytime and we'll e-mail you the instructions.

Kisses + hooray for freedom, joy and new homes!

Work in progress... what could it be?

Super deal Saturday

Are you ready for summer's most dazzling days at the beach and glittering evenings? Well, if you feel you're missing a touch to create your perfect outfits and you need just the sparks to go all foxy, then this is the chance: two of my talented friends are hosting the best promos this summer!

Anca, the lovely artist at Bo3mia offers a 30% discount on any order for a whole month from June 15 until July 15. You can find either romantic or playful items in her shop and if Romanian is not one of the languages you know, I'm sure she will kindly give you all the information you need.

Her favorite material is polymeric clay which she accessorizes perfectly with beads, lace, copper, gold and hand painted silk ribbon. The price range is very attractive, between 3 & 15 Eur... Wait, wait, what did you say, you want them all?
For further information contact bo3mia@gmail.com


If you step in Daria's world you will easily realize everything she touches turns to beauty from outfits she wears to one of a kind jewelry + the colors are amazing: honeysuckle buds, peach flowers, chocolate and butter stand out from her palette.
Indeed like a kitten, she likes to play making cute animal necklaces, felt foxes, button pins and many more as you can see in her shop.

With every purchase that you make between June 15 and September 1, Kittenhood offers you a chance to win a 50$/150 RON gift card in the shop! Each product that you buy will be assigned a number, which will automatically participate in the competition - so more purchases, more chances.
Details and friendship requests at dar.142173@yahoo.com

How to... create rainbows.

The weather has put my place-a-day adventures on hold for a while, as it rained heavily for the past few days - it stopped now and it's sunny again so I will be on the road again next week.
The good news is I had some time to experiment with tie dyeing, a technique which in the end proved to be so easy to do and - in the spirit of the late 60s, when it became fashionable in the west -very addictive. :-)
You need a t-shirt, plastic boxes (one for each color that you use), rubber bands, textile paint.
I used my usual textile paints which I had to dilute with water so they lost their brightness and became pastels. Powder textile pigments are better for tie dyeing as the color stays intense and make the patterns more spectacular, I will surely use them next time.

First you have to spray water on the t-shirt to make it easier to roll (yep, in the same 60s spirit). Then you pinch the t-shirt where you want the center of a spiral to be and start to twist it slowly. Once you twist the t-shirt patiently arranging the folds and the margins, you wrap the rubber bands around it to help keep it in a tight shape.

You sink the roll for app. 2 minutes in the previously diluted paint then let it dry for at least 24 hours (if you work with powder pigments that need preparation not dilution, rinse with water after they're dry and iron them at high temperature).
You can make different designs by changing the pinch, the twists and the colors. I can't wait to experiment with brighter pigments, but until then here is the rainbow... after rain:

PS. Accessorize with a big flower brooch and a carefree attitude!

All the details in the fabric.

I recently discovered spoonflower in my quest to find lovely fabric at reasonable prices, and I am so excited cause not only they print your creations but there are also big contests almost on a weekly basis.



All fabrics are natural - cotton, organic cotton, silk - I already received swatches and they feel very nice to the touch. Not actually cheap, but quite affordable when you want to see your own designs printed, right?
You even don't need to know the ways of designing or editing programs, all it takes is creativity and the will to have some fun, as you can see in the following video:



Yay or nay?

Purrfect.

I don't have a perfect life, oh, I am far far from that.
I weigh six kilos over the point where my figure would be curvy, I live with my in-laws (insert holding breath here) and I feel vaguely detached from my own self most of the time.
I'm thirty years old and I haven't had a sense of direction in life ten years ago, nor do I have now (actually, I think of myself as being two times fifteen, it's more fun).
I started a handmade business almost four years ago and financially I am at the same level. I seem to cut my shoulder-length hair short all the time just to convince myself that I was on the right track growing it in the first place.
My workplace and room always look way past fashionably distressed (I particularly have a special relationship with socks that appear everywhere at most unexpected times).
And there would be a few more discontents I live with daily (or traits that one doesn't brag about so much) but you know what, f... orget that, I am happy to show you a few images from the project I am working on and I hope will be out in one week.

What would YOU change about your life?

Trust me...

... it will only get better.
*to Denisa & all supergirls out there.

Hey...

... turn the lights on!

Diversity...

... is fun no matter what color you have, no matter whom you make love to, no matter where you are.
You may look like a yellow ladybug, you may have the shape of a red kitten, you may even appear like a green puppy, but inside all hearts beat the same.

You may choose differently than another, but it doesn't mean your choice is better or worse. It just means we all feel and think our own ways, even though our bodies and minds work the same.

PS. There will be love, rainbows and people proudly wearing kitten at Gay Fest 2010.

Happy Three Friends

Camelia wrote to me about her two best friends, in fact she wrote about their friendship in wonderful simple words that send such a positive vibe and are so inspiring.
"Our friendship is a perfect circle, I don't even remember for how long. We are like three sisters, we support, complete and love each other. All of us have daring dreams, we are normal I guess but we feel special, so the t-shirts should have us three lovely ladies conquering
the world."
I wish them to treasure and hold each other close at heart. Friendship is the world's eighth wonder after all!

we love to party.

In my daily wanderings through facebook I discovered lovely Anca wearing kittenshroom at the new year's party. It looks like a lot of fun, not mentioning the wonderful trainspotting and amelie posters on the wall. Way to go, Anca!

Just like my dreams, red gold and green.

To me autumn feels a lot like spring, just like wonderful beginnings, like catching the fine line between night and sunrise. I wish for words, but words are nothing when you want to draw feelings.

I feel this past week was... red. Warm and spontaneous, anxious and mad and warm again.
Without a lot of words, I am right where I want to be.

And no, I am not in love. I just love life.
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And you, how do YOU feel this autumn?

Last night...

... after the rain, everything looked colourful. There were light-blue thoughts and memories, there were golden stars to reach, there were pink feelings wandering through light.

And those purple kittens filling up the streets, last night.

Perceptions...

... a fresh fashion set by Adina Necula, Dragoş Cristescu, George Topârceanu, Roxana Pârvan and Irina Georgescu who won the Girls Night Out photoshoot.

The lovely outfits include K i t t e n Loves Me Loves Me Not T-shirt, dress and accessories by Chotronette, Debenhams, Fashion Lab and Aldo.
I really like how the playful clothes highlight Irina's sweet face. Congratulations, A-team! :)
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If we were kids...

... I would show you how to paint with our fingers and build cute things and then you would take me out in the rain and we would jump and run and clean off.
You would be my apricot soda and I would be your toffee.

Together

White cotton tee, handpainted design with eco-leather
appliques. You can play with the heart strings each time
you think of love....