31 gennaio 2016

Plant Pots of Twine


Once upon a time an old plant pot in which lived an avocado seed.
The pot was unwatchable and once the plant was born I decided to restore it. Now it has pride of place on my window sill.


I thought that cover it with string would be a nice idea and in line with my home decor.
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C'era una volta un vecchio vaso di terracotta in cui viveva un seme di avocado. Il vaso era molto rovinato e una volta nata la piantina ho deciso di metterlo a nuovo per poterlo mostrare bellamente sul davanzale della mia finestra.

Ho pensato che ricoprirlo con lo spago sarebbe stata un'idea carina e in linea con il mio arredamento.



To do this restyling we need an old plant pot, twine ecru and cream (classic kitchen twine), scissors and vinilic glue.

Cover your working table with cardboard or newspaper sheets and let's go!
The pot must be clean and dry, is better without a plant inside... :P
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Quello di cui abbiamo bisogno per realizzare questo restyling è appunto un vaso di terracotta, dello spago écru e panna (il classico spago da cucina), un paio di forbici e della colla (io ho usato Pattex per legno express).

Ricopriamo il piano di lavoro con del cartone o della carta di giornale e cominciamo!
Il vaso deve essere pulito e asciutto, senza una pianta all'interno sarebbe l'ideale... :P

Start distributing the glue to the entire perimeter of the pot base, for about one inch.
Spread glue evenly and begin to wrap the pot with the ecru twine starting from the bottom. Each tour must touch the previous and adhere well to the pot.

Hold the string between your fingers and slowly rotate the pot.
Continue in this way until under the edge of the pot. Glue the start and the end of the twine and trim the surpluses.
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Iniziamo distribuendo la colla per tutto il perimetro alla base del vaso, per circa due cm di altezza.
Spalmiamo in modo omogeneo la colla e cominciamo ad avvolgere il vaso con lo spago dal basso. Ogni giro deve toccare il precedente ed aderire bene al vaso.

Tenete lo spago fra le dita e ruotate man mano il vaso.
Proseguiamo in questo modo fin sotto il bordo del vaso. Incolliamo il capo iniziale e finale dello spago e tagliamo le eccedenze.




It's time to the upper part of the pot.

Spread the glue to 0.5 inches around the edge including the last round of brown twine. Superimpose on it a passage of cream twine and continue upward as before. Each tour must touch the previous one, but pay attention to the step: don't pull twine too much.

Continue with glue and few rounds of twine to the apex of the edge.
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É la volta della parte alta del vaso.

Distribuiamo la colla sul primo cm attorno al bordo, comprendendo l'ultimo giro di cordino marrone. Sovrapponiamo a quest'ultimo un passaggio di cordino panna e proseguiamo verso l'alto come fatto in precedenza. Ogni giro deve toccare il precedente. Nel coprire il gradino non tendere eccessivamente lo spago.

Proseguiamo con la colla e qualche giro di spago fino all'apice del bordo.



Pay special attention to cover the top of the edge. Continue to paste twine around the perimeter pot, close to the previous twine round.
Hold twine soft or will form spaces between one round and the next. At the inner perimeter of your pot, cut the string and ensure the end with glue. Done! ^_^
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Con molta attenzione ricopriamo anche il bordino superiore del nostro vaso. Incolliamo il cordino lungo il perimetro vicino al precedente giro di spago. Teniamo lo spago morbido o si formeranno degli spazi fra un passaggio e il successivo.
In corrispondenza del perimetro interno del nostro vaso, tagliamo lo spago e assicuriamo il finale con della colla. Finito! ^_^
Allow to dry at least 24 hours before using the pot.
During the operations of gardening cover the pot with cling film so as not to dirty the twine.

This is just an example of how restyling an old pot using twine. You could alternate twine ecru and cream for the entire height of the pot or color it once dry.

This is a very simple tutorial illustrated and explained step by step how I like to do. What do you think about? Please leave a comment below. Thank you!

Enjoy, Jo
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Lasciamo asciugare almeno 24 ore prima di usare il vaso. Durante le operazioni di giardinaggio ricoprite il vaso con della pellicola trasparente così da non sporcare lo spago.
Questo è solo un esempio di come ristrutturare un vecchio vaso con il cordino. Si potrebbe alternare lo spago écru e panna per tutta l'altezza del vaso o colorarlo una volta asciutto.

Questo è un tutorial molto semplice, illustrato e spiegato passo passo come piace fare a me!
Cosa ne pensi? Lascia pure un commento qui sotto! Grazie! 

Buon divertimento, Jo

25 gennaio 2016

Fashion Rabbit

Paperweight & Pen Holder shaped like a rabbit to help you to organize writings, documents and drawings on your desk. But also keeper of rings and bracelets.

The rabbit is made of synthetic leather, matt and soft to the touch. Two little beads for the eyes and the nose is embroidered. Inside polyester fiber and sand.

Ask for your custom rabbit, You can choose your favorite color between: brown, light brown, blue, white, cream, pearl gray, hot pink, bordeaux and black. If you have any questions just feel free to contact me anytime.

Search the rabbit into my online shops: Etsy, DaWandaAlittleMarket and Olalla!!

22 gennaio 2016

New custom rabbit, I love the colors!

Just finished this rabbit fond for raspberry jam! I love the colors! So elegant!

What do you thik?

Pearl grey synthetic leather for the body and bordeaux for the nose.

This rabbit is made of synthetic leather, matt and soft to the touch. Inside polyester fiber and sand. Perfect made, meticulous attention to detail. Two little beads for the eyes and the nose is embroidered. Made to order! You only have to choose the colors! ;)

21 gennaio 2016

The rabbit fond of raspberry jam!

Working on a new paperweigh/penholder shaped like a rabbit. Pearl gray the body and bordeaux the nose... maybe a gluttonous rabbit of raspberry jam!

You want to see the finished product? Look here!


This rabbit is made of synthetic leather, matt and soft to the touch. Inside polyester fiber and sand. Perfect made, meticulous attention to detail. Two little beads for the eyes and the nose is embroidered. Made to order! You only have to choose the colors! ;)

Or you can make it yourself... soon the tutorial in english! Stay tuned!!

20 gennaio 2016

Hanging Mobile Pattern

This hanging mobile is a perfect gift for creative dreamers or new parents for their nursery decor. This hot air balloon is designed for little babies, to lull them to sweet dreams, for kids rooms but also as a lovely home decor.

All my tutorials with step by step instructions and illustrations, instantly available for download in my Etsy shop. You can find them also here: Dawanda and AlittleMarket.



16 pages PDF pattern that include:
• materials and tools list; 
• instructions for the correct placement of the parties on the fabric; 
• step-by-step sewing instructions, clearly illustrated; 
• a full scale pattern ready to print;
• the alphabet and numbers to embroider on the flags.

The pattern is available in italian and English.


16 gennaio 2016

The Rabbit is on the Desk

Paperweight & Pen Holder shaped like a rabbit to help you to organize writings, documents and drawings on your desk.

A decoration and a caring friend during the study and the work. On the back the paperweight has a hole to hold your favorite pen, paintbrush or crochet.




The rabbit is made of synthetic leather, matt and soft to the touch. Two little beads for the eyes and the nose is embroidered. Inside polyester fiber and sand.

Perfect made, meticulous attention to detail. Approximate measures: height 5.7in, weight 260gr.

Do you like it?




Ask for your custom rabbit, You can choose your favorite color between: brown, light brown, blue, white, cream, pearl gray, hot pink, bordeaux and black. If you have any questions just feel free to contact me anytime.

Search the rabbit into my online shops: Etsy, DaWandaAlittleMarket and Olalla!!

15 gennaio 2016

Hot Air Balloon Mobile



Baby mobile, nursery mobile, crib mobile or home decor. This baby mobile is a perfect gift for creative dreamers or new parents for their nursery decor, for little babies to lull them to sweet dreams and for kids rooms.

Perfect made, meticulous attention to detail, the eyes of the big star are embroidered.

Order now your hanging mobile or make it yourself! How? Look for this item or tutorial, with step by step instructions and illustrations, in my online shops: Etsy, Dawanda or AlittleMarket.