Alice's kiss

{A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.}

Ernest Hemingway

a little friend under the tree :)

We had the help of Sammy and Jojo to start trimming our first xmas tree. It was fun listening to christmas songs, playing with garlands, singing and playing istruments while staring at the lights, looking at the tree lying on the floor, watching old cartoons...

what a neat idea :)

Esta é uma ideia genial e sustentável que conhecei há uns meses através do blog da Clara e hoje voltei a dar com o video. Amei!

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This is a genious , sustainable idea I got to know through Clara's blog and today I bumped into it again. I love it!

Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm

And the winner is... / E o vencedor é...

First of all, I have to say this was super fun and I've been anxious to find out the winner myself! It was inspiring to read all of your comments and see what you are thankful for - always keep those in mind! I'll definetly host regular give-aways, so keep checking :)

Okay... so I went to random.org and the number generated was this one:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:65
Timestamp: 2008-12-05 23:59:53 UTC

... which corresponds to this comment:

by shana.. said...
Hi, I'm Susana from Austin - US and I'm thankful for my family and friends like you that brighten up my day!
7:03 PM

This is pretty amazing, because in all these 169 comments (!) only 5 people I know entered. And one of them got to be the winner! That's so crazy, uh? Shana is actually almost coming back home to Portugal from Austin, where she has been living for a year. You can look trought her lovely blog here.

Shana, sim, és tu! E agora... envio para aí ou para aqui?

Time's up!

Dear participants - TIME'S UP!

I'll announce the winner tomorrow at 11.00 am :)

Give-away day is here :)

Some of you have seen her before, and since I had zero time to make something absolutely new, here she is, from my series "Girls with cats". All you have to do is post a comment and wait for the random draw. I'll anounce the winer saturday at 11 am. You can enter wherever you live. Could you please state your country and one thing you are thankful for on your comment? That would be fun :) Besides this illustration, I'll be sending a little something extra which is a surprise...

Oh, and don't forget to se all other participants on this give-away day here.

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Alguns já a viram antes e, já que não tive tempo de preparar algo completamente novo, cá está ela - da série "Meninas com gatos". Tudo o que tens a fazer é deixar um comentário e esperar pelo sorteio. Vou anunciar o vencedor no sábado por volta das 11h da manhã. Podes concorrer onde quer que vivas. Podes escrever no comentário o teu país e uma coisa pela qual estás grato? Isso seria interessante :) Além desta ilustração, vou enviar uma pequena surpresa extra...

Ah, e não se esqueçam de ver a lista inteira dos participantes deste dia, aqui.

Happy Bday!!!! :D

Há 31 anos nasceu uma menina. Há um ano nasceu um menino. A festa é a dobrar, perdão, a triplicar... porque a mãe/avó também faz anos no mesmo dia. Sweeties... que seja um dia a abarrotar de sorrisos. Luv you both!

just for fun!

dancing with strangers from katie sokoler on Vimeo.

Weekend bliss :)

Lovelyness in the mail... :D

From Shana.
I don't know if she knows but this is one of my favorite fabrics ever! I was sorry to cut the last piece of it that I still had. Thanks!!!! So much! Obrigadão gigante :)

p.s.: If you live in Austin, Texas check out Shana's december sale for a very special cause.

I also got this beautiful girl from Ricardo about 2 weeks ago! It's my favorite of this series of his :)

People's generosity always touches and warms me... :)

ukulele love...

The photo is from here. And this video is also oh-so-inspiring and sweet. Sally has this fun ukulele too.

I'd really love an ukulele for Christmas... especially because of this version of "somewhere over the rainbow" that I love! I want to learn!

Dad's an artist :)

A cómoda encontrada pelo pai já está completamente restaurada e a uso. Ficou linda, em chocolate e azul! Obrigada pela trabalheira! És um artista! ;)

O pai tem um blog onde partilha os seus achados e onde explica como os restaurar. Espreitem aqui.

home*tweet*home

available :::: disponíveis

Saturday Christmas sale indoors :)

Obrigada a todos os que participaram!

* Hon, por me teres deixado abrir as portas.

* Sis, por toda a ajuda na arrumação e limpeza pré-venda.

* Ritinha e Ana por se terem disponibilizado a vender peças vossas.

* Mamã, porque mesmo com muita dificuldade ainda fizeste uns bolinhos para o lanche.

* Susana, pela iniciativa do Projecto e por te disponibilizares a falar dele e a partilhar informação e fotos.

* Todas as que apareceram e partilharam parte da tarde (inclusivé o Isma, que andou meio perdido no meio de tanta mulher).

* Os maridos e namorados que tiveram a paciência de largar as esposas e namoradas por umas horas.

Deste dia nasceu a vontade de nos juntarmos mais vezes para aprendermos coisas umas com as outras, porque toda a gente tem algo que possa ensinar. E quem sabe se este grupo não será o mote para outros projectos... fica o sonho...

give-away day [dec, 3]

Well, Sew, Mama, Sew! is promoting a give-away day on December 3rd and... I'm in. On that day I'll post a handmade item and there will be a contest to see who wins it... and yes, it remains a surprise until that day! Check here to read all about it!

Oh, and I got featured here and here. :)

A series of Girls and Cats

The frames are handpainted, too. Available at the Christmas sale, next saturday.

As molduras também são pintadas à mão. Disponíveis na venda de Natal no próximo sábado.

Festa da Gratidão :)

Thanksgiving Party - fun :)
It was good to hear how the kids enjoyed it!

Parabéns... :D

Admiro-te porque...

... és íntegro.

... amas a Palavra.

... amas os teus filhos e aturas as pancadas respectivas de cada um.

... tens um jeito especial para restaurar móveis.

... és perfeccionista.

... te emocionas e choras quando alguma coisa te toca, mesmo que estejas à frente de muita gente.

... fazes umas sobremesas à maneira (mesmo que nem toda a gente alcance o grau de criatividade...).

... consegues inventar boas receitas com o que há na despensa.

... levas aos ombros as cargas de outros, em silêncio.

... gostas tanto de animais e de plantas.

... suportas as "flechas" com graça do alto.

...

carry-along kitty

Não me vejo a fazer malas de trapilho, mas o material tem uma textura muito porreira para este efeito...

feeling earthy tones

[para a venda de Natal cá em casa, no próximo dia 22. E o tempo começa a apertar...]

at school today...

* música * castanhas * danças * caras mascarradas de cinza * sorrisos * 1 gesto doce que me deixou envergonhada *

mais fotos aqui e aqui.

thinking+journaling+reading corner...

friday night sleepover with sis :)

* chatting a lot* sharing memories* journaling* eating yummy stuff* watching "August Rush"* drawing* chatting some more* telling secrets* laughing* working a bit* making new memories* ...

10 things I'm loving right now (inspired by Soulemama)

1. misty mornings... they are absolutely beautiful.

2. playing with Alice and observing her.

3. the concepts and ideas behind guerilla art. Especially the work of Kery Smith.

4. hot beverages.

5. descovering new lovely sounds like this one, or this one, or even this one.

6. working with sis for sunday school and other fun and encouraging stuff for the kids. Illustrating "Thandy" (the kids' newsletter).

7. working as a music teacher with primary school kids... the challenge, the joy, the love!

8. preparing for the Christmas sale indoors.

9. the book What is a Family, by Edith Schaeffer. No one writes about family like she did... family in all aspects. I totally have to read The Art of Homemaking again! It's sooo good and she writes about many forms of creativity and using it in simple ways to enrich the lives of others around us. Beautiful. I wish I had known her :)

10. blankets and quilts.

my hubby doesn't bring me flowers...

... but sometimes he surprises me with my fave ice-cream! :)

[Obrigada por não seres convencional...]

full house on Sunday