Dimanche ensoleillé. Sunny Sunday. Domingo soleado.

C'est un dimanche ensoleillé. Il ne fait pas très chaud mais on commence à sentir ces agréables rayons de soleil qui nous disent que le printemps est proche.

Lundi, ensoleillé aussi et un peu plus chaud qu'hier. Le moment précis pour faire travailler la machine à laver. Les vetements sèchent plus vite et on évite l'usage de la machine à sécher.

Lundi, jour des achats pour la semaine. J'ai commencé un régime alors il me faut tout ce qui est marqué "light" et pas de sucre! Ah non, le SUCRE c'est le DÉMON! Pour moi au moins....Heureusement j'ai changé ma façon de penser car  je ne veux pas  sufrir d'aucune maladie relationnée au sucre.

J'ai augmenté ma consommation de fruits et légumes.

J'ai perdu quelques kilos sans mourir de faim. C'est seulement un changement d'attitude nécessaire pour le bien etre de ma santé.

Je traduirai ceci plus tard ou demain, je dois vous laisser.

Vivi.

July.Julio.Juillet.

Okay, so days are horrible, you can't see the sky because there are clouds hiding it. Sometimes it's sunny, which it's good, specially when you do your  laundry, trying  not to use the dryer respecting the environment. But it is soooo humid!

I'm very happy, a good friend of mine got married after being with her boyfriend for more than ten years, and another friend had a beautiful baby boy.

I am working on my jewelry, doing some bijouterie. I got a custom order for a bracelet but the buyer didn't like it. I do. But I will do it again. The Customer is first!

This is a pic of the bracelet:

The bracelet has the birth stones of january-garnet, may-citrine and november green agate. It's suppose to be emerald but it's expensive and I would have to purchase it online.

I'll put this one for sale I think....

What do you think? Do you like it?

See ya!

Vivi.

Sleepless in Lima

It's 1:16 am and I can't sleep. So here I am, browsing the internet, and updating the blog.

I have been making some jewelry, should I say bijouterie. I must put my bench in order, buy silver, sulfuric acid and flux. That would be on monday....I know, I'm procrastinating (is it spelled right?).

We had a family reunion in Chile with my sisters and my dad. It was fun, we walked a lot, and I do mean A LOT.

What I like from Chile is the beer; it's artisanal and they have many  flavours.

Food was fine. Sometimes I hear that Chile has no cuisine but they do.....Oh my god, now  want a piece of pastel de jaiba, which is a crab kind of cake.

Earrings from the new collection: coral, chrysocolla and silver.

Turkish eyes bracelet.

That' all for now. I'm getting sleepy....

Going South

In a few days I'm going south, I'm going to Santiago, Chile to see my sister. I miss her, and my other sister will meet us there so it will be great since we haven't been together for a long time.

There are jewelry schools there, maybe I will take a class or something. 

I forgot to tell you (my dear readers) that I bought a new bench.  Well, it's not new, it's the bench I used in class. I want to do so many things but I don't have silver! I considered that bench as "mine" when we were in class. I feel confortable there :-)

I'm also enjoying the summer here in Peru. I haven't gone to the beach much just a few times but I already have a tan! Thank you sunblock!!

That's all for now,

Thank you for reading this 

Vivi.

And of course, the world didn't end.

Holydays are gone and summer is here, in the southern hemisphere. The flowers are blooming:

I call these ones "my mother's flower". They were her favorite ones. I thought about a tattoo of this flower in shoulder but I think it would be too much. I already have four.

Changing the subject, I made a free shipping and a 20% coupon code on my etsy shop but I didn't sell anything! I'm still working of course. I just need a new torch and some silver. And stop procastinating everything!

These are a few earrings I made:

Faceted rose quartz and ruby coloured quartz.

Hammered post earrings, creamy pearls and ruby coloured quartz.

Faceted smoky quartz ans amazonite.

I also made a ring, experimenting with wire:

Lapislazuli and amazonite ring.

Dangle earrings, lapislazuli and amazonite.
My favorite combination!

That's all for now. Thank you for reading my post :)

Vivi.

Christmas.

Christmas....so close yet so far away....

My sisters are in different countries and I'm the only left here in Lima. I live with my father, I don't like living alone. He's my best friend (male bff) and we still don't know what we are going to do this Xmas. My mom passed away two years ago from lung cancer; sometimes I really need her advice about something, mostly about cooking, she was an excellent cook. Thank god we-my sisters and I- inherited the joy of cooking. We, M., V. and I have different styles of cooking but we are good at it. 

I remember once my mom was sick, M and I had to prepare the turkey. I made the stuffing and seasoned the bird. I have to say it was THE best turkey ever!

I wish she was here to see her flowers open or delight us with an incredible dessert.

Changing the subject, this is a very bad Cristmas for me so far. I haven't sold anything in months! My shop is with 20% discount plus free shipping and Xmas gift.
Could you please tell me what's wrong? Are the prices high or you don't like my work?

I know there's a crisis but I see people buying jewelry more expensive than mine!!

Please, take a look at my shop and tell me. Be honest!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vivilima


Thank you for taking the time of reading my post.

Vivi.

Christmas around the corner.

I can't believe that Holydays are so close! It seems my trip to Israel was so long ago...

My shop is with 20% discount plus free shipping. And I always like to add a gift , specially now  for Christmas.

Just add coupon code XMASSALE20 on check out.

If there's something you like but you can't buy it now, you can reserve it or send a convo (a message).

Thank you for taking your time to read this and I hope you can find the gift you're looking for.

Vivi :-)