THE MEDIEVAL SIENA

UNDER THE TUSCANY SUN

San Gimignano - September 2008

A typical  villa in Tuscany. Peach 

Yellow wild flowers on the edge of the road.

Our Sun wasn't that shiny but it didn't matter at all. We take it on a rainy day as well..

An olive tree getting ready for its destiny.

Wrap around your wrist

"Brasilia" bracelet  for "Exposed". © 2008 Fernando Dasilva

 "In n out" bracelet for Beadalon ®.

© 2006 Fernando Dasilva

Crystallized™  elements and Beadalon colored stringing wire.

 "An affair in Madrid" bracelet for Stringing magazine. 

© 2006 Fernando Dasilva

Died cherry chalcedony, rhodolite garnet and black diamond Crystallized ™ beads

finished with paper marchee red rose and sterling silver clasp.

Hermosa Beach - California

On the photo above, a surfer was patiently waiting for the ride of his life. His posture tell us all.

Water mirror...silver over dark blue.

Stunning Sunset in Hermosa Beach. It's impossible to re create the colors on this scenery.

While part of the country experiences a cold and freezing weather, in California winter days have been sunny, hot and full of life.

Still in Hermosa Beach the traditional The Comedy and Magic Club opens its doors for lots of laughing.

A little of green

These photos were taken in Brazil - Brasilia last December. Straight from my mom's neighborhood - banana and mango trees.

Papayas and a bright sky.

A few windows in Florence

Summer dessert

Sliced fresh strawberries layered with Maria cookies and cream parfait. 

A last minute dessert to welcome beloved ones. The plates next to this daliciuus sweet decadence were found at an antique shop by the Poconos....Fiesta dessert plates.

The vintage colors are amazing and were the perfect alibi to make something between traditional and edgy (half chocolate covered strawberries  topping a limey and milky cream with an abstract twist)!!!

Yes, food also can be edgy. 

Make sure to pop a sparkling to serve with it and cheers!!!  

Life is good!!!

4 de Julho ou 4th July

And then another 4Th July arrived...we went to visit a friend at the Poconos  area....fireworks at dark by Lake Ariel and  it was surprisingly very nice! Following a few images of the long holiday.

TOHO PARTY AT THE BB SHOW

This is one of the more exquisite artwork that I've ever seen it. Japanese designer Mayumi Yonenaga is very talented and created 2 magnificent artworks using Toho seed beads instead of regular paint and the result is astonishing.  Here is Audrey watching all the action and blessing all the fabulous designers that were in the room. An absolutely Daliciuus™ image for this blog.

Wyatt White, Beadalon's product manager and Ywao Yamanaka, Toho's executive director striking a pose for this blog.

Lots of hands reaching for the daliciuss mini desserts and my friend from Brazil told me that I was allowed to only 2 and DATIZIT!!! I must be in shape.   

Murat Engin hailing from Turkey and landing on this blog for a daliciuus and sensuous pose... he was responsible for all the craziness and we loved him!!!

With this blogger my friend Kim St Jean  n'sync of drinking and being silly..Kim is a fabulous and very talented jewelry designer and has built her name also teaching hot hot workshops in many bead shows...she beats the metal until it gets fabulous and daliciuus. Kisses gal! 

Katie Hacker, Drew Walker, Norm and Kim St. Jean.

This blogger winking to the camera with beading diva and designer extraordinaire Katie Hacker. I think we were high in paradise.

Beautiful friend of this blog, Kelley Beltran  is striking a pose and looking dalicuus!

This blogger and Brazilian fabulous jewelry designer Virginia Albuquerque, updating her skills during the BBShow. She is wearing one of her fabulous 3D necklaces, full of life and tropical soul. 

Drew Walker, Kim and Norm St. Jean and the polymer author  Barbara McGuire...everybody striking a pose to this blogger.  

 and below:

"...Neste universo, todo de brilhos e bolhas

Muitos beijinhos, muitas rolhas,

Disparadas do pescoco da Chandon..."

a poor translation by this designer would be :

"...In this atmosphere of sparks and bubbles,

lots of kisses and lots of corks

popped from the bottles of Chandon..."

Below the second artwork by Japanese artist Mayumi Yonenaga...Marilyn Monroe daliciuusly covered with seed beads and giving us that unmistakably glamour aura...gorgeous!