Sewing and sweets

Things

2009-07-09T11:10:00.002+02:00

Saturday, we went to the german part of Switzerland, Hüttwil to be exact. Why so far away? Because I needed spelt husks. And in the nearest Landi, they had their stock all rotten during the winter. So, direction Spycher Handwerk here we go, temple of "nature" materials, where you can find real sheeps and camels, all sorts of wool, buttons, soaps, bedding, etc.

As a result: a bag of 10 kg organic spelt husks for CHF 40.– and a lambskin medicaly taned (the "all organic", mimosa taned, was really too rough...). And, cherry on the cake, a small tour in a real nice middle age craft market, a tasting of mint sirups (20 different sorts of mints!), swiss ice-creams and we got stucked in awe in front of freshly born ewes... The atmosphere was adorable, I would have stayed longer if it wouldn't have been with the big belly and the heat. Next year!

T-shirt

2008-11-24T13:20:00.000+01:00

A little game from Sandra. You had to show your favourite t-shirt. Difficult choice for me, I don't wear t-shirt anymore... I could chose this one, but it has been reduced to ashes, or my old oldy t-shirt from les Babibouchettes from when I was 3-4 years old (but I can't find it, it may be in the attic).

So I chose my midinette's t-shirt:

Why midinette? Because it's a Gorillaz' t-shirt I bought like a big grouppie in Berlin, 2006, during an excellent week with the no-less excellent Herr Pr. Studer, and mostly because it is way, wayyyy too small for me, I can't wear it! A compulsive purchase, you see. But it doesn't stop me to love it very much! Nowadays, I use it as a nightgown for the Puce, when she sleeps at our home. She looks terrific with it!

Do note that I love that t-shirt even if I'm a pure pacifist, I can't stand agressivity nor weapons. But I do love bunnys and pink. Maybe it's the right balance?

To prepare

2008-11-23T15:13:00.000+01:00

On the 25th january 2009, I will take part of my first craft fair. I didn't really chose the easiest way to begin, because Hand in Hand will take place in Uster, near Zürich... It's in the german part of Switzerland. I will have to speak schwizertütch. This craft fair is organised by Yuko, a suisso-japanse girl (I love the metis-touch!), and I will be the only west-swiss-french-speaking. I will mostly propose tiny blankets, pouch slings, warmies and other surprises. If you happen to be near or fell like coming to say hello, you are the most welcome!

My sewing-machine has then been working again these days, and my Internet sites are again on the working table... I'm thinking, debating, bouncing, hesitating, argueing with Mr Redhead... Something's good is cooking, I can assure you that. And I really hope this will go live really quick.

On the other hand, those mittes will not be on sale. They are greatly inspired from these, so I will not be a bad copycat and sell them to earn some cash. I will just give them to a dear friend.

Snow

2008-11-22T21:08:00.000+01:00

Yes, here too.

It's cold and windy.

And Mr Roux is as happy as can be.

We are enjoying the candle light from 17:00.

Tea is my favorite fuel again.

Morning was calm, the rare noises were muffled. (does that word, "muffled", exist??? I can't rembember and I'm too lazy to search on the net or a dictionnary...)

And the opening was filled with favorties, so many talents!

Before

2008-11-13T11:19:00.002+01:00

Before falling in again.

Before washing the dishes (because I promised).

Before going out, in the cold and the crowd.

Before going on with the paperwork.

Before confronting with the administration.

Before sharing with you my new mini Moos.

Before trying to take pictures with this non-light and the gray sky.

Before being caught by the storm of things to do and to tide up.

Before looking forward to have dinner with her.

Before trying to think about all the projects in my head.

Before taking the bus.

Before walking the streets of this town I love and eating roasted chestnuts (hot, so good!!!).

Before realizing I forgot this or that again.

Before.

Having a break, for one hour and a half, taking that time to sew. Finishing to put togehter batting, top and back of that little quilted blanket that is waiting for monthes. Sewing, following the music, with the machine and then by hand. Telling to itself that it's like riding a bike, you can't forget it. Being a bit tended, eventhough. Feeling the back ache sneaking in again, and stopping even if it's still not finished. And realize.

To what point I miss it.

To what point I need it.

To what point it is hard, indeed. I didn't want to realize. But it is hard. Very.

I know I shouldn't complain, at least I've got a job, I earn monney, I can live, eat, sleep under a roof. But enough with the hiding, enough with being optimistic. It hurts.

For me, creating is breathing.

To create is to live.

And it's that simple.

These last monthes, I've been learning patience. It's good, maybe.

But it's hard.

And then, all the tiny moments of happiness that cross my way, I enjoy them a maximum, I taste them, I live them entirely. And it's beautiful!

Week-end

2008-10-30T11:08:00.001+01:00

Matt

2008-10-25T20:14:00.000+02:00

I'm not (yet) dead, but time I don't have...

Here is something to smooth the suspens.

This little video makes my day, every time.

And you?

Room with a view

2008-10-14T21:59:00.002+02:00

I wanted to play a little game with you. I would like to ask you: what are your favorite words, the ones you think are the most beautiful? I won't tell you mine for the moment, so I won't influence. They can be in the language that suits you best!

I'm looking forward to see your answers!

National

2008-10-13T21:12:00.001+02:00

What a nice restaurant a bit indie, the salmon's salad is well served and the salmon well cooked, rare!

It's fall, but I have spots like a teenager in spring, go figure...

On the road

2008-10-12T22:12:00.000+02:00

On the autumn's road this week-end, we saw... Colors:

And friends:

Good mood

2008-10-08T08:44:00.001+02:00

I don't specially like that music... But I do love the Babibouchettes so much!

say yeah! from é.prod on Vimeo.

Happy wednesday!

10 things

2008-10-07T22:05:00.003+02:00

Picture from mac.callahan...

10 I like at that very moment:

1. To open a new book, go through it, smell it, read it, really deep, find inspiration in it, courage and happiness.

2. Go for a walk with my redhead in the woods, talk about nothing and everything, find mushrooms (lovely but no good), listen to him talking about a great project, saying to self that it has been a while, smile, live, benefit of the splendid late afternoon's light of fall through the leaves...

3. Discover new music SouleMama. Love it, a lot.

4. See that within two days, fall is finally back. Love the deep reds.

5. Slow down. A bit. Like it. A lot.

6. At last, at last I know what I want to do when I'm a grown up. Well, I'm a grown up, sort of. Solide future projects found. Not beeing afraid anymore.

7. Looking forward to go to osteopath tomorrow morning. Knowing I'm gonna feel better, more centered.

8. First pack of "100 g. of roasted chestnuts" bought in the street yesterday. So good and hot. Fall with even a small hint of winter.

9. Having friends at home this week-end. Feel a bit nervous, first wedding dress to realise...

10. Going back to yoga, slowly, step by step. Thanks to podcasts, iTunes and Internet, allowing me to follow yoga from far away.

Behind the window

2008-10-07T22:03:00.000+02:00

I like the mystery here...

In advance

2008-08-28T09:38:00.002+02:00

I won't bother you any longer with my sweet week-end in Rossinière... Instead, I'll post some thoughts coming to me these days (and there are a lot!) and illustrate them with the week-end's pictures!

I'm really looking forward saturday. Why? Because saturday we, my Redhead and I, are leaving, hiting the road (or even better, the rail), destination: Lisbon, via Basel and Irun! One Intercity, two TGV and an old good night train, I feel like I'll have some things to share with you when we'll be back... 9 days of well deserved holidays, discovering, sun and exotism, I long for that...

Rossinière

2008-08-26T10:25:00.000+02:00

A week-end. Two days and one night in fact. In the mountains, the real ones. In le Pays d'Enhaut. At a friend's. My ex-best-flatmate... Someone who knows real life, let live, hosting, recieving, giving, listening, laughing. It's getting rare these times. So we appreciate.

Some pictures of the sight at 1747 m. of altitude, in Cray du Milieu. A big, hard climb for a sunday, my ass still remembers!

Tiny break

2008-08-21T21:49:00.000+02:00

Huge cold - stob - coming asap - stob - got cold wednesday - stob - not used to altitude any more - stob - anyway, what do you think of my new banner? - stob - going to sleep, too much sneezing...

Behind the door...

2008-08-12T15:12:00.004+02:00

One of my pictures for the new session of Barbara's 4hands2lands. I'm delighted to be a part of it! Those daily little rendez-vous fill my head with joy and happiness.

Today I found myself locked outside of our flat... I forgot my keys on the bookshelf in the passageway of the appartement. My redhead was working on evening so I had to wait seated on the stairs... behind the door.
I used this time to get in touch by phone with old friends I haven't seen for a long time. Finally a great time!

Despite of the rain, temperatures are nice here so I decided to go home from work by foot. I love walking. Walking is a way for me to think. Things get clearer, almost simple. Many of my ideas come to me as I walk. I told myself the other day that it would be brilliant to go for a few days walk. One project among so many others...

Indecision Waltz

2008-08-11T13:46:00.004+02:00

We (my goddaughter, her mom, my redhead and me) went to the Monti Circus' to end this week.

Four years! Four years I didn't stand under a Big Top. A long time for someone who wanted to be a part of a circus company. When I was a teenager I was a member of a teen circus company for six years. I spent two of them preparing circus school's entrance examinations.
I did three exams for nothing. For nothing? Really?
I learned a lot about myself because of that. First, I missed some experience, training, will.. Then, maybe I didn't really want to be a part of it.

I don't regret a thing. I tried, I failed but anyway I tried.
But... the same old feeling comes when I am in the audience... I doubt about my choices. I could be a part of it now but in the backstage: as a costume designer, publicity manager, secretary or whatever.

For a few hours I dream about how life could be if I throw everything away and hit the road with a company... on impulse. And then... there's a little redhead leprechaun in my life now. I love him so much that this dream will never come true. Unless he wants to share this way of life with me! Every company does need a lightning engineer-nurse, doesn't it?

During my entrance exam at Chambéry, the school motto was: to chose is to renounce.

There's nothing more frightening and more true than this!

More than ever I doubt about my choices today. I'm asking myself: what did I leave behind? Will I never be a part of it anymore?

And now? Where am I going to? What do I really want my life to be? What can I do with this life I was given?

My head sometimes boils... but I know he'll always be there for me... whatever happens?

Look du jour #2

2008-08-09T13:25:00.000+02:00

White skirt and short sleeves hoddie:: H&M
Marcel Cloud:: La Redoute
Flip flaps:: my faithfull Reefs, the only ones that last 3 years minimum.
Bag:: Freitag (it's my redhead's)

Learning

2008-08-07T13:28:00.000+02:00

After many, many trials, finally, I can do it. It may be an english, spanish or french explanation, or even a diagramm, I'm now able to read a crochet pattern! So, to "celebrate" this, after two or three monochromes trials, I've just begun a blanket with those great granny hexagons in colors beige-blues-brown. I saw them here some times ago. Unluckily, this models blanket is in one of those genius japanese books. But the books are not that accessible here in small Switzerland... So, with the help of the wonderful photos on her Flickr, I wrote myself a pattern, et voilà!!

To be continued in a lot of colors...

And a big huge thank you to the best: Adelaïde Pouyou, Tante Betsy, Belle Georgette, she has many surnames and surely has a really big heart!

Forward

2008-03-04T12:59:00.002+01:00

It's a mess in my room that will be soon my workshop at home. I bring something every day and I really try to sort. But ordering when the furniture is still not here, that's not really easy.

Otherwise I'm hyper happy because we (my Redhead and I) brought my desk, my computer, my scanner, my printing machine at home.
So now the shop is close on mornings. That allows me to work seriously on the website.

Cuddle

2008-03-03T12:55:00.002+01:00

A sweet moment on this Friday noon before going back to work.

Rebel

2008-02-27T22:30:00.002+01:00

... I can be a rebel and I can prove it!
I hijacked a tag from the blogo that Alix passed me on.
And I insolently copied the rules on a n g e l's blog. Yes, I did!

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog. (ah, here they are...)
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. Ok...here goes:

I changed rule number 3. Yes, just because my birthday is coming soon and I have the right to dream.
So I decided to write down six presents that will really make me happy.

#1 This bag:

Color charcoal. It's beautiful and I really need it 'cause my Freitag bag (That I love so much) looks too much girly and is not so practical in certain situations (for example: push my goddaughter's pram.)

#2 One of these Vikings:

Made by Herzensart. They are too cute!!!

#3 A lesson to learn how to knit with a special machine at the University of Bristol this summer. It lasts five days and would be a dream come true to know how to do this.

#4 One of those books in highest priority in my Amazon wishlist... I feel like reading these times. These ones would be very useful for my e-shop.

#5 This wonderful necklace:

From Etsy seller imogeneANDannie . A pure beauty.

#6 Two days enjoying life with Mr. Redhead and not asking questions, have a walk or not, do whatever we want when we want... Two days off for him and for me.

Yes! I know my tastes are luxurious but who cares! This post was about dreaming.

I don't tag anybody but If you feel like you want to continue, please go on.

Have a nice Thursday!

Just for fun...

2008-02-26T22:07:00.002+01:00

One of my "dark side" is quite sonorous. Sometimes I record voice-over for swiss TV advertisings. French versions.
But the last commercials I did are on the web!
Even better! I am a stupid and quite blond lamp in the last commercials for Billag. You can find every characters online there: www.bill.ag.
Go! It's well made, very funny and even quite non-politicaly correct!

For information, Billag is the swiss organisation for the license fee. I always find it funny to work for them because I don't have TV!

On the website click on "sonneries à télécharger". I promise mine is really annoying. I wonder if someone will ever chose mine someday.

# 2

2008-02-22T21:55:00.004+01:00

I've been wearing a big smile since yesterday evening! Happiness has been floating over me for 24 hours and will for more, I tell you so!

The scoop number 2 is so real: Mr. Redhead's just found a job, the one he exactly wanted. Part-time, extraordinary scheldule! What a beautiful day!

This job will maybe make us move south... For the moment, we're just dreaming... What a luxury!

A promise...

2008-02-21T21:04:00.002+01:00

So here is a scoop. As some of you already know:

I decided to close my shop "Léopold & moi". I will officialy leave the locals late june but the shop will be closed late Mai or maybe even sooner if I find another job.

Another job... because working in a pub full of lonely and desperate men doesn't suit me this much.

So I'm ready for these kind of sentences: "It's a pity", "Try a few month more", "You would have better done this way...", "Blah blah blah...".
So please, I had enough. I made this decision knowing all the wereabout. I have many good reasons, for example:

- I opened this shop to earn my life. For half a year I've lost more money than I've earned. I think it's enough now.

- I'm not satisfy about my working schedule. I'm stuck six days a week and I really need to have more freedom in my moves.

- I believed that local people will be interessed by such a shop and they are... but they are too broke. It's a pity.

- Definitively I don't really like Custom-making clothes and It's really not worth it.

I have a lot more to say but I believe that the most important thing for me is that I tried. Yes, I tried to... with all my will. I made mistakes, I fell, I tried not to fall again, I made choices and I bear them.

Now my choice is to close this shop. I will work hard on my creations and they will be sold on the e-shop. But that's another story.

To be continued.

Some news!

2008-02-20T20:20:00.003+01:00

A lot of things have happened these days... some good and some less

- Mr. Redhead will go to two work appointements this week. I really hope It will work. Incidentally one of these two job could lead us to move in the south.

- I also have an appointement this Monday afternoon.

- After much discussions with a lot of people, I gathered my courage and I decided to have an adjust about money and professional relationship.

- We had a lovely Sunday morning brunch and we met so many great people. Thanks couchsurfing!

- Spring's there! Really! Even tough It's raining this afternoon... Whatever, so much changes in the same time in my life: my desires, my will, ideas, new things about to come... For sure spring is the reason!

- We are celebrating the revolution here! So this Saturday, bank holiday! Brilliant, I'm going to Lausanne to see Beautiful Louiza! Hooray!

Some less good stuff...

- My back hurts again... I will go to the osteopath 'cause if It still does I won't be able to stand up!

- It's freezing in the shop, brrrrr. And I wonder why I am so contorted... you fool.

- Despite all my will, my ideas and my desires... I hugely doubt about myself. I usually am extra-optimistic... It's weird for me.

Voilà... some scoops to come!

Researches

2008-02-17T23:15:00.000+01:00

Time is missing. Run, baby, run! Birthdays yesterday, huge brunch today and a lot of history of Art as a topping tomorrow.

More information this afternoon (I hope so).

Enjoy your day!

Step by step

2008-02-17T23:11:00.001+01:00

It's on its way...

YMMD

2008-02-08T22:26:00.000+01:00

Wow! For sure, wow!

I'm touched because I've been nominated by angel for an "You made my day" Award. It really made me happy 'cause she has such a sense of humor and a really great style of writting. It's just too much!

So I've just decided to award ten YMMD to my favorite blogs. I want you to know that It is totally subjective and rely on this precise moment. My choice would have been a bit different yesterday and may be surely not the same tomorrow.
I had to chose so I did.

La taie d'oreiller. She makes my belly hurts 'cause she's definitely the funniest girl I've ever read and met. La crème de la crème.

Louiza. I began reading blogs because I first began reading her one. I love her drawings, she's a brilliant girl! What more can I say?

Tout les jours dimanche. She really makes my day. I always keep her blog for the end. I read all the rest and then I finish with this one. Such sweet stories for the night.

Wee Wonderfuls. I'm a really big fan of her, her sense of humor and her home. Vintage and colorful style!

Cally. She's scottish. She's talented. She's eco-friendly and shoots everything in a unbelievable way.

Six and a half stitches. A lot of beautiful words to read. Sensitivity, clarity and touching humanity. And great creations...

Swissmiss. A compatriot who lives in NY. She has a sparkling and professional point of view on objects, ehibitions, movies, websites, ...

Non dairy diary. It would have been impossible to forget this one. An incontrovertible blog for the kawai fan that I am.

You might have noticed that two are missing. The reason is that the two last blogs I chose closed.

Well thanks again angel.

Wednesday

2008-02-06T22:10:00.000+01:00

Today is the first Wednesday of the month, the sirens ramdomly sang their scary melody for around an hour...
I don't like that sound. It causes anguish to me... I even don't know why... I was not even born during the war.

In Switzerland every first Wednesday of February the sirens are tested.

Otherwise, today is the day for my little (taller than me) brother! So happy birthday bro'!

Snowy but sunny

2008-02-04T22:04:00.000+01:00

I wish you all a happy monday! (Geez it's already February!)

Maybe one day

2008-02-03T21:44:00.000+01:00

The first thing I saw when I arrived was the willow. And then forgotten, woebegone, offered and though so charming...

Today the long tails tits wasn't there anymore. However the old house was still there and captivating.
I wondered why it is deserted. Who owns it? What does it hide? Family row? And what about me? What can I do?

The answers will be long to come for sure... So one last look at the tall pine and another one to the willow... see you later alligator.

Again

2008-01-31T09:03:00.000+01:00

Another little wonder...

Happy thursday!

Sunday in the wood

2008-01-31T08:49:00.000+01:00

Christmas is not dead

2008-01-28T10:05:00.000+01:00

Hop hop hop, some old creation, made for last christmas. Here is a part of this time's handmade gifts. These little Moleskine notebooks with handcut covers and some fabricunderneath it have been distributed to my relatives with a big bunch of christmas biscuits, cooked together with my redhead! I really enjoyed realizing these notebooks and I'm going to make some more for the e-shop as soon as I find more neutral and recycled notebooks. And it's not easy!

In the meanwhile, there are three of this batch left... If you want one, just email-me, they are CHF 12.-, so that's 7.5€ or 11$ without the shipping costs. The three left are:

- The one with the cat and bird
- The one with the vine leaves
- The one with the sun-flowers

Have a wonderful week btw!

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2008-01-21T22:54:00.000+01:00

Première Vision

2008-01-16T23:13:00.000+01:00

So...

Paris or not Paris???

That is the question...

Lullabies

2008-01-10T22:13:00.000+01:00

Sometimes, you find such wonders on the internet...

Part of a project of animated lullabies from all over the world.

Girly bag

2008-01-09T21:24:00.000+01:00

Really long ago, last year in fact, a nice lady asked me what was my bag after that post. There it is. A Freitag. You don't know Freitag? It's a swiss brand, bags, purses and more from used truck trapaulins, only one of a kind pieces. And lovely. That's why I love it.

I do like their concept and design. And they're swiss! Packaging is also unbelievable, the boxes containing the bags can transform in a cardboard TV... Mine is a F72 Donna. And this is what's inside:

1. Bricanyl. For asthma.
2. My little notebooks. A must have, as I try to write every thing passing through my brain. The brown-one, recieved for Christmas, contains everything about the e-shop.
3. The purse of my entreprise, Deedeen, Couture et gourmandises.
4. My purse.
5. My diary, a Quo Vadis with one week on 2 pages, always the same, a pen Caran d'Ache and my mobile.
6. THE I-pod Nano. My walk-companion. Lots of ideas come to me as I'm walking. So I go to work by foot, everyday.
7. The survival kit.
8. For my glasses. I hate having to wear glasses. I look forward to the day I'll earn enough monney to have contact lenses.
9. My camera. Must-have too...
10. USB-key.
And you? What's in your bag?

Once upon a time...

2007-12-31T18:41:00.001+01:00

After that rich 2007, let's have a wonderfull 2008! To all of you, happy new year and see you next year! ;-)

Viking

2007-12-13T22:42:00.000+01:00

Ok, so I'm in love. With him.

Found via Swissmiss.

Shhhh

2007-11-28T23:03:00.000+01:00

For Christmas, I'd like to have more time, could it be possible please?

Monster #1

2007-10-20T21:08:00.000+02:00

Meet my first monster. Others are to come, almost an invasion!

They will be on sale on my e-shop as soon as it's ready... But if you're too impatient, you can send me an email... ;-)

Room with a view

2007-10-19T08:58:00.000+02:00

Just a tiny view on the "baby and toddler corner" in my shop.

I found the small furnitures at Emmaüs.

My mom did all the knitted items...

And these are from me, you can see my new baby quilt, red and white!

Sunday

2007-10-17T11:30:00.000+02:00

A nice walk by a lake, last sunday. See more here.

These boots...

2007-10-13T17:52:00.000+02:00

My new boots:

I love them.

Did I say that I love them?

<3

Hello you!

2007-10-10T23:11:00.001+02:00

Ça bosse

2007-07-18T18:19:00.001+02:00

Vieux

2007-07-11T23:46:00.001+02:00

Pour vous faire patienter, une photo d'une partie de mon travail de diplôme, l'année passée.

Un an déjà que je suis devenue officiellement une créatrice de vêtements! Le temps passe...

Et sinon, ya de nouvelles choses sur mon Etsy.

Craquage

2007-07-05T21:22:00.001+02:00

Voilà, j'ai craqué... Moi, la perfectionniste, la jusqu'au boutiste, celle qui ne voulait surtout pas ouvrir une e-boutique à la hâte, qui voulait attendre que tout soit fait dans l'ordre, en bonne et due forme, je n'y suis pas arrivée...

J'ai ouvert un e-shop. Pas sur mon adresse officielle, non, mais sur la plateforme américaine Esty. Je dois avouer que j'ai des circonstances atténuantes: des factures qui s'accumulent (dont le loyer de la boutique) et que j'ai de la peine à suivre, un grand besoin de temps ET d'argent, alors qu'il semble que je ne puisse obtenir que l'un OU l'autre. Grrrr.

Alors voilà, on va considérer ça comme un test, j'ai malgré tout voulu le rendre le plus présentable et agréable possible, alors si vous avez envie d'aller y jeter un oeil, c'est bien volontiers, et c'est par ici.

Il est bien évident que vous n'y verrez qu'un tout petit éventail de ce que je présenterai dans la VRAIE e-boutique deedeen.ch, mais je pense y ajouter encore qques articles d'ici à la fin du ouikend.

Tout est en anglais, sorry, et les prix sont en US dollar, ça fait bizarre, mais je n'avais pas le choix... Dites-moi ce que vous en pensez!

Encore

2007-07-03T22:57:00.001+02:00

La preuve qu'il est bien ce porte-bébé? La Puce s'est endormie dedans alors qu'on rentrait à la maison... Moi j'étais chargée avec mes deux sacs, alors ni une ni deux, j'ai décidé d'utiliser le prototype de la boutique à ma taille, et je crois qu'elle l'a adopté!

A propos de prototype, j'ai dû un peu tatonner du point de vue des mesures. Ce qui fait que j'ai deux essais en trop, l'un pour qqun de nettement plus corpulent que moi, et un autre pour qqun de plus petit/plus menu que moi (ptêtre même pour un enfant, pour y mettre une poupée ou peluche!). Je les fais à demi-prix, si ça vous intéresse envoyez un mail, pour savoir le prix et la taille exacte!

Fructueux

2007-06-29T18:42:00.001+02:00

Juste en passant, mon ptit voyage d'affaire à Zürich s'est très bien passé, j'ai rencontré quelqu'un d'adorable, très commerçant dans le bon sens du terme, c'est-à-dire qui m'a présenté tout ses produits, patiemment, en me remerciant d'être venue jusque là. En me disant bien que je n'étais obligée de rien. De ne pas me sentir coupable si je ne commande rien pour finir.
Bref, une rencontre qui fait du bien.
Et pour ne rien gâcher, des tissus superbes...

Comme une puce

2007-06-27T18:49:00.001+02:00

Excitée comme une puce je suis, après avoir trouvé dans la boîte à lettre de l'atelier une enveloppe bien remplie! Contenant en fait les échantillons commandés auprès de ce qui sera définitivement mon fournisseur de coton bio! Les gens, dire que je suis contente serait trop faible, je suis ravie, c'est génial, genre je saute partout en poussant des ptits cris. Mili!!!!

Il y a de très belles couleurs, il y a une qualité douce et fine, très agréable à porter, il y a même des denims fins, pour les porte-bébé par exemple. C'est le nirvana. Ces tissus m'inspirent, et non-seulement ils sont bio, mais en plus ils sont équitables, alors vraiment que demande le peuple???

Il demande du lin? Qu'à cela ne tienne, par un heureux rebondissement du hasard, il se trouve que je cherchais des fournisseurs de lin aujourd'hui sur le net. J'en ai trouvé quelques uns, envoyé des mails, et voilà que l'un d'eux (un anglais) me répond que justement le représentant se trouve en Suisse en ce moment! Ni une, ni deux, je laisse mon numéro de portable, il m'appelle, et après quelques pirouettes supplémentaires, on arrive à trouver un moment vendredi, juste avant qu'il ne reparte pour se voir et qu'il me présente leurs produits. Zürich, me voilà...

À première vue

2007-06-24T21:26:00.000+02:00

Mes 2 modèles préférés en pleine action... Enfin un petit exemple de ce que vous pourrez trouver dans la boutique. Porte-bébé "pouch-sling" (j'ai pas encore trouvé de nom sympa en français), jeans et coton fleuri. Je dois encore faire quelques modifications, mais ça s'annonce bien!

Ne vous en faites pas, il y aura aussi des vêtements! (adultes et enfants/bébés)

Envoi

2007-06-20T17:13:00.000+02:00

J'ai encore besoin de vous.

Je suis toujours en train de me poser trois cent mille questions concernant cette future e-boutique. Et yen a une qui revient beaucoup en ce moment. Ça concerne les frais de port.

Ici en Suisse, la Poste c'est pas donné. Bon, ça dépend toujours de quoi on envoie pour où, mais dès qu'on est plus dans le format lettre, les tarifs prennent l'ascensceur. Alors j'ai le choix entre deux options:

1. Je facture les frais de port en plus, en prenant en compte le poids de la commande, la destination et si assurance il y a. Ce qui nous donne une palette de prix qui irait de 3.40 CHF (grande enveloppe pour la Suisse, moins de 100 gr.) jusqu'à une quarantaine de Francs suisses pour des colis dès 2 kg ou qui ne sont pas du format réglementaire. Et tout ça en non-prioritaire et sans assurance.

2. Ou alors, je majore le prix de tous les articles que je propose de 2.- pour les "petits" vêtements, et de 5.- pour les "grands" et je ne facture pas de frais de port supplémentaires.

A noter que dans les deux cas, à partir de 200.- CHF d'achat sur le site, je vous ferai cadeau des fameux frais, faut pas charrier non plus hein.

Donc on a dans un cas un calcul très savant à effectuer et des frais qui peuvent atteindre des sommets, et dans un autre cas des prix nets, sans aucune charge supplémentaire, mais un tout petit peu plus élevé.

Vous en pensez quoi vous?

Vendredi?

2007-06-15T22:00:00.000+02:00

Alors non, pas de jeu du vendredi pour aujourd'hui. Je suis désolée, je vous promets que ça va revenir, mais je ne sais pas encore quand. Peut-être d'ici deux semaines?

Pour tout vous dire, je suis en pleine réflection concernant les tissus que j'utilise. En fait, ça me prend sérieusement la tête. Vous le savez déjà (ou pas), mais je me sens très concernée par l'avenir de notre planète, de ce que nous allons laisser à nos (futurs) enfants. Or l'industrie textile est l'une des plus polluantes du monde. Un petit exemple?

Le coton représente 70% du marché mondial de textile. Or, une chemise en coton nécessite 100 g de pesticides, 2000 à 3000 litres d'eau, une dizaine de produits chimiques, 15000 à 20000 kms de transport.

Un million de personnes par an sont intoxiquées par les pesticides qui traitent le coton et 22 000 en meurent chaque année. Le coton représente donc un vrai désastre sanitaire... Source

Il se trouve que pour le moment, je me fournis dans divers magasin de tissus, en Suisse et en France. En Suisse, le choix est très restreint, les prix plutôt chers, et les possibilités d'acheter en "semi-gros" quasi nulles. Quant à savoir d'où viennent les tissus, alors là pffff. En France, très grand choix, prix très bas, mais là aussi la traçabilité des étoffes est nulle. Et dans aucun magasin jusqu'à maintenant je n'ai trouvé de tissu labellisé BIO. La cata quoi.

Je n'utilise pas de tissus synthétiques. Essentiellement du coton, du lin, parfois de la laine et à la limite de la viscose (un semi-synthétique fabriqué à partir de cellulose de bois).

En ce moment, je suis donc à la recherche de fournisseurs de tissus sinon bios, au moins écologiques. Et c'est un peu la croix et la bannière. Oh, on en trouve hein, mais souvent ils sont aux States, alors moi qui suis pour le commerce de proximité... Je vois pas l'intérêt d'acheter écologique loin et que le transport consomme autant si ce n'est plus que d'acheter non-écologique local... Tout ça est un dilemme assez inextricable!

Ah, et il y un truc que je trouve encore plus nul que les matières non-bios: le gaspillage! J'ai un important stock de tissus collectionnés depuis des lustres. Alors ils n'ont peut-être pas été produits de manières écologiques, mais je ne vais pas les jeter pour autant.

Je crois que ce que je vais faire à partir de maintenant, c'est "finir" mon stock de tissus et ne plus commander que du bio. Mais ça veut dire laisser passer des merveilles telles que celles-ci ou celles-là?

Purée, c'est dur!!!

Etiquettes

2007-06-12T22:51:00.000+02:00

Vous, vous en faites quoi des étiquettes dans vos vêtements? Perso, j'ai tendance à toutes les couper, je supporte pas quand ça gratte, grrr... Du coup, là j'ai pris le parti de n'en mettre aucune dans mes créations. Mais ya un truc qui me dérange. Et j'hésite à mettre une étiquette sur l'extérieur. Vous en pensez quoi vous?

Premier choix

2007-06-11T21:34:00.000+02:00

Voilà.

J'ai le grand plaisir d'ouvrir ce nouveau blog qui vous permettra de suivre pas à pas les aventures de ma boutique virtuelle (n'y allez pas encore, elle vous renverra sur mon blog perso!).

Je vais essayer de vous donner ici des nouvelles fréquentes de l'avancement des travaux, à savoir que depuis la semaine dernière, la première pierre est posée, j'ai un hébergeur!

Le design de ce blog va beaucoup changer ces prochains temps, pour être en phase avec la future boutique, mais comme mon logo n'est pas encore fini, et bien j'ai dû faire au mieux.

J'espère que vous suivrez cette aventure avec plaisir, et surtout que vous m'aiderez, je vais avoir besoin de vous, alors à vos claviers!