New Beads and Pendants

Hello!
I got back into my studio and started working on some new ideas. I also started making new beads and pendants. They are not fired and glazed yet, but I will show you a photo when they are completely done.

Have a great day! Sabine

Swarovski

Hello,
I am back from my trip and I have to say it is great to be home! I wanted to share the last trip we did while we were still in Germany. We stayed close to the Austrian border and decided on Tuesday last week to go to Swarovski in Austria. They have an exhibit called Kristallwelten - Crystal Fiction.

The entrance is very beautiful and looks great but I was a little disapointed from the inside.
The inside is created by Andre Heller a very famous Austrian multi-media artist. It has artworks from very famous artists inside. But still I was a little disappointed!


At the end you exit into the showroom and store and I was very surprised to see that the prices were really high, even for beads and other jewelry supplies which they also carried. But the showroom is beautiful and great to look around.

Now it is good to be home! Sabine

Bavaria

Hello!
We have been in Bavaria for a week now staying with my husbands brother and his family. It is beautiful down here and the weather is nice and sunny.

My husband even bought a Lederhose and is wearing nothing else... he is wearing it California style with flip flops...

We are going home tomorrow and we are looking forward being home again. It has been too long and we miss our house, friends and our other dog Aiko and Kevin our cat.

Arrivederci Italy

Arrivederci Via San Gallo!!!
We are leaving Florence - Italy tomorrow morning and are going to Germany to visit my husbands family. We had a great time here and will be back to check out more of Tuscany...

This is the entrance to our house where our apartment is/was...

The entry hall.... The house was once a palace but I have to say that the apartments are very basic...

I will tell you more from Germany... CIAO, Sabine

Italian Tubular Wire Mesh Ribbon

You must have thought that my blog became all about traveling and being in Italy. It has not! I have been looking around for new ideas here in Italy. Unfortunately lots of stores are closed in August and I couldn't see as much as I liked. I finally found a store here in Florence which opened again Beaded Lily.

I bought some Menoni Italian Tubular Wire Mesh Ribbon there and I am looking forward exploring some new ideas at home.

Anniversary!

Hello!
We had our 13th Wedding Anniversary yesterday.

Since we are still in Italy (Florence) we rented a scooter for the day and drove through the countryside all the way to San Gimignano which is approximately 60 km from Florence.
We had a blast!!! The Tuscan countryside is beautiful and riding a scooter is soooo much fun...

Rome

Hello!
We just came back to Florence from Rome, Italy. Wow! what an incredible city. I have never been to Rome and it is breathtaking, amazing..... We only stayed for 2 nights but this is better than nothing at all. I know that we will be back.

The Colosseum of Rome… I couldn't take a closer picture because there were tons of people.

The Pantheon in Rome
The Pantheon is a magnificent ancient temple that was later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres. Dating from 125 AD, this is the most complete ancient building in Rome.

This picture shows me and Niki in front of the St. Peter's Basilica.

I have to say that I am not a very religious person (I was brought up Catholic and that is about it) but this was a very spiritual experience being inside the St. Peter's Basilica. I was very touched and it is the biggest and most amazing church I have ever seen.

Believe it or not - even Niki went inside St. Peter's Basilica and she was very sweet while being carried around.

Trevi Fountain at night.

I am tired now and will try to go to sleep soon. It is brutally hot here and there are lots of mosquito's. This is something not so great about being in Florence in August...But I am not complaining...

Ciao, Sabine