[blog lovin' tour] CELEBRATION

Hello everyone! and welcome to the seventh week of The Declaration of You! Blog Lovin´ tour. The Declaration of You will be published by North Light Craft Books this summer, which readers getting all the permission they´ve craved to step passionately into their lives, discover how their gifts are unique and uncover what they are meant to do! this post is part of The Declaration of You´s Blog Lovin´ Tour, which I´m thrilled to participate in alongside over 200 other creative bloggers. Learn more and join us, read here! 

My natural instinct is to celebrate. I like to share with people and come together in a joyous life.

Illustration from http://thisinsignificantlife.tumblr.com/

I like to celebrate any success that comes to me life. I prefer to do it in company, sharing the moment, however, if I am alone, I normally cook myself a delicious food which make me feel re-energetic and full of good vibes again. I also like to share with my family and friends, making them part of this "special occasion", no matter if it is big or small success, or if they are near or far away. My true nature is share moments with people.

Celebrations are very important part of my life. I came from a big family and I always remember with joy all the gathering together with the family. Those "little precious moments" are a real treasure for my soul. Also I lived in different countries, with great people from different cultures and I learn a lot. I had good memories of friends coming together to celebrate a moment in life around a table with awesome food, laughs and happiness.

I had some favorite celebratory experiences. One it was my mum 60´s birthday fete. She was very pretty and charming and the place was full of colours, delicious food and friends and family joining together to celebrate her big day. I remember, me and my partner cooking an "English breakfast" with the help of my cousin Yolanda, in the morning, for all the guests. Was very special! The celebration went all day long, with music, laughs and lots of bliss.

Another real and simple celebration was last Sunday when my partner and I harvest our first bunch of own grown potatoes and cooking them simply. Eating them was just a very merry moment!

Some days if I am in a "grey mood" I try to ask myself what is holding myself in that position and if there is no real reason, I try to let that feeling go, listening nice music, drawing, going for a walk or having a chat with my mum or a friend. 

My work is also a celebration of myself, sometimes hard others smooth, I try to think positively and keep on going, thinking big. I like to share every success and share my knowledge and achievements with people. We always learn something and if is in a celebration, ever better.

One of my recent mentors, told me once:

"Today is another day in Paradise!" and I add: "let´s do the best of it!"

Celebrations don´t need to be big ceremonies, the small ones are real treasures too :-)

My personal declaration around celebration could be:

"no matter what you are, what you have, where you are... get yourself into a group of people and celebrate little or big occasions because these will bring you what you really need at that moment. And if you are alone, do something for yourself that really pleases you!"

Photo from http://www.lovehart.co.uk/index.asp

Keep on celebrating and sharing!!

Pattern Design Pin-hop 2013

Welcome to the PIN-HOP June 2013 :-)

This project has been created and managed by the very talented artist Tina Olsson of FYLLAYTA which I think she has done a remarkable job putting this Pin-Hop together.

You might have arrived to see my collection for the Pattern Design Pin-Hop 2013 from the special pinterest board Pin Hop 2013 where you will find the work of over 50 surface pattern designers from all over the world. Each designers blog links back to the main Pin Hop board on Pinterest so you can go backwards and forwards looking at all the designers wonderful work without getting lost. I hope you have fun!  

My collection is based on the Midnight Garden theme from the Patternbank's trends board for AW13-14.

 

 

 

Once you have had a chance to look at my designs please take a moment to hop over and visit the beautiful work of Laura Escalante Mora

Thank you for visiting my blog. If you are interested in licensing my designs, please, feel free to get in contact with me at urech_gloria@hotmail.com

Love Pattern?...

And to Pin? Then save the date and join the Pinhop event starting on the 15th June :-)

A group of 40 talented Surface Pattern designers around the world, will be presenting brand new designs via a special Pinhop board located on the Find New Designers pinterest site - there will full collections based on Patternbanks trend forecast, AW 1314 and presented by those designers own web sites or blogs plus the main fact is that you can pin into your own board.

The concept and preparation is by Tina Olsson of Fyllayta who has done a great job putting this together.

See you there!... I hope.

Latest UPDATES >>>

Hi all,

I have fantastic news but forgive me because I have been a bit flattered out these past months as we are expecting our first child and it has been so far all an adventure! Now feeling much better and still four month and a half to go ;-)






The second great news is that I MADE IT In the TOP 3 in the Kleenex competition and my IKAT FLORAL won along with another couple of beautiful ones. I was so chuffed when a friend told me I could not believe it... But hey! if you work hard at the end, at some point, you get your reward!

I am also sharing here my last trend board I created today. I hope it will serve you of any kind of inspiration.

And also, I am attaching the link to the last ISSUE OF MOYO MAGAZINE (4).

Enjoy the weekend!!

EFUTO *** Spring

SPRING

Today is a celebration with myself, a day that makes a difference...and why is so that special?

Today is 1st of March and we have 20 days before SPRING will arrive for good. 

So today I decided to join a local Art studio and start drawing for good again because since I left behind my Art studio in Madrid (which I fondly miss) I didn´t do much and it is my passion, what I really love to do. Those couple of hours are the time with myself and my media. The Stevenage Art Centre organize a couple of exhibitions a year where people can sell what they have exhibited, which also will do so good to me.

Last Wednesday I had a coffee with my friend Gwyneth and I think unconsciously, she ignited in me the action to join the Art Studio again as we talked  about art, my designs and to go together to the Letchworth ARTS centre next week so perhaps I can also exhibit there in the future too. I really appreciate people like her in my life.

Today I started a drawing that will become a one of the patterns I am working at the moment for SS14 and also part of a project I am doing with my Print & Pattern group. It is called EFUTO *** Spring and I need to decorate a plain envelope and send it by mail to a person on the list that have been selected randomly.

I will be sending my Efuto to Ludmila Adams and receiving another one from Lisa Rivas :-)

This great project was started by Gill Eggleston last Christmas when I joined the Print & Pattern group and people around the world they were sending beautiful Efutos. If by now you are curious to know what an EFUTO is, you can read more here.

Happy weekend everyone!!!

HaPPy LoVe Day :-)

Today is a special occasion to give LOVE to any one not only to your Valentine * 

I write this list with samples from one of my faves Meditations @ the Chopra Centre :-)

Enjoy today!

Call that long lost friend

Forgive a parent

Forgive a child

Forgive an ex

Forgive yourself

Smile at someone

Text someone you are struggling with

Meet someone for breakfast

Write in someone´s facebook wall

Treat someone today

Send this meditation for someone struggling

Open a save account

Buy someone a book that moves you

Hug someone 

Watch a sunset

Laugh out loud

Meditate with a friend

Hold someone´s hand

Buy a co-worker a cup of tea

Smell a flower

Hug a tree

Rescue an animal

Go bed early

Eat healthy for a week

Light a candle for someone has pass on

SMILE at the World Today

*and if you want to purchase this print click here :-)
THANK YOU!

Happy Chinese year of the Snake!

amara - Design Trend

2013 is the year of the Snake, the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac. It is said that people who were born in the year of the snake are reputed to be thoughtful and wise and to approach problems rationally and logically.

Snakes are bang on trend for spring — with the Chinese Year of the Snake starting on February 10.

It is said in ancient Chinese wisdom that ‘a Snake in the house is a good omen’, and interior trends are taking this literally.

Here I collected some images that will serve for some inspiration in our designs and interiors.

Enjoy and keep on designing!

Snake Collar Pattern

 

 

Snake wall panel by Albertus Seba - surfaceview.co.uk

 

 

http://shop.yakapparel.com/

Lelievre Marlon linen print cushion - lelievre.eu

Porcelain snake platter - dwell.co.uk

Jean Paul Gaultier Sagesse cushion - lelievre.eu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snake Pattern - Trend coffee

 

Serpent mirro - englishgeorgian.com

 

 

New at Liberty is this Python wallcovering by Casamance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fancy a Cuppa connect?

This morning I made some very interesting connections in the "cuppa connect" > thebestofhitchin networking, I recently joined which is so great because it is informal and very lively. Networking is a great tool and investment for your company if you want to build your business and lead to new projects.
 

thebestofhitchin, the Victoria pub and a great variety of Crumbly Wumbly cakes team up to run "Cuppa connect" every two months, an informal networking event for local business and organizations. 

The event starts up any time from 9:30am and you stay as much as you wish. It costs only £ 3 for "cuppa" of coffee, tea and delicious cakes plus the connections you made :-) You never know... I believe is worth to try and enjoy the power of connections face-to-face. 

Don´t forget your business cards and keep on networking!