CartEssenza @ Anti-Crisis Christmas Market

The crisis is choking you?
This year you look to your half-empty wallet and you really don't know how to do christmas presents?

So 

LET'S GO OUT OF THIS CRISIS ALL TOGETHER: 

don't choose expensive and useless presents, but give unique works, created with heart and passion!

You'll save money, you'll gift something one-of-a-kind and you'll help little creative and DIY brands growth ♥

The Rude Club in Savona helps you, and CartEssenza too:

SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER from 5 p.m.

you are all invited to the

ANTI-CRISIS CHRISTMAS MARKET

c/o RUDE CLUB

Ex Canile Municipale

Via Martini

Legino - Savona

RUDE CLUB & RUDE RECORDS SAVONA

Proudly Present

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SABATO 8 DICEMBRE

MERCATINO DI NATALE ANTICRISI DIY
Dalle 17.00 al Rude Club troverete magliette, dischi, toppe e spille, cosmetici vegan, bigiotteria e accessori, tutto rigorosamente handmade e in spirito Do It Yourself. NOI LA CRISI NON LA PAGHIAMO!!!!

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Il Rude Club è in Via Martini a Legino (Savona), con sede nell’ex canile municipale, vicino al mercato ittico.
Per raggiungerci:
usciti dall'autostrada a Savona seguire per il centro, alla fine dalla discesa fare la rotatoria con gli alberi (piazzale amburgo), riprendere la salita, più o meno a metà svoltare a destra (indicazioni per il Canile municipale), tenere la sinistra, passare sotto il cavalcavia, proseguire e in fondo girare a sinistra: parcheggiate!

Thanks to my sweet friend Stefania of "Anger I love you" for the invitation to be part of this event :)
We'll wait for you, with a lot of other independent brands, Saturday 8th December @ Rude Club - Savona!

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CartEssenza's Online Shop: finally open!

Too much cold to go out of home? Too far to come to meet me?
My favourite verb in this period is "to simplify", so:
I'm happy to introduce the new CartEssenza's online shop, that you can find at the link

cartessenza.bigcartel.com

I'm still updating the shop, but you can find already available some of the most known CartEssenza's works:

- "Bottoni" Brooches Big and Mid
- "I Tondi" Brooches to buy singularly or in 3 matching pieces at a special price
- "Gattino" Brooche
- "I Tondi" Rings Big and Small
- "Big Heart CartEssenza" Pendant and Earrings

...take a look at it! ;)

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New Photo Shooting: CartEssenza Fall/Winter 2012*2013

I'm a very moody person, and consequently it is CartEssenza's project:

imagine to wake up in a bad mood, to drag yourself bored around the house, to work a bit sadly...then, suddenly, you look outside the window and you see that, even if it's winter, it's a stunning day.
Again: imagine to live near the sea and to sigh at the computer because you would like to take a walk. So take the phone, call your beautiful sister and say to her: "in two hours we meet at the beach, can we make some photos?" She, who is crazier than you, says yes...;) 

Now you know how I took these photos. I'm not a photographer, so they are not perfect. But still, inside them there are a lot of things: there's CartEssenza, there's a wonderful sunny day, there's the sea, there's the happiness of an afternoon we passed doing something different (and in some of them there's even me reflected in sunglasses, ahahah).

Enjoy! :)

I invite you to watch the complete album on CartEssenza's official profile on Flickr :)

CartEssenza Fall/Winter 2012*2013, un set su Flickr.

Model: Alessandra
Make Up and Hair Styling: wind, sea and sun
Photos: CartEssenza

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To wear papier maché? I present you "Louie Louie"!

To wear papier machè? It's impossible! 
But still...

Today I'm happy to show you a wonderful new project to which me and my friend Martina of  "La Soffitta" are working from some time: you can imagine how much it has been difficult to keep the secret until now, above all after the amazing photo session you can admire underneath ;)
So I'm proud to present "Louie Louie", a completely handmade clothing line featuring CartEssenza's papier maché buttons ♥

Louie Louie

from a collaboration between CartEssenza & La Soffitta

""Louie Louie" is the name of a new project in collaboration between the two handmade brands "La Soffitta" and CartEssenza.
"Louie Louie" clothes are completely handmade on La Soffitta's design and made unique with the application of CartEssenza's coloured and light recycled buttons in papier maché.
The clothes can be personalized on size and colour and the buttons can be removed for the washing ;)  

To see the whole set, here it is the album on Flickr:

Louie Louie Clothing by La Soffitta & CartEssenza, a set on Flickr.
Louie Louie 

from a collaboration between CartEssenza & La Soffitta

Model: Valli
Photographer: Carolina Ferrando
Messing around: Mae & Martina ♥

My thanks to the beautiful and funny Valli for patience, even despite the cold, and to the wonderful Carolina Ferrando for the photos!

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