Elsa Morahttp://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/An artist from Cuba who married a film producer from HollywoodenTue, 14 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/noAn artist from Cuba who married a film producer from HollywoodMy Book in Singapore!http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/my-book-in-singapore.htmlBooksElsitaTue, 14 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011571fd151b970bYay!!!! This is a picture taken from Mandy's cell phone. Mandy was walking around in Kinokuniya (Singapore) when she spotted my little book, so she took a picture of it and sent it to me!

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I am sooo happy to see that my little Blossom Buddies are traveling around the world!!! Yay!!!

Thank you so much again for the picture Mandy !!!!

All my best!

Elsita :)

]]>Yay!!!! This is a picture taken from Mandy's cell phone. Mandy was walking around in Kinokuniya (Singapore) when she spotted my little book, so she took a picture of it and sent it to me! I am sooo happy to...Diego with Baloons :)http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/diego-with-baloons.htmlFAMILYElsitaMon, 13 Jul 2009 06:04:01 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011570fe6fb0970c

Dear friend,

Here is a photo of our little man on his birthday :) He had such a happy day! Thank you sooo much for all the good wishes for him :)

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The real birthday party will take place when Bill comes back from Australia. He is back there producing the big movie with lots of special effects and everything. I wish that I could travel over there with the kids but the flight is too long, specially for Diego. But we're talking everyday via Skype using our little camera :)

Right now we're up in the mountains with my brother Alex and his children, we're having such a great time! Tomorrow the talented artists Natalie and her cousin Camilla are staring art camp. We're all fine :)

Lots of love!

Elsita :)

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]]>Dear friend, Here is a photo of our little man on his birthday :) He had such a happy day! Thank you sooo much for all the good wishes for him :) The real birthday party will take place when...Yay for Girls!!!http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/1-girls.htmlETSY RELATEDElsitaThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:03:04 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011570d8c7f3970cAnd here we're ending this week with a group of 8 sweet girls!! Yay!!! They are already listed on my Etsy store :)

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I also wanted to let you know that today is a very special day over here!
You can find out why at The Hidden Seed :)
We're celebrating something great!

Have a happy Friday my friend and a wonderful weekend!

Elsita :)
]]>And here we're ending this week with a group of 8 sweet girls!! Yay!!! They are already listed on my Etsy store :) I also wanted to let you know that today is a very special day over here! You...A Thank You Note from me to you!http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/thank-you-sooo-much.htmlCRAFTElsitaThu, 09 Jul 2009 06:36:28 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011570e6404e970c


Dear friend:
This is about my post from yesterday :)
I am so extremely grateful for your amazing help, your comments and e-mails. I immediately started taking note of each suggestion. On the bottom of this post you will see only the very first page of many that I wrote with notes. And below is my THANK YOU CARD FOR YOU!

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But my experiments are not only regarding the brass cameo setting.
I also have another little thing cooking with the amazing help of a fellow Etsian. I am dying to tell you what it is but I must wait until I have one of the two parts that form this little thing. Right now I can tell you that it is a 3" tall paper piece made out of 2 components and it small, it goes flat, it is adorable, cute, sweet to death and it is not a piece of jewelry! 

And also, I could have a heart attack when I get that component that I am waiting for, because it has been another old dream of mine. This is a pretty simple thing but is keeping me sooo excited in these days.

You will see everything right here in this blog! I promise!

Thank you sooo much again!!!

Elsita :)
]]>Dear friend: This is about my post from yesterday :) I am so extremely grateful for your amazing help, your comments and e-mails. I immediately started taking note of each suggestion. On the bottom of this post you will see...Miniature Papercut (First Test for Cameo)http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/miniature-papercut-first-test-for-cameo.htmlCURIOSITIESElsitaWed, 08 Jul 2009 06:16:58 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011570bde6fe970cI am so glad that I took pictures of this miniature papercut to share with you! Because it doesn't exist anymore. 

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It wasn't my intention to destroy it, but it "died" during a test that I was doing. It "drowned" when I covered it with glaze and it became almost transparent.

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The reason was that I still need to find the perfect sealant for paper, some kind of material that turns paper into water resistant or water proof. If you have heard of anything like it I would love to hear from you :)

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These little experiment had to do with my brass cameo setting project.

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But don't worry! I never suffer when these kinds of accidents happen, the opposite, I learn a lot from them and it is kind of exciting :o I feel like a scientist in a laboratory :) 

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I will keep you updated about my little experiments regarding the brass cameo setting. The main idea is that I don't want to use resin to cover the paper. I am going to use the water-based non-toxic glaze that I really love! Because in the long run this glaze will preserve the little miniature paper piece forever. 

Lots of love!

Elsita the Scientist :)

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]]>I am so glad that I took pictures of this miniature papercut to share with you! Because it doesn't exist anymore. It wasn't my intention to destroy it, but it "died" during a test that I was doing. It "drowned"...Nine Best Friends on Etsy! :)http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/oval-animals.htmlETSY RELATEDElsitaMon, 06 Jul 2009 14:06:08 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011571cc3d6e970bThey are already listed on my Etsy store! Yay!!

These little friends are melting my heart! Each one is so sweet and detailed! They look like tiny characters from old books :)

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I have a few more in progress! The next group will be all about girls! Yay!! Girls, girls, girls! Cute and adorable girls :)

Lots of love!

Elsita :)

]]>They are already listed on my Etsy store! Yay!! These little friends are melting my heart! Each one is so sweet and detailed! They look like tiny characters from old books :) I have a few more in progress! The...The Most Innocent Devil Ever!http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/the-most-innocent-evil-ever.htmlFAMILYElsitaSun, 05 Jul 2009 19:11:57 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011570d141c0970cDiego as the devil copy 2

I just had to share this picture of Diego with you. Doesn't he look adorable??!!! He saw that I was taking a picture of myself for The Hidden Seed so he decided to be photographed as well. After getting ready in his room he came outside running as fast as he could. His outfit consisted on one single accessory: his red Devil hat :)

Happy Monday!!

Elsita :)

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On The Hidden Seed Today: Happy Blue :)

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]]>I just had to share this picture of Diego with you. Doesn't he look adorable??!!! He saw that I was taking a picture of myself for The Hidden Seed so he decided to be photographed as well. After getting ready...A Sweet "Historical" Moment in my Small "Jewelry Career" :)http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/06/brass-cameo.htmlJEWELRY BOXElsitaThu, 02 Jul 2009 22:27:03 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa88330115709f2d4e970cDear friend,

Today is such a happy day for me, because I am sharing something really special with you. This is my very first piece of jewelry professionally made using the lost-wax technique. 

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I dreamed about this piece so much before it became a reality! This cameo setting went trough a whole process that started with the wax carving. I basically carved a piece of special wax used for this purpose, and little by little the different elements started coming to life.

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As you can see, this is a sweet natural scene with tiny little birds, branches, fruits and a flower. The bud on top is the bail and it has a hole for the chain. The metal used was brass and the surface was treated to look antique.

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Once the wax was carved I shipped it to the casting company. It was a pleasure to deal with the person who was in touch with me. They are experienced professionals and they took good care of my little treasure. I almost couldn't sleep for weeks because I was just too excited about my new adventure!  

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And then they arrived!!! I could not believe it! My little fragile wax carving had become a solid, strong and beautiful piece of jewelry that can now last for over one million years!!! OMG! This is sooooo wonderful!!!! 

And the rest of what I am going to do with these cameo settings is even more exciting! I designed this cameo to be the home for a tiny, original and one of a kind papercut (I will use resin to encase the papercut into the oval shape). I am in love with the very idea! And I can't wait to start working on it. Unfortunately it won't be immediately because there is so much related to my work right now that I have to finish! But I am already cooking different miniature papercut designs in my brain. I ordered 50 of these pieces so I will create 50 miniature different papercuts for them. (Right now  while I write this I am wondering if I should do a small show with them, that would be a nice way to present all the pieces as a group...I will keep thinking...they are small, about 2" tall so people will need to have good eyes :)

I just had to share this little thing with you today my friend, I could not wait one more second!!

Now let's have a great Friday! And a wonderful weekend!

Lots of love!

Elsita :)

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And today, THE HIDDEN SEED has also a botanical theme :)

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]]>Dear friend, Today is such a happy day for me, because I am sharing something really special with you. This is my very first piece of jewelry professionally made using the lost-wax technique. I dreamed about this piece so much...New Little Friends in Oval Houses :)http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/new-little-friend-in-oval-houses-.htmlETSY RELATEDElsitaThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:19:47 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa883301157199eb39970bAnd these well-behaved friends have been in my studio since last week. They were quietly waiting for me to take their portraits which I did yesterday :) Now they are on my Etsy store, ready to find their soul mates. Yay!!

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My pictures don't make justice to them over here, they look a looooot nicer in person with their glossy surface and the delicate one of a kind drawings. Another detail is that these chains are fancier because the beads in are so tiny! They measure only 1.5mm and they have been plated with fine silver for a beautiful clean finish. Yay!!

About the last photo up here:
Pendant: One of the little friends made by myself :)


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And on The Hidden Seed today: A sweet yellow top made by myself :)

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Have a great day my friend!
Elsita :)
]]>And these well-behaved friends have been in my studio since last week. They were quietly waiting for me to take their portraits which I did yesterday :) Now they are on my Etsy store, ready to find their soul mates....Wearable Little Friends :)http://elsita.typepad.com/elsita/2009/07/sweet-friends-to-wear-.htmlETSY RELATEDElsitaTue, 30 Jun 2009 20:14:11 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3981de7fa8833011571924d57970b

This is exciting!

Today I wanted to give you a little advance about something that has been cooking in my studio, specially at night when the kids are in bed :) (You can click on the picture to see the larger version)

9 nimalitos oval copy

These are the most adorable little friends, this time living in oval houses :) I am enjoying making them sooo much! Each miniature drawing is one of a kind, very elaborate and with plenty of sweet details. The color ivory looks so delicate in combination with the black ink. And the best part is that each friend will become a pendant as soon as the bail is placed on the back. Yay!!! (These ones are a little bigger than the square tile pendants, but still small and delicate)

I am trying to finish them this week because next week I will have lots of relatives at home visiting and this creative party that I am having lately will need to slow down :) These pendants are only like 2% of what I am doing now with my hands, the other 98% is all about my two shows for the end of this year. I will share everything with you little by little.

Happy Wednesday my friend!

Elsita :)

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And today on The Hidden Seed: Roman and Relaxed :)

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