Something new, something borrowed...

Celebrating 'El día del Libro' in Madrid. I've chosen one old, borrowed by my father, and one new, that it has been a gift. Two more for my collection!

Impedimenta. Just LOVE

Impedimenta is one of my favourite editorials ever. I love everything they published, both outside and inside. Perfect to collectors. [*]

Happy New Decade!

Whenever I start a new year I have the feeling that the counter is reset and I have a book with blank pages to fill with whatever you want. But if also start a decade, then that feeling is multiplied by a thousand and you feel an obligation to live the first of that decade as you would be the remaining nine. Although, always keeping the best memories and experiences of the past, those who have served you to learn. All these we must save them for later use whenever we feel lost or needed.
So ... Happy Decade! You know, [*]

Just ♥ Rockwell

The other day I bought this book. It is about the painter Norman Rockwell. I love both the time it portrays, the society of the 30's, 40's, 50's... in United States, and by the way it treats the topics he chose. Some of an informal style and others with impressive strength and hyper. Occasionally, I rescue of my library and look out at that time and the great art of Rockwell.

Just knowing Eloise

I'd never heard about Eloise since someone told about her. Since then, I don't know how I have had a chillhood without this awsome stories. Eloise is a 6 years old who lives in the Hotel Plaza in New York. It's 50' and her parents are very busy, so a nanny take cares of her and Eloise  is dedicated to making all sorts of mischief in his particular life.


Nunca había oido hablar de Eloise hasta que alguien me habló de ella. Desde entonces, no sé cómo he tenido infancia sin estos maravillosos cuentos. Eloise es una niña de seis años que vive en el hotel Plaza de Nueva York. Son los años 50 y sus padres están muy ocupados, así que una nanni se ocupa de ella y Eloise se dedica a hacer todo tipo de travesuras en su particular vida.

 Eloise has been in Paris, Russia and, besides, she tells us how is her day to day in New York and how spends her Christmas. These great designs are created by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight and in this edition of "The Ultimate Edition" are the four stories that exist about Eloise.
The same Christian Dior and his assistant, Yves Saint Laurent, have designed a dress and she is always with Sweennie, his pug, and her turtle. It's lovely, isn't it?

Eloise ha estado en París, en Rusia y además, nos cuenta cómo es su día a día en Nueva York y cómo pasa unas navidades cualquiera. Estos geniales dibujos son creación de Kay Thompson y en esta edición "The Ultimate Edition" vienen los cuatro cuentos que existen sobre Eloise.

El mismo Christian Dior en persona y su ayudante, Yves Saint Laurent, le diseñan un vestido y siempre le acompañan Sweennie, su carlino, y su tortuga.

I'm not a little girl anymore but, just in case I already have my Eloise book.

Ya no soy una niña, pero por si acaso ya tengo mi libro de Eloise.

I've felt in love (again)

                                                                        (* Fotos: Moleskine)

I want, or I must say, I NEED these passions journals. Is the new item created by  Moleskine. And... I need them!!!!!! You realise that I have a problem with blocs, Don't you? Yes, I know. But these ones are differents. They are made for note everything related your hobbies. I already order the recipes journal (my super favourite) and the films one. They come with stickers and special bookmarks to mark the ones you like, rate and decorate your notes. Don't you love them? I just ♥ ...

Quiero, mejor dicho, NECESITO estos "passions journals". Es el nuevo capricho creado por Moleskine. Y... ¡¡¡¡¡¡los necesito!!!!!! ¿Os dáis cuenta del problema que tengo con las libretas, verdad? Sí, lo reconozco. Pero estos cuadernos son diferentes. Están ya pensados para anotar todo lo relacionado con tus hobbies. Yo ya he pedido el de recetas (mi súper favorito) y el de películas. Vienen con pegatinas y marca páginas especiales para señalar tus favoritos, puntuar y decorar tus notas... ¿No os encantan? Simplemente ♥ ...

When a secret vice becomes a real hobby

I don't know what the summer has that makes me an hiperactive person. The last idea, get a notebook (yes, I know I have a lot in home that I've never used) to customize and make it my book of inspiration. This has been the result.

No sé qué tiene el verano que me convierte en una mente hiperactiva. La última ocurrencia, hacerme con un cuaderno (sí, ya sé que tengo más de uno en casa que no utilizo) para customizarlo y convertirlo en mi libro de inspiración. Este ha sido el resultado...

The idea it's to paste in it articles that I like, note the name of the artists I want to keep in mind, or the books I want to read. Note recipes. Keep the photos of the shoes I want, the travel I want to do or anything that I love. Well, you know... [*]

La idea es pegar en él artículos que vaya viendo, anotando nombres de artistas que quiero recordar, o títulos de novelas. Apuntar recetas. Quedarme con las fotos de los zapatos que quiero tener, del viaje que quiero hacer y de cualquier otra cosa que me encante. Bueno, ya sabéis.... [*]

And yes... okay, I confess! The real reason brought me to do this is that I love the stationary. Since I was a child, one of the greatest pleasures for me is to go to a stationary store. I love how it smells and, once inside, I don't have salvation possible. I have to buy millions of things.  For example, I bought these nice stickers to mark pages and the stripped tape during my last trip to France.  And I'd never used them before. At least, with this hobby I can use all I buy, don't you think? :)

Y sí... Está bien, lo confieso. El verdadero motivo que me ha llevado a hacer algo así es que me encantan las cosas de papelería. Desde que era pequeña, uno de los mayores placeres para mí es entrar a una papelería. Me encanta cómo huelen y una vez dentro, no tengo salvación, acabo comprando millones de cosas. Por ejemplo, estas pegatinas para marcar páginas tan monas y la cinta adhesiva de rayas las compré en mi último viaje a Francia. Nunca las había usado antes. Por lo menos, con esta afición, puedo darles uso :)