wishing you a perfect spring weekend

enjoying the abundance of beauty that nature has to offer

Job's tears and vintage metal

A few years ago I found a strand of Job's tears seeds on a string at a small local market in Luang Prabang, Laos. The seeds are the most subtle shade of light blue-grey, their texture is smooth and shiny. I've been wondering what to make of them, and pairing it with a vintage metal crescent seemed the perfect solution.
Of couse my cat Mimi was on hand to help with the decision...

pastel purse

a new design in the softest pastels with a little leather tassel

around here..

we've been busy selecting images, editing copy, finalizing details, calculating prices...:
the first BOTANIKA Lookbook and Catalogue is on it's way!

first photoshooot

pictures coming soon!

happy holidays:

Easter, Passover, long weekend, or whatever you may celebrate!

Polygonum tinctorium or Japanese indigo, harvested in my garden last autumn

fleeting beauty

nature's true accessories: a necklace I made from dried tulip petals