Of wizards and witches of Oz.

The story of the Ruby Shoes bag begins in a club in Lisbon where I met G. and E. at about 2 a.m. (just the perfect time for blurry vision, weird dances and "profound" conversation).
I spotted G. and in surprise and admiration for his fashion style I thought to myself whoa, such an interesting person. Of course, peculiar attracts peculiar, so he leaned over and whispered in the most serious voice "Is that you, Dorothy?", pointing out to my red shoes.
We connected just like that and a fall off a bar stool, an almost broken back and breakfast till 4 p.m. later we met again, coincidentally in the street.
We decided to go on the roof of a hotel and enjoy cocktails watching over Lisbon and talking the there's no light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel and the light are right here right now talk. Stories of our lives brought us together without even knowing they relate. A feeling of I know what you have been through although I don't know you.
As this encounter started with a trip through Oz, I picked one of Dorothy's lines that I like so much, painted it on a bag and sent it in the hope that it will bring tons of smiles to G. and E., in the lovely ain't life a peach spirit. :-)

Synth Drive

Gary Numan - Cars

Spring Sale.

Has anyone ever called you a party animal? Well, here's the chance to prove them... right :-)

Party Animal T-shirt, original hand painted design on a white cotton t-shirt. Available on size S, M, L, length 45-52 cms, customizable colors. Price, 20 euros.

Party Animal T-shirt II, original hand painted design on a gray cotton t-shirt. Available on size S, M, L, length 45-52 cms, customizable colors. Price, 20 euros.

Hi & Bye Giraffe, original hand painted design on a white cotton t-shirt. Available sizes S, M, L, length 50-55 cms, cotton string on the back. Price, 20 euros. SOLD

Orders and by all means any other details at kittenwear@gmail.com.

Have a lovely weekend party people!

No regrets.

This design was inspired by Oana. She told me wonderful love stories about making up and breaking up, about the butterflies that bring happiness and the ones that take their tingling away leaving one confused or disappointed.
It can be a story for each one of us. We fall in love, we might fall out, we feel we can run to the top of the world and back when we see our lovers, then we may feel helplessly bound to the ground when they take their kisses away.

I fell in and out of love many times. And it was special and beautiful every time. I have no regrets, they don't work for me as I want to remember everything and not deny it. From the unstoppable waves of heat in the waiting of a phone call to the cold hands of saying goodbye, I am happy it all happened.
And you know what? In the matters of the heart, I have only learned to put my fears aside and just live. As for the rest of each story, we never seem to learn. And I think that's exactly the whole beauty of it.

But it's just a drawing...

... it's just a story,
it's just feeling,
it is just breathing,
it's only life.



... and life is not just breathing.
It's not just feeling,
it's not just a story.

It's not just a drawing.

kittens care...

Again.

I believe where we are is not so important as we have the whole world in our hearts.

Please, come down.

When you place yourself on top of the mountain everything looks smaller to you, but you also look small to everyone else.

Hi!

I have caught a cold again, yeah that's me I like to receive things especially since they are from sweethearts (thanks, Lola). So I have a red nose and a bass voice, sleepy eyes and an out of bed look on the whole, but the best part in all this is that I get to spoil myself with cake and tea, allowing myself to stay in bed and browse the mighty internet, I am drawing carelessly and dreaming and when I am not dizzy I am walking around the house singing.
I even took the time to look through some of the t-shirts I designed as it is nice to see them after a while (in a continuous happy surprise like oh, have I created that?). I hope you are taking good care of yourself; I will get well soon too and until then, here they are:

You are a Terrific Person, Hug Me, Together

Flying, In Love, Equality Rulllz

I'm with Friends, Kitten Balloons, Hello Ninja

I Bike, Space, Night of the Kittens

Now, Work for Love, Love City

Out, Kittenshroom, Life is Not a Fairytale

She's Lost Control, It Hurts, Enjoy the Silence

Robots need love too...

... they want to be loved by you.

Candy rain.

The weather is not so fine here in Cascais also as it has been raining heavily for the past month (still wondering how come I am not disolved yet). I believe the weather is not the cause of having our sad moments or days, but of course it can influence our disposition.

I wish for sun and warmth too but today, in the absence of it, I bought candy of all shapes and colors (there were even egg-like-candies among), enjoyed honest conversation by coffee and even stepped in big slops with my new shoes.
It's still raining, but it will stop eventually, right? :-)

Happy Three Friends

Camelia wrote to me about her two best friends, in fact she wrote about their friendship in wonderful simple words that send such a positive vibe and are so inspiring.
"Our friendship is a perfect circle, I don't even remember for how long. We are like three sisters, we support, complete and love each other. All of us have daring dreams, we are normal I guess but we feel special, so the t-shirts should have us three lovely ladies conquering
the world."
I wish them to treasure and hold each other close at heart. Friendship is the world's eighth wonder after all!

Love helps.

Each of us has at least one friend who is worried, going through trouble or stress or having a difficult period of time in their lives. I have one friend like that too and although I can't do much to unburden her shoulders, today I will let her know she is doing a great job being a parent, dealing with the household stuff, working and coping with daily events. I will tell her she is beautiful and she can take care of her life by wanting what is best for herself.

You can do it as well, just call your loved ones and reassure them they are wonderful. Look into their eyes and let them know they have your support when they need it. Let love work its magic.