Easter Shopping Party

Helloooo!!!!!!
tomorrow @ six d.o.g.s. a day & night cultural entertainment center at the heart of Athens (Monastiraki) my fellows in crafts & I participate in the Easter shopping party!!!!

As you may have seen in the previous post, apart of my jewelry I 'll have also my Easter candles!!!



But apart of my things you will have the opportunity to meet some of the most and hip designers & crafters of Athens!!! For example my friend Di Depux will be there and her famous Kawaii Characters jewelry!!!

Also you will have the chance to know Marilia_M (with whom I always share my space in MEC)



Marilia_M

Eleni Tsap with "Just for You" will be there as always!!!! sharing with Art By Artemis, also a classmate of mine from my school days will share her Easter & felt creations with you for the first time, as Mauve & Frnds!!!!!

{flu:k} by Smaro Botsa



In the Easter Shopping Party will join us two ladies  from the WhiteBox  , the only collective of independent designers & artists in Athens, the illustrious Smaro Botsa with the inspiring {flu:k} jewelery line

Anna Economou

& also Anna Economou the legendary greek pin-up girl with her amazing handmade bags!!!! 
The place will be visited by the fairy of perfumes & soaps Myrenia!!!!
If any of you have never the chance to buy one of Myrenia's products please this is your chance!!!! I bought an air freshener for the house on Christmas and it still give us rich scent it gave us the first day!!!!

Myrenia

In addition a well known person from the blog world & as well as a photographer, Irini Michopoulou will give us an opportunity to know a new aspect of her creativity!!! know her also through her blog:

irinimichopouloucrafts.blogspot.com

A father & daughter collaboration the Pal Crafts with handcrafted  vitro objects & other unique creations will be @ the six d.o.g.s. this weekend

Pal Crafts

From the island of Crete, Fisalida comes to Athens to  present her new collection of dolls inspired by the movies of mr Tim Burton

Di Depux's friend Olgitta it's ok for the first time creates unique & special T-shirts &

Last but definitely not least  my friend Marina Aggelopoulou will spread some spring air with her butterflies line of jewelry!!!!!

On top of all these you will have the chance to have a coffee/drink/snack in the most beautiful and secret garden of Athens and if you come on Saturday night you can also go in the event  Loefah presents: Swamp 81 Night at the live gig space of six d.o.g.s!!!!

six d.o.g.s. Garden

Sooooo what do you think??? will you come over to meet us??? will you come party & shopping with us @ the Easter Shopping Party???

kisses

&

wishes

mdq

Easter is coming to town!!!!

GoodMorning people of this world!!!!!!
I have been disapeared for a while but there was a good reason to.....
I was preparing Easter Candles!!!!!
Here in Greece the Easter Candles or Lambades as they are called in Greek, are part of our tradition. In Greece every child has godparents, and the Easter Candle is one of the customary Easter gifts that godparents give to their godchildren (along with a chocolate Easter egg and sometimes shoes). These candles are decorated with various ornaments in relation to whether it will be given to a boy or girl and their age!!! On the day of Holly Saturday we take these candles to the church to the midnight service in which all the lights within the church are extinguished, until the priest comes out at midnight to announce to the world that Christ has risen. Then from the single flame of the priest candle, we all light our candles with the holly flame (as we call it) and we transfer it with our candles to our houses.

Although the Easter Candles with decorations are supposed to be given only to young children, and the rest to take to the church just a white candle, today it is usual for grown ups to hold a decorated candle but a little thinner than the ones tha the children have!!!!



When I was young my godmother lived in Thesaloniki, a city far away from Athens, and she never gave me an Easter Candle (or the other gifts that godparents send to their godchildren).... This was alays my huge complaint of her...but my mother always took care of the issue...as she didn't want me to feel bad she made a tradition of our own.... we went out and we chose ornaments and ribbons and we decorated on our own our Easter Candles!!!! Maybe this is the reason that I love so much each year making them!!!





Each and every candle of them has its own story, and it is made with all my love!!!
So what do you think of this Greek custom?

and what do you think of the Easter Candles that I made for you this year ???

Kisses 

& 

Wishes

mdq