Italian Style

© Sybille Sterk 

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

I went to the Enfield Motoring Pageant this bank holiday Monday and took this picture. I love old scooters and used to drive a Vespa a long time ago. Even though the weird balance makes them far more difficult to drive than a motorbike, they are wonderful to look at. A piece of Italian Style, which I hopefully did credit to. This is a vintage Lambretta.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. 

Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go toBluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

Both on Society6

Italy - Panorama

 

 

 

 

 My one and only panoramic shot (taken with my phone camera) and edited with textures.

Text by Dante Aligheri, The Divine Comedy. 

It reads:

When I had journeyed half of our life's way,

I found myself within a shadowed forest,

for I had lost the path that does not stray.

Or in the original (Italian):

Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita,
Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
Che la diritta via era smarrita.

Credits

• toe overhead lift by CKdailyplanet
• You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse
• Polaroid Overlay Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 1-2-3-4, Set 3 by Shadowhouse

All other images my own.

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Fab DIY Lampshade - It's a Puzzle

I've just come back from Rome - don't worry there will be pictures... the trip was great - my son's idea - and the shopping was even better. :-)

Amongst other things I brought back a DIY lampshade, or rather two but I've only managed to assemble one so far as my head is a bit fuzzy and the instructions are in ITALIAN!!! Amongst all the lovely things I also brought back a horrible bug and I am not quite feeling myself... so I am very proud of myself that I managed to put it all together after all!

Anyway, here it is.

The whole lampshade first with the top unfinished so I can insert the cable/bulb.


A close-up of the lampshade.

The puzzle pieces (40 of them) that make the lampshade.