This past week our oldest son spent a week in Spoleto at his Nonna's (grandmother's) house. We had to practically drag him back to Rome, and you'll understand why as you scroll down. Marzia, whom I often refer to as Marzia Stewart, is not only the sweetest suocerella (mezza suocera/mezza sorella), she's wildly talented. It has annoyed me to no end for as long as I can remember that all of her great ideas, for the most part, stay within the walls of her home. "Your whole house should be in a magazine," I often tell her.
As our son acted out infinite characters from story books and worked in his "laboratory" making necklaces and robots and all kinds of other trinkets on Sunday, the thought came to me to do an ABC post of all the fabulous things that should be seen in her home. Marzia does any and everything crafty--from interior design to crochet to making lamps to hand-painted glasses to making her own dishwashing liquid--if you see something you like, email her:
[email protected]. I hope you enjoy reading the post as much as we did taking pics for it and putting it together as a family.
A is for...
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| apples |
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| and artichokes |
B is for
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| buttons in the laboratory |
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| and branches carved into handles |
C is for
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countertop--handpainted by Marzia
(inside of the little basket lies the compost) |
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| and a collection of corkscrews mounted on the wall |
D is for
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| drawers made out of wine cases |
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| and decoupage |
E is for
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| eggs |
F is for
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| fireplace |
G is for
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| our son's goldfish named Dorothy |
H is for
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| herbs and veggies picked from her garden |
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| looks like just a wine box, right? |
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| nope! hidden honey! |
I is for
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| il Biologico--where we buy our organic food in Spoleto |
J is for
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| jam--homemade, of course |
K is for
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| kitchen |
L is for
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| lamps she makes |
M is for
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| magazines |
N is for
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| nuts |
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| nook--perfect for reading |
O is for
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| oven |
P is for
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| potted plant |
Q is for
questions...lots of them our son asked. My favorite: "Why do I have a belly button?"
R is for
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refrigerator--decoupaged as well
yes, that is a sculpted lizard on the handle |
S is for
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| spices |
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| and snow globes she collects |
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| and these perfect, perfect shoes she makes by hand |
T is for
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| two snails we found on our freshly picked salad |
U is for
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| unbelievable organization |
V is for
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| very adorable--like these booties she made for our youngest son |
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| and views |
W is for
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| walking the plank |
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| and wall decoration |
X is for
xylophone or x-ray, like always--Marzia has neither in her house. :0)
Y is for
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| yarn |
Z is for
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