~ a basket of happiness...

...facing the crisis...one paper boat at a time...

...well, as you might have guessed I have been busy, like very busy and my trip here, despite being 

quite enjoyable thank's to meeting and spending time with beloved friends,

 is not exactly going as I had planned.

In other words, I still haven't been lying on the beach... 

Something must be rather serious, correct?

Well, being always gratefull for what there is and what we have, rather than what is absent,

let's still do some simple arithmetics, shall we?

1 country in a HUGE economical crisis {actually flirting persistenly with bankrupsy}

1 mother + 1 father who are having a hard time facing their own truths

{therefore withholding it from themseleves and actually their only child, who in this case is their daughter = me}

1 father's pension 30 % reduced

1 minimum mother's pension which has been on delay since ONE year

1 private bussiness {institute of foreign languages} sold for less than half its worth

1 bussiness worth being deposited partialy only monthly cause of the new owner's difficulties

1 mother who is facing difficulty aquiring a new job

EQUAL about 3 paper boat garlands, for about 10 euros each, being sold daily for the next about three years in order to offer support and manage the new standard of living in Greece that my parents have to face.

Possible? ... do not know, still certainly I do hope so.

I simply feel obliged to give it a try.

I understand the amount of work it means, but then I make each and every one of them with enormous Love & Care. So why not?

...and aside from the fact that their whole process is one bringing me joy and happiness, I honestly believe that somehow...someway...they are charms of Love & Luck around our living spaces.

I trust  and would be forever grateful if you took a moment to spread the word and show them to family and friends of yours.

At the moment, they are available on line via Etsy, but I 'll see that soon you are able to purchase them via a plattform that no particular account is needed. Just a "shopping cart" and "buy" button.

If you live in Greece where I currently am, you may send me an email and we'll arrange a meeting. How nice would that be? ;)

The garlands are offered in various combinations of patterns & colours and also prepared for:

~ baptisms

~ marriages

~ parties

~ celebrations

at prices that reflect the crisis that is taking place.

I promise to be more chatty and share more of my current everyday life here soon.

For the time being I'm working every second day at the shoe shop of my dearest girlfriend's husband.

So hip hop hooray, I need to be fiding my way to bed in a while...

...leaving you with a few more pictures of the garlands having been made since this Sunday...

97 single paper boats so far...

...not bad, right? ; )

P.S1: the picture on the top of the post is the "basket of happiness" prepared today and brought to a lovely space for them to be sold...will tell you more all about it soon!

P.S2: am currently rather not interested in the mostly possible occassion that mummy feels a little embarassed and awkward with this post. 

Apollogies on behalf of Miss Truth, which as usual hurts.

....and with a big hug of positivism....

Have a gorgeous Wednesday everyone!