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Curiosities, materials, stones and much moreKokand and the garden of a thousand flowers
I'm invited to the First Kokand International Craft Festival 2019, in Uzbekistan! A few months ago I found out they were organizing it and I said, hey, why not? And there I started, what if you send the resume in English here, what if you ask for a certificate there, what...
Fairs, parties and nervous attacks
The Pilar Festival is here, and with it, the fantastic, spectacular and wonderful Koko-Soko stand at the General Trade Fair ha ha ha.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it launched me into the world of fairs. What nerves, what joy, what fear, what excitement. So many emotions… It hasn't started yet and I'm already exhausted! Before going off on a limb, I say that it is in Zaragoza, from October 9 to 16 at the General Trade Fair, in pavilion 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
In addition to a server with very very beautiful jewelry ;), there will be a lot of other things to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the General Fair, with children's attractions, leisure offers, gastronomy, a troupe of giants and bigheads and food stands, fashion and accessories, furniture and decoration, crafts, etc. In this edition, a nod is made to its history in an exhibition that recalls the social, commercial and economic injection that the birth of this fair meant for Zaragoza.
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Pinterest, a world to discover
Last week I talked about Instagram and this week I'm going to dedicate it to Pinterest. But don't think that I love social networks and I enjoy being connected all day. Quite the opposite! Before Koko-Soko, I had an abandoned Twitter account and a...
5 Instagram accounts for lovers of handmade things
Words like handmade, DIY (Do It Yourself) or craft have been around a lot for some time now. Some believed it to be a fad, but after several years, it seems that this trend is here to stay. And if the DIY...
PayPal and the end of the terror of online shopping. Part II
Last week I explained what PayPal is, how it works and how you can make payments through its platform without needing to have an account. This week, what I want to tell you is how to create an account and why it can be useful to you. Why do I...
PayPal and the end of the terror of online shopping
I receive many orders by email, by phone and even WhatsApp messages from people who have seen something they liked on this page and want to buy it but don't dare to do so online. And there is still a lot of mistrust in everything related to...
Koko-Soko's first anniversary, with a raffle included!
About a year ago I started this Koko-Soko adventure. I almost can't believe that time has passed so quickly, especially because I realize that I still have soooo many things to do and learn! But the fact is that, yes, it's been a year since...
Mother's Day
Many people think that Mother's Day was born as a commercial strategy to increase sales, so some will be surprised to find out that we can go back to ancient times when talking about this topic. Plus, we all know that Mother's Day is the first...
Amethyst
Amethyst is a variety of quartz that usually occurs as a fairly transparent mineral, with colors ranging from violet to purple. Its name comes from the Latin amethystus and this from the Greek améthystos, which translates as 'sober'. It's a...
Techniques I
This is going to be the first post of several in which I will explain some things about how I make my pieces, since I get asked about it a lot. This first article is dedicated to one of the techniques that I use the most and the first one I learned. Peyote: The peyote point is a...
Recipe to make Japanese glass
Ingredients to make Japanese glass: SiO2 NaCO3 CaCO3 Dye Step by step: 1 The ingredients are placed in the oven at 1400ºC and left until a melt with the desired consistency is achieved. 2 Next, the container glass is changed,...
Several things you probably don't need to know about onyx
I remain firm in my decision to update the blog and today I have decided to talk to you about onyx, a stone that I really like and that I use from time to time in my pieces. Doing a little research on this semi-precious stone I have found some very curious data: The...
What is Japanese glass?
Starting a business is complicated, exhausting and, above all, a task that never ends, because if starting it is difficult, keeping it going is even worse! This is why I never make time to dedicate to the blog. That's going to change, and I want to start by explaining a little bit about...
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Customize!
“The earrings don't suit me at all with this”, “whew, I don't know what to wear with this dress”, “how angry I lost the bracelet, with how well it suited me with this outfit” One of the advantages of being able to order completely customizable pieces is that you can buy something...
The Essence of your Power
On Saturday, November 21, I finally had the pleasure of discovering the perfume 'Isabel La Esencia de tu Poder' at the presentation of the international brand Healthy Beauty & Chic Lifestyle by Isabel Guerrero. Several months ago, Isabel asked me to...
Popular jewelry: ornaments and symbols (2)
In popular traditional jewelry, the jewelry, in addition to fulfilling an aesthetic function and representing the social and economic position of the wearer, had a high symbolic and protective value. The rich filigree work, accompanied by rhinestones,...