Hello everyone,I’m thrilled to be back on the blog and share some fresh pictures I captured recently on a wonderfully sunny day! The warmth and brightness made it feel like spring is just around the corner, and I can hardly wait. To align with that uplifting energy, I created this vibrant and colorful outfit, entirely …
November Palette
Hello everyone,Last weekend I was visiting Korçë, Albania and I found myself walking through its old alleys which is something I truly enjoy. There’s an ancient feel here, something special that brings back memories of my childhood and family traditions. It’s the height of autumn, and the colors and atmosphere make it even more magical. …
Pumpkin Queen
…And I, Kurisu, the Pumpkin Queen,Have grown so tired of the same old thing… I’m thrilled to share these photos with all of you! I’ve been brainstorming this photoshoot idea for a while and I’m delighted with how it turned out – spooky yet adorable! The entire process was so much fun and I couldn’t …
Season of the Soul
“I notice that Autumn is more the season of the Soul than of Nature” – Nietzsche ~ This quote resonates deeply with me. I have an appreciation for every season, each offering its own unique beauty…Generally, I thrive in sunny weather. Spring feels like my personal rebirth, a time when I bloom anew and summer …
OZORA 2024
Dear Blog,It’s been a while since I last posted, so I thought it was time to grace you with a long article about my incredible experience at Ozora Festival 2024! It felt so good to be back to this tribal gathering after 5 years! I am so glad to see it grow and evolve! So …
Patterns
Hello everyone! I’m really excited to show you some new outfit pictures featuring these brand new items I just got from Thai Harem Pants and Sure Design Clothing. – two sister brands based in Thailand that are mostly focused in boho and hippie-style clothing, perfect for yoga, putting together awesome festival looks but also for every …
Crisp cold air…
Dear Blog,Winter has finally arrived, and I use “finally” because it seemed like it was a little bit late this year. I’ve missed the crisp cold air and the festive vibes that come with it. The colors of nature are shifting every day and I find myself incredibly grateful to dwell so close to its …
Samhain
Hello everyone! Is that time of the year…One of my favorite seasons. Most of us know it as Halloween…but this year I thought to share with the world the ancient roots of this celebration. Since one of my ways to express myself is through Photography, I thought to make a photoshoot dedicated its origin.I need …
Octobering
One of these October days, I embarked on a nature expedition with my boyfriend and some friends. We headed to a fascinating spot called “Liqeni i Lepurit” and set up our camping tents. I couldn’t help but fall in love with the beautiful autumn colors all around us in nature! Since we decided to visit …
Mabon
During the Autumnal Equinox me and Oniro Photography went in a very special place in Nature for Mabon rituals, making offerings and some magic! I am very impressed by her talent as a photographer and I’m so glad our vision synced since the beginning! You should definitely check her work out! Mabon is a pagan holiday …
Blissed Out
Dear Blog,It’s summertime, and you know what that means – time to chill a bit and soak up the good stuff around us. During these precious months, I find it liberating to grant myself a gentle respite from the relentless pursuit of productivity and embrace the beauty of being present in the moment. I like …
Cycles
It’s that time of the year again…The time when Nature starts to bloom and so do we. It’s the time when we say good bye to the Old Man Winter and open the door to the Colorful Spring Lady. I see Spring as a Woman for it is the season of rebirth and the energy …
Riotous Roots
There is a special place in Nature, not so far from where I live where the Mountains block the electric waves and the noises of the city to help us hear the sound of the Wind blowing…To help us stop for a few moments looking at the screens so instead we start looking at the …
We can’t just run away from who we are…
Hello everyone,Today I am excited to share the full album of the last photoshoot I took for Halloween. This year I chose to be “Merida” from “Brave”. I’ve been thinking to dress up like her for many years now since she is part of the list of the redhead characters. I hope you like it! …
The path isn’t a straight line. It’s a Spiral…
Hello everyone,Here I am, among the thousands of things I have to do, I found the time to write this article. It’s October…my favorite time of the year and for some reason, it always ends up to be one of the busiest months for me. It almost feels like I don’t have all the time …
Momento Demento – MoDem Festival 2022
Dear Blog,Finally, I decided to sit down for a while and share with you my latest experience. I will try to do my best to express in words the magic that I have experienced these last days. I would really like to summarize everything as briefly as possible, but apparently a person like me does …
Listen with your Heart, you will understand…
Dear Blog,
One of these days, I took some pictures while I was out with my best friend around nature. And most of the time it happens that after seeing the photos, I get even more inspired by them. In this case I experienced a feeling that took me back to my childhood and made me think a lot…
Litha
Hello everyone, Today is the longest day and the shortest night of the year. This day marks the “International day of Yoga” but also the “Summer Solstice” which is celebrated in many cultures of the world. Litha is a day of inner power and brightness. Litha is when a battle between light and dark takes …
Onyx
Hello everyone,I hope you are all enjoying this peaceful period that the month of May is giving us. To me it is like a period that slowly begins to present the summer season with all its magic. It seems to me that people are calmer, more positive, more motivated and inspired during this period as …
Near Summer
Dear Blog,It feels like now is the right moment to accomplish everything! I’m not sure if it’s the position of the stars or just the perfect weather of these days that has clearly boosted my mood! It is officially the peak of Spring in here and what is interesting is that in Albanian we call …
Silver on Black
Hello there everyone, I’ve been writing this article while I was in a beautiful mountain in Kastania, Veria, Greece. It’s an amazing place surrounded by pine trees and snow which was melting day by day. But I will probably write another article describing this experience because today I am about to show you some pictures I …
Honoring Spring
Hello my dears,
Today I am very excited to share a new photoshoot with all of you and also my Taurean heart is exploding for the love of Spring! It is officially knocking on our doors and I am the happiest! When Nature blooms, I bloom.
Genie in the Woods
Dear Blog, Say hi to the first article for this new year! Lately I have been feeling very inspired and motivated. Maybe my New Year’s Resolutions have helped me to be more grounded to achieve my goals. On the other hand, it seems like the day is finally getting longer which means that the Spring …
Handmade Creations of 2021
Dear Blog,The countdown to the New Year has just started and I’m getting a little bit emotional. These days I have been scrolling through the memories of my 2021 to remind myself of all the things that I have done, goals I have achieved, people I have spent time with etc. While watching all those …
Sage
Dear everyone reading my blog,It has been a very busy period with a lot of tasks to finish and as long as I am a multitasking kind of person, I guess it will always be like this and so far I’m learning that with time it might get even worse! So I’m just learning to …
“By night one way, by day another”
Dear Blog,That time of the year has come again! It’s finally Halloween, my favorite season and it shows! Like every year, this time I came up with another photoshoot for this Spooky Season with a character that I had never even imagined myself in. Ta-Daaa! It’s Fiona from Shrek but a little more personalized. This …
Lotus Tribe
Hello there,I am so excited to finally share this photoshoot I took a few days ago showing off my Lotus Tribe Clothing outfit! This is an eco friendly clothing brand which designs plant based women’s wear especially for yoga. And I have to say that I really find myself in this shop so I ordered …
Maple Leaf
Hello there people of my blog,Once in a while I go through my archives to check my memories and throwbacks and I realized that I hadn’t posted some really nice pictures I took at Psymbosium Festival in Mount Olympus, Greece! So, I immediately selected some of them and here I am, making a new blog …
Ivies
The countdown to the end of Summer has just started and I’m kind of missing Autumn! Virgo Season, is that you? Here’s the thing… every time I think of Autumn the first vision that appears in my head is October, falling leaves, pumpkins and…Halloween! Is it too early to start thinking of this year’s costume? …
Sunflower Field
Hello there everyone,Today is a good day to make a new post on the blog! I have gathered lots of pictures from my long and wonderful vacation in Greece so let’s say that I’m glad to have some cool content to show you! This photoshoot that I am about to present you know, happened in …
Psymbosium Festival 2021
Dear Blog,
Here I am, back on the blog and social media after a worthy short break! I have been in vacation in different places in Greece but this time I am so happy to write an article about this amazing Psychedelic Festival which happened during the full Moon, called “Psymbosium”.
~ Bohemian ~
Dear Blog,Here I come with a new post sharing a another boho – hippie look. Before I continue writing about the main theme of this article I’d love to share my happiness and gratitude about the month of May. It’s finally sunny and warm enough to get back to my beloved summer clothes! Yay! I …
Pixie Dust
Dear Blog,It’s been a little while that I am keeping an eye on the new flowers which have just bloomed in the city. I am watching carefully which one of them has bloomed and to be honest, there are many different types of flowers over here. And let’s face it, it is the first time …
Triskelion
Hello there,Today I feel so recharged with energy and excited to share with you the latest photoshoot I have taken these days. It seems like Spring has really come around here because it’s been so many days that the weather has only been sunny and warm and I don’t know how to describe in words …
Aquamarine
Dear Blog,The sun is shining and I am so happy to be back to my most energetic self! Some weekends ago I was in Durrës, a coastal city very near Tirana. It is the best place to go during the weekends especially when it’s sunny! I am lucky to have some friends from this city …
Flowers need time to bloom…
Hello dears,How are you all doing? I haven’t been able to do any photo shooting lately but I have been working on some new resin creations which I am very excited to show you. We are still in lockdown here in Albania and aren’t able to stay out after 8PM which makes it a little …
Spring Resin Collection
Hello dears,I’m so happy to present you the super fresh Spring Collection of my resin pieces! I thought to start the posts with this unique item that I like to call “Small Jewelry Box” which of course can be used as a box for any kind of small things like pins, crystals and other personal …
Hello Spring!
Hello Spring and welcome back! I have been longing to feel you again! It’s finally the 1st of March and I decided to celebrate it with two other amazing women who are some really good friends of mine. We went in nature and had a picnic, enjoyed the Sun, the birds, the green grass and …
Earthing
Hello my dears,I am so excited to share another freshly made photoshoot! This time I felt lucky it was a sunny Saturday again so I could shoot in peace. There is no better place to enjoy the Sun than Nature and you already know how much connected I am with Mother Gaia. Since I chose …
My own Dragon
Dear blog,These past few days have been crazy and I am finally able to catch up with you again. I have been working a lot on my design projects and I haven’t been able to do as many photoshoots as I have been planning. All of this because usually, January and February are the coldest, …
Oceana
Hello there,I know it’s too early for the Summer collection but I couldn’t resist posting these pictures and I guess you have noticed that seashells are my specialty. All of the necklaces in the first two pictures are sold out except for the spiral one in the middle that I never posted. So yesterday I …
Metatron’s Cube
Hello dears,How are you all doing? Have you already started with the preparations for the Christmas holiday? To me, December feels like the perfect month to relax and take care of yourself and your loved ones. It’s the right moment to count your blessings and make presents for the people you want to see happy …
Resin Pieces by Kurisu – Xmas Edition
Hello dear readers,Wishing you all a happy week, today I wanted to post my latest creations in collaboration with @ariels_garden who is a passionate gardener and also does very nice knitting work with the macrame technique. You already know I design crafts with resin and decided to combine my skills with those of this friend of mine. …
Woodland Stories
Hello my dears,Today I am going to post some pictures I took the last weekend visiting the Dajti Mountain near Tirana. Another must visit location if you ever come to the capital of Albania! “Dajti” stands 1613 m above the sea level and is usually covered with snow during the Winter. It is full of …
Autumn Collection
Hello dear readers,Yesterday’s shooting was totally dedicated to these Autumn items which are still available at the shop! All the three necklaces are designed with orange leaves of the season and Tiger’s eye gemstones whose colors match a lot with the theme. Also the big leaf which can be used as a tray or plate …
Handmade Vases
Hello dear readers and followers,Since it’s Monday, I wanted to start the week with some previous work I have been doing lately to push myself to keep designing over and over again! I have come to a point where I have realized that true motivation comes from working constantly! That’s why I am happy to …
Sweet November
Hello there Folks,I finally found the time to post a new article on my blog since I have been super busy during the past few days. I was so busy I made a plan for the weekend because my personal rule is to enjoy and relax as much as you can by the end of …
“Gaia” – Handmade Necklaces
Hello my dears,How are you all doing? I hope November has started the right way for you all. As for me, I have been pretty inspired and productive so I thought to share some of my last creations here. Lately I have designed this new collection of necklaces inspired by Mother Gaia. It all started …
Poison Ivy & Wonder Woman
Hello everyone and Happy Halloween! This year I decided to recreate a character I’ve already tried to create myself in 2016 but it didn’t turn out how I expected. So this year I thought to do it again with a little help from some talented girls which I am about to introduce below. The character …
Elven Tales
Hello dears,It’s me again posting some new pictures from the latest photoshoot with the dear photographer, AMAL. Now you know how much I love Cosplay projects so this time I came with another image of an Elf since it is my favorite mythical creature for reasons I can’t explain in words. This idea came into …
“Pumpkin Spice” – Resin Pieces
Hello, hello everyone!I am super excited to share with you the new resin pieces I have designed recently. They are all inspired by October and all it’s colors and beauty. This time I tried to experiment with a brand new mold which helped me create my first resin vase. I filled the mold with some …
Chaosmatic
“The end of Summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October!”– A. A. Millne Hello there folks and hello October! I am so happy that I am finally enjoying October after a year of spending it in the tropics. It feels so nice to feel a bit of cold again and watching …
Venus String Art
Hello dear readers,Today I was wondering around the blog and I noticed that I hadn’t writen anything about one of my passions which is string art. It’s been almost four years now that I practice this technique and I am so happy to be all settled up again with a new studio to work again …
Hill Tribe
Hello dear readers,Today I decided to write an article about a very special place for me. This place is called “Tujani” and lies very close to Tirana, approximately 10 minutes by car. I adore it so much because it is composed of a wonderful mountain landscape which changes color and texture according to the seasons. …
Marble Mandalas
Hello dear readers and followers,These past few days I have been in a holiday kind of mood with working days in between too. Since I have come back in Albania I haven’t spent enough time with my family and friends. When we gather, we always like to hang out or travel in places we like …
Tinker Bell by the Beach
Hello everyone,So here I am enjoying the last days of Summer in my Motherland. It feels super weird that Autumn has knocked on the doors especially for me. Well, after a year of experiencing only Summer, Autumn and Winter will feel totally new and different I guess. I just think I am not ready to …
Coco Vintage
Hello everyone,It’s been a long time that I have been going through different stages of transformations and intense situations and now I am trying to stabilize myself again in this old and yet new stage of my life. I am now back in my home country, my motherland. I had to leave Vietnam for many …
Out and About
Hello there folks, How are you all doing? Me and my boyfriend are planning to go on a very long trip soon and for that I have already planned the comfiest outfit. So, I took some pictures together with our dear black and red Suzuki motorbike that we ride everyday in the city. Ahh, since …
Love, Flowers & Elephants…
Hello there everyone,How is it going out there? Things are still super confusing these days and it seems like it’s almost impossible to arrange sure plans. This pandemic is really lasting longer than I thought and all we can do is to learn how to continue living when things are not sure. We can start …
Kurisu in Ozora – Illustration by Alice Yushko
Hello there everyone! Today I am super excited to share with you a beautiful gift that I received last night that really made my whole day. I am currently going through many important stuff to solve during these hard situation of the pandemic and when I receive such soulful gifts, I remind myself to feel …
Lotus Mandala
Hello dears,As you may have noticed from my latest stories, I have received a new package from Sure Design T – Shirts which I wanted to share with you. One of the items was this maxi long dress which I fell in love since I saw it on the website: www.suredesigntshirts.com / It was one …
Soulfull
Hello everyone,Just got back here and excited to share with you these new pictures which were totally inspired by this amazing dress I bought at Soul Boho Style. This amazing handmade brand made by a team of talented creatives make beautiful clothes mostly focused on Bohemian, vintage and gypsy style. It is based in Ho …
Crazy House
Hello, hello!As promised, here’s the new article about my visit in Da Lat, Vietnam. Right now I’m back in Saigon and the week that past by has been so intense and full of activities, deadlines, and things to change and restore. Which means I haven’t really had the time to focus on writing this article …
Da Lat – The City of Eternal Spring
Hello everyone and welcome to this new article dedicated to a new city I just visited in Vietnam. It’s called Da Lat or Đà Lạt and is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province in southern Vietnam’s Central Highlands. The first thing I noticed on the road there were the endless evergreen forests with very high …
“Pika Pika”
Hello dear readers,Today I’m posting some pictures I took one day after the rain. Now in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is the rainy season which means that it rains every day very heavily for some hours. But different from any other country that I have experienced rain, here is still too hot while it …
Flower of Life
Hello dear readers,I’m so excited to share with you a new handmade fashion brand I have found called Sure Design. Sure Design is a sister brand of Thai Harem Pants so I ordered some products without a second thought. This brand comes from the creative depths of Bangkok, Thailand with highly original products. There you …
Call me on my Seashell
Remember that day I posted a seashell necklace on my Instagram Story? Well, I was very grateful to see that you guys were interested to see more seashell necklaces. The one I posted was my first experiment with a seashell in which I mixed the resin with all the gemstone beads I had left in …
Glow in the Dark with Glowcoco
Hello there,Today I’m serving you this new album of pictures I just captured wearing the new belt bag by Glowcoco. This was one of those brands which appeared very attractive to me because of that reflective effect. It was nearly unbelievable that all the Glowcoco products glow so much! So, I couldn’t hesitate to order …
Why Handmade and Slow Fashion matter.
Dear readers,Today I woke up and I wanted to write an article about choosing to buy handmade and slow fashion clothes. I see handmade as a manifestation of our lives and culture. It is not a mass-imposed thing where everything looks the same and is easily packaged by machines. Each handmade item is about people and …
Angel Wings – Neon Necklaces made with resin
Hello there,This is my new collection of handmade jewelry! This time I came up with three necklaces in a water drop shape. This time I wanted the pendant to look not only shiny but I was also hoping for a colorful reflection of them. So I used this “plastic paper” part of a toy which …
Suede Boho Fringe Vest
Hello dear ones,First of all I need to Thank all of you for your sweet Birthday Wishes! Each one of you brightened my day with your sincere and kind words. Birthday celebrations have always been sacred dates to me for I feel like they represent a manifestation of the day that my soul found the …
Senses of Freedom & Beauty
Hello there, how are you guys doing during these days? I’m glad to say that the quarantine and lockdown is finally over in Vietnam and I was so happy about the good news I wanted to go to a new place which had to be in Nature! A friend suggested me this amazing Tourist Village …
“Down-to-Earth” – Neon Necklaces Collection
Hello dears,It’s time to show you another resin collection I have been preparing these days with so much love! Remember that “gradient” effect I wanted to achieve in the previous collection? Well, I guess this time I made it! I tried this time using two different pendant molds and the whole secret was to let …
Venus in the Details
Hello there! This time I wanted to show you my latest pieces of resin! You know that these days I have been so obsessed about it. I have tried to work on it almost every day. There were lots of accidents during the way though…things like the resin hadn’t cure well so when I tried …
It’s the Season of Taureans
Hello dear readers and welcome to Taurus Season! The Sun visits a new zodiac sign every 30 days. During each season everyone feels the influence of the corresponding sign. Taurus season 2020 begins April 19 and ends May 20. During this period of time there will also be the Taurus New Moon on April 22 …
Neon Resin Keychains by Kurisu
Hello dears, how is your quarantine going so far? What about your hours of sleep? Lately I have had a very ruined sleeping schedule which means that I don’t how I get very hyped during the night and I’m very energetic to do everything. Then of course I end up sleeping when the sun comes …
O.Z.O.R.A – Psychedelic Tribal Gathering Festival
Hello everyone! Since we are all staying home and I can’t go out to take some pictures, I thought to dive in my archives and see through the memories. Suddenly I remembered that I never got to post on the website about my experience in “O.Z.O.R.A” Festival, a Psychedelic Tribal Gathering. I rechecked the pictures …
Grow through the Dirt
Hello there! It’s been a while since all the world is driven into a completely new situation and our daily lives are not the same anymore. The outbreak due to Coronavirus has affected us all no matter how used are you to stay locked home for a long time. As a freelancer and also a …
Alyssa
Hello dears,Today’s article is about another eye catching dress I found in my favorite shop in the city, Sinhtolina ! This time, I go again with floral patterns, a never ending love story! But Alyssa is a title inspired by the Sweet Alyssum flowers. As a plant name, Alyssum comes from the Greek alyssos, meaning …
Lunar Spring Day
Every 14th of March in Albania we celebrate the “Summer Day” which may be the only pagan practice that still takes place nowadays but particularly popular and saved as a tradition in my home city: Elbasan, Albania. The practice stands in a specific celebration which marks the coming of Spring Season or the Lunar Spring …
Red Wine
Hello again from me and Sinhtolina! This time I chose another handmade item at the shop which is a jumpsuit designed in cotton silk fabric. It’s called “The Vapor Jumpsuit” for the good reason that it is so light it feels like soaking into air or like wearing nothing! I mean seriously, it is very …
Grit & Grace
So what is next? Where is this swirl of thoughts really taking me? They shiver my body making it move like haunted as if it was a light feather in open air. Oh, I need this place! A place where birds sing, sun shines all the time and the sea dances…and together with them, all …
Shiny haze on the ground
We all carry a little world inside of us, neat and strong and full of purpose. Most of the time I long to romanticize it as if I were in fire from within. Feeling hazy but not over for I should never let anything threaten the joy…that kind of joy, sweet like honey. They say …
Sinhtolina, Clothes made with Love…
Hello everyone! Spring is just around the corner and the city is already filled with different kind of flowers of different sizes and shapes although it doesn’t change anything according to the weather. It’s always Summer! In this case my wardrobe is filled with light summer clothing only! Sometimes I miss the winter clothes but …
All of the Neon Lights!
Dear Blog,After enjoying my Holidays in Mũi Né, it’s time to get back in the noisy and incredible city of Saigon. It’s exactly this chaos that reminded me why I like this city so much. So I decided to document myself in some scenes in one of the most well known streets, “Bùi Viện”. It’s …
Waves of golden sand…
While enjoying the relaxing beaches of Mui Ne, we thought it would be great to explore the place a little more. Vietnam in general is characterized by a tropical climate making it littered with diverse vegetation and wet environments. This is why is so surprising and exciting that in the area of Mui Ne you …
A vast radiant beach…
Dear Blog,As long as I’m on Holiday following the tradition of the Chinese Lunar New Year, I would like to share with you a new experience in another town in Vietnam, called “Mũi Né“. This is a coastal fishing town in the south-central Bình Thuan Province, is like the best ward of the city of Phan Thiết. It took us …
The first morning of the first day…
Before I start writing this article, I would like to wish everyone, “Happy Lunar New Year 2020!” (Chúc mừng năm mới!) Is my first time celebrating the Chinese New Year and you have no idea how happy and excited people are about it. Differently is called “Tết” shortened from “Tết Nguyên Đán” which means “Feast …
Over the Rainbow
It was one of those lazy Sundays when you just want to find a nice place where you can relax and stay away from the noises of the city. Lucky me to have a friend here who knows some of the best places to enjoy the days off. So if you’re visiting Saigon, check out …
Interview for “Love, Becca”
Becca: If you’re unfamiliar with the growing trend, a digital nomad is essentially someone who works remotely, often on their own terms, and can therefore have their ‘office’ anywhere from a beachside cafe on the other side of the world, to their living room sofa. While most of the digital nomads you’ve seen online are indeed …
“It’s how we roll!”
I’m so excited to finally write this article for it will represent a short description of another great experience I have had in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This time I was part of tour around the city with a very cool team who would film the whole tour and would catch the perfect moments …
Affirmations and self Love…
Hello my dears! Long time no see I know…I have been very busy actually on my daily routine. Also this big city never lets you get bored or without doing anything new. I have tried many new things for the first time, have met the best people and shared conversations with people who know how …
Longevity
A sweet afternoon spent in another garden of a beautiful Temple around my new neighborhood…As mentioned at the previous post, there are so many Temples and Pagodas around from the oldest to the newest so why not to spend the free time at these sacred and peaceful spaces? The one I visited this time was …
Wandering around…
Hello everyone! This time I’m going to show you a glimpse of my experience visiting one of the biggest and most beautiful Temples in Ho Chi Minh City. I feel so blessed that this city has so many Temples and Pagodas everywhere. Even in the most unexpected alley next to a shop or a house …
Dancing beneath the Moon…
Hello lovelies! How was your Halloween this year? As I was describing on the previous post, I got myself very involved on this Witchy photoshoot with two other beautiful and talented girls. I had never worn a Witch costume before for Halloween because for me, being a Witch for Halloween was just too mainstream haha. …