Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Nov 11, 2009, 6:43 am
This post is for all of you that go crazy with embroideries, silks and other sumptuous fabrics! Bokja Design is the brainchild of Hoda Baroudi and Maria hibri, two lebanese textile artists, who decid...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Nov 8, 2009, 2:42 pm
I'm always thrilled whenever I find new stylish handmade products around somewhere; these iPhone cases are particularly cool because they blend traditional japanese Kimono fabric, which I'm ex...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Oct 15, 2009, 11:36 pm
Take a tour in the Japanese Garden in the city of Erfurt ... ... admire the breathtaking colours of autumn... ...and fly far away to another continent... ...be someone else for a few minutes.
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Sep 14, 2009, 2:10 am
(Mediterranean Summer Sky) I have been neglecting my blog in the last weeks due to summer temperatures and the beginning of my second pregnancy which is still slowing down my path noticeably. But no...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Sep 1, 2009, 5:02 am
Sometimes I'm still quite childish and just the idea to eat something just because it's said to be "sooo good for your health" makes me shiver. So when my beloved husband brought me a couple o...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Aug 21, 2009, 4:09 pm
We had much of Afghanistan in the news lately - a lot of violence, war and poverty. But there is so much more to discover from a country where art, philosophy, mathematics, music and poetry have been ...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 23, 2009, 3:29 pm
... for a short vacation hoping to rejoice in a few last summer days!
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 22, 2009, 3:08 am
In an earlier post I hoped to find printed cotton fabric with Japanese /Asian inspired motives ... and indeed the big fabric shop Hart's Fabric in California has a large section of such, and at ve...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 11, 2009, 2:08 pm
The day bed in our living room needs definately a new styling ... so I browse around for new ideas. I think a combination of two colours will work well, but I still can't decide whether to chose d...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 10, 2009, 1:48 pm
With impressions from a shore of the Mediterranran Sea :-)) A relaxing and peaceful weekend with a lot of beauty to you all! (Pictures shot in Boumerdes, Algeria, April 2009)
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 6, 2009, 3:08 am
We had a great sunny weekend, and finally it was warm enough to dress my daughter Lina in the oh so cute Kimono pajama my brother brought us from Japan (Thank you, Sandro!). I love the traditional pat...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 3, 2009, 4:37 am
I seldom eat ready made food, and so does my family ... Just to know exactly what is in there makes me enjoy my creations even more. One of our favourite sweets is kataif - you should try it it's ...
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Isabella posted an article on Anarkali - Oriental Lifestyle - Jul 2, 2009, 1:26 pm
Life in this country mens long, dark winters and a few weeks of summer ... but every year I enjoy the intense smell of local fresh fruits like strawberries!
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