Majestic Mountains and Romantic Embroidery

These romantic embroideries are available at my shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ilgattoselvatico) order 'em now for V Day. I'd move ∆∆∆ for you looks great among my collection of mountains.

Treasuries

I have been making treasuries on etsy the past few days. Today I made a Twin Peaks themed treasury, on Saturday I made a Valentine's Day themed one, and Friday was Epiphany so I made one to celebrate that. Enjoy. See more of my favorites and treasuries on my profile and possibly add me to your circle.

Holiday Craft Fair

 

 

My first craft fair by myself (with my husband helping, he was my tech support). It went really well so I think I will do it again. This is what my display looked like. I even made hand painted wooden jewelry and ornaments. (If you are interested in these email me at ilgattoselvatico at gmail dot com I'm thinking about making more wooden jewelry this year and adding it to my shop. The fair I did was the Richmond Handmade Holiday. Let me know if you know of any other good fairs in the Richmond area  (VA, NC, DC, MD or Philly) that I should do.

Now that the holidays are over I have time to relax and clean...maybe I'll even start baking (moustache) cookies and canning fruit. I also have time to start working toward my 2012 goals of expanding my business both virtually and in the brick and mortar realm. I have plans to make more art and sculptures. Like these cat sculptures... Dilly and Tiger, mother and daughter cats who past away in the past years. They were a gift for my mother.
These are orders that I completed this past holiday season. You can order them at my shop. Many of them were custom made, you can order custom made portraits and  necklaces (or art) of your favorite places personalized with a heart for Valentine's Day.

Mini Rome Guide Book

A friend of mine recently asked me to write up a list of a few places to go in Rome for her sister who is going to study there this semester, so I did and it turned into quite a lengthy list...Here are my favorite places in Rome...Please add yours to the list

Rome

Food:

Restaurants:

La Gatta Mangiona

Via F. Ozanam, 30- 32 (Monte Verde- near San Giovanni di Dio take 8 tram from Largo Argentina)

www.lagattamangiona.com

Gourmet pizza. best pizzeria in Rome, the also have pasta, salads, meat…

Remo

Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice 44 (Testacio)

Traditional pizzeria. Best traditional pizza.

Gea

Via Camillo Serafini 47 in Bravetta/ Monte Verde

La Smorfia

Seafood

Via silvestri, 197/199 in Bravetta/ Monte Verde

Pistoia

Piazza Madonna della Salette 13/14 in Monte Vertde

http://www.osteriapistoia.com/

Formula 1

Pizzeria

Via degli Equi, 11 in San Lorenzo

Da Franco

Seafood

Via dei Falisci 1/b

Il Buchetto

Pizzeria

Via Flaminia 119 in Flaminio

Spaghetteria L'Archetto

Via dell'Archetto, 00187 (Trastevere)

Street Food- Pizza al Taglio and Suppli and Arrancini:

Casa dei Suppli

Piazza Re di Roma 20 (right next to metro A stop Re di Roma)

I Suppli

Via San Francesco a Ripa in Trastevere

Mondo Arrancina

Via Marcantonio Colonna in Flaminio

Il Pizzettiere

Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice in Testaccio, Ostiense

Gelato and Coffee:

Giolitti

http://www.giolitti.it/

There’s one near the Pantheon and one in Testaccio (I like the one in Testaccio better, less turistic)

Caffe Sant Eustachio

http://santeustachioilcaffe.it/

Piazza Sant’Eustachio, 82 (near the Pantheon)

Night Life:

Big Star

Pub- Good imported German and English beers

Via Goffredo Mameli, 25 in Trastevere

Il Baretto

Bar/ pub/ aperitivo

Via Garibaldi, 27

Circolo degli Artisti

Music Venue (Rock and Alternative Music)

via Casilina Vecchia 42

www.circoloartisti.it/

Sinister Noise

Music Venue and Bar (Rock, Punk, Noise and Alternative Music)

Via dei Magazzini Generali, 4 in Testaccio

www.sinisternoise.com/

There is a great sandwhich shop around the corner and there is a great bar across the street with fresh cornetti

Dal Verme

Music Venue and Bar (Noise and Ambience and Alternative Music)

Via Luchino Dal Verme, 60 in Pignetto

Sites:

Largo Argentina Temples and Cat Sanctuary (Near the Pantheon)

Baths of Caracalla

Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 52 near circus maximus which is also really cool

The Moses with Horns by Michaelangelo in Saint Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli)

Piazza San Pietro in Vincoli

Saint Teresa in Ecstacy in Santa Maria della Vittoria

Via 20 Settembre, 17

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_Saint_Teresa

Carravaggio Paintings 

Santa Maria di Popolo in Piazza del Popolo

Santa Maria in Trastevere

Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere

Piramide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Cestius

Gianicolo Hill (Beautiful View)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janiculum

The “Bone Church” Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_della_Concezione_dei_Cappuccini

Musei Capitolini

Via dei Baullari, 1

http://en.museicapitolini.org/

San Giovanni in Laterno

Every church you see

Museums and Culural Centers:

Galleria Borghese in Villa Borghese

Casa de Cinema in Villa Borghese

www.casadelcinema.it/

Largo Marcello Mastroianni, 1

Lots of free movies and events

Scuderie del Quirinale

next to Piazza Quirinale where they do military drills

National Gallery of Modern Art (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna)

Viale delle Belle Arti 131

Complesso del Vittoriano

Via Di San Pietro In Carcere

Il Palazzo dei Espozini

Via Nazionale, 194

english.palazzoesposizioni.it

Villa Medici

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Medici

Day Trips:

Tivoli

Hadrian’s Villa

Santa Marinella

Beach

Frascati

One of the cities in the Roman Castles accessable by train. The Roman Castles are famous for their wine and porchetta. The mascot of Frascati is a woman with 3 breasts (the middle breast is for wine).

Shopping:

Porta Portese

Stretch across Trastevere

Huge outdoor market every Sunday

Every Saturday there’s a huge market with just cloths, not as good at San Giovanni in Laterno

Mas

Piazza Vittorio

Via Del Corso