Chinese traditional fabric available

I don't remember how many people have asked me for this traditional Chinese fabric, with phenix and peony graphic, most popular in red. Finally I found it! Now you can order it online :-)

About my real shop

Some people are asking me when my real shop can be open. I'm sorry that you still have to wait for some time. I did say that probably I would have my shop at Bairro Alto, however in the end it didn't work out because of this, that, bla bla bla...

But I never give up the idea of the shop. Alex is still waiting for the answer of work in Porto, so I have to wait too. Then I'll see where to have the shop, Porto or Lisboa. Let's be more patient...

China Qiao em duas lojas

Agora, há duas lojas em Lisboa com as minhas roupas :-)

1) ó chá Tea Room (Rua Luis Augusto Palmeirim, 18, 1700-275 Lisboa)

2) Rosa 78 (Rua da Rosa, 76-78, 1200-388 Lisboa)

Bem Vindo!

New clothes

New clothes updates are released~~~~~

1st Chinese cooking course - tomato and egg soup

I've been thinking about writing recipes of Chinese cooking for a long time. Now finally I decide to take the step forward, I cannot stand myself anymore for just thinking and imagining all the time!

"I cannot live without Chinese food!!!" I'm alway saying this to Alex. I'm not exaggerating, sincerely!!! I've been abroad of China for 4 years, and I miss Chinese food everyday! The good thing is that I love cooking, I can spend hours in the kitchen and I enjoy it! But I only cook Chinese food, very stubborn, aren't I? Of course I'm always the one who is in charge of the kitchen at home. It's not that Alex doesn't cook, but I just don't give him the chance, kakaka. I'm very domineering too, aren't I? LOL! Good that he is very relaxed, and willing to be the 'victm' of my food, lol! But I'm not a bad cook at all, Alex and his brother can prove it (who are my constant 'victms') O(∩_∩)O

The first dish I'd like to introduce is ~~~~~TOMATO AND EGG SOUP~~~~
It's a very simple dish, and one of my favourites! Ready in 10 mins!

Recipe:




1) Ingredients:
3-4 tomatos (medium), 1-2 eggs, 400-500ml water, oil (either azeit or vegetable oil), salt.












2) Cut tomatos in pieces, smash eggs.











3) Put water in pot, add tomatos and some oil (not much), then boil (Mid-fire).











4) After it is boiling for 5 mins, put eggs in, turn off fire after 10 seconds.












5) Add some salt, READY!







Done! All the pics are taken by Alex and me :-) Wanna have a look how our dinner was on that day? Very simple, a main dish, a soup, and a lot of rice of course, hehe. YUMMY!

Ethnic Miao - II

Have a look!

Amazing, isn't it? This is one pic I chose online. I haven't got the chance to visit Miao area yet, when I go back to China next time, I will visit for sure and take lots of photos (*^__^*)

The whole set above must be heavy, I guess at least several kilos. I have to try next time during my visit. I don't think the girls are wearing all these everyday, it must be something very percious and they only wear during festivals and celebrations.

There is a widespread legend about the ancestor of Miao tribe. At the beginning of the world, a butterfly was borned inside a maple tree. This butterfly fell in love with the bubles in the river, afterwards she laid 12 eggs. One egg became the ancestor of Miao, and all the other 11 eggs turned into different creatures in the world. So Miao people believe the butterfly is the mother of their ancestor, and regard her as "Butterfly Mama".

Miao people like to use figures like butterfly and maple leaves in their embroideries, batiks and bijutarias, to in memory of their ancestors. They also use a lot different creatures such as animals (dragon, phenix, fish...) and plants (flowers) to symbolize productive and lively life.

So, this is what I know about Miao. I'm very looking forward to visiting Guizhou, it's a neighbouring provice of my hometown Sichuan, so I shouldn't miss it when going back next time!

One more pic of cute Miao kids O(∩_∩)O

Ethnic Miao - I

During my last two fairs, I exhibited some original bijutaria from one ethnic in China, a lot of people showed a lot of interest. Now I just put some of these biju in Loja Qiao, so I think it's good to talk about this ethnic group here (*^__^*)

So the ethnic is called MIAO, and most of them live in the province of Guizhou and Yunnan, very south of China. I don't know if you have any idea of Chinese geography, anyway, you can easily google them.

When talking about Miao, there are 3 things which cannot be NOT mentioned: BIJUTARIA, EMBROIDERY and BATIK. I love the embroidery and batik too, hope in the future I can talk about them here.

We Chinese usually say Miao Silver when referring Miao bijutaria. But actually these traditional trinkets are not only made from silver, but also copper-nickel alloy. That's why the value is less than pure silver biju.

......to be continued

See you this weekend!

So, I have been preparing for Mundo Mix these days, but I feel sort of guilty because I didn't update my blog much :-(

Sorry that I haven't got much time to put all my new collections here, but if you come to visit Mundo Mix Estoril this weekend, I promise you will not be disappointed.

Okay, I'm going back to work now, see you soon at Estoril!

Introduction - Autumn Collection

Summer is leaving, autumn is coming; holidays are finishing, works and schools are starting. New start, new look ---a relaxing 'formal' blouse :-)

1. Size M, Bust: 92cm, Sleeve Length: 59cm, Cuff: 20cm, Clothes Length: 78cm, Size L, Bust: 96cm, Sleeve Length: 59cm, Cuff: 22cm, Clothes Length: 80cm.
2. Textile: cotton
3. Model: 162cm, 51kg, in Size M

Any idea of the Vietnamese style? The elegant piece above is kind of. Or I can say it is the Vietnamese style interpreted by the Chinese designer o(∩_∩)o...

1. Size M, Shoulder-Shoulder: 36cm, Sleeve Length: 63cm, Bust: 90cm, Waist: 76cm, Clothes Length: 86cm, Size L, Shoulder-Shoulder: 38cm, Sleeve Length: 65cm, Bust: 94cm, Waist: 80cm, Clothes Length:88 cm
2. Textile: cotton, linen
3. Model: 158cm, 50kg, in Size M. Photographer: 170cm, 61kg, fits into size L.

Only one word for this piece...AMAZING...

1. Size Unique, Bust: unlimited, Waist: unlimited.
2. Textile: velvet
3. Model: 158cm, 50kg

Classical, also modern...

1. Size Unique, Bust: 92cm, Sleeve Length: 23cm, Clothes Length (front): 55cm, Clothes Length (back): 54cm, Clothes Length (sides): 75cm
2. Textile: cotton
3. Model: 162cm, 51kg

Mundo Mix Estoril

A minha próxima feira~~~~~~

Autumn Collection

It has been a long time...Now the first Autumn Collection is open! Every piece in this Autumn Collection will be shown at mercado Mundomix Estoril 26~28 Sept. More details are coming...

back to work

Is everyone back to work already today? 1st September, I remember it is always the start of a new year for schools (usually the case in China). When I was young, I hated this date, coz I didn't like school at all, kakaka.

Now no more schools, but it comes work, hehehe. But I'm more motivated, because I am enjoying it :-)