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Yasmin

bring the past to the present

About Me

I'm a 25 year old designer-restyler with a passion for vintage. I collect books and magazines, handbags, furniture, photos etc. I love history, i love fashion and i'm crazy about handbags! Most of my creations are a mix of the past and the present: i love using vintage materials in combination with modern media like my own vector artwork or experimental print techniques. All my restyled bags are one of a kind and have been made with much love and care. My jewellery designs follow the style of my handbags and are exclusively handmade by me. You can see examples of my work at yasminbochi.com , visit my shop on Etsy or have a look at my MySpace photo albums.

My Interests

design - art - vector art - handbags & shoes - diy - crafts - travel - cultures - history - books - music - films - final fantasy - learning new things!! - favourite designers : Custo Barcelona - Cavalli - Lulu Guinness - Irregular Choice

I'd like to meet:



Etsy
Buy Handmade
yasminbochi

Music:

chill out ibiza, cafe del mar, deep house, lounge, mostly 80's & 90's r&b and rap and some recent songs (loose ends, keith sweat, swv, sade, neptunes - n.e.r.d.) , arabic music , mixed influences ( salon oriental & arabica cd's are my favourites), soul...

Movies:

- Return to Oz - Memoirs of a Geisha - Dancer in the Dark - Amélie Poulain -

Books:

Books that are old, old photo albums, books nobody wants, books with notes and lost bookmarks in it.

Heroes:

Queen Zenobia

My Blog

Photo Booth Beauties : my newest bag

I miss making bags! I did so much jewellery lately and i'm getting bored of it now, so it was time to bring the bags out and do something new. If i say i have alot of bags...then i really do have a lo...
Posted by Yasmin on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:43:00 PST

Polymer clay for the stylish girl

When i was 8 or 9, me and my best friend went to a hobby workshop afternoon every wednesday. I remember that once we had to make magnets with polymer clay and that mine turned out very messy and ...
Posted by Yasmin on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:32:00 PST

Vector Art Jacket

Ok, it's been a while since i posted here on my Space blog. A small update on my newest creation: I'm so happy this one is finished and sold! I took me two weeks to get everything done, worked near...
Posted by Yasmin on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:15:00 PST

Red feathers, hearts and cameos...on my sister's wedges

The wedges are my sister's, the earrings are not :-P...
Posted by Yasmin on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:02:00 PST

Crochet cameo bag


Posted by Yasmin on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:20:00 PST

INTERVIEW by INKSPOT on ETSY

..> InkSpot says: This is today's SPOT LIGHT ON ETSY SELLERS inteview and review, featuring yasminbochi.etsy.com A record of today's interview will be posted in my blog, http://spotlightonetsy.blo...
Posted by Yasmin on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:23:00 PST

The cameo brooch i made today...


Posted by Yasmin on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:33:00 PST

A Birthday Bag

Late birthday present for my friend Anneliese. She gave me this horrible dark blue bag and asked me to customize it...after she experimented on it with some kind of kitshy blue glitter tape that ...
Posted by Yasmin on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:01:00 PST

Matrioshka earrings... now for sale


Posted by Yasmin on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:18:00 PST

My SHOES featured in CRAFT Magazine!

It's here! It's here! The second issue of Craft magazine...and my "Around the World in 80 Stamps" shoes are in it! I'm so happy with the result, and i love the pictures.( who would have know...
Posted by Yasmin on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:48:00 PST