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DREAM A LITTLE BIGGER : CRAFTING ABROAD… INTERVIEW!!!

At the beginning of March, I received an email from Elena (aka Midsommarflicka), designer and DIYer , blogger at It was weekend and contributor at Dream a little bigger !!!!

In the nice email Elena sent to me, there was a kind request to take part in an interview …. just a few questions to answer…. I mean, why not???? I can do that, right?




…. If you are curious to know a little more about myself (the crafter behind all that crocheting!), well I invite you to have a nice read at the interview and let me know what your impressions are !!!! Thank you a lot!!!!!

xxxx Alessandra


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  1. I' ve read the interview, very nice. I follow you on facebook just a minute ago.
    So I can read more about you.

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  2. Ah - always interesting to read a bit more about the bloggers we follow. Tripoli! How exciting. A few years ago we flew right over Tripoli, amazing.
    My husband is also a geologist! Well, actually geohydrologist. After a couple of years in the mining industry he's back to his first love - groundwater management.

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  3. Congrats! I am off to read it!

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  4. Congrats Ale! Your interview was very nice. :)

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  5. Nice to be invited for this interview. It was fun reading, byebyeeeee

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  6. Great to read more about you and your life! Love your hello sign!!! xx

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  7. What a nice interview. Now I know just more about your life.
    Grtz,
    Chris

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  8. Congrats for the interview!! It was nice reading about you :)

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  9. What a great interview and what an interesting life you have led, living in all those different places. M x

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  10. What a nice interview Ale, and congrats on the feature!!
    Kate :}

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  11. I would never be able to pick just three projects. I think everything you make is fun and colorful and creative. You have certainly lived in very diverse places. My son's friend is moving back to Italy. His mom said that Kuwait is no place to raise his younger brothers. Ha! Best wishes, Tammy

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  12. So nice that they asked you for this interview. Now I know that you and your family are living in different countries over time, I like your crafts and posts even more than I already did. Your colorful crafts shows a little bit of the colorful world where You have been living in.

    Congrats on the future, Margaret

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  13. Ciao Ale , sono passata a leggere la tua intervista e ho notato che molte domande riguardano l' Italia ! Le matrioska sono stupende , me le ero perse ! Complimenti e un abbraccio
    Maddy

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  14. Congratulations on a great interview! I enjoyed reading more about you, and how nice to discover you were born in Florence which is one of my favourite places! Love your makes always, as you know, Ale!
    Helen xox

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  15. Congrats on the interview! Very interesting to read, thanks for sharing :-)
    Hugs, Nata xxx

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  16. What a lovely interview Ale, you have made some really fun and colourful things and are leading a very interesting and unusual life. Nice to read! X

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  17. What an interesting interview you had. It must be inspiring to travel such a lot. I do love travelling, as well and when I studied I lived in Beijing for one year. It was very interesting spending a longer period of time in another country. I will do it again some day but first the children have to leave home. Best wishes, Viola

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  18. Interessante intervista, Ale! Mi piace leggere e saperne di più te! Il mio computer è rotto e sono stato un paio di giorni desconectada mondo di internet. Mio genitori sono malati e io sono desconectada uncinetto ... Beh, ora ho nuovo computer e ora sono tornato qui. Un grande abbraccio! Buona giornata!

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  19. Great interview Ale! You are a well travelled lady for sure! Lovely to hear about your crafty makes and inspirations too :) :) x

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