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#LRCrafts: DIY Passion

If you can think it, you can make it

Hello, everybody, and welcome to #LRCrafts.

We are Locutus and Rici, husband and wife sharing the hobby of anything do-it-yourself. Hence the name of #LRCrafts: Locutus and Rici Crafts.

With this blog we showcase the crafts we make with several techniques and materials: from string art to embroidery, from handmade lamps to sewing, from woodworking to book art, from cement crafts to resin dioramas.

When we met each other in December 2014 during an event by Gens d’Ys Irish Dance Academy, we soon discovered we had a lot in common: the same views on life, Irish dance (the one thing that made us get acquainted), an inclination for archery and historical reenactment, the passion for any kind of handcrafts.
Together we make all sort of things: home decorations, furniture, clothes, tools, sculptures, dioramas…

We work in pair for some crafts, both mastering the same techniques, while some others are a specialty of one of us, that we apply together in the same multi-material project or for solo crafts of our own.

After sharing our projects and behind-the-scenes for a couple of years on Instagram, we decided to extend our online presence with a proper blog. Here you’ll find more indepth showcase of the making-of as well as a complete gallery of finished projects, organised by main technique. Have a look at our tutorials as well!

If there is something you would see here, feel free to comment our posts or contact us!

#LRCrafts: DIY passion by Locutus and Rici, husband and wife
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About Locutus

Locutus is not just a wonderful crafter, but also a talented engineer, so you’ll find his technical signature in many a project. Any electrical feature in a piece? You can be sure he handled it! Book lamps, string art pieces with LEDs, any kind of lighting is a feature of his own.

He loves keeping himself occupied, busy with his hands and mind. You’ll never find him idle: he’s always able to find something to do. Also, Locutus doesn’t like when things do not work properly. So he always finds a way to repair what’s broken, adapt what’s not good enough, perfect what he can.

He’s a very good sculptor. Those were his main DIY projects before meeting Rici. He works primarily with wood and alabaster, making wonderful things: a wooden mountain boot that seems real, alabaster pendants, pieces of furniture…

As the grandson of seamstresses, he’s also good with the sewing machine: he’s the director of our sewing projects for which my stitching skills are not enough.

Of his qualities, what is most useful in DIY is his inclination for careful planning and also his ability to find easy solutions for complex problems.

About Rici

Rici is the pen behind #LRCrafts.

Yes, even now, so I could stop speaking in the third person.

I’ve been fond of writing and reading since an early age, and now I’m the webdesigner, copywriter and social manager of the couple.
The nickname Rici comes from childhood, invented by a friend who was kindly mocking my rebel blonde curls.

I’m a front-end developer for a living, a job I love, but I also have a degree in archaeology, and for years I worked for museums and digs.

I’m an Irish Dancer. I’ve had this passion all of my life, but I’ve been able to begin dancing only in my late twenties. Now I share my passion with wonderful friends and my lovely husband. Actually, we met during the lessons we were both attending at “Gens d’YS” academy in Milan!

Now we share our lives, our dance and our crafting passion.

I’m particularly passionate about embroidery and string art, but I love experimenting new techniques shoulder to shoulder with my husband. There’s always a part in each project where I can be useful, mainly with those tasks requiring a great patience. I’m good at carefully refinishing, cleaning and perfecting details when my husband’s patience fails.

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