A little about me and my creations

My name is Roberta, and I live in the beautiful Swiss countryside with my husband and our animals.

Arts and crafts have been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Working with my hands, exploring my creativity and bringing beautiful materials and colours together have always been a source of calm, reflection and inner peace. Drawing, painting, making candles and creating my little galets have never really left me.

A return to my roots

Life sometimes takes us in unexpected directions. For many years, I put my creative side on hold. For 25 years, I worked as a lawyer, following a completely different professional path.

After going through a difficult period of anxiety and depression, I rediscovered crafting as a form of mindfulness and a way to reconnect with myself. It didn’t take long to realise that creating things with my hands was much more than a hobby: it was where my natural talent, passion and happiness truly belonged.

I eventually left my career in civil law, retrained as a dog trainer and behaviourist, and gave my creative side the space it had always deserved. And so, my galets were born!

Every piece, from beginning to end

From preparing and mixing the materials, choosing the colours, arranging the dried flowers and overseeing the drying process, to sanding the edges, smoothing the surfaces, selecting the ribbons and preparing each package, every single galet is entirely handmade by me. One piece at a time, with patience, care and love.

Some creations have an even more personal story. If your galet is decorated with stones, little pieces of wood, dried flowers or driftwood from Lake Geneva, these were collected during my walks in nature with my six dogs.

The little flowers you may find on some galets — lavender, forget-me-nots, rosebuds or hydrangeas — are grown and carefully dried by me at home, in Bercher, Switzerland.

A little imperfection is part of the beauty

Gypsum is naturally porous. Sometimes a tiny air bubble, a slightly irregular edge or a small variation in the surface remains. These are not flaws to hide, but little reminders of the handmade process.

No two pieces are exactly alike. Each one has its own character, its own little details and its own story.

When you purchase one of my galets, you are not simply buying a scented decorative object. You are taking home a little piece of my creativity, my surroundings and my journey.

Made by hand. One by one. With love.