about

Hi there, 

My name is Anca, and this is The Tales of a Simple Girl, a space where I share my journey through creativity, sustainability, and the small practices that shape everyday life.

This story began in 2014, not with a clear plan, but with a need to express, to document, and to make sense of change.

I am originally from Romania, and in 2013, I made the decision to leave my home country. It was not a simple decision, but one shaped by a difficult past and a strong need to understand who I am and what kind of life I wanted to build for myself.

When I moved to Denmark, everything felt new and uncertain. Creating this blog in July 2014 became a way of grounding myself in that transition. At the time, I shared whatever I was creating, DIY projects, handmade jewellery, bags made out of recycled magazines, alongside small stories from my travels and daily life.

Looking back, I realise that this was my way of rebuilding. Of creating something with my hands when everything else felt unfamiliar.

Over time, something shifted.

What started as a personal space slowly began to connect with others. People found their way into these stories, and without planning it, a small and meaningful community started to form. Through that, I also began to understand more clearly what I was drawn to.

My work naturally gathered around a few recurring themes: making things by hand, documenting everyday life, and finding beauty in simple, often overlooked materials.

This is how different parts of my creative work took shape, from DIY and books to home decor, bullet journaling, and eventually sewing, each now living in its own space.

Among all of these, sewing became the most important.

It is something I taught myself over time, through practice, mistakes, and patience. I learned by doing, by trying, by failing, and starting again. What began as curiosity slowly turned into a core part of how I express myself.

At the same time, my approach to sewing began to change. It became less about making something new, and more about working with what already exists. Reused fabrics, repurposed materials, pieces that carry their own history.

In that sense, creativity and sustainability became closely connected for me, not as concepts, but as everyday practices. Making, reusing, repairing, and paying attention to the value of things we already have.

During the pandemic, another shift happened.

I started learning how to design my own patterns. At first, it was a slow and sometimes frustrating process, understanding how garments are constructed, how shapes translate into patterns, and how small adjustments can completely change the final piece.

Over time, this became a natural extension of my sewing practice.

Today, the garments I create are based on patterns I design myself. Even though some designs are still inspired by trends or pieces I come across, they are always adapted, reshaped, and rebuilt through my own process. This has allowed me to move from simply making clothes to understanding and shaping how they are constructed.

In March 2020, I also returned to this space with a different perspective. I began transforming the blog into a website, shaping it into a portfolio of the work I had created over the years.

By then, my collection of handmade garments had grown, and each piece felt like part of a larger story, something I wanted to document more carefully.

At the same time, my studies in marketing and consumer behaviour began to influence the way I think about what I do. I became more aware of how consumption shapes our everyday lives, and how creative practices like sewing can offer alternative ways of engaging with it.

Today, this space continues to evolve.

It is no longer just a collection of projects, but a reflection of an ongoing process, learning, creating, questioning, and finding balance between creativity and conscious living.

I do not see this as something finished, but as something I am still growing into.

If you find yourself somewhere in these stories, even in a small way, I’m really glad you’re here.

With love, Anca GV