this and that

Thank you so much for your kind birthday wishes.
It's almost a week later now and I've been so busy with work.
This is my first day off and I finaly had some time to catch up with blog reading and to post.
February the 6th was a happy cake eating and gifts unwrapping day.
This book was one of my presents



It contains some wonderful stitchery projects.
Like this needle book, I love to make this sometime.,



Heleen spoiled me with this most gorgeous bag.
Lucky me... to have a sister who can make such handsome bags!



This morning the streets were snowy white and a bit slippery, again!
I can't wait til this winter is over. I just about had it with the cold!
To keep warm I even added an extra quilt on the bed with the tacking cotton still in it! Wouldn't it be great to be able to quilt, stay warm and rest underneath it at the same time! It certainly would solve some time problems.



This dutch folklore only needs one side of the binding sewn on.
I can do that this evening.



But....I'm off to the supermarket now, buy some ingredients to cook diner for my family. Groeten,

p.s. Dear swap friends,I find it so lovely that some of you write emails back and forth and become swapfriends. How neat is that!!

Today I......

Today I.....
work with colors on my plate. Nothing to show for, yet.



and enjoy colors in my glass vase. This amarelys is blooming for the second time now.



And I was thinking, actually we were.  Heleen and I wondered if any of you would be interested in joining our first swap. Sign up will be somewhere next week. First we have to work out the details.

 so stay tuned!

Flowers

When I came down this morning the house smelled like flowers.
Hyacints have a very strong scent. You either hate or you love it.
Well, i love that sweet flowery, fruity smell!
 That strong hyacint perfume made me want to wear my flowery skirt!


 And talking about flowers
See this fantastic link, LPF ribbons.You probably know about this site but it is totally new to me!They have the most gorgeous ribbons.Here are some of my favorites!
 Have a flowery monday too!

after all the jam is eaten

Bonne Maman confiture comes in lovely shaped jars with a checkered lid on.
After eating all the jam don't throw away the empty jars.
They are handy for storing buttons, beads, needles etc.....And they look great too!



Thank you MIL for eating lots of jam and saving the empty jars for me!

Bring out the sled

It snowed today!

painting by Grandma Moses 1960 

Outside my window the snow coated everything white.  

Inside it's cozy and warmIt's time for some hot chocolate.Enjoy your evening too!

Trees, coasters and a before and after

I think its a bit early yet but I've got a tree waiting outside...
Maybe (if I can wait that long) I put it up next weekend.



This little tree is already decorated...


  This one too..
 a tree from Hema(and snowman)......



Look what came in the mail! Aren't these coasters lovely! It was a giveaway I won, held by Heidi from " all my scattering moments " Thank you so much Heidi!



And to end this post,
remember the before....



Here is the after...



And notice.. the laundry is all done!
groeten,

this and that

Is it really December already?? I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. This is also the last page of my 'Lot van den Akker' calender. Next year I'll come with a new calender and new pages.



I had a small leftover block from the red and white quilt and turned it into a pincushion. I think by now I have more pincushions than pins!
Notice the two vintage fabrics, aren't they lovely?



A few weeks back I told you about a small renovation going on here.
Well, the plaster and ceiling are done.
Now all we have to do is paint the walls and do the floor.
(And do the laundry!! )  To be continued ...



And before I go ending this post I happily put some flowers on the table. Specially for you,  hope you love roses!



Thanks for all the nice feedback about my angel pattern.

under construction

My house is having some renovations done, new window frames, new plaster, new ceiling. So my weekend was filled with all kind of other non quilting work. -Wipe off grey concrete dust is not one of my most favorite jobs to do-. Let's just say it's all for a good cause!

But today the dust is gone and there are no workmen in the house.
So, I can quietly withdraw myself back into my cozy room upstairs
where the fall quilttop is still waiting to get finished.
I hope to show some pictures of it soon.
Have a good start of the week you all!

small weekend pleasures

I've got the flowers....



I got me a project to work on.....



I've got to figure out how to make a proper angel nose???



I got the new issue to browse through.....



And while taking these pictures I've noticed
I've got to do some dusting as well!



Wish you lots of small weekend pleasures too!

this past weekend....

I had a lot of fun exploring photoscape



I also made an angel pattern. I'll add a link in my sidebar soon.



I made some new and finished some old birds.



On Saterday I came home from ikea with a new seat in the trunk of the car.



And while a was there I spotted this crocked flowers decoration set.i don't have a purpose yet



But think I'm gonna glue the red one on my red bag.

 Well,I had a lovely creative weekend, I hope you had a great one too!
Have a good start of the week you'll!