surprises and a cute little girl

Today I have been babysitting luca. She's oma's little girl and such a joy!We've been to the garden center to buy flowers.
And when we came home there was a large envelope lying on the doormat.
In it was a fantastic quilt magazine, a gorgeous card and delicious chocolate. Thank you so much Nina...you are so kind.

  Already there are beautiful surprise gifts send and received It's so great to see all your pretty swap pictures.We would love for you to add them to our flickr group.And please ladies remember the deadline!! Personaly I'm not that good with deadlines..but..I've send one package today to WendyAnd Chris yours is coming very soon too!

 
And since a picture is worth a thousand words
I'll let this one do the talking.



Groeten,

feeling blue

This is what I saw when I opened my eyes this morning. Little snowflakes falling down and made all white again.
I'm so,so done with this weather!!!
Who needs snow in March?? ..I certainly don't! I desperately need sunshine, I need vitamin d, I need to smell fresh green outside,

 I need a vacation!!No...I don't really need all that...
 I think it's just the monday morning blues...

These are fun...but i don't need them either!

Groeten,

hip hip hooray for modern technology

Yeah!! We're doing a little happy dance here..
We've got sunshine and although it's cold outside
sunshine makes everything so much better.
More reason for a little happy dance...
We've moved to another internet provider.
Things go much, much faster now.

 No endless waiting for pages to load...Hip hip hooray for modern technology!
Downside...this corner in my livingroom!!
Does anyone have any suggestions??
Maybe we just have to build a closet to hide these ugly cabels!

 Or I can place this vase with hyacinths in front of the cable mess.
 I'm afraid it will have to wait until we'll redo our livingroom.Perhaps some time next year or so?For now I'm just enjoying my superfast internetand doing some granny crochet.
Happy weekend you'll!

bicycle fashion

I came across this lovely picture in the March issue from Landleven.
Landleven is a Dutch country lifestyle magazine.
I love this crochet coat protector or bike-skirt.
There is a link where you can download the pattern here.
I'm sorry the pattern is only available in Dutch language.



On Flickr you can find more "pimp up your bike" inspiration.



1. Dscf0313 laboratory of Art, 2. 1910 Fongers, 3. Jasbeschermer painting, 4. Stencil Coat Protector, 5. First crochet thing, 6. Bicycle Wheel Decoration, 7. 103, 8. coat protector, 9. Untitled, 10. Skirt Guard, 11. IMG_1068, 12. Happy Bike, 13. Union bike, Staphorst Netherlands, 14. My New Skirt, 15. CIMG8082, 16. Bike Hat

Check it out, there is lots more!
Groeten,

March

I turned over a new calender page.
March, the month of early spring, lambs, birds nesting and also the month where fresh green start showing in the garden.



"The March wind roars
Like a lion in the sky,
And makes us shiver
As he passes by.

When winds are soft,
And the days are warm and clear,
Just like a gentle lamb,
Then spring is here."
- Author Unknown

28th Februari

Thank you for all the get well wishes, I'm feeling much better now...luckily!
It's a rainy last day of Februari...just where did this month go??
What exactly did I do this month..were there any finishes??
Nope, nothing to add to the one project a month list.

But, I crochet squares..76 so far.



I'm hooked! Crochet hooked that is!



This morning Heleen and I went to a local fleamarket.
We love sniffing around..hope to find treasures.
I found these gorgeous potholders, crochet dresses.



And before I go to pick up my crochet needle again...
I show a small peek of the swap presents i'm making for Chris and Wendy.



Of course I won't tell what it is....it's a surprise!!



Have a lovely Sunday!

feeling a bit under the weather

I came down with a cold this weekend. I wasn't feeling very well, all I did was hang out on the couch surrounded by a pile of tissues.
I'm a bit better now, just eat lunch and crochet a few squares.



While hanging on the couch this weekend I tried to make a plan for the swap. Matching some fabrics...thinking about what colors to use
RED...



GREEN...



or BLUE...


Or maybe mix colors up...
I found this pattern I thought i lost forever.
It would be lovely to use for the spring swap.



Ofcourse I won't tell here what it is.
It's a BIG secret!!!!
So to make it up I sent to you my monday tulips..



Have a good start of the week!

p.s. Thanks for all your good advices regarding my broken teapot.
Sadly it's not possible to glue or restore the teapot. I put it on a shelf in my cupboard for eyecandy, so I still can enjoy!

A hole in my teapot

I have the most lovely teapot I use for serving tea....



It's the same most lovely teapot I use as a vase for flowers......



From this moment on I can only say USED FOR....
Because....
Look, there is a hole in the pot!!
A hole in my most lovely teapot!



I have only myself to blame (luckily for my family members, LOL).
Well, I suppose I'll get over it....

Craft news, I added more squares to this granny blanket (it will become a blanket). I only use wool from leftover projects found on my mothers attic.



And here is a house keyhanger.
I made several before to give away as a gift.



Have a nice day!

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!!

Hello Friday

The first day of a wonderful weekend ahead,
the first weekend of February.....


Here is this months calendar page
and ofcourse this months saying...
Really soon I'll be a year older and wiser !!

 News from the crafting front..Only a very slowly progress. You probably noticed I didn't finished the quilt on time for OPAM January.Well, now my goal is to get it done this month!


SWAP NEWS
Heleen and I opened a Flickr group for the swap. Here is the link. We would love it if you joined us! Please, remember its a surprise, don't show pictures before your partner received her package!!

Some of you mailed us about not receiving the partner information mail...Check your spam folder. Sometimes mails end up in that folder



Have a lovely weekend everyone!