....everything is softer and more beautiful

Christmas waves a magic wand
 over this world,
   and behold,
    everything is softer
      and more beautiful.
Norman Vincent Peale 

Christmas Mod podge fun

....still in love with Mod podge,

so I had a little more fun with it.

I just used some paper napkins and some ribbon ,

and there you are.

To finish it I crocheted a little red heart,

for which I used this pattern here .

Christmas stars crochet tablecloth

This is the pattern I used ,

you can find it here on my Pinterest page.

        Have a wonderful weekend !

update on the gloves

When you end off after crocheting your gloves, be sure to leave enough yarn so that you can 

 sew the side seams together (leaving an opening on each glove for the thumbs) 

To make the thumbs ,

crochet 4 rows of single crochet round the bit you left open for the thumb.

 row 1 : 22 sc

row 2 : 20 sc

row 3 : 18 sc 

row 4 : 17 sc

Make sure you fit the glove while you are crocheting so you can adjust the stitches to make a perfect fit for yourself. 

Crochet 2 rows of 28 sc round the wrist side,

 to finish of the gloves .

Happy crocheting !

crochet fingerless gloves tutorial

For these gloves I used 

Stylecraft Special DK

 and a crochet hook 3,5

CH 29

(or a chain that is the length of your desired glove) 

Row 1  - SC in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across.  = 28 SC

CH 1 and turn.

Repeat row 1, 23 times or until the glove wraps snugly around your hand.

You can make them just one colour or make stripes or do some tapestry crochet  .

This is what I did :

6 Rows Burgundy

1 Row, 2 SC Burgundy, 2 SC Mocha,

1 Row, 2 SC Khaki, 2 SC Mocha,

15 Rows Khaki

to be continued

crocheted fingerless gloves

Just finished crocheting these fingerless gloves.
I will tell you how I made them real soon.

Deer stag

This is my latest creation.

It's all about stags and deer this autumn.

I used the tapestry crochet method, 

find out more here .

To make the pillow the right size,

I crocheted several bands of single crochet 

to achive a nice block pattern,  

'patchwork like' effect.

It matches the rest of my cushions.

The left one, I made earlier.

The right one is from Ikea.

I designed this stag for the tapestry crochet.

Feel free to use this grid for whatever project you like,

however I would really appreciate it if you linked back to my site to show where you got it from.

And of course I'd love to see what you made of it.

Happy creating!

Friday afternoon fun with Mod-Podge

I have never tried it before,
but I really enjoyed working with Mod-Podge.
This is what my daughter made;
she glued on the dog (cut from a magazine) 
and pinned the little black and white bow onto the candle.
Crocheted this lovely heart,
click here for pattern
and cut out a heart out of cardstock with a craft punch
and Mod-Podged the clothespin. 
click here for tutorial
Doesn't this make a lovely gift ?

What's on my tray Tuesday -

Last summer I bought a big stash of cotton yarn,
Catania and Phildar .
Together they are good for almost 80 different colours .
Plenty to choose from , so I was able to combine a nice autumn palette
to crochet lots of pieces.

Autumn crochet

Just finished this cushion,
love the autumn pallet .
I used stylecraft and  I have completely fallen in love with it,
the colours,
the softness
and awesome to work with.
Would like to have all the colours and make lots more with this beautiful yarn !

What's on my tray......treats !

Love, love these candles 

bought at Xenos 

a very favourite shop of mine too...

but ...

what's that ?

Did I see that right ?

Miss Amy spotted her heart-shaped treats 

I used to spice up the photo's !

oh deer !

Don't you just love it 
when you find something beautiful 
for just a few Euro's ?
I spotted this cushion for less than 5 euro's at one of my favourite cheap shops Wibra

October 2013 compilation

....looking back on a

 sunny

 and very colourful october

What's on my tray Tuesday

Still sunny,
almost like Spring in the Autumn
soft dusty colours.

What's on my tray ?
A beautiful Autumn Palette

Cozy crochet

Look !

what my mummy made me !

It 's soft

and warm

and cozy

I love it,

off to sleep

night night

x

Miss Amy

autumn crochet

We are blessed with a beautiful sunny autumn this year,
and the wonderful colours are a real inspiration for my crochet work.

plentiful harvest

“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.”

William Blake

Happy Birthday Miss Amy !

Our darling is having her 6th birthday today !
Thankfully she loves posing for the camera :)

sun dried granny afghans

And yet another great sunny day... 

to do the laundry.

  I alway dreamt of .....

drying my washing between the trees.

Nothing smells nicer than
                   sun dried granny afghans !
 Miss Amy loves it too !