From horses, frogs and ducks

This weekend I made as I think the two oldest sets of cards, from my first Creativa (this is on of the biggest fairs in Germany for Handicrafting, taking place on five days in March in Dortmund).

The only thing I’m wondering of is, why I bought this set for horse cards… I like the animals but I was never so horsecrazy and I don’t really have a receipient for them.

I wish you all a good start into the new week!

From Biancas Caboodle Pouch…

Here are some picture of the weeks production:

I’m continuing my good solutions project ‘Cardmaking’. Hier is one package with Pierrot-Cards:

And one more with butterflies:

And my third started pair of socks has become my first finished one:

Vilai
Regia X-Mas
Cookie A. ‘Sock Innovation’

And as I’m in a really ‘I want Spring’ mood, I had to cast on one of the springtigers from Drachenwolle.

I wish you all a nice weekend.

Cardparade…

However, I’m still knitting, but in the moment several projects are growing:

• Panamas rows are so long, I really need a nice show at TV to continue or something similar. Especially the wrong side rows are taking a lot of time and are soooooo boring.
• Skjalf gets some rounds daily, but yesterday I made a mistake and have to go back a bit.
• Also the Vilai-socks grow again… they are a birthday present for February.
• I kept out The Winterpastell-Socks yesterday. For watching TV in our bedroom the other projects are not really suitable anymore, to large or/and to complicated, but these socks are perfect for this.

Therefore I have now many card-pictures for you:

The last Easter-Cards

The pink card on the last picture is the first greeting card.

For these greeting cards I used 3D-motives from a sticker sheet I bought last week in a local tinkering store.

The coloured writings are normal stickers in gold or silver, I coloured with special pencils for this purpose. The shimmering of the metallic base is preserving, the coloured stickers look fantastic.

And here I worked up a 3D-Sheet with Egyptian motives:

I wish you a very nice Sunday!

From Biancas’ caboodle pouch

Here is the current photo of Panama after clue 6. I started the finishing part now.

But I didn’t continue it much this weekend as it is really cold here an I decided to take out the yarn I planned long time ago for the project ‘Winter accessoires for Bianca’.

On Friday I was asked from one of the head of one department in our area, if I couldn’t make a card for a new departmentbaby, big enough for many signatures. I already had the first ideas at the company, bought a view items in a local shop and made it during the whole afternoon. I received a few photos and used them (but to show them here I confounded them).

I deceided to use a fanfold card. It is a bit more work as I decided to mould three of the areas and leave the other four for signatures. But I think, it is much easier as to put a small 3D-Motive on a big card in an elegant way.

I made the slides for the signatures at the computer. Three are similar, the fourth I framed with a saying I found at the internet.

Well, I will continue now my scarf… and wish you all a good start into the new week.

Out of Biancas’ Caboodle Pouch

At the moment I prefer again shawl-knitting. Panama after clue 4:

And the next Eastercards. A kit from Leane Creatif, but not as instructed with pearled ladybugs, I put sticker on artists board, colored them with my watercolour crayons and smeared it with a wet brush, then cut out and stuck on with 3D-Pads. The exception ist the card on the first photo below, there I stuck on a remained glittersticker from the previous kit on satin-board.

For the missing seven cards I choosed 3-D-Motives and and now I’m turning them into cards.

I wish you all a nice Sunday!

Haiti…

such an inconceivable tragedy but it is nice to see, how people react in in other countries…

Birgit Freyer from the WollLust is providing one of her designs. The receipts for the stole Emily till the end of January will be given for Haiti. As the instruction is also available in English, this may be interesting for you, too.

And Susan Pandorf will give 1$ for each Evenstar subscription to the organisation ‘Doctors without borders’.

Grmpf!

I just made a blogtour and detected fatales…

Susan Pandorf is designing amazing shawls etc. Unfortunatly until now I haven’t had the time to knit one of them, although I bought several of her patterns.

And now she is starting a new line and will beginn with a KAL. The projects are inspired by my absolute all time favourite book resp. the films and no question that I have any chance to resist, first I registered for the ‘Evenstar Mystery Shawl’.

It costs 8 $ (I just payed 5,70 €) and can be found if you are interested, here.

Does anybody know a shop who sells further spare time?

Very busy…

Further Easter cards from a cardmaking-package:

After a long time on Wednesday I visited once again a smal but very fine knit meeting. I was so much fun and I hope, there will be many repetitions.

As a small gift I tinkered on Tuesday evening three sets of markers which for my pleasure, were accepted well-pleased.

At the same time I finally finished a pair of mittens I owe my colleague Nina. I hope on Monday she will be back in company and happy about it.

Mittens for  Nina
‘Fetching’ modyfied from a Knitty
Rowan Tapestry

As well I’m knitting many socks at the moment… the bigger projects are more hibernating.

I started ‘Beerentoene’ (berryshades) because I wanted to know, if the pattern I used for ‘Winterpastell’ might be better for a bit more solid industrial sock yarn than the soft Merino. It is!

Now I choosed for ‘Winterpastell’ the well-tried ‘River Rapids’ pattern from Sockbug and finally (after ribbing five times) it seems I found the right one.

At the beginning of January was the birthday of a dear friend. When we will meet the next time, she shall receive these socks as a present. My first Cookie A.s, ‘Vilai’ from the book ‘Sock Innovations’ made of the Regia X-Mas red. A real fantastic sock yarn, it’s absolutly fun to use it.

By the way, I made the three sock photos on the balcony in a small  snow drift.

Outside it’s a very normal winter day (besides the snow which was not normal in the last years). It’s cold, the streets are unobstructed, the wind normal and now new snow.

I wish you all a very nice warm and relaxed weekend and a good start into the new week.

About New Year resolutions…

I don’t like them. But with dear hobbies sometimes I find the possibilitiy for smaller plans.

Last year I planned (and kept up) to finish first the four UfO-Sockpairs of the passed year, bevor starting a new one.

I also found something for this year. First I hope to keep up several documentations for my knitting projects and books.

As well I have (especially due to frequent fair visits) several cardmaking sets, which I want to make now, before in March the next Creativa will come with surely many new ideas. And with this sets I started the year:

At this set a part of the ornaments is printed, other parts are stitched wit orange and gold threads and pearls.

In this very beautiful set, satin cardboard is glued on cards, embellished with glittering points and flowers and a 3D-motive. As you can see, this are spring flowers, these cards will be my first Easter Cards.

Besides the Panama-Shawl has grown, I’m now in clue 4:

Today was my last vacation day over Christmas and year change. Tomorrow the daily routine will start again, getting up early , when it’s cold and dark *sniff*

On the last day of the old year

I want to say thank you for your visits and comments, they bring so much joy to me!

I hope, you all spend a wonderful New Years Eve, slip well into the new year and for 2010 I wish you all the best.

Till next year.

Yesterday we woke up with snow and it continues, so we will walk a lot today.