On préférait presque les routes glissantes !
Mais il y a comme un air de printemps à la maison ce matin =)
Un cadeau est arrivé ce matin du Canada, plus précisément du Saskatchewan (imprononçable je sais =D) et encore plus précisément de Kate ...
Un très joli petit livre à épingles, brodé à mon initiale
ça sent le printemps ce tissu =)
Merci beaucoup Kate, j'ai déjà fait quelques livre à épingles ... mais jamais pour moi ! me voilà fin heureuse d'en avoir un =)
Et puisque nous parlons de livrets à épingles...
Début janvier sur le groupe Facebook, je participais à un échange pour les vœux
J'avais choisi ce modèle de Joan Elliott , issu du livre Cross Stich Greeting Cards, et initialement prévu en rouge. Ma partenaire, Pascale, étant une fan de la couleur bleue, j'ai changé les couleurs et voilà ...
Quand je vous disais que je changeais un peu mes modèles cette année =)
J'en ai fait un livret à épingles donc, dans les couleurs bleues ... que j'ai envoyé à Pascale avec des petites bricoles =D
Pascale quant à elle, m'a fait un petit panneau de porte, 'Bienvenue' et m'a envoyé un étui à aiguilles et un super aimant à mettre sur le travail en cours pour ne plus perdre son aiguille
Je n'en avais pas et je peux vous dire que j'en ai un ici qui était bien content de plus avoir à retourner les coussins du canapé tous les 2 jours pour retrouver mon aiguille =D
Merci beaucoup Pascale
Je vous laisse sur le WIP de Clair de Lune , qui avance plutôt pas mal, mais j'ai fait un ou deux petits projets à côté parce que le marron...ça lasse.... et je n'ai pas envie de me lasser de cette broderie =)
Ne tenez pas compte des pois de ma nouvelle nappe qui arrivent par transparence =D
A très vite
xxx
Hi the world =)
Snow has totally disappeared here ! Now it's rain , wind , cold but 'wet cold' ... =(
In fact I regret the slippery roads of last week !!
But anyway, my day has an air of Spring =)
A gift arrived this morning from Canada, from (I think one day I'll succeed in saying it... =D) Saskatchewan... from Kate =)
Thank you so much Kate for this over cute needle book that I really love !
I made several needle books for friends but I never did one just for me =D
Now I have one, it's perfect, very beautiful, I love the fabric and the V .... and that's so kind
Merci, merci, merci =D
You made my day and (I won't do it in the rain...) I'm doing a happy dance =)
Speaking about needle book then (Kate's gift arrived at the perfect time for this post =D), beginning of January I had an exchange on my French Facebook group, for the wishes of 2013
I chose this design of Joan Elliott, from Cross Stich Greeting Cards book.
I decided to stitch it in blue as my partner , Pascale , is a colour blue fan =)
Initially it was in red....and (especially for Nia...) Voilà ...
I made this needle book, with blue and cream fabrics (one I already used for my 'Beatrix Potter box' last year) that I sent to Pascale with some little goodies =D
My exchange was this cute hanging Pascale stitched me to say welcome , a needle case and a needle minder that I absolutely love (I hadn't any)
Hubby was really happy too with this gift as now, he hasn't to search anymore with me, in the sofa , while we are watching TV the needle I've lost , hehehe =D
You surely saw my WIP of Clair de Lune =)
Don't pay attention to the dots of my new table cloth that are appearing under the linen =)
I made a great progress I find
But I stitched 2 other little things in order to not being fed up with all these brown threads !
I want this stitching to be perfect, so I must not be fed up with it =D
Have a great day
xxxx
Your Clair de Lune is stitching up quite quickly and is beautiful. The gifts to and from Pascal are quite lovely.
RépondreSupprimerMany thanks Kate =)
SupprimerI should stitch something more Spring than Autumn...but I'm really in love with this design
It's really as if they were about to move
Stitching often rhymes with 'inside peace', and with this design it's so true...I'm enjoying it =)
I can hear the cicadas around them =D
Thank you again for you gift that I love and which is already filled in with needles =D
Big hugs sweetie
xxx
Echange très joli! Les cadeaux sont bien finis & trop mimi :)
RépondreSupprimerClair de Lune avance bien, moi je ne me lasse pas de l'admirer :P Bises, Mii
Merci beaucoup Mii =)
SupprimerJ'ai hâte de voir Clair de Lune encadré !
Je fais la lune en dernier pour ne pas la trop la slair ...
Je viens remettre des photos vite alors =D
Grobiz
I'm jealous of your spring like weather. It has been -22C with the windchill here for the last week or more. Practically unbearable... expecting a little break with warmer temps tomorrow but then it's back into freezing temps all over again!
RépondreSupprimerLove the needlebooks both received and the one you made! The birdy's are just too cute.
Also this is how you pronounce Saskatchewan:
"Sauce - Cat - ew - wan"
Hope that helps :)
Melissa, your pronunciation of Saskatchewan is close. :D
SupprimerHere on the Canadian Prairies we pronounce it like this: Sass katch i (as in it) wan (as in lawn). I once met a fellow from Toronto who asked how it was spelled. :D
hoooo thank you Melissa =)
SupprimerIt works indeed, now I can pronounce it
Spring was only in the letter box with Kate's gift
We had a real Autumn day today with cold, rain and wind, lot's of wind =(
Many thanks for your kind comment
Hope your hand is a bit better
big hugs
xxxx
thank you girls =)
SupprimerIf only my phonetic lessons had been so easy at university .... =D
That's funny to try to pronounce this way
Now I can =)
Kate, the day I'll meet your son he will be proud of me hehehehe
big hugs to you both
xxx
Your needle book is so cute!!!
RépondreSupprimerwow... you can see the love in this piece.. love the letter on it.
I really need to get maing one... wanne have a few.
One for each craft.. so need to get starting.. it's on my to-do list for this year
Ow Pascale's gift is so wonderfull... really love it!!
A Nia blue Dutch pattern... lol
ow your wip is getting so beautifull... and stitching two more pieces????
Thank you very much Petite Anne =)
SupprimerThe letters are in the book too, with Joan Elliott designs, I love them too and I think I'll use them for another project
you're right, that sounds really Dutch ! Hubby chose the 5 different blue for me and he did a very good choice =)
I stitched 2 little pieces besides Clair de Lune because it's too much brown =)
But really small pieces...
Will show them later hehehe =)
big hugs
hope you're not too ill....
xxxx
Clair de Lune is beautiful, I love the colours and your gift is very pretty :)
RépondreSupprimerMany thanks Lesley =)
SupprimerI think I'm using all the kind of browns that are existing but this design is really exciting
it's as if I was painting....
it's a long time now since I made something for me , long ago I said 'one day I'll stitch this, and I really don't regret my choice =D
(I remind it when you were searching a design for your son's wedding =D)
Big hugs
xxxx
Hello deary,
RépondreSupprimerYour Clair de Lune is so beautiful.....all the gifts are so lovely.
Big hugs x
thank you sweetie =)
Supprimergift war is the one and only war that must never stop
it makes people smile and that's so great =D
Big hugs
xxx
c'est tout beau le petit livret bleu pour Pascal!!!! et un livre à aiguilles c'est quoi??? un truc pour ranger les aiguilles!!!! suis un peu débutante dans votre langage...
RépondreSupprimerje cherche toujours mon modèle et je te donne des nouvelles gros bisous copine
Blandine
merci ma copine =)
Supprimeralors le livre à épingles...c'est comme un livre oui mais pour les épingles en effet :)
dedans il y a des pages, en feutrine ou en tissu et on y stock nos aiguilles
parce qu'une bonne brodeuse a toute une collection d'aiguilles
moi j'en casse souvent ! et dans mon canapé il doit y en avoir au moins 3 =D
quand je vois celui reçu de kate, je me dis que les miens je les fait un peu grands =D
Mais bon...ils font plaisir quand même
Je n'oublie pas les biscornus ou petits coussins pour l'asso de ta mère hein
je vais essayer d'en faire un tous les 2 mois au moins
gros bisous
Gorgeous stitching - both given and received.
RépondreSupprimerMany thanks Kaye =)
SupprimerI try to change my 'style' this year ...
big hugs
xxx
Well, you are doing a great job! Good to try something new.
SupprimerHi Valèrie
RépondreSupprimeryour needle book is beautiful, very elegant and fine
and your Clair de Lune ... WOW
it is magnificent, you did a great job , Super.
Bravissima ciao Giovanna
thank you so much Giovanna =)
Supprimerslowly but surely...
hope to start the moon this week =)
big hugs
xxxxxx
About spring, yesterday we had 19 C' here in Naples!
RépondreSupprimerVery cute gifts you made and received.
When I saw all those dots, I thought you have changed the fabric of your Clair de Lune :-D. !
Have a nice day.
Fiore
Lol =D
SupprimerNo, I just had my new furnitures last weekend and as the table is now square, I had to find a new table cloth.... but the dots are very white and linen very transparent =D
Thank you for your kind comment sweetie
Enjoy Spring weather lucky girl
big hugs
xxxx
Beautiful needlebooks both sent and received, Valerie--of course the blue and white one you sent Pascale is my favorite as I'm blue and white "addict!"
RépondreSupprimerYour Clair de Lune looks so pretty (dotty background tablecloth and all :)
Thank you Carol =)
SupprimerFinally, I have many blue addict friends here =D
And now I have my own needle book, I'm so happy !
I hope you're fine (and how is your son now ??)
big big hugs
xxxxx
Lovely little blue birds =) and you received very pretty gifts too :D
RépondreSupprimerClaire de Lune looks fantastic! Lovely lovely lovely :) I wish I had start that design with you too :) Coming soon ;) heheheeh
Hope you had a better weather this weekend! We had Sun!! Cold as hell but Sun!!!! :D haahahahah It's starting to get better ;)
Hugs to you my sweet friend!!! xoxo
Thank you very much sweetie =D
SupprimerI really love Clair de Lune
I must admit it's really different from what I usually stitch but I enjoy it and it's so beautiful
sure one day you'll do one lovely Clair de lune too =D
I changed a bit my 'style' don't you find ? =)
But it won't last
Margaret Sherry and cute furry friends are calling me very loud =D
Big hugs
xxx
PS: I looooooooooooooove your new banner ;)
RépondreSupprimerGuess who did it ? =D
Supprimerxxx
hello sweetie!:)
RépondreSupprimerWhat great gift you have received! Loved that needle book. I never made one but i have to try. Can i ask how it is inside?? I have to made one to myself so i can figure it out how its made.
And the one you have made is sooo beaufitul!! Very well done;)
I didnt knew about that needle minder, but loved the idea!! Me and hubby sometimes are also looking about a lost needle ehehe
oh and i'm loving Claire de Lune...just beautiful!!! Can't wait to see in the end, but ou have to enjoy the road...it will be very pleasant in the end, i imagine:)
Have a great weekend my dear!
kisses;)
thank you very much sweetie =D
SupprimerI send you pictures of the inside. there are leaves to pin the needles
I used felt and fabric but you can do as you want
it's easy to do, like a book cover
I love my needle minder too !! so useful
Hubby laughed when I said him you sometimes search for your needles too with your hubby ,he said we are all the same =D
Big big hugs
xxx
My goodness what gorgeous needle books! Both are so lovely :). I simply adore the love birds design and it does look so pretty in blue. Fab gift for your exchange
RépondreSupprimerClair de lune is looking stunning... Even with the polka dots :)
I love how your hubby as the same problem as mine - missing needles in the couch :). Great gifts!
Hugs xx
hahahaha, even with the polka dots =D
SupprimerThat makes me laugh
for next picture I'll have to check this ! don't know why I didn't see it before posting =)
I well progressed, only the moon left, and backstitch =)
Thank you so much for your kind words, Joan Elliott's design are so pretty
I made another one....hehehehe =)
big hugs
xxx