07/01/2014

Un porte cléfs estival

Tout d'abord , comme je ne suis pas venue ici depuis le début d'année (méchante et bien connue en cette saison G....O...) je souhaite à tout le monde une très bonne année 2014.


La dernière fois j'avais parlé du diagramme voyageur , le tirage au sort a été fait hier soir mais avant de savoir où il va repartir...voici la broderie terminée :


Summer Garden donc, de Little House Needleworks dans des couleurs que nous avons choisies 'estivales' =)
Il y a normalement une bordure brodée, mais la chose dans laquelle cette pièce a fini étant trop petite, je n'ai pas pu la faire...pas bien grave :)
Quelle est donc cette chose ?
Il nous manquait au garage un porte clefs pour les clefs de la boite aux lettres, l'abri de jardin, l'abri à gaz....


Un peu de peinture, le talent de Super Moitié , une petite souris cherchant après son morceau de fromage perdu.... (que de mise en scène pour un simple porte clefs =D )
Et voilà :


Exactement ce qu'on voulait et un diagramme voyageur bien logé =)
Plus question maintenant de chercher après les clefs....

J'ai l'impression de déjà en retard, à montrer des pièces finies l'année dernière et d'autres déjà faites en ce début d'année...mais on a tout le temps !
Une bonne résolution pour cette année ?
Peut être essayer de faire des mises à jour plus fréquentes ici... =D
A très vite
xxx

PS: des cartes de vœux sont arrivées encore..avec un peu de retard mais elles ont fait très plaisir tout de même.
Merci à Simone et Amber (jetez un œil à l’affranchissement de saison au Canada =D)


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As I didn't come here since 2014 has started (too well known seasonal intestinal virus that tired me soooo much...) I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
May 2014 bring you whatever makes you smile and happy, health (not a good start for me !) and lot's of stitches & craft =D
As you can see just above, 2 cards arrived to wish me a Merry Christmas and even if they arrived a bit after Christmas I was really happy to open them. 
Thank you Simone and Amber for your beautiful cards and words (have a look at the seasonal Canadian stamping, excellent)

So as you saw it, I finished the travelling pattern.
We chose summer colours. 
As we needed a key holder in the garage for the 'outside' keys (letter box, garden shed, bottled gas shed...) when we saw this one we immediately bought it ! And the travelling pattern was finally perfect to enter it !
Super Half painted it, added this cute mouse searching her lost piece of cheese....





What a staging for a simple key holder =D






The space for the stitched piece was a little bit smaller than the finished size so I couldn't stitch the border but I think it's a not a real problem =)



I love it, and now, it's impossible to wonder 'where are the keys' ? =)
So you were 4 here wishing to be the next stitcher....
1 - Carolyn
2 - Mmanka
3 - Noni
4 - Dani
And next stitcher is....

Congrats Dani =)
Can you please e-mail me your address so that I can prepare the Travelling Pattern luggages ? 


I have one resolution this year.. 'to try & update more often my blog' =D
So let's hope I'll be back soon
xxx
Look for the odd one out =D

54 commentaires:

  1. Wonderful stitching.
    Your frame is perfect.

    Greetings, Manuela

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    1. thank you very much Manuela =)
      it's now the one and only beautiful thing in our mess...ho no ...garage =D
      xxx

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  2. WOW!
    Wonderful stitching!
    In love with that frame!
    xoxo

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    1. thanks a lot sweetie =D
      this travelling pattern has been a real pleasure =)
      xxxxx

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  3. I have made the same resolution. : )

    You always seem to find the nicest things to show off your finishes.Love it.

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    1. let's hope we will succeed =D
      Many thanks for your very kind comment Julie
      xxx

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  4. It's just perfect, Valma!!!

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    1. thank you very much Kate =)
      I'm sorry to be late in all my answers !
      now that I'm feeling better I'll do my best to update everything very soon =)
      have a great weekend
      big big hugs
      xxx

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  5. This is so pretty and the stitching looks perfect with it. Well done on another great project.

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    1. thank you very much =)
      a good start for this new year...let's hope it will be another creative one =D
      xxx

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  6. Superb joint work! I see Darth Vader has visited you!! :D We have Chubbacca keeping an eye on our garden shed!!
    Hugs & xxx

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    1. hahaha, dear Darth yes , the only key ring hubby chose !
      (he has light in his feet ! (not hubby he, Darth =D))
      D2R2 (or R2D2 here) keeps the alarm remote control =)
      nooo we are not fan of star wars & lego =D
      thank you for kind comment sweetie
      xxx

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  7. I absolutely love your key holder,lovely stitching and the mouse and cheese are adorable.
    I hope you are on the mend Valerie,not a pleasant start to the New Year:-(

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    1. many thanks Lesley =)
      it's really the one and only beautiful thing in our garage =D
      (it's a real mess since we arrived here !)
      I now feel better thank you, would have preferred a cold or a flue =)
      xxxxx

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  8. Valma your stitching is so beautiful , I stitched my one in different colours , love the way you worked it in to the frame , did you buy your frame from the internet or a shop ? hugs.

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    1. Thanks a lot June =)
      I bought the frame in a shop here, a craft shop where they sell craft accessories for 'decopatch', wooden / cardboard boxes ...everything to be customized
      but maybe it can be find on the internet :-/
      have a great weekend
      xxxx

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    1. thanks a lot Carolyn =)
      watch out Dani's space within a few weeks, you can have a second chance of winning this pattern =D
      xxxxxx

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  10. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear you've been sick, Valerie--just horrible right after Christmas, too! The flu is really spreading over here, too--sure hope I can avoid it :)

    Your key holder is wonderful--beautiful stitching and a great frame to hold it! The little mouse on the roof is adorable :)

    Hope this is the last of your illness for all of 2014!! Stay warm and curl up with your stitching!

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    1. Many thanks Carol =)
      I feel better now, but it really tired me !
      I also hope it's going to be the last of my illness for the whole year =D
      (to start the year in my toilets with this intestinal problem will maybe bring me luck for 12 months hahahaha =D silly me)
      I'm late in my blogs reading but I sincerely hope you're fine with that terrible cold we saw on TV !
      Have a great warm weekend
      xxxxx

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  11. That's a very nice idea of putting your finished piece into a key holder!! Looks very cute!! Lovely painting by your hubby:)

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    1. many thanks Preeti =D
      a cute first creation for this new year, let's hope we will be as creative all year long =)
      xxxx

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  12. Happy happy happy new year sweetie..

    First whahahahaha Darth Vader.. whahahahahahahah..
    So needed to love!!

    It;s winter and YOU are STITCHing SUMMER??
    I really need to call the docotr, your more ill then you where saying..
    Even the snow hasn't fallen..
    Crazy you!!


    But it's a lovely piece
    and then SuperHubby cames around the corner with his awesome paint skills..
    It's too sick what he does..
    I already loved the key holder so much ( IT"S WHITE)
    and then he does that with it.. attached the lovely mouse and cheese..
    Your whole garage most looks awesome at this time???
    AWESOME job M-COUPLE

    And indeed the border is not a problem.. the cute mouse will make up for that.. hihihi

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    1. Yeees I'm stitching summer, but it's not my fault hehehe, it's only because of the travelling pattern =D
      Darth Vader hahaha, the one and only key ring Hubby chose =)
      a funny but useful key ring as Darth has lights in his feet =D
      thank you so very much for your kind comment Petite Anne
      I'm in love with this piece
      the garage ...ho no ...it's a real real real mess, only one beautiful piece in it now =D
      have a great weekend sweetie
      7 days left....go go go...craft =D
      xxxxx

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  13. This is sooo cute! Well done!

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    1. Many thanks Emma =)
      Sure I wouldn't have stitched it if it hasn't been a travelling pattern =)
      xxx

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  14. Oh, my goodness! It's an amazing finish! This little cute mouse trying to find its cheese it's soooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it! Very well done! Congrats to Hubbie!!!! And congrats also to you: perfect stitched! I hope you be better now: 2014 is gonna be fantastic! Big hugs from the hotest part of Earth!

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    1. thank you so very much my sweet friend
      mouse & cheese are in fact buttons =D
      I didn't know how to use them, now it is done !
      hope 2014 will be a creative year again ...we well started =D
      big hugs
      xxxx

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  15. Wow, that looks so pretty!!
    Lovely piece of the superteam!!
    And the cute mouse and cheese...haha..that is so funny!

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    1. Many thanks sweetie
      I must admit that our garage is a total awful mess with only one beauty now =D
      this travelling pattern inspired us =D
      xxxx

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  16. Oh that's so cute mouse, this key holder was gorgeous, the colors, the embroidery, the details, very Valma.
    I hope you find yourself feeling better.
    Hugs

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    1. Many thanks sweetie for your kind comment on my key holder =)
      I'm feeling a bit better but it really tired me !
      Didn't stitch much !
      Happy new year they said =)
      xxxx

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  17. Hi Valma! I hope you're fully over the seasonal bug, I had it a few years ago and I didn't know which end to stick over the toilet, so I can totally sympathize! Great stitching and great paintwork, you and hubby are such a good team! The end result is really nice, and the cute key rings give it a perfect final touch.
    You could probably sell it for a nice profit! Just a thought..... ; )
    Kind regards, Brian.

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    1. Hi Brian
      I indeed had a kind of love story with my toilets :-/
      Now I'm feeling better =)
      Let's hope it will be the one and only seasonal bug !
      Many thanks for your kind comment. I'm really thinking at opening an E-shop ...who knows...maybe I'll succeed in selling some pieces....
      I'm so dreaming of a 'real' shop !
      xxx

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  18. Hello ma copine, comment c'est trop beau ce petit accroche clefs!!!! excellent et bien dans tes couleurs avec ça... vraiment trop mimi et le détail c'est ce qui finalise toujours ton travail!!!!
    ben en 2014 je suis persuadée d'une chose, je vais rester fan!!!!
    biz ma copine et à bientôt
    Blandine

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    1. Mille mercis ma copine
      C'est le seul truc mimi et propre dans le fort boyard garage hahaha =D
      espérons une année 2014 très créative =)
      gros bisous

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  19. Hello! Happy New Year! I just awarded you with a Liebster Award would you like to take part?
    http://ariadnefromgreece.blogspot.gr/2014/01/i-got-liebster-award.html
    AriadnefromGreece!

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    1. hooo than you sweetie
      I'm late in my blogs reading but will have a look at your blog then =)
      but as you can see in the right column, below the tags...I have already been awarded with the Liebster Award =D
      but I'll add your name =)
      thank you
      have a great weekend
      xxxx

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  20. Your stitched piece looks wonderful in your key holder.

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    1. thank you very much Andrea =)
      a good creative start for this new year =D
      xxx

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  21. Ohhh this is so similar to my idea for our 2013 sal :) not the key holder but the bird house heheheh
    Your piece looks amazing! Great work, well done :D
    You had a hard start this year :( hope that vírus is gone by now and you are feeling 100% well :)))
    Hugs&smiles my friend

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    1. ho yes really ? did I take your idea ? I didn't know =)
      sorry hehehe
      birds of a feather.....
      a great first 2014 piece isn't it ? =)
      have a great week sweetie
      big hugs
      xxx

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  22. Hi dear
    ohh my.. it is absolutely extraordinary.
    All is beautiful, great finish.
    ciaooo Giovanna
    happy xxx

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    1. Many thanks sweetie =)
      Our first finish for this new year..
      let's hope it will be another creative year..
      biiiig hugs
      xxx

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  23. C'est vrais qu'il fait super dans le garage ! et pratique en plus !
    ;-)
    xxxx

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    1. J'étais même pas encore allée voir =D
      Pas bien...
      Merci encore choupi =)
      xxx

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  24. What a lovely key holder!!!:)
    I just love it.:) I am sad I did not read your post about the TP...:(
    Happy New Year.

    Hugs.:)

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    1. Many thanks sweetie =)
      Watch out Dani's blog and maybe you'll have the chance to win it....
      big hugs
      xxx

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  25. Lots of hugs and love. Hope you are feeling better now. I love this stitch! It is so beautiful! Bright and happy.
    XOX

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    1. Many thanks Steph =)
      I feel better now, but the 10 first day of this new year have been difficult
      let's hope I'll go well through the whole winter now =D
      xxxx

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  26. I am so sorry that you started the new year with such a horrible nasty bug.... so not fair!
    But fingers crossed that is it and you will be healthy for the rest of the year :o)
    I love, just absolutely adore what you did with the travelling pattern - it is really gorgeous! You are both so clever - talented and imaginative :o) The little mouse looking for the cheese is brilliant - well done both of you :o)
    Love the key rings - so knew that Darth would be super hubby's!
    Stay well!
    Hugs xx

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    1. Many thanks Noni =D
      Indeed, Darth is the only keyring hubby chose hehehe
      But he was the one to think at the mouse & cheese =D
      so sweet
      We are a good team, and we love this first piece of the year we made.
      Let's hope we will have another very creative year !
      have a great weekend
      xxx

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  27. My God Valerie...you always find a way of giving such a perfect finish to your stitches!! I wish i also could do it!
    This little key holder is perfect!! The painting is beautiful and the stitches fits perfectly!!
    Congrats to you both...again!!! Loved it!;))

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    1. Many thanks sweetie
      I'm not responsible for the painting of the key holder hehehe, just the stitching =)
      with 2 crafty brains and 4 crafty hands we are very lucky here =D
      I have to do key chains now, to suit it =D
      Big big hugs
      xxx

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