Let's babble

After Keiki there was more fun this week. I was surprised receiving an email in my inbox: I was congratulated by Babble because I made it to their Top 50 Mom Craft Blogs of 2013. They told me that I had to shout about it! Ok, here is my shout, but I'm afraid without Facebook, Twitter and so on, this will be my only tiny shout...

Makes me more eager to try Facebook once, when I'm grown up ;). And Babble editors, thanks for appreciating my tiny blog, your words are warm! I'm happy to show you that the reversible leather sample bag isn't complex at all.

In Danish

Fun! The stick horse DIY in the online magazine Keiki.dk (p 84-85).

Little piece

Don't wanna talk big, but yes, I so love this result! From the first moment I saw the pattern I knew it was meant for me. These kind of simple designs bring me joy and happiness.

Found here and made with a double yarn as described (color 2020 and 9020). I recommend this yarn, that I tested before. It's lovely soft and supple.

Dear Mees, I wish you grow fast so you can go home!

Being a goddess

This year's themes in school for M are the ancient Greeks and the Egyptians. Carnival fits in with these themes. Her first idea of being a pyramid didn't make it. After googling images of Egyptian goddesses the choice was made: she would be Hathor, goddess of joy and motherhood.

On Saturday M and I did some shopping: we needed golden ribbon and feathers. We loved the black ones we found finally! Sunday evening her hair, wings and dress (super simple but with a blind zipper on the side) were ready to wear, but her collar failed (after my try to sew circles of slippery golden fabric and cotton fabric). After using interfacing for the golden fabric her collar (or do I need to call it a necklace?) turned out fine.

Her wings were attached to the back of her dress by press buttons. We tried and tried, but didn't succeed to fix her typical sun-between-two-horns on her head. So in the end F changed the head attribute into a staff. If L wants to wear this costume as well when she is in the fifth class, we've got four more years to find a solution for the headdress. I'm curious!
Yes, M was proud to go and show herself. And even more after winning a price!

Meet us...

... this morning.

L's turn

Bye! she said to her mother. During her walk through the forest she decided to collect some forest treasures for her grandma.

She loved to see the sunlight shining through the trees. Happy with everything she had in her little basket, she continued her walk, unconsciously about dangerous animals nearby....

No, this is not a fairytale, this is about today's carnival at school, that I loved to attend. L persisted in going to the forest afterwards to play her role.
Why L's turn? Look at this. Only difference: for some reason M's red dress got lost during the years.

More wip

Last weekend we have been very busy for next Friday's carnival! We had fun making this typical hair. First we wrapped the yarn around the back of a chair. Then the yarn was taped together and cut. In total we had three bundles. Funny to sew taped yarn (just along the tape), it's something else than a dress! After removing the tape we were ready to make the haircut on M's head! I tried to cut it as straight as possible. The golden ribbon was finally sewn across the fringe and is used to keep the hair stay in place. Piece of cake!
She's already so happy: she comes home from school and gets dressed immediately, until falling asleep. And this morning even at breakfast. And sure, Friday she will Walk like an Egyptian.

For Mees

A very little baby boy was born too early. I'm knitting to warm him when he is leaving the hospital. It's work in progress but I like to show it this way as well.