. . . You’re a Star!

Nejsopu tyhle susenky nadherne, vyborny napad jak pouzit obycejne vykrajovatko ve tvaru hvezdy! Vice najdete na blogu, kde jsou ukazky vice nez 20 dalsich napadu, jak hvezdicky zdobit. Pouzijte svuj oblibeny recept, myslim, ze testo na linecka kolecka nebo pernicky by se dobre hodilo ale necham to na vas. Jestli tenhle napad uplatnite, zaskocte zpatky a nepiste, jakou meli susenky odezvu, rada se podivam, co jste vytvorili. :)

First, I want to share these cookies, aren't they cute?  What a great idea to use just regular star shape cookie cutter! There is more than 20 other great creations. Let me know if you make some, I would like to see them :)

Prvni dokonceny projekt tohoto roku  Rikke Hat, tentokrat pro mne. Inspiraci jsem cerpala zde, popis jsem si upravila podle vlastni potreby.

First finished project of this year, Rikke Hat, this time for myself. I was inspired by this pattern even though I did make alterations to suit my needs.

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 Skywalker shawl. Po upleteni asi 15cm si stale nejsem jista, jestli parat a zacit na mensich jehlicich, nebo pokracove v pleteni. Protoze mi to ale stale lezi v hlave a  i kdyz  je to  krajkovy, takze dirkovany vzorek, myslim, ze budu parat  :(   Neni to nic hrozneho, protoze jsem teprve na zacatku ale budu muset dojet vymenit  jehlice za mensi, koupila jsem je specialne pro tuhle vlnu v kontrastni barve, aby se mi lepe pletla, tedy spis pocitala ocka.

I started my Skywalker shawl, but I am not happy with the gauge. I think I'll take it apart and start over on smaller needles. I am  not 100% sure yet, but it's bugging me and I am still at the beginning of this project so it's not really  a big deal. I bough these needles specially for this project (see the contrast color) and I will have to go and exchange them, which is a big of a drag but that's life.

New year - new project

Novy rok, novy projekt. Brzy vam ukazu co mam nahozeno na jehlicich. Dosla jsem k poznani, ze zivot je moc kratky na to plytvat casem pletenim z nekvalitni prize. Proto tedy smes hedvabi a Merino vlny.  Poridila jsem si take nove bambusove jehlice v kontrastni barve aby se lepe pletlo, ze :))

New year - new project. I will show you very soon what's on my needles now.  I came to a conclusion that  life is short hence you should be using  luxurious yarns! This one feels sooo soft.  By the way I've got new bamboo needles for this project too :))

Rada kupuji mistni vyrobky..... tato prize je  od nas z ostrova.

 I love shopping locally....

Podrobne video ( nemecky) na " kruhove " pleteni.  Myslim, ze je postup velice nazorny a tak to zvlatnete i kdyz treba neumite nemecky. Druhe video (anglicky) ukazuje zase velice podrobne "krokodyli vzorek".

Few good video tutorials. One in German on how to knit  a "snail". Ha,ha, that's how I call this clever circle knitting technique .  The second one shows how to crochet "crocodile stitch".  Enjoy!

Preji krasny vikend....

 Hope you have a wonderful weekend xo......

Happy New Year ❤

Preji vam vsem prekrasny novy rok!  Dekuji  za navstevy a  mile komentare.  Moc take vitam  nove "followers"  tohoto blogu, jsem potesena! A jeste jednou preji pekne Silvestrovske oslavy ☕


Wishing you the most amazing and exiting new Year!  Thank you  ALL  for visiting this past year and leaving you very kind comments! I would also like to WELCOME all of my new followers that join in recently, I really appreciate that!   Have a wonderful New Year celebration, cheers and see you in the new year  ☕

elf on the shelf

Stedry den je, jak se rika, za dvermi a ja se snazim na posledni chvili dodelat vsechny resty. Dnes jsem jeste behala cely den po obchodech ale dycha se mi snadneji, ted potrebuji opravdu jen par malickosti a to uz zmuzu  hrave, pravda!   Dcera chtela pro maleho vanocniho skritka a tak jsem se pustila do siti. Ma ruce i nohy vyplnene dratky, takze je vic pohyblivy. Kdyz uz jsem v tom byla, tak jsem spichla jednoho vetsiho (vrchni fotka) take pro sebe, ty z minuleho roku putovaly do novych domovu.

I am trying to finish my shopping list. I feel much better today after a day in town. Mission accomplished, now I need just few miner things and I am done!  My daughter asked me to make  "elf on the shelf " for Mak (below) so I took out my sewing machine and while I was on it i made one (top picture) for myself as well.

Z pecenim jsem zacala teprve tento tyden, nektere je uz naplnene a nazdonene, na jine se snad dostane v pristich dnech. Nelamu to prez koleno, vanoce jsou prece svatky pohody a klidu.....,no nevim, pohody urcite ale toho klidu je vetsinou po skrovnu. Vetsinou si oddechnu az kdyz se posadim ke stedrovecerni veceri :))  Takhle jsem dopadla pri peceni cukrovi, pri spatnem odhadu rychlosti :)))

I didn't start baking till this week, but some of the cookies are now filed and done and I hope to finished the rest in the next couple of days. Flour attack - baking can be dangerous :)))

Kdyz uz, tak uz, pustila jsem se jeste do chleba.  Normalne si testo delam v pekarne a pak ho jen upecu v troube ale tentokrat jsem  udelala klasicky bochnik jen z prirodnoho  kvasku bez drozdi. Dvou denni proces, ktery ale stoji za to!

I also made this wild yeast bread. The whole process took two days, but it was well worth it!

 Tyhle fotky jsou uz nejmene dva tydny stare, ke kolovratku se ted nedostanu ale uz se tesim, ze si to po svatcich vynahradim.

These photos are at least two weeks old. I have no time to spin now, but cant wait to start again after the holidays. 

 Hackovane backory, ktere jsem po dokonceni  zfilcovala v pracce.

 I finished my crochet felted slippers.

DIY

Nekolik navodu DIY neboli " udelej to sam " pro ty, kteri radi tvori. Pomalu (ale jiste) se blizi vanoce a tak treba udelate nekomu radost rucne vyrobenym "sperkem".

Few DIY for all of you who like to make jewelry, and since Christmas is approaching  fast, these would make  nice gifts too. 

 By Wilma

Studs and Pearls 

How did you make this                       

 MemeRose

No a co takhle hackovany venec?  Nechci tady strasit se svatky predcasne ale myslim, ze na vyrobu darku a dekorace uz opravdu zase tolik casu nezbyva :))  Uz vas to take "chyta"? Je to tezke odolat, kdyz obchody jsou plne vanocni vyzdoby a v pulce listopadu vam hraji  koledy!

And what about this crochet wreath? I don't want to push holidays on you so early, but I think that if you are making gifts and decorations yourself, there is no time to spare :)) It is hard to resist, specially when the stores are already decked up for the holidays and playing Christmas songs!

it's snowing......

Prvni snih se letos zacal sypat o tyden driv nez lonskeho roku a musim rict, ze me opravdu prekvapilo, kdyz jsem rano vyhledla z okna a uvidela tu nadilku. Cely den stridave snezi a prsi, takze postupne taje a zase pribyva a neni ho ted odpoledne o moc vic nez rano. Protoze jsem pekne doma v teple, vubec mi to nevadi. Kolovratek alespon nezahali, bytem voni chystana vecere a ja premyslim, co sladkeho dnes upecu az dopiji kavu.....


First snow arrived a week earlier then last year and I have to say that I was surprise, when I woke up this morning and looked out the window. It's snowing and raining all day so the snow is melting and then some more falling down and in the afternoon, there is still the same amount as in the morning. I am cozy at home and don't mind this "white stuff". The spinning wheel is put to work, the house smells of supper being cook and I am contemplating, what to make for dessert after I finish my coffee......

 Vcera vecen jsem mela o zabavu postarano, vzniklo toto pradenko. Je to uzasne videt v co se vam pred ocima meni obarvene kousky vlny a dalsi barevne prekvapeni na vas ceka kdyz z pradenka neco vytvorite.

 I had a blast last night working on this skein. You never know what colors you get after you spin your dyed fleece and  to make something from it is yet another surprise.

A jedna perlicka pro milovniky Tildy. Sikovna Angeline vytvorila tuhle netradicni krasku pomoci hacku.

 Sweet angel for all Tilda lovers created  by  Angeline.

Lemon tree

Mozna si nekteri z vas jeste pamatuji muj lonsky prispevek o citrovniku. Byl nadherny ale od okamziku co jsem ho donesla domu zacal chradnout. Presazovala jsem, mlzila, prenasela ze skleniku na zahradu a ze zahrady zpet do skleniku ale nakonec stejne uhynu. Dopadl tak i druhy stromek,kterym jsem ho promptne nahradila. Po prozkoumani korenu jsem usoudila, ze byly asi prehnojene. Kulickami vyzivy se to v kvetinaci jen hemzilo. Nevzdala jsem se a to hlavne z toho duvodu, ze prvni stromek byl vlastne darek k narozeninam od meho otce. Netrpelive jsem cekala na jaro,  az se stromky znovu objevi v prodeji. Tentokrat se mu dari, ( krizim prsry ) nejprve byl asi mesic doma, kde jsem steteckem opylovala jeho kvety a kdyz se dostatecne oteplilo, putoval do skleniku. Tam zacal rust doslova pred ocima a male citronky se zacaly nalevat. Vcera jsem ho donesla domu, venku bylo v noci pouze pul stupne nad 0 a protoze sklenik neni vytapeny, stromek precka zimu v dome. Jen se bojim aby ten sok ze stehovani prezil!

You may remember my last year post about Meyer lemon tree. Healthy looking when I first got it, but it deteriorated fast after we brought it home. I moved it from the greenhouse to the garden and then back to the greenhouse again,  but it died and so did the one I replaced it with. It was a birthday gift from my father so I was waiting anxiously for spring, when they arrive in stores again. I kept this one at home for about a month before putting it in the greenhouse, I pollinated the flowers with little brush and the plant grew and thrived before our eyes. I just move it back into the house as the temperature dipped to 0  last night and I am crossing y fingers that the tree will survive the move.

 Citrovnik Meyer - Meyer Lemon

 Me prvni pradeno. Procvicuji si koordinaci a techniku na vlne, kterou jsem dostala spolu s kolovratkem. Nejsou to zrovna barvy, ktere bych normalne volila ale jak se rika "darovanemu koni na zuby nekoukej" :) Na fotce je videt jednoducha pomucka na kterou se prize navine a tak vznikne "pradeno".

My first skein. I am practicing my coordination and technique using some gifted  fiber. No exactly my colors if i had a choice, but it'll do for now. Wooden skein winder ( Niddy Noddy )comes handy too.......

 Dnesni rano mne privitalo slunickem. Prize pripravena na praci, tentokrat v trosku veselejsich barvach. V pozadi je videt tkalcovsky stav, ano vidite dobre, tkalcovsky stav. Reknete ne, kdyz  vam ho nekdo nabizi zdarma.... ale jestly to takhle pujde dal, nebudeme se moct ani najist, protoze nas me hobby pomalu vytlacuje z jidelny.

I was greeted by sunshine this morning. Fiber ready to spin in more cheerful colors. In the back you can see   my loom, I know,  loom ? you may say, but I couldn't say no to it for it was free and looking for a new 
home :)  If I'll continue "collecting" more stuff, we'll soon need a new dining room.

 Jak malo staci k (me) radosti :)
How little you ( I ) need to be happy :)

Na zaver jeste kolaz pro potechu oka. Neptejte se, odkud  fotky jsou, vse stazene z netu, ulozene v mem  "inspirace" file.
And last but not least an inspiration collage. Don't ask me where the images came from,they are in my "inspiration" file now :)