Scalloped Dresden Bag

Venku prsi, doma topime a  dnesni den jako by primo vybizel k tvoreni. Toto je kabelka  " Scalloped DresdenBag "  usita podle strihu z meho minuleho prispevku.  Jen jsem si strih trosku upravila a hlavne zvetsila., protoze mam rada prostorne tasky.  Postup na siti je velice podrobny a tak se sila moc pekne. Je z lnene latky a bavlny, sponky jsem zreciklovala ze stare kabelky. ( jen jeste podotknu, ze kabelka/strih je urcena jen pro osobni pouziti a ne na prodej )

It's  raining, our fire is going and in my opinion, that is a perfect day for crafts. I decided to make the 

" Scalloped Dresden Bag "  from my last post.  I made adjustments to the original pattern and made the bag bigger,  because I like to have lots of room  for all my stuff  :)  The instructions are very detail  and easy to follow. I used linen and cotton fabrics and recycled the "hardware" from an old purse. 

goodies

Dnes vam prinasim dve "dobroty".  Prvni, v podobe bezplatneho strihu na kabelku, kterou si chci stoprocentne usit.

I have a  few goodies for you today. First one is  this free Scalloped Dresden Bag  pattern. I thing that it's really lovely and I, for sure, will make one for myself. 

 

 Druha je navod jak "vysperkovat" obycejnou salu. Pouziva se "papir do mrazaku" ktery po vystrihnuti sablony nazehlime na latku. Po "vybarveni a zaschnuti barvy jen sloupneme a je hotovo.


 Second is this easy  tutorial   for beautifying  a simple scarf. 

 O vikendu jsme vyrazili do nedalekeho mestecka Nanaimo, kde nikdy nevynecham obchod pro kutily Michaels a nakoupim veci o kterych jsem vubec netusila, ze je  "nutne' potrebuji  :)


We went down to Nanaimo this weekend, where I always shop at Michaels store. I bought things I didn't know I needed :)

Tento mesic jsem se stala clenkou mistniho zdruzeni "pratel vlny"  a vcera poprve vyzkousela predeni. I kdyz jsem si koupila vlastni kolovratek, pronajala jsem si na mesic tento skladaci, ktery je modernejsi a hlavne prenosny.  Pustila jsem se do prace z prizi, kterou jsem sama vyprala a  ucesla. Slo to pomalu a ne dobre, ale nepocitala jsem stim, ze sednu ke kolovratku a bude ze mne zkusena pradlena.. Budu se toho muset hooodne naucit.

I also  joined  our local  Wool gatherers guild,  and yesterday, for the first time, I tried to spin some of the fleece, that I washed and carded. As I expected, it did not go very well. There is soooo much to learn!

 

Nitka se kroutila, byla tenka a tlusta, vetsinou moc " umotana" ale nevzdala jsem to a z prvnich dvou (ne moc povedenych)  klubicek vznikl tento  pleteny prouzek

The fleece was winding, thick and thin, but I kept trying. This is a sample, that I knitted from my first (not very good) balls of yarn.

Dnes se s vami rozloucim fotkami figuriny, kterou jsem si vcera koupila na foceni mych vyrobku. Nejenom sal, salu, nakrcniku a podobne ale take sperku, ktere vam snad uz v brzke dobe predvedu.

Before I say good bye, I want to show you my new "torso" I bought yesterday. I like to take photographs of my handmade stuff  and I think, that it will looks more presentable.  Hopefully, I'll be  able to show you my new necklaces soon.
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Skoro dokonceny sal.......

Almost finished shawl......

Spring and such......

 Prave hackuji tento nadherny sal,  navod najdete tady. Kdyz na prave strane zadate "download" muzete si zdarma stahnou  popis.

I am crocheting this beautiful shawl.  You will fine the free pattern download here. 

Bohuzel u nas nemeli tuto prizi prave v tehle barve ( uz je objednana a snad pristi tyden dorazi ) a tak jsem  zatim sahla do mych zasob.


 Unfortunately, they did not have the yarn available in the same color,  but I did order it and it should be here next week.  For now,  I picked this one from my stash, as I couldn't wait and have to try the pattern right away.

 Verim, ze jste si hezky uzili  velikonocni vikend! K nam konecne dorazilo jarni pocasi a tak pracujeme okolo domu a na zahrade. Osazuji kvetinace, vyndala jsem kvetiny, ktere prezimovaly v kulne, sazim seminka. Sazenicky rajcat a paprik jsem presadila do vetsich kvetniku a brzy poputuji do skleniku.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! Spring weather finally arrived,  and we are happily working around the yard and in the garden. I am busy planting flower pots, taking out my winterized plants and planting all kinds of seeds. My tomatoes and peppers seedlings have been already transferred  into bigger pots, they'll be ready for the greenhouse soon.

Muj oblibeny " jarni " strom na ostrove Hornby, kde jsme stravili minuly tyden.

This is my favorite " spring " tree on Hornby Island, where we spent last week.

Devoshire Farm, Courtenay, B.C.

bunnies

Velikonoce se blizi ale ja, diky stale trvajici chripce  nemam nic poradne nachystane :(  Nezdobim, nepecu ale misto toho odpocivam a probiram se  nekonecnou inspiraci na internetu.   Podelim se s vami o tyto dva zajicky :)

Easter is approaching  rather fast, but due to my flu, I am not doing much of decorating or baking.  I am resting most of the time, trying to get better, looking through tons of Easter inspiration and ideas. I'll share these two cute bunnies with you :)

Tyto roztomile zajicky najdete na blogu  the Purle bee a strih si muzete vytisknous zde.

You can find these bunny puppets at  the Purl bee blog and the pdf. printable pattern is here.

 Dalsi jou pleteni zajicci na vajicka z blogu Zakka Life.

Next is this bunny egg cozy pattern, which you can find at Zakka Life blog.

 

 A nakonec jeste dokoncena decka. Doufala jsem, ze prize kterou jsem ji hackovala je vlna, po dokonceni putovala rovnou do pracky z horkou vodou, kde  krasne zplstnatela nebo se rika zfilcovatela?  Kazdopadne to byl pozadovany efekt a ted je z ni muj novy nakrcnich.

And last but not least is my new neck warmer. The crocheted doily, which I finished by felting it in the washing machine and that turned out just the way I imagined it would.

Preji vam vsem krasny vikend at uz slavite Velikonoce nebo Pesach......
Have a wonderful Easter weekend or Passover celebration ......

Doily - Decka

Pred par dny me skolila chripka a tak polehavam, posedavam a obcas i hackuji. Pustila jsem se do teto decky, z materialu, ktery jsem jednou koupila v second hand. Myslim, ze je to vlna ale nejsem si uplne jista. Konecny vyrobek vam snad brzy ukazu, tyhle fotky vznikly uz vcera a dnes je decka zase o neco vetsi :)


I've got the flue few days ago, so I am mostly on the couch resting, which is not that bad since I have some time to crochet. I bought this yarn long time ago in the thrift store and I think that  it's  woo,  but will not know till a wash this piece. I am making a doily and I progressed even more with it, since I took these photos yesterday.

Popis a originalni foto

Pattern and original photo

A na zaver jeste trosku jarni inspirace pro potechu oka  :))

And least but not last,  few pretty pics of spring decoration  ideas  :))
 

images hgtv.ca

cake pops podruhe

V minulem prispevku jsem vam predstavila pekarnu na mini dortiky. Moc se tesim, jak ji vyzkousim ale..... Dominik  se do peceni vcera pustil z jeho kamaradkou a i  Michaela ( starsiho brachu) to zaujalo. Musim rict, ze se jim moc povedly,  krasne se pekly a zdobeni byla take zabava.   Na me zbylo udelat veceri a doufat, ze  nadseni z teto "novoty"  pomine a  priste to uz doopravdy zkusim ja :)

 I introduced my new baby cakes maker in my last post. I can't wait to try it out but.......yesterday,  my son Dominik and his girlfriend wanted to bake these little treats  themselves, while I was making dinner. Even his older brother was intrigued.  I have to say, they turn out pretty good and  they are pretty easy to make too.  Hopefully I'll make them next time all by myself, when the interest in this novelty will die down  :)

Alex, Dominik a Michael

Co myslite, povedli se?  Ja myslim, ze ano.

What do you think, did they turn out ok?  I think they did.

 Vcera po obede dcera privezla Makeefa,  potrebovala si neco zaridit  a ja si snim uzila hezke odpoledne. Vubec nam nevadilo, ze venku prsi, pekne jsme si hrali doma.  Na fotkach  svaci a vyvadi hlouposti a "babi" mu to dovoli, protoze od toho je babicka, ze ? :)))

Yesterday after lunch, my daughter brought over Makeef, because she had some stuff to take care of. Even thought it was raining, we had a great afternoon, playing indoors. He is having his snack in  these photos, being silly and  why  does "babi' let him do that, because that's what grandma is for, right ? :)))

Mozna, ze se nektere z vas hodi popis na tuhle jarni, hackovanou decku. Ja bych se do ni hned pustila, jen nevim, zda budu  mit jeste cas,  ji do velikonoc dokoncit. Premyslim, ze jeden zajic by jako decka  mozna uplne stacil. 

I hope, that some of you may use this crochet diagram for the spring, table runner. I would like to make it,  but I am not sure,  if I would be able to finish it in time for Easter. Maybe I'll make just a "doily" with one rabbit :))

cake pops a jarni vymena

Nevim, jestli  se uz  take v cesku rozmohla manie "lizatkovych" dortiku ale ja jsem uz dele nevydrzela a koupila "baby cakes maker"  Zatim jsem se jeste nedostala k jeho vyzkouseni ale videa na internetu  a me pritelkyne, ktere tuhle pecici  pomucku pouzivaji, hromadne souhlasi, ze upect davku kulatych mini dortiku je brnkacka.  Pridavam video, kde se muzete sami presvedcit. Kdo ale tohle pecici zarizeni nema, muze si klidne kulicky udelat podle tohoto videa.  Testo je sice jine ale konecny vyrobek  vypada stejne. Upeceny korpus se rozdrobi a spoji kremem (muze byt i libovolna marmelada) Nechate vychladit, pak udelate kulicky, ktere  zdobite stejne, jako upecene dortiky.

I finally cave in and bought this "baby cakes maker". ( I was able to buy it in our town and not from the internet)  This seems to be the latest craze :)  I didn't even have time to try it out yet, but it is suppose to be ( according to this video  and my  friends, who own this little gadget) real simple task. You can make them without this  maker like this.  It is slightly different, but the end result looks the same.

Na internetu je spousta inspirace a tady je par ukazek, jak lze tyhle sladke jednohubky nazdobit.

I found lots of inspiration on Flickr.

 Flickr images


Konecne take vkladam fotky z jarni vymeny, kterou z organizovala Helenka. Tahle krasna hackovana vajicka jsem dostala od Janicky a jeji sestry Helenky, ktera sice nema svuj blog ale hackovat umi naramne! Holky mockrat dekuji :)

These beautiful crochet eggs arrived from Jana and her sister Helena, who made them.  My friend Helena organized this awesome Spring swap at her blog. Thank you all!

A tady je zajda, ktery pro zmenu putoval ode mne az k Elisce do daleke Australie  :)

And this is "spring rabbit"  I made and sent to Ella  all the way to Australia :)