Grey textured scarf

Today was such a lovely and pretty hot day. A little bit awkward to shoot winter cowls and scarfs, if I may say, but we had to grab to opportunity at hand and I am glad we did. The park was not packed full as we anticipated and it was great walking around and enjoying the sun. And taking pictures :)

I am happy to report that the several cowls / scarves I made using the chunky yarn called "Mima" were as easy as a breeze. I especially like the pattern which gives them a fabulous texture. As a matter of fact, the pattern is the same I used for my warmers here.

 

Today the whole park was swarming with ducks. Which is good - environmentally speaking. 

 I tried to sneak behind a family of them to take some better, up-close photos, but alas, they were not in a mood and got away.

 

 

Crocheted flower and bead necklace - magenta

Hello guys!

We just got home from a long and tiring but inspirational window shopping, which is not completely true because I bought some wonderfully cute ribbons and wooden flowers and hearts I am soon to brag about. I thought that I might throw in another of my favourite projects. You know that I love combining wooden beads with my crocheted flowers. For this I used several flowers in pink and magenta to make one rich piece and some magenta beads.

It can be found here.

Mixed Media Rings 2

This is the second set of rings. 
For these I found my other covered buttons. I remember buying these upholstering fabric pieces on kilo and I was excited to get the bargain.

They are cute, don't you agree?

Japanese Inspired Bolero

 

I had plans to make this bolero for quite a while, and recently I made it. From the moment I bought the knit fabric I knew what I wanted with it. This was the first time for me to buy a ... hmmm... I don't even know what this kind of batch is called, but the fabric was sold (factory-made) in the form of a tube. So the tube gave me the idea of making it a bolero. I was planning to make a short how-to but was in a hurry. You see, I took this cutie with me on my trip so there was no time to meddle with pictures. But as it turned out to be a favourite for the slightly colder September nights I am determined to sew another one.

As the title suggests, it is inspired by the Japanese fashion and the Mori Girl Styling. It has all the necessary essentials that can instantly capture one's heart: an adorable mustard knit fabric ( I am insanely mad about mustard - it's a kind of fixation for me) and an intricate, wide lace.That's enough for me :)

I wear it over t-shirt /sweatshirts (some in mustard too) and jeans and for me it is a winning combination. Oh, and I mustn't forget the adorable crocheted necklace (see down below) which comes as the perfect detail for this outfit.

Fall Necklace

I believe I wouldn't be wrong to say that almost every crocheter has a stash of little projects set aside for a part into a bigger scheme.

So it happens that I have about three boxes of colorful flowers, beads and trims just sitting and waiting for their chance to beautify the world. One day I decided to finally make something out of them and created a ton of new stuff. This fall necklace is one of the chosen ones. 

For this I used my anemones in beautiful colors that bring wonderful images of fall.

I do hope this year we have a rich and colorful fall!

Mixed media rings

Hello everyone!
We've returned from our prolonged weekend trip to Belgrade but as it usually happens, the everyday grind mill took over and we got vacuumed into mundane routines. That means, I haven't been able to sort out my photographic documentation so it will take a while until I do that. However, I managed to make some photos of my new rings I am anxious to present. 

You wouldn't believe if I told you that the fabric buttons were made about 3 years ago, but it is now that I incorporated them with my crochet flowers to make these unique rings.  There are more to come. 

I also have to mention that on the craft show I met some really talented people, I mean jaw-dropping amazing, and I plan to highlight some of the finds here. So, until then, I wish you a happy day!

Boy pins

Hi everyone!

Hope you had a nice and relaxing weekend.
School having started we are slowly getting back into routines. And for the start of school we made some cute boy pins to decorate tees. 

This is an easy project - just perfect to involve your kids with.
To make these you need tiny toys and some pins.
We chose (preferably) flat-backed toys so so that it would be easy to glue the pin on. Glued the pins and our new favourite pins were born.

I like the guitar pin so much I know I am going to borrow it from Jacob very soon :)

My Craft Cupboard

 

 

 

Here's my craft cupboard / Yarn storage place. It is on a wall with two big windows at the sides so taking a picture of it is difficult.

But, what's important is that finally my yarn has its own home and it does feel great having it all in one place. The bottom "pigeon boxes" are currently filled with what I call inspiration boosters, but there will be some changes. Because of the renovating work we had, I had to just fill the drawers and  bottom cupboards with ribbon / lace / supplies boxes, which I will probably reveal some other time.

Wishing you a lovely evening, I am signing off!

 

Japanese Flower Headband

Those who follow my Facebook Fan Page have already seen this headband featured there. I fell in love with the flower the minute I saw it and I even made a mini version of it with a "microscopic hook" I inherited from my grandmother and equally spider web-like cotton thread.

Today is a holiday in my country celebrating the Day of the Virgin Mary. It has been a relaxed and lounge around (not all) day and I must say that I always feel strange lounging in the middle of the week when we should be bursting with or at least at the top of our energy and as a matter of fact I burst it in my kids' room and did some "summer cleaning". It's much easier to do it when the kids are not around (mine are still on vacation at their grandparents) in the sense you can get rid of the stuff they won't let go of. Maybe I am not one who should say this being on the "let's keep this one - we might need it one day" side. 
My husband absolutely hates it when in midst of throwing something I'd say "I need that - I might use it in a project". However, I tried to be reasonable today, not get attached to things and actually filled two big boxes to the brim with unnecessary things. So speaking of decluttering, I did my best.

Tomorrow I am going to re-arrange supplies in my craft cupboard  and show you some pictures of it. Maybe you remember my husband promised to make me one a while ago. Well he kept his promise. Needless to say I am in love with it!

Bracelets galore

Romantic bracelet, a photo by Little Treasure on Flickr.

Hi everyone! It's Friday finally and we've just said  "bye, bye" to the guys that replaced all our old wooden window frames. The house is bathed in fine, super miniscule dust - the one that gets everywhere so smoothly and that is so persistent on staying on things you just cannot wash it / wipe it away to save your life!

Amidst all the chaos I managed to finish a bracelet (the mustard one) because I am to participate in a craft show in early September and I've been making some new things. These are some of the bracelets I will take with me. Hope to finish a zillion things until then.

Have a lovely weekend - I'll be tackling some dust :)

 

The Mini Flower - a photo tutorial

Hi guys!

Today I have prepared a photo tutorial I am sure you are going to like. As the name says, it's about mini flowers. The pattern is quite simplistic, but hey - don't count them off. These are perfect for making last minute gifts and you can use them to make tons of stuff. 

You can see from the pictures above that they are also the perfect project for that left over yarn lying about.
So, grab some yarn and onto the pattern.

 

 

 Or just in good ol' words:

Chain 5 and join with the last chain from hook to make ring.
Round 1: make 4 sc in the ring
Round 2: *chain 5 and join with the next st by making a sl st" 
Repeat from * to * for the remaining stitches.

Let's throw some ideas how to use the mini flowers. 
They are perfect to make some accessories (barrettes, pins, headbands even little girls' necklaces and rings), decorate clothes, make garlands, etc.  

Hope you like them!