Those linen booties and crock stitching in my previous post where both copied from ever so inspiring Japanese craft magazines/books.

Here are a couple from my stash:

For my sweet baby ISBN4-07-246385-x

I’ve bought mine here but you can try other places. Some more pictures: here and here.

Next up it’s one of my favourites:

Heart warming life series – Idees special ISBN978-4-529-04493-6

Found a good site with quite a few Japanese craft books reviews in it. Have fun!

Loreta makes all the beautiful things. And this here is from her to me

it’s even more gorgeous in real (every piece has  stitching on both sides and is so beautiful, so perfect!!!) and it’s mine! M-i-n-e!!!

Pincushion

This notebook (and a bookmark)  is just …what’s the word? Pretty in every way and is gonna be used and treasured! Thank you Loreta so so much! I love it all!

It was a swap we had and as Loreta still hasn’t received my parcel yet (even though we sent almost at the same time), I can only give you a tiny sneak peak for now…

More pics soon, I hope!

it’s finished. But I haven’t quite decided what it is gonna be for… ‘sigh’. Well, originally it was meant to be a placemat for my older son, but I’ve changed my mind. And my boy doesn’t mind it (as long as it’s going to be something for him). So, I’m still thinking. Once I’ve completed this project I’ll let you know. It might take a while though… But for now lets have a look

Some of you might have recognized, I’ve borrowed my picture from this beautiful book. Delphine Durand is one of our very favourite illustrators and if you don’t know her yet – here, yep, she is fantastic. And those stories she illustrates… eh! I only wish there would be more (all) of her books in English.

I’ve been stitching intensively for the last two nights. You can see my first trial a couple of post ago where I’ve shown one picture… since then I had to change the process a bit and start again, but at last we have the result – a place mat  for my youngest who loves almost all living creatures and trains And loves to eat.

Stitching is easy, only getting everything ready for it takes a bit of time: I had to enlarge the original picture (below), cut out all the felt pieces I wanted on my mat and just stitch them all on. Now my older boy wants a mat too, so the same process only with a different theme is awaiting me…

it’s from this beautiful Japanese magazine I’ve treated myself to

Looking at this and other Japanese craft magazines I have (I’m gonna share some favourites here with you one day), I get so built up to make things… Once I get another place mat done, I’ve been wanting to make some simple linen ones for all of us, I want lunch bags for my boys, pencil cases, mini pouches, baby stuff and new toys… cushions, clothes…. jewlery! Yes…

Will see how far I’m gonna get with my crafty hopes, kids holidays begin from Monday .  I still haven’t prepared my promised free patterns for you…  but it will come. It will.

btw. if you like fish and don’t mind the soft ones, udder is offering a great give way!

Enjoy your day! x

I so love this December. With its beautiful weather, with its festive mood and so many uplifting things around. I’ve taken a break from (not so intense  in any way) crafting for others and am just giving myself more  freedom to do things that I miss.  I’m reading more. I’m back to doing my morning yoga. I’m writing… lining up some fresh ideas for my shop,  my future and just am hanging out with my dearests.  Playing (and relaxing at the same time, the best game to get hooked on with your kid). I’m making something for my sons

Hope you are in good spirits too. Have a relaxing weekend!

P.S. thank you for your comments, it’s very much appreciated! Keep on talking to me

Well it’s not much, but let’s say it’s not the quantity, but the quality what we count New teddies almost popping into my etsy shop:

first up is Oak with Dutsy (a talking parrot who only says nice things, so far)

then we have Nidas and tiny Sol (duckling who thinks Nidas is his mom)

Bigger boys:

no name 1

no name 2

no name 3

I’ve also finished one of the two things I’ve started knitting

It was for my little set – all for a gorgeous little boy Emlyn, our friend’s first born

I’m quite proud of my linen bibs

I admit, I like making small things mainly because I like fitting with tiny details and love sowing by hand, so anything that requires sowing machine is a much bigger challenge for me, but I’m getting there .  I made my first mini linen trousers, crap picture, but those pants are definitely not!

To be continued…