Something New

After having (temporarily) enough of scrap crochet and working with a 3,5 hook, I decided to finish 2 projects I started some time ago. I love working with this soft and slightly thicker cotton. This is going to be a classic, happy granny square baby blanket. These colors make me happy... 

This is going to be a Pastel Color Bomb baby blanket. Oh, how I LOVE these colors. Actually, these colors impersonate what LOVE would look like, don't you think??

And for inspiration: The Mollie Home edition. Such pretty pictures and spaces. Love all the colors. Matches perfectly with my new blanket...

Wish you all a happy day!

Progress...

Well, you know by now that I'm trying to use the big pile of scraps I've collected in the last few years. I'm very enthusiastic about the results!! Such pretty colors!! And so many...

The grey really makes the colors pop out, don't you think?? I thought of making a cozy for a pot to put plants in (what's that called in English? I can't find the translation...), but I was having so much fun making it and love the look of it so much, I've decided to make a baby blanket or a pillowcase out of it.

And the BIG pile of scraps is shrinking and shrinking... Do you see the pretty notebook? That's my new blog notebook. I'm trying to get some insight in what I'm doing. This should help, RIGHT??!!

Not sure what I'll use these for yet, but I'll figure it out. For now I'm just enjoying the look of them.

Have a festive weekend!

Cream de la Cream

I wanted to do a returning post theme on my blog for quite a while and I finally decided; Cream de la Cream is gonna be about where I get my inspiration. This first week I want to show you the work of a great artist from Holland: Revlie!

She makes mixed media art and also has very extensive tutorials on the how-to. On her blog, REVolution she shows her crochet, her scrap activities and lots of other stuff. She has an Etsy shop too. I bought some of her postcards at Echtstudio yesterday and fell in love with it! Look at the colors and the great compositions of her work.

Watching the tutorials you can just feel how much fun she has making them. A real Feel-Good-Blog. The postcards will get a special place on my wall. Not gonna give them away, obviously... Thanx Revlie, for the inspiration and the instant happy-feed!!

Hope you all have an adventurous day!

PS. What do you think of my new header??

Lovely Day

This morning my little girl woke up all healthy and happy again. I must say, it was quite a relief after staying home caring for my girls (but also not being able to leave the house for more then 15 minutes) since thursday. I decided to keep her home for 1 more day, before she has to go to school again and we did some shopping and stuff.

I've been wanting to go to my favorite yarn shop, Echtstudio, for a week now, and finally got to it. It's always difficult to not get greedy once I'm there. Got me some glitter yarn too, to try something new.
I also have a weakness for tin cans. Its weird, I just can't resist them. And everybody knows how I love pink...

Wanted to show you a few parts of my craft room (still under construction). It seems to be coming along, but there's still a lot to be done. I need to paint the table. Make lots of pillowcases and so on. But can't find the time, since I'm always crocheting... Need to MAKE time. Will do.

But the biggest thing today is my new hair do. I normally don't show you guys pictures of myself, but I didn't want to keep this from you. Never mind the weird angle (or the big nose, for that matter...), I had to make the picture myself.

It still feels kinda weird, but I like it anyway. It always feels like a new beginning, when changing my hair. I am curious what's gonna happen now...

Have a funny day!

PS. Totally forgot about my blogs birthday yesterday. Well.... Hip Hip Hurray for my blogs' first of many to come!!!!

Square Potholder, The Sequel

I did it! Even though my youngest is sick, i've managed to finish my second pair of Square Potholders. I just put on Beauty and the Beast and did my thing, loudly singing along with the songs... 

It feels good to finally use my scraps.  I consider making pillow cases with them as well.

Well, that's it for now... Got to start cooking.

Have a lovely evening.