Stitchy Fingers

As some of you may now, I'm subscribed to the online class of the "Cabinet of Curiosities" by Patricia Nguyen (I've blogged about it here earlier). Well ... last week I received the first goodies box carefully packed and filled to the brim. I let the pictures speak for themselves (sorry if they're a tad dark but I took these early in the morning).   I'm eager to start the adventure but it'll have to wait some longer ... I have soo many things on the go that I can't justify to myself starting yet something else.   And ... still unsure if I'll buy a wooden casket at the end of the class (18 months - we're at the 7th now). It's awfully expensive but sooo tempting! Imagine this ... covered with embroidery!    Have a nice weekend!

Hi all, A couple of weeks ago - on Friday 17th of October to be exact - I visited the Titanic expo which is held - after Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Paris and Amsterdam - in Brussels from May 31st 2014 untill November 30th 2014. Worldwide the exhibit already received 25 million of visitors. In Brussels more than 150.000 persons paid for a ticket. The exhibition features a small extra as it told the story of the Belgians on board - due to the research of the journalist Dirk Musschoot : "27 Belgians boarded the Titanic. It could 've been 29 but 2 passengers were refused in Southampton due to an eye illness ... only 7 survived" We all know how the "unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage in the early morning of April 15th 1912. It took 73 years (in 1985) before the wreck was found and now, even more than 100 years later, we are still fascinated by it's history. With a loss of over 1500 persons it is considered ...

Yesterday I saw that one of my alltime favourite designers - Renato Parolin - released a new batch of designs. Here they are: Dolcetto Scherzetto - my favourite!   Anterselva di Mezzo Colle Santa Lucia Rovere della Luna   Neve & Neve   -   Di buon Auspicio Nel Bosco   -   Doni di Natale Aubépine    -   Houx (Agrifolio)     Sorbier (Sorbo) Quanta Bellezza   -   Rossi Ballochi    Dans les fleurs   -   Jeux de fleurs (could be used for the SAL "Randje per week" :-)   There are a couple of other ones but I like these best! I have admired them all and would immediately buy them but ... I already have quite some of his designs and I need to stitch a couple of them before I give in ;-) Are you tempted? Or even better ... stitching one?

Hi all, We're back from a lovely midweek in Erperheide , one of the Center Parcs. We stayed there from Monday 27th untill Friday 31st of October and it was truly a bliss. Deconnecting from everyday life (and stress), having some really needed family time and doing whatever felt good at the moment :-). We swam a lot, enjoyed the surrounding forrest, saw some of the 400 squirrels and a deer, went out dining, stayed at our cottage enjoying sauna, whirpool and fireplace (sooo good to have a fire when dusk/evening sets in so soon with the new winter hour). The first and only squirrel I saw   Not a clear picture but you get the idea   I took some crafty items with me but I only worked on Asian Beauty by Lanarte. I suppose it's obvious that I want to finish her before this year's end so that I can continue with my own things :-)?   Have a nice day!