Warm weather, cool attic

Before I make some coffee and go and sit in the sun, I've taken a little time to update my blog. I'm in my attic room (where my work room is).
Normally it is a very hot place when it is very sunny but i've got a little airco and this helps to keep me cool!
The weather is warm and sunny, and I have three more days off from work. Bliss!!
I have been working on some bags from a wonderful pattern from Vendulka Maderska from the Czech Republic.  (http://www.etsy.com/shop/VendulkaM?ref=seller_info )
It is the first pattern I haven't designed myself but I love it!!

Here's a little collage

More later....

By populair demand; Pattern of my Birdhouse!!

Guess what! I have  finished the pattern of a birdhouse. It needs some more pictures but is already available in my webshop!! When you order I will strive to email you the pattern in a PDF file within 24-48 hours!
Thought you'd all like to know this!
I started at 2 p.m. and it is now 11 pm! Phew! Time flies!

I have to go to bed, because I have to go to work tomorrow. But I'll finish the last details when I come home.

Have a great weekend everybody!!

Adrianne

https://www.etsy.com/listing/99630514/pattern-for-birdhouse

It's been a while...

But now I'm posting a little something.

I have had some news about the Olympics; I'll be in London from Juli 25th untill
August 13th.
But still know nothing about where we are staying or what we will be doing exactly.
And we are all anxious to know some more!!

I have been working on a pattern  in (English) for my pincushions. And it is finished!
And available in my shop. I also have been busy making little DIY items for when I go to a craft market. They are little bags with a pattern of a pincushion, a little ball of fiberfill and paper bobbins with the neccesary yarn in it. They are not quite finished so I don't have pictures yet, but only some loose photos.

This will be on the front of the (white paper) bag. It says PieterPeuter (which is my Dutch webshop) crochet pattern Pincushion Cathy.

The other one is called Minnie

This is what inside the bag

And the patterns of course.

Tomorrow morning my two nieces will join me at home and we will be doing some crocheting together. They love being creative too. For luch I have promised to make "poffertjes", wich look a lot like blini's and taste like pancakes. They are baked in a special pan, or a sort of waffle iron (like I have) You put butter and powdered sugar on it and then,mmmmmyammmm!!

The Dutch readers know what I'm talking about, but all the other nationalities don't.

So here's a picture to help you understand how they look in the pan...

And on a plate....

Well, that's it for now, nothing more to share, untill later,

 Adrianne

Quite quiet..

Nothing much to post, I have been working these past few days and not doing anything much else.
Today I have the day off and I am clearing up my house. The usual things. The livingroom is tidy again and I've sorted out my flowers. I love ranuncles but they drooped down after a couple of days. So I snipped them short and made (together with some gerbera) a feature out of them on my coffeetable.

I also finished two new cushions for my sofa last week. I nearly forgot about that.

 Left

Right

A few days ago I received a nice little gift from Lynn Holland
(from www.oneimadeearlier.blogspot.com )
Nice stickers and a magnet with her wonderful Doodly Birds on it.. Little treasures!

On the crochet front nothing big either. Altough I made two pincushions.
They are similar to the Key Cover pattern, but I adapted it slightly bigger.

                                                

And speaking of the keycovers;
From now on I also have the Key Cover Pattern for sale!! If you are interested; they are under this link ;
https://www.etsy.com/listing/91958208/pattern-for-flower-key-cover?listing_id=91958208&listing_slug=pattern-for-flower-key-cover

Well, for someone who had nothing much to tell I filled up my post rather nicely!

Be back soon.

I have been busy.

So I've been busy making Easter branches. I've collected a few branches, let them dry out a week or two. Then I gave them two coats of (chalk) paint and stuck them in a vase.
I crocheted a veeeery long garland and decorated the branches. I thought it still was very bare, so I made BIG flowers to dangle from the branches as well and they look great (If I do say so myself)

Easter Branches

No more news on the Olympic front unfortunately. I am so eager to have more information, but nothing of it yet.

But  there is news on the crochet front.
I have made also two new Key Covers and three Birdhouses. This all for my shop.
People actually ask me to make more, so for now it is in stock.

I also sell the patterns at www.teenyweenydesign.etsy.com and for Dutch versions at www.pieterpeuter.nl  Copyright 2012

Today I have the day off, but I am working the following days. I'm planning to bake cupcakes for work (since tomorrow is a bit of a festive day) and decorate them with whipped cream and a sprinkle of crushed yellow and green meringue.  I will post pictures when I have finished them.

...................................It is now two days later and I totally forgot to make pictures of the finished meringues. I can tell you everybody enjoyed them immensely though.

I love my colleagues!!

I made a folder where all my colleagues could motivate their support; why they wanted me, especially go to this event.

Folder

I took this with me on the big day.

When we finished all our assignements, at the end of the day, everyone received a participant souvenir in a frame, and a cap.

The ones who were elected also received an "Olympic Medal".

When I returned to work (on wednesday) my colleagues decorated my workspace (for that day) So nice. They all were delighted I made it through the selection day. They all were very sympathetic for me to be selected, so I enjoyed it very much to give them the good tidings!

(transl. Hurray, Gongratulations Adrianne)

(transl. And who is going to England?)

To thank them for their support I had baked mini cupcakes which I topped with a mini Olympic flag. I wrote a small thank you note on it. They went down like a charm!

I am still waiting for more information about how things are going to be during the Games. What we have to do and where. I expected a letter on my doormat when I got home from work today, but there wasn't. So I have to be patient for a few more days.

Olympic Service Hero

You might think; Now what?

 I'll explaine; I work at the Dutch Railways (in Dutch; Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS for short) who is one of the sponsor partners of the Dutch Olympic Sport men and women. We could win the honour to go to London during the Games, to work in several places, to help people find their way, and give all sorts of information. Today was the final election and selection day and, out of 120 colleagues from the whole country, 55 were selected to go. AND I AM ONE OF THEM!! They called us the Olympic Service Heroes.

How lucky am I???!!!!

When I came home I celebrated with my family, of course with a bottle of bubbly.

(the picture was taken in my sisters garden)

                   

Me, testing the medal (on the left one of my sisters)

I am exhausted from a very busy day so I leave it at this, later this week I will elaborate more on the subject.