International Christmas Swap 2011

I did join the International Christmas Swap from organized by Catarina from /http://leminisdicockerina.blogspot.com/

This is what Cristina Diego made for me, a wonderful decorated Christmas tree with real working light! and that's not all, she also made a lovely bowl full of Christmas sweets, abunch of flowers and she also included some nice old fashioned mode pictures (not on the photo). I feel so spoiled, thank you Cristina. I love it!

Because my photo is coming out blurry all the time, i don't know why, i borrowed Cristina's photo.

So you girls and some guys can see how much Cristina spoiled me.

This is what i made for Kaisa, i had so much fun making it.

I also received by mail(i know a blurry photo again)this crocheted wreath made by Carmen,
i joined her give-away and she made some extra prizes, so i was very lucky.

If you want some more eye-candy, klick on the colored names of this lovely ladies and you have a link to there blogs.

Hope you all did have a nice Christmas, mine was wonderfull and as you can see i was very spoiled.

Hugs

Maria

Day 9 of the hobby corners

 Another evening with my mother working on our little hobby-corners.

Let me show you what we made:

 I made a little sewing-box, with all kinds of stuf in it.

 We both glued some handels on our drawers.

 I started te glue some straws together, still need some paint on it to look like a pen-holders.

 We both made some more balls of wool, this time with alarger piece of straw.

 You see? a bit larger than we made before.

 My mother painted a wooden thing and put some pieces of lace in it.

 She made a stool (earlier this week) for her sewing table.

 She filled a bead with pencils.

 I made a bulletin board (earlier this week), needs some more stuff on it.

 My mother wrapped up some wool in plastic.

 She made a gorgious basket (earlier this week)and filled it with wool.

 This is how her corner looks now, almost finnished.

 This is how my corner looks now, i want to make a rug too and have a lot of empty space on the shelfs to fill.

and i have too make another basket for the wool.

Last weekend i was at the dollshouse fair in Arnhem and met some of my blogfriend, so lovely to see them in person.

I took my camera with me, but stupid me, i forgot to take pictures.

I bought two lovely little shops.

One is going to be a baby-shop and the other one i am not sure yet.

I am already started to paint the outside....oh i have to make some pictures to show you about the progress.

Nice weekend you all!

Day 7 of the corners, i made a box for my bundles of wool and the chairs are ready!

Day 7, another nice evening of crafting with my mother, this is what wa have done:

 I made a box/basket for the bundles.

 I made a litle piece of crochet to go in there as well.

 I am very proud of the result.

 This clothespin is normaly to hang your Christmas card on a string.

In my corner it holds some dollshouse pictures.

 In my mums corner it hold some patterns.

 We also winded some tread on cards.

 Yes our chairs are ready, mine ....

 and my mums chair.

 Here is where i put my threads, in a clear box that first was to hold the chewing gum.

I see on the picture there need some more of the blue foil rubbed of.

In the back you see a little roombox i made earlier.

My computer was doing okay after a Windows update, but acting strange again now, same problem again.

Hugs from me and my mum.

Day 6 of the corners,a little tutorial, a lampout of beads and help!!

We are busy making a chair, still needs to finish it up.

 and we made some more bundles of wool.

For those who don't know how you make bundels of wool here's how we didi it:

First take a big straw ( the ones who comes with milkshakes) and cut it in pieces, as big as you want your bundles to be.

Than take a needle and thread, we used embroidery thread but you can use whatever you want.

Start winding the thread around the straw by going in one  whole end , going out the other whole end.

Do this till you're bundle is big enough and than cut it of.

You don't have to use glue, it will stay like this by itself.

You can finish it of with a lable, made out of paper.

 I also made a lamp out of beads and wire for the girlsroom of my big dollshouse.

Maybe you wandering why you did't see me for a while.

I am having some problems with my laptop.

If i want to type some texts my laptop is acting really strange.

If i type a t i get a new tab and if i type a p it wants to print and more of this things.

The only way i can type a letter is by typing ctrl and then one letter and then ctrl and type the other letter.

I don't know how i can fix that.

Has anyone of you had this roblem before?

I am now using my man's computer posting this post.

I made a trunk

I made a trunk in the same technic i showed you earlier.

Now i want to fill it.

Maybe with old toys or other vintage stuff.

I don't know yet.

I will put it in my big dollshouse.

More to come.

Day 5 of the corners / wicker baskets tutorial.

 We made a basket, only one each.

Let me show you how we did it:

First you need a piece of sticky florist tape.

 I did cut a piece 50 cm and cut that piece lenghtwise in tree pieces.

Wrap that around a florist wire of 7mm.

Saw a circle from thin wood and dril holes in it not to far apart from eachother, make sure it is an uneven number.

 Cut the wire a bit longer than you want your basket to be.

 Glue the wire in the holes.

 Weave small rope or cotton tread around the wire.

 If you want your basket to be wider on top bent it before weaving.

Finish of by making handels from a piece of rope  or not and make a braid to decorate the top and hide the wood on the bottom.

We used tacky glue because that doesn't make stains when dryed.

On the picture the glue is still wet.

 A lot of work, but they turned out pretty cute, don't you think?

I hope you like this tutorial .

If you have questions, please ask, i'll be glad to help.