A gift for myself

Sometimes I must create something immediately. It must be very fast to make and the outcome is expected to be pretty flashy. It's like a thirst which must be soothed  without any delay. Last time it caught me I prepared this heart ornament for my own kitchen:

I found this piece of lace in my mom's sewing box, ( heritage from her godmother). The tiny lock had been waited to be used for some years (bought in Kapolcs too).

Here it is among my favourite mugs (fill the place of a broken one).

And of course I show the original from the pattern. It is from Carnet de Broderies, the designer's webpage is http://www.carnetdebroderies.com/  with lots of gorgeous creations.

Pinkeep Project

I simply love cross stitch. For me it's a healing colour therapy, stolen time when the world disappears. Just my needle, threads, some canvas and me. Here in Hungary stitching and embroidery (not to mention crochet) are known as a way of killing time for old ladies. Thick glasses and silver bun are indispensable. I won't assure anybody, not me. Smiling inside, I think of all the happy stitchers of the world who enjoy this tranquil happiness.


So, I had some leftover canvas, just a small longish piece, I planned to make some pinkeeps from it. I used pieces from the pattern of The Drawn Thread's Flower Boxes, I just changed the colours:

 After stitching here are the materials needed (wool is missing from the photo, and I didn't use the lace after all):

Then I put the right sides together and sewed the front to the back (a kind of homespun I found in a second-hand):









then turned inside out and stuffed with wool:












put handle into it:

And finished with some stitches:









Finally I just lost in admiration :) Ta-dah:



     

Put in nature :)















Now they are sunk in a box waiting for "their time". Seven mini-surprises.