Love x3

today is about Love

in three different ways

first there is love to give and receive ~ to and from ~ Maureen

she sent me this wonderful heart~and~cushioncover~package because I won her give-away

look how it all perfectly matches my new knitted blanket... I love the cushions and the wooden heart

thank you so much Maureen! You are the sweetest

second there is of course the Lovely Royal Wedding today in London, GB

are you watching it? I love royal weddings

I was in Amsterdam when Willem Alexander and Máxima married in 2002

we watched the horse carriage with the royal couple from a close stand

and even saw Valentino, who designed The Dress, attending the party at the royal palace

it was an amazing day ~ and today will be as well

of course, since my blog is kind of a craftblog as well

I have to show you this knitted couple from this book, the stamps, and how about the teabags?!
all found in last Saturday's newspaper

third there is another reason this day is about love

and that is... well, kind of a personal thing

ladies I have news for you!

stay tuned, it will be revealed this Sunday...

~ Happy Royal Weekend to you! ~

~ and to the Dutch ladies: Happy Queensday tomorrow! ~

Cute Pretties

so here it is

the post I had in mind before the little game came to my mind

last week my friend Wija visited us

we ate that pretty butterflycake

~

and she took her newest crochet items with her

beautiful flowers in all kinds of colorcombinations

and the little cute hearts... so lovely



she is showing her new summer paisley~skirt

and I am showing how perfectly her crochet flowers match my Blond Amsterdam cakeplates

and of course... tulips

~

as you can see, we enjoyed a great time together

I wish you a delicious piece of cake, calm crocheting, a pretty skirt and beautiful tulips today!

Easter~treat Winner

this was the warmest Easter since 1901

can you believe that?

it feels like we skipped Spring and jumped from Winter to Summer

no complaining here though

~ smile ~



perfect weather to start joining these little pretties

but the question was: how many are there?

you seemed to enjoy the game and guessed from 75 to 215

the actual number was 134

so I had to make 3 more to get to 137, a number of hexagons that will make a square blanket

Jolanda from Meuk is Leuk came very close with her 133 guess

so that makes Jolanda the winner of the Easter~treat!

send me your address Jolanda and I will mail you a treat

~ Happy Easternight and a lovely week to you all ~

by the way: I recovered from my cold fever and started updating my pages with explanations how-to

I wonder what you think of the explanations I wrote over at my new page 'finished crochet projects'

Easter~treat!

for today I had a different post in draft

until last night, when I took a good look at my pile of hexagons

a few more and I can go and start joining them

but before joining I like to know how many of them there are

that will allow me to decide what shape to give the blanket

and then the following idea came to my mind

let's play that old game together

you know, where you see a bucket full of gumballs, coins or other items

and try to guess how many there are exactly ~ in return for a little treat

wanna play?

anyone can join

let me know in a comment to this post

how many hexagons you think there are in this large vase

and I will send a little treat to the winner ~ the right guess or the closest number

to give you a little more clues:

- all colors I used are represented on the left

- every color represents one ball of yarn, except for the white ones, of that color I used three yarnballs

- because the size of the vase is hard for you to estimate, I put my high heel boots next to it

- and on top of that I put the hexagons in a row, the look of it reminds me of the very hungry caterpillar

try your Easter-treat-luck!

winner will be announced at the end of Easter Monday, Dutch time

~ wishing you all a very happy, peaceful and sunny Easter ~

Cold fever

when I started creJJtion

now almost eight months ago

I created something, somehow, sometimes

I did take pictures, every now and then

now the world looks a bit different to me

I crochet every day on my way to work

I knit and sew in evenings and weekends

and I take pictures on a daily basis

I just do what I do

some people like what I create, some don't

but with creJJtion that idea changed somewhat

there is such thing as ~ inspiration ~

I am deeply honoured to read in the comments that I inspire some of you

and therefore, as an answer to your questions

I will start and try to write down how I do, what I do, when I create

how I choose yarn for a project, or pick a project to work with lovely yarn

why I prefer to buy yarn in a real shop ~ you can touch, feel and compare what you see

how I create new hexagons, choose matching colors, the right hook or knitting needles...

but for now I still need a few more days to get used to the idea, and I must admit I have cold fever

regarding how my way of creating will add up to all the great patterns and descriptions

that are already out there on the web...

~ sweet kisses ~

Yellow-ish

in springtime when I get home after work

our livingroom is filled with that lovely yellow-ish evening light

that lovely light and these beautiful flowers say

~ welcome home ~

every day

today the first lily opened

and do you see one Easterbunny... or perhaps two?

enjoying all spring freshness

now available for you too

~ smile ~

wishing you a light and fresh week

Sunday Progress

hello friends

are you enjoying your Sunny Sunday?

well I am / we are

~ smile ~

sharing with you some Easter decorations

look for the bunnies

and did you notice the lavender heart I got from Jill?

and crochetprogress on the hexagonblanket

lighten up your Sunday and enjoy!

~ love ~

Love

bloglove to be precise

is what Maureen gave me

thank you my dear

she is a wonderful lady

with fingers that type mindful, thoughtful posts

the same fingers that happen to make beautiful cushions

go check out Daydream Living

and enjoy her blog

I am passing Blog Love on to Vanessa
her Coco Rose Textiles is so colorful, lovely and beautiful
I figure most of you already know her, if not you should definately go and visit

because Maureen loves neutral colors

I decided the timing is great to show you my new WIP

a supersquare knitted blanket ~ the squares measure about 35 square cm each and there will be 24 of them

made of pure wool ~ Swedish Lovikka yarn

it is very very warm, sooo lovely and cozy

and the blossom I got today

is for all of you ~ my dear readers who make me smile every day

wishing you a warm, relaxing, flowerful weekend!

 

 

Thank You

one more Sweden-post

about my last visit

bye for now lovely Sweden

yesterday I did make it through airport security

two magazines did not, they had to stay due to overweight suitcases

but the pie dish, the fabrics and yarn all survived ~ yeaj

so this is Thank You to brother, girlfriend and cat

for your generosity and the gezelligheid

and of course the delicious food and all the beauty in and around your home

I enjoyed it all a lot

~ love ~

Pastels #2

for the love of pastel colors again...

fabric, ribbon and my new pie dish in lovely pastel shades

oilcloth found at Ahléns

the wonderful Greengate pie dish is a dear belated birthdaygift I got from my brother and his girlfriend

~ love ~

all ribbons and fabric (two of them from Tilda) found in Sweden

in vintage shops, crafstores and more lovely places

I am flying home today

hope security will allow me to take all these lovelies with me... cross my fingers

~ have a lovely new week! ~

Relaxing

this week I took a plane to Sweden

to visit my brother and his girlfriend for a few days

what we do here is relax

CE Inne ute is my favorite shop in Örebro ~ so fresh and light

with a lovely terrace in Stallbäcken

we take our time for good coffee

and homemade sweets

this is the nearest yarn, fabric and craftshop

isn't that the cutest you have ever seen?

now I am off to relax some more

and work on my newest WIP - a natural colored blanket for our home

wishing you a relaxing sunny weekend too

~ Scandinavian love ~

Blanket home

this weekend the incafolk-blanket found a baby

~ smile ~

a sweet newborn girl

with a creative mom, who added these christmas-hearts to color-up the stroller

to my eyes the baby, stroller, hearts and blanket are a perfect match

with baby's parents we had our first BBQ in 2011

eating outside in their garden, a glass of wine, that lovely spring sun... hmmm

~ love ~

Large hexagons

a while ago I gave you a sneak peek

to three of these large hexagons

they multiplied

I love making them

and joining them as I go

they will make a special gift

for a special person

probably a little blanket



if you like you can see autumn here

but I believe it is very vintage-spring-like

with that toch of yellow and bright green

~ enjoy your spring Tuesday ~

Winner

ladies

we have a winner again

according to my random number generator

~ aka the boyfriend ~

I am giving away

one of the springbags and the oilcloth

to Koralee from Bluebird Notes

by the way: check out the notes of the bluebird, it is lovely there

please e-mail me your address Koralee

and the parcel will fly straight to your mailbox

thank you all 101 sweeties

for your lovely entries

hope to see you next time

~ have a nice and crafty Sunday ~

Ensemble

this Friday

another crochet ensemble

my new hexagon love

the next question is how to arrange them

or to not arrange them at all

but let's first crochet a lot more

to create something more blanketsize

last night my friend put a huge smile on my face

~ it is still there ~

when she told me creJJtion did not only inspire her to crochet

but also her colleagues ~ my former colleagues

to pick up the crochethook again

isn't that wonderful?

thank you ladies for this perfect notice to start the weekend

enjoy yours and crochet along!

~ love ~



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