Happy Weekend

a few shots

of last week with my friend

new baby blanket in the making

pile of finished blankets just before I shipped two of them

a gorgeous cushion cover as a beautiful present for us, in the making by my friend

and flowers from the garden

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wishing you a very happy weekend !

we celebrate Canada Day on Sunday, which is also is our first wedding anniversary...

so, we are looking forward to a beautiful Summer weekend

Pretty in Soft Pink

sharing some pretty soft pink with you today

pictures I took a few weeks ago

but I can't seem to get enough of these lovely pastel tones...

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have you seen the new patterns in the creJJtion shop yet?

if not, check them out here and find some new package deals too...

also, I am recently approached by quite a few people for custom orders

do you wish for anything crocheted or knitted, and do you have a vague or yet very clear idea in mind?

please do approach me and I am sure, together we will find the right colors and style for you!

e-mail details at the bottom of this page, or convo me through my Etsy shop

Finished Baby Sets

two sets

for two cousins to be

finished !

ready to be shipped to two dear mama's

wishing you luck and health with these for you and your babies, sweet A and A

~ kisses & hugs from Canada ~

Last Week on Instagram

happy Monday to you !

I hope you had a lovely Summer weekend

we enjoyed good food with friends, and nice warm weather

I picked up a dear Dutch friend from the airport

she is working on a  g o r g e o u s  cushion cover for us, how sweet

and I love it already, the colors are so pretty

also, the effect of making the first two squares of the granny's in the same color, is great to my eyes

sharing delicious latte's

eating blueberry pie as her birthday cake

is what we will be doing

hmmm....

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I picked up the knitting needles again to work on this blue and red blanket I hope to finish before Fall starts

and I did a higly needed reorganization of my craft room

luxury problem : my room is packed with lovely vintage fabric and sheets

solution : I have to share them with you in my Etsy shop...

coming soon

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wishing you a beautiful new week

100% iPhone pictures in this post

New Baby Blanket Patterns on Etsy !

YES

they are online !

three new patterns for the newest creJJtion blankets

available for you in the creJJtion Etsy shop

Miami City Baby Blanket

Cato Baby Blanket

Olympics Baby Blanket

and, now that there are more and more blankets in the shop

I made some special deals for you, my dear friends

if you find it hard to choose from the patterns, new or existing

this is your solution

buy any 2 or any 3 patterns from the creJJtion shop and enjoy a generous discount !

for example, if you are really into Miami, you can match all three Miami blankets

or for crochet beginners, pick the striped blankets Lieke, Cato and Olympics

or any other combination that suits you ...

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enjoy the patterns and have a wonderful weekend !

Crochet Blankets Galore

thank you so much for your support and replies to my last post ~ where would I be without you darlings

while I was away

me and my crochet hook worked full speed

and finished not 1, not 2, but 3 blankets !

yes

so fun

half way the pattern designing process right now

I hope to upload all 3 designs in my Etsy shop this weekend

yay !

from top to bottom : Olympics, Cato and Miami City

and a dear little baby toy to go with the Cato blanket, baby toy to match Olympics is in the making

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on the right, to organize my new blanket design ideas

a notebook refreshed in self adhesive covering and washi tape ~ quick easy and beautiful

just the way I like it

now, I am off to finish the designs for the Etsy shop !

H E L L O

well  hello ~ I'm back from what accidentally became a serious blog break !

if you are interested to know what happened during the break, let me guide you through the past few weeks

the husband and I had a great, social, busy, perfect summer like week in The Netherlands

family and friends almost 24/7, we went from family garden to city terrace and had so much fun

it was good to experience that after such a joyful week, we were both happy to go back home to Canada

we came back happy but tired and arrived in the first heat alert of the season : feeling temp of 38C

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I took some rest and my mind started to wander about blogging, the web shop and the craft course

how have the past few months been for me, what are my goals for these three subjects?

I decided I like them all too much to stop with either one of them

but something has to change

earlier this year I went from blogging about 3 times a week to all 5 week days

the time I spent on each blog post, the crochet and design work, taking pictures, making lay outs...

it all stayed the same and it is too much for me

I am taking the coming months to find out what works better

it will probably be a combination of less intense or regular posts, and intense or super posts

I will have to see if I get back to posting 5 days a week

whatever makes me feel comfortable, it shall be

and my Instagram pictures, still a daily love of mine, will get to play a part too

I hope you'll bear with me during this try out period

and continue giving supportive feedback ~ it helps me so much

I hope making regular sized posts will leave me more time to be in touch with you through the comments

and together pick up a new adjusted blogging rhythm

I am looking forward to it !

I'd love to hear from you and can't wait to catch up on what you've been doing in the last few weeks

hugs