Two weeks ago, the "big" magnolia in my village was pruned, and I asked if I could have some branches. They started flowering this week :-) Such a perfect excuse to play with shades of brown and pink!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Magnolias
Two weeks ago, the "big" magnolia in my village was pruned, and I asked if I could have some branches. They started flowering this week :-) Such a perfect excuse to play with shades of brown and pink!
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inspiration journal
Monday, March 21, 2011
Only 20 more granny squares to go
Writing for my blog made my realize I collect quite a lot of things: vintage china, enamelware, and books with pretty covers :-). I found these volumes from the fifties in the thrift store. I will probably not read them, but I really love these covers.
ps: the same rules for collecting apply: the books have to be cheap and have lovely covers :-)
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crochet
Monday, March 14, 2011
March colors: shades of pale green
Last week was the first time this year I picked flowers from my garden, a little bunch of snowdrops :-).
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inspiration journal
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Priscilla bedspread book, 1914
As you may have guessed, I have a thing for throws and blankets. That's why I really liked the Priscilla bedspread book. It's a collection of crochet patterns for lovely bedspreads, downloadable for free here. These are some of my favorite designs:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-co7VTEIbeymXi1EcbmgBiLwNGO5f35zwQmWHMV-44pja_5ijyQskt-1xBYeDxrbiw-1T_d78umWsSz5G7foJyoRfAi4VvKsNG4MfIER6jEgpTn65V5CM8vqv2weQB-UNKYHpycgQ4k/s400/haken+1.jpg)
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Throws with flower and lace designs like these would not be warm, they would be an awful lot of work to make, but they are so so pretty! I also like the idea of making a throw with pieces of fabric and crocheted borders, like the one below:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mePjB98gvxl2wjoTd4iAqrTYPQ-ZtW6jBjRrFHwotjFIZHEsW6-JCm2eBAtqLnAAl70PLT-USFImVVQa0elQJ7QCSAGSdVZ5FZQmoCYlR2SVqwF3-g-prPa9S0n6iTpUsneUT-ZEZTM/s400/haken+2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-co7VTEIbeymXi1EcbmgBiLwNGO5f35zwQmWHMV-44pja_5ijyQskt-1xBYeDxrbiw-1T_d78umWsSz5G7foJyoRfAi4VvKsNG4MfIER6jEgpTn65V5CM8vqv2weQB-UNKYHpycgQ4k/s400/haken+1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG5jA7DSNNQpFN1tI-JccruKha0bdP5Dwws10OHOmLwH7YgO_G47bZbw2Rlpee-nhn8-Zs1-V_3S86WggnpOMUM7nEtLhiQLqdKGKc0We-grw5q4-tbj8fguMDX1woqa5QNKgKbPLj88/s400/haken+3.jpg)
Throws with flower and lace designs like these would not be warm, they would be an awful lot of work to make, but they are so so pretty! I also like the idea of making a throw with pieces of fabric and crocheted borders, like the one below:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mePjB98gvxl2wjoTd4iAqrTYPQ-ZtW6jBjRrFHwotjFIZHEsW6-JCm2eBAtqLnAAl70PLT-USFImVVQa0elQJ7QCSAGSdVZ5FZQmoCYlR2SVqwF3-g-prPa9S0n6iTpUsneUT-ZEZTM/s400/haken+2.jpg)
All images were taken from The Priscilla bedspread book, 1914
Labels:
crochet,
historical needlework,
tutorial
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Cups and saucers
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It's a very sunny and cold March day, so I decided to try to take a picture of my vintage china. Spring is on its way, and I'm really looking forward to the open air brocante & antiques fairs. I collect cups and saucers, but only the ones I really really love (and cost less than 2 euro). That's why I've bought only three of them in the past year...
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inspiration journal
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