My apologies...

First of all I would like to apologise for being absent for so long... It's been a hectic month and a half (with final classes, exams, corrections and deliberations) and I'm afraid the busy days aren't over yet... After all my mother, brother, sister and myself have all decided to move within the next 4 months, resulting in big messes everywhere with overstuffed boxes and unpacked items in pretty much every room of the house (and of my brother's and sister's house)... So lots of work to do, but I'm also glad I'm able to show you something else I've been working.

Recently I've finished a project for a good friend of mine who's decided it was time to leave the parentals and move into her own little piece of heaven. So, as one of the housewarming gifts I decided to cross stitch something she could hang on her wall. Thanks to pinterest I had my little "keep calm and..." phase and as a teacher I just loved the "keep calm and pretend this is on the lesson plan" one. Classes can be a bit chaotic at times and sometimes you might forget your books or something else you had planned on using, so the key is always to remain calm and act like it was supposed to happen... Works like a charm... Most of the time. Anyway, turns out that my friend is a teacher too, so I decided that she should definitely be in the know to this little teacher's secret... And voila... The result (framed and all) as I will be presenting it to her in a few days/weeks/when I see her again...

A few months ago I started making my flowery granny pillow. After making all of the little squares and connecting them all into a nice little square I was left with only one thing to do: create the back of the pillow. Unfortunately, my skills on the sewing machine are not that advanced yet, I needed the help of mommy dearest and this week she finally found some time to help me finish the pillow...

The beginning... Some little flowery squares...

Starting to put them together...

Finished putting them together...

Now all that's left is dealing with the spaghetti...

Spaghetti solved!!!

A little close-up of the flowers...

The finished result

And the backside. I bought this cute fabric in Ikea and couldn't resist combining it with the flowers

And a close-up of the end result...

Now I'm not going to post the pattern for you since I had some help in that department. Just go to http://rosehip.typepad.com/rose_hip_blog/2008/11/index.html and start crocheting... Good luck and I hope to see some of your results in the future ;-)

Love,

Crazy Crafter...

Perhaps another photo challenge?!?

So, I've just finished this photo challenge and I'm already considering another one. This time though, I don't think I'll be able to make all of the challenges since my students' exams are coming up and I'll be doing a lot of correcting... But anyhowx, here's the idea for June...

I do feel there are some beautiful pictures in the making here... Let's see if I can try to make it work...

Love,

Crazy Crafter...

#photoadayMay ... Day 31 ... Something beautiful...

Wow, I can't believe we're already at the final day of the photo challenge... It's been loads of fun (and at times challenging), so it's definitely something we need to do again ;-)

Now, for today I decided to go for something I always love to watch every time spring comes along: blooming flowers in all of those gorgeous trees...

Gorgeous blossoms right??? So, enjoy!!!

Love,
Crazy Crafter xxx

#photoadayMay ... Day 30 ... My personality

This is a difficult one, because there are many words that describe my personality: I'm bubbly (most of the time), smart, sweet, funny, kind, proud and stubborn, hard-working,... But if I had to take a photo of my personality, I'd currently go for something like this...

A waterlily... (Sorry, I didn't actually take the picture, but it's so pretty and kind of makes my point): I feel like I have a beautiful personality that is still trying to find itself completely. I've gone through a lot of changes the past 2 or 3 years and they haven't stopped yet. The blooming can also represent my creative side that is finally starting to make its way to the surface. And lastly, just like a waterlily, I only reveal my true self when I'm ready for it (so around the people I trust)... Ok, I think that's it... 'Til tomorrow...

Love,
Crazy Crafter xxx

#photoadayMay ... Day 29 ... A number

So... hi again... For this one I decided to go for the number 31, since that is the number of days left until the summer holidays (2 months of blissful rest, so I can start anew in September and teach my students some useful languages)

I guess I'll see you tomorrow then...

Love, Crazy Crafter xxx

#photoadayMay ... Day 28... The weather today

And we're back on track...
Luckily today's weather (as last week's) was absolutely gorgeous... Lots of sunshine, no clouds, and a pleasant heat (although at times it does get a bit too hot)...

Just check out the neighbour's roof and a tree-top (including bird) and then... The gorgeous blue sky... Now all I have to do, is hope that my room will cool down a bit before I go to sleep (about 30°C does not make for a comfortable sleeping temperature...) So keep your fingers crossed...

Love,
Crazy Crafter xxx

#photoadayMay ... Day 27... Something sweet

So, this was an easy one because I went to the Antwerp carnaval (great place to observe people who really should wear bigger/more tasteful/... clothes and of course THE place to find lots of sweets. I decided to settle for a picture of a lollypop stand...

I hope you'll enjoy the sugar rush...

Love,
Crazy Crafter
xxx