JAPAN EXPO CENTRE

Voici un petit résumé de notre visite à la Japan Expo Centre ce samedi.

Mamzelle EA venait dans son nouveau costume de cosplay

La déesse Sothys du jeu Fire Emblem  -  DD3 new cosplay

Des cosplays sympas de tous horizons

Des stands variés, mangas, dessinateurs, illustrateurs,

Arkestar ou l'embarras du choix pour DD3

on a bien ri et dédicacé celle-ci à DD1 et au don du sang

So many choices for DD3 on Arkestar stall (with a lot of laughs of DD1 the perfect design for her work in blood donation establishement).

Great to meet the artists and for this lovely pictures bought for DD2 a nice chat with Manon Mergnat.

Je me suis offert cette jolie série façon cartes à jouer par l'illustratrice Sita tout court. Here are the four cards I bought for myself (link to my love for playing cards).

des amigurumis  kawaii

une petite scènette du goûter d'Alice très appréciée par Capucine

des cartes brodées au point de croix

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS

 

Days before Christmas will now be busy crafting, sewing, painting, soon stitching I hope (with new glasses!).

This post will help me to remember what could be the perfect wish list about Christmas DIY.

Avant l'avent, un premier décompte des jours désormais réservés à la fabrication des décos de Noël. Cet article va présenter mon programme de bricolages en feutrine, couture, dessin et peinture et broderie dès mes nouvelles lunettes !

Felt ornaments as sweaters, bubbles lamps garland, 

Some watercolors cards
Advent calendar / Wreath
DIY theme ornaments for the stairs display
The Christmas village/train
Christmas tree
Christmas table ornaments

Des cartes en aquarelle

Calendriers de l'avent / Couronne

Décos thème DIY pour l'escalier

Le village/train de Noël

Le sapin

Les décos de la table

et bien sûr, les bricos en feutrine, comme les pulls, guirlandes de lampes

For two years, I'm making with a lot of fun

not so ugly Christmas pull-over

Here are my 2020 / 2021 collections

Depuis deux ans je fabrique avec grand plaisir

une collection de pulls de Noël, mini sweat en feutrine

Voici les modèles des collections 2020 et 2021

Comme dirait ma chaîne de téléfilm de Noël

"sweater than ever"

De nouveaux motifs en préparation : bonhomme de neige, mini tricot, ruban cadeau, boules de Noël, flocon, sucre d'orge

New designs : snowman, tiny knitting, gift ribbon, snowflake, candy cane

I started with the tiny knitting, using some wood skewer sticks

I think I might only need ten stitches

Premier essais avec le mini tricot

j'ai essayé avec du coton perlé 5 sur des brochettes en bois pour obtenir

de petites mailles que je transfèrerai sur des piques

mais je dois réduire la taille (12 mailles c'est encore trop grand).

J'espère pouvoir régulièrement venir faire le point sur mes avancées

sur le blog (profitons de cette positive attitude comme dirait Lorie).

YOU CHOOSE 11/22

  

First Saturday of November means that I'd like to post about a topic chosen by our stitching friends. This SAL is run by Jo from Serendipitous Stitching, it's about what you want to see on the blog. 

https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/

Travel means maps sometimes planisphere. This one is in fabric with velcro strips to attach small fingers puppets (made even before I had children).

I immediately liked the pattern of this fabric, show of suitcases...

For a travelling bag for my computer headset. Some charms nods to London holidays.

Those two pieces of fabric are waiting for transformations, clothes, bags...

When Capucine and Soline were young girls, I have made for them the loto game with fabric and fleece. Virginie told me it was very useful during long hours travelling in the car.

On my one year of stitching, of course our last travels with the number of the French department and our now ethanol car.

I have always thought that it would be nice to keep good memories of some of my travels with something homemade. So I'm happy to have had the opportunity to stitch Gizeh pyramides on my goose game.

Maybe it was the same idea which makes me choose those camels a creation from Nadine Lafitte.

Same thing for this "bow" I made back from Tyrol with a look like edelweiss alphabet.

Some decades ago, no GPS, we used paper maps and I made a felt holder with my two first cars license plates.

To end this post, a big part of my drawing

and watercoloring this year is about

the next travel I hope to organize next year. 

Still some months to wait before traveling

on boats this time cause the theme will be

sailing.

After   

2015 - embroidery

2017 - books

2019 - toys

2021 - painters

No roads, no train for this 5th edition.

We'll travel only on water!

Seas, ocean, rivers, canals.

I will be ready soon to sail with you!