THE PEOPLE CHOOSE 02/21

 Welcome to the "People choose" SAL and this month stitchers wanted to see birds on blogs.

If you fly to Jo's blog, you'll find the list of the nests you can visit to discover beautiful birds with colorful plumage.

https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-people-chose-birds.html

Let's start with the serie "les oiseaux brodeurs" from Brin par Brin

A new start for this new year.  Three colors only but already mistakes, When I finished the bird it didn't match with the leaves. I saw a heron taking a frog in my pond last week thought it was a good sign but I was wrong. Frogging again unfortunately.

Comme vous l'avez compris les oiseaux sont le thème de l'article mensuel

de ce premier samedi de février (ou plutôt dimanche) du You choose créé par Jo.

Survolons donc quelques broderies emplumées

grâce à de drôles d'oiseaux vedettes de précédentes ballades dans nos campagnes françaises.

Jardin privé - Village quaker

Tralala - tableautin d'hiver

waiting for a matching handtowel

Christmas ornement.

The colin cardinal from Brooke's book Advent Calendar (n° 13).

Un petit oiseau s'est posé sur le bord de la fenêtre pour le 19ème jour du calendrier de l'avent.

I designed a small bird on the 19th window of my Advent Calendar;

From Gazette 94, this free pattern "bird" - "oiseau" un gratuit de chez Gazette 94

A free chart offered by a stitcher on her blog.

This free "HIVER" "WINTER" from Gazette 94

Le fier oiseau du duc Harold au point de Bayeux

Let finish this post with this little yellow bird and his friend!

My eldest daughter wishes I could made some of those lovely birds

from a tuto of "Sostrene Grene"

I have tried but the result is not as great as the picture

I don't give up and will try again soon for a GG post!

WIPOCALYPSE 01/21

January is over and it's time to share our progress for the Wipocalypse update.

Here you'll find all the stitchers who are participating in Melissa's SAL :

https://measi.net/measiblog/2021/01/31/january-2021-wipocalypse-check-in/

Cross stitching / Point de croix

Cuore e Batticuore - Knitting

Où comment penser tricot sans paire d'aiguilles ni laine.

Une nouvelle grille de la série des Oiseaux brodeurs de chez Brin par Brin pour commencer l'année.

A new start on the 1st January from Brin par Brin 

Embroidery / Broderie

On the back red fabric of  Quand Noël s'en mêle - un chat dans l'aiguille : some stars (not all cause I'm short with the silver thread) and tiny gold buttonhole wheels.

Sur la toile rouge servant de fond de présentation de l'ouvrage Quand Noël s'en mêle de chez Un chat dans l'aiguille, on avance doucement avec les fils métalliques : des étoiles argentées et des roues festonnées dorées.

Dolls / poupées

Le corps de la robe en tricot pour poupée mannequin est terminé. Reste à réfléchir aux finitions : bretelles et fermeture.

The knitted dress is done, now I'll have to think about finishes -straps, closing.

Can't wait to start another one with wools with more contrasting colors than white and rose.

Pour les poupées Violette et leurs futurs sacs à provision, quelques nouveautés côté rayon alimentation. Elles sont réalisées avec les images de pub papier, le soude sac de la cuisine, des pochettes plastique, des tranches réalisées en feutrine et l'ingrédient mystère : une corde à linge !

For the fabric dolls, some news small purchases to add in the supermarket bag. First, an old  plastic clothesline found in the garage which will find an unexpected new life!

And felt of course, some small pic cut on paper ads and an old machine my Mum used to close plastic bag in the kitchen.

Always keep small felt "left over" you never know when you'll need them... for tiny salad leaves!

Now we have knacki, salad, ham and salmon, 

On the drawing table / sur la table à dessin

I told you that in 2021 will start a new Tour de France. This 4th edition will have for theme : "colors".

I have selected the towns, I'm now "working" on the characters who will guide you and on the clues which will help you to find your way.

Mon quatrième Tour de France est programmé pour cette année avec le thème de la couleur.

Les villes sont sélectionnées, je travaille donc sur les personnages "guides" et les indices.

 

The first topic of the year is : Tell us about a WIP on which you've really struggled to make progress. Explain its history. What appears to be the reason you're struggling?

I have already written about "Autumn" pattern, my oldest WIP, I struggled with the pattern, with the 1 on 1 stitching and now (my eyes) with the colors on the green linen.

Most often, if I'm in trouble it's because I have changed the design, changed the colors. Too tempting to move things to more personnalized ones. Can't see a clothe, a piece of furniture, a lamp,  without thinking : I would have chosen another color, another frame, add a drawer, change the closing and so on. That's why I must stay on the "right path" (close to the pattern with rigor)

GIFTED GORGEOUSNESS 01/21

Welcome to the first Gifted Gorgeousness post of the year!

Bienvenue dans notre rendez-vous de mi-janvier, c'est le moment du Gifted Gorgeousness que vous retrouverez le 15 de chaque mois.

Voici le très joli logo qui va nous accompagner cette année !

https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2021/01/gifted-gorgeousness-january-link-up-post.html

Here is the lovely logo Jo choose for this monthly meeting about gifts. Given or received, these gifts can be part of your stitchings and will be perfect to participate to her SAL.

I was in Harry Potter spirit finishing the cushion I made last month, I offered it before Christmas to my SiL and he was happy to put it on the sofa. Small balls of red and yellow wools in my stash so I knitted a scarf for Félix (fabric doll).

Ces laines rouge et jaune, parfaites pour une petite écharpe pour Félix dans l'esprit HP.

Next new knitted dress for fashion dolls, I choose white and pale rose for a pattern with complete white ranks and smaller rose ones to make the dress larger than the top. I am using my Mum metal needles and sometimes I feel more ice skating then knitting. I often loose stitches too hard to re-fish so I have already unknitted many ranks (I'm sure the dress with be finish if I add them to my update!).

I wanted to make the birthname of my granddaughter in wool. The lenght was ready but no time during Christmas to put the metal  into it. It's done now and with this test, her Mum will only have to choose the high of the letters. In this example, the letters are 12 cm high for one meter long.

Ma longueur de tricotin était prête pour la réalisation du prénom de Capucine mais nous n'avons pas trouvé le temps pour les finitions au moment de Noël. J'ai passé le fil métal à l'intérieur et fait un premier essai avec des lettres de 12 cm pour une longueur d'un mètre.

The last gift I gave to Capucine was a hammock for her doll Violette, she found an unsual place to set it... on her toy kitchen, could be nice to turn the sauce with your right hand not leaving your comfortable bed, of course be sure not to burn yourself.

To end this post, there is a funny story I want to share with you about what happened to our grandchild before Christmas. They have received the visit of two facetious elves, it's the "Elf on the shelf" tradition  my daughter found on internet and she took pictures and made a funny memory book . Perfect for the 4 years old Capucine and her older brother Timothé. 

So the first day they received an explaining letter and the second day in the mail box were delivered the two elves.

Une lettre annonça début décembre aux enfants l'arrivée de deux lutins facétieux qui allaient les accompagner pendant l'avent en attendant Noël.

Chaque nuit, ils s'amusent à faire des farces que les enfants découvrent à leur réveil. Voici quelques morceaux choisis parmi leurs aventures.

Each night they make jokes so every morning the kids discovered what happened during the night. Always funny for sure and here are some pranks I like more.     Making photos playing with the printer.

Dansing with Barbie and playing Scrabble.

They taped the kids room doors

Playing in the kitchen, I love the "flour angel" and fruits make-up.

Playing markers on the bath and on dad's face while sleeping.

Finally the kids found the two elves wrapped among the Christmas gifts, Santa decided to leave them in their new home.

Les enfants ont trouvé leurs lutins emballés parmi leurs cadeaux, le Père Noël ayant décidé de les laisser dans leur nouveau foyer.

WIPOCALYPSE PLANS FOR 2021

 This year is the tenth edition of the WIPocalypse, a funny SAL from Melissa

On the last Sunday of each month, we share our progress on projects we want

to complete before the end of the world.

https://measi.net/measiblog/2021/01/03/wipocalypse-2021-welcome/#more-7502

Two posts in January, the first one is as every year : Introduce yourself, your projects and any goals you have for the year!

Le WIPocalypse de Mélissa fête ses 10 ans cette année, avec un article le dernier dimanche du mois, un sujet de discussion et une première présentation de nos projets en ce début janvier.

Pas de "21 en 2021", j'ai compris que c'était trop ambitieux et j'ai besoin d'un programme décontracté tout en espérant finir quelques ouvrages au point de croix, bricoler du fait-maison pour les enfants, reprendre mes pinceaux et être en mesure d'organiser le quatrième "Tour de France" du blog.

I won't make a list "21 in 2021", I know it's too ambitious and I want to feel "relax" on my goals.

But I want to finish some old cross-stitch WIP, to make new diy for the kids, to start painting again and hope to organize the fourth "Tour de France" of the blog.

So let my tools present the program of the year :

Et si nous laissions mes outils présenter le programme de 2021

Hi! What will we cut soon? Paper, fabric, threads, ribbons...

Qu'allons-nous couper bientot ? Du papier, du tissu, des fils, des rubans...

To do what? Cross-stitch, felt ornaments, doll's clothes, small accessories, games for kid, 

wool knitting and crochet, scrapbooking.

Pour faire quoi ? Du point de croix, des décorations en feutrine, des habits de poupées,

de petits accessoires, des jeux pour enfants, du tricot et crochet, du cartonnage.

and start back on drawings and watercolor

et retrouver mes crayons, pinceaux et aquarelles.

Some other plans : I'll be delighted to participate in the famous blog hops

of Serendipitious Stitching and Jo's SAL You choose and the Gifted gorgeousness.

THE PEOPLE CHOOSE 01/21

 Well, the first Saturday of the first month of the year on  "January 2nd" that was definitively too early for me to start with the successfull SAL Jo organizes every month : "Let the people choose!"

https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-people-chose-designer-of-2020.html

This month's theme is : the designer of 2020 and I re-posted my gloved hands as winter is here with cold, fog and the first snowflakes this morning.

L'année commence à peine sous quelques flocons de neige que notre premier rendez-vous pour le SAL You Choose organisé par Jo nous propose comme thème pour janvier : le créateur pour cette année passée. Je me suis un peu éloignée ces derniers mois de mes ouvrages au point de croix, pourtant mes deux achats de l'été dernier étaient des modèles de chez Cuore e Batticuore.

I have been a little far from my cross stitching those past months, my main project was a pattern from Cuore e Batticuore, an Italian designer I love a lot.

Here is a link to their blog :

http://cuoreebatticuorericamoecucitocreativo.blogspot.com/

I started "Knitting in quilt" in July on a pearl grey fabric.

After some troubles on the girl knitting on the chair, I had to frog and restart.

She is ok now and I have started the basket of wool, here are my last progress

Après quelques soucis sur la tricoteuse que j'ai dû pénéloper me voici repartie et en train de broder le panier de laines. Le second modèle acheté l'été dernier serait parfait pour le printemps

I have bought another pattern in 07/20 called "Summer in a hammock" that it could be great to begin it next spring.

See how lovely was their Christmas pattern : Natale Ricamato

and the free pattern I'm glad to share with you

I'm sure I will work more regularly on this stitching this year, be sure my progress will show up in my futureWipocalypse post.

Je suis certaine que cet ouvrage retiendra toute mon attention cette année et vous montrerai mes progrès rapidement.