Une ATC pour Sylvie

La indemnul Elenei am pregatit si eu un ATC pentru schimbul cu Sylvie. Ea are atitea frumuseti pe blog, merita sa-l vedeti....si de ce nu ? sa pregatiti repejor un ATC, sa il trimiteti si sa va alegeti unul dintre cele prezentate de ea pt schimb.

Eu l-am ales...acesta , cu speranta sa fie inca disponibil.


Sper doar sa ii placa ce va primi in schimb...Elena il va duce pentru ea la Luberon.

S-a nascut noaptea tirziu, si poarta un mare secret...de aceea se numeste "Un loc secret" ;)

At Elena's ideea I prepared an ATC for swaping with Sylvie. She has so many beauties on her blog that you deserve to pay her a visit. Here . And also, why not, to prepare yourself an ATC, send it to her and after choosing your prefered from her swaping list on her blog.

I choose this one ( hope to be still available)


I only hope that she will like the one she'll receive from me ( Elena will bring it to her at Luberon)

This ATC was born in the middle of the night and carry a big secret...that's why is named

"A secret place "

Si ca sa profit de postarea aceasta va arat si ce am lucrat, cadou pentru zilele de nastere ale nepoatelor noastre ( in functie de preferintele lor pt culoare ;) )

And to take advantage from this post I show you what gift I made for our nieces birthdays , as theirs preferred colours this is all I've done lately...inside the house, of course..because the rest lies peacefully outside...

Happy Easter for everybody!

a stupid headache - migrena

Am o migrena nesuferita....atza asta imi da o migrena nesuferita!! si in traducere "textila" cam asa arata o migrena de-a mea....


I've got a headach....a stupid one....this thread gives me a stupid headache everytime I sew with it.... in a " fabric" translation, this is how it looks my headache ( or my thread, you choose)

a new...bzzzz !

Ghici ghicitoarea mea ? ;)
guess what ? ;)


inca un ajutor :

another clue :




ta-daaa...o alta micuta "bzzzz"...ha-ha..
Grasuta, vesela, nastrusnica, plina de magie...

ta-da...another baby-bzzz ( LOL) .
Chunky, happy, naughty, full of magical moves...


Asa arata pachetul cu care se expediaza pentru comenzile din Breslo .

This is the final wrapping for Breslo customers.



Noutati : celelalte doua albinute au fost bine primite de catre clienta mea de pe Breslo...se pare ca au deja o casa fericita, plina de dragoste. ;)

News : the other two baby-bees ( yellow and orange) were already received by my breslo shop client...seems that they are having a happy and loving home!

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busy baby-bees

Intii de toate s-a nascut o albinuta ginditoare si poznasa...care nu intzeapa pentru ca e prea dragalasa...:)

First of all was born a thoughtfull and naughty baby-bee...and she doesn't sting because she's too cute...:)


Apoi cineva s-a indragostit de ea si a mai cerut sa aiba o surioara...si asa a aparut albinuta harnica, pusa pe pozne cu bagheta ei fermecata, aurie...nici ea nu intzeapa. ;)

Then somebody felt in love with her and ask for a likely sister...and like so appear the always working and also naughty baby-bee, hoping forever to touch something with her golden wand...she doesn't sting , too...;)

Miine pleaca spre alte zari, spre alte locuri...peste munti, peste dealuri si vai....bzzzz...

Tomorrow they are both flying away....over the mountains, over hills and rivers...bzzzz...

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surprises in mail and some butterflies

Am primit azi de la Katy coletul cu lucrarile pentru Luberon .

Iar inauntru am gasit citeva surprize frumoase :

- un port-servetzele, in care mi-am strecurat repede si "bomboanele" pentru git, deci va avea dubla utilizare ;).

Dupa cum spune si ea , piesa aceasta este mai mult origami decit patchwork, are doar doua cusaturi, va vine sa credeti ?

Today I received from Katy her package with works that will be exhibited at Luberon.

And , the nice story beggins here : inside I found some surprises for me :) - a hadkerchief cover, where I also slipped my throat medecins, so it will have a double functionality.

As she says, this piece is more "fabric origami" then patchwork, it has only two seams!! can you believe it ? it is so nice, I have cows and chickens on it :)

Apoi am mai gasit un outz de Paste, simpatic foc, in care iepurasul imi arata codita..nu ma vede...vede el ceva in iarba, poate cauta niste oua ;)

Then I found an fabric Easter egg, cute and sweet, in which the bunny shows me the tail...he didn't see me, is looking for some eggs in the grass...

O cornita atit de vesela incit deja am planificat-o pentru pomul de pasti alaturi de oua si de puii de gaina.;)

Multumesc frumos pentru surprize , Katy !!

And a happy wreath that is already planned for the Easter installation among eggs and chicken babies. ;)

Thank you for the surprises, Katy !

Ieri am lucrat putin in tehnica broderiei cu bobina si am facut aceste posetute din fetru, cu fermoar asortat si cu tnt alb in interior.

Imi place foaaaarte mult aceasta tehnica asa incit veti vedea mai multe lucrari de acest gen aici ;)

Aceastea sunt doar primele, va trebui sa le brodez mult mai mult pe urmatoarele...

Yesterday I worked on some bobin-work embroidery making these pouches, in felt with assorted zippers and inside white tnt :

I looove this technique so you'll see more works here ;) These are just the first try, I must embroider much-much more on them...

Am reusit totodata sa pun primul meu video pe youtube , partial cu fluturasul negru ( nu uitati sa il vedeti in HQ, aveti un buton micut dedesubtul ecranului) :

I also managed to post my first video on youtube, with a part of black butterfly ( you should watch it in HQ - you have a small button under the screen):

A fost o zi frumoasa ...

Was a nice day...

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boring post today...

Am gasit un site cu seminte din Germania. Si mi-am comandat citeva pliculetze. Nu sunt super incintata de calitate- nici macar cum arata plicurile, dar sper ca semintele sa aiba putere buna de germinare.

Am luat cite un plic din fasole mov, ridichi de iarna, o salata "ciudata rau" de iarna, Ginko Biloba, seminte de rubarba ( pentru ca am pierdut planta in gradina veche - am ierbicidat ca toanta peste ea ) si Lathyrus albastru parfumat. Mi-am dat seama ca nu am flori albastre, roz sau mov in viitoarea gradina...doar galbene, rosii, portocalii si albe. Trista paleta, asa-i ?

I found a seed delivery site from Germany. And I ordered a few . I hope the seeds have a good germination power . I took some purple beans, winter radishes, a "freaky" winter salad, rhubarb seed ( because I lost my old plant...I put some Round-up on her without being attentive- and perfumed blue Lathyrus. I realized that I don't have any blue or pink or purple flowers in my future garden. ( only yellow, red, orange, white...sad, isn't ? )

Pe Ginko Biloba deja l-am semanat- toate 6 semintele ...are niste seminte mari si parfumate intzepator... astept sa scoata capsorul din pamint peste vreo 30 zile...

I already put in dirt all those 6 ginko seeds. They are big and spicy perfumed...I must wait some 30 days to appear the tiny seedlings.

Intre timp cresonul de la Smaranda s-a facut maricel si creste...tot creste...ce folos daca eu nu il pot minca...inca !

Meanwhile the cresson from Smaranda gets bigger and bigger ...what useful to, because I can't eat it ( yet)

Regimul meu alimentar este inca sub forma aceasta ( mic dejun / prinz) : gris cu lapte presarat cu scortisoara si zahar iar pentru prinz : piure de cartofi cu lapte si carne de vita cu legume pasate. Gustoase dar nu foarte prezentabile in imagine...evident ca incerc sa diversific de la o zi la alta...dar consistenta trebuie sa ramina aceeasi :( . Mi-ar prinde bine niste retete noi ;)....

My diet consist in soft things like these ( breakfast/lunch ): sweet breakfast :semolina milk with cinammon and sugar, and lunch : mashed potatoes in milk and mashed beef meat with vegetables. Yummy but not so good looking in pictures... of course I try to eat different things every day, but the consistency must remain the same :(...It would be so good some new recipes . ;)

si a cafelei baute cu paiul...

and of coffee drink with a straw...

prietenele stiu de ce ! ;) ha-ha... doar simbata mi se scot firele....ah, inca 5 zile !!!...

da, da' stiti ceva ? miine e o alta zi ! ;)

friends know why ! ;) LOL ...just Saturday I will have my stitches off...oh, 5 days more to go !!! ...
yep, but you know ? tomorrow is another day ! ;)

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a new garden with raised garden beds

Povestea mea incepe de la un teren plin de musuroaie de cirtite si o stiva de lemne - reciclate - taiate la dimensiune. Ei bine, vreau -nu vreau ,mai nou Goldie trebuie sa apara in fiecare poza pe care o fac ;) .

My story begins with a garden full of moles hills and some recycled wood, cut on proper dimensions.Well, you know, wanted or not, Goldie must appear in every photo I make. ;)

Deci : se iau 6 scinduri de 2 m si 6 de 1 m si coltarele si putina plasa de sirma, o gramada de cuie si ..la munca !

So, for beggining : you take 6 pieces of wood- 2 m long , and 6 of 1 m long, 4 corners and some wire-mesh, a bunch of nails and...start to work!

Dupa citeva degete lovite cu ciocanul si citeva ore iata cu ce te alegi : ( dupa masa de prinz m-am ales si cu ajutor, dupa cum vedeti ;) )

After some hammerd fingers and a few hours, here are the results : ( as you can see, after lunch I got some help, too ;) )

Am pus carton peste plasa de sirma, apoi fin uscat si de-abia pe urma am inceput sa umplu straturile cu pamint din musuroaie.....

I layered some cardboard on the bottom of the bed, then some decaying dry hay and at last the dirt from moles hills.

Hai sa va prezint anatomia unui musuroi ! Prima poza reprezinta un musuroi normal, chiar dragutz arhitectural, as spune...a doua m-a speriat de-a binelea! puteti sa va imaginati cit de GRASA e cirtita aceea daca a lasat o asa de mare gaura in pamint ?!! Sper sa nu ma intilnesc niciodata cu vreuna , fata in fata...nu sunt fricoasa dar nu cred ca ar fi o intilnire prea placuta...pentru ea ! LOL. ;)

Let me introduce you to the anatomy of a mole hill :

First photo seems to be a normal, quite pretty architectural hill...the second, just fraightened me : you just can't belive how FAT this mole has to be to let such a hole in the earth !!! I hope I'll never met one in person...I'm not a chicken but I don't think it will be a pleasant meeting...for her ! LOL.;)

Masa de prinz a fost...primavaratica ! salata mixta , dovlecei grill-uiti, peste si piine cracker. Sanatoasa si indestulatoare.

Apoi am continuat munca pentru ca vremea permitea...Cam 8 grade Celsius. Nu e usor sa bati atitea cuie...poate ca nu pare mare lucru , din poze, dar va asigura ca spatele meu a spus cu totul altceva seara in casa...

The lunch was...spring-ish ! mixed salad, greated zuchinni, white fish and cracker bread. Healthy and fullfilling.

Then we go out, continuing the work, because the weather was good. About 8 degrees - Celsius..

Let me tell you that it's not easy to hammer so many nails...it doesn't seem pretty much from the photos, but my back was telling something different at the end of the day.

Deci la sfirsitul zilei de munca, viitoarea mea gradina ( dati-mi voie sa o numesc astfel ) arata cam asa...In total vor fi 8 straturi , asezate simetric ,in patrat. Inca mai necesita foarte multa munca, multe roabe de pamint descarcate , multe lopeti de ridicat, multa durere de spate...ei bine, facem acest lucru doar acum, o data la inceput. Intrebati-ma mai bine: cine va sta in gradina asta mirosind florile sau sorbind dintr-o cafea sau ceai cu gheata in vara fierbinte ce vine? ei bine, stiti raspunsul : cine merita ! ;)

So, at the end of the day , the future garden ( let me named it so) looked like this...There it will be 8 garden beds, set simetrically in a square....I mean, this requires a lot more of wheelbarrows of dirt to be let in...a lot of shoveling, a lot of back pain...well, we'll do this just once: now. Ask me, who will sit near by,smelling flowers or sipping coffee or iced-tea in the next hot summer? well...you know the answer! who deserves it ! ;)

In primul strat, gata umplut, am si rasadit citeva rinduri de spanac, ridichi si ceapa rosie.E clar ca ma maninca degetele, nu ? abia astept sa se incalzeasca putin vremea...

In the first bed I already seeded some spinach, radishes and red onion. My fingers are itching, it's obviously...I'm anxious for warmer days...

In casa , paharele cu viitoarele rasaduri stau bine mersi, la caldurica...le verific zi de zi sa vad care rasare mai grabit!Deocamdata nici unul, inca este prea repede...au fost puse doar acum citeva zile...

Inside home, the seedlings pots are doing well, at warm...I check them day by day to see which raise first in hurry...untill now : none. It is too quick , yet.They have been put in just a few days ago...

Miine e o alta zi...nu ?

Tomorrow is another day, no ?

seeds, a lot of seeds

Am fost rasfatata...cu o multime de pliculetze de seminte. Smaranda, mi-a implinit dorinta de a semana anul acesta o varietate cit mai mare de salate...salata de iarna, salata de vara, salata frou-frou...ce mai, am fost o rasfatata...;)

I was spoiled, oh, so spoiled! Smaranda hear my wish to seed all sorts of salads in my future raised gardening beds and send me a lot of salads seeds. Winter salads, summer salad, frou-frou salads...what should I say more : I was spoiled !;)


Si pentru ca anii trecuti visam doar dovleci peste dovleci, am adunat din rezerva de seminte toate pliculetzele ce mi le-a trimis tot ea...in fine, ce a mai ramas...aromatice si dovleci. Anul acesta voi avea un colt de gradina fermecat...

And because last year I was dreaming all the time just pumpkins, I gathered here the reamining seeds that were send by her also...aromatic plants and pumpkins. This year I will have a magic corner in my garden .



Asteptati putin si am sa vi-l arat! ;)
Wait a little and I'll show you ! ;)

Yesterday and...today

Ieri , un inceput de plan :

Yesterday, the start of a new plan :


o brosa -floare din panglica semitransparenta. O perluta rozalie ascunsa in mijloc. Vise multe..planuri mari. Am folosit un ac vechi...singurul pe care il aveam la dispozitie.

A flower-brooch made of semi-transparent ribbon. A pinkish pearl hidden inside. Big dreams, bigger plans. I used an old metal pin, the only one I had around...



Azi am continuat cu planurile...visele ramin aceleasi. O brosa identica dar de data asta verde...cu o perla verde pal.

Today I continued with the plans...the dreams remains the same. A sister flower-brooch, this time a green one with a pale green pearl.


Apoi s-au nascut pe rind altele si ...altele...din ce in ce mai "diferite".
Cea maro-aurie are o margea de portelan...am pastrat-o ani de zile in cutia cu margele si nu m-am hotarit sa o folosesc pina azi... brosa portocalie are o margea de sticla albastra cu un inel auriu...seamana cu Jupiter.

Then , one after another were born several...the more I made, the more different they look.
The golden-brown one has a porcelain bead inside...I was saving this bead for years and just today I was determined to use it...the orange brooch has a deep-blue glass bead with a golden ring around...seems like Jupiter.



Apoi am schimbat...atitudinea. Ha-ha. Cele albastre in patratzele au margelutze de lemn, portocalii.
Si in final dar nu cel din urma Setul Zdrentaros. O brosa imensa pentru geanta, o brosa simpla si o agrafa pentru par-floare. Toate piesele au nasturi vintage . Primavaratic, nu-i asa ?

Then I change the...attitude. LOL . Blue with orange wood beads and last but not the least The raggedy set . A huge brooch for purse, a simple smaller brooch and a pin-hair flower.
The set has vintage buttons. Spring-ish, ha ?


Si cina : Pasta Primavera care incepe de la zero cu legume proaspete sau congelate : ciupercute ( yep!), ceapa rosie, ardei gras rosu, dovleac, fasole verde, broccoli, usturoi. Vin alb, sos de soia, busuioc, chilli.
Si cam asa arata in farfurie, ninsa cu parmezan, inainte de a disparea ca prin farmec, ha-ha...

And the dinner : Pasta Primavera made from scraps ( fresh and freezed vegetables) : mushrooms, red onion, red pepper, squash, beans, broccoli, garlic. Of course some white wine, soya sauce, basilicum and chilli pepper. And a last photo, "snowed" with parmiggiano, before disparition...LOL.

Miine e o alta zi...alte planuri...aceleasi vise. ;)

Tomorrow is another day...other plans...same dreams. ;)

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