Chocolate Waves

In ultimul timp nu am fost cuminte, m-am dat serios la ciocolata. Sub toate formele : tableta, bomboane, crema....atit de serios incit am transpuns mica mea dragoste subita in :

"Valuri de ciocolata" ....

un alt sal din voal, cu aceleasi 7 benzi plisate pe toata lungimea lui de 2,0m . 

Maro-...ciocolata ;)

il gasiti in magazin

Lately I'm not at all a good girl , I got seriously into chocolate. Any shape : tablet, candy, cream ....so seriously that I transposed my little suddenly love into : 

"Chocolate waves "...

another veil shawl, with the same 7 pleated strips along the lenght . 

Chocolate -...brown. Simple as that . :D

Luna trecuta am participat la un concurs pe forumul Hobby-handmade  cu aceste doua quilturi miniatura . 

Last month I participate in another contest in the Hobby -handmade forum, with these two miniatures quilts.

si am cistigat locul 3 primind aceste minunate piese lucrate de Gaby Erika . Ciocolata ...nu a mai ajuns in poza :D
and I won the third place receiving these wonderful pieces worked by GabyErika . The chocolate has not come in the picture :D

Un cadou surpriza din partea sotului meu este aceasta virtelnita, cu o virsta impresionanta de peste 100 ani, virtelnita pe care a lucrat strabunica lui . Mi-a devenit automat foarte draga ....trebuie sa ii fac o baie sanatoasa si sa o pun la lucru....poarta in ea urma anilor multi si a micilor reparatii ...poate o sa-mi spuna o poveste , incet, invirtindu-se....
An unexpected gift form my husband is this thread reel , with an resonable age over 100 years. A reel that belonged to his great-grandmother. Instantly it become very dear to me. I must give it a big scrub and then put it to work....it carries the mark of so many years and of small repairs...maybe it will tell me a story, slowly, spinning....

Acum , de cind cu frigul si cu raceala mea, am nevoie de mincare "de comfort" : o jumatate de pui la cuptor acompaniat de cartofi copti cu mujdei de usturoi....si un pahar de vin alb ;) Chiar comfortabil, nu ? ;)
Now since this cold weather and my cold condition, I need some "comfort" food  : a half of a green farm-chicken grilled on the oven and some baked potatoes with garlic sauce. And a white wine glass ;). Quite comfortable, ha ? ;)

si evident nevoia de un desert la fel de "comfort " ( putina practica inainte de Craciun nu strica niciodata, nu ? ) unde mai pui ca e primul meu cozonac copt in soba cu lemne -de aceea e mai ars :))
and obviously the need of a same "comfort" desert ( a little practice before Christmas doesn't hurt anyone,no ? ) and the important fact is that I bake this roll-cake for the first time in my wood stove...that's why is a little burnt :))

dar gusta minunat....cu nuci si stafide....
but the taste is wonderful ....with walnuts and raisins...

Si cind e frig si nasu-ti curge :D, ce poti sa faci decit sa brodezi mai departe, adincita in fotoliul cald ...
blocul 3 e gata , blocul 4 atacat.
And when it's cold and have a running nose :D, what can one do ? embroider further the SAL project, hidden in the warm armchair...
block 3 ready, block 4 on the go .

La voi cum e, cald ? si ce hobby va place sa faceti cind e frig ? dati-mi niste idei noi....
How's your weather , warm ? and what craft do you mostly like to do when you're chilly ? give me some new ideas...

two new scarves and a shawl

De cind am descoperit firul Bossanova, hypoalergenic - deci mai mult decit perfect pentru mine ;) - nu ma mai pot opri din tricotat esarfe. De data aceasta va arat ultimele doua . 

Gri -cenusa, o culoare superba care se potriveste minunat la gitul unei doamne cu parul grizonat . Poate sa fie si o tinara cu buzele vopsite in rosu aprins ;) . 

Moale, pufoasa si atit de usoara....un vis....poate fi purtata in diferite moduri : esarfa simpla prinsa cu brosa accesoriu ( din imagine ) , innodata in jurul gitului, aruncata peste un umar sau atirnind lung in fata....dispozitia voastra este cea care o "modeleaza"...esarfa doar va pune in valoare frumusetea. ;)

Since I discovered the Bossanova thread, hypolargenic - more than perfect for me ;) - I can't stop from knitting scarves. This time I'll show you the last two I've made.

Ash-Grey, a beautiful color that suits wonderfully a grey-hair lady. It can be also a young lady with painted red lips. 

Lightweight, fluffy....a dream....it can be worn in several ways, simple as any scarf closed with the brooch ( in the image ) , knotted around the neck, flip over the shoulder,etc....your mood "models" it ....the scarves only show out the best of you . ;)

 

si una mov care se potriveste unei tinere cu parul roscat si eventual citiva pistrui ;)

vine deasemenea insotita de o brosa realizata de mine.

and a purple one ....that suits well on a red-hair women ..eventually with some speckles ;)

it also comes accompanied by a brooch - made by tiktakro . 

Apoi , am re-facut modelul de sal negru cu volane din voal. 2 metri lungime per 56 cm latime . 

Chiar daca munca depusa a fost imensa ( surfilatul marginilor cu pas minim, rulat, pentru 55m lungime ) mi-a facut o deosebita placere sa il vad la final...sa il asez pe Monique - manechinul meu care, chiar daca nu are brate, a incercat sa redea cit mai bine frumusetea lui . 

Then I re-made the black ruflled shawl on veil. 2 meters long by 56 cm width.  

Even that the work for making it was tremendous ( over-locking along 55 meters with minimal stitch  ) I was extremely pleased to see it finished. I love the way it covers Monique - even that my dummy doesn't have arms - and show off the entire beauty of it. 

 

Acum ma gindesc la un sal de culoarea ciocolatei....voi ce spuneti ? sau imi sugerati alta culoare care s-ar potrivi acestui model ? 

Apropo : toate produsele le gasiti in magazinul meu, active sau vindute ;). 

I'm thinking now at a shawl in chocolate color ....what do you think about ? do you suggest another one that suits this pattern ? 

By the way : all these products you can find in my shop, among active listings or sold. ;)

some tatting and frilly scarves

Dupa cum va spuneam in postul anterior , am devenit foarte pasionata de tatting. Am renuntat complet la metoda pe ac si am trecut la navete....primele mele navete au cap de croseta in virf .

As I previously told  you, I become addicted to tatting. 

I completely renounced to needle-tatting method and pass on to shuttles. My first ones have a crochet hook in  one end, like this...

si am inceput sa fac modele putin mai complicate ( pentru mine, ca incepator ,  inca multe sunt complicate LOL) 

and started to tat a little more complicated patterns 

( for me, as a beginner, there are still a lot too complicated LOL ) 

apoi am cumparat aceste doua navete ,marca Clover , de care sunt ab-so-lut indragostita :D ( si din care trebuie sa imi mai iau vreo doua ;) )
after some days I bought these two shuttles, Clover brand, of which I'm totally IN LOVE with. ( must buy some more ;) )

Evident ca si modelele realizate s-au transformat si au devenit : 

Obviously the patterns did change a bit and become :

 sau primii mei cercei lungi ( zdranganele ) 

or my first dangling earings . 

Am nevoie de practica muuulta....gind ce nu poate decit sa imi astearna un zimbet multumit pe fata . 

I need a lot of practice...this thought is setting a satisfied smile on my face. 

Intre timp , am intrat in posesia unui fir special , tip panglica, 

Meanwhile I received this special , ribbon, thread : 

cu care se pot tricota/croseta niste esarfe minunate. 

of which one can knit or crochet wonderful scarves . 

acum am in lucru acelasi fir pe bordo ...va fi o minunatie de esarfa...

now I'm working the same thread in a burgundy color. It will be a beauty !

firul este marca italiana, de o moliciune incredibila, si ca si compozitie este

100% microfibra acrilica hypoalergenica . SUPERB !!

it's an italian thread, extremely soft and as composition it is 

100% HYPOALLERGENIC microfiber acrylic. Just WONDERFUL !

 Imi face placere sa cos, tricotez, sa crosetez dar orice as face, seara nu rezist sa nu fac citeva noduri .LOL.

Tatting-ul este atit de fin, de delicat, incit m-a cucerit pentru totdeauna.

Uite ce a aterizat in palma mea aseara ;)

I love to sew,  knit or to crochet, but anything I'm doing I can't resist in the evening making some knots. LOL.

Tatting it is so delicate, I can confess that it charmed me forever. 

Look what landed in my hand last night ;)

cred ca va deveni o mica brosa, in amintirea verii....

I think it will became a brooch...remembering the summer....

ruffled shawl

Visez de ceva vreme la acest sal....

I'm dreaming for some time at this shawl....

Cum am gasit materialul potrivit , m-am apucat de lucru. 

Nu e deloc usor sa lucrezi cu un triplu voal negru....nici usor, nici "curat ". Overlock-ul s-a umplut de scame marunte negre, ca un praf negru , arata ca dupa razboi . 

As I found the proper fabric for it, I jumped in work. 

It isn't easy to work with triple veil ....not easy nor clean. The overlock filled with small particles, like a black dust...it looks just like after war....

Initial am incercat sa inlatur praful negru cu peria de fardat obrajii, dar tot aspiratorul a fost decisiv. 

Initially I tried to push off the black dust with the cheeks paint brush, but finally yet the vacuum cleaner was decisive.

 Dupa ce am surfilat nici mai mult nici mai putin de 20 metri de banda pe ambele parti ( deci faceti voi totalul ;) ) , am trecut la faza de incretit. Mai aveam putin si mi se incretea si parul. haha.

After I serged no more or less than 20 metres of fabric strip on both sides ( you make the calculations for yourself ;) ) I started to ruflle it. I had just a little bit more for my hair to curl, also LOL...

Piciorusul special mi-a fost de mare ajutor la incretit ....chair daca m-a fortat sa cos incet ....ceea ce pentru 20 m liniari  a insemnat minute bune de tzaca-tzaca -paca!, tzaca-tzaca-paca!  haha.... .... 

The ruffler foot was a great help....even that it forces me to sew slowly....this means considerably time spent for ruffle a 20 metres long strip...

 apoi a urmat din nou o faza de surfilare...:D .

Mda, adica tocmai dupa ce am terminat de curatat "praful" negru de pe overlock :D ....ca la orice model nou fazele tehnice pot sa difere de cele proiectate . 

Then again one overlock phase...:D

Yep, I mean just after I've finished cleaning the black dust from the overlocker :D...at every new model/pattern the technical phases could slightly differ from the projected one.

Dar la final , am obtinut ce am dorit : eleganta, semi-transparenta, acel "chic" retro.... un sal pentru ocazii speciale, un sal de asezat peste umerii goi si parfumati ....

Finally I've got what I've dreamed of  : elegance, semi-transparency, that retro "chic" look ....a shawl for special occasions, a shawl to put on your naked shoulders...perfumed naked shoulders....

Are 200 cm lungime si 56 cm latime. 7 benzi incretite pe toata lungimea . 

It has 200 cm long and 56 cm width.7 ruffled strips along. 

 Un sal care poate deveni un top indraznet pe o tinara 

A shawl that can become a daring top on a young body 

 sau putin romantic 

or more romantic 

 Un sal care se poate transforma una-doua intr-o simpla  "Cenusareasa" pentru tinuta de zi cu zi.....pardon, o simpla esarfa :D
A shawl that can quickly transform into a simple Cinderella for a day outfit....sorry, a simple scarf :D

aproape ca imi vine sa cint : 

"stau si visez la rochii cu volane,

 dantelute si zorzoane ...." :)

I almost started to sing : 

( an old romanian song ) 

"I'm sitting and dreaming

at dresses with laces

ruffles and frills "

Va place ? nu cintecul, ci salul .

You like it ? not the song, the shawl.