Sunday, April 13, 2008

home-made dyeing

Pentru ca afara ploua si ploua ...deci " no gardening", mi-am umplut timpul vopsind niste materiale pentru quilting.
As outside is raining and raining...so " no gardening" , I home-made dyed some fabrics for quilting.

Am vazut metoda aceasta intr-unul din albumele Smarandei asa ca ...am pus-o in aplicare ;))
I see this method in one of Smaranda's photo albums...so I must try it !


prima tura a fost ocru : sofran 300 gr + hirtie creponata
First batch was OCRE : 300 g shafran + yellow coloured wrinkled paper+ salt

After first batch was out I added some RED and got ORANGE :

The following piece is the result of the wrapping-method that I talked about at the beggining...just wonderfull!

And here are all toghether with some also dyed sheep wool ( resulting felt)( a friend told me that it seems to be like clown hair...what a GOOD IDEEA, isn't it ?)

Well...you know: I can't be stopped ( nor from dyeing or from calamari with shrimps ;))) )
I'm waiting for some GREEN to cool down...anxious...and happy.
Untill tomorrow...

Saturday, April 12, 2008

gardening or...?


Doua noi super-unelte...care trebuiau puse la treaba, nu ?

..two new super- gardening tools...I should put them to work, no? first of all they needed some handles ;))


Am inceput ca de obicei cu ridichile...Mmmm...doua soiuri.

I started as usually with the radishes...two sorts. Yep.



ridichile le-am amestecat cu saminta de salata creata , pentru ca iese mai usor salata. Ridichile ies primele, viguroase, astfel ele deja sfarama pamintul pentru mladitele fine de salata...fac asta in fiecare an , si chiar daca pare un sfat pentru prosti, merita sa fie luat in considerare ca fiind unul bun si eficient.


I mixed the seeds of radishes with those of salad because, as they are sprouting first, are helping the tiny plants of salad to work out of dirt.I'm doing the same mix every year, and even if it seems to be an advice for dummies it must be considered as a good and eficient one.


Apoi, poate pentru ca imi era deja foame de la munca in aerul curat si ciripit de pasarele, am "ascuns" in pamint citeva seminte de bostan rosu si de bostan untos Waltham.

And, perhaps because I was already hungry from working in the fresh air with bird songs, I "hide" in dirt some red pumpkin seeds and some Waltham Butternut so soft and sweet and ymmy ( ;))) ) pumpkin. Well, I had more to go...



Doua feluri de castraveti

Two kind of cucumbers ( so crunchy in those cheese salads with all kind of home-made dressings ;)) )


Some spinach


And also mixed toghether some tomatoes and carrots seeds ( because carrots LOVE tomatoes...just a love-affair between them ;)) )

And as you can see I have just a half of my vegetable garden in work. It waits for my hurting back bending again for some more digging work..


I love to dig with this tool ( digging fork ) ! it's doing a super-extra-easy-well accomplished job ;))...I think it was invented JUST for me! ( because I hate to dig)



So , tomorrow is another ( working) day...



Friday, April 11, 2008

spring is here

Primavara a sosit...este evident.... si mie mi-e deja gindul la cirese ;))

The spring is already here...obviously...and I'm thinking already at those cherries...Mmmm;))



Toamna trecuta am primit de la Sma ( Cluj) citeva plante minunate...primul a inflorit un iris pitic albastru...puteti crede cit de MIC este ???

Last autumn I received from Sma some wonderfull plants...this year, the first flowered among them is a small Iris...can you believe how SMALL it is ??




Imi plac multe florile salbatice....

I love-love all the savage flowers from my garden. And I've got plenty of them...here are just the first from this spring...





Primul curcubeu din anul acesta.

The first rainbow from this year.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

small shadow trapunto

Am facut alaltaieri un mic cadou-surpriza... chiar si pentru mine a fost surpriza cit de mult mi-a placut sa lucrez in aceasta tehnica : shadow trapunto. Evident ca am fost "inoculata" de catre Geta cu minunatiile ei ;))
Fundalul este o bucata de batik, vopsit manual, primita de la Daniela iar stratul superior - organza - de la Ela Ghioc in schimbul din noiembrie
Este chiar micutz : 22cm x 22 cm .
Aici l-am pozat umed, imediat ce a disparut ata hidrosolubila ( Wash-away)

Before yesterday I made a small surprise-gift...even for me was a surprise how much I liked to work in this technique : shadow-trapunto. Obviously I was " innoculated" by Geta with all her wonderfull works.
The background is a piece of hand-made batik that I received from Daniela and the surface is organza received from Ela Ghioc during November Surprise swap.
It is quite small : 22cm x 22 cm ( square of 8.66 inch).
Here is it yet wet, after washing out the vanishing thread :



si spatele :

and the back , also wet :)



iar aici in dimineata plecarii cu agatatoare cu tot :

here in the morning , before leaving, with the hanging already done



si dedicatia personala de pe spate :

and the personal lines + signature on the back



I already find out that Mrs. Prka liked it. ;))

Friday, March 07, 2008

Crini - lilies

Ultima mea lucrare, incheiata azi , un buchet de crini...
My last work finished today : a bouquet of lilies.



Spatele :
The back of it :



Dimensiuni : 72 cm x 75 cm.
Dimensions : aprox 28 " x 29.5 "
Urmeaza o primavara minunata plina de flori...
Follows a wonderfull spring full of flowers ;))...

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

martisor din Belgia


Azi am primit acest martisor " surpriza" tocmai din Belgia de la Marinette. Anul trecut ea a fost partenera mea de schimb pentru martisoare si uite, surpriza , nu m-a uitat.
Voi cauta o modalitate de a ma revansa...trebuie sa recunosc ca anul acesta, luata cu alte treburi, nu am trimis martisoare nimanui :((
Merci , Marinette !

Today I receive this very surprisingly "martzichor" from Marinette in Belge. Last year she was my martzichor swap partner and look now : she didn't forgot me :))
I will look forward to answer back at such a great gesture...I must recognize that this year, with some other a lot of problems on my head, I didn't send any martzichor to anybody :((
Thank you , Marinette !

Saturday, March 01, 2008

the other silk rose

Am terminat si cel de-al doilea trandafir de matase...putin trapunto si thread painting
I finished the second silk rose ..some trapunto and thread painting


spatele :
the back of it :

Arata bine impreuna, nu-i asa ?
They look good together, isn't ?

Friday, February 29, 2008

8 ore cu Geta Grama

Ieri am profitat de un drum al sotului meu la Bucuresti pentru a-mi realiza o mare dorinta : intilnirea cu cea care de doi ani incoace imi indruma pasii in patchwork : Geta Grama.

Yesterday I take advantage of my husband's trip to Bucharest to acomplish one of my big whishes : meeting the one who guides my steps in patchwork from my begginings ( about two years) : Geta Grama.


Ajunsa in Risnov in prag de noapte, cea mai mare supriza a mea a fost sa descopar ca de fapt Geta are ochii...verzi ;)). Zimbitori de verzi, asa incit fara sa iti dai seama zimbesti la rindul tau , plina de veselie...
A doua zi , de dimineata, Geta m-a rasfatat cu un mic-dejun dulce : mi-a gatit cu mina ei papanasi fierbinti cu smintina si dulceata de visine..
Apoi, am intrat in lumea magnifica a quilturilor ei. Pentru cine nu stie ce inseamna asta, va spun eu : e ca o vraja!!...atit de adinca incit ...am uitat sa fac poze.:)) Totusi..doar citeva :
Prima poza facuta Getei, pe furis, cind inca nu era "pregatita" ;))

Arrived in Risnov by night, my biggest surprise was to discover that actually Geta has green eyes ;)) "Smiling" green, that for any reason you find yourself smiling too, happilly...
Next day in the morning, Geta cooked for me with her own hand, hot cheese-rolls with cream and sour-cherry jam.
Then I entered in her magnificent world of quilts. For the ones that didn't know what does this means, I can tell you that is like a spellbound!!...so deep...that I forgot to make enough photos :))
Anyway here are a few of them :
the first picture of Geta when she wasn't quite "ready" for it ;))


Apoi Geta a inceput sa imi arate pe rind quilturile ei...sa nu ma intrebati cite am vazut...habar nu am, ZECI de quilturi ...am pierdut sirul lor...a fost o adevarata desfatare sa le intorc, rind pe rind pe toate fetzele, sa le pipai si sa simt sub degete cum cu fiecare impunsatura de ac a sadit in ele dragoste si perfectiune.
Aici inca eram la inceput de drum...

After, Geta started to show me, one by one all her quilts...don't ask me how many did I see...I really don't know, I lost the counting...was a real delight to turn them on the sides, one by one, to feel all the love and perfection that were put into by every stitch of the needle.
Here we are just at the beggining :


Apoi, evident ca lucrarile au trebuit asezate inapoi...cu grija, cu drag cu pricepere. Minunatii pline de culoare si de forme nebanuite...O comoara!

Then, obviously, all the pieces must be put from where they come down...with care, love and ability. Wonderfull pieces full of colours and unexpected shapes...A treasure!


Imi pare nespus de rau ca nu am fost constiincioasa si nu am pozat cit mai multe, macar cele care mi-au ramas mie ca o pata calda de culoare in suflet...

I'm extremely sorry that I wasn't quite on the line to take pictures of the most of them, at least of those that leave a spot of warm colour in my soul.


Apoi am trecut , evident, la masinile noastre de cusut. Am facut schimb de pareri tehnice intre ele...trebuie sa recunosc ca mare mi-a fost mirarea cind am auzit cit de silentioasa este masina ei industriala...ca o pisica care toarce...incredibil...Evident ca imi voi lua si eu una ;))
Si ca sa ma intelegeti ca nu degeaba o laud pe Geta, uitati-va cum se lumineaza la fatza cind coase :

After that, obviously, we passed to our sewing machines. We change technical opinions on every machine...I must recognize that I was really impressed on how silent is her big, industrial machine...like a sleeping cat...incredible! It's loud and clear that I'll get one soon ;))
And for you to understand why I speak so much about Geta, look how enlighted she become when she is sewing :


Timpul a fost prea, mult prea scurt pentru tot ce as fi vrut sa imi spuna, explice, povesteasca...evident ca marea dorinta de a-mi arata metoda ei magica de a pune bindingul a ramas undeva printre norii pufosi de pe cer si nu a coborit decit inainte de plecare, sfioasa : -"ai uitat sa imi arati cum pui bindingul..." Am ris amindoua, am avea nevoie de mult mai mult decit 8 ore in care sa ne cunoastem, sa ne apropiem , sa ne intelegem reciproc...si totusi : o cunosc "virtual" de 2 ani de zile.
O amintire draga :
The time was short, too short for all that I would like to be told, explained, telled...and my big desire to find out about her magic binding method remain somewhere between the white,fluffy clouds on the sky and didn't descend, shyly, untill leaving : - " you forgot to show me how you put on the binding"... We both laughed, we would need much more than 8 hours to know, become closer, understanding each other...thinking that I know her virtually for 2 years.
A dear memory :


Un strop de verde intr-o zi insorita si un buchetel de ghiocei...din suflet!

A spot of green in a sunny day and a small bouquet of snow drops...from all my heart!

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Happy birthday !

La Multi Ani, dragoste !

Happy birthday, love !



Trandafiri pentru tine...

Roses for you...

Friday, February 22, 2008

first spring sign

Primul semn de primavara a sosit in plic... Multumesc , Ena !

The first spring sign arrived into an envelope...Thanks, Ena !

Thursday, February 14, 2008

all my love for you

Cu toata dragostea...pentru dragostea mea ! ;))

With all my love ...for my love ! ;))

Thursday, February 07, 2008

shoppings from holiday

Citeva cumparaturi din vacanta ...dupa cum stiti in ultimul timp nu am facut altceva decit am tricotat-tricotat-tricotat...si mincat ;)) ...deci cumparaturile reflecta preocuparea ;))

Some shoppings from holiday...as you know lately I was knitting and knitting and again knitting...socks :)) oh, yes, and EATING :))) so all my shoppings are reflecting those "preocupations" ;)))


Doua perechi de ace din bambus, speciale pt sosete, o croseta mare si niste lina pentru sosete...hmmm...deloc ieftina lina asta. Sper sa-mi iasa niste sosete " mirifice" din ea. LOL.
Si acum pentru partea de "mincat-mincat" ...cum alt hobby al meu estei gatitul mi-am completat biblioteca de carti de bucate cu inca doi "puisori" : unul austriac si unul german.( ambele in limba engleza) Si evident o unealta pentru facut spaetzle pentru ca imi plac mult de tot spaetzle-urile. Apropo : cartea de bucate germana ( sub indrumarea lui Dr. Oetker) este cu adevarat buna. O recomand. Deja a fost probata.

Some bamboo knitting needles ,a big crochet hook, some socks wool ...hmmm, not at all cheap this wool.Hope to get some mirific socks of it.LOL.
And now something for "eating" part...as my other hobby is cooking I do complete my cookbook library with two new babies : an austrian one and a german one( both in english). And of course a spaetzle tool...I LOVE spaetzels...
By the way the german book is really-really good. I recommend it ! already tried.

Ca sa ma credeti :))

As example :))

Monday, January 14, 2008

others opinion about myself - quite right!

What TEODORA means
You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

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