Colorful Crochet

Hello!
How are you all?
March is already here but...the weather probably didn't notice that LOL!!!
Here we are having icing, snow, rain...
More close to Winter then Spring actually but...you know...everything could change in few hours...
So, for puttin myself in a happy mood, I decided to show you some colorful Mandalas I made last year...

When I was a child, both my Grandmas were so good in handcrafts...
I was lucky enough to have one living near me (in the north of Italy) and one living so far, in the south of Italy.
I said I was lucky because they both were great women and totally different.
Anyway, Grandma living near me was so good in knitting, she made me tons of beautiful sweathers...
The other one was great in crocheting, she made beautiful shawls, blankets, sleeping socks ...
But...as often happen, I was not interested at all in learning knitting or crocheting...
Now...I regret every day that I've never asked them to teach me but...you know...it's too late...
They both passed away several years ago and so...I "asked" to the web to teach me...
It's not the same thing of course but I've learned how to crochet watching videos.

I have to say that I was not interested in crocheting in the past because here around crocheting was just doilies...I never liked so much white doilies...well...not at all in effect...
But...browsing  through the web I found lots of beautiful and colorful crochet things so I started to like crochet...
In the past I made myself some beautiful shawls and scarves, coasters and I've also made some Amigurumi (they are totally addicting LOL).
Then...I discovered Mandalas and...I fell totally in love with them...
They are a sort of modern doilies but totally different!
Fun and colorful, exactly the kind of things I love to make!
So...there are few I made...

I spent some fun hours making them

And they make me happy each time I look at them

So...what about you?
Do you know Mandalas?
Did you ever make them?
Please, let me know if you like crocheting too and what do you like making more.
Have a great week!!!
Dany

From house to HOME

Hello My Friends,
how are you going?
I'm fine and pretty busy this week end...today housework and cooking but tomorrow...fun!!!
A friend of mine will come here for a whole day of sewing...can't wait!!!
Ok...now...let's talk about this post title...
Now...there are a bit more then  4 months that I'm living here in my new flat...
I love it more then the older one so...I decided to add a touch of me in it...
I put here and there some quilts I made in the past...
Some in my bedroom...

I've also put one on my bed...

And  fews on this beautiful wood ladder...

Some in my sewing room too...

Now I'm making some changes in the kitchen too...and I'll show you when all will set...

 I'm feeling my flat more then my home and not  simply a house...

I think it's warmer now and everyone will come  will immediately know that a quilter lives here...

What do you think?

I would love to hear from you.

In the meantime...I wish you all a wonderful Week End!!!

Dany.

Packing my life...

Hello my Friends!!!!
How are you all?
Much time has passed since my last post and...lots of things are happened to my life...
It was not a nice period and so...I didn't blogged at all...but I continued to follow your blogs and commented here and there from time to time...

Now...it's time to blog again and so...I'm here telling you what happened...
Hubby and I, after 15 years of marriage, decided to get separated...
So, this is last week that I'm spending in my beautiful and so loved house...
In fact, next Saturday, I'll move in my new flat...
I'm packing all my things and...all my life and...believe me...this is so sad...

I didn't know that in 15 years of life together we collected so much things and...now it's hard to divide them...it's hard and sad...you know...

But, the situation between us was not good so I think this is the right decision and at this point, this is better for us both...

Since we took the decision...nothing was real...but now that I'm packing...well...now things are changed and...all is so real...

I have to start a new life alone and this really scary me so much...I've never lived alone before...passed from my parent's house to our wedding house so...all will be new for me...

I'm still young...(well...41 years old...at least I'm not too old...LOL) and I can learn new things, meet new people, change my abitudes...we will see...

In this moment I'm so happy to have my family around and my friends!
My "real" friends and my "on line" friends mean so much for me!!!!
This last week here I think will be the hardest one...every thing I do I think...ok...this is the last time I'm doing it...every day I think...ok...this is last Monday I stay here...last Tuesday...
I'm lookig at every room remebering what I did there, what I tought there...all the things I bought, create...
Hopefully soon...will be better...but for now...it's sad...

Hope I didn't bored you with this post but...I'd like to share with you what is happening in my life...not only fun and happy things...but...real life!

I wish you all a nice day and..."see" you soon here!!!!
Love, Dany.