My Holidays on the French Riviera part 1: The Sea

Hello my friends!!!
Last week finally I've had some days off to work and so hubby and I spent our vacations on the French Riviera in a beautiful town called Menton.
It's only about  2 hours and half drive from our town but...believe me...it's all another world...

First because there is the sea...LOL...our town is surrounded by mountains...
Then, as this town is part of the Cote d'Azur and it'ls also part of the Provence, it has the typical  look of the French towns...really well trimmed, you can find flowers everywhere, small bistrots and cute restaurants and...the sea is wonderful!

We enjoyed so much our stay there! we only go a couple of hours one afternoon on the beach, it was hot and with lots of people so...we decided to walk...
And...we walked soooo much, lots and lots of kilometres...LOL!!!!
There are beautiful "promenades" there, so relaxing near the sea...

So...our days were as follow...more or less...
We got up not too much early in the morning, we wore our walking shoes, shorts and tank top (hubby a T-short...LOL) and we went to have our breakfast in a nice italian bar...
Cappuccino and croissants were wonderful!

We walked for about 2 hours, then we come back to the town for lunch that usually was ice cream...

Then we come back to the hotel for have a bit of rest and we did another walk in the afternoon...

Then we come back again to the hotel for a shower and for get ready for the evening-night...
The nights were magics...thousands of people everywhere, restaurants open till late, music, open market near the beach...

I think this is a little paradise not too much far from us...

In effect, this is our first holiday there but...we go there since we were...younger...LOL...about 20 years ago...

Every summer we went there 2 or 3 times...also if only for 1 day...we can't miss it!!!!

In the next posts, I'll show you the old town, Menton by night and the delicious food!!!

Hope you enjoyed my little tour... :O)

Dany

Flying to Australia

 Hi and happy Sunday  my friends!!!
How are you?
I'm packing as tomorrow hubby and I will go some days to the beach on the French Riviera.
Hope to get nice weather there as here is still so much crazy...one day soooo hot and the day after, we get rain, wind, jail!!!! CRAZY!!!!
Today I'd like to show you a Fap I made and sent yesterday to Australia! A FAP is a Fabric Artistic Postcard and it's so much to make them and send them throught the snail mail!!!
This one will have a long long trip to do till Australia so I hope it will reach my friend in good shape!!!

I got inspiration for my Fap from my garden, I was looking at some very busy bees on lavender and...the idea came in my mind! Lilac and purple colors and a "swirl" embroidery looks so nice...
I added a romantic touch with a white lace.
If you've never made one, you have to try, it's really so much fun!!!
Happy Sunday!!!!
Dany

Silver and Blue: They Make Me Happy!

Hi my friends!!!
How are you today?
I would like to show you my new nails...
It's Summer time and in  this period of the year I love bright and happy colors so...I chose something that really makes me so happy everything I look at them...LOL!!!
What do you think?
I wish you a lovely day!!!
Dany

The Perfect Relaxing Sunday

Hi my Friends!!!!

how are you today?

Finally here we are having good weather, sun and  warm temperatures and yesterday was our very first day of summer!!!(ok...summer started officially few days ago but as we got rain and cold...it seemed more Autumn that Summer...)

We decided to stay at home and enjoy the weather in perfect relax...no hours drive for go to the sea...no hours drive for go to the mountain...no caos...just...relax!!!
So, my sister and her husband come here too and we spent the whole day in the garden!

Ok...boys...COOK FOR US!!!! They did a BBQ with meat and vegetables and fish...sooo yummy!!! Can you think a better start to our relaxing day???
We didn't have to think to go to the grocery store and fix launch...just have relax and this is ecaxtly what we did...!!!

We got the tan and we also find the time for a nice pedicure...how fun!!!!
We laughed soooo much!!!!

Then, in the middle of the afternoon, also Mom and Dad come here!
I prepare a fresh snack with Mojito and Chips...all my guests loved them!!! LOL!!!!
After the Mojito...we decided to play darts and...believe me...after a glass of Mojito...it's not easy...LOL!!!!

But the fun is sure!!!!

LOL!!!!

Someone was able to put 2 darts one inside the other...LOL!!!
In the evening...we had a wonderful pizza all togheter and it was the perfect end for a perfect day!!!!
Sometimes...it's not necessary to go so far or do incredibly and adventurous things for have fun!!!
This was my Sunday...what about yours?
Have a nice day!!!
Dany

My Lacey Shawl Finally Done and...a new bag!

 

Hi and Happy Sunday to all!!!
Finally...I can show you my shawl!!!
It has been finished about 3 weeks ago but...here the weather is always so rainy so...it was so hard "combine" a sunny day plus hubby at home to make pics...LOL!!!
Anyway...yesterday afternoon...we got a bit of sun...so...this is me wearing my new shawl!!!

I have to say that I'm soooo happy about  the result, this is my very first lacey shawl, it required lots and lots of FUN hours to crochet it but...I'm happy I spent my time in this way!

It's so versatile so you can wear it on a tank top and jeans but also on a elegant dress for a special occasion!

In effect, I'll have a wedding on the end of July and this would be so perfect on the grey and black dress I bought...

And this is the new bag I made for myself too...

I made one similar past summer and I used it all the time.

I love this shape, the bamboo handles, it's so roomy and the fabric I chose is so nice.

It's similar to linen, with stamps in purple and lime green, so summery!!!

Hope you like my creations!

Have a nice day!!!

Dany

Creating a new Quilt!

Hello!!!
This week end is really a very very rainy one...
We are getting lots of rain, thunderstorm, wind and cold...
And...we are not getting into winter but...into summer...LOL!!!
So...I decided to bring myself a bit of happyness making...a new quilt!!!!

I'm a quilter and I love to play with colorful fabrics and threads...
I started drawing myself my quilt with the EQ7 program.
This is an awesome program for drawing quilts, table runners, wallhangings...really AWESOME!!!!

I would love to create something that could be hanged on my bedroom wall so I need something purlpe/violet/lilac...as the wall is painted with light purple paint and the curtain is white with purple circles...

Once I've selected the fabrics from my stash (this is the funniest but hardest part...LOL!!!) the fun begin!!!









I started to cut my fabrics following my pattern...

Then, with my  (I love my Husqvarna SE) sewing machine, I started to sew together squares and strips...press them, sew them again in largest rows...

Single pieces of fabrics sewed together...

...and I can start to see how my quilt will be...











I've had so much fun today, also if outside all is grey and sad...my sewing room seems a lavender field!!!!
Now...it's late, time to go fix dinner...I hope to be able to work on my quilt again tomorrow morning...once you started...it's very hard to stop!!!!
Hope you are having a great Sunday too!!!
Dany

New Crochet Items in my shop

 Hi!
Lately...I'm so much into crocheting things...so I decided to add some new crochet things in my Etsy Shop!
I started with something small, some crochet star coasters!

I think they are the perfect nice touch to any summer table, cute, colorful, they bring joy and happyness!

 I made them with 100% cotton yarn, so they are completely washable.

 For now, I made 2 sets, one lime and white and one light periwinkle and white and I'm so happy about the result.

I'm planning to make more in other colors combination so, if you have a favourite color combination, please, let me know!

I'm working also on some nice scarves and cowls for the winter season, fingerless gloves...I'm in  love with crocheting and Ii would love to share this love with you all!

If you are interested in my coasters, you can find them HERE!

Have a wonderful Friday my friends!!!!

Dany