Crazy for Crates

Hello my Friends!!!
How are you today?
Here finally, after so many days of cold and rain we have had a wonderful sunny and warm day...awesome!!!!
We really needed it!
But tomorrow...it's supposed to rain again so...we have to wait another bit of time for have Spring coming...

Anyway...today I would love to show you what hubby and me are making with old wooden crates...
My Dad found them for me for free, so...really a BIG DEAL!!! Thanks Daddy!!!
And...I can say...he founds a treasure!!!

During last months, I was totally "obsessed" or...better...totally crates addicted...
I love the fact you can take a simple old wooden crate, "clean" it a bit and...using it for make something totally new and beautiful for your house!
So, I decide that we MUST try this!!!
And, this is the first one we made:

We took a crate, cleaned it with a sandpaper trying to remove dirty (crates were used for fruits) and also "logo" printed on it.
Then, I made the color: I chose a natural brown that looks great in my dining room near the sofa...
So I mixed chocolate brown, white, black and gold and love the way it turned out!

As we are using it as storage for the wood near our fireplace, I made a stencil saying "Firewood for sale" and painted it in white...
I made the stencil in a very easy way: chose a font, print it with my printer on paper and then cut it...it's easy and fast but you can use it only once as the paper will be damaged immediately but...I need it just once so...it's perfect...LOL!!!

As I love the result...I decided to make another one to put in my laundry room for hubby's dirty work clothes and...TADA...done!!!!
And finally...I needed another one for...my yarn and crochet projects...

We made this one...whit wheels!!!!
So, when I'm sitting on my sofa, I can take it and move it easily when I need it!

It holds perfectly all my yarns for the project I'm making...in this case...I'm making a ripple rug...

I also make a caddy that holds all my crochet hooks, scissors, measuring tape, needles and...all what I need...

That's all for today...I'm really loving what we are making with the crates and we are having so much

fun doing it!!!!

What do you think?
Do you also use crates or anything else recycled for decorate your house?
I'd love to hear from you!!
Have a nice day!
Dany

Shame on me!!!!!

Hello my Friends!!!!!
How are you?
You may are wondering why I chose this title for my post...
Well...it's more than 2 MONTHS that I didn't write anything here and so...absolutely...SHAME ON ME!!!!

I've had a not nice time...familiar things...health things...mood things...LOL!!!
But...this is not an excuse...I know...

Sometimes...you need a break from everyone and from  anything and so...I stopped to blog, I stopped to sew, I stopped to crochet...it seems that my life...stopped at all and...believe me...it was not nice at all...

Some days I felt like I'm not able to do anything...just my work (I can't stop it too...LOL), house works and...sleep...

But now...it seems that...I'm getting up from a long long sleep and...step by step...I'm coming again into my life...

So, during latest weeks...I started again to crochet and sewing and...I'm ready now for blogging again and...for show you some new things I made!!!

Hope things are well for you all my friends, I missed you and I missed to read your blogs so...I'm going to do it immediately!!!!!

Now I'm back so...please, from time to time...come here to take a peek... :O)

I wish you all a lovely day and...talk to you soon!!!!!!
Love, Dany

I won Knotsewcute Giveaway!!!!!

Oval Cotton Storage Bins

Hello my friends!!!!
How are you today?
I feel good, especially because it's already Thursday and so the week end is very close...LOL!!!

Last week I took part into the Knot Sew Cute Giveaway and...I was lucky enough to win!!!!
YAY!!!!!

My prize were 2 fabulous PDF crochet patterns of my choice and so...I chose the Oval Cotton  Storage Bins and the Urban Chic Throw:

Urban Chic Throw

I just love theyr patterns, I've already made beautiful scarves with them and now...can't wait to try these!!!!
You can find Kim and Tara beautiful Etsy Shop HERE.
And theyr lovely BLOG HERE.
They have often fabulous Giveaway so...don't miss them!!!!

Thanks again Kim and Tara!!!!
XOXO, Dany.

Happily Crocheting

Hello my friends!!!!
How are you?
Hope everything is ok for you all... :O)

Winter is still here...cold temperatures and snow all around...
So this is the perfect time for...stay inside and do our favourite crafting...
During these cold days, I love to stay inside, near the fireplace, with a cup of hot tea (sometimes...hot chocolate...LOL) and...crochet!
I found it so relaxing...
So, I would love to show you some projects I did lately...

Here there are some doilies...

I have to say that I've never be a big fan of crochet doilies...my grandma made them but...always lace doilies with really tin white cotton...not my style at all...LOL...

But making them with colorful cotton and  4mm hook...well...I think they look nice!!!

So, THIS IS  the free pattern I used...

Then, I made this one with chunky yarn...
It remembers me a snowflake and I think it's so snowy...
I love it for winter time...
I used THIS FREE PATTERN...

For the 1st time...I made crochet buntings...
They are so much fun to make and looks great in every room of your house!!!

And...last...this is my work in progress project...a ripple rug...

I loooove ripples but...never made them before...tought they were so hard to make...

But...I found THIS TUTORIAL from Lucy Attic24, it's so easy to follow...

And I'm enjoying make my rug...

Hope you like my projects and that my links for free patterns and tutorials can inspire you... :O)

Happy crocheting and...Happy Crafting!!!!

Have a lovely week end.

XOXO, Dany

Sweet Valentine...

Via Wilton

Hello my Friends!!!
How are you today?
Tomorrow is Valentine Day and so time for make some sweeties...

I found some amazing recipes browsing through the web...
Some sweet cheesecakes...

Via Zoom Yummy

Delicious pancakes...

Via Be different act normal

 There are gazillion of wonderful recipes for tomorrow so...make your choice and...be creative!!! :O)
Happy Valentine to you all my friends!!!!!!
XOXO, Dany

New in my Shop

Hello my Friends!!!
How are you?
I didn't post often about my Etsy Shop so today I would love to show you my latest addictions...
This is my new pouch style, a heart shaped zipper pouch.
I'm so in love for it because it's nice, it's pretty, it's roomy and so unique!
It's part machine sewed and part hand sewed and it requires about 3 hours of work...
I've already made one in purple and I'm going to make others...
What do you think about it?
You can find my pouch HERE.

Then I created few  news PDF Sewing Patterns...
One is my "Happy Walking Double Zipper  Case with two separate pockets".
This is really so useful and practical!!!
If you like to go ouside for a nice walk, surely this Happy Walking Double Zipper Case is perfect for you!
Whether you decide to go out for a walk or just to the grocery store, you know how bulky your big bag could be...
This small but roomy, lightweight and beautiful case can hold everything you need without hindering your walk.
It has 2 zippers, each for a different pocket to keep for example keys separated by phone or by money , cards...

You can find it HERE.

Last, but not least, this is my new "Little Forest" PDF Sewing Pattern Pouch.
It's perfect for hold your cell.phone or camera as it's really well paddedd but it's also perfect for hold your keys, money, lipstick , cards, tissues or anything else you need to protect!

You can find it HERE.

Hope you likes my newest!!!
I would love to get some feedback from you, this really should help!!!
Thanks!
Happy Monday to you all!!!
XOXO, Dany

BRRRRRRR...ICEEEEEEE

Hello my Friends!!!
How are you?
It's Friday again and...we will have a very cold week end...
After the "big" snow of last week end, this one we are having...ICE...

Temperatures fell down in an unusual way ...we are having -10° and tomorrow we will have -16°...
Wow...this surely it's not usual here...LOL!!!

So...we are having a some beauties like these in my pics all around here...

If you don't need to go outside...it's beautiful...if you need to go outise...it's a disaster...LOL...

I've already started some new crafting project so...I'll stay inside, near the fireplace for a couple of days...enjoing this crazy winter...
Happy week end!!!!
XOXO, Dany