I'm getting bored of winter

Its getting a little bit boring this winter, its always dark and cloudy. Although its not my character to complain for nothing, its getting a bit too somber everyday. Not to mention my husband is too eager to begin cleaning up our glass house so he can start planting. I miss flowers in the garden. I plant every year yellow and orange flowers in our front yard. This year we are planning to mix colors. I am curious how the krokus bollen going to look like. I have asked Marcel to plant it in a form of a fish. Its a way of us showing passersby that Christian people live in this house.

sewing a bolero vest

At last I have found a wikkelvestje pattern that I have seen on somebody. I bought a bolero pattern a week ago but it didn't go wel, I was hoping that I could do better this time.

My gadgets

groetjes Frouwkje vanuit Zomergem!

Ik veronderstel dat uw naam Frouwke is, yes I don't mind you sending me mails as long as geen porno flik. trouwens we kunnnen via comments communiceren.

Anyway these are the only gadgets that I have. I made it by hand. I don't have a special machine. I don't think that it is fun cross stitching with a machine.

these are the only things that you need: a pattern, DMC, scissors, cloth (aida cloth, or zweigart whatever). The only thing that is very important is patience my dearest. (enorm geduld) Patience, lots and lots of it. voila!

Madonna & Child

I have completely forgotten this brown madonna that I have stitched two years ago. Beautiful and chic. I plan to bring it in laguna, framed and hang it there. But i forgot it last year.

My very first cross stitch Photo

This is the very first photo that I cross stitched. One of the best I ever did. Not because its mine, but because it turns out to be beautiful than the picture itself. And I mean the finished product not me. My only fault is I stitched it using anchor instead of DMC. When I washed it before letting it framed. most of the color faded away. Maybe, just maybe I could do it once again, although stitching my own picture is not so interesting as stitching others. It is kind of predictable and I hate it. I always love the challenge of making something new and different. My husband even joked a week ago that it is a question of time when I am going to stop what I do now and go mountain climbing instead. Who knows!

Latest

I didn't have much progress with this pic but it is beginning to get a shape already. So I presume i can finish this before Christmas along with one thousand and one plan that I have made. So help me God.