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Bas de Noël is something my little one does at her French school for Christmas. Little hands sew with big effort - using a special heavy cross stitcher (for the non sharpened point), fighting with the extremely long, long  thread, sweating and chatting with the other kids, but determined to finish and make every stitch count, imprinting memories, excitement and love. These anxious sparkling eyes just urged me to help her make one Bas de Noël for her teacher and sew a tag-a-long for it. For the label, I used felt and backstitched the to: - for: names. For the tag-a-long, I stitched the "Bon Noël" words over a checked cotton piece of fabric, lined with thin felt for avoiding a flat and boring look. "Joyeux  Noël" is a much more appropriate and popular felicitation, but I chose "Bon Noël" for matching my ratio - size of the tag : size of the lettres. There is nothing better than a handmade present for Christmas. It is even better wh...

Everything that pushes me travel back in time makes me happy. I wish I was born in 60s, then I wish to travel to 18th century. I have some preferences to old traditions, and strongly believe that values were higher and more respected in the time before us.  I am in a mood for a folk Christmas, only because I remember my Christmas two years ago - all the hopes, expectations and believes we wished for,  from the retrospecting glance today: I like the patches on this guy's "coat". How cold he must be, but still smiling... I am so grateful we still consider Santa as a sleight traveler, reindeer powered. I wouldn't stitch him on an airplane. Maybe my passion to the late 18th century could vision this famous gentlemen on a dirigible but nothing more modern than that ...  ... and the music from the angels' voices, and the freedom to feel happier in this season of the year, give me nice and calm sense of completion... When I discovered Brian J...

These are my last year's Christmas projects. I found Tilda . My Christmas sparkled in light blue and silver. The angel-gardien of the Holly Spirit ... The heart I put into my sawn presents. I had hearts for all the members of my family. My little bears in love with the snowman they created in our front yard, printed forever in my memory and stitched with so much love to remember this moment always. The charm mitten to remind us for the love we share all the time, but especially around Christmas. The delicious treats we prepared together and shared with friends ... What are the stars for, but to wish and hope ... We had a lovely Christmas. Hope this one be warm and loving as well ...

I was in the book store with my little girl. Around Christmas, bookstores are the most cheerful - all the decoration, candle aroma, Christmas cards, reminding you to speed up your choices, make up your mind, choose, write and send, if you want these cards to be received on time.  I read to my angel  "How many sleeps till Christmas"   . She was charged - not that she is not impatient and calmly awaits Christmas, but because the book described it right, somebody else can not wait for Christmas to come. Since that afternoon, I am asked this question every morning: "How many sleeps till Christmas?" Today's answer is : 20 more sleeps till Christmas.  Before I fell asleep tonight, I have work to do. The countdown is ON. Finally, I decided - my Christmas this year will be in Ivory and WineRed. All the presents I will prepare for my family, all the table decoration will be in Ivory and WineRed.  Here is my collection: I have been thinking abou...

Butter squash muffins for the muffins: (18 pc) 4 large eggs 200 g light brown sugar 100 g custard sugar 210 g corn oil 400 g all purpose flour 2 g baking soda 4 g baking powder 3 g cinnamon 65 g walnuts crushed 340 g grated butter squash In days like these, when Autumn rushes towards her home, leaving us wondering how we will adjust to the white of the winter after the colourful presence of hers, I want to seal our warm memories. I used ingredients with earth colours and combined them in a soft recipe for some Autumn celebration muffins - my farewell to Autumn. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and the cinnamon. Beat the eggs with the brown and white sugar until doubles in volume. Add the oil. Add the dry ingredients, followed by the butter-squash and the walnuts. Fold just until combined. You can substitute the grated butter-squash with the same quantity of grated apples or carrots. With the apples, the texture of...

What a blessing is the season! Autumn makes me sad and happy. I took a huge turn - She inspired me a lot. I have some cross stitched designs done that matched my autumn mood. It was a harvest celebration, it was a colours celebration and a nostalgic preparation for a long winter dream. It is admirable how the trees never bend - with their stoic posture, always standing against the winter storms and icy hugs, they remind me why it is worth living. The leaves ... The drops ... The wind ... The leaves go away, but the trees hold the hope. Abandoned nests in the naked branches just remind us for what it was singing with the birds. Elongated shadows, spooky spots under a leave pile, running squirrels, collecting the acorns, shorter days and weaker sun - we are all blessed with this rushed season. The sadness ... The hope ... The desire ... It is time to forgive And time to believe. The Earth is alive. Autumn ...