woensdag 28 september 2011

a lovely weekend and ..... a giveaway !

Last weekend we had our grandchildren staying over
( and the cats )
They love all the extra attention,
and doing things together is great fun.
Man found a "Loupe" puzzle in the attic to start with
and I found an "old" package of small origami papers
and a book to work from.
( After a while I knew them by heart again ... )


On the last, very sunny day, I had some canvases,
brushes and acrylic paint.
( I wasn't in the mood to carry down two easels from the attic
so they worked on two little tables ... )


They were very proud

with the results !
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It is hard to believe
but true :
one whole year went by since I started this blog

On the first of October 2010
( kind of nervous )
I made the "giant" step  to begin a blog
because otherwise I would terribly miss my new textile friends
from the Patchwork Beasts Class I took with Jude Hill that summer :
I never regretted it !

To celebrate this joyful event I'm stitching ...
on a small
giveaway

To join this giveaway, please leave a comment on this post
( through this weekend )

On monday October 3rd
I will draw the lucky winner
!!!

I know that there are people who read this blog
and never ever leave a comment, because they don't know how ....
I can only say : please try !
If you're not familiar with commenting :
write something,
follow the intructions and pick "anonymous" when asked for a "profile"
and add your name in the text piece
so I will know who you are.
Then I can include you in this fun game !!!
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I'm back to stitching :
on a piece I started during the
Sun, moon, stars class from Jude in May
Not finished yet, but it's going fine.

I ripped off some bits and added instead a piece of Jude's
megamendung clouds

From the beginning there was a piece with a feather on it ...

After stitching ( and seeing ) só many beautiful feathers
for Jude's Magic Feather Project
there had to appear more on this "Star" piece

( you'll see the rest when finished )

29 opmerkingen:

  1. love seeing the little ones making art and they did such a great job. you can see their happiness in their paintings. great feather in that cloth and the red touch is perfect.

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  2. I love reading your blog, congratulations one year on. I like your feather piece.

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  3. Yes love your blog too and what you are doing with your grand children. I love to take paints to the girls when I watch them.!!! They love it! and yes Congratulations on one year of blogging!!! And thanks for stopping over to my blog Els... I was curious why you don't like the big toads in your yard?? :)

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  4. Congratulations on a year of blogging.
    Your grandchildren must enjoy your company and creating with you so much, the origami is very seductive.

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  5. congrats what an awesome anniversary to have

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  6. Congratulations! I love the things you do--the colours you use, the dolls and the mandalas. Your grand-children have obviously inherited your love of colour and pattern too!

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  7. Congrats on your first blogaversary! I love your GC's art, really wonderful work. And your stitched piece is luscious! xo

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  8. only a year, it's hard to believe as i feel you have been blogging forever.
    you had a lovely fun filled time with the children, thanks for sharing it.

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  9. Congratulations on a year! I enjoy reading your blog. Lovely to see what you did with the grandchildren. I started a year ago too when I did Jude's Beasts class. I too was very nervous but have certainly enjoyed 'meeting' everyone.

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  10. It's such a pleasure to get to see your artwork. A year of blogging is a wonderful accomplishment - congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us!

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  11. Congratulations for one year of blogging! I can't believed it's one year already since you started. I'm glad you did because I have been enjoying your creations for the whole year. Love the G-children artwork - Hugs Nat

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  12. Everything about this post is beautiful and happy! Congrats on one year!

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  13. Hello Els,

    I follow your blog since we met at the workshop Eco dyeing.
    I'd really like to receive this giveaway!

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  14. hi els, happy year one! blogging is a wonderful adventure/commitment, isn't it?

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  15. i love your work and i am happy to have found your blog.

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  16. Wow!!! has it already been a year? Congratulations :) So nice to see your little ones creating...they have a wonderful role model.

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  17. Els I love your blog, and it gave me the confidence to try starting my own Jane

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  18. Congratulations!!! Els, your blog is always a bright spot in my day. Your creativity is so inspiring and I look forward to reading more. The photo of your grandchildren brought memories of doing the same on my Gram's porch with my brother. Even after 50+ years, they are fond, happy memories. I am sure your grandchildren will feel the same when they are my age. Hugs.

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  19. Congratulations, Els! I love to see your work here, and how you are doing...

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  20. What fun you offered your grandchildren, and a year of blogging is real accomplishment! Beautiful cloths here, too. Yvonne

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  21. i'm here because of your beautiful feathers for jude and i so admire your stitching. we were in the class together and congratulations to you for your first year. my daughter and i both admire your work so much.

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  22. i'm here because of your beautiful feathers for jude and i so admire your stitching. we were in the class together and congratulations to you for your first year. my daughter and i both admire your work so much.

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  23. Gefeliciteerd Els, en wat zullen je kleinkinderen blij zijn met zo'n creatieve oma!

    Dank ook voor je lieve wens voor morgen!

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  24. Congratulations Els, how very exciting this is. Your work is beautiful and so inspiring. I tripped upon Jude's sun moon stars back in May and it's simply delightful seeing your progress here. ♥Irene

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  25. I am always happy about your comments and like your blog with all its creations.

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  26. Congratulations on your 1 year milestone!
    I'm happy that you blog! XXO-

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  27. What a fine textile work you make!

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  28. Happy Blogaversary for the 1st. I've so enjoyed your blog this past year and look forward to the next!

    Jacky xox

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