http://applejuice.canalblog.com/Craft and lifefrThu, 17 May 2012 09:30:00 GMTCanalBlog - http://www.canalblog.comapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/05/09/24218711.htmlhttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/05/09/24218711.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24218711/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/05/09/24218711.html<p style="text-align: justify;">I'ts finished! It did not take me a long as I thought to finish it.... but these circles are seriously addicting.... I am almost sad that it is a finished project. Now, for the technical bit: Wool:<a href="http://www.garnstudio.com/"> Drop Eskimo</a> double - Suppliers: The lovely ladies at the <a href="http://www.thecrochetchain.co.uk/">Crochet chain</a> - Crochet: 15mm. Rug inspiration from <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/big-stitch-alpaca-rugs/">Purl Bee</a>. Circle tutorial from this amazing blog: <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog">Attic 24</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>C'est fini! Ca ne m'a pas pris aussi longtemps que je pensais a finir.... mais il faut dire que ces cercles sont serieusement addictifs... J'en suis presque triste que c'est un projet fini. Maintenant, pour la partie technique: Laine: <a href="http://www.garnstudio.com/">Drop Eskimo</a> en double - Crohet: 15mm - Fournisseur: Les charmantes dames a <a href="http://www.thecrochetchain.co.uk/">Crochet Chain</a> - Inspiration: <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/big-stitch-alpaca-rugs/">Purl Bee</a> - Le tuto pour faire un cercle vient de ce superbe blog: <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog">Attic 24</a></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/41/05/244956/75544274.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/41/05/244956/75544274_p.jpg" alt="079" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/87/09/244956/75544291.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/87/09/244956/75544291_p.jpg" alt="080" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/43/03/244956/75544314.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/43/03/244956/75544314_p.jpg" alt="084" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a></p>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/30/24142040.htmlKnittinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/30/24142040.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24142040/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/30/24142040.html<p>Despite non stop rain a 1000 visitors braved the weather to come to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GuildfordCraftacular">Craftacular</a>. And after a long day being freezing cold in a church, confort was called for...</p> <p>Malgre la pluie qui est tombee toute la journee, 1000 visiteurs ont affronte le temps pour venir a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GuildfordCraftacular">Craftacular</a>. Et apres une longue journee a me cailler dans l'eglise ou nous etions, il m'a fallu un peu de reconfort...</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/84/14/244956/75271639.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/84/14/244956/75271639_p.jpg" alt="158_0628" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:34:13 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/23/24077794.htmlBla bla blahttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/23/24077794.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24077794/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/23/24077794.html<p>Will be there as an organiser and a seller</p> <p><em>J'y serais comme organisatrice et vendeur</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/36/93/244956/75012944.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/36/93/244956/75012944_p.jpg" alt="Spring craftacular 2012" width="314" height="450" border="0" /></a><br /></em></p>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:30:00 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/22/24077708.htmlSewinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/22/24077708.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24077708/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/22/24077708.html<p style="text-align: justify;">The cute phrases that make you smile are apparently not the monopoly of toddlers. This morning I was commenting on how Thing 1 (12 and nearly half years old) had grown, to which he replied: "I know! Sometimes I look at my feet and think that they are far away"....</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Les phrases toutes mignonnes qui vous font sourire ne sont visiblement pas le monopole des tout petits. Ce matin, je faisais la remarque a Thing 1 (12 et presque et demi ans) qu'il avait bien grandi, ce a quoi il a repondu: " Je sais! Des fois je regarde mes pieds et je trouve qu'ils sont loin"....</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/84/57/244956/75012657.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/84/57/244956/75012657_p.jpg" alt="158_0592" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/20/12/244956/75012672.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/20/12/244956/75012672_p.jpg" alt="158_0593" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">My favourite fabric at the moment</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Mon tissu prefere du moment</em></p>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:27:05 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/19/24056479.htmlBla bla blahttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/19/24056479.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24056479/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/19/24056479.html<p><em>Je joue avec la nouvelle version de Picasa....</em></p> <p>Playing with the new picasa update...</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/82/41/244956/74929274.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/82/41/244956/74929274_p.jpg" alt="008-001" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:40:01 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/18/24047050.htmlSewinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/18/24047050.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24047050/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/18/24047050.html<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Depuis quelques semaines, l'usage du tuyau d'arrosage est interdit... et ironie du sort, il ne fait que pleuvoir depuis... Alors je reste au chaud dans mon petit nid, et je couds. Et apres l'ecole, on fait des chocolat chauds et on allume le poele a bois.... Finalement on est bien.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">A few weeks ago, there was a hosepipe ban announced... and funnily enough it hasn't stopped raining since! So, I stay warm in my little nest and I sew. And after school, we make hot chocolate and light the wood burning stove. Quite nice after all.</p> <p><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/03/14/244956/74891970.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://storage.canalblog.com/03/14/244956/74891970_p.jpg" alt="158_0486" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/66/16/244956/74891987.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/66/16/244956/74891987_p.jpg" alt="158_0489" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;</p>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:40:55 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/14/24013909.htmlSewinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/14/24013909.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24013909/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/14/24013909.html<p><em>Encore des petits bouts de tissus.... et cette satisfaction de faire quelque chose a partir de pas grand chose...</em></p> <p>More little bits of fabric... and this satisfiying feeling making something out of not much really...</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/84/51/244956/74758393.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/84/51/244956/74758393_p.jpg" alt="158_0598" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:30:30 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/13/24005416.htmlSewinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/13/24005416.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/24005416/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/04/13/24005416.html<p><em>Une envie de coudre petit, tout ... avec mes chutes de tissu</em></p> <p>Feeling like sewing small, very small.... with my scraps of fabric</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/52/27/244956/74723268.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/52/27/244956/74723268_p.jpg" alt="158_0541" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;</p>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:32:15 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/03/31/23900825.htmlSewinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/03/31/23900825.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/23900825/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/03/31/23900825.html<p><em>En partance pour une semaine en France, il nous fallait une jolie trousse de toilette...</em></p> <p>Getting ready for a week in France, we needed a nice washbag...</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/52/60/244956/74302041.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/52/60/244956/74302041_p.jpg" alt="040" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/98/90/244956/74302066.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/98/90/244956/74302066_p.jpg" alt="042" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a></p>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:59:09 GMTapple juicehttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/03/27/23870701.htmlSewinghttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/03/27/23870701.html#commentshttp://applejuice.canalblog.com/feeds/rss/comments/post/23870701/http://applejuice.canalblog.com/archives/2012/03/27/23870701.html<p>I have been playing with little bits of Liberty, and some grey spotty fabric..... because I needed a new bag....</p> <p><em>J'ai joue avec des petits bouts de tissus liberty et du tissu gris a pois .... parceque j'avais besoin d'un nouveau sac....</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/82/84/244956/74195878.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/82/84/244956/74195878_p.jpg" alt="141" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">.... to go with my very yellow jacket....</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><em>.... pour aller avec ma veste jaune canari...</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/05/89/244956/74195989.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/05/89/244956/74195989_p.jpg" alt="005" width="450" height="338" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">... and my new shoes! It is all in the little pleasures, isn't it?</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><em>.... et mes nouvelles chaussures! Tout est dans les petits plaisirs non?</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.canalblog.com/52/78/244956/74196032.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.canalblog.com/52/78/244956/74196032_p.jpg" alt="010" width="338" height="450" border="0" /></a></p>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:12:00 GMT