Started inocently on 6th of august 2008 (I am geek and I am able to memorise millions b-days, dates and so ons) when my special friend Jana gave me a bag!

   I thought those were the cutes pigs ever! Now I'm sure! Well, not 100% sure since Miss Piggy is still my rolemodel (as much as Peg Bundy).

    Maybe it would stay with the bag only if last year I have't stumbled upon this plastic file:

   It wasn't possible to resist. Really! Specially since it was ultra cheap, and I'm cheap kind of gal!

   And do you know what would be the cheapest? – one made by me!  Quite accidentaly I discovered the pattern and within few hours I had my 3D Boo!

   But what forced me to think of my affection for Boo as an addiction were earrings I saw on FB!

   See, I don't wear earrings. I'm looking like genuin idion with them.

   So why on Earth I bought those earrings?

   Just to unwind them and to have these:

   Soon I'll need an intervention! Till them – I'm off to browse for more Monokuro items!

   My very first craft related workshop – the one I participated – the one I was a student! The one I learned something of!

   Tissue time!

   OK, let's be serious, happy blogging people!

   Short ago I became a member of craft group called „Era slobodnih ruku“ (Free hands era) and the founders of the group are trying to conserve old, traditional crafts.

   Girls do felting and yesterday was the first workshop – wet felt!

   Maja (the brain befind the group) trying to skip the camera.

   We, adults were doing squares and kids (young hopes) were trying with aplications (flower and butterfly):

   (my first attempt – later I rearanged the top layer)

   One thing was suprising – it was pretty hard to do – specially after we came on „press-press-press-harder-part“

   I am telling you – this morning my muscles hurt! Like I was in gym!

   Thee hours passed by quickly, hot/cold felting was pretty impressive for girlies (the way aplication were shrinking in their hands):

   And at the end of workshop I proudly went home with this:

   Now I need to figure out what to do with it – a craft room mat maybe?

   I wasn't joking saing I was damn excited about my friend coming to visit me! 
   I was „only“ excited the day before she and her family came. 
   The day when they arrived I was uberexcited!
   So I couldn't resisted and took my camera in one hand (Lola was in another one) and perpetauted the moment they have stepped into my yard – since I've been waiting 5 long years for her to come!

   She is my longest blog buddy, the first blogger I've met and pretty much my soul mate! Also we like goofing around calling each one „special friend“!

   Ofcourse I've met her family before, and since her hubby used to be a chief – I did an extra effort to leave good impression with my lunch.

   That Saturday was full of rain and very cold – just perfect to talk and chat! I specially boasted with my craft room (suprise, right!)

   And when we tried to reach Varazdin for a walk – we expirienced cloudburst! So we had no options but to go to cafe!

   Somehow Lola had the greatest time there

   And kids were enjoying their hot chocholates

   But as you can see – Hedera was not int he picture since she was too „old“ for them! (e.g. Jana's daughter is older than Hedera)

   I still haven't bought clips. I am hectic – that's the reason. Plus, hubby pretends I'm single mother and I need no man around!

   So, what should I do to respel those gloomy days around?- crochet colourefully!

   Now we are talking, happy blogging people, becuase every time I'm asked why I stay late at nigh crafting, only answer is – to stay sane and happy! I simply need distraction from my day life filled with kids and domestic things!

   Crafting is healing!

   Little and totally coloureful crocheting ahead!

   Little flower applications:

   I'm so proud of them – and they are on their way to Ariana!

   Two layered flowers in many coloures, even in shades:

   Those are clasical ones – and they always work!

   I know most of mushrooms, (at least most of images of mushrooms in our heads) include red coloure – but in my head I saw zillions of coloures – I saw crazy mushrooms!

   Ofcourse, this is only the beginning of craziness!

   When my made of honor was here – some 3 weeks ago, I found out her 3yo loves Helloy Kitty. So  I started crocheting one, but didn't finish it on time – and now my Franciska is the owner of Kitty key-chain!

   Must go now since I have some cleaning to finish – I am damn excited about my friend comig to visit tomorrow!

   Jody asked about my passion for cotton yarn – well, dear I simply adore cotton since it is totally available here and I can find it even in shades!!!!!!!  I suppose I would adore alpaca too if I could find it here – but since there are even no sock yarn in Croatia, I guess ages will pass before they import aplaca! Anyhow, yours was aamzing and I still have some of brown one – just need a project for that leftover!

   Before I started writing this post I resized some of my photos to be downloaded and realised I have too many to show!

   So, consider this post as part 1.

   Latelly I had my fingers in all of my 3 favourite craft expressions – I was knitting, crocheting and sewing! Luckilly hubby bought me pills to soothe my all-day-allergies-attacks and I am OK (though nose is running) and able to craft.

   I sewed few cosmetic bags – some flat, some with squared bottom:

   Ever since I found out how to have neat bags with no visible seems I consider myself in sewing heaven.

   Well, my sewing machine is giving me hard time these days and I think it's high time for check up!

   Something I'm specially proud of – leather headband for my niece:

   Most certainly the leather strap should be narrower.

   As you know or as you axperiences – some ideas literally struck you! The same happened with next thing I'll show you – a pacifier clip.
   I was minding my own business trying to find something to eat when voice in my head started to yell at me „Stop eatting! You are already very fat!“

   I decided to ignore it but yelling continued. Poor little voice realised nothing could stop me from eatting so it tried different tactics – it whispered „Do the pacifier clip!“

   Boy, that voice knows me – something creative can make my mouth closed!

   To cut my blabling – here is my pride and joy (ok, two  prides and joys):

    Now I must buy more clips to me more colourefull pacifier clips!

   When I started knitting (30 years ago! SHIT!!!!!) only solid yarn were available! Back there I didn't have any clue about weight, quality, thickness, … nothing! My Mom would bought me cheap yarn and that was all I have needed!

   Well, looking back somet 6 years ago, when I took needles in my hands again and start blogging – I was as dumb about yarn as I was at my beginnings!

   But I was learning!

   Also, back in 2004 I was sure I would have never knitted socks! Glad I tried – now I know hand knitted socks are my feet best friends!
   
   And sock yarn was my first encounter with variagate yarn! Boy, I didn't like variagate! Well, I liked it only on socks.

   Ofcourse, curiosity „made“ me try variagate yarn on other knitwears and only thing I can say about is – only if I really have to, or if customer asks for!

   But as a passionate knitter I simply can't let my stush be without variagate yarn! Oh, no it can't be!

   Somehow my favourite among variagate is – cotton! Hehe, those of you who know me would tell my general favourite is cotton! Yeah, you are right – cotton rules!

   So, last several days I have been accidentally using the same variagate cotton yarn for 3 diferent projects, and every one showed me why I am such a fan of solid one!

   Project 1: two layered flower:

   OK, quite tolerable!

   Project2: future coin purse:

   Looks pretty much like Lola's drawing!

   Project3: hat

   That hat shows the real reason why I avoid variagate – variagate is good only for constant, repetitive , permanent number of stitches!

   While I had 126 sts on my circ stripes were adorable, but as soon as I started decreasing – heaven helps me!

   Since I'm keeping myself out of www spare these days – I'm „stealing" little bit of my hectic days just to drop by, say „hi" and to ask you not to resent me my absence from your blogs.

   Please trust my word when I say I am more than busy and soon you'll see why.

   Plus, after 36 years living this earthy life I developed alergy and when I don't craft I rub my nose, rub my eyes, hoping my lips are not gonna be like Angelina's and trying to find a way to stop itching on my palate and throat!

   OK, before I stumble into self pityness here are hats I did these days

   Malorry hat (test knitting):

   Maple seed hat – beanie version:

   Then there are two I whipped out:
   Lovely lacy leaves (I know, I know – blame it on my alergy)

   And Colourefully slipped:

   Last one was the result of cotton yarn „accident" – I was making flowers and those 4 coloures were calling my name to combine them.

   I really had no choice but to cast on!

   P.S. I will share the pattern for both hats as soon as I find time.

   It's not easy to get away from things you were sure (cca 2 years ago) you would have never been involved with!

(How  many times I've heard to never say NEVER??????? – zillion!!!!!!)

   Just like many before me I started with granny squares and once you make one --- you are in serious „trouble“, happy blogging people! I know! I've been there!

   I'm still there!!!!!!

   And looks that since I like knitting with tiny needles – I also like smaller hooks – and small projects!

   Here is one I finished on vacation – now in good hands of Ariana (surprise, surpise) – cream crochet beads and tiny flowers:

   But what really overcame me is amigurumi - once I thought I would never learned … now I totally enjoy making.

   And there are soooo many free patterns around the WWW!

   Like this elephant:

   Little fairy:

   And the same fairy in different coloures:

   Those fairies are probably the cutest little creature I've ever seen!

   I have a long list of amigurumi to make – so in next few posts – be prepared to hold on with bunch of tiny things!

   As soon as we returned from vacation, hubby and I decided to install (finally) additional shelves in my craft room, since there is never enough space in craft space! (does it makes any sence what I've just wrote?)

   Since I am more than lucky to have handy hubby (also I find myself pretty lucky with decision of my own, some 20 years ago that I will marry the first one that wants me – that was him), all I had to do was to clear out the part of table!

   He took his tool out (yes, right now I have some nasty thoughts), started marking:

   And before I put my cup of coffee on the table I admired this:

   Then he got an idea to put a bar onder the shelf so I could hang up little things:

(you can see how impatient I was since I started „filling“ the shelf before it was completed)

   And this is how shelf nr1 looks in its full glory:

   And little shelf nr2, because I can use as much shelves as he can install:

   But if you think that's all – you are so so wrong – look what he did with couple of iron chairs and old wheelbabarrow:

   Yep, all three kids are out of happiness!!!!!!!

   And ever since aliens abducted and turned him brain washed – he is the best! (those who reads me frequently knows that I'm talking about).

   As promised here are Ariana's gift to me, a decoupage box and bead necklace on a rope:

   Love the idea of rope as a foundation for a jewelry!

   Now, when I was visiting Rijeka I e-mailed Sara to tell me where to buy some yarn. Guess what – Rijeka sucks in yarnstores as much as in yarn choice! It was so unbelievably strange to see that only acrylic yarn can be found!

   And here in Varazdin, town few times smaller than Rijeka, there are 4 well supplied yarn shops and sometimes I fell like I'm in heaven! (sometimes? All the time!!!!!)

   I have two favourites, small ones but the owners are pure gold and both women are giving their best to find yarn I need! (BTW, I am great customer).

   So, when I came back from vacation my first urge was to go to YS. Bought my favourite cotton yarn and then Andreja, owner, started talking how she couldn't find knitted/crocheted mobile case!

   HELOOOOOO! Knitter here!

   I told her to stop worrying and that I was gonna make her one!

   The same evening I started knitting it. Chose dark red yarn since forgot to ask for her favourite coloure.  But even before I casted on I knew I would have felted this case, and I didn't felt for ages.

   The rectangle was done quickly with 5mm needles, sides sewed quickly also and the process of hand felting could have started!

   I had to repeat it more than 20 times. Despite the rubber gloves my finger tips were boiled few times, but when all was done, after the drying – next morning has shown that my efforts had been „payed“!

   I did a little of embroidery, one button, stripe and Andreja was satisfied, me also.

   I lined it, but since I was sewing lining late in the night I apologise for bad fabric choice. Luckily it is not seenable from outside!!