I play with dolls...so what?!

Remember me? I can't believe it's been almost a month since i last posted! Shame on me!!!

It's just that i've become addicted to Blythe dolls and i've been sewing clothes, customizing my dolls(yes, i now own FOUR pretty girls!!! WooHoo!) and just basically letting November pass me by.

These two girls are my favorite: Plum and Puk. I gave Plum some new eyechips and i made Puk's coat(pattern by Orrietacat). I love Plum's hair and her green eyes, and Puk...well, she's just a total sweetie!

Plum and Puk together. Too sweet!

Don't you just love her...?!

Birgit: officially my first Blythe. I carved her lips and painted them and she's also got a pair of new eyechips. My dad helped me carve her nose a bit...

I haven't taken any pics of my fourth girl. She was a Disco Boogie, but her hair was cut short(yes, you can hear me sobbing now...) and her make up is in a bad shape. I'll redo that soon and she'll have two pairs of new eyechips as well as a pretty pink/blonde curly wig. I hope that wig will get here soon, because i ordered it on Etsy over three weeks ago!

My To-Do list keeps on growing, so i'll leave it at this...more crafty stuff soon!

Blythe help needed...

Source.

I've been wanting to buy a Blythe doll ever since i first saw them about a year ago, but they're not available in the Netherlands. I've tried Amazon.com, but they don't ship Blythe dolls to the Netherlands. I've also tried Ebay, but most of the time they only have these custom made Blythes for about EURO 400,-!!!

So if anybody out there knows a good webshop, please let me know!!!

...Craftiness...

Fall has kicked in hard here in Holland. Yesterday and today nothing but rain and lots of wind. Seems like all the leafs have fallen at the same time. I've accepted the fact that it really IS Fall(i always try to deny it for as long as i can...) and i'm counting the days 'till the daffodils pop up again...Sigh!

But with Fall comes more time to craft and that's what i did the last couple of weeks(besides spending time with my family, running the household and work!). My knitting project(a cute green cardigan) is taking shape and i've started a blanket of granny squares. The Autumn Online Class by Elsie and Rachel is coming to an end pretty soon and there are still a lot of projects i have to finish. Even found the time to make a scrapbook layout!

She loves the Disney Princesses and dressing up as one is one of her fav things to do!

This make up bag made from fused plastic is one of the projects from the Autumn Class. With an iron i fused several layers of a thin palstic bag together and made this cute bag. Before i started this project i wasn't sure if i'd be able to pull it off(will the fusing work, will the zipper hold, etc...), but it only took me about 45 minutes from start to finish!

My B-day was 28 October and my family gave me lots of yarn in pretty colors. I started a blanket to keep my busy during Fall/Winter and i really love the combo of these soft colors!

Another poroject from the Autumn Class: a zippered pouch. I've had this sock monkey fabric in my stash for a few months and i was kinda afraid to use because i like it so much. But this project was perfect for my fabric. With this pouch i can take my yarn and crochet hook with me. No more mess in my handbag!

Other projects on my list this Fall/Winter:
#1.

This cute woodgrain rug. Check Elsie's blog for a tutorial!

#2.

Knit or crochet a neckwarmer. Source.

#3.

Knit a sweater for my daughter's Baby Born doll. I'm planning to use this pattern found on Ravelry as a basic. You can find it here(you need to register first!): Source.

#4.

A coffee cozy RVA style. Source. Really love this one. I recently bought a crochet book and i can't wait to start!

What's on your craft-list this Fall/Winter? Please share, i'd love to know! :)
xoxo Eeffie

Randomness...

Our favorite store, the HEMA, came up with something sweet last week: a high tea. Nothing fancy or expensive, just something fun to do. So my mom, my daughter and me decided to give it a try. We had a nice cup of tea and some chocolates, but most of all it was great fun spending some girl time together. Three generations together...how special is that?

Kayleigh being goofy! She sometimes doesn't like her pic taken(which is quite normal for a four year old, but it can be pretty annoying for a mom who likes to scrapbook!) and then acts out and goes all silly on me.

Busy coloring a Disney princess...one of her favs!

Some nice tea. It was a warm welcome on a cold and windy day in October!

Mmm! Chocolates, scones and whipped cream...what more does a girl need?!

I also had a nice pic of my mom together with Kayleigh, but i think she'll kill me if i post it!

Yesterday was another nice Fall day and me and the kids played outside. Our 18 month old son really knows how to throw tantrums these days whenever he doesn't get what he wants! But now i caught him on tape! HiHi! I didn't allow him to play with water in the garden(it was way too cold!), but he decided to do it anyway. When i put a garden chair in front of the water so he couldn't reach it, he got angry! I wonder what he thinks when he watches this aged twenty! But he still is cute though. It cracked me up when i asked him if he was done throwing his tantrum and he nodded NO!... But all ends well, just watch the video ;).




He loves playing with cars/trucks/motors, anything with an engine really! It took me some time getting used to after all the pink and girly stuff my girl loves, but i think i've now got the hang of the boy stuff too! Love him!

My next post will be a crafty one. Did some scrapbooking, embroidered a pillow case and continued knitting my cardigan. More soon!

xoxo Eeffie

Autumn Class pretties

It's already the third week of Elsie and Rachel's online Autumn Class and i haven't finished a lot of projects yet. Today i worked on handpainting a cup and yesterday i finished some journaling prompts and a crocheted clutch. Just wanted to share what i've done so far. before i start on the next project tonight...

The opening page in my journal...

A page about who/what i miss...i sometimes miss my grandma. I really would have loved to craft with her(she taught me a lot when i was little and passed her crafty genes on to me :) ...) and i would have loved her to see my kids grow up. I wasn't a very pleasant person when she died(i was 16 years old and very rebellious sometimes towards my parents) and i hope that she's there somewhere and sees the person i've become. I think she would have like that person.

Page about what i want. I've been to thrift shops a lot lately looking for vintage thermos. I really LOVE Elsie's centerpiece of thermos on het blog:

(pic from Elsie's flickr page). So pretty Sigh!

My handpainted cup.

A sideview of my cup. I'll bake it in the oven tomorrow to make the paint stick even better.

And finally my Granny Square Clutch. This one took me like FOREVER to finish, but i like the way it turned out.

What crafty things have you been up lately? Please share and have a very lovely Saturday+Sunday.

xoxo Eeffie

Addicted to yarn!

Remember i told you how i was so addicted to knitting? Well, add crocheting to it! I crocheted my first granny squares last week and i can't seem to stop! But my right arm and hand are starting to hurt pretty bad, so i guess i'll have to take a break for a while :(...


Anyway, here's my finished cap sleeve cardigan. It was my first big piece and it took me about three months to finish. I could have done it in a lot less time, because i didn't quite follow the pattern and that caused me to make lots of mistakes and re-knitting. The pattern was written for normal knitting needles and i knitted it with circular needles. I thought it would be prettier(and easier) to knit it in one piece. Stupid mistake, because it totally messed up the lace pattern on top of the cardi. It's a mistake i won't make the next time!!! The cardi turned out okay, althuogh i would have liked a bit more shaping...

My next big project is a sweater with a diamond pattern. I started it last week and so far no mistakes! Can't wait to see how this one turns out!

Too much hobbies, too little time!

Oh boy! Oh boy! Recently i have been so obsessed with knitting, that i found myself doing nothing BUT knitting in my limited spare time...And with two kids growing up way too fast, i thought it was time to do some scrapping.

This pic was taken last February(Yep! That's how much behind i am!!!) when he was 10 months old. The journaling says: WoW! You're growing up so fast! Just about ten months ago you were safely tucked away in mommy's belly. And now you are crawling across the room! You are such a sweetie!

This one is more recent. Last August my girlie started going to school! She's really enjoying it now, but those first two weeks were pretty exciting(for her AND for me and my husband!). But now she has found her new place, made some new friends and already learned so much! The journaling in this one says: From the day you turned three, we heard you say on a regular basis: 'i'll be going to schhol tomorrow'! Oh my, it took like forever for tomorrow to come! But your first day at school came closer en you were so nervous! The night before you couldn't fall asleep and crawled up beside mommy. But in the morning all your fears were gone and you were a true four-year-old!

How is everybody out there in the blogging world enjoying Fall? I sure am NOT! I feel cold all the time(although it can get a lot colder outside!) and pretty sad summer's over. I've decided i'll do my VERY best to see the 'sunny' side of this season. So here are some things i DO like about Fall:
- colorful pumpkins,
- the sound of wind and rain while i'm still tucked away under my blankets,
- the smell of hot cocoa,
- hazelnuts,
- spending more time inside = more crafting,
- Elsie and Rachel's online Autumn Class,
- my upcoming B-day on 28 October,
What are you favs of this season? Please share...i'd love to know!