An idea for a friend

 We have plenty of time untill Easter, but if you have to prepare a lot of things you must start now!

 A friend of mine, who teaches in a kindergarten, wants to make Easter candles for all the pupils. So she asked me if I had any idea for the decoration for these candles.

 I came up with the idea of crocheted owls (what else?), which I adore.

 So I made one for her as a sample. Isn’t it cute? And it’s very easy to make it. These are the parts of my little owl: the body, the eyes and the wings. All crocheted with plenty of joy and love (I’ m sure you crochet lovers share my feelings). 

 Firstly, I made the body in light turqoise color. 

Then I made the eyes using red yarn for the centre and pink for the round.

Time for the wings now, which are a little fluffy...

And here comes the nose! Just a tiny triangle!

It took me about one hour to crochet all the parts of the body and one more hour to assemble them. 

 As you can see I added a few small details, the small black buttons in the centre of the eyes, and some small pieces of yarn, using all the colors I had already used, to decorate the ears. 

 I also added a tiny detail on the top of the head, just in case you want to hang it somewhere for decoration.

 It’s not really a big deal, but if you have to make fifty (!) of them it must be time consuming.

Tomorrow this colorful little bird will fly currying inspiration to its new home!

Bye bye my little creature!!!

Some day I hope to find the time to write down the pattern for you. It is very easy, as I've already said before.

I hope you like it!

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Getting ready for Christmas!

I changed the cover of the sofa in our kitchen to match with the christmas mood!

I love it!!!

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Which one? Ποιο απ΄όλα;

I decided to start a crochet blanket! It is going to be my first attempt and everything seems difficult. I have to make decisions about the pattern, the colors and the combination of the colors. I like multi colored projects but, as a beginner, I thought it would be wiser to use only four colors. After a little search on the web, I chose the Summer Garden Granny Square pattern that I found at "Attic 24".

Αποφάσισα να φτιάξω μια κουβέρτα με βελονάκι! Θα είναι η πρώτη μου απόπειρα και γι΄ αυτό όλα μου φαίνονται δύσκολα. Έπρεπε να αποφασίσω το σχέδιο, τα χρώματα καθώς και τους συδυασμούς των χρωμάτων. Μου αρέσουν τα πολύχρωμα σχέδια αλλά, ως αρχάρια, σκέφτηκα ότι θα ήταν σοφότερο το να χρησιμοποιήσω μόνο τέσσερα χρώματα. Μετά από μια μικρή έρευνα στο διαδίκτυο, διάλεξα το σχέδιο με το όνομα:  Summer Garden Granny Square, το οποίο βρήκα στο  "Attic 24".

This is a sample of the first color combination that I made, just to try the colors.

Αυτό είναι ένα δείγμα του πρώτου συνδυασμού χρωμάτων που έκανα, απλώς για να δοκιμάσω τα χρώματα.

This is the second...

Αυτό είναι το δεύτερο...

The (sweet, I believe) third one...

Το (γλυκούλι) τρίτο...

...and then I had another idea, to combine four different granny squares! The more ideas I had, the most difficult it became for me. Which one shall I chose? I will think about it and come back soon (I hope) with another post! Thanks for visiting!

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...και μετά είχα μια άλλη ιδέα, να συνδυάσω τέσσερα διαφορετικά τετράγωνα! Αλλά όσο περισσότερες ιδέες είχα, τόσο πιο αναποφάσιστη ήμουν. Ποιο απ΄ όλα να διαλέξω; Θα το σκεφτώ και σύντομα (ελπίζω) θα επανέλθω με μια άλλη δημοσίευση! Ευχαριστώ που με επισκεφτήκατε!

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Happy May! Καλή Πρωτομαγιά!

So beautiful white flowers! I wish you all happy 1st of May!

Πόσο όμορφα λευκά λουλουδια! Εύχομαι σε όλους καλή Πρωτομαγιά!



Last month before summer, happy May to everyone!

Ένας μήνας πριν το καλοκαίρι, καλό μήνα σε όλους!





Looking at the sea is always relaxing...

Όταν κοιτάς τη θάλασσα είναι πάντα χαλαρωτικό...

My triangles for Yarndale Granny Bunting

Here is my small contribution to the Granny Bunting of Yarndale event.

 I learned to crochet about 8 months ago and eversince I'm hooked to it! So when I saw the first introduction to "Granny Bunting for Yarndale" in Attic 24, I wanted to participate. 

My triangles are made of acrylic yarn and the colours I've chosen are of my favourites. The vivid ones, like purple, turquise etc...

... and the vintage colours, which I also use to make my first granny square blanket, about which I' m going to say more in the future ( I hope).

This is my finishing touch, a small crochet rose.

So, these is my attempt to take part at the Yarndale Granny Bunting. These triangles are made with love and  will be packed and sent to Yarndale Monday morning. 

Girls I hope you like them!!!!!!!!!

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A weekend away

Last weekend was really relaxing. It was a kind of mini holidays away from every day's routine. We stayed in a nice hotel in Rhodes and we enjoyed the sea with a few good friends. The children had a great time swimming and playing all day long but the swimming pool was my son's favourite.

I always prefer the sea and every spot with shadow. Like the internet cafe! It was our meeting point and sometimes me and my friend were relaxing and chatting there while our kids were occcupied playing ping pong.

Like all nice things it ended quickly, but any way we had a nice time there and we might do it again! There is still a lot of summer time to come before the school opening! Lovely flowers don't you agree? I wish I had something like that in my yard!

My little vintage piece of furniture!

Isn't it just lovely? Still a little bit empty, but  I think it looks nice the way it is right now!