watch holder

A while ago, I saw this cool watch holder by Love Create Celebrate,

and decided to make one for Mon Cheri,

we both love vintage/industrial like our upcoming coffee table,

and he has a certain fondness for steampunk, I think this qualifies...

I made mine out of 1/4 inch pipes and fittings, and a little bite tighter.
It is a very unexpected piece of useful art.... And that is definitively steampunk!

Happy crafting!

one more deer....

I did not stop at the triplet,

I needed to make one more deer:

This lovely deer is wearing, like the 3 other deer,

a Liberty of London dress.

For her head, I made a simple French lace flower.

And just like the 3 other deer, she had embellished felt boots,

using colors from the dress I embroidered 3 little flowers.

I received some more Liberty of London for Christmas,

so I cannot guarantee than another might not show up...

happy sewing!

giant macaron

While macarons might be going out of style, we still are big fans here. We have baked macarons, I have sewed a macaron, and now Miss C. has crafted a macaron, and not a little one but a giant one!

She started with cereals boxes (everybody's favorite source of thin cardboard, that and of course soda boxes...) like she did for her mad hatter hat, and like Brick Master did for his conquistador helmet, the kids are just a crafty bunch....!
Then with tape, scraps of paper and glue, she shaped it all into a macaron. She painted it as a mint chocolate chip treat, I have never tried that flavor, but it sounds really good. As final touches, she added a mint leaf, and her initial, everything is better monogrammed!

I really enjoyed her creativity, on a small scale, it would have been fun, but on a large scale, it is quite powerful, I guess it is art now!

Happy crafting!

galette des rois

This week end, I baked a traditional French dessert: la galette des rois, or King's crown here.

It is traditional to eat it in France, in the first 2 weeks of the new year. I actually never made one for my family before as it usually made with almonds. But this year, my Mom mentioned a new recipe she tried and was quite tasty (and nut free!) So of course I googled it, and found it,  the recipe I used on 750g.com.
There is enough filling for 2 cakes. And it was gone within minutes!
Happy day!

another manicure kit

After making Miss C.'s manicure kit, I realize that my sister would probably like one too. Another little present, perfect for her many travels.
  the one on the left is Miss C.'s, the pink one is my sister's. I decided to coordinate the prints to the shoe bags I made her a few years ago,
totally makes sense to me, since it is for her toes...

Happy sewing!

a little deer, the triplet!

I made another deer for Christmas, another Dandelion doe! The first one was for my Mom, with a modern Liberty of London dress,


that one was for my niece with a traditional print,

this one was for my sister.

The doe wears another Liberty of London print, but this time it is even more special: my mom had made a dress for my sister out of that same print when she was a little girl, so it was fun to recreate a similar dress. I added some French lace at the bottom hem of the dress, and a little pocket. Happy sewing!

Happy New Year!

I wish you all a Happy New year.

embroidery by my mom.

2016, here we are!