Friday, June 22, 2012

Gifts for the Girls

Thank God it's Friday!! :)

Another working week has gone by, Germany has won the quarter-final match against Greece just a few minutes ago, and is now in the semi-finals of the Euro Cup. Our next match will either be against England or Italy, so in any case it'll be a tough battle. The match will be on Thursday night, which is really a pity, because right then we'll be sitting in the plane from Amsterdam to Detroit, and I don't think that they have live television on board. Maybe I'll wear my fanshirt during the flight, that's the least I can do for our boys :)

It's really not long until our vacations now, but don't worry, this isn't the farewell-post yet. What I wanted to show you today are the gifts I've made for John's Mom and his sister:


Some weeks ago, I've asked for your opinion whether I should make little crochet gifts for them or not, and most of you said I should. I think/hope that they'll appreciate the handmade gift, even if they're not much into crochet (which I'm not sure about, maybe they'll love it?)

So, here's what I made for John's Mom:


I've made two of those little potholder dresses that I had already made for my Mom on Mother's Day. Here are a few more pictures (I've discovered a new software, PhotoScape, and I love making those gorgeous mosaics with just a few clicks):


The crucial thing about these dresses is to pick the right button :)

For John's sister I've made a crochet covered stone:


I don't think that she's the type to collect handmade potholders or dishcloths, so I've picked this decorative item. I still think that crochet stones are quite unusual and unique, and you don't have to be a crochet maniac to love those stones.


I wanted this stone to be one of my best stones ever and so I've put a lot of time and effort in it, doing and re-doing the closing net lots of time until I liked the result. For the center motif I've used the starburst hotpad pattern, which I had already used for one of my stones before. It takes some time to make it and to weave in all those ends (it's made of five separate pieces that have to be joined), but I think it's worth the effort. I've attached the tiniest little flower button to the middle and really love how it turned out!

I'll let you know how the girls liked the gifts!

There are still a few more motifs for the Challenge that I want to post before I leave, and maybe some of you would like to join us on our vacation, so I will post the link to our travel diary next time.

Have a great week-end everybody!

 

13 comments:

  1. Just beautiful Barbara, I'm sure they will love their gifts, the crochet stone is exquisite, just perfect you can see the time and effort you have put into that. I love the way your blog is looking too. :)

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  2. Beautifully tidy work with loads of detail Barbara
    They just have to love those gifts.

    Amanda :-)

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  3. They look wonderful as always; I'm sure they will love them.
    Blessings,
    Kate

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  4. Your gifts are beautiful Barbara. I am sure they will be delighted! :)
    Monica (Ansota)

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  5. It is simply BEAUTIFULLL! It will be a great gift!

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  6. Ciao Barbara
    Wunderschoene Geschenke hast du angefertigt, darueber muessen sie sich einfach freuen!
    Schoenes Wochenende
    Bye, bye Elli

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  7. I have no doubt that John's Mom and sister will love their gifts - they're so pretty. :)

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  8. Barbara these are absolutely beautiful gifts and they should be honoured to receive them - I know I would be!
    Also, I wanted to let you know that I love reading your bl,og - so much so that I have nominated you for the One Lovely Blog award here: http://craftgirl78.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/a-lovely-blog/

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  9. I am sure that they will love the gifts, because they are unique..The covered stone is simply a masterpiece!

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  10. Muy bonito y original...
    Saludos!

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  11. Hello! I have been searching the internet for these precious little potholders and yours are by far the most adorable ever!! Do you sell the pattern for these? I'd love to purchase it but don't see one in your shop.

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