holiday break

oh wow, Christmas came and went and I didn't even wish you guys a Merry Christmas here. I unintentionally took a blog break, between gift wrapping, last minute shopping, family gatherings, lunches and dinners (and food, lots of food !) everything was just happening too fast. How are you ? I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. New Year's is a more relaxed affair, so now I can breathe again and properly wish you the best for this new year. I hope that 2008 will bring you everything you hope for, I have a feeling it's going to be a good one :)
See you next week. xoxo, T.



(the gifts are a little something for a dinner with friends tonight. I love the wrapping, super cute, isn't it ?)

color pencil sleeve

Sorry, no photos of the trip today after all. I didn't have any time to sort them out, but the trip was great. Toledo is beautiful, and Cordoba even more, I'll post details tomorrow, promise ...

In the meantime, because a certain someone opened her x-mas gift early, I can show it to you. I thought this sleeve for colored pencils would be perfect to go with the sketch book, and it was a design I had on my mind for quite a while. And the sleeve includes a pocket, which is closed by the two buttons (notebook by Muji, by the way). I have a few more gifts I wanted to show here, but those will have to wait till next week ...

now it feels like x-mas around here ...

The tree is finally up. We were a bit late this year with so much going on, but now it's done and Maggie couldn't be happier because she likes to steal the x-mas ornaments and hide them around the house (and that's why we only have non breakable tree ornaments ...)



I've been seeing so many lovely decoration ideas in blogland lately, but unfortunately I knew I couldn't make them all, so I decided to choose just one and stick with it.
And my favorite was definitely Alex's Owl Pennant (because I do love owls and these are so cute).



It was very easy and a quick project to make, and in no time I had my own pennant (mine says, of course, "Feliz Natal", meaning Merry X-mas in Portuguese).



And maybe, maybe, if I have some time left, I'll make some of Sarah's Stacked Christmas Trees next week, to join the above soft trees made last year. I do have some fabric leftovers I think would be perfect for that, and one can never have too many decorations, right ?





OK, that's it for this week. We'll be taking a short trip to Spain so expect some trip photos on Monday ...

Para a 100ª

foram mais estas capas (em patchwork para as meninas, e lisas para os meninos)





Livraria 100ª Página
Casa Rolão Av. Central
118/120 4710-229 Braga

Horário: 2ª a sábado, das 09:00 às 19:30

knitting report - counterpane pullover

The front piece is practically done, and now that I can finally see the whole pattern I realize that it's indeed quite pretty. The back is knit exactly the same, and I've already started on that. I was a bit concerned that it would turn out too large, even though I knitted the smallest size and in 6mm needles, but I think it's going to be ok after all (hopefully the yarn won't stretch much after blocking).

And Maggie is enjoying it too, it seems.



And here's a photo of another my so called scarf that I made as a gift. I love this pattern, the finished scarf is so warm and cozy (and this one actually stayed flat after blocking, contrary to the one I made for myself)



Thanks to everyone who made a purchase since Sunday. All orders will be mailed out tomorrow, and hopefully all will arrive before x-mas. And thanks to everyone who got back to me with their Ravelry ID, mine is taniaho (obvious, right? ) in case you want to add me.