mala #100

desta vez para uma menina, que também se chama gaspar (de apelido, claro)

to brighten up this rainy day, here's another patchwork bag, also customized and reversible. It's probably one of my favorites, so I guess I'll just have to make one for myself now.

see the reverse side here and the back here



brrr, and it's chillier today, so maybe I'll get to wear that scarf soon after all.
Have a great weekend !

(one more) tweed scarf

I know it's already a bit late in the season for this, but when I paired these fabrics the other day I knew I'd have to make another tweed scarf. I mean, they just looked so great together ... and perfect for this.



I probably won't get to wear it anytime soon, but that's just something to look forward to next winter. I actually wear scarves a lot when it's colder so I MUST have a lot of them (hence the excuse to make a new one at every opportunity)



(and have I ever said here before how much I love this pattern ? I really, really do. Ms Schmidt, you're a genius)

on why I love making softies

I think it's pretty self explanatory, right ?
The blue and red one I made for the birthday girl you see above (my friend's daughter), and was immediately christened Tufa. The pink one is called Molly and is staying at home for the time being...

chocolate cake, anyone ?

This weekend was just weather perfect, wasn't it ? It was sunny and warm enough for me to wear short sleeves for the first time this season, so we enjoyed our time out.
It was also my friend's little girl's birthday, so I wanted to bake her a treat for tea yesterday (actually, there was more baking involved. I made some rye bread and applesauce cake .. yet again. I know, I've been baking this cake every weekend lately, but it's that good, trust me)

I decided to try out the dutch chocolate cake recipe that Alicia posted a while back, and it's definitely a winner. I had to bake them for a little while longer (20 min, I think) but they came out perfect. And tasted equally delicious.



I made only half the recipe, which gave me 6 large ones, and decorated only half of those, since I figured the children would appreciate them more plain. I was glad to have been proved right, they had finished theirs even before we grown ups sat at the table.



Unfortunately the frosting didn't come out as intended, I think I didn't beat it right or something because it didn't go fluffy as planned. But it still tasted good - too good actually, since they're all gone now.

thank you Braga

wow, I wasn't expecting it, but all the bookcovers at the bookstore in Braga have now been sold. Since the exhibit is supposed to run until the end of the month, I'm sending a few more replacements.



These should be available there tomorrow (#285 to #291)