Crocheted Wrist Warmers

This weekend I found some really cute wrist warmers to make in the sofa while watching television. I was looking for a easy project and something I could really use.
I am a true beginner when it comes to crocheting so I was very pleased when I found this video tutorial for these wrist warmers on Drops Design Studio's homepage. The video is really easy to follow (no sound, only visual) and you work with both the video and the free pattern at he same time. When you get the hang on the pattern routine you don't have to look so much in the pattern description and it turns out quite fun when the fingers just go with the flow :) Oh, and you can change the pattern language in the menu just below the picture!

Since I had these yarns I really wanted to use (because I love how they shine in the sunlight) the thickness of the yarns doesn't match the thickness recomended in the pattern and the final result of the hand warmers is not very graceful and smooth like the pictures in the pattern. However, I don't really mind, I think that the colors turns the roughness to look quite charming so I am proud to put them on anyway :)

This type of garment is not ideal for my own use because my fingers gets very cold easily. These wrist warmers cover basically the whole hand except the fingers so if it is a bit cold outside it is better for me to use knitted gloves. These wrist warmers will however be good to use between autumn and winter when it is not too warm but not too cold either.   

Napkin Folding Origami Crane

New Years Eve is near and many of us enjoy doing something special to celebrate it. If you are one of those who will cook a delicious three course dinner for many guests or will just make a simple dinner for two there is always a reason enough to do a nice table setting. The classical types of napkin origami for the table setting are the "Standing Fan"  you have on the plate and maybe a traditional "Lily Goblet" you put in the glasses but I wanted to make something slightly different and decided to fold the Crane. The Crane is a classic origami model but perhaps not as much a model for table settings as an iconic symbol of peace connected to the sentence "fold a thousand cranes and you are granted a wish" and the symbol of peace in memory of the Japanese girl Sadako Sasaki who was one of the innocent victims of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima.

New Years Eve is the last exciting day of the year and we all think of it as the door to a new beginning, a chance to change and it lights up dreams for the upcoming year. Decorate your evening with the symbol of peace and make the night even more special.

Happy New Year to all of you!

 

Christmas Origami Moon and Angel

This week I will show you two tutorials how you fold a moon and an angel to decorate your Christmas tree with! For the moon I tried using both aluminium foil and ordinary paper you use for your printer, and I think it is better to use ordinary paper or baking paper (like the one I used for the angel, see tutorial) if you would like a more transparent and graceful moon. Foil is very sensitive and as you can see on my moon in foil it has many wrinkles. Personally I like it best without all those wrinkles but maybe that is the appearance you are looking for! The angel is an abstract symbol more than a full detailed figure, perfect for you who likes the simple and clean look. On the back of the angel there is a pocket just beween the wings, which you can use to put the angel in the top of your Christmas tree :)
I found these origami models in a book called "Origami - konsten att vika papper", or in English "The Origami Bible", by Ashley Woods. Click on the titles to get to one Swedish and one English webshop.

Happy folding everyone!

How to make an angel
You need a paper in size A4 (= 210×297 mm) ordinary printing paper or transparent paper such as baking paper.
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How to make a moon
You need a paper in size 150×150 mm ordinary printing paper, aluminium foil or transparent paper such as baking paper.
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Red Plaid Christmas Apron

Now when we are getting closer to Christmas I thought it would be fun to have some Christmas-inspired crafts these few weeks before the big holiday of the year :) When I was little my mother had an apron she only wore during Christmas. She had sewed it by herself and I remember it was striped in red colors. I was inspired by that apron and I wanted one for myself! My apron is not extravagant in any way, it is clean and simple, but I think many like it simple and it suits everyone!
So lets go! Below you can find a tutorial in pictures and text step by step, I hope you like it :)
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Crêpe Paper Roses

As I promised in last week's post this week will be Part II of my "Wedding Special" to celebrate my one year anniversary as married. Today I will give you a tutorial to make beautiful crêpe paper roses. I actually made 250 of these roses by myself to decorate the tables for my wedding day!

Water Lily napkin folding tutorial

This Friday, the 13th of June, it was me and my husband's wedding day and to celebrate one year together as married the post today and next week will be tutorials about making things I did last year to decorate the tables for the wedding reception :)
This week I will show you how to fold beautiful Water Lily napkins to give the table setting a bit special touch. I remember how funny it was to see how many of our guest tried to fold it back together again once they had opened it, and how puzzled they looked when they didn't figured it out. But really, it looks much more complicated than it is :)