What have I been busy with...? This!!!!!!

Yaaaaaay! Finished my second piece! Need to say: it's so addicting! =)

I'm overjoyed with the final result. I got my inspiration from Mama Bliss's blog.

Showed it to my sewing teacher and we made it our own way. I added the buttons, the lace work (guipir) and the extra piece of fabric under it. Thought it gave it an extra sweet look. Flávia, my niece, is 3 moths old by next saturday, and this dress is for a 2 years old child, still I couldn't help myself from doing it! =)

*click on the image to see it enlarged.

**also thank you all girls who took some time to stop by and wish me get well soon. I'm 100% ok now and was missing you, guys! =)

First sewing project =D

So... A few Blogger girl friends already know: I got a second hand sewing machine ( Singer247 ). Started taking some sewing classes, took a deep breath and ta daaaaaa!



This is my very 1st piece. My teacher's pattern. Of course it must be to my mother! Hahaha...
I hand cross stitched the upper side of the little pocket with her initial (her name is Elza) to add some personal touch.
I took the design from "Tout Une Vie A Border", by Sohpie Delaborde and Sylvie Castellano. I completely changed the colors.
I had already finished it days ago, but took the pic only today.
So... Is it too bad for a 1st project?

*Shigh!*

So I got this awful, awful flue... Thank God it's not the piggie one, but still. It sucks and I am sick like a dog! =/

Anyway, I wanted to share with you some great news! Two of my PIF gifts had reached their new homes! Yaaay! =D
Here's what I made for Jinger. Hope there's space for some blue birdies at her kitchen... =)

This pattern I got from Nukkay. Here you can get the design. I thought it was such a pretty design I could't hold myself from stitching it on a tea towel for Jinger.



Here's what I made for Viv, at the UK. Tried to make it as greenish and as Irish as I could! LOL. =D

Also I got Gaby's gift, by the time I was at Rio with my family, meeting Flávia, my baby-niece (ok... I know I have to update you on this too... Shame on me!), but have no pic yet. Sorry for that girl! I'm already using that lovely biscornu! =)

Super fast project

Ok... so I was working on my PIF's gifts. Have 1 done and enveloped, ready to be mailed. Yaaay me! =)
Then I started another one and when it was just 15% to finish it, I realised I have miscounted the whole thing and it wasn`t well centered! Grrrrr... Going to frog it all out and start again! Would like to kick myself in the head, right now! =/
After that I was so pissed I decided to start something else. This time I picked some REALLY fast project. Finished that in just a few hours.

It's a gift for a very dear Portuguese friend of mine: a small towel. Well, not for her, it's for her baby! =) I'm late on sending it to her, but couldn't manage things to make it sooner. It will be a complete surprise!
Right now I`m counting days to fly to my sis and mom's. =D Going to be there in 1 week!

And she is born!!!!

Miss Ana Flávia Rogério Puga arrived yesterday, 8:13 AM, at Rio de Janeiro and made me a very proud auntie/godmother! =)
Welcome to this crazy world, sweetie!

Swine influenza

How it all started? Just take a look at the criminal! =P

A gift for Marne

This week I got a message from Marne that she finally got my Crazy Exchange surprise I sent her.=)
So happy over here! =D I was planning to have it delivered before she was on vacations at the Netherlands, but couldn't manage it. Then I thought it would be nice to send it to Joke and ask her to hand deliver it to Marne, when all girls would meet at Simone´s, but that would be quite risky. The pack could be late and miss the secret receiver.
Following Joke´s suggestion I patiently (well... not that much! Lol) waited for Marne´s to get back home and sent her surprise.

As I got inspired and quite pleased with the final result, I just got ahead and finished my mom´s bday gift. Her name is Elza and I'm overjoyed I am ahead on this for 2009´s.

Hugs to you all!