Scary Stockings

Un post veloce veloce, e in ritardo, per il Blackbird Designs del giovedi. Volevo fare una foto a tema e così ho aperto prima del tempo la mia scatola di Halloween (Samhain) per ambientare meglio le mie due spaventose calzine...a dire la verità fanno poca paura vero? Ma sono carine! :)

A quick (and late) post for my Thursday Blackbird Designs. I wanted to put Halloween (Samhain) stuff in the picture of my scary stockings so I opened my Halloween (Samhain) box before it's its time...actually those stockings aren't scary at all..but they are nice!


Un article tres rapide et en retard pour le Blackbird Designs du Jeudi. Je voulais mettre des choses de Halloween (Samhain)dans la photo, donc j'ai ouvert la boite de Halloween (Samhain) bien tot cette année...




Le mie amiche, my friends, mes amies:

Beatrice, Bruna, Camilla, Corinna, Cristina, Elena, Ghislaine, Giovanna, Maria, Mariangela e Nadia

Alla prossima, see you soon, a la prochaine!

Sara

La D Da cardinal is ready for My Christmas tree..!

Mercoledi significa La D Da..quindi ecco il mio lavoretto di questa settimana, un simpatico uccellino, lo schema è tratto dal numero del 2006 della rivista Just Cross Stitch Ornaments. La tela è una 16 fili,tinta a mano da me in bordeaux

Wednesday means La D Da...so here' my work for this week, a nice cardinal taken from 2006 Ornaments issue of Just Cross Stitch. The fabric is a 16 count hand dyed in dark red by me.

Mercredi est le jour pour les La D Da...donc voila mon petit travail de cette semaine, un petit oiseau tiré par "Just Cross Stitch Ornaments" du 2006. J'ai peint la toile 40ct par moi meme en rouge foncé



..pronto per volare sul mio albero di Natale!

...ready to fly on my Christmas Tree!

..pret pour voler sur mon sapin de Noel!



Queste sono le mie socie, andate a visitarle!
Visit also my La D Da Buddies!
Visitez aussi mes copines

Cristina Daniela Elena Mariangela Marina Patty Nadia Sonia Stefania Tina

A domani con Blackbird Designs...nuove calzine in arrivo!
See you tomorrow with Blackbird Designs..more stockings to come!
A demain avec Blackbird Designs!

Sara

Weekly update!

Lo so, lo so, ho latitato la scorsa settimana, ma ora vi toccherà un post unico on tutti gli aggiornamenti :)

I know, I know, I was absent last week, but now you'll have a post with all the updates of last week :)

Je le sais, je n'etais pas la la semaine passée, mais voilà un article avec tous les mises a jour de la semaine! :)


Prima di tutto, essendo lunedi, il Memento Mori: ho abbandonato il mio Salem Remembered per un po' perchè ho ricevuto questo schema CHS, "The Curse Of The Raven" e non vedevo l'ora di inizarlo!

First of all, as if it's Monday, Memento Mori project: I abandoned my Salem Remembered for a while because I received this CHS chart "The Curse Of The Raven" and I couldn't wait to start it!

D'abord, le lundi, Memento Mori: j'ai abandonné pour un petit peu le Salem Remembered car j'ai reçu cette merveille, CHS diagramme "The Curse Of The Raven", et j'avais envie de le commencer!



Ed ecco il mio La D Da finito e incorniciato: si tratta di "The Ark", con tutta la pioggia caduta la scorsa settimana sono stata ben felice di mettere in salvo tutti gli animaletti!

And here's my La D Da finished: it's "The Ark", with all the heavy rain of last week I am so happy that all the animals are safe and sound now!

Et voilà mon La D Da, "The Ark", fini et cadré: avec la pluie de la semaine derniére, je suis contente que les animaux sont a l'abri maintenent!





La cornice è made in Ikea, poi dipinta da me, ho creato questo colore mischiando un verde marcio col nero.

The frame is made in Ikea, I painted it mixing an ivy green with black

Le cadre est made in Ikea, je l'ai peint avec un vert foncé mixé avec le noir



E per quanto riguarda Blackbird Designs.. ho fatto le calzine di Maggio: le ADORO!! Ne farei a migliaia e migliaia, e ormai ho preso la mano anche a rifinirle! Mi piacciono troppo!

And about Blackbird Designs...I made the "Three Stockings For May": I LOVE them! Iwould stitch them forever and ever, and now I am faster in finishing them! I really like them!

Et pour ce qui concerne Blackbird Designs...j'ai brodé les "Three Stockings For May", j'ADORE ces broderies! Et maintenent je suis rapide a les faire! Je les aime beucoup!



Ho anche rifinito il ricamo fatto due settimane fa, ora pronto per l'albero di Natale!

I have finished-finished the stitched piece made two weeks ago, now it's ready for my Christmas Tree!

J'ai fini aussi la broderie que j'ai brodée il y a deux semaines: maintenent c'est prete pour le sapin de Noel!






E' tutto per ora, sono già alle prese con il La D Da del mercoledì, volevo iniziare "Marion the Librarian" ma siccome mi trovo in una fase in cui voglio inziare un ricamo e vederlo finito nel giro di pochissimo, mi sono organizzata quattro progettini natalizi veloci veloci e carinissimi!

It's all for now, I am now on the La D Da project for Wednesday, my idea was to start "Marion the Librarian" but in this period I love to start something and see it finished in a little while, so I prepared four easy projects talking Christmassy, quick and nice!

Bon, c'est tout. Je suis en train maintenent de broder le La D Da du Mercredi. Ke voulais commencer "Marion The Librarian" mais je veux commencer une broderie et la voire finie dans un petit peu, donc j'ai quatre petit projects pour Noel, rapides et trés jolies!


Come sempre potete ammirare le meraviglie di tutte le mie compagne d'avventura:
Go and visit the wonderful things of my stitching buddies:
Allez visiter les merveilles de mes copines:

Cristina Daniela Elena Mariangela Marina Patty Nadia Sonia Stefania Tina Giovanna Rachele Beatrice Bruna Camilla Corinna Ghislaine Maria

Scusate la latitanza e a presto! See you later, alligator! A trés bientot!

Sara

Blackbird Thursday

Ed eccoci al post del giovedì! Giovedì vuol dire Blackbird Designs, e quindi ecco quanto ho realizzato. Si tratta dello schema "Love letters" tratto dal libro Joyeux Noel. Avevo voglia di iniziare qualcosa e finirlo, e quindi ho approfittato del Bride's Tree Sal, il cui tema di Maggio è "Uccelli", per fare questo piccolo ornamento per l'albero di Natale, su tela 16 fili. Lo trovo decisamente adorabile!

And this is Thursday's post! Thursday means Blackbird Designs, so here's what I've done. I wanted to do something to start and finish in the same evening, so I made the ornament for the Bride's Tree Sal, for which the theme of May is "Birds". This chart is "Love Letters" from the "Joyeux Noel" book. I stitched it on 40ct fabric. I love this cute ornie!

Et voila l'article du jeudi. Jeudi est le jour de Blackbird Designs, hier soir j'avais envie de commencer une broderie et de la finir, donc j'ai brodé ce petit oiseau tiré par le livre "Joyeux Noeel", c'est pour le Bride's Tree Sal, dont pour le mois de Mai on brode un ou plusieurs oiseau(x). J'ai brodé sur une toile de lin 40ct/16 fils J'adore ce petit oiseau!



Ricamano con me:
Companions stitchers:
Brodent avec moi:

Beatrice, Bruna, Camilla, Corinna, Cristina, Elena, Ghislaine, Giovanna, Maria, Mariangela e Nadia

Vi segnalo anche il blogcandy di Iulia

Please visit Iulia for her blogcandy!

Visitez aussi Iulia pour son blogcandy!



Alla prossima...until next time....à la prochaine!
Sara

(La) D (Da) Day!

...e come col D-Day gli alleati sbarcarono in Normandia...oggi sbarco nel meraviglioso mondo La-D-Da sempre grazie all'amica Nadia!

...and as the allied troops landed in Normandy...I am landing today in the beautiful world of La-D-Da, thanks to my friend Nadia...

..et comme les forces alliées sont debarqueées en Normandie..je debarque aujourd'hui dans le merveilleux monde de La-D-Da, toujours en remercient l'amie Nadia...



Avevo molti schemi fra cui scegliere, dato che non ho ancora mai ricamato un La-D-Da, ero molto indecisa, ma...la pioggia incessante di questi giorni mi ha aiutato a scegliere: c'è bisogno di un'Arca..l'Arca di Noè!

I was undecided about the chart, I have alot of charts and I never stitched a La-D-Da, but the heavy rain of those days helped me out: we need an Ark...Noah's Ark!

Je ne savais pas quel diagramme broder, car je n'ai jamais brodè un diagramme La-D-Da, et j'en ai plusieurs. Mais la pluie de ces jours m'a aidè: on a besoin d'une Arche...l'Arche de Noè!



...e quindi eccola! Per ora solo lo scheletro, per il prossimo appuntamento del mercoledì con La-D-Da vedrò di mettere anche gli animali...sperando che questo diluvio finisca!

..so, here it is! Only the Ark now..but I will try to put animals in within our next week date with La-D-Da..hoping that this rain will be over!

...donc, la voilà! J'ai brodè seulement l'Arche, pour la prochaine semaine je vais y mettre les animaux aussi....en attendent que cette pluie va finir!


Come sempre, passate da Nadia per vedere chi ricama con me
As usual, go and visit Nadia to see who's stitching with me!
Comme toujous, allez visiter Nadaia pour voir les amies que brodent avec moi!

http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/

La Soffitta

A presto, see you soon , a bientot!
Sara

Memento Mori - part 1!

Da oggi inizia una nuova avventura con un gruppo di bravissime ricamatrici capitanate da Nadia de "La Soffitta"...sono onorata di far parte di questo gruppo e spero di esserne degna!

I start today a new adventure with a group of wonderful stitchers headed by Nadia of "La Soffitta"...I am honoured to be a member of this group and I hope to deserve this membership!

Aujourd'hui je commence un nouvelle aventure avec un group de brodeuses merveilleuses crée par Nadia de "La Soffitta"...je suis heureuse de faire partie de ce group, et j'espere de le meriter!


Il lunedi è il giorno dedicato al cosiddetto ricamo "Memento Mori"....ovvero un ricamo che molti definirebbero lugubre, cimiteriale, tetro...ma che invece io e le altre ragazze troviamo affascinante! E spero che lo sia anche per voi visitatori e visitatrici del mio blog!

Monday is the day dedicated to "Memento Mori" stitching...it is supposed to be a black dark scary stitching, but the other girls and me find this kind of stitching really charming...so I hope you visitors of my blog will feel the same about it!

Le lundi est le jour du "Memento Mori", qui est un broderie qu'on peut considerer noir, triste, mais je (et les autres filles) le trouve trés charmant, j'espere que vous allez l'aimer aussi, les visiteurs de ce blog!



Il primo ricamo che ho scelto per questa serie è il "Salem remembered" creato da Lisa Roswell di Primitive Needle. Sto usando i filati di seta indicati, tranne il rosso che è l DMC 815. Il ricamo è 1 su 1 su tela 16 fili..ormai ci ho preso gusto!

The first stitching of this serie is "Salem remembered", created by Lisa Roswell of The Primitive Needle. I am using the recommended silk threads except for the red which is DMC 815. I am stitchin 1 over 1 on a 40ct fabric.

La premiere broderie de cette serie est "Salem remembered", diagramme de Lisa Roswell de The Primitive Needle". Je utilise les fils de soie indiqués, mais pas pour le rouge,qui est DMC 815. Je brode avec un brin de fil sur un fil de toile 40ct.




Per vedere le altre partecipanti, vi rimando al blog di Nadia http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/archives/2010/05/03/17772198.html#comments

To see other girls' works, please visit Nadia here http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/archives/2010/05/03/17772198.html#comments

Pour voir les ouvrages des autres amies, je vous remercie pour aller chez Nadia http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/archives/2010/05/03/17772198.html#comments

A presto! See you soon! A trés bientot!
Sara

Home made souvenir!

Chi l'ha detto che è obbligatorio comprare un souvenir quando si fa un viaggio?
Who said that a souvenir is a must-buy in a trip?
Est-ce qu'on est obligés d'acheter un souvenir quand on voyage?



...volendo, ci si può fare un souvenir da soli...e non si trova in alcun negozio!
..we can also make our very own souvenir...you can't find it in a shop!
...on peut faire nous propre souvenir..qui ne se trouve pas dans aucun magasin..



...e puoi mettere le iniziali, le cose tipiche del luogo, e la foto che ti è venuta così bene..
..you can put there initals, tipical stuff of the place you visited, and the perfect picture you took..
..on peut y mettre les initiales, les choses qu'on trouve dans la citè qu'on a visitè, et la photo la plus jolie...



...magie del ricamo!
...the magic of stitching!
...merveilles de la broderie!

Buona settimana, have a nice week, bonne semaine!
Sara

Ricami d'Aprile...April stitching...broderie d'Avril!

Oggi è l'ultimo del mese...e, appena in tempo, ho finito i miei due appuntamenti mensili...il primo è quello delle calzine Blackbird Designs..

Today is the last day of the month...and I finished my two monthly works...the first one is the one with Blackbird Designs stockings...

Aujourd'hui c'est le dernier jour d'Avril...donc, voilà mes deux broderies du mois. La premiére est avec Blackbird Desings..



Sono già 12..
Already 12...
Déjà 12...



Non è deliziosa quella con l'ombrello??
Isn't the umbrella one lovely?
J'aime bien celle avec le parapluie!



Il secondo appuntamento è quello con il Bride's Tree SAL... http://bridestreesal.blogspot.com/ il tema di Aprile erano i conigli, quindi ho ricamato "Snow Bunnies" di Little House Needleworks, da un vecchio numero di JCS Ornaments, ricamato 1 su 1, tela 16 fili! (una pazzia!)

The second date was with Bride's Tree SAL... http://bridestreesal.blogspot.com/ the theme ofthe month was rabbit, so I stitched "Snow Bunnies" by Little House Needleworks, taken from an od JCS Ornaments issue, stitched 1 over 1, 40 ct fabric! (toally crazy!)

La deuxieme broderie est pour le Bride's Tree Sal http://bridestreesal.blogspot.com/ il faisait broder des lapins, donc j'ai choisi "Snow Bunnies" diagramme, tiré par un vieux numero de JCS Ornaments, brodé avec un brin sur unfil de toile, toil 16 fils-40 count (la folie!)



Domani è già Maggio..e io ho un sacco di nuovi progettini grazie a Nadia de La Soffitta!! http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/ (visitate il suo blog, è stupendo!)

Tomorrow is May...and I have a lot of new projects thanks to Nadia of La Soffitta! http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/ I really suggest you to visit her blog, it's awesome!

Demain, c'est dejà Mai...et moi, j'ai desnouveaux projects, avec mesremerciements pour Nadia de La Soffitta, http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com/, vous devez visiter son blog, c'est plein de merveilles!


A presto, until later, a bientot!

Sara

(ah, sì, il blog è trilingue! - oh, yes, I'm going tri-lingual! - oui, je parle trois langues sur mon blog!) :)))

Dijon

Weekend...l'amour
..l'amore..
...love..

...la bonne table et le bon vin...
...la buona tavola ed il buon vino...
...good food and good wine...

...l'amitiè...
...l'amicizia...
...friendship...

...les merveilles..
...le meraviglie..
...wonderful things...


...la broderie...
...il ricamo...
...stitching...

...c'est la France!
..è la Francia!
...this is France!

D is for Digitalis (Digitalis purpurea)

Hello my dear friends!
Fist of all I hope you have enjoyed my freebie of my previous post, I would like to see a picture if you are willing to stitch it, thank you!

I have stitched a little less in this period, maybe it is due to spring... I can show you only one finished piece,others two are on their way for two exchanges so I can't show you them before the recepients see them!

This is my monthly SAL, Renato Parolin's Alfabetario, organized by Ornella here http://latartarugafolle.over-blog.com/

We started in January with A letter, so in April D is the letter..



Which stands for...



Digitalis Purpurea



Next month Edelweiss will be the subject to stitch, but I have already stitched it before the SAL started, and actually it is already framed LOL! So I will come back with this SAL in June with F letter, which will stand for Farfalla, that means Butterfly!

In stitches,
Sara

Blue Basket 1897 - A free chart from me to you!

I created this little chart and I am happy to share it with you! I called it "Blue Basket 1897".

The copyright goes under "Red House By The Willow Tree", which could be considered my new nickname as a newbie between charts creators, LOL!

I hope you'll like it, and I would be glad to hear your comments, whe positive or negative!

In stitches,
Sara

Introducing my great-grandmother

Hello my dear stitching friends!

I thought I have only one month to go before Mother's day, and if I have to accomplish my two projects for my grandmother and my great-grandmother, I have to run. That's why I started stitching "Hannah Lovina Joslin - 1856" sampler from the "Honeysuckle Manor" Blackbird Designs, which is beautiful. So I kitted all up, changing some colours so that I can use some hand dyed threads I have in my stash...



My great-grandmother died in 1969, so I never met her. But I heard my mom and grandmother talk about her since I was a little girl.



This is a way to "get in touch" with her, and to keep her alive through the years.
I already put her name and birthdate in the sampler chart, and it was perfect there. I can't wait to see it finished.



Until next time, and enjoy your weekend!

Sara

Easter is gone...now it's time to think Christmas!

This year I can't stop being in Christmas mood. Don't know why. Usually, I arrive at Christmas and I can't stand to see Christmas stitching anymore until later in the year. But not this time. Maybe it's because, with someone above's help, if DB and I will find OUR home, it will be our first Christmas together in OUR home, so I need special decorations to celebrate. I really think this is the reason!

Anyway, here's my favourite Christmas stitching up to now: it's Blackbird Designs "Merry Christmas" taken from the wonderful book "Joyeux Noel".



I have stitched it with recommended hand dyed threads on a 40ct fabric hand dyed by me with tea. I just love it, in its simplicity. Still have to decide how to finish it,but I think it will be a banner for a door. Any other ideas girls?


And this is another ornament, the one for March at the Bride's Tree SAL.



The subject of the month was: flower or flowers basket, so I took a particular from "Poinsettia House" of Little House Needleworks, and stitched it. I used a scrap of fabric used for the Blackbird Designs above. Here nothing is wasted!


During the month of March I did not miss my date with Blackbird Designs stockings.



Needless to say that I love stitching those stockings more and more while I go on with this project. I love seeing the pile of stockings growing, waiting for the moment I will understand HOW to display them, LOL!

March of course means St. Patricks's day. Again, needless to say hw I love this holiday, my Irish roots (which I know I have, I am sure of it!) use to bring me to the pub with DB and friends, Guinness flowing and flowing, Irish music all around and this is happiness!

My creaivty also flows, this year I made those Shamrocks, I found a pattern ont tbe internet and then it's just a matter of cut, fill and sew ! Quick, easy and I love the result! Those little shamrocks followed me to the pub and our table was the most creative one in the pub!



Blackbird Designs "Wild Clover" stocking also followed me. Dont' you think it's just perfect near a pint of Guinness? :))



ok..it's all for now. I am working on my April Sal(s) at the moment, I have to run with my Hawk Run Hollows, in March I almost forgot them....but I will be forgiven!
And, I have a project for Mother's day. I would like to celebrate not only my mother, but also my grandmother and my great-grandmother, with two Blackbird Designs Samplers fromt he gorgeous "Honeysuckle Manor" booklet.
One month to go...will I do i? Mmmmh I hope so.
We'll see!

I wish you a joyful month of April
In stitches,

Sara :)

Happy Easter, Cáisc shona dhuit, Buona Pasqua, Joyeuse Pâques, Frohe Ostern!

Just a quick stop to wish you and your families a ver happy Easter and spring time!

Will be back soon with more finishes! :)


(Liberty Primitives and Needlework)


(Casey Buonaugurio Designs)


Sara

Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow - Header finished, dreaming of California on such a winter day...

I am so glad to show you my first block of Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow!
It is very funny to stitch, I love subjects and colours..it's the perfect design!



It is March, really? We are having a huge snow in those hours, and it is still snowing while I'm writing. I love this kind of weather! But as I am so cold, I started thinking of the song "Californa dreaming"...and my head went back to this summer when I was in the USA.

You can imagine how I was happy to be here!



Ad this is the first place after California border on the Route 66:



As the songs says, "I'd be safe and warm if I was in LA"...so here's my LA pics even if I'm not getting warm seeing them!) :)

This is our first sight of the Pacific Ocean in our life...behind us, the plate where Route 66 officially ends...it was such an emotion after traveling from Chicago along 10 states of the US... Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and California...



A memento left on Santa Monica Pier..



..going on to the beach...close to the Pacific Ocean for the first time in our life



Here it is! The beach, the Ocean...and a brand new lifeguard :D Baywatch theme was in my head :)



An unforgettable trip....
until next time,
in stitches
Sara