I have met K-Rine though her lovely blog “K-Rine & Hand“. Her secret weapon? Her beautiful little knitted berets…

I couldn’t resist so I proposed a deal she couldn’t refuse…I had this beautiful mustard-colored wool sitting in my boxes… I had tried at least 3 times to knit a hat with it but without success (too big, too small, too strange!). So the challenge for Karine will be to knit one of her cute beret with this wool…

And I must say she surpass herself:

1. An amazing beret just like the one I have dreamt about! With a  oh so cute coordinated knitted flower.
2. Beautifull mittens and matching bolero (yellow and red beacause she knew I love red…)
3. A lovely bag embroided “Graines de Folie”

I have been really spoiled, don’t you think?

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Un delicieux echange avec la talentueuse K-Rine qui m’a pourrie gatee avec ce joli beret, cet ensemble mitaine / bolero, et ce joli sac assorti, le tout dans un superbe degrade de jaune moutarde et rouge.

Merci Karine, je suis ravie!! Et demain, je vous montre ma part de l’echange…

I have been spoiled for Christmas with a beautiful polymer clay creation from La Zine:

A beautifull flower necklace with its matching ring…

De retour de vacances, un petit colis de France qui m’attend… Ca faisait longtemps que je guettais ma boite aux lettres et il est arrive a point pour Noel. Un magnifique cadeau de La Zine, d’une generosite touchante. Ces creations sont pleines de delicatesse, et cette parure colier + bague est magnifique. Merci beaucoup!

J’en profite pour vous souhaitez a toutes une tres bonne annee 2010 et vous remerciez de tous vos gentils commentaires qui me donne la peche et me motive. Merci aussi pour les tres belles rencontres et les jolis echanges realises pendant l’annee 2009!

J’ai encore pleins de choses a vous raconter notamment mon joli echange avec K-Rine, un swap home-made a venir avec Gina (je suis en retard grave!!), un projet de jupe en reflexion inspiree d’un joli tableau signe Mel’Crea et mes dernieres realisations couturesques pour Noel…

I sew this simple black skirt for a friend birthday.

Front: a little bird inspired by her (have a click on her blog you won’t be disappointed by the amount of good ideas you will find there)

… hanging on the line…

Back : green arabesque and multicolor buttons…

Pattern : Home made – Fabric : black thick cotton from Spotlight

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Pour un anniversaire, une simple jupe noire  (patron maison), deco oiseau inspiree des magnifiques dessins de Creenfantin

We did a lot of wedding dress shopping with my friend Laura a few months ago in order to find “the one”…

But between the meringue style, the out-of-price style, the synthetic style or the back-in-the-80’s style, we couldn’t find anything simple and made with natural fabric…

So came the idee of me sewing her wedding dress… well that’s the least a bridesmaid can do!

 Isn’t she gorgeous??

Pattern = Based on a Simplicity pattern (1$) – Fabric = Embroidered white cotton from Spotlight

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Cette robe de mariee m’a valu quelques nuits blanches et toutes une serie de cauchemards … mais quand je la vois si bien portee, je me dis que ca en valait la peine!

Basee sur un patron chine a 1 $, la robe est composee d’un bustier et d’un jupon long en voile de coton brode. Laura etait ravie du resultat, c’est le principal!

Qu’est ce que vous en pensez?

I have been spoiled, spoiled, spoiled by Nais:

First a beautiful little box topped by a macaroon which looks so real that I could have eaten it…

With inside a amazing necklace with the shape of a half-eaten chocolate…

Miam, miam!!

But there is more… a colorful ring holder and its matching bracelet…

Material =Polymer (fimo) clay

Un joli echange avec Nais qui m’a pourrie gatee!!

Ces creations en pate fimo sont superbes, avec de jolies couleurs acidulees… 100000 fois merci!

An other Vogue Easy pattern and again a real pleasure to sew this LBD (aka - Little Black Dress or “Petite Robe Noire” in French)

Nothing hard or unclear in the instructions, perfect fit without need to lenghen or shorten anything, I am definitely impressed by these Vogue Easy new collection.

Simple shape with original sleeve and collar…

With or without petticoat ?

That’s the (big) question…

 Pattern: Vogue Very Easy V8442 – Fabric: Black dotted swiss cotton and plain black voile for the lining (both from Spotligh) and metal buttons (from the Hosp. shop) – Super Model : Laura

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Une Petite Robe Noire toute simple sortie de la nouvelle collection Vogue Faciiiiile … encore du bonheur de simplicite a coudre, j’adore!!

Le jupon est un model maison, encore plus simplissime, 2 bout de tissus, 2 boutons, et ziou, un jupon… (je suis un grosse fleimarde!)

I don’t know if you remember the simple but soooo confortable top I have made here with my Very Easy Vogue pattern?

NooooOooO?

Well, here is not only one, but two others…

Really easy to sew!

In brown and black

Petits haut tout simple en gersey marron et tricot extensible noir…

pratique et confortable…

un patron Vogue que je recommende vivement!

Pattern: Vogue Very Easy V7997 – Fabric: Black stretch knitting and brown geyser both from Spotlight

SuperModel: Natalie and Laura

The generous Michelle from “Les mimis de mimis” sent me this beautiful ring she made in polymer clay:

Shiny isn’t it?

I love it!! Thanks for your kindness Mimi, the ring is amazing…

For a little fairy who just turned 2 years old:

A white linen thai pant…

And a matching Elsie top…

I really enjoy sewing this Elsie top, it is very easy to do and the result is really cute on  a little girl…

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Ensemble pantalon Thai et haut Elsi pleins de couleur pour une petite fee de 2 ans…

Pattern: Thai Pants Home-made pattern, Top Elsie from Citronille both in size 2 years old - Fabric: White linen and pink canvas from Spotligh

I was envious of my friend Adeline’s pants from Cop Copine  (A french famous designer, check out on their website, they are doing amazing clothes – but no online store, that’s a relief for your bank account a pity…)

Perfect fit, material, color… Perfect pants, in a nutshell!

So, I was wondering, why shouldn’t I try to sew the same for me?? It doesn’t seem to be to complicated after all…

But in fact, I was completly wrong, and this pants have been ridiculiously hard to sew, just because of the little fancy stuffs in the bottom on the legs…

 Rhaaa… yes those ridiculous little folds…

Now, I understand why these French designer clothes cost SO much!

Pattern: Inspired by a Simplicity pattern – Fabrics : Checked black and grey cotton, from Spotlight