Easter

Happy belated Easter to all! lol... Don't you just love Easter day morning? For the kids is like Christmas time (without presents of course) but the same excitement!

Felices pascuas atrasadas! En casa los niños adoran estas vacaciones y el Domingo de resurrección para ellos es lo más divertido, casi tanto como Navidad, al menos se emocionan igual aunque no hayan regalos; sólo chocolate!

They ate and ate chocolate like crazy!

Ellos comieron y comieron chocolate como posesos!
But, like I said before the day started as early as Christmas day!!! lol...

Jijijiji... El día empezó tan temprano como Navidad...
I'm sorry I forgot to make a better pic of the Easter garland the kids and I made for our door with the adorned eggs and Henrito's crafts from school! This is the closest one I have! lol...

Que pena que no me acordara de hacer una foto más de cerca de la corona que hicimos los niños y yo con los huevos de Pascua y las manualidades del cole de Henry
And then after the shower and Celita's pain crisis we went quickly to the egg hunting in the garden... Lots of chocolate again! lol...

Después de una pequeña crisis de Celita nos fuimos rápido a buscar los huevos de chocolate que había dejado el conejito de Pascua en el jardín!







And then we went to look if maybe at Grandma's could be any eggs too! lol... And there they were!!!

Luego fuimos a ver si en la casa de la abuelita había llegado también el conejito y siiiii... allí también había chocolate...
Brunch time then!!! German Easter bread with eggs for the kids, apfelstrudel, tostones, guacamole, German raisins bread, and milk bread with ham & cheese (kids love it!)

Como toda la mañana fue una locura hicimos antes del mediodía un brunch a base de panes de Pascua. Las roscas alemanas de Pascua con huevo, apfelstrudel, tostones de plátanos macho con guacamole, pan de pasas y pan de leche con jamón y queso que es lo preferido de los chicos




Afternoon break for some more chocolate... lol... I think we didn't have enough!

Para la merienda... un poco más de chocolate porque quizás no habíamos tenido suficiente? jiji...
Y ahora no más chocolate mientras me acuerde!!! jiji

By hand or machine???

Basting...

Finally decided to make it handstitched!!!!


Let's see how it goes, jiji...

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Babbette finished!!!!

I am so happy with it!!! Love it!! Y finished it in mid February but forgot to post about it. I was so excited just looking at it!!! I really like how it looks like even it's much, much smaller than I thought! I just need some more Knitpicks yarn to arrive to finish the edging.
I am in love with my Knit Picks shine sport Babbette!!!!!

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Long time

I can't remeber when was the last time I saw a movie that took my eyes out from my hook. Well, Julie & Julia did!

I like Meryl Streep so much (God, how I love Madison bridges!) but here she's just amazing! I love cooking (not as much as Julia, of course) and maybe that's why I loved the movie, even though I didn't like the end of it, but well, nothing's perfect, neither a boeuf à la Bourguignonne!!! lol...

Well, if you like cooking, films, real life and Paris, watch it, you won't regret it!

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia/

Hoy he visto Julie & Julia y por primera vez en mucho tiempo me ha entusiasmado una peli!

Meryl Streep está genial aunque en ella eso no es nada difícil. Peor la idea de la peli de enfrentar las dos vidas de ellas me ha gustado muchísimo, aunque el final no me gustó tanto, pero es la vida real, así que nunca puede ser totalmente perfecta!!! jiji...

Si tienes la oportunidad de verla y te gusta cocinar o comer; no te la pierdas!

Sunday

Sunday is a crazy day at home. Like this morning, this is what i found when i woke up. My babette in the floor with the rest of the toys! I just wanted to cry! Lol... Last night I was so happy with how it looks now!
Esto son los Domingos en mi casa; pura locura! Jiji... Esta mañana lo que me encontré fue mantita Babette en el suelo con los demás juguetes de las fieras! Con lo contenta que estaba yo por lo chula que lice ahora! jiji... Eso es un Domingo; pura locura en casa! Jiji

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First 2010 project!

Babette Blanket! I decided to start it. Did change the Colors and the yarn. I am using Knit Picks Shine Sport, and choose colors like the ones the pattern asks for. I really like how it looks like.





I am joining the blocks as I go but don't like how i make the grannies, i think I don't really know how to make them right! Lol...





What do you think? I am happy I started the project, let's see how I finish, lol...

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¡Feliz 2010!

¡Feliz Navidad!

Christmas is just around the corner...

I just love Christmas time and all the decorations and plans! Now it's even getting a bit cooler here and this weekend we made hot chocolate at night and for breakfast too! So cozy and warm!

This was my breakast today...

¿No te gusta cuando la Navidad se va acercando? Todos los adornos, los planes, las decoraciones y el frío que está empezando a haber ya por Tenerife... Este fin de semana lo hemos aprovechado para hacer chocolate caliente y también hicimos churros de los del Mercadona al horno que están para chuparse los dedos!!!

... and this was dinner last night for Henry and me! Great Saturday night!
Well, I am trying to make things in decoupage and I discovered that Ikea food savers (I love them) are so cute to decoupage with Christmas fabrics. I started with this flower fabric and loved the result. My kid took the pics and they're really good!!! Don't you think so? lol...

Quiero aprender a hacer cosas en decoupage y creo que los botes de Ikea son ideales por su tamaño y porque la base blanca queda muy bien con las telas de Navidad. Lo primero que hice fue con esta tela de flores tan bonita y que me parece que quedó muy chulo. Las fotos las hizo mi hijo y creo que quedaron muy bien, no crees?
Firts of all a bit of sanding...

Primero que nada un poco de lija...
Later a bit of primer...

Luego un poco de Gesso para tapar el azul del bote...
And then just Mod Podge acting...

Y ya luego la maravillad el Modge Podge...
Tachan!!!!!
And then I discovered myself just admiring my Mackenzie Childs pots. I love them and I feel so lucky I ordered some before they stopped making them. Love them!!!

SI seré maruja que hay veces que fregando los cacharros me quedo embelesada con mis calderos! Me encantan! Y eso casi nunca me pasa ni con zapatos ni nada de eso... jiji...
And this weekend also has been so good for my husband's work at home! Look at these before & after pics!

Mi marido también ha aprovechado este fin de semana para seguir con sus trabajos en el balcón y mira qué chulas las fotos del antes y el después!

Yummy!!!!

God, I made this apple pie from Bea's blog recipe and I have to say it tastes just like no other I've ever made! I used an already made crust and I think that's why I can't cut the pie in pieces; it has so much juice but I am eating it from the pan with a spoon!!!! God, it's delicious!!!! Go to her blog and try the recipe!
I like to add some banana and raisins to the apple pie and so I did with this great recipe too!

Didn't have enough dough to make the cover so just had some stars instead, lol...

Yesterday I made some mince pies also following her blog post and I looooved them! Don't judge them by the way they look, lol... so ugly but so yummy!!!!!

Thanks God I met Bea!!! lol... Although my clothes aren't thinking the same way! lol...

Is coming!

Christmas holidays are coming! Tomorrow we'll start with the advent calendars and all the magic will start! And all the chocolate!!! lol...

I changed my blog look for the holidays and here I am posting also some of my home decorations as I did last year! Mostly the same but in different places! lol... I haven't finished with the decoration yet but, isn't it part of the season magic?? lol...

Here are some...

I am now searching for a nice Christmas tablecloth for the table. The tree skirt is my first one; I did sew it yesterday and I am not so happy with the results but will be there for the Holidays! lol...

I truly love my collection of Lladró Holidays ornaments. I have each one of the years we've been together in this house and special ones for the years when the kids were born.


I made this star with the Bernat Handicrafter Christmas yarn and I have to admit I just haaaaate it!!!! It's awful and a nightmare to work with but got 10 skeins that I have to use in anything!!! lol... And the results aren't bad fr the eyes, but awful for my fingers! The pattern is from Red Heart