Sunshine Award

  
A few days ago I've received a Sunshine Award! Helen from 26 Minutes Past passed it to me. To be honest it is second award from Helen. Take a minute to take a look at her lovely blog. By the way, Helen has recently became a mommy for a new baby boy!
So thank you very much, Helen, for the Award! I'm very pleased and proud as well!


The Award has the Rules:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you;2. Answer 10 questions about your favourite things;3. Nominate 10 further blogs to receive the Sunshine Award and let them know they've been nominated.

My answers: 1. Favourite animal. I don't have; 2. Favourite number. Number 8. It is my number... my date of birth (8th of August)... the infinity simbol as well;3. Favourite non alcoholic drink.  Red grape juice;4. Facebook or Twitter. Facebook. I am there, but I'm not very social. There I mostly read the news from my subscriptions;5. My passion. I love to crochet;6. Getting or giving. Of course to get it is nice for me but more I like to give. This is the greatest moment to see the face of a person to who I present something. Also I like making surprises! 7. Favourite pattern. May be a circle in three rounds (1st round -12 dc; 2nd rnd - 2 dc tog and ch 1 in each st around or between the stitches; 3rd rnd - 3 dc and ch 1 in each ch-1-space);8. Favourite day of the week. Thursday, because ahead is just one day and then - Hooray! - the weekend!9. Favourite flower. I more like Orchids, Nasturtium, Gerberas...10. Favourite country. Spain! Because I never been there and I really want to visit there.

And the blog list I like to visit (in random order):

Made in K-townCrochet in ColorGreen Dots & Rainbow StripesBunny MummyLief en MooiGreedy For ColourHooked! a Crochet Addict's BlogThe Green DragonflyApple Blossom Dreams
I know, Ladies, some of you already have the same award... Still, I give the award to all of you because I find the joy of creativity in your blogs and a lot of inspiration! Thank you!
Have a sunny days!With l♥veOlga

Beautiful Prize

   I couldn't believe it when I saw I'm a winner of Bearpaw Giveaway! It is my first won giveaway...  I was so happy then and I'm happier today received the parcel from Jo! Thank you Jo very much!!! ♥
Here is my prize!

The Rooster Almerino DK yarn which is on sale in the Avery Homestore is so soft and delicate! I had never before used it, moreover, I had never before heard about it...

The lovely flower upholstered(is it the right word for buttons with a piece of fabric on top) buttons! I think 26mm in diameter.

The wonderful ribbons!

The wooden apple and flower buttons! These will be so pretty for any cardigans for my daughters...

And a lovely card (in a blue envelope) with nice words for me! Look at the birds! I liked these so much!
Thank you again, Jo!!!
P.S. While I was taking the pictures my little girl dragged away one skein of yarn and wound it on your bike... haha... :)

Take care of yourself 

and 

your loved ones!

With l♥ve

A Rainbow Cardigan WIP

My Rainbow cardigan is quickly grows up, actually  it is almost done and I have to do uninteresting things - to make a few short seams and to hide a bunch of yarn tails. And and and.... I need to figure out a way of fasteners... Will it be ties or something else? I absolutely don't know! 

Here you can see the pattern I use as well as this Ravelry link. I slightly modified the pattern - I don't like to make any seams, therefore I made the lower section in one piece - left front+back+right front. Also I didn't make shoulders seams and sleeve seams.  Hope you understand me. Sometimes it is so hard to explain what I mean   :(
I think I will finish the cardigan on this week.
And below I want to show you a few bracelets I made for a couple of minutes using this very simple pattern.

This lovely 2mm satin thread I've used known as "rattail cord" I bought again via eBay.

I took the picture above a week ago watching a Balloon Rise from parkland of Tullynally Castle in Castlepollard.
 See you soon with more pictures from the Castle.

I wish you a sunny day!

With love

Olga

A Rainbow!!! one purse and one new WIP

When I saw one pretty purse on Talitha's blog I fell in love! I immediately set to work because I wanted the same! So instead of finishing my current projects, I made the Rainbow Purse(Ravelry pattern download) for my daughter!
Would like to see it? Yes of course! Here it is!

Bright!

The border

Colorful!

Fruity!
 

Small pink beads from eBay

Yummy!

Handle

Rico Design Creative Cotton Aran yarn in so pretty colors! Isn't?

I love love love the rainbow colors!

 I also have another one wip...  A cardigan for my younger daughter... Please don't laugh... in rainbow colors..................

I have to use all my wool stash, therefore I've chosen  Latvian wool mostly. 

I wish you see a rainbow today!

With L♥VE

Olga

Xx

I'm linking to The Crochet Boulevard

New rainbow bag. In progress...

Hello Hello Hello!
Another one colorful, rainbow, cotton stash project! I was inspired by a lot of crochet bags as this bag, or this one by DROPS and a lot of similar lovely striped or no striped bags!

 

I'm using for the bag two strands together(thick and thin) of different cotton yarn from my stash with a 4,5mm hook. I'm writing a description during the work as well, so stay in touch!

Have a sunny week-end!

Olga 

with LOVE 

Edited at next day:

at this point my bag might be a cap ... hehe...