Eindelijk… tadaah! - Long overdue: tadaah!

Vorig jaar in juli had ik het terloops over een crea-project waar ik mee bezig was. Ja, inderdaad VORIG JAAR! Het leek wel eeuwen voor ik eindelijk trots kon zeggen: ‘t is af! Tadaah… Maar nu is het echt af :-)

Last year in July I mentioned some kind of creative project I was working on… Yes, LAST YEAR… It took ages before I could really say: Tadaah! But now it’s time :-)

Het begon allemaal met een oude koffer van de kringwinkel, Mod Podge en vintage stofjes.

It all started with an old suitcase from the thrift store, Mod Podge and vintage fabrics.







Het oude, lelijke papier moest eruit en werd vervangen door de oude, mooie stofjes.

The old, ugly paper came off from the inside and got replaced with the vintage fabric.





De buitenkant van de koffer kreeg eerst een laag witte verf, daarna met de Mod Podge nog een stofje erover en een bandje als afwerking.

The outside got a coat of white paint, also a fabric cover and a ribbon to finish the edges.







Ik maakte een kussen op maat van de bodem, het roze, gehaakte dekentje en de slinger mochten ook meedoen. En het resultaat is…

A pillow was made to fit the bottom, also the pink crochet blankie and the bunting got involved. All that resulted in…









Een kattenbed voor de koninklijke kat!

A pet bed for the queen of the house!







En? Is ze geslaagd?

So, what do you think?

Love, Zjizjipke!

Washing and drying…

Last weeks have been really busy workwise, so an occasional row of crochet has been the most creative part of my life :-)
In between my shifts I have been preparing part of my next big non-crochet project! Oh, wait, some crochet may sneak into the final result, but mostly it’s about fabrics and stuffing and glue and paint and stuff… Curious yet? ;-)

This week I washed some fabrics from the thrift store and my grandmother to be used in ‘the project’. A beautiful sight on the clothesline!





Now for the ironing part, sigh, it’s the part I least enjoy… Well, no time like the present, I guess?

Enjoy your weekend!

Love, Zjizjipke!

My new/old type case!

Months ago I came across an old type case (letterbak) in my favourite thrift store. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was! Wanted one for ages… Then the procrastination set in, yes indeed! I sanded it down and it disappeared in the closet :-) Finally a few weeks ago I painted it white (took 4 layers, I didn’t use the right paint, but it came out white, so mission accomplished!)

After spending a few hours choosing paper, measuring, cutting and gluing, it is time for the big reveal!


Isn’t she a beauty?

Love, Zjizjipke!

Sweater changes career!

A few weeks ago I came across this really nice blog, Cleolidewij. Cleo loves to use old clothes and transform them into new, beautiful items.

One of her posts is a tutorial on how to make a skirt out of an old sweater and this is the one that inspired me!

So I was a woman on a mission…

In the thrift shop I looked and rummaged through piles of sweaters, hoping to find one in wool, in a greyish kind of colour… And yes! The thrift gods have rewarded me with the perfect sweater to cut up!

After apologizing (again) to my sewing machine for abandoning her for so long, I started on project ‘my new-old skirt’. With success! So tadaaaaaaaaaaah:

It fits! I got lots of compliments when I first wore it, so I guess this is a winner…

The red stitches were a nice detail on the sweater, so I kept that side intact.

On the other side, I cheated a (little) lot… Because the wool stretched a little while sewing the dark grey borders didn’t line up… So I crocheted a little heart and used it as camouflage! You only notice it on the picture or if I’m standing still, so I’ll keep moving and it’ll be our little secret ;-)

Love, Zjizjipke!