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Two nice little things...

The first one is my "fish necklace"...











....I made this as a little present .... hope the recipient will be pleased with my own version of "Nemo"!!!!

The other nice little thing is that yesterday I WON A GIVEAWAY!!!! The first one since I started to blog!!!! You may find more details HERE and HERE !!!!!
When I read my name on the winners list I couldn't believe it!!! Then I was dancing with a big smile on my face!!!
After a while I started to panic.....I had to develop my idea, write down a pattern, test it.....!!!!!
So, last night, with some colourful yarns, a 5mm hook, my ideas and a pencil (!), I started to work on my future "oval table runner with scallop edging"....













...at the moment, the scale is really small, but it allows me to understand where there are errors and to improve my scallops design (it's working!!!)......Maybe I'll try even a version with dc, instesad of sc!!!
We'll see..... ;oD
Thank you so much Maaike, I'm so honored to be part of this little team ( Marie-Therese is the other winner!), who will test with you the new Catania Grande!!!! YAY!!!!

xxxx Alessandra

Today Link : Creative Friday !!


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  1. zsazsazsu21 February 2013 at 11:58

    that is very cute and made in a very original material, bravo!

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  2. Maddalena21 February 2013 at 12:02

    Complimenti per la vincita, un pò di fortuna non guasta mai!La collana ti è venuta bene, e anche il runner mi piace molto, allegro come sempre.
    Lavora,lavora,
    Baci
    Maddalena

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  3. Martina21 February 2013 at 12:43

    How cool is that?! You are great!
    XO, Martina♥

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  4. Mimis Welt21 February 2013 at 14:53

    Hello my dear!
    My last comment is so far away, shame on me. But my real life comes first at the time...
    Your fish necklace looks so lovely! Very nice!
    Xoxo, Miriam

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  5. Kate21 February 2013 at 16:15

    Giveaways are so fun! Congrats! And it looks like you're off to a great start with your design!!
    Kate :}

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  6. Lalav21 February 2013 at 17:28

    Ale è stupendissima la collana! Me la comprerei subito!!! Ci spieghi come l'hai fatta? tipregotipregotiprego, altrimenti dovrò venire alla tua bancarella a Jakarta! ;)

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  7. Erica22 February 2013 at 03:08

    The fish is so fun. How is it shaped? Is it just wrapped wire?

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  8. Annie Cholewa22 February 2013 at 04:05

    Ooh, congratulations! You are so inventive, you'll have no problem with your pattern I'm sure :)

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  9. Heather 22 February 2013 at 15:03

    well done Alessandra, I saw that you had won! good idea to try out the pattern first, and very patient of you! the fish is fun! good luck, Heather x

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  10. Unknown22 February 2013 at 16:33

    Congrats on your win Alessandra! So very exciting! I look forward to seeing your finished scalloped table runner. :)

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  11. Natas Nest23 February 2013 at 00:30

    Really creative, Alessandra, the funny pompoms are the special effect of this fish! Oh and congratulations to the wonderful giveaway!! I'm a Catania fan and have not tried this new Grande up to now. I'm curious what you will say about working with it. Your table runner's beginning looks already very nice :-))

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  12. Raindrops and Daisies23 February 2013 at 00:54

    Lovely lovely!


    xxxx

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