Mini colourful pillows!!!

Back in February and in March, I was experimenting with some oval crocheted table runners, to prepare myself for this big project....

I had fun in playing with table runners, but I didn't know how to reuse my first products, that were nice but not so good to display on a table!!! ;oD

Yesterday afternoon I HAD THE IDEA !!!!!!
Easy peasy my dears : I had just to fold my projects in halves widthwise!!!!!

Follow me.....

...then, I took a hook, some colourful contrasting yarns and I started to sew the 2 halves together using just a row of slip stitches, that formed a nice chain in the front...

....and a kind of running stitch on the back....

This one resemble a heart in its final shape (after filling it with some toy stuffing)....

I sewed even the other one....

....that was completed in a flash.....

this one, instead, reminds me of a horse saddle....!!!!!......

They are ready now for some group photos.....

....and this is their final destination (yes, our sofa in the living room!) ......

...to be shared with some old friends.... ;oD ......

YIPPIE !!!!!!!!

xxxxx Alessandra

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A crochet banner!!!!

I was not able to post this newbie yesterday (look here about the promise......), so I do it today!!!!

I've collected some granny houses and one of my experimental table runners to create a colourful banner!!!
It reminds me of my first drawings when I was a little kid in pre-school, so it's naive....and for this simple reason I'm in love with it!

Some pictures to share with you...

.....while pinning the houses on the table runner....

.....selecting the matching yarns to sew eventually the houses on....
....starting with one....

......and continuing with the others.....

...some blocking was needed....then ready for more snapshots....

......before saying "It's done !!!", I decided to add some trees in the between....

....IT'S DONE !!!!!!!! .......

...When my husband will be back from the dentist (!!!!), I'll ask him to help me to hang this banner somewhere in the home!!!!

Happy weekend, xxxx Alessandra

Today link : Link your Stuff! and Craft Schooling Sunday!

My two W.I.P.s !!!

The first one is a well known blanket-to-be (here, here, here, here and here for a brief tutorial!)....

....the crocheting is going on, but in few days we are leaving for our summer holidays (back to Italy!) and for a while this beauty will be left alone....2 months, more or less...!!!....
I'm not packing this one in my luggage!!!!!!!

Then I'm doing something with these little things (shown here )....you know them as well as my blankie....

...I'm waiting for the blocking to be completed....

...and I will add even these ones (crocheted in the meantime following this tutorial) to the same project.....

.... a hint ? Look here and imagine the  crafty consequences...... :oD !!!!!
I'll be back tomorrow with the work done! Promise!

xxxx Alessandra

Today links : busy fingers showing up link party #4, Creative Friday and i ♥ fridays link party !!!! see you there! xxxx