Crochet Goodness

... for my sister-in-law's birthday. 

I hope she likes it :)

Three Things :)

Putting a smile on my face, as always! 

:: prettily wrapped presents for dear friends ::

:: my breakfast bowl ::

:: my girl's flip-flops ::

Angel Ring - Check!

Remember the wishlist? 

Apparently, I've been a good girl.

According to St Nick :)

Check in tomorrow for the whole outfit!

Name Day

I celebrated my name day yesterday. It was the Feast of Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God. My first name is a form of 'Mary' in our language. We also celebrate Mother's Day in our country on March 25.

I got lots of lovely goodies from my little ones, they both know exactly what melts their Mum's heart... The pot plant was a gift from my Mum-in-law, and I got a gorgeous pair of shoes from my husband - upon request, in which case, of course, I got exactly what I wanted (to be seen...)!

A Card & A Cup...

... on Mothering Sunday, from my littles! 

The card from my little girl and the cup (it's a mug, actually, but I love alliteration!) from my boy. The card is hand-made (of course), and the little hanging ornament is my girl's personal touch... My boy wanted to get me a London mug (or anything British, for that matter) but the only thing available was Paris. I love Paris. Especially now. And tea / coffee tastes lovely in (from) Paris!

I've Been A Good Girl

I must have been a good girl this year. This is what I got from Father Christmas:

1 A gorgeous silk bag from a local crafter - beyond gorgeous, actually! I spotted it at our local Christmas Fair a while ago and told my little girl I'd write a letter to Father Christmas and ask for it. Guess what! She did it for me, and the bag was right there, under the tree (with a little help of the elf, looking very much like myself, but who cares?)...

2 Another gorgeous handmade thing - a pair of Fairisle gloves from Etsy seller helengraydesigns. One of the nicest sellers I've ever come across, as well! The gloves are stunning, and so warm!

3 A 'lipstick' lamp from Varta. This was a real surprise from my husband! I keep it with me at all times when I go out in the dark, it's really handy.

4 Last but not least, a necessity for my skin in the winter months. I go through masses of this particular hand cream, it's one of the few that actually works for me.

Thank you so much, Father Christmas :)

St Nick's

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Were you all good boys and girls? 

Did you get any presents?

We got our plates out on the dining room table last night - family tradition! They were full of yummy goodies in the morning - and some toys for the little ones...  My girl made a cup of coffee for St Nick, put some chocolate on a plate, drew him a picture and left a note. The cup was empty in the morning and there were chocolate wrappings on the plate. St Nick said 'Thank you'! :)

Three Things

All earrings this time! The three pairs found their home with me in the last six months.

The precious little tulips were bought as a souvenir from our trip to Slovakia's capital last December. It was love at first sight, I can tell you. Hand-painted on balsa wood. Worn a lot.

These were purchased just before Christmas - made by my dear friend Marysia. Aren't they absolutely adorable?

Last but not least, of course, this pair was a surprise spur-of-the-moment gift of a very good friend of mine. Thanks again, M.!

Alison's Gift

I'm about two months behind the whole thing but since I did say thank you at the time I guess it's not too late to present this lovely surprise from my dear blogging friend Alison.

This lovely surprise package couldn't have reached me at a more appropriate time - my husband had just broken his both arms and I was caught in the middle of an extensive and demanding translating project.

So what can be better than a packet of precious Harris Tweedy goodies all the way from Scotland? Not much, if you ask me! Add a little dress-up doll and some Liberty fabric on top and you've got me!

Just look at all these lovely colours and patterns - and the crafting possibilities, endless!

As I'd already purchased two similar dolls from Alison she kindly decided to send me another one so that I can dress her myself. Being the kindest person there is, she provided the clothing material as well. So, ta-dah...

Quite fancy, don't you think?

I've already managed to make some other little projects with the Harris Tweed scraps, but that's for another post. Until then! And thank you so much once again, Alison!

Christening

Last Sunday we attended a lovely celebration, the christening of a little girl, our new goddaughter. It was a beautiful ceremony in a little church just outside the capital, with a tiny congregation and an artistic vicar - who apart from being a priest is also a painter.

This was our christening package, containing a white napkin symbolizing the white clothing, a candle, a lovely Children's Bible (officially translated from English into Slovenian by yours truly!), a golden cross and a painting of a sweet little angel (by my friend Marysia).

As required by tradition, I embroidered the little girl's name and the date of the christening on the napkin.

Then I placed the napkin in a jar. It's been my obsession of late, I love putting foldable presents in old jam jars... Doesn't it look adorable?

We bought the candle at our local parish church shop, and I loved it! It was decorated by our friend's mum.

We included a tiny golden cross in the package, I thought it was really appropriate, tiny & shiny, just like our little goddaughter!

No pictures of the Bible and the angel, I'm afraid, as I'd wrapped those long before it crossed my mind to take some pictures of the christening goodies. So me. Sorry!