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Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-8874237311231105862023-04-29T20:22:00.004+02:002023-08-26T23:27:18.692+02:00It is almost here<div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCtaGDFqOeriDRYKCl8QnzZ1SLJ-dvvx7S5sQ_k6I39HJN3GQ8dhVqeFnXzv6sb2BE9y3rFhisdlQ4HH_0yLOiMBSnByV69nRaeTJ2cCv8s9M1BKGeUlqvgk2rMlXMTEYGuyTyLcuwhgnfqkePyElZM3IkiPhP9EuEVl8Z35UN2pr-hXZDbDgYL_E/w480-h640/cherry%20tree%20in%20blossom.jpg" width="480" /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi, my dears,</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">it is almost here. The May. ♥ One of my favorite months. In our country, May is called the month of love. There I a tradition, that lovers kiss under the cherry tree in blossom, so that their love will last another year again. What a lovely tradition, isn't it?</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I like May for other reasons too. One of them is the fact that my younger fairy was born this month. ♥</div><div style="text-align: center;">My lovely forest is starting to come to life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiF8_tDSqbefeQYmh8_uFUVpUDeUDIaimuPZHrCv8a6-gcwib4hXeftxE6ArXQytjAPxVereZx3ARLYSjk7jK0PHOh05jpWIYULKH4oDznDoYZJjWnFwrr0fJjeDrnBUA3XfiICDX-ucMMjp1mbl-nFSHc_jPlYPSacdZZsu3CKm48t9Te8nFGI3H/w480-h640/IMG_20180503_122237.jpg" width="480" /></div><br /><br />Another reason could be that my favorite Instagram challenge called #amigurumay, invented by Ilaria from <a href="https://airalidesign.com/en/amigurumay-2023-instagram-challenge/">Airali design</a>, is starting. Yes. :-) What's the point? Every day post some pictures, reel, or story on the topic of this funny challenge according to amigurumi on your <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vendulkamcrochet/">Instagram</a> with hashtag #Amigurumay. What is most important about this challenge? Fun! :-)</div><div> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://airalidesign.com/en/amigurumay-2023-instagram-challenge/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CWbNGhJOwdz5tBgP2GMEcY8nMjpUwAUj-lnsa_Pd2WWBgwiQzD3hESbq25bzWpZKavbuaUCprToNyXAsIBPyjuMdUTlYyXhh3maoQm8oRl2v7rpoi2vnp1mQYnZaxqwmh1dc3p-xPr-3oXw8f2gAg_ix_zvDvML_UmrqIJk7HN1pkTlLaxOVWTnc/w400-h400/AmiguruMay_2023_Cover_650.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://airalidesign.com/en/amigurumay-2023-instagram-challenge/" style="text-align: start;">Amigurumay challenge by Airali design</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://airalidesign.com/en/amigurumay-2023-instagram-challenge/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEp_lTNw9ycqeGWtXWKiGTvOMKyFGtH41_NWkEfW3W2NCzoOwJ2eT-9Khlku5yPy7N_r0qPmQJurMI4qYeO4HSykZgKPKS12XQTdVouJX7pIEyC0X5TfF0cPXT3JrvUVYhCaPJoIe090rnq0mSLAVlaaK8vhfarL1BXYbsb8VlaCDBb15BmvS5Eek/w400-h400/AmiguruMAY-2023-Calendar_650.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://airalidesign.com/en/amigurumay-2023-instagram-challenge/" style="text-align: start;">Amigurumay challenge by Airali design</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So I am gonna prepare my hooks and yarn and this year, I wouldn't want to miss a day of this awesome challenge and I am really looking forward to it. Have fun with me, my dears! And remember, May is the month of love, so show your love to each other. ♥<br /><br />XOXO</div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-29187242341064793802023-03-29T13:23:00.068+02:002023-03-30T18:28:04.576+02:00Fresh air<p>Hi, my dears,</p><p style="text-align: justify;">so here it is. A Spring. I still love this time of the year so much. I am working on some changes as I wrote in <a href="https://www.vendulkam.com/2023/01/change.html" target="_blank">my previous post</a>. So this Spring will be like fresh air for me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am sorting photos on your phone and I noticed, that I didn't share with you some of the bright moments of my crocheting. How could this have happened? So here are some of them. :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My owls in a special edition about crocheting <b>at Kreativ magazine in 2022</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAhG4_hWQgpr1udt0_oVuNWV-5eArc5QcM_Jx0eteDDVmtJdIs4_eCJv76tRspfqLappxIMfOzgpPNymfQft3g47cMLfG6EIpgjQWZIOW9gLS4ukO_7_ysc14IlCaRQw9a9nkAyEmBhYrEQmQ8T7cqGACrAXViuGUgD_2Q1h449uHdap53htwVb_E/s800/Owl_VendulkaM_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="crochet owl applique" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAhG4_hWQgpr1udt0_oVuNWV-5eArc5QcM_Jx0eteDDVmtJdIs4_eCJv76tRspfqLappxIMfOzgpPNymfQft3g47cMLfG6EIpgjQWZIOW9gLS4ukO_7_ysc14IlCaRQw9a9nkAyEmBhYrEQmQ8T7cqGACrAXViuGUgD_2Q1h449uHdap53htwVb_E/w640-h640/Owl_VendulkaM_02.jpg" title="Crochet owl applique - crochet pattern by vendulkam" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Find the pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/385923534/crochet-pattern-owl-applique-by?click_key=13f6caa00ed91e5089d50a6dbb1619a8b6dea062%3A385923534&click_sum=e9f81021&ref=shop_home_active_9" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxz5LuUfnWwsWdvpusf5cEVE3_fQTCcjdmu3vJQrIU3jdgc7t1tbENEdVqjb9rbhx1jwopR1Y4ZwErIB7F75dcF6wndAL_Uo4AK6VlRkeEzhoLKohH8HTSTnX_rxD2raW71glK97Mar79xiskDuiUWmHfnYlO7-6Q5OhHwnoRmVp6jYYubL-PB3Y-/s715/IMG_20220115_201320_806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="VendulkaM crocheting at creative magazine" border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="715" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxz5LuUfnWwsWdvpusf5cEVE3_fQTCcjdmu3vJQrIU3jdgc7t1tbENEdVqjb9rbhx1jwopR1Y4ZwErIB7F75dcF6wndAL_Uo4AK6VlRkeEzhoLKohH8HTSTnX_rxD2raW71glK97Mar79xiskDuiUWmHfnYlO7-6Q5OhHwnoRmVp6jYYubL-PB3Y-/w640-h640/IMG_20220115_201320_806.jpg" title="Crochet owl applique - crochet pattern by vendulkam" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Shots from my crocheting in National Broadcast Czech Television in 2021</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnZp8jFB0jFREenX7SrHS569DAQhygqdNgAU0NtegQp1HAvPeaXvM1MUheDI27RNMKEaPtzwhZN5FPzW1qsyc7FE2AYupTbcX0GEnwqcOksClmdHsItlFHhTf0iwCTQbtbjrg4-K0GNXj8nTuHvEnNiKwk4TRRIFoOM2aNUlRn3PHBICwAwm8nMeV/s836/Sn%C3%ADmek%20obrazovky%202023-03-27%20222217.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="VendulkaM crocheting in National broadcast" border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="836" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnZp8jFB0jFREenX7SrHS569DAQhygqdNgAU0NtegQp1HAvPeaXvM1MUheDI27RNMKEaPtzwhZN5FPzW1qsyc7FE2AYupTbcX0GEnwqcOksClmdHsItlFHhTf0iwCTQbtbjrg4-K0GNXj8nTuHvEnNiKwk4TRRIFoOM2aNUlRn3PHBICwAwm8nMeV/w640-h636/Sn%C3%ADmek%20obrazovky%202023-03-27%20222217.png" title="VendulkaM crocheting in National broadcast" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WoSew3G6nN-CNuHjLvw36CUhRV5imAhsC1v0nfW11PaDl2YEzntI3QboFsoZFGAGBAGr_4f6Eo-CSYsjDbDt43zKQdtIuiXHc0dDMTZKqyEp24ODhwzXVsJxjpyMeDDUgM0zq26I_KR0u4LJvriFNuXZsrxPBc6uaiyJUccfiPOf3ep8nNVWLToO/s960/146598912_10164611945305134_7529519754840133040_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="VendulkaM crocheting in National broadcast" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WoSew3G6nN-CNuHjLvw36CUhRV5imAhsC1v0nfW11PaDl2YEzntI3QboFsoZFGAGBAGr_4f6Eo-CSYsjDbDt43zKQdtIuiXHc0dDMTZKqyEp24ODhwzXVsJxjpyMeDDUgM0zq26I_KR0u4LJvriFNuXZsrxPBc6uaiyJUccfiPOf3ep8nNVWLToO/w640-h480/146598912_10164611945305134_7529519754840133040_n.jpg" title="VendulkaM crocheting in National broadcast" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Quick picture from my interview with Fajne klubka in 2020</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about my crocheting, plans, patterns, and much more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7bp5HLknHxn8wKlhkvUSrzolYazS6d58vgV0rXJ0m6o9swCDeD7kjKUm9Kv_U6_x1VJFqzXrY5fyYuve2YCi0ep86psiHRbMTVlJ8rTd4RwD1QTXMbYG5BlAl5YdHVF14pbxBV07jy6m5yGzWMiCRRNJH7SsWPAkwKuqU65gyhnlr9X-IGmeKhdV/s712/Interview.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="VendulkaM interview about crocheting" border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="712" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7bp5HLknHxn8wKlhkvUSrzolYazS6d58vgV0rXJ0m6o9swCDeD7kjKUm9Kv_U6_x1VJFqzXrY5fyYuve2YCi0ep86psiHRbMTVlJ8rTd4RwD1QTXMbYG5BlAl5YdHVF14pbxBV07jy6m5yGzWMiCRRNJH7SsWPAkwKuqU65gyhnlr9X-IGmeKhdV/w640-h472/Interview.png" title="VendulkaM interview about crocheting" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">So this spring I am cleaning the house into the deep. Before I read some books about cleaning, of course. :-) You know me, I'm the studious type. These two I can highly recommend. <a href="https://amzn.to/40Cmg5M" target="_blank">The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning</a> by Margareta Magnusson. It is not sad, don't worry :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/40Cmg5M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="book about cleaning" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="243" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl-VSk3rG9TTxkRENA5x1uMmrUYL3RCXOdzchEJprde1QfMTyg-LVDimB9iiUotWxSbGxgXzFlqiZVTY72aiCLOfNdanYVOkhJH3-6V5Jw_An2UaSAky5AYvkdY7hbOLVQofY80sluTJ1ahbSpifQgEJ38G3yRRthFxCSJlhYLH7yjQtPsmv36enQ/w242-h400/the-gentle-art-of-swedish-death-cleaning.jpg" title="the-gentle-art-of-swedish-death-cleaning" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">& </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3z9OBEG" target="_blank">Real Life Organizing</a> by Cassandra Aarssen. Cassandra has also a <a href="https://clutterbug.me/posts" target="_blank">great blog</a> with tips, podcasts, and advice on how to keep your house clean and don't get crazy about it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And do you know what? It works! My happy dancing :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3z9OBEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Book about cleaning" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseF6O5k0Dd2mS3i_7Cz1PcooihS4aM5ZYe1xMRHiAoZTKPgDzovIkzo_Nsi1PAFiip6KeOObidWV7_6B0ZYVJUjHlN5bI-M85cSsmuGcGPcaekwJQqjhBGMcnkASu4yGw5td5RWoYHzBekRXjJZAUMgoyDuaRO79o2VV9IMayya58d0xfuIPbA50J/w400-h400/Real-life-organizing.jpg" title="Real Life Organizing book" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am learning to write my notes and tasks better, and I'm learning to work better and more efficiently with my time. Of course, with the help of the book. :-) The holy grail of personal productivity and time management. Do you know this system? I am pretty sure you do. But in the case that there is someone like me, so here it is <a href="https://amzn.to/3TY78h6" target="_blank">The Bullet Journal Method</a> by Ryder Carroll. OK, my journal is not as pretty as what I saw on the internet, and some of the tips and inspiration are amazing. But first of all, I need to learn to keep myself more organized. But I am pretty sure I will also try some doodling there soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3TY78h6" target="_blank"><img alt="Book about productivity and timemanagement" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO37jyNqGqTyWgywk6rw2Cq3lMQL0h-mTzl6EvggscCx_I1czQp2T0bKduN7qGUKjnNvyzay4lni9Zdy5ZsyVeqKp-r8JICn-gK_OdT31ax2aI4D1cvCCCKzbWUM4dLlUhk9LRODzHhTGIcxJCg1it1yUttFUDl_6aiR-gRiOPZUzpE4L9A95xWql/w400-h400/IMG_20230328_133655.jpg" title="The bullet journal method book" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Do you remember my last post, I wrote about my new word for this year. And it is a<b> change</b>. Today I read a very clever quote, sadly I don't know the author. Anyway, this is it:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cb4c87;">Choice. Chance. Change.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cb4c87;">You must make the <b>choice</b>,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cb4c87;">to take the <b>chance</b>, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cb4c87;">if you want anything in life to </span><b style="color: #cb4c87;">change</b><span style="color: #cb4c87;">. </span></p><p>This really hit me. And with this wisdom, I will end today Take care, my dears. <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;">♥</span></p><p>XOXO</p>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-8879058258335167592023-01-24T20:56:00.014+01:002023-11-25T21:08:39.315+01:00Change<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello, my dears,</p><p style="text-align: justify;">first post of the year, ugh. But I'm still in January, so I'm doing well. :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">How are you? Are the New Year's resolutions slowly fading away or are you working on them steadily? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This post is very long. The most honest and open I have ever written. Not common about crocheting.... so if you will continue to read it, be kind, please ...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Every year, I started by saying - the last year was hard... And that I will believe, that the next year will be better etc. This year something is different. I made a change because I was afraid I might not live to see the new year. I don't mean that metaphorically. Lying on the ground, crying, and apologizing to my girls and husband for being so weak, thinking of the last list of tasks I will ever write. Feeling so worthless, hopeless, and broken. Yes, last year was hard, not only the last but maybe the last 8 years? I felt completely down and broken so many times during that time. BUT! I don't want to complain. Last year was a game-changer. It also taught me a lot. And it's still teaching. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Recently my boss told me that when I'm well, I shine across the room, everything around me glows and people like me must never be sad. I'd expect those words from anyone else, but never from him. The white walker, this was the nickname I gave to him. So cold and heartless, everyone's scared of him.... I guess, some time with me changed him a little bit. :-) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1-vSw4yruAAehN1864Bup9_Pf457n-hOvQ5k319DqDUF35NnIFM-evNB5yPXLI_-QFyc9E-E3Ck3wKNx2B3EE3CKOqL_Vj_QsjIy9UPrB-278dFbs2aS9y5ib9BlRdF_xLoyoaBcXnXPbKnpziK1FX_HyaYenNPi_mlEwRRUr1UivHL36TyWVjY0/s1326/white_walker_king___game_of_thrones_by_cararacap_d9j90dy-fullview.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1-vSw4yruAAehN1864Bup9_Pf457n-hOvQ5k319DqDUF35NnIFM-evNB5yPXLI_-QFyc9E-E3Ck3wKNx2B3EE3CKOqL_Vj_QsjIy9UPrB-278dFbs2aS9y5ib9BlRdF_xLoyoaBcXnXPbKnpziK1FX_HyaYenNPi_mlEwRRUr1UivHL36TyWVjY0/w309-h400/white_walker_king___game_of_thrones_by_cararacap_d9j90dy-fullview.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I realized I wanted to shine again, that I miss it, but this time, not for someone else, but for myself. And so I'm trying to find my lost light again. And psychotherapy helps me to do that, which I'm also learning because I never knew how to talk about my deepest feelings. I believed, that my role here in this world is to bring light and happiness, not tell someone about my fear, sadness, complaints, and opinions, which could upset them. I hid my feelings from others. I blamed myself for these feelings. I was scared to disappoint anyone if I did not fulfill their expectation. But do you know what? It was mission impossible. But I didn't know it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And so I am here, in my 43, reading some clever books, realizing that the words seem to be taken out of my mouth and describing my feelings and my life. I can't breathe. My heart would like to jump from my chest. I feel naked. Fragile. But strangely calm, because I realized, that I am not crazy. That the feelings I felt, were right. That the things that happened to me were real and have a real explanation and most importantly, that there is a way out from that sh*t. Realizing, that my high sensitivity is not my weakness but that it is my strength and that I have always known it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is one of them. My "oh moment" book. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: </p><p style="text-align: center;">How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=vendulkam-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1684035309&asins=1684035309&linkId=3b86e1cd086acd7f401166bd0509451b&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;">My recommendation for highly sensitive people like me: please read it slowly... and take your time to understand. Be kind to yourself.</p><div><div style="text-align: justify;">My father, that morning before he took his own life, wrote to me: Vendulko, be strong, don't cry, don't stay on the surface, but go deep... I thought I'd been doing that all my life, but I was wrong. I feel like I've only really started doing it now, after my own burnout. I'm going under the surface of my own skin, deep down into my soul. It's not an easy journey, it's challenging and yes, it is scary, but it's necessary. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you know, every year I choose a new word for myself. </div><div style="text-align: center;">At first, it was HOPE - and yes I was hopeful. But I've found that just hoping isn't enough.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was BRAVERY - and yes I was brave. But I didn't stand firm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then it came. The word for this year. That word is CHANGE. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I realized that in order to be happy, in order to rekindle my inner light, I need and want to change. I can't JUST hope, be brave for a while, but not persist in my efforts. Because no one will come. No one will save me. I realized that if I wanted to do something with my life, I had to change inside. And I want to do not only for myself, but also for my daughters, and my other self in this world. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once upon a time, I visited the Spiritual for <a href="https://amzn.to/3wtOna8" target="_blank">channeling</a>. Let anyone think what they want about it. But I truly believe there is something between heaven and earth... And then this old lady told me that I have a lot of trials in my life, that I have to earn everything, that nothing comes easy to me, that I have to fight for it, and that it's because I'm clearing the karma. Twenty years later I understood that and I stopped asking myself why. I accepted it. And I know that my high sensitivity, anxiety, perfectionism, workaholism, diagnosed depression, autoimmune disease, heart defect, my father's mental illness and suicide, dysfunctional family patterns, my broken heart by all important men of my life .... all have the reason. Everything that has happened in my life has happened for a reason. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To stop, to reflect, to be true and honest with me first and foremost, to be brave and change what I feel, is wrong. To listen to the whispers of my inner voice. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So now, I am here, still in my 43, but I am different. I'm learning to follow through. I'm learning not to be a victim. To break the bonds of my family patterns, to rewrite them. I'm learning to take back the power over myself that I willingly and yet gladly gave to someone else. And that's only because I didn't believe I was worth anything. I didn't love myself. I'm learning to set precise goals and be persistent and consistent and I'm learning to love myself for the small steps and to be kind to myself as I can be to others. I am learning to forgive myself for failures. I am learning to forgive others not to fulfill my expectations because it is not their responsibility and I am learning to accept their choices. I'm learning to set boundaries, build healthy relationships, and know my worth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And that's what I want to pass on to my daughters. I want them to always know their worth. And from my point of view, the only way to pass it on is to show it to them and live by it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Something that helped me with setting goals and making plans, seeing the vision, and believing in my way. </div><div><br /></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=vendulkam-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1544840705&asins=1544840705&linkId=2640426dfeff6b0bc04e48909ed83cd8&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=vendulkam-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0452266033&asins=0452266033&linkId=a70ababe2a5aed53f251d25482aa7926&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=vendulkam-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B087R3WGTC&asins=B087R3WGTC&linkId=aff81513b0abb74a065061e81623b1a2&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=vendulkam-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1786781417&asins=1786781417&linkId=cd0ae6901c089da67d8615378768759a&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=vendulkam-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0143127748&asins=0143127748&linkId=a5d639760881f003a3882262eb0b4c57&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So my dears, thank you very much you reading to the end. Maybe you are asking, why I wrote this. Well, I needed it. For me and maybe for someone somewhere, who needed to read it right now. Maybe for someone who doesn't believe, that her/him could be loved unconditionally. And I really want them to know, that yes, they can and that there is only one person, who can do it. This person lives directly inside of you. Please be kind to yourself and be thankful for every little step you make. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if this will not help you, please don't forget that there is still plenty of <a href="https://amzn.to/3DbqDvn" target="_blank">soft colorful happiness</a> ready to help. :-)</div><div><br /></div></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-32523183161307016652022-12-24T19:04:00.002+01:002022-12-27T22:54:58.337+01:00Merry Christmas Merry Christmas, my dears. ❤️ <div>I wish you to spend it with joy, in peace, and with your beloved ones 😍</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XoXo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always yours, Vendulka ❤️</div><br /></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-7351045737602243512022-12-04T22:29:00.002+01:002022-12-05T19:34:33.360+01:00Any progress?<p>Hi, my dears,</p><p style="text-align: justify;">any new creations on your hooks? I was swamped the last two weeks at my regular full-time job. Did I already tell you? It has been two and half years since I started to work for Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech. I am responsible for the company catering - 2600 boarders daily, six canteens and so much work. But you know, I like the challenges, at least that's what I said in the interview :-). It is a good job, but you know it is soooo far from my little magical world. I miss the energy, that is flowing when you are creating something with your own hands, the quiet but exciting time with my own creativity. The moments with hook and yarn in my hands are much rarer for me now. But do you know what? I finished two of my older patterns :-) </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">One of them is a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1348555258/crochet-pattern-little-angel-by" target="_blank">little angel</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1348555258/crochet-pattern-little-angel-by" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Little angel - crochet decoration" border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2103" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4dKY0jGsxttvJ8WX7wkoj__pF27nwGfBhNMp0IrrpqNggv_V08Wq7aOygV_i8Nc5LV52X4K_UmnvV6wvkn_mkN4l2yJdLTGfJuB0F7bNZ0l1SVUAKmebN2Xum8aEMW8w3c2z8XH1yk5gReRodTj7qiQ7ih_MvcgFqhfK42I1-1G2wDONI26EyYsU/w640-h640/DSC_0159.JPG" title="Little crochet angel - crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1348555258/crochet-pattern-little-angel-by" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Little crochet angel - crochet pattern by VendulkaM" border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES5W-QxNlR1m7l3t3Uf23nmcKVyoVYc7p28-CZsf3K--T64CeRcqopuS9-lEpdpyDKElOkaaoxhvogpGLd-vWc27HLfprhKaaTbZJN6MeGXWhnt_aGlN2wo2y2SehteTyyktxm8B2JpULOVzCcJ9IiQmS7Gpx5GtTl_Y6Ej7au8RWKDzd7DpUaPyQ/w550-h640/little%20angel_01.jpg" title="Little crochet angel - crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you would like to make this little angel, the pattern is alive <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1348555258/crochet-pattern-little-angel-by" target="_blank">in my pattern store</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1348555258/crochet-pattern-little-angel-by" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG_r-D29LMLtPNboJhwqnogsREg1QOP3wIZRHWyYyPi1wFAggLTQGKWU9ypF9me1Zld_LvmWTBiOK25c7oHxhtKYi94WWKMDQtRtuiYAw6m957zPGsc16yahfOpBiJz7nmD60jKmNKWMBP-sebQj11-ZOPDxj98GKaXsiuDmMIuxgLAWTgK-aSwMO/w640-h640/Angel_04.jpg" title="Little crochet angel - crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">And the second one.... ? You will find it in my next post :-)</p><p style="text-align: center;">Second Advent Sunday. I wish you to spend it in peace, my dears <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.104px; text-align: justify;">♥</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-13547885624556399172022-11-27T15:30:00.012+01:002022-11-29T23:26:02.430+01:00So it is begin<p style="text-align: center;">Advent time... The magic of Christmas time. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1358529259/crochet-pattern-gingerbeard-house" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet gingerbread house ornament" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj3QY313GXJaS-zki-XgK8M0vzP_u8aNh5fKTKOJHX3QtJDvXz2OojGmO9szdcJhm-kXZNnmyTZRxClJlMRvCxu1Amd4k2cj341uQYkLwmfQwAoExKkcPZnPnsIN-NeZPRb4Pu9g9VCx2nrl7o6XdNEg4i3pE8cSLKGveTlYuyeSc6G1FgNQmb9PN/w640-h640/gingerbeard%20house_04.jpg" title="Christmas gingerbread house - crochet pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1358529259/crochet-pattern-gingerbeard-house" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet gingerbread house by VendulkaM" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguozy_K_6TURslotJKakE-jx1XGFxfEmF1_kDy4W1NAedX-Kc4LAKDxhz9xTLJ27OHJM9utKnLE5yWk4idaRC3sQQ1ZPYdeM2_0JuqB-8tvb4hn4s99xbMxkyk-geMT22r0XOcDcbo-ZG2eM2f1AI2V0wCc5fbbnrDOlvwqDltTxqctw5G5BuZVJK3/w640-h640/gingerbeard%20house_03.jpg" title="Christmas gingerbread house - crochet pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_E4e2prF73WdSW0hEM_nmmB_jswVEbSG0WKPkzN6aWcfxDZen8vtb59nsExb5uCfmm_76cXn3F63I8utPbbnDWgGSTDHxMGyAK3HkJdjly4YanN0ngYAgimCddHYlTriN0eJrlqWhckg_H_3-RX4eS2G3uUQtIOyieIiED3j03dniBVgDraiX2uW/s730/Gingerbeard%20house.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Crochet Christmas ornament" border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_E4e2prF73WdSW0hEM_nmmB_jswVEbSG0WKPkzN6aWcfxDZen8vtb59nsExb5uCfmm_76cXn3F63I8utPbbnDWgGSTDHxMGyAK3HkJdjly4YanN0ngYAgimCddHYlTriN0eJrlqWhckg_H_3-RX4eS2G3uUQtIOyieIiED3j03dniBVgDraiX2uW/w640-h640/Gingerbeard%20house.jpg" title="Crochet Gingerbread House by VendulkaM" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">However, for many people, this is the season of the hustle and bustle and the hunt for Christmas presents, in which we often want to atone for not having enough time for our loved ones all year. Or perhaps they ponder the sincerity of feelings, love, and the true value of friendship and family. And maybe they're even sad because their relationships and lives aren't what they'd expected. I am sorry, that it sounds harsh, but it is true, right? All these feelings are inside me too. But do you know what? Every one of us could change it. This year, I am intensively working on it. I am trying to change my mindset, heal my old wounds, and rewrite my unhealthy patterns. If anybody needs to read it today: I know it's hard, and it seems impossible. But that doesn't mean you give up. Remember, every little step counts. Keep going and be kind to yourself. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I know this is not a common Christmas post :-). Don't get me wrong. I love Christmas. I have always loved this magical time. I always tried to make it magical, even though it was really hard sometimes. And at the end of all those hectic days, to make everyone happy, my reward was this... Lying on the ground with her, listening to her heartbeat and feeling her warmth. I miss my darling honey little girl so much, especially these days. So there I am in my thoughts. With her. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeq9PwKHWjPHhcs3lSDMvjxlO9wARmMZ9M6r48M1HlE_uoVnoPAju8N9Xcs0RLfbZuZXUS39jXy0q-qVPtY6-LM150g0pZukXEfCdXseN1U9OTwH9lpa7fzUMydOvjWthGxzfjq8waQuDFC94LKEFR0gMT8OWQ_mHrKkpx6YrEmnhQWhrTfETYzRS/s1920/Sandicka_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunny - my love" border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeq9PwKHWjPHhcs3lSDMvjxlO9wARmMZ9M6r48M1HlE_uoVnoPAju8N9Xcs0RLfbZuZXUS39jXy0q-qVPtY6-LM150g0pZukXEfCdXseN1U9OTwH9lpa7fzUMydOvjWthGxzfjq8waQuDFC94LKEFR0gMT8OWQ_mHrKkpx6YrEmnhQWhrTfETYzRS/w400-h400/Sandicka_2.jpg" title="Sunny - my love" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In some <a href="https://www.vendulkam.com/2022/11/seven-weeks.html" target="_blank">of my latest posts</a>, I wrote, that I would like to finish some of my frogged projects and patterns. Well, I am on the way.... but it is another story. Don´t miss my next post. :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today, my dears, I only would like to wish you a wonderful advent time. I wish you with the first burning candle, that you feel peace, and a little bit of Christmas magic. And if you would like to wish to crochet some <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1358529259/crochet-pattern-gingerbeard-house" target="_blank">Christmas house ornament, the pattern is alive </a>:-).</p>XOXOVendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-56519452579299001232022-11-20T19:45:00.003+01:002022-11-27T16:34:23.127+01:00Cyber week - whoooa<p>Hi, my dears,</p><p>so it is here - the cyber week! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you like my patterns, now is the right time for buying some. Today started a cyber week in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vendulkam/?etsrc=sdt" target="_blank">Etsy pattern store</a>. You can choose from 130 patterns and get a 20% sale on every single one of them :-) I did not put any price limit or no code.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vendulkam.etsy.com" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet hen" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUH3iMHRljG8l10ukxRjB9YUmmZ5C89RNtqUnz7P_WuoCRnYRt1PeGKY-6clJ3ao0OuBTth_FekgdQGnVHFEkpShSjEYZDpdHjX8O9TmB3tWCybhsF4_HFqwKap8KAY4ircHLEMbWB0_v8rqV4apeaLBJhQVztSlu7tiS-aN5C5yuNzF9jSVwRg4aH/w400-h400/Black_friday_sale_vendulkam.jpg" title="Crochet hen - crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy shopping :-)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vendulkam.etsy.com" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet creations by VendulkaM" border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="1680" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6dlcqjwOTJMAg5APVykMc4ethDINWBpKIdfK8d1zMauytZqsEfu1JT2b6sVJBp5F-MTHbReDLfFgWBBG7BU2roaEZAE4369GuVihMhL49hqJRBDygbfn2U8msTyxbmAtEG0E0iJVfbjcyIgs9bsrARKAv8Qgvpx5FrzhwQcceB6n-Wq_dP9ccZfp/w640-h160/isbl_1680x420.30289243_c2a1auog.jpg" title="Crochet patterns by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-73387425643117859302022-11-05T19:37:00.003+01:002022-11-05T19:37:28.886+01:00Seven weeks<p style="text-align: justify;">So my dears, </p><p style="text-align: justify;">seven weeks only and it is here - the Christmas. I was going through my creations and realized that I have plenty of designs to embellish and enjoy this magical time. But do you know? It is still not enough :-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Several years ago I frogged some of my Christmas projects. I guess, it is time to bite that sour apple, as my mother-in-law says :-), and finish them. So my goal is to finish one of them every week. What do you think, will I fulfill my goal successfully? To tell you the truth, I am really looking forward to doing it. This would be a challenge. :-)</p><p>Meanwhile, you can remember my older Christmas designs. </p><p>For some of them, I wrote the pattern, which you will find on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vendulkam/" target="_blank">my Etsy pattern store </a></p><p>Some of them are <a href="https://www.vendulkam.com/p/free-patterns.html" target="_blank">free patterns</a></p><p>And some of them are waiting to be written down :-)</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vendulkam/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="crochet christmas decoration" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC4qG4gpB8qODrXwLUjY04wqi1b-SSss08Tgzw2BAApl0xRjgagsb5Iz6WEgLBIf5aNgXPP-91ZPvDl_tYQ7T0bLVMuznw98Uo9HuNWDi3TS0kFjX7eYuS-aW99WbqCWA8GyI50Bx8UjdhNjvFC37G5vgd6Q8b7B4Dvxms0mwq6EYRzODdU6B_gbP/w640-h640/christmas%20owl_vendulkam_3.jpg" title="crochet christmas decoration" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeteSiMFR7_Rtt7dVnzJhoLkowItCJQqzV6vCxrPlwpbFWxnHHXL-y62CSvVWVo-nhL8Ha1RPWh5u9JnDqkyyiz-ZNwlt1soHjk98fZvAteVVCATzGuHZ2xzDHC_WWsdmsX0Pe6U4SJZHDTaEOihY58Agoi5Hc5QaSM962zKdMh__NhPdSWvY87_C/s640/Knitted%20pumpkis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Knitted pumpkin decoration" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeteSiMFR7_Rtt7dVnzJhoLkowItCJQqzV6vCxrPlwpbFWxnHHXL-y62CSvVWVo-nhL8Ha1RPWh5u9JnDqkyyiz-ZNwlt1soHjk98fZvAteVVCATzGuHZ2xzDHC_WWsdmsX0Pe6U4SJZHDTaEOihY58Agoi5Hc5QaSM962zKdMh__NhPdSWvY87_C/w640-h640/Knitted%20pumpkis.jpg" title="Knitted pumpkin - easy tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>I sent the colorful pumpkin greetings for all fall lovers <br /><br /><div>These funny pumpkins are super easy to make. Are you curious how? <br /><br /></div><div>So here is a quick <b>tutorial</b>: <br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Take needles and some scrap of yarn and make just a purl stitch on both sides. You get the rectangle, (the size is totally up to you). </li><li>Then sew the last and first row together, sew the lower hole, fill it with fiberfill and then sew the upper hole. </li><li>And now, my very favorite recommendation, which you know from my patterns very well: "Shape it nicely" </li><li>Then a hook comes to the scene! Make a stem - using CHain string and 1 SlSt in every stitch from the first row. And then make some leaves (spiralsú using a CHain string with 1SC across in the next row. Shape it nicely and sew them to the pumpkin. And that's it. </li></ul>Make different sizes, use different colors and different yarns, just make some fun, my dears.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the fall <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" /> <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6e/1.5/16/1f49b.png" /> <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t56/1.5/16/1f9e1.png" /></div><div><br /></div><div>XOXO</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CTLHvhh9bKEuHmJ9BhFSKMSvrABPtU3LdXmwwZvNyaiMXVovKtq4RwnG5uURC8iu7c7HJKOZS4nKLSTtzJGDDrqzO1XdgB-Kni-kntljXze_HzPYAHk8XZemaup_3fLFXtq14WvlQV9nbP70bIhCpoAI6k9APkdeeT0SIlDNu8vY4tqdFEiaffxR/s640/pumpinks_set_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Knitted pumpkin decoration" border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="640" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CTLHvhh9bKEuHmJ9BhFSKMSvrABPtU3LdXmwwZvNyaiMXVovKtq4RwnG5uURC8iu7c7HJKOZS4nKLSTtzJGDDrqzO1XdgB-Kni-kntljXze_HzPYAHk8XZemaup_3fLFXtq14WvlQV9nbP70bIhCpoAI6k9APkdeeT0SIlDNu8vY4tqdFEiaffxR/w640-h548/pumpinks_set_1.jpg" title="Knitted pumpkin - easy free tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7jhqcTXQ_nlMviX_EDbt8lZQteoNNRwAytzshF6kUbTmxbUhrQkaNkIM_wg9QNEO3FUyea9IRTUqQLeB5VRa4uRy-y473H9N_gIfr0Rxk3db--3stBalqQDsk4j5k-kB07Rbxx980syJfqWAJqxy6XL9l9-ACtHK_WfDd2sFOHdMaEZEqwhcNxpM/s640/pumpinks_set_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Knitted pumpkin decoration" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="640" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7jhqcTXQ_nlMviX_EDbt8lZQteoNNRwAytzshF6kUbTmxbUhrQkaNkIM_wg9QNEO3FUyea9IRTUqQLeB5VRa4uRy-y473H9N_gIfr0Rxk3db--3stBalqQDsk4j5k-kB07Rbxx980syJfqWAJqxy6XL9l9-ACtHK_WfDd2sFOHdMaEZEqwhcNxpM/w640-h576/pumpinks_set_2.jpg" title="Knitted pumpkin - free knitting tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-6204575668612579412022-10-28T22:00:00.001+02:002022-10-28T22:30:09.581+02:00One stitch by anotherHi, my dears,<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">how are you? Are any of your favorite projects on your hooks? I have some. This time I used Denim washed yarn by Yarnart, it is very similar to Stone washed by Scheepjes. I crocheted using both of them, and I see no differences between them.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you recognize them? :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://etsy.me/3gThIGE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet pattern - Sweet owl" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7M900fnqjm0qufTQFRlQwd9YXsl93z8ThAJCpNERNIXj3SL7Yi9ycbCkpdMf_XtHPVx-L1-KndLfoBpB6gHuKK6ep-KqvzlZ3OyXjCO1-_jl7DZrwnXp4yNC3PYE6EfgZensJfqGlUBm4tdsD625re0qJGyfr0URsg07tlytiTU9es74NAUJc06J/w640-h640/sweet%20owl_1.jpg" title="Crochet owl - amigurumi pattern" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://etsy.me/3DInIuH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet pumpkin" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAkFshPA_ROu4zpNn6VQzoWzuY9xE7UgKEzgLmtK3fAEjM-8NH8ekQSLYQ50C7J2Iuu0giDziPRKqKww6Vu3OSHDm7EQ4W1Sx1hUnw9l0mYWd_YMOoUb-9dZlj6qRGhnMaFUzl_SQB4M__WaoUaLsY1TDCiqth-1JkdixSrsx_KlqwuCP-dzmV5OZ/w640-h640/patchwork%20pumpkin_.jpg" title="Patchwork pumpkin - crochet pattern" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">OK, I will help you a little bit. <a href="https://amzn.to/3sJgL6t" target="_blank">Stone washed by Schepjes</a> I used by crocheting my <a href="https://etsy.me/3gThIGE" target="_blank">Sweet owl</a> and Denim washed by Yarnart I used by crocheting my <a href="https://etsy.me/3DInIuH" target="_blank">Patchwork pumpkin</a>. Jump to the patterns by clicking on links, if you wish. :-)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do you know these yarns? And do you love to work with them? Anyway, I am going to test some of the patterns I never shared and I am looking forward to doing it :-) Little by little - stitch by stitch. I am really trying to work on improving my personal skills like bringing things to the end and setting realistic goals. I don't want to wait until New Year's Eve to settle some new resolution. I would wish to be proud of myself, that I have already made a progress. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">So wish me a bit of luck, my dears. </span>Oh, and write if you have anything to say. Maybe some interesting tips that have helped you :-)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I'll be looking forward to it!</span> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">XOXO</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-54333254096623060692022-10-16T20:36:00.004+02:002022-10-19T22:56:24.449+02:00Spooky season in the air<p></p><br />Hi, my dears,<div>are you feeling the spooky season in the air as much as I am?<br /><br />I like that. <br />The smell of an Autumn morning.<br />The sun woke up between the clouds.<br />Pumpkins everywhere.<br />That feeling of All Hallows' Eve coming up.<br />The candles burning in the dark, the memories of the light of the souls of those who live beyond the rainbow bridge.<br />My magical forest, colored with all its colors.<br />My sad little hook that hasn't made a new creation with me in months.<br />So I broke the circle, picked a hook up, and created something ...<br /><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/251711587/crochet-pattern-haunted-house-by?click_key=722c09c848f23b5b2ce6c96aa6c2886469ebaa89%3A251711587&click_sum=a5e536b3&ref=shop_home_feat_3" target="_blank">Haunted house</a>, every year I make a new one and every piece is unique ♥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Click here or there, but end at <a href="http://www.vendulkam.etsy.com">www.vendulkam.etsy.com</a> for the patterns :-)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3D2kz8H" target="_blank">Be spooky</a> :) XOXO</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-40837535501340569522022-09-30T23:20:00.005+02:002022-09-30T23:44:22.771+02:00Wonder over Worry<div style="text-align: justify;">Hello, my dears,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">it's Friday night and I'm trying to focus on family life. But to be honest, my family life is far from what it used to be and what I dreamed of most in the past. I know it's been a while since I've written any letters, and I know this isn't the obvious beginning of a post I've written in the past. But to tell you the truth, this past year hasn't been the worst for me, but it has definitely been different and really hard. And these days, I'm reading more than writing, listening more than talking, living my own little story in my head, trying to figure out what my path is, what's right or wrong.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And in the meantime, I read books. <a href="https://amzn.to/3LZRyh0" target="_blank">And there's ONE that's different than the rest</a>. I often have to stop while I'm reading because my heart feels like it's going to skip a beat and all my senses inside me are screaming that these words hit it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The whole book is about setting or changing your mindset, setting healthy boundaries, and building healthy relationships, but first with yourself... It's about not worrying about something all over the time, but being real and genuine. And that's something that was and still is very difficult for me, especially in the relationships with my closest ones. When I was in my magic forest, I was thinking about <a href="https://amzn.to/3LZRyh0" target="_blank">that book</a> when I took this photo. I thought - who had the courage to bite into that amanita :-) And I was thinking about <a href="https://www.vendulkam.com/2022/02/bravery.html" target="_blank">my first post of this year </a>(almost the only one :-), and it was about the word for this year. Do you remember? That word was the B R A V E R Y.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG8dmEtAj8B0vCe3YUUniKkBGcJG015_gsVFT0ctfZF7CGQ0WW2siS0E_MCuPlf12284ymrvSedxeNJ_Z0ys6vgri2uWYQaodcAqmBZpgraLTOqyzughiCWST5gpfEcY7iy5-uTDP9bpsDGmGvkoJ9n0qC8mllUFf8AC34L09r8DtdCJ_yvABJl-C/s3648/IMG_20220926_180731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mushroom in the grass" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG8dmEtAj8B0vCe3YUUniKkBGcJG015_gsVFT0ctfZF7CGQ0WW2siS0E_MCuPlf12284ymrvSedxeNJ_Z0ys6vgri2uWYQaodcAqmBZpgraLTOqyzughiCWST5gpfEcY7iy5-uTDP9bpsDGmGvkoJ9n0qC8mllUFf8AC34L09r8DtdCJ_yvABJl-C/w640-h480/IMG_20220926_180731.jpg" title="Amanita" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That book is named: <a href="https://amzn.to/3rmfZeW">Choose Wonder Over Worry</a> by Amber Rae</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=vendulkam-20&l=li3&o=1&a=1250175267" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3LZRyh0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7gvPY6NTnPuP-rwu_IfEh6_LQO7qY-WYa82RYMPA1lxAvBP2opHXqOKx5wb8oJCtKPagdx0P4t3dsiDuUWFxJi4TDJpIcEDeby5UG_ZXW5S7vIEnHZhl_0hfnXmMEIX7-e-wTxbmwcLi4Ezy00ooB90Xy6fldwa2Yhvf6ygC8v4qh4NbAqAFG3YD/w261-h400/9781250175267.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was going to share some of this book with you, but towards the end, it looked like I was going to rewrite the whole piece :-). And I totally agree with one review I read that said "... <a href="https://amzn.to/3LZRyh0" target="_blank">This is the only book you should read, even if you don't usually read these kinds of books</a>". So I wholeheartedly recommend that you read it because it is worth it and because:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTxrmukWWWQjZF_BiR1ADEx8amADDwzNOFd4ffV5w5Y3NtoR3BlysaobudreO2AoYzxg9aw92EMHgUDmjFewdpJRPhoEXvQCDB85NfKxw-M3pBj1bN-lMhM5D4UuQniY-Tf0BfTRWjL0qnC_LmXNqDGGcxE0Ibr-gNezE4RYN2ZZxeUzb5mosKSkW/s1002/8139b57b82ec477dcc55cc7e8c7a8478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="happy quote" border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTxrmukWWWQjZF_BiR1ADEx8amADDwzNOFd4ffV5w5Y3NtoR3BlysaobudreO2AoYzxg9aw92EMHgUDmjFewdpJRPhoEXvQCDB85NfKxw-M3pBj1bN-lMhM5D4UuQniY-Tf0BfTRWjL0qnC_LmXNqDGGcxE0Ibr-gNezE4RYN2ZZxeUzb5mosKSkW/w225-h400/8139b57b82ec477dcc55cc7e8c7a8478.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of mine is to go to my magic forest ♥.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9J8Smb2lVwgl9M8OZ_qMDbeRtUAesyfJssCFJ_ASF4O4HUQT-0IEgpRNmT9GVwtFj9-D6dyPp8uMZxYrEQi1E6hfcqG75WtHckvg4NME5Zr8L-eySEgMhlv0UEjCtBREtYiz1p0h2G2yuBuKlmrKgD8qW0R4VN6Gy3Ed5nqWVbzIqm0TzFiZ9HV9/s3648/IMG_20220926_180913.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9J8Smb2lVwgl9M8OZ_qMDbeRtUAesyfJssCFJ_ASF4O4HUQT-0IEgpRNmT9GVwtFj9-D6dyPp8uMZxYrEQi1E6hfcqG75WtHckvg4NME5Zr8L-eySEgMhlv0UEjCtBREtYiz1p0h2G2yuBuKlmrKgD8qW0R4VN6Gy3Ed5nqWVbzIqm0TzFiZ9HV9/w480-h640/IMG_20220926_180913.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgyfKoyWAqnqnha9h3-fGBeOYFWEK0vIKLvfwtnh-wba9YoboPfEbDiFtNIgeoBz2kbd1CM1sWQngTE5_wRfhNU_9xh7R2i1cTppmxWMe25U5upNsAMm6hV8aQgWwhHocqqohIZQs0ZcNJ371mRWO6rMkJjzusejkROXyO_wbHN51zzJBLtucYIh6/s4608/IMG_20220926_171013.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgyfKoyWAqnqnha9h3-fGBeOYFWEK0vIKLvfwtnh-wba9YoboPfEbDiFtNIgeoBz2kbd1CM1sWQngTE5_wRfhNU_9xh7R2i1cTppmxWMe25U5upNsAMm6hV8aQgWwhHocqqohIZQs0ZcNJ371mRWO6rMkJjzusejkROXyO_wbHN51zzJBLtucYIh6/w480-h640/IMG_20220926_171013.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you like to share with me some of yours?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">> > > ♥ < < <</div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-4136064225334159752022-02-06T21:01:00.001+01:002022-02-06T21:01:14.923+01:00BRAVERYHi, my dears,<div><br /></div><div>today, it is a day. I opened my blog and had the need to write something. Not just something! But my first post of this year, yes. <div><br /></div><div>Every year I set a word for a new year. I was really thinking about my word for this year and I got it finally. And that word is BRAVERY.</div><div><br /></div><div>In my first post of every year, I had the tendency to write about last year, just to make a little closing of last year. This year, I will make the change. I would like to not write about the past but about the future. Because I feel, that I need to change my mindset. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don´t want to write about what I would like to, but what I want and I will do all my best to fulfill it. And I know that I need to be brave. All of my life I am trying to please someone, to fulfill someone's expectations and I think, that now it is time to begin to listen to my own inner voice and fulfill my needs. The time has come... </div><div><br /></div><div>So my dears, what is your word for this year? I am really excited to read it in the comments. <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;">♥</span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Little prince - amigurumi by vendulkam" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv5S8UB236OIDuzLXOHYHCsLMT08FdK6sSk3qkorJXj7iV6JqbUnagPzr_H1c6WKStGcCkPfuCjU3NiHF-zezY5ygz4Mxro2om-TLp4NrOZZcA5aOL_YrrxPeKrLFji7qHtytnrAwQEfFkpTGG-OSrYIrJIX-uuk7QCCDN1Gm1z8p3TxGZDMmPK8kR=w640-h640" title="crochet doll - little prince" width="640" /></div></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-27154045962997332832021-12-13T23:31:00.003+01:002021-12-13T23:35:09.096+01:00Third candle<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi, my dears,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the third candle at our Christmas wreath is burning and you can look forward to the third gift from me to you. ♥ You have already found the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/83478085/crochet-pattern-christmas-booties-sock?click_key=cadc40097e7f83a87a5aa55eb5c23e5d6abdbf99%3A83478085&click_sum=220321a8&ref=shop_home_active_22&crt=1">crochet bootie pattern</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/259268253/crochet-pattern-christmas-reindeer-by?click_key=5a7c35bbc713845ce1011c9563ed92e99e178f27%3A259268253&click_sum=3bc6f5a5&ref=shop_home_active_25&crt=1" target="_blank">Frankie - the Christmas reindeer pattern</a> in your e-mailboxes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was thinking about the third gift ver much and I choose a gentle and fragile Angel. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one is my favorite one. ♥</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="crochet angel" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibICF1l35ZyZGgB5Mfu1iDTWxYUKGDLx5KgGZjp65QSFWkmBeOxAz7dFaj0PZ0j9k0b-T2rOkFbL5FcRbYuBKyBtbi1mPjlDP2U4TEbtBmy7CyGs7oTDZfQAQFikt8BcyM9oKjuLgKSAfeJTrS7ir5HYZxFvkNOhmWqu5qk7Kspm1t08jqfwKi_3Cz=w640-h640" title="Crochet angel pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I almost forget to post the candles. So typically me ....:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipEhHbFxkbkcnSYYT6BRDJji1xorJ_mQUSs6T-IueZxYzKya3RjVJaJhTT2MGq3xx8vU_ELqYl8kTco_y4IXGuxjbfKv94aiMynOdBthT-G81s65pBGM9_mUBdMEiaOvmwSqtWkYGM2E1jSNfqfQ5oChNtxQ07w4hCdJRUhnxc8zU6pmPtaHSVAvwu=s2639" imageanchor="1"><img alt="three candles burning" border="0" data-original-height="2639" data-original-width="2639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipEhHbFxkbkcnSYYT6BRDJji1xorJ_mQUSs6T-IueZxYzKya3RjVJaJhTT2MGq3xx8vU_ELqYl8kTco_y4IXGuxjbfKv94aiMynOdBthT-G81s65pBGM9_mUBdMEiaOvmwSqtWkYGM2E1jSNfqfQ5oChNtxQ07w4hCdJRUhnxc8zU6pmPtaHSVAvwu=w640-h640" title="candles" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to have this pattern for free, please write me your e-mail at my e-mail </span><a href="mailto:vendula.maderska@gmail.com" style="text-align: justify;">vendula.maderska@gmail.com</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. Check please, if your e-mail is written right. Everyone who will write me until/during Tuesday 14th December will get the pattern of this fragile but strong Angel. There is no other condition :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So you can make one or two as Christmas gifts. ♥</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVKBL8c9Z3DKyJJqd-Uwo9g_FfkuRyJBqGY--ODEbLmsHNKbVhXq6ZpyZF2DbYs-VcFv5Slgqc6EjhKH0gIP8qNZ6iA4IWWao3pnZXyIREMER4pKdpzMx5DQkgQ6LcbnwaRuJBWVBd7aRThWoDz2V2-3K0bok-mn8AjNiZP3vhcFaTWV_nPw2jY6YS=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Crochet angel" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVKBL8c9Z3DKyJJqd-Uwo9g_FfkuRyJBqGY--ODEbLmsHNKbVhXq6ZpyZF2DbYs-VcFv5Slgqc6EjhKH0gIP8qNZ6iA4IWWao3pnZXyIREMER4pKdpzMx5DQkgQ6LcbnwaRuJBWVBd7aRThWoDz2V2-3K0bok-mn8AjNiZP3vhcFaTWV_nPw2jY6YS=w640-h640" title="Crochet angel pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg31GtbXF7Kw2adG5a0X5BCMvQYBSOckBJQrwW8aBabGmgjqmmRXTqREkgb-1UI6iZzUbLHIJZ_wYysSSS-XZ4zd723Yo9CkzeALKmwKf4wxt4rMLfKHQ4ePV1WBA5vdoxVQ6kPkrQH4WEshbS55EskLfoOx-wKIpQBJ2zC7nfJM-AUHZ7OG82oQY6x=s2846" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Crochet angels" border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="2846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg31GtbXF7Kw2adG5a0X5BCMvQYBSOckBJQrwW8aBabGmgjqmmRXTqREkgb-1UI6iZzUbLHIJZ_wYysSSS-XZ4zd723Yo9CkzeALKmwKf4wxt4rMLfKHQ4ePV1WBA5vdoxVQ6kPkrQH4WEshbS55EskLfoOx-wKIpQBJ2zC7nfJM-AUHZ7OG82oQY6x=w640-h640" title="Crochet angel pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br />Happy Advent time,<br />Vendulka ♥</div></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-73643419421331107372021-12-05T22:22:00.005+01:002021-12-05T22:24:33.106+01:00Second candle <div style="text-align: justify;">Hi, my dears,</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The second candle is burning, so this means the second gift from me to you. Last week, I sent about 200 gift messages, so it took me all week. But I hope, all who wrote me, found the pattern of Christmas bootie in their mailboxes.</div></div><div> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Two candled burning" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE7uvx5RRVUTCyBYz3uT5o4qe5xwdPf9d0esJ_Wxhgx7EoxHW9LZ0Z-3ZJC4bWj6lrgBgDdX2Y9SKPGwmwnjeTBw-BIuCFA4BK84GeV1V5AsjbGubgS0QheaBR7yx4Qp77WTvOnd2g28/w640-h640/DSC_0091.JPG" title="Second advent Sunday" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So my dears, same condition as last time, but another pattern :-) This time - Frankie, Christmas reindeer :-) Do you like my choice? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Crochet reindeer" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIka_ir-AU85jqihkbLdkF-ccWdr8jEjGhOB-JO4F1HMvvsD_80nDewY74MI1YoCJx6AGd0vlsmbsvQftlVw3Hc_Su1kn8zT65zalVM5hp_KkQ71FoDaAE6HL8qF4LqVUnyGUBFX1fy5I/w640-h640/reindeers_etsy.jpg" title="Crochet reindeer - crochet pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to have this pattern for free, please write me your e-mail to my e-mail <a href="mailto:vendula.maderska@gmail.com">vendula.maderska@gmail.com</a>. Check please, if your e-mail is written right. Everyone who will write me until/during Monday 6th December will get the pattern of this super cute Frankie, the Christmas reindeer. There is no other condition :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Advent time,</div><div>Vendulka ♥</div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-71010405924241603242021-12-04T18:40:00.007+01:002021-12-04T18:55:21.481+01:00It is in the air<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi, my dears,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">so I was thinking, what Christmas event I will prepare for you. Last year, I posted every day one picture like an Advent calendar. It was nice, but to tell you the truth, I was doing it most of all for myself. So this year, I have another idea. 4 candles, 4 gifts from me to you. But true gifts. It already started last week, who are following me through my social media e.g. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Facebook</a> have already noticed it. But I forget to write it on the blog too! Oh my!!! :-)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So with every other candle, I will also post a picture of some of my Christmas creations. If you wish, you could get the pattern for crocheting of this creation for free. ♥ Only thing, you have to make for it, is to leave your e-mail in the direct messages at my Instagram profile or Facebook messenger, or to my e-mail vendula.maderska@gmail.com and write me on Monday after Advent Sunday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you wish, you can add some ♥, you can leave some words for me under the post. You can share it, if you wish, you can follow my account, but nothing of it is necessary, you will get the pattern anyway. How does it sound to you?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">First candle - 1st Advent Sunday</p><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="First advent candle burning" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pu4Sm5VVR7n_H-LNHuL86sqO4zYAznSNle0bA389ZYu_lRVFHKPA3xbhAl_MZd5iNJWAt1xMKqmeS3T0iOoRU53X_6pCY2T5-0ZAKUXrRPRpa7NwNM1eLZQKfO3COoPKSBVmNY3B66A/w640-h640/first+candle.jpg" title="Advent time - first candle" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First pattern - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VendulkaM" target="_blank">Christmas bootie </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/83478085/crochet-pattern-christmas-booties-sock?ref=shop_home_active_26" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet pattern - Christmas ornament" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNosZTTWSN7Vx2h7p8L0quh8D2KDmB74GNjt9GpFpXiPaF3AQ-3umB6RB-wp6Vh0sdaghf932A9_FSOlCJAhJrSJfLEcmmxlG1SqldWl3iIAbbAJkgz8gXtYy13FJEpkocl06kJDgwRl0/w640-h640/Christmas+ornaments_VendulkaM_01.jpg" title="Christmas bootie - crochet pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I guess, that I sent about 200 gift e-mails within last week. And it made me very happy ♥. If you didn't get it and should please write me again. I will check it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Tomorrow, it will be the second candle burning, so I will post another one on the blog too. :-)</p><p style="text-align: left;">Enjoy the Advent time, my dears :-)</p></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-2114158070316791802021-06-13T18:38:00.004+02:002021-06-13T18:48:05.925+02:00Summertime<p style="text-align: justify;">How my dears, </p><p style="text-align: justify;">so the summer is almost here. Are you ready for it? :-) To tell you the truth, I am not - mentally, physically.... This year I mean, the year with a worldwide pandemic left scars on many of us. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our girls spent almost one and half a year at home, they quit their hobbies, they lost all their previous life, friends, social interaction... and their online education? This was a parody of school, really. :-) And we, as parents, overwhelmed by duties, work, fear, and uncertainty - well we honestly don't deserve a good evaluation... They have changed, our family changed. We lost our honey princess, which really broke me and my younger one too. So as we were trying to heal it, we brought to our family 5 months old puppy with no inkling of boundaries. And this was really the challenge. But we needed her and we are happy, that she became a part of our family.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So this year, it is not important, if we have "beach bodies" or style. :-) This year, much more than ever before, if we will spend the summer and holiday like a family in peace and with a good spirit, this would be a miracle for me. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And here is the answer, why I am so quiet all the time... But I still love my colorful world and love to be locked there. And I missed you.... ♥ What was the last project you crocheted, tell me :-)? My last project was an angel. A little small fragile angel. The pattern is written already, hidden in my drawer, waiting to be tested and published. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Crochet doll - angel - amigurumi" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ccwjDqKerayr7HA8i_qXnLAX2kH97jHMPSr3ITnl3Pgn9sOGzOP7OZUbUyoUEG3m53DaLigHOm-ltif7NjQlt2zMt7LN-151w5Y8AbO1pCYTWVqPjNiKMyJZXrr04X33IxFtVTnVWwo/w640-h640/Angel_04.jpg" title="Crochet angel, amigurumi - crochet pattern" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>And what about you? Did your family change through the pandemic also or did you go through it easily? </p><p><br /></p><p>XOXO,</p><p>Vendulka</p>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-25190786782542402042021-04-05T23:28:00.002+02:002021-04-06T00:12:23.003+02:00A little lamb<div style="text-align: center;">I wish you a Happy Easter, my dears! ♥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSPqzmUuNw2OcA9yTh1Om2shEYhX3xOdldNOQJsujhgl_0lwFi__rU-RADBMd275j8kas1a7Uhan12yrYthwcFrcVQie5lZya3KFZ7DUemvs5EhWLMwCOFmSfp50HdmoW2gmVS60iRPM/s1080/Lamb+applique_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSPqzmUuNw2OcA9yTh1Om2shEYhX3xOdldNOQJsujhgl_0lwFi__rU-RADBMd275j8kas1a7Uhan12yrYthwcFrcVQie5lZya3KFZ7DUemvs5EhWLMwCOFmSfp50HdmoW2gmVS60iRPM/w640-h640/Lamb+applique_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM.jpg" title="Lamb applique_crochet pattern_VendulkaM" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I just noticed that I haven't published my free crochet pattern the lamb brooch/applique here at the blog yet. I am shocked :-)... I designed this little sweet brooch for my baby girl in 2013. I just realized that I have already published a free pattern on my previous website, but not here. I am sorry :-). So I hope, you don't mind, that it comes here after Easter. I guess you can use it any time, what do you think? I wish you happy crocheting, my dears. ♥</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b style="text-align: start;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Little lamb brooch</b></h3></b><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Material:</b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;">Yarn weight: Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi), 100% cotton e.g.<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/colorfulyarnshop/?section_id=20323406" target="_blank"> Catania by Schachenmayr SMC</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yardage: 136 yards (124 meters)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unit weight: 50 grams (1.76 ounces)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gauge: 26.0 sts = 4 inches</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will need a small amount of these colors: 106 white, 105 beige</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Hook:</b> 3 mm</div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Other material:</b> beads, buttons, tapestry needle, thin embroidery cotton, felt, brooch pin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Size of finished lamb:</b> height 3,5 cm/ width 6 cm</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Used stitches:</b></div></b><div style="text-align: justify;">SlSt - Slip stitch</div><div style="text-align: justify;">CH - Chain</div><div style="text-align: justify;">SC - Single crochet</div><div style="text-align: justify;">HDC - Half double crochet</div><div style="text-align: justify;">DC - Double crochet</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Inc - increasing = 2 stitches in one stitch</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Instruction:</h4><div style="text-align: center;">The lamb consists of 2 parts: head and body. Legs are made from beads.</div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Head:</h4><div>Use beige yarn and hook 3 mm.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Beginning:</b> CH 6</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQZKJSodLDzoymsupn7v3UFGK-PftJJjC5rgsZKUNZi-GcTAKCmfrv0so9f3kb7kcAmU8ya5-LJwuccdUJnLRmjGMCUKgybenrhChCmeCYP4SO4DDEu9Kl2i2l7bf9P0D20NYE8tEtTs/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_01.JPG" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Row 1:</b> Insert hook in the second stitch from the hook and make 1 SC in next 3 stitches, 1 HDC in next stitch, 5 DC in the last stitch of the row, continue in the circle direction, 1 HDC in next stitch, 1 SC in next 3 stitches. Don't cut the yarn. Don't turn the work.</div><br /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPNyQHMYjh2n4QdLMxTXom3EF-9l3sTX0k2UuvyOGnboBl0N0gHEzqTln3it9WmUcnERTC-F4-lkSt5Rme8IbBXzXYdMQNRYbUqp3D8cNeWsSNh37io9YCtGtze_sIyseuHDsGROq5n0/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_03.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Row 2:</b> Begin with crocheting of the ears: make CH 5, insert hook in the second stitch from the hook and make 1 DC, 1 HDC in next stitch, 1 SC in next stitch (you made the right ear), 1 SC in next 2 stitches on the upper part of the head. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuvor35vvmGEMpca98lvDm0EZLAZER_DYJNqU6ohQHJvpHYlgkBLGJ0_ls8d3M7fpsGdgwOftsgmlDqKt5GOdoIpCW3x6maN8cNeJHoLjk87G6pZnpYQWmpCdjKRqJ4c5K1TtFZRcDbc/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_04.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCUOPBgACV8hyphenhyphenrSV7S89SyPR3nHvk4mQkT05Q15Een_6n_nOCl_zwnLBlrHH1HeKKcHEVai0JtDEvrQyYIgkZAV-lHLajsNB59XmwN-jozDohZuhn0bL9lDjiiQ4TFwNOxs1gekNov1M/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_05.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't turn the work and continue with the left ear. Make CH5, insert hook in the second stitch from the hook and make 1 DC, 1 SC in next 3 stitches, 1 SlSt, end the work. Neaten free threads.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLvipvL9iOhMzWXwMSKkLlDV0E-hKy7LxTqLs7XptO0sPWSzQeW0OrHwLsA6P_wwZkqdsNUKCFSO-EuZZFL4wAL-yI6FqCYxBu_SAUbHEz3O_2aFLSmGZTDs-dY2jiZVitVdwGu_ti54/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_06.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Body</h4><div style="text-align: center;">Use white yarn, hook 3 and crochet in flat rows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Beginning</b>: CH 10</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Row 1:</b> Insert a hook in the second stitch from the hook and make 1 SC in next 9 stitches, turn the work</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wxOMqJXi5Ia8u2wl0ac8vYVLT0lvhNMAPXeDe4XbL0OHyz4IAwt-czr_7_D3ESxw14JwLl4rAJ19lwIMzk5BE9275Ejdq_JNI9BB2DBcbjETSwDIhippjmE2tna-zvXzRe5DxqrkZmg/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_07.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Row 2:</b> CH 3 as a first DC, 1 DC in very first stitch, 1 DC in next 7 stitches, 2 DC in lasts stitch (11 DC), turn the work</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcbKxvKpfect3KNsMAA-dxEJI94AIQb4KtOJ31mh3qMpGt-dsshdixQugh250ZWuEKOg5srxbARK65lOTPPHg5p3bsiRvM3R_FlcCw6KjBGM58lC6vwVkdRQRHFoimNmFUFaKVLZiax8/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_08.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Row 3:</b> CH 3 as a first DC, 1 DC in the very first stitch, 1 DC in next 9 stitches, (11 DC), turn the work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIJw2vexVovRqGjnYOUGz8fOvZHa0yJFK5pW2poHxOnlZYTU-t8x21-qJ0eWLIgBotE9pEOKC_c7zue2bkFBmRRrzl9rPjKjVT0BYbfQNqt-lX21FsLf_2zCPi4iLtgvkSZewJuWDn6s/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_09.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><br /><br /><br /><b>Row 4:</b> CH 3 as a first DC, 1 DC in very first stitch, 1 DC in next 6 stitches, 1 HDC in next stitch, 1 SC in next stitch, 1 SlSt in next stitch, end the work.<br /><br /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLokhnyyRytiteeePAK2OaiXbvU9iTahotUGyD5FglGQxsFJXIzKlCQZKh44bvUsjOZhQHr-uKO1k1vuuxgTDgzM3zssvwSZRr_3Dt28ua87wOiIfIsBduKLsEC9IkH0ETU1Q6raUIbDQ/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_10.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><br /><br /><br />Turn the work to the right side.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <br /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu6p2cEuxlS5arlqSprSGKYnbCHr9x4ETVCt9WQQW94AQXAo_v676Ld2qDp3TQqS_ov6HNIdkfX-_RWlN8pfsvZLNS6DUUPBE9l_iLZ-P40nfCZTviaGIutuvGIrAHoiiqS1oRL08ABc/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_11.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><br /><br /><br />Make an edge; crochet from the right lower corner to the upper left corner. Insert a hook in the corner stitch and crochet CH 3, 1 SlSt in the next stitch, repeat to the left upper corner, end the work with SlSt.<br /><br /><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYNDxjX_yKJvhZ4kHcTsiNQpedgjOU3iTPCygB4CYFtYhoUhRC13K5RDm4BMO2IJQnCMFumh-OGct8gSoxLLmZctuHqMZWJVs-kcGH58549OpJxtIgUO8xSdMtcPXVijH2viJFV5DPG0/w400-h300/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_12.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>Place the head on the body partially and sew these parts together. Don't remember to shape the ears nicely. Use small black beads as the eyes. Use thin embroidery cotton thread and tapestry needle and sew the nose. Sew the beads as legs. Embellish the body with white beads. Embellish the head by tiny heart button average 5mm. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY44TW7YjuhXjfYfuYnWQaTtLWN19GvFFiiIJA4zupO3dXZ6WNQIbWzQlHquDKeFR5bT7_Z5_NjewjEpYV7FnMnd0-Ot38HleGWbi4x62TycYS1C-e2_uVmohEGRkDURagXBQ-ybB3cU/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_13.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMHDHA7C58sQcUf0ebrMxNpa7RrNr975Fo6v_Yth9PvL-ZzahG31oGei2vUnqrX7Ll8wkn2Z9pjgN7MBORzHmq8Lj8IJ3oZcQIXhxebXGgTA7LtbFtQZbLbeVjfY_toSmQ5aibOyamrQ/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_14.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Copy the shape of the lamb on the felt and cut it out with scissors. Sew these two parts together by using a blanket stitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YMw57kBAm6JeZnhxukJEGRa5tMBTYWyRn19za-sLrGx83pJqRdEtmPcwPbi4WAuYuDJuhtloJi8uQwWaZ7uvIVKrWgQDQszYyYFWijTVUvU_z37gwy69GK9hkDr4RYGUtmVwALs2Jng/w400-h300/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_15.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBt6gQ-T3UUYzAp6KfMhwjJiuGlrfbsDbGWsFsegm-KlaV0FCrgxTBB7_odwqIexf7k_odJpacPNUZCjcrtC-frD0lu3TdllyrWrby0JjIEr6NqVBAtJ9gy4xjLaBY1SbaLiwYHNp4zFg/w400-h300/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_16.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sew the brooch pin on the backside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSfARdfvP5uf-5-27dmxoboFNxtnQM6cgh25ITg2VakJWmHe04EAIIt0KeTr_X_-z8JUoeDYWW8EEk0UvyTsTQ7fgBmjfuji5FkegMtVjARCcFMtAofBJiUJzXMAPxtdc3mSq4sDc2OM/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_17.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8z-qTC825_vzKnbYOApCctv_sVgBwvAOYyvoqt5wu7phQfmDMS0-j2qgMocXYnD8_PoHFhpzZWS9401RwSiihg-LAqW-d43o-PfODiqS1aV_VpMbyQpVXFDGLFg2k-X8d8WR2ycZIHY/s1419/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1419" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8z-qTC825_vzKnbYOApCctv_sVgBwvAOYyvoqt5wu7phQfmDMS0-j2qgMocXYnD8_PoHFhpzZWS9401RwSiihg-LAqW-d43o-PfODiqS1aV_VpMbyQpVXFDGLFg2k-X8d8WR2ycZIHY/w400-h400/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM_18.jpg" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, it was quick, right? :-) I hope, you enjoyed crocheting with me :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">------</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Note: I just have to....:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lamb of the God</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">♥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcERhl_S_b4IO4bPa4nZ5_K25_wnFaf6Yp-Fv7elACvQU30tuQ7tBLgIJOxKldT5EetKF7SH7pKzHVt1lgSF6TZ5H7kE4ukW2RZ19uN-oWlHgdDdnr5guPitNkcntvODTw8Y8FfVOEdE/w640-h640/Lamb_free_crochet+pattern_VendulkaM.JPG" title="Little lamb applique - free crochet pattern by VendulkaM" width="640" /></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-24937933491795750202021-03-21T21:20:00.007+01:002021-03-27T14:45:56.356+01:00Spring, where are you ?Hi, my dears,<div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sunday is here and it means and there is also a new post. :-) What was your weekend like? Today it is the first day of Spring, but the weather doesn't want to accept it, I guess :-). Today it was -2°C outside and it was snowing. It is unbelievable, that Easter is around the corner. I clearly remember the last one. It was quite a rush year. I have a new job (about it sometimes in the future), we have a new doggie ♥, our girls are almost all year at home and I'm starting to realize that this weird situation won't return to normal as quickly as I thought. It's weird how hope works. I think that it occurred to me just today. Everything has changed. I can only hope that the isolation, the loss of hobbies and friends will not leave much damage to our fairies. I try to look at it positively, but I really think it's time to come up with a plan. That it is no longer enough to believe and wait. Well, the philosophical corner is behind us. :-) Even before that big planning, I'll stop for a moment in my little colorful, cheerful world, because here I feel happy and safe... ♥</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChdGKcaZlrEtsreKdz8YWxtzAKVVre2RR_qow7HH78JYa1C3qIg3dF_BD-YcYAsfEVhFUYoqWr34pK7qXh_jjmhDL7WFY2vA0j-W68TIH-sWxKANQhyK5ZD6e5coM6wANfzGpmDp-_K4/w640-h640/Chicken_VendulkaM_1.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ybhi4mW4SA6LbWU_JITD0cGY2gCUgWln3j_e2livfPBLbj-0sWKJ3d91gkK_gQGowneDlMz80ZhqsyS29VoVqBzKAjbhjJFxQ-EisB2p5Qfy6N5za2IjqXXVdD_H7H52N19vA0ECzcU/w640-h640/hen+coaster_VendulkaM_03.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofymxqUO5z7Skt7T9o1SFbRucrINhyphenhyphen6IPua_nc7bYq4WNTd4Y2Lqt8zOzwthYe4X6fudxy-Pe3y1NL5pVfUQJvDOPpocbWOYHyuGm9qGnK2Mjm9PJVQJirzGx_kMPly5t3tPv9NXN_ns/w640-h640/crochet_hen_VendulkaM_08.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Speaking about my colorful world. Recently Charlie from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5725361747337736132/2493793349179575020#">www.rangedblogs.com</a> wrote me, that my blog Magic with hook and needles was nominated among <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5725361747337736132/2493793349179575020#">TOP 95 best crochet blogs</a>. I was very happy, but also a little bit ashamed, because I realized, that I am not so active, as I used to be. And I also realized that I miss it so terribly much. This little blog is not only my creative diary but a summarization of my last 9 years. ♥</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, if you would like to give me your voice - I would be very happy ♥</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5725361747337736132/2493793349179575020#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqwgb58LBQOlIYqveD9FmrU7pCeBMeT8_RIBG3xnGHzLbFpidmcKTUWOeUqZO1NI4mZRelzRRI7zrusjcb86XC8BGzWJ3bOfs_j3guge1Q9bCMFYrs0k7lDdUTCHLx40DRbCzl4qlJh8/w640-h640/Angel_VendulkaM_2021_7.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-76837057303723101352021-03-11T22:33:00.005+01:002021-03-11T22:33:50.366+01:00Inhale, exhale ..... and write :-)<p><i>Today,</i> it was that day. </p><p><i>Today,</i> I was a little bit nostalgic.</p><p><i>Today,</i> I opened my blog after so long time and I read some of my old posts.</p><p><i>Today,</i> I needed to write some greeting to you.</p><p><i>Today</i>, I decided that I will change it. Because I don't want to wait for tomorrow :-) </p><p>So, I haven't any big philosophical questions of the world to solve, I just would like to <b>thank you</b> for your constant support even I am not so active in social media as I used to be. </p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. OK, I wasn't here really long time. Blogger functionality was updated a little bit - sooo another challenge :-)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/166596539/crochet-pattern-hearts-purse-crochet?ref=shop_home_active_3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet purse" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_TMOb3RJYC8rr_lRw-SUyeYeSvSATad9D1Lo_BQJaV366YmosU8DJjDJ4-ttFMERT3fxhfrxOGw_kqrF_Eufa0MO3gJnLW1B_I0vyZPN2lEGcp410gjYq6Y-i4VQZQ78m4c3RGXiKfw/w400-h400/cukrou%25C5%25A1ek_2.jpg" title="Crochet purse with hearts - VendulkaM pattern" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Stay safe, healthy, and with positive vibes, my dears ♥ </p>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-50953085792147873612020-09-06T18:58:00.002+02:002021-03-11T22:43:35.539+01:00Not only pumpkins in the main role<div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_gHxUPtK-1Kdtsj5zxC1-wY0mwIMY7V9dPIpDTRb_hf8nydY5bh2GiWx26yNCbpZjRraw7QiXm0YuWR27Ix0NTOCKpx3KN2YvzHtnKJ3rbbnEFC6FucN-Dcjir8Xdr52sacRumrC6Z4/w640-h640/pumpkin_VendulkaM.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I would like to share with you one story.</div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Last time I get 3-stars review of one of my customers, that she like my Patchwork pumpkin pattern, but it seems, that making the pumpkin will be time-consuming. She wrote it before she tried it :-). First of all, I felt really bad, that I disappointed someone's expectation about my pattern. And started to feel guilty and I looked at one of my most beloved designs skeptically. I think that the lady didn't want to hurt me. She just wrote her opinion, and it is OK. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">But there was another <b>lesson for me</b> to learn.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At that time, I was working on some winter decoration, and when I made it, I still was thinking about that review. And I adjusted my creation to be easier to make, different. And the result was......that my work ended in the trash. Not only so many hours ended in the trash but also the faith in my work. I didn't believe in this creation. It was nice but without the "soul", better say without "my soul". I made to fulfill someone's expectation, and the funniest thing about it is, that nobody wanted it from me. I just didn't want to feel guilty again...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And I realized again....how sad is to get to know, how easy is for me to get out from my way, only to not feel guilty to fulfill someone's expectation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/634243212/crochet-pattern-patchwork-pumpkin?ref=shop_home_active_2&crt=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet patchwork pumpkin by VendulkaM" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqae-LupaZF3FFxGgsjoj2qyJp0eMtOc2ZQ7mfK4MwTXpN8mAQk-u8ifH0EBkEJJLacrWSh_GzTtHzTf8R111jGwacqnkuJC-vqNca0PhaRaWBWIp142LlgcJrU4SaKLI-yD-MH_F6wKA/w400-h400/DSC_0123_.JPG" title="Patchwork pumpkin - crochet pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So, do you know what? Yes, making my colorful, patchwork, embellished crazy pumpkin is time-consuming. AND <b>I REALLY LOVE THAT</b>! I love to spend every single moment crocheting it. </span><span style="text-align: left;">If you would like to make it with me, please set aside time for it and enjoy it as much as I do. ♥ And believe in yourself.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/634243212/crochet-pattern-patchwork-pumpkin?ref=shop_home_active_2&crt=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Crochet patchwork pumpkin in process" border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="640" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2izeBBzbScpkBRExLyAGSsNX9eK_pNBSLNZsV8y7_ZaG2geCnHfa69mXq2V5UclUPSIKxHjY9nVC4fTqrTbhlj8qYvJKO4QBP9gQyovZUP4uTLMQPRObHlTNeAWAz_if0tD53EYAhK8/w400-h238/Patchwork+pumpkin_VendulkaM_process_01.JPG" title="Patchwork pumpkin - crochet pattern by Vendula Maderska" width="400" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfAlYJSLMdHPGTWrxN39KFLzd-lmN5kBPXChRFRs2v0Ea3koBOqhczqWBy800d6qby8cHNz6P43pFuooyqjGasIZRN-7_EL39z3SAYbzTvdF57Oib1D8VjuJLucVvH2jkrHC2gPuF0jw/w400-h300/Patchwork+pumpkin_VendulkaM_process_02.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgaeA1AkqMik_CQ_5VeQxE4-8Ucn7gSB3gt_ETrr73_107WDaj1_BppUu88X_-OeYDkWpPbxhvxG2oOeglOh60Egc0P8e5flJn7qzq3ZzoGzVjrEopGbKRk0MO_jRr5sqNOBq5FA6PdM/w400-h400/DSC_0104.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It worth it, I promise. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">♥</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckwdj2SOKHbGgXW5MoJLN3PbfQbj4LUvOyv6sR0g_GxMONrpLxXHqE8CYOdSza5OgVjW-f7fttx7lTnOIWkt4gODg4z6Ae4sUg__3b9JqLwnCfGuWmGtw9EIy1Tnwjn4T-tltlprmr6c/w400-h400/Patchwork+pumpkin_VendulkaM_yellow_01.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-8693800209993730802020-04-30T22:44:00.001+02:002020-04-30T22:51:03.810+02:00Shortlist of hapinness<div style="text-align: justify;">
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how are you doing these days? Well, this time is really challenging. I don't know if you too, but I felt so nervous, overwhelmed with duties and guilty last few weeks, that I have so many things to do and still I haven't finished them yet. With all those duties with work and home school of my girls and everybody is still hungry?! and the mess in the house and the fear everywhere... So I have decided to make something with it. In addition to the list of my work duties, I wrote a list of activities that I would like to make every day and which makes me happy. And I told to myself, that there is no duty to make everything every day, just something. Because you now, every step is counting. And I have to tell to you, that after two weeks I really feel better. If you feel nervous and under the pressure of this situation as same as I, I really recommend you to write up your personal list of goals or better say of activities which make you happy and try to do something from your list every day. Don't be too hard to yourself, just a little bit :-).</div>
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Do you believe, that crocheting is a kind of therapy? I believe in it and I love it. So the goal is to finish one of my WIPs every week. So you can look forward to new patterns :-) and the pictures of my news. My crochet dress is still on the list!<br />
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Make 1 workout with my favorite <a href="https://www.blogilates.com/">Blogilates</a> + one workout from so many saved workouts from Instagram! I really would not look like the whale after the quarantine finish. :-) I really love Cassey, I did her workouts after giving the birth of my little fairies. She is an amazing and wonderful spirit person! And I truly recommend her workouts.</div>
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Read at least 30 pages daily from one of my "million" books I have borrowed from the library. I've already read some. The library is open from next wee. OMG! I wasn't prepared for it. :-) And what do you think, how many books I have already read?</div>
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Vendulkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370696993214021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725361747337736132.post-80506996310517919692020-04-18T10:07:00.003+02:002020-04-18T10:07:49.461+02:00Wow, I did it!<div>
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It was a really long time since I shared some of my patterns. I don't know, what happened to me, but I can't finish any of my patterns. I was creating a lot, but I have really struggled to write up the pattern of my creation. I really would like to finish it, but I can't. So I doubted whether my work made sense at all. If I have anything to offer to others. If it's something special in mine creation. And I found a new job! Yes, I did. </div>
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So finally, after a year and a half maybe? I made a new creation and finished the pattern. WOW. And I know that it can sound stupid. But not for me. I posted it and it was such a relief for me. Now it is a week ago, I didn't promote it. My inner marketing specialist is yelling! But for me, it was more important, that I finished it and that I posted it.<br />
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I was thinking, why it was so hard for me to post something on social media, to finish and share some patterns. Even my inner marketing specialist needs exactly what I have to do and was yelling again. :-) And I think, that it is the comparison, competition, the desire for recognition and the pride - these are the things, which held me back. And when I wrote in the last post. I needed to find make my creation for me again. And my personal lesson for this period of my life is: "not to try to please everyone". Because every time I am doing it, not only with my creation but also in my personal life - it never ends well for me. And that formula is always the same. So, it seems that it is a long way in front of me. But what is most important, that I am in! </div>
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So my dears, after a year and a half, you can <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/780978898/crochet-pattern-koala-by-vendulkam?ref=shop_home_feat_1&pro=1" target="_blank">find a new pattern</a> from my small colorful world :-) Thank you from the deep of my heart, you are still with me...<br />
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how are you? Well, when I was thinking, what the new year will be, I really didn't imagine that the year 2020 will be full of fear, worries, and uncertainty. But also full of solidarity and kindness. Everyone who has a sewing machine is sewing the face masks for others because they aren't available to buy in the shops. </div>
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I, as a patient with chronic autoimmunity disease, pecking up the immunosuppressants and other "treats", I do not want to admit, that I am in danger. But the truth is, that I can't listen to the news anymore. My heart is still beating as a race, so I thought I just had to try not to panic so much and try to calm myself. I'll try to stop worrying so much about our whole family and our friends. I believe I'm not alone in this and maybe this short article will help someone to realize that he's not alone in it either!</div>
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So I, as same as many other people in our small country, have pulled out my sewing machine. and I played with the colors again. I just changed the yarn for the fabric. I am in the little fight with the bottom thread, and I find that sew the mask is not as funny as it looks. I am sewing the protective masks for our family, friends, and their families. Perhaps colorful masks, decorated with polka dots, and flowers will serve them well. Yes, polka dots and flowers <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">–</span> what other fabrics would you expect from me? :-)</div>
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I found some nice and easy tutorials for sewing masks and making the patterns.</div>
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So if you would like to sew some masks for your family or as a volunteer, I really recommend these tutorials. Many thanks<span style="text-align: justify;"> to all authors of these tutorials, so others can help also. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">A little advice </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">– </span>use <span style="text-align: justify;">100% cotton fabric and if you will sew the masks for the hospitals, use the cotton threads, so the masks could be sterilized properly.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div>
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And I can help myself and I am thinking about this coronavirus situation means for us. I don't want to think of the bad things. The sun is shining outside and I want to look at the situation positively. The first thing, that I have on my mind is, that families are together. And that's beautiful. I'm happy, that our family is together. I will not pretend, that this is a challenge and that everything goes smoothly. But I truly believe after this situation ends, that we will come out stronger as a people and as a family.</div>
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Yeah, and I also opened the list of WIPS I'd like to finish. Thanks to the home office I have more than 2 hours a day, which I spend on public transport on the way to/from work. So it would be a hell of me not to use that time to make something cheerful and colorful crochet. </div>
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Maybe I could do progress with my dress, I am working on more a year. So yes, I'll try to look at it positively. I already have done a spring cleaning of the kitchen :-), and the dress is slowly (yes, very slowly) starting to take a shape. But the masks first... </div>
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