Hi my dears,

how are you and how are you enjoying the Spring? I am fascinated by the colors and twittering of the birds. I love it! As always I am full of enthusiasm and I have so many energy to new work, to doing exercise regularly, cooking healthier way, and finally we should moving to new home - we are waiting for it so many years - you know, that now new life begins finally :-D. And I promised, that I will post colorful hoodie pattern and I wanted to post some news also. So many plans :-)

So I sat down, and as a clever quotes advise, I wrote nice list with the plan and goals, in colors, you know :-). And I don't know, but this don't work for me - always, when I wrote it, it is like - I am listening the God, launghing in his sleeve and saying: the challenge accepted! I guess, he is launghts aloud this time :-).... Because after I wrote my wonderful to-do list, first - my girls where ill over the month. I think, I can't explain to any mommy, how exhausting it is, when the children are ill and when it looks all good, then I get a flu - in April :-) I really don't remember when I had real nasty flu last time, but this, this was something. My hubby had to quit the job for a while and took care of us. It was a big challenge for him also... you know the household, cooking, girls, our honey, ill me :-), but he did great job! Today I am first day on my feets, well feets, actually I am rather sitting, because I am really weak, I can't hold my hook, my fingers and hands don't cooperate with me. But I would like to write to you few words, let you to know, that I am not working on it, but when I will be stronger, I will dust off my to-do list and will continue :-)

So my dears, I wish you to enjoy this wonderful Springtime without any flu and other similiar merrymaking :-)

Hi my dears,

the Easter are coming, so I made some new decorations. The hens are one of them :-) I love them so much! And what about you, how do you spend this nice time? Do you have all decoration for Easter? I know, that Easter are not only about making a decoration, but it has more deeper meaning. Also for me... But with Easter, I celebrate the Spring also! And Spring is my most beloved period of the year, I just love to see the nature comes alive again :-) So what about to have some fun? :-)

Let's talk, my dear :-)

Ooooh, what, what, what do you say? :-) 

I think, that they are discussing about their new buddy - White rabbit Eda. Do you saw him on my instagram already? ;-) Maybe, they are gossiping about meeee, that I didn't catch the write the pattern for Eda. Same song, as always. And maybe they are not to far from the true or? What do you think? :-)

Whatever they are saying anything, I just love them :-)

If you would like to add these great companions to your Easter decoration collection, the pattern is in my pattern stores already. I just made the update now, when I was creating them this time :-)

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Oooh, look who I found hidden in the snowdrops? What, little Penguin?! Isn't he late ? :-)

Well, just a little bit late. At the evening, it is a Spring outside, and when I woke up, it is Winter :-)

The pattern of this funny little boy is ready in my pattern store. 

And finally I wrote the pattern :-) If you like it and would you like make this sweet little duck appliqué - the pattern is ready in my patterns store. I think, it coud be really cute on some baby blanket.

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Hi my dears,

how are you? It's May and the Spring is definitely here. All is green and all these flowers, bushes and trees in the blossoms, blue sky above my head, summer shoes... and I really like it soooo much! 

Azalea in the sun on Today's morning :-)

Azaleas on our garden in blossom ...

Blue sky above my head :-) 

Last days were very busy, but very nice. On 14th May - we celebrated 16 years anniversary with my love... You know - good times, bad times - but I still love him so much! And one day after our anniversary, our beloved Nelinka was born - 5 years ago :-) So me and Natalka made the Birthday's cake for her. Natalka made the flowers and persuaded me to add little kitty on the cake. Because our Nelinka loves cats. This is my third fondant cake in my life, first figures - aaaaaaaaaa :-) I was afraid, if I can do it and when I started to panic a little bit ... Natalka, my fairy, told me: "Mommy, don't mind, that you are only beginner. I believe, that you will do it. Just calm down !" What to say, to my little miracle? :-)... It was such a fun to make a cake, but also big responsibility. I have to confess, that I was nervous. But when saw Nelinka's joy ... I had a tears of happiness in my eyes. I slept only 2 hours the night before. But I think, that Birthday's cake from mommy is unforgettable memory... 

And now from baking back to crocheting. Some duties are in front me: I need to rewrite a list of all my crocheting and other work. I have so many creations and patterns in the process. My head is like huge beehive - with all those thoughts ... I guess I lost in my thoughts and plans already. I really need to summarize it, make deep breath and begin to fill my list honestly. I will write you, if I am successful or not:-)

But for now, I have to go - I have to cheer to our boys. They are playing the semifinals on the Hockey World Champions right now, which is taking place in our small but nice country - Czech Republic. Come oooooooooon, boys!

I wish you wonderful weekend! :-)

... help - it is invasion of chickens in our home :-)

♥ Happy Easter, my dears ♥

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The Wicker Heart tutorial

Because of the bright colors of our wreath, I wouldn't use much embellishment, this time. I needed to add the contrast color. So I decided to add wicker heart in wonderful raspberry red. My favorite color for making the contrasts. You could buy this heart in some flowers shop, DIY shops or you could easily make it by yourself. If you would like to make it, I wrote the tutorial for making easy DIY wicker heart decoration/embellishment :-)

For this heart I used natural wicker. Natural wicker is well known for its strength and durability, and for the high level of beauty and comfort that an expert craftsman can produce. Materials used can be any part of a plant, such as the cores of cane or rattan stalks, or whole thicknesses of plants, as with willow switches (www.wikipedia.com). I used red colored wicker. You could buy it in some DIY shop or flowers shop, like me. Two twigs of 1 m / 39 inched long will be enough for one heart.

The width of my twigs is 3 mm, but it could buy thiner (placed on the wreath), wider, there are many variation of the wicker in the shops.

Before you will work with wicker, roll the twigs and place them into the water - 5 minutes will be enough. The twigs should be wet when you will work with them, if you put them into the water, they will draw water into the pores and they become very flexible. If you will not do it, they could easily break up.

Anyway – do you see my new bowl? I love it! :-)

Note: if you will have colored wicker as I, it could slightly discolor, but there will be nothing on your hands, only the water could be colored a little bit.

Now cut two pieces of wicker of 30 cm / 11.8 inches lenght.  Fold them in the half and join them by some thin wire or elastic band, like me.

Then shape the heart nicely and join the ends using wire or elastic band again. Let it dry, to the basic shape of the heart will be strong enough to you could continue. After 20 minutes begin with rolling one wet twig around the heart. Dry the rest of the wicker again – for 5 minutes. Roll it nice, irregularly, but strong, to the shape of the heart stayed nice after dry also.

Let it dry again and you beautiful wicker heart decoration is ready :-) You could make many other sizes, use any colors. I made this heart for my wreath and the size of finished heart is 7 cm/ inches 2.8 height and 5 cm / 2 inches width.

Back to our wreath. Now sew the heart easily on the wreath, using common sewing thread. 

Finishing of the spring wreath: 

You made all tree parts: The Star Stitch Wreath, The Ribbon's Bow and the Wicker Heart also. Only, what is missing is beads garland (you could buy it in Flowers shop od DIY shops again) and roll the beads garland around the wreath. It will add nice gently “touch”. Use thin nylon thread for hanging of the wreath. 

I hope, you like to make this wreath as same as I. 

I will look froward to seeing the pictures :-)