turquois jewelry set

This is one of my absolutly favorite sets :)
Turquois coloured, like the eyes of my niece :)

LG Rita

green/brown jewelry set

Voila... the next jewelry set ;)

:)))

Oceanblue jewelry set

Here one of my next sets... oceanblue beads with flowers in...

 ... and "Joy" for even looking good from behind ;)

Rita

new hobby... jewelry

Since a couple weeks I have a new hobby... I create my own jewelry :)
I already thought about it for a longer time, and now I tried and I'm excited...
I began with earrings...

here the first couples...

Than I made sets of them...
the first set...

And now I can't stopp anymore ;)

So be aware of more jewelry in the next time ;)...

Rita

Vintage dinningroom pictures

Hello :)
I guess I better start to blog more often again, over the summer I didn't have very much time for blogging and crafting/sewing/baking, but I did some projects that I didn't share yet... here is one of them... our diningroom pictures :)

Very easy to make ;) I sprayed the old frames and the cutlery, clued fabric on the back of the pics and the cutlery on the fabric :))) That's it.

We had a nice summer, especially the last 3 weeks, when my sister from germany was here for a visit. We did lots of fun things, which I'm going to share an other time... Now school started again, Lukas joins grade 1 and JJ's preK is going to start on Tuesday :) Than I will have 4 mornings a week just with my baby (mostly sleeping baby :D) So lots time for lots things to do... I can't wait!!!

So, see you hopefully more often the next time ;)
Rita

Pirate bandana/hat

Here is the pirate bandana/hat I made... I made a pattern of Lukas's old bandana/hat.

 ...and from the back...

Now they can play pirates even more :D

Rita

Pirate shirt

Sorry, I don't have very much time for blogging in the holidays... I'm busy with my boys...
I made this a while ago... it is ironed on with heatnbond ultrahold without sewing...

 before...

 after..

Isn't it sweet? I also made a pirate bandana for it... :) comes later...

Rita

I did it! My first wedding cake

I made the wedding cake I tried before (preparation weddingcake) on thursday and friday.

 This was my instruction ;)

 The blue icing covers chocolate spongecake, strawberries and choco whipp ;)

 The white decoration is on

 sprinkled with white chocolate shavings and finally stick the hearts in... ready!!!

I was so happy and relieved when I was done :) and I got such a cute compliment: "Yummiest wedding cake ever" :))) That makes me smile :)
Rita

Preparation weddingcake

I am already excited. Next weekend I'm going to make my first wedding cake :)
I made a small and simple try of it for the wedding shower... here a foretaste, but the weddingcake will be a bit different ;)

 the inside ;)

Rita

Thank you cake

For the teachers and staff in school I made a cake and some small cards from free printables :)

 Chocolate cake with strawberries and choco whipp :) mmhhh...

Rita

Cowgirl cookie mix

I already tried the ccokie mix here... the recipe is from Bakerella.
This time I made the cowgirl cookies for Melissi's 3rd bithday :)
A bit decoration and ready is the gift :)

Rita

house plans

So, today I show our house plans. In the meantime we have got the blueprints and made the contract with the builders who will build our house ​​in Manitoba. Yeah! Next, we need some estimates, and we hope soon to get the aprovel from the bank! Now, if all goes well, the house could be ready by the end of September, that it can be moved. Then we need to do some things, as kitchen and... and all hook ups have to be done ​​before we can move in. So the plan, let's see how the reality will look like  ;)


mainfloor

 basement... at first unfinished, but big guestroom is planed ;)

 sideplan

When all works out, we will have a wonderful house in the nice flat land ;) That's a dream, for sure!!!


Rita

Eyedoctor app. June 24th

Last Friday I was with all 3 kids for the eye doctor appointment in Saskatoon. The guys have been through most of the time great, am really proud of them! At least 4 hours drive one-way. First, we were at the Orthoptics. Noah Jamie was doing great and very cooperative. Last time he wasn't ... and has seen at least five striped disks with the right eye, this time he has seen 7:))) Then we went to the doctor, to the new (good) one ;). The doctor was recently at a conference in Vancouver and had personally talked with the two doctors we have to see. We should hear something soon from them, but probably it will not work out with both in one time, because one is pretty full and they are also in different hospitals. The doctor has examined Noah Jamie again and made ​​a video of him so that the doctor in Vancouver has a better idea. But she thinks that "the problem" lies in the nerve, so just something wrong "created" during pregnancy. And she is honest and I like that, she said I would like to say something good, but she doesn't want to make us any hope, because despite today's good medicine, is not all "fixable" ...

So now we're waiting on the MRI and the appointments in Vancouver.

Car show

I'm a bit late with blogging about some things... but here some pics from the car show :)
It was nice to see some old and lots of beautiful cars. The owner really can be proud of them ;)

Rita

more Flooding pics

Thank you for all who prayed for our city!!! The flooding is much better now. Lots of people with flooded basements are now renovating. Nick helped our frinds (Widemans) with ripping carpet out. But we are still on boil water advisory :(
After I saw pictures of Minots flooding (280km from us) I am so grateful for our "little" flooding here!!! Here some pics from last week.

 This is normally just field...

 Nicks company had lots of work, so they go by boat over "the field" :D

Crazy canadiens :D