had a disturbing experience concerning cross stitch pattern (didn´t know that such a thing was even possible...), i got a quite unusual looking stitching journal at the flea market and when i took a closer look at it at home i was really shocked. approximately 1933-45, Germany, how to stitch certain symbols in a neat Germanic manner...yeah, right...
it never made it into the house and i even had to wash my hands. now what shall i do with it? destroy it? keep it as memento of how even handicraft can become evil? or shall i get very conceptional arty and stitch a German unjust state pillow case using this collection of patterns and stitching twine produced in the former DDR? any suggestions? i surely wont give it away - it could get in the wrong hands...
anything else? flowers!

won an ebay bid on peach coloured fire king bowls - now it´s time for you to leave a "totally my style" - comment, K!

one of the first peonies from our back yard

abstract stitching using some of my old scetches

borrowed a ribbon catalouge yesterday and fell hard for it - i wish there were libraries full of books like that

already got a sunbathing ribbon hat for my birthday, but still theres no sun around

working with brass again

a few things from As birthday

diamond shaped ring

Es dress - the fabric was probably designed and made in the former DDR

don`t miss the little elk trying to climb up a candle...

that`s how you look working with iron - quite sparkly

Es painting of A, sleeping into her 27th birthday

stout cupcakes for Teresas birthday - before the bike ride