tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349918422024-03-05T05:53:14.388+01:00JELLYBEANLUPINWhere I record the results of my crafty endeavours, cooking adventures, travels, thoughts and other miscellanea.Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-64396802431285190632010-12-20T15:08:00.004+01:002010-12-20T15:53:24.556+01:00Hidden treasures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RI5yQcUJcthNUAUCeFKjgfXKoesbvwNzObDtYFqhLfsPVX4y-BnpM8hXRfXRkByKD2kMsP8GCnbZz5-6EW-18ky84l97Rj1uxdW01Gvov_Y9ZaiVZCqCm7pc7lBAL0YfPvkOmA/s1600/IMG_9365.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RI5yQcUJcthNUAUCeFKjgfXKoesbvwNzObDtYFqhLfsPVX4y-BnpM8hXRfXRkByKD2kMsP8GCnbZz5-6EW-18ky84l97Rj1uxdW01Gvov_Y9ZaiVZCqCm7pc7lBAL0YfPvkOmA/s320/IMG_9365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552767803381317394" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have just finished this cushion cover for a client. Her husband has two small cushions that he likes a lot but that she, er, doesn't. She asked me to create new covers for them but I could see immediately that these cushions were loved just the way they were and that new covers would remove the essence from the cushions (they have old faux-fur covers and are stuffed with kapok) and I didn't want to be the one to do that. So... I suggested that I make I new single, zipped cover to hold both the old cushions in. That way everyone is happy - the sofa looks nice most of the time and when the footy's on, the old cushions can come out and be appreciated! Hurrah.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Une cliente m'a demandé de recouvrir deux coussins qui appartiennent à son mari et que lui adore et que, vous l'avez deviné, elle n'aime pas. Lorsque je les ai vu j'ai toute de suite compris que ces coussins étaient aimés... dans l'état (ils sont en faux-fourrure et rembourrés de kapok) et que n'importe quelle modification n'allait pas le faire. Donc j'ai proposé de faire une housse, zippée, pour les deux. Comme ça le canapé est joli le plupart du temps et puis, quand le mari regarde la télé, les deux coussins peuvent être sortis et appréciés.</span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUc2gvmvnKPxw-5thQiWQ5gAxDgBvpnPer5xvP2fjw2DD2R0h6wtlshURQFv35_rkyVpKiO2PBmQcSJRcMORK18Af0G6jC8Ygz4cq4-RW-vUTJu3gnZEkUwOSIbXUD9FFNSie8Q/s1600/IMG_9370.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUc2gvmvnKPxw-5thQiWQ5gAxDgBvpnPer5xvP2fjw2DD2R0h6wtlshURQFv35_rkyVpKiO2PBmQcSJRcMORK18Af0G6jC8Ygz4cq4-RW-vUTJu3gnZEkUwOSIbXUD9FFNSie8Q/s320/IMG_9370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552767808205588930" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Difficult to see in the photo, but I had fun quilting this cover. I wrote "hidden treasures" on the green line, above and "où sont-ils cachés" </span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">(where are they hiding) on the brown line.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Difficile de voir dans les photos mais je me suis bien amusé avec cette housse: j'ai écrit "hidden treasures" (trésors cachés) sur la ligne verte, ci-dessus, et "où sont-ils cachés?" sur la ligne marron</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJPo3V2A1r2zo9Ka3fVQT3s_HAx1Y5IW_a4adx_G03T4-D6O_oIroa1Zf_28rb7N1K-XP01woptQEcFS1IhNqiozFBGbx5Ntkgwl-5XT_n068yau8TPXcqAbuBCxqKIzeHQmeMA/s1600/IMG_9366.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJPo3V2A1r2zo9Ka3fVQT3s_HAx1Y5IW_a4adx_G03T4-D6O_oIroa1Zf_28rb7N1K-XP01woptQEcFS1IhNqiozFBGbx5Ntkgwl-5XT_n068yau8TPXcqAbuBCxqKIzeHQmeMA/s320/IMG_9366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552767814634186098" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">I also quilted a fish, some spirals and waves and various other squiggles, oh and the husband's name onto the cover.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"> I love the way this project turned out and hope my client and her husband like it too.</span><br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">J'ai aussi mis un dessin d'un poisson, des spirales, des vagues, d'autres gribouillages et aussi le prénom du mari.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> Je suis contente de ce projet et j'espère que ma cliente et son mari le seront aussi.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JqtB6TOYdsMYwCjh8KqNM463jranOY7MBHwz19zrOQX3DLLsTGbgdV4fspjnxe3GM4t6GnIzhgOEPLxOmB63oeKSLgRWvJrGQ_cRxRO1HWLP1E9F7vqttuipQd7HiW7T8TUmOw/s1600/IMG_9361.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqQR1qZSO-sNapUtwo06vag0CjpWHrWVKrntPp8S_dD8EPAH_E0o9PiLFGN818CmFDZwzbWjTQVSWKoaJGRK9-VgVDSUqoMyR4wWTB3tSM3gsElhxH_qmarVe8_Lakeqp42Agkw/s1600/IMG_9371.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqQR1qZSO-sNapUtwo06vag0CjpWHrWVKrntPp8S_dD8EPAH_E0o9PiLFGN818CmFDZwzbWjTQVSWKoaJGRK9-VgVDSUqoMyR4wWTB3tSM3gsElhxH_qmarVe8_Lakeqp42Agkw/s320/IMG_9371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552767818399453634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">OK I don't know why but my photo doesn't want to lie down... so tilt your head to the left to admire my first ever attempt at making seitan. I love seitan (delicious meaty foodstuff made with wheat gluten) and have been wanting to make some for a long time. But I was scared it would be a long process and er yukky! Well... NO!!! I used Terry Hope Romero's recipe in her new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Viva-Vegan-Authentic-Fabulous-Recipes/dp/0738212733/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1292856228&sr=1-1">Viva Vegan</a>, which is an early Christmas present to me from my brother (not sure he meant it to be an early one but I knew what the parcel was and just tore right into it - couldn't wait - and I was was right because look! Seitan!!!). In this recipe you steam the seitan for half an hour. It was quick to make and delicious. Won't be buying any of that again! Hurrah!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">OK donc ci-dessous une photo du premier seitan que j'ai fait. Il était facile à faire et délicieux. J'ai utilisé la recette de Terry Hope Romero dans son nouveau livre "</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.amazon.fr/Viva-Vegan-Authentic-Fabulous-Recipes/dp/0738212733/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1292856228&sr=1-1">Viva Vegan</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">". Et là, je vous laisse j'ai vu l'heure et j'ai trop de choses à faire... </span><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QXW1ujzNDR_MyXVm-Iz_1LBRX-EEaWLN6RuKwboB-urC6949xiEp7ZNRGt8d-rsVdpUEuGaa_QxJnS4ZsoDpl4JXzNoYJrWvChSMXHvqHLrqQ0HRGMHyUPbmwvROq3uQ7gJ3Cw/s1600/IMG_9361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QXW1ujzNDR_MyXVm-Iz_1LBRX-EEaWLN6RuKwboB-urC6949xiEp7ZNRGt8d-rsVdpUEuGaa_QxJnS4ZsoDpl4JXzNoYJrWvChSMXHvqHLrqQ0HRGMHyUPbmwvROq3uQ7gJ3Cw/s320/IMG_9361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552773215653599522" border="0" /></a></span></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-31188116067024886782010-12-18T15:37:00.008+01:002010-12-18T16:15:13.643+01:00Boy bag<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq8u3B_B3MemEwisOepTsQOy_tWwOz04pRkD8QfnnRq6s7_PvKiWtGJnjlcGJY0KAEUBo3kJ-1CFRM7nrWkZDi5RbSdnt506jR2Oli6YbwXwCJ_T1uLG-zBPG1qWRrnBPtSl5Nw/s1600/IMG_9353.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq8u3B_B3MemEwisOepTsQOy_tWwOz04pRkD8QfnnRq6s7_PvKiWtGJnjlcGJY0KAEUBo3kJ-1CFRM7nrWkZDi5RbSdnt506jR2Oli6YbwXwCJ_T1uLG-zBPG1qWRrnBPtSl5Nw/s320/IMG_9353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552032710189928626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I just spent the morning making a bag for a little boy whose party is going on as I type. I was aiming for a scaled-down man-bag! Something nice and discreet, infinitely wearable, boyish and yet with a personal touch... This is what I came up with.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">J'ai passé la matinée à coudre ce sac pour un petit garçon qui fête son anniversaire en ce moment-même. Je voulais un sac masculin, discret, totalement "mettable" mais avec une touche personnelle quand-même.</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrwz_ZtI84tB4ZU4yGKvNjhy53gLtK1JUh5KnoFbukXOlW6skHcSSKcj8pErYDH0y76jAXXtmkWUC7okc1XNvS1n4rvN1mlq3N7Xv4QX3ojpSRY-qASIhwalDBU0Y8Gxd0gFlNA/s1600/IMG_9359.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrwz_ZtI84tB4ZU4yGKvNjhy53gLtK1JUh5KnoFbukXOlW6skHcSSKcj8pErYDH0y76jAXXtmkWUC7okc1XNvS1n4rvN1mlq3N7Xv4QX3ojpSRY-qASIhwalDBU0Y8Gxd0gFlNA/s320/IMG_9359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552032696825458578" border="0" /></a>I took the photos in the snow, being snowed upon indeed, with a low battery light indicator flashing so in a great hurry. The bag is lined with khaki gaberdine and has a large back inside pocket and a small pocket on the front of the bag, beneath the front flap (which closes with velco). The strap is for going over the shoulders.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">J'ai pris les photos sous la neige, avec presque plus de piles: disons que j'ai fait vite! La doublure du sac est en gabardine kaki. Il a une grande poche intérieure et une petite poche sur le devant sous la... j'ai perdu mes mots, sous er... le rabat (?) qui se ferme avec du scratch. Le sac se porte en bandoulière. </span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPdW-RJMCaQv_Unoe314GvwyEfvSxg50P5NYXeT1c_FeRUusJhIhJyQT7lELYSEE4mhkwBPhD8CNTlNST-w4BGf4n8gj-lCtqrmGAV-K-I8WYUzMp0zmKNhz8i0pY-39D6NQHZw/s1600/IMG_9355.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPdW-RJMCaQv_Unoe314GvwyEfvSxg50P5NYXeT1c_FeRUusJhIhJyQT7lELYSEE4mhkwBPhD8CNTlNST-w4BGf4n8gj-lCtqrmGAV-K-I8WYUzMp0zmKNhz8i0pY-39D6NQHZw/s320/IMG_9355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552032702032953490" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I used the same grey denim fabric for the letters as for the body of the bag and I liked the frayed effect so zig-zagged them down leaving the edges of the letters open. All in all I am really pleased with the result and, of course, hope Pierre likes it too!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pour les lettres j'ai utilisé le même jean gris que pour le sac et j'ai laissé leurs bords paraître car j'aimais bien l'effet. Je suis très satisfaite du résultat et j'espère que Pierre le sera aussi.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7ttQIaZEFm1XNfpHYFkff7_Warxc5iDgH3VNBqLpq1JCyM5nFvRvHojhrkDHPYHtxsBprYQLyk1bYo_Cu53EF1NwKOwM6E5rharvuInSHzOE41XmYW-TOQSWRI88QGZApNpKqw/s1600/IMG_9343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7ttQIaZEFm1XNfpHYFkff7_Warxc5iDgH3VNBqLpq1JCyM5nFvRvHojhrkDHPYHtxsBprYQLyk1bYo_Cu53EF1NwKOwM6E5rharvuInSHzOE41XmYW-TOQSWRI88QGZApNpKqw/s320/IMG_9343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552036455142886162" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">In food tester news... the cookies are all gone. Sad. And I tried another recipe yesterday: cream of broccoli soup. This soup was delicious and rich. The picture does not do it justice - sorry for anyone put off by this photo, I found it hard to get a good shot! I will be making this soup again because, apart from my daughter, we all loved it and it got wolfed down over two meals.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">En ce qui concerne mon rôle de testeur (voir ci-dessous - je vais faire la traduction dans un instant) les cookies sont tous partis (hélas). J'ai essayé une autre recette hier; soupe de brocoli à la crème. La photo ne donne pas l'impression mais elle était excellente. Nous l'avons finie ce midi. Miam.</span></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-21129932633000805202010-12-17T13:30:00.005+01:002010-12-18T16:35:07.348+01:00Chocolate Chip Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO5z_AFfdqO7vj7L30LCWxtY9uK1uNcI5C20UOSHxsuRcFbaWtEzDHcyVPpW2myizbk350tfXWPgV2G-rgr9iPllirDEcEe6zWiBZf3VNg55kk7Q-QdQkwBVvRdrWyeeDF6l6vw/s1600/IMG_9318.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO5z_AFfdqO7vj7L30LCWxtY9uK1uNcI5C20UOSHxsuRcFbaWtEzDHcyVPpW2myizbk350tfXWPgV2G-rgr9iPllirDEcEe6zWiBZf3VNg55kk7Q-QdQkwBVvRdrWyeeDF6l6vw/s320/IMG_9318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551631444241460818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">No such thing as too much chocolate, too many chocolate chips right? In our household if we buy a bar of chocolate, the whole thing gets munched down in one sitting (or usually standing). So...I buy organic dark chocolate chips from my local organic supermarket. I can't remember how you say it in English but I buy them from a big tub and I scoop as many as I want into a brown paper bag. Then I put them in our jar at home and we can take a little pinch of chocolate chips whenever we fancy. Thus total consumption is greatly reduced with no feelings of restriction or of guilt. Also, you might have gathered I cook with them and this is why I am talking about them today.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Hmm je fais la traduction un jour après avoir écrit le message et je me rends compte que je n'ai rien dit d'intéressant dans ce premier paragraphe! Résumé: J'adore les pépites aux chocolat et je les achète bio en vrac.</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9alYwYKzwkQ5gycaDjTU_rNc_dBXZ-0FYONKeSvGu1CXNTik77NVOQkPSZuQahh2jWM85AH9SkJpQXIrENSWoXxrxXjXAQul4Eh2uFbrxlyvVVCigXlAikudwLmjOZasIRF25kg/s1600/IMG_9319.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9alYwYKzwkQ5gycaDjTU_rNc_dBXZ-0FYONKeSvGu1CXNTik77NVOQkPSZuQahh2jWM85AH9SkJpQXIrENSWoXxrxXjXAQul4Eh2uFbrxlyvVVCigXlAikudwLmjOZasIRF25kg/s320/IMG_9319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551631449624194690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have volunteered, and to my great delight was chosen, to be a tester for Dynise Balcavage's new vegan reci</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">pe book. My mission: to cook, taste and report back on at least twenty-five of Dynise's new recipes before March. Of course the first</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"> recipe I turned to was one for chocolate chip cookies. Of course it was.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Un nouveau projet a démarré cette semaine... Dynise Balcavage (que j'ai rencontrée à Paris Vegan Day) est en train d'écrire son deuxième livre de recettes végétaliennes et elle a lancé l'appel pour des testeurs! Je me suis proposée, elle a accepté et donc d'ici mars ma mission est d'essayer au moins vingt-cinq de ses recettes pour qu'elle a un peu de feedback. La première recette que j'ai testée était pour des cookies au pépites de chocolat. Si vous me connaissez un peu vous savez sûrement que j'adore faire des petits gâteaux, surtout au chocolat... je ne pouvais pas résister.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkA0f8ajoezmIY_oOnGGwt6Qpkbf030e4JZsyxvrdA8-GnD1hFF_Ti0Go_eFSQYrb-OR7WCzlWxfuZIKwzYHWVvMtWD-iAnFf_tx3dkdS6n0eA17Drkw54NxBga5HH-Ckwk0JeA/s1600/IMG_9330.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkA0f8ajoezmIY_oOnGGwt6Qpkbf030e4JZsyxvrdA8-GnD1hFF_Ti0Go_eFSQYrb-OR7WCzlWxfuZIKwzYHWVvMtWD-iAnFf_tx3dkdS6n0eA17Drkw54NxBga5HH-Ckwk0JeA/s320/IMG_9330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551631452076165778" border="0" /></a></span></span>Dynise, a.k.a. <a href="http://urbanvegan.net/">The Urban Vegan</a>, has already written <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Urban-Vegan-Sumptuous-Recipes-Favorites/dp/0762752815/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292591792&sr=8-1">one eponymous book</a> which I have and which I cook from so I knew I wasn't letting myself into months of bad food by volunteering for this!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyhow. how do Amercians put it: this recipe is</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"> a keeper! Totally yummy, crisp yet chewy, chocolate chip cookies.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Je possède le premier livre de Dynise et donc je savais que cette mission n'allait pas me faire souffrir... et en ce qui concerne cette recette c'est le moindre qu'on puisse dire. Ces cookies étaient délicieux! Croustillants mais moelleux en même temps.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXgC0tPIC3-VoJDWm-G1UK-zo1wtb_QLPvj7HSp7RbJ4V9XuXdkn-8A5oJ_vKGYH2fKYiL2ppLieyB6MnhQ9HQRJ_Tw59hWbLYxgDxcjzDDNuzBFQNa3IzyQTS-OO4qY5M1CnfA/s1600/IMG_9333.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXgC0tPIC3-VoJDWm-G1UK-zo1wtb_QLPvj7HSp7RbJ4V9XuXdkn-8A5oJ_vKGYH2fKYiL2ppLieyB6MnhQ9HQRJ_Tw59hWbLYxgDxcjzDDNuzBFQNa3IzyQTS-OO4qY5M1CnfA/s320/IMG_9333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551631458297761874" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>So I had a quick go at being a photo stylist and this is what I came up with...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Bon. Je ne suis pas styliste...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwitGDejiiEEQNIveNzmuAZrJ2QzA8fT8501KR0ne4Wp9aE0kZLHBp-rWQn7aOb-K1CpDMDc9ttApVz_7KcxclHZcxWKoEwdR0NrXYxxmL3misGd6CVlzAvJwU-lmW0FaxEmKySQ/s1600/IMG_9338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwitGDejiiEEQNIveNzmuAZrJ2QzA8fT8501KR0ne4Wp9aE0kZLHBp-rWQn7aOb-K1CpDMDc9ttApVz_7KcxclHZcxWKoEwdR0NrXYxxmL3misGd6CVlzAvJwU-lmW0FaxEmKySQ/s320/IMG_9338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551631463002399906" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>But, er although I love my tree tea-light holder the next photo is much more authentic and, also, is how I plan to spend the rest of my afternoon...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Et cette dernière photo est plus authentique de toute façon.</span><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUHiUkjmYkavdxMwLx6QiiQVZ1KlaXfetO8TlR_7FwWXTB3P_uwUYhyzWkzB-leDX0J7b6C75Mldz9VhyphenhyphenDsrQCeHXdJ9iC186JrJJcdsRZuQZ4jwynMnY0QZR2lZXZ6nsuEhP8A/s1600/IMG_9342.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUHiUkjmYkavdxMwLx6QiiQVZ1KlaXfetO8TlR_7FwWXTB3P_uwUYhyzWkzB-leDX0J7b6C75Mldz9VhyphenhyphenDsrQCeHXdJ9iC186JrJJcdsRZuQZ4jwynMnY0QZR2lZXZ6nsuEhP8A/s320/IMG_9342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551632177423559346" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-42141240126028348292010-12-10T13:19:00.003+01:002010-12-10T14:06:03.264+01:00Snow white, rose red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkO2PS3GOgqXZk9svDPrtXymvVp8Hg5uWLqmmmjq_msVKhmMethm-BnMeujeurBQPTW8eMRyb8OhsfSYsMthaCHcFAGfqdMG2Rz0L3IQMAO5r0EoX4oINCdkdURoi47oBrW5YjA/s1600/IMG_9287.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkO2PS3GOgqXZk9svDPrtXymvVp8Hg5uWLqmmmjq_msVKhmMethm-BnMeujeurBQPTW8eMRyb8OhsfSYsMthaCHcFAGfqdMG2Rz0L3IQMAO5r0EoX4oINCdkdURoi47oBrW5YjA/s320/IMG_9287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549030407468489378" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">The title of this post was actually my favourite fairy tale when I was a kid. I forgot completely about it and then when I was a student I bought the complete works of the Brothers Grimm and rediscovered the story with something like an epiphany. It felt like coming home. Fairy tales can be very important in the psychological development of children (as wonderfully discribed in </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.amazon.fr/Uses-Enchantment-Meaning-Importance-Fairy/dp/0140137270/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1291984795&sr=8-2">this book</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">), helping them process feelings and subconsciously reassuring them about their place in the world of adults. So I often wonder what this tale tells me about the kinds of issues I was dealing with as a child. I wonder also about my own children's favourite stories and fairy tales and although I don't really know how to interpret that information, I do know that their bedtime story is a sacred tradition to me and that I will never complain about reading the same story over and over again.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Blanche-Neige et Rose-Rouge (le titre de ce message) était ma conte de fée préférée quand j'étais petite. Je l'ai oubliée totalement pendant des années et puis je l'ai redécouverte lorsque j'étais étudiante. Les contes de fées peuvent être très importantes dans le développement psychologique des enfants et il n'y a aucun doute dans ma tête que les thèmes évoqués dans cette histoire-la étaient clés pour moi a un certain moment de mon enfance. Vous pouvez découvrir d'avantage sur cette idée en lisant </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.amazon.fr/Psychanalyse-contes-f%C3%A9es-Bruno-Bettelheim/dp/2266095781/ref=pd_sim_eb_3">cet excellent ouvrage</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> de Bruno Bettelheim. C'est grâce a ce livre qu'aujourd'hui le rituel de l'histoire du soir est incontournable chez nous et que je ne dirai jamais non lorsque mes enfants redemandent et redemandent encore de lire la même histoire.</span><br /><br />Well that was a bit of a diversion. Moving on... I made this purse for a friend. To match her coat. I love the texture of courdroy and it is something else that reminds me of childhood - my brothers' hand-me-down (to me) trousers and a very special pale blue pair I had new. That particular pair had its last outing on a rather impressive hill in Wales. We climbed to the top and then slid down the other side on our bums, as if we were on a slide. Ahh! Those were the days.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Bref... j'ai fait cette porte-monnaie pour une copine pour aller avec son manteau. Le tissu me rappelle encore mon enfance (qu'est-ce que j'ai aujourd'hui?) et j'espère que ma copine a) ne se connectera pas ici aujourd'hui et b) qu'elle aimera cette petite chose qui a été si évocatrice pour moi.</span><br /></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-73680867966552815032010-12-08T23:12:00.002+01:002010-12-08T23:18:15.408+01:00Chocolate, chocolate chip pancakes...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70Y-5OnW2EKO5LRAAGt9I5wW2B6F3dIsOid30XMZx1_Z39MX87Q6oiQXg-PzJtwDCh1JVH5G9BYpiMJkAAlBThigVZJiBHP-aXFNL59Oh8UbzR4vHhD5gwen6sdEwAAOxIClVzQ/s1600/IMG_9237.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70Y-5OnW2EKO5LRAAGt9I5wW2B6F3dIsOid30XMZx1_Z39MX87Q6oiQXg-PzJtwDCh1JVH5G9BYpiMJkAAlBThigVZJiBHP-aXFNL59Oh8UbzR4vHhD5gwen6sdEwAAOxIClVzQ/s320/IMG_9237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548438627926845826" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did a batch and a half and this is what was left after the cherubs had filled their tummys.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">J'ai fait une recette et demi et voilà ce qui restait après quatre petits ventres remplis...</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-40374618694409302312010-12-08T13:56:00.004+01:002010-12-08T14:24:46.491+01:00More of the same<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHSD-qCOobdNB_7gXh7Buea0Es6SS7L-Jx_sSSldOriw5J2oEw29FDJ8ETF_MzGY6VPy6qKp2MjDLZeEIjP5kwjcgyCiY17H6GCScaqapeXc9kZVY0wWD1xjF-y7__daU9WZ4gw/s1600/IMG_9168.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHSD-qCOobdNB_7gXh7Buea0Es6SS7L-Jx_sSSldOriw5J2oEw29FDJ8ETF_MzGY6VPy6qKp2MjDLZeEIjP5kwjcgyCiY17H6GCScaqapeXc9kZVY0wWD1xjF-y7__daU9WZ4gw/s320/IMG_9168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548295402968371810" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">This the second pencil case of an order by the same person (er obviously!). This one for for a teacher in her 50s with more classic taste. I figured you can't go wrong with linen + flowers (it's not a Liberty fabric and I have a pet hate of people saying any fabric with small flowers on it is Liberty. No it's not). My client seems to like it which is the main thing.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cette trousse est la deuxième pour la même cliente (si vous ne l'aviez pas deviné). Cette fois-ci elle était pour une maîtresse d'une cinquantaine d'années au goût plus classique donc j'ai choisi de la faire en lin avec du coton fleuri. (Je n'aime pas quand les gens disent que n'importe quel tissu à fleur est du Liberty - argh. C'est bête mais ça m'énerve). En tout cas elle semble plaire à ma cliente donc tout va bien.</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rZDxmt04tBubqNw4qw39czMiQvNR3378sSVLF8jqZZKxSy8ojs17DlV51mIhlJjTn3BfKcmbEii_OceS0NVEXza7uw996oqkeEwkIcJ_OXb1O-Xxx5Uug5YRAYjBCRVAvNgUCg/s1600/IMG_9181.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rZDxmt04tBubqNw4qw39czMiQvNR3378sSVLF8jqZZKxSy8ojs17DlV51mIhlJjTn3BfKcmbEii_OceS0NVEXza7uw996oqkeEwkIcJ_OXb1O-Xxx5Uug5YRAYjBCRVAvNgUCg/s320/IMG_9181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548295413126736594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I do my lettering I just cut out directly from the fabric - no drawing or measuring at all, ever, just eyeballing! I place the whole word before sewing just to make sure it fits. Even though I say it myself, I seem to have a very good eye for all that because I have never had to recut or resize the letters and I am always pleased with the scale and result. Ha. Now you know. It does still take quite a bit of time to cut and sew all the letters but I think it's worth it. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lorsque je fais mes lettres, je coupe directement dans le tissu. Je ne dessine pas, je ne mesure pas, je fais tout au pif. Je place le mot entier avant de coudre (quand même!) mais autrement c'est du "freestyle". Et je pense que je dois avoir un vrai talent pour ça car je n'ai jamais dû recouper ou changer la taille. Bon en fait j'ai recoupé une seule fois dans toutes les trousses que j'ai faites et c'était car j'avais fait le premier "Robinson" un peu trop grand...</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk20W54uuwN6iAeLWQGjCvsfyGLkI-dNC-QQBNE18rxYnzCQh-YFdo9kaUIXxcykNbjkQhgvpte3DdjDr6WdUU4Mkbz5JOnKQYKQsrlLm94JKTk1Jb3bq693u05gUZstv66zKCLA/s1600/IMG_9169.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk20W54uuwN6iAeLWQGjCvsfyGLkI-dNC-QQBNE18rxYnzCQh-YFdo9kaUIXxcykNbjkQhgvpte3DdjDr6WdUU4Mkbz5JOnKQYKQsrlLm94JKTk1Jb3bq693u05gUZstv66zKCLA/s320/IMG_9169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548295409453687298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">And isn't this little guy cute with his trumpet nose. The kids made him last week. It has been snowing all day and so I think we'll go out later and make another one. Or maybe we'll just stay inside and drink hot chocolate, make vegan chocolate chip pancakes (from Vegan with a Vengence - so very easy and yummy) and play with our friends who are due any minute now...f they make it though the snow.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Et qu'est-ce que vous pensez de notre bonhomme de neige? Les enfants l'ont fait la semaine dernière. Ma fille était particulièrement fière de son nez en trompette. Très mignon. Là il neige encore et beaucoup. Nous attendons des amis (hmmm) ordre du jour: quelques jeux, du chocolat chaud et des pancakes américains au chocolat et aux pepites de chocolat (une recette végétalienne, facile, délicieux...). Ce qui me rappelle que j'ai plein de petits plats à vous montrer: il faudrait que je fasse un message spécial bouffe bientôt.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDLIt19iy31sPTpd7y9OwByAUXpY_S1kaodm6rSIAfn-qDMZFoys1q9IgbuwNmwKIkKzANBkOeVQMxA3-ToJUFhdU4ryNDrhmwCaSfzPAYV7J2dWyfRSzHY4NoAB-q2rJPMW_wQ/s1600/IMG_9120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDLIt19iy31sPTpd7y9OwByAUXpY_S1kaodm6rSIAfn-qDMZFoys1q9IgbuwNmwKIkKzANBkOeVQMxA3-ToJUFhdU4ryNDrhmwCaSfzPAYV7J2dWyfRSzHY4NoAB-q2rJPMW_wQ/s320/IMG_9120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548295422323353442" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Ah doorbell,</span> ça sonne!</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-30955049047151477452010-12-06T09:20:00.008+01:002010-12-06T12:20:30.073+01:00Vente de noël<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Yesterday saw me brave the elements to go to a sale that some friends of mine were hosting in their amazing Parisian flat. I had a lovely time drinking tea and mulled wine and wowing over my friends' incredible creations.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Hier je suis allée à une vente privée organisée par des amis, pour des amis, chez des amis! Trois artistes/artisans exposaient leurs créations... vous verrez c'était magnifique!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZUrlJYOqK6Wxv-9wjjyBg9LSM3M7OxJbcXA9TVRQxKQrG_Co0a0lpC46VAUf3JKU-F6Fxm-7Xxz2xaI7J33NpI_31Dj7JW2TsAwIGkEBpyDCFD8aNaQZSu5cbHhN7jCp0q6lWA/s1600/IMG_9143.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZUrlJYOqK6Wxv-9wjjyBg9LSM3M7OxJbcXA9TVRQxKQrG_Co0a0lpC46VAUf3JKU-F6Fxm-7Xxz2xaI7J33NpI_31Dj7JW2TsAwIGkEBpyDCFD8aNaQZSu5cbHhN7jCp0q6lWA/s320/IMG_9143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547483505532535922" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >First up we have <a href="http://feliseatelier.blogspot.com/">Elise Patte</a>. I talked at length with Elise who has a very clear idea about the sort of business she wants to run: ethical! She works uniquely with recuperated fabric and saves every last scrap to use in some way or other. Every single thing she sews is a one-off. She makes beautiful jewellry, amazing doudous, phone cases and belts... something for everyone.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://feliseatelier.blogspot.com/">Elise Patte</a> est une créatrice en textile. Elle utilise uniquement du tissu récupéré ce qui fait que chacune de ses créations est unique. Elle fait une énorme gamme d'articles: sacs, doudous, colliers, boucles d'oreille, ceintures, broches... impossible de ne pas y trouver son bonheur.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPslx4vqHZtlVBiUlzs3CIplwKmAK3y3hTgWix7GNb_CPHY6p57WWdduCDMVA3zhLsxIXP0_y_Mme4t_HrnNxX0hVVffzTbiWgRTRQC_eLA0XXUMTENHC3qMzwMr8x_PK1uHvkQ/s1600/IMG_9145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPslx4vqHZtlVBiUlzs3CIplwKmAK3y3hTgWix7GNb_CPHY6p57WWdduCDMVA3zhLsxIXP0_y_Mme4t_HrnNxX0hVVffzTbiWgRTRQC_eLA0XXUMTENHC3qMzwMr8x_PK1uHvkQ/s320/IMG_9145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547483092068779138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >This bag of hers is reversible and the middle panel (here in blue) is actually a little pocket: ingenious, unique and beautiful.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">J'adore ce modèle de sac. Il est réversible est la partie bleue (au-dessus) est une petite poche. Ingénieux, beau et unique.</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ4d7r59q5fOvQ2fvdapkEirHjsGq5f2G5FKGtqHplSgTnHqWvIge5frsJmzHWkP8-xW8Kv7ZCzWkk_BbfXVoSXzH22DOvAj_WvFLGSdoVaRMAem5PmrQy2N-MD5TWBTaWjgWcQ/s1600/pandadou+de+lina.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ4d7r59q5fOvQ2fvdapkEirHjsGq5f2G5FKGtqHplSgTnHqWvIge5frsJmzHWkP8-xW8Kv7ZCzWkk_BbfXVoSXzH22DOvAj_WvFLGSdoVaRMAem5PmrQy2N-MD5TWBTaWjgWcQ/s320/pandadou+de+lina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547484637713595234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The stars of the show for me are Elise's Cho-chos - little fleese vests, like the one above (I pinched the photo of her blog since I didn't get a good one yesterday), that come in a vast array of colours. Each one has a different appliqué on the front - I don't think she has ever done the same one twice. Elise's imagination is boundless: there are pandas, whales, robots, cupcakes, teddies, christmas trees, fish... They are perfect for keeping little ones warm.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Ce que j'aime le plus ce sont les cho-chos d'Elise. De petits tuniques, faits en polaire, qui tiennent chaud et qui sont tous décorés d'un motif unique - il n'y en a pas deux les mêmes: vous pouvez choisir entre pandas, possions, guitares, baleines, robots.. la liste est sans fin, tout comme l'imagination d'Elise.<br /></span><br />You will see on <a href="http://feliseatelier.blogspot.com/">Elise's blog</a> that she runs workshops too - for adults wanting to learn how to sew or how to customise their clothes and for children to learn the basics of hand-sewing. I attended one with my daughter and together we made a felt doll - we had a great afternoon which inspired us to keep sewing at home together too.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Vous verrez sur <a href="http://feliseatelier.blogspot.com/">le blog d'Elise</a> qu'elle anime également des ateliers de couture pour adultes et enfants. Vous pouvez y apprendre à coudre, à customiser vos vêtements ou travailler l'un de ses modèles avec vos enfants. J'ai fait un atelier "poupée en feutrine" avec ma fille. Nous avons passé un excellent après-midi qui a aussi servi de tremplin car nous avons continuer de coudre ensemble à la maison.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29foSMTDe6AiJRCLaA1_b1jdbOOQrl1WMkyTDQDGcI8E17CqCsfI8JakPCKpWrtWu54nx3ety4nrjbXoeOnS0czhrZYcYF1-R-XtZonsD0b0HbYL8fsF8u-27i_xH1MuX_NdPfQ/s1600/IMG_9157.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29foSMTDe6AiJRCLaA1_b1jdbOOQrl1WMkyTDQDGcI8E17CqCsfI8JakPCKpWrtWu54nx3ety4nrjbXoeOnS0czhrZYcYF1-R-XtZonsD0b0HbYL8fsF8u-27i_xH1MuX_NdPfQ/s320/IMG_9157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547483512053047474" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next up we have <a href="http://www.laurentmartelli.com/">Laurent Martelli</a> and his photographs. It feels almost like stealing to take photos of photos so I only took one - there are a couple more on <a href="http://www.laurentmartelli.com/">his website</a>. His images are of nature and his eye seems to be caught by the same things as mine - only he knows how to get a good shot! I loved his close-ups of pebbles and sand. I loved his picture of the shoreline at Dieppe (you can see the picture on his website) but mostly I loved the above shot of a field of corn: shall we say it reminds me of my youth?!! Laurent prices his photographs according to the buyer's income which basically ensures that everyone can afford his work. Yay! How amazing is that?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Ensuite... je vous présente <a href="http://www.laurentmartelli.com/">Laurent Martelli</a> et ses images. Je n'ai pris qu'une photo car j'avais un peu l'impression de "voler" mais vous pouvez en voir d'autres sur <a href="http://www.laurentmartelli.com/">son site</a>. En regardant les photos de Laurent j'ai eu l'impression que nous sommes attirés par les mêmes détails dans la nature. Mais Laurent arrive à les prendre en photo... J'ai adoré ses gros plans de cailloux et de sables, j'ai adoré sa prise de la côté près de Dieppe (allez voir sur son site) mais mon préféré était ce champs de blé - peut-être parce qu'elle me rappelle ma jeunesse!! Les tarifs de Laurent sont ajustés selon les revenus de l'acheteur - incroyable mais vrai - ce qui fait que ses œuvres sont à la portée de tout le monde. Hourra! </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn2C_6vKsR4QSJKhjTjSqP4fRIRKLnl5Ys1JmgWibs-UqOjVBLKwLb-keVp-HSkkXup01cPLIYLi-X2c5YQCV8R8zd_GTVhs6V2lJR-2pPX9WsMyOlnSAOjePdoVtSGrGDS-SPA/s1600/IMG_9154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn2C_6vKsR4QSJKhjTjSqP4fRIRKLnl5Ys1JmgWibs-UqOjVBLKwLb-keVp-HSkkXup01cPLIYLi-X2c5YQCV8R8zd_GTVhs6V2lJR-2pPX9WsMyOlnSAOjePdoVtSGrGDS-SPA/s320/IMG_9154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547483081522684770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >And last but not least we have <a href="http://www.laurekan.com/">Laure Kan</a>. Laure is a ceramist and learnt her trade in Brasil where she lived for four years. Her work is of outstanding quality and her organic forms are both mesmerising and soothing. The above vases are like little drops of rain, each one is turned by hand so is unique. They are glazed and so can hold water and fresh flowers but not soil (which wouldn't be able to breathe). I have two of these vases hanging from my olive tree in my courtyard and they are simply gorgeous.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Et il y avait </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.laurekan.com/">Laure Kan</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">, céramiste extraordinaire qui a appris son art, son métier au Brésil où elle a vécu pendant quatre ans. Ses oeuvres sont d'une qualité exceptionnelle et leurs formes organiques et épurées invitent la méditation , la détente, le calme. J'ai deux de ses vases en gouttes (photo ci-dessus) accrochées sur mon olivier et elles sont sublimes. </span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhjCPq6Cz22dIuikY71MMgb5aoX0UNrCKVnY5e5mhHmdjyZ_odMhp4vyPvV2IxGQtfTRavR97sd-azGCHarHYcZfzfOkSXPFrNZRKPfxvxsZqJejwqK4e40PZZDSxGKZP7pFlTw/s1600/IMG_9151.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhjCPq6Cz22dIuikY71MMgb5aoX0UNrCKVnY5e5mhHmdjyZ_odMhp4vyPvV2IxGQtfTRavR97sd-azGCHarHYcZfzfOkSXPFrNZRKPfxvxsZqJejwqK4e40PZZDSxGKZP7pFlTw/s320/IMG_9151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547483076755278946" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">This money box has to be broken to get the money out! Love it.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Il faut casser ce tire-lire pour sortir les sous. J'adore!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkt5rxe4htiH-Dr7oR17ojccXwCBzcQp5RvZmqn9Rv9rdUPIjIf_dwAQcpuZ2XnXCO2b1v84qKHfvFkou0PizIFHUaemA7UWoi0udwZhWUtxFWu6iqOOz86ra1fJxyQ90PTFr2g/s1600/IMG_9150.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkt5rxe4htiH-Dr7oR17ojccXwCBzcQp5RvZmqn9Rv9rdUPIjIf_dwAQcpuZ2XnXCO2b1v84qKHfvFkou0PizIFHUaemA7UWoi0udwZhWUtxFWu6iqOOz86ra1fJxyQ90PTFr2g/s320/IMG_9150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547483073907183058" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I loved the arangment of these teaspoons. I would buy them all just to put out like that in my house. Laure also makes bowls, plates, bigger vases and sculptures. Check out <a href="http://www.laurekan.com/">her website</a> for more beautiful pictures. Yesterday I fell in love with a black salad bowl and so I am going to save up, get it (or order one) and then show you!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">J'ai beaucoup aimé cette installation de petites-cuillères. Je les aurais toutes achetées pour reproduire la même à la maison! Laure fait aussi des bols, des assiettes, de grandes vases et même des sculptures - allez voir sur </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.laurekan.com/">son site</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">! Ce que j'ai aimé le plus de Laure était un grand saladier noir. Je vais épargner, l'acheter et vous montrer...</span><br /><br />Anyhow. Congratulations guys - a very impressive show. </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Voilà! Félicitions les amis, vous m'avez bien nourrie - body and soul!!!</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-31753408331046568702010-12-02T22:14:00.007+01:002010-12-06T22:18:06.486+01:00Rewind Ltd.<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">You guys must have noticed my fantastic new logo! Well it was designed by my talented friend Jeremy Chinour, founder of </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://rewind.ltd.pagesperso-orange.fr/">Rewind Ltd</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. I started writing a paragraph about him but he is so multi-faceted and interesting that, well, I didn't know where to start and where to end! But if ever you want a chat about gongs or about transparent electrical equipment, about some weird music you have just discovered or about some 80s New Wave group, about the history of a certain font or about an episode of the Avengers, if you are looking for a drummer or indeed if ever you need a new logo... HE IS THE MAN!! Thanks so very much <a href="http://rewind.ltd.pagesperso-orange.fr/">Jeremy</a>.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />J'espère que vous avez remarqué mon nouveau logo là-haut! Et ben je le dois à mon ami Jeremy Chinour, fondateur de <a href="http://rewind.ltd.pagesperso-orange.fr/">Rewind Ltd</a>. Jeremy qui a tellement de talents et d'intérêt qu'il faudrait presque que je commence un nouveau blog rien que pour vous en parler... Bref. Si jamais vous avez besoin d'un logo ou d'un autre travail visuel ou musical vous savez maintenant <a href="http://rewind.ltd.pagesperso-orange.fr/">qui contacter</a>! </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqA1dxwvDsgc-CxWcYZoVfDvWIAqEn0Tz4ChzjXc7kggUwFPe39wQ_wNFPdDdaZuNFONJjLW34yonRhDnYG7sfLeF_e7zRWKNYKWhzvKfjsBGIR4hAtMXdjh06xfpMVYwxKsbBw/s1600/IMG_9046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqA1dxwvDsgc-CxWcYZoVfDvWIAqEn0Tz4ChzjXc7kggUwFPe39wQ_wNFPdDdaZuNFONJjLW34yonRhDnYG7sfLeF_e7zRWKNYKWhzvKfjsBGIR4hAtMXdjh06xfpMVYwxKsbBw/s320/IMG_9046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546208203464056130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">And because I didn't have another photo to go with this post (not one that J. would have forgiven me for anyway) here is a close-up of a new little girl's cape I have made... more soon. As soon as I manage to pull away! Something addictive about taking close-ups of satin.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Et parce que je n'avais pas de photo à mettre avec ce message... voilà, en avant première, une photo d'une nouvelle cape pour petite princesse. Je vous montrerai le reste demain mais pour le moment je m'amuse à prendre des gros plans de montagnes de satin!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:verdana;" >PS Several days later... Jeremy is actually into </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Post-punk, IDM, ambient, rock/pop/garage "bruitiste" (noisy? ha ha), Industrial, Electro, EBM, Death-folk, Dub and Modern Classical (soundtrack)… and that's just the main stuff! You can check out some playlists he made <a href="http://www.lastfm.fr/user/hellikova/library/playlists">right here</a>. Er thanks Jerem for that, I'll be listening while I work for the next few days...<br /></span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >PS En ce qui concerne les gouts musicaux de Jeremy... il serait plutot </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">orienté : Post-punk, IDM, ambient, rock/pop/garage bruitiste, Industriel, Electro, EBM, Death-folk, Dub et Modern Classical (soundtrack)…dans la majorité! Vous pouvez retrouver certains de ses playlists </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.lastfm.fr/user/hellikova/library/playlists">ici</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - moi je vois que je vais passer le reste de la semaine dans... un environnement sonore totalement inexploré jusqu'ici. Bon ca changera de l'album de noël de Sinatra que j'avais mis ce soir!</span><br /></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-34556495716371936192010-12-02T13:17:00.003+01:002010-12-02T13:41:22.829+01:00Purple snow<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Four purple placemats... Made-to-measure. Snowy cold day here. Brrr! But I love the silence of snow. Little boy woke up, looked out of the window and said "hurrah, it's Christmas!" Uh nope, not yet.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Quatre sets de table, sur commande. Qu'est-ce qu'il fait froid ici. Mais </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">j'adore</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> le silence de la neige. En regardant par la fenêtre en se réveillant ce matin, petit garçon a exclamé "hourra c'est noël!". Quelle déception.</span><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0uihTrXySC08-vkCdR0HfoBNqiD815UZyvN3wmBp1WW8kG21kd6vQ5t9I3CXuZ0ptaqAuc5uE8fZC1H6dM0mdaiKtuK6GcUAyVAQqWIb9xFK5YNyMAWhhx_mbF-dfPgAcfpWZw/s1600/IMG_9042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0uihTrXySC08-vkCdR0HfoBNqiD815UZyvN3wmBp1WW8kG21kd6vQ5t9I3CXuZ0ptaqAuc5uE8fZC1H6dM0mdaiKtuK6GcUAyVAQqWIb9xFK5YNyMAWhhx_mbF-dfPgAcfpWZw/s400/IMG_9042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546059798335593586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR79PKVkAqNeWt7hXQapN1B19B6wZBseLRS8RPYlmvFjWSaBhVV6q9tfO4PcKUbCWPl2epgpkx9naYXOa1wuKvPC4-tpb4woR8c4OQ_UNDnd-rCe5La1m04XQJBwvy5V67q7h_-A/s1600/IMG_9037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR79PKVkAqNeWt7hXQapN1B19B6wZBseLRS8RPYlmvFjWSaBhVV6q9tfO4PcKUbCWPl2epgpkx9naYXOa1wuKvPC4-tpb4woR8c4OQ_UNDnd-rCe5La1m04XQJBwvy5V67q7h_-A/s400/IMG_9037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546059802831916130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQbBfYirobGlPQaAEIFEwnJF3KesGNUDNeNrF2B1sKlplpbp9FTSvDQhmp4Dl4dtJg8oCyvPLZHcwCAKywfvFvAEUTCOP_XMI_b0MFxpRIbRudBLdjy2-4AW2edDIPJ1vnJJ4WQ/s1600/IMG_9045.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQbBfYirobGlPQaAEIFEwnJF3KesGNUDNeNrF2B1sKlplpbp9FTSvDQhmp4Dl4dtJg8oCyvPLZHcwCAKywfvFvAEUTCOP_XMI_b0MFxpRIbRudBLdjy2-4AW2edDIPJ1vnJJ4WQ/s400/IMG_9045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546059815785060706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR79PKVkAqNeWt7hXQapN1B19B6wZBseLRS8RPYlmvFjWSaBhVV6q9tfO4PcKUbCWPl2epgpkx9naYXOa1wuKvPC4-tpb4woR8c4OQ_UNDnd-rCe5La1m04XQJBwvy5V67q7h_-A/s1600/IMG_9037.JPG"><br /></a>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-50914937100962984152010-11-30T14:54:00.003+01:002010-11-30T15:37:04.837+01:00Personalised Pencil Case<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUOdrZm_VKZ-fZM3NMQnARN_37IAEfJTG0vKyTsq9ZehQN_GqKdjy4-C0hGne5Zoz6a-DNufOBpAqIfHXkPq3pfoTQXYefl6Hp2q-1zIIXNUA8gn05rqhcw_mRWpMUo0fGGi9Bg/s1600/IMG_8988.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUOdrZm_VKZ-fZM3NMQnARN_37IAEfJTG0vKyTsq9ZehQN_GqKdjy4-C0hGne5Zoz6a-DNufOBpAqIfHXkPq3pfoTQXYefl6Hp2q-1zIIXNUA8gn05rqhcw_mRWpMUo0fGGi9Bg/s400/IMG_8988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545341685668349298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">So this was my Paris Vegan Day brunch. Or part of it. Don't know if you can make out tofu omelette, veg curry, mushroom risotto plus of course the sprout salad (sure you can spot that) and the carrots. It was yummy and very nice to pick whatever I wanted from everything on offer. As a lot of you know, my appetite knows few limits and so on top of that enormous plateful I had rice pudding, fruit compote and two servings of the most delicious food of the day: a sweet, dried fruit and quinoa dish that, surprisingly, came sprinkled with fresh basil - taste explosion. I ate it too quickly to snap a photo unfortunately.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">La partie salée de mon brunch Paris Vegan Day. Délicieux. Je suis désolée de n'avoir écrit qu'en anglais mon dernier message. C'était une journée fantastique dédiée aux gens comme moi qui choisissent leur repas avec leur coeur en ne mangeant aucun produit animalier... je vois que j'aurai des efforts à faire dans d'autres domaines. Je suis en train de réfléchir à la question de la laine (et le soie etc.) la porter, utiliser ou pas. </span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4QxLw7NkgnxyXakll_Lx9-MRSodLO53mbhoXcCyFIjLeDCmYA4E3p7S0ymGvpnyWSARFgQLS1ttgwxA1bzAahQkz62y1OqxcjXzNMt7oRIieOtsOZJ7_wfYPJT5o0QaGLUMK_w/s1600/IMG_9018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4QxLw7NkgnxyXakll_Lx9-MRSodLO53mbhoXcCyFIjLeDCmYA4E3p7S0ymGvpnyWSARFgQLS1ttgwxA1bzAahQkz62y1OqxcjXzNMt7oRIieOtsOZJ7_wfYPJT5o0QaGLUMK_w/s400/IMG_9018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545341671777661874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hot off the sewing machine but cold on my snowy shelf outside: a personalised pencil case to be given as a teacher's gift. I am particularly pleased with the PACE because I didn't really want to start repeating colours or interfering with the rainbow effect. I think using pastels (breaking my rule number 7: steer clear of pastels) worked well: they are pretty (actually I am reminded of getting close-up to Gaudi's pillars in Barcelona - the mosaic on them looks white from a distance but the closer you get the more their subtle pastel hues come into play) but detract nothing from the vibrant ROSEMARY.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Je viens de terminer cette commande: une trousse personnalisée pour une maîtresse. Je suis très contente d'avoir franchi l'une de mes règles personnelles (R. N°7 - éviter les couleurs pastels) car je trouve que le PACE en pastel compliment le tout sans faire un effet "explosion chez Casto". </span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wSo_3uG6lT-OdqzfM17Wxkv9G3vIE97lCwQKF5XP-fYrqg4vLkcCaHN7evYjEryLB9reeSwzAKjtJWX5y01hukS-vD2oMHsLEIM4dKuw5-3fpXrNsHsiV1WGn0I3oAKAlJ5zgg/s1600/IMG_9019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wSo_3uG6lT-OdqzfM17Wxkv9G3vIE97lCwQKF5XP-fYrqg4vLkcCaHN7evYjEryLB9reeSwzAKjtJWX5y01hukS-vD2oMHsLEIM4dKuw5-3fpXrNsHsiV1WGn0I3oAKAlJ5zgg/s400/IMG_9019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545341674468148658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">And of course I am happy that this gift will be going to someone who is apparently a total star!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Et je suis contente bien sûr que la personne qui la recevra semble la mériter (hi hi hi)!</span><br /></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-76542986514693275022010-11-29T10:20:00.005+01:002010-11-29T15:18:49.746+01:00Paris Vegan Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqVbLeqRW0j-NZjqF2T6hCp2IQV5is1hCe7n_4rxHQuZNhqgfo07voh1erpcfnNIXijluLFudI5A888eENQULXzsSOwbKrC_Aur3mj9W0QeY6hINDb-X-EEDvgm4QKGLWVFVHKw/s1600/IMG_8999.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqVbLeqRW0j-NZjqF2T6hCp2IQV5is1hCe7n_4rxHQuZNhqgfo07voh1erpcfnNIXijluLFudI5A888eENQULXzsSOwbKrC_Aur3mj9W0QeY6hINDb-X-EEDvgm4QKGLWVFVHKw/s400/IMG_8999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544914881751890466" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yesterday was <a href="http://www.parisveganday.fr/">Paris Vegan day</a>. I don't know where to start writing about it - it was such a cool day with cooking demos, conferences, a vegan brunch, loads of other vegan food and products around to taste and buy and stands from just about every vegan and/or animal rights group out there. It felt to me like finding an oasis in a desert. And so many people turned up. By the time I left they were on a one-out-one-in policy. The highlight for me (and probably many others) was being able to meet vegan authors and bloggers whose food I cook regularly and whose words have made me laugh, informed me and inspired me over the years. And, crazy stuff, they were all such lovely people!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I met and spoke with <a href="http://www.theppk.com/">Isa Chandra Moskowitz</a> (author of <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Vegan-Vengeance-Delicious-Animal-Free-Recipes/dp/1569243581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1291025041&sr=8-1-spell">Vegan With a Vengence</a> my first vegan cookbook) and <a href="http://veganlatina.com/">Terry Hope Romero</a> (who wrote my favourite vegan cookbook <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Veganomicon-Ultimate-Isa-Chandra-Moskowitz/dp/156924264X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1291025117&sr=8-1-spell">Veganomicon</a> with Isa). They did a cookery demonstration of buckwheat blinis and creamy mushroom filling together and, true to form, were hilarious! Terry did a demonstration on her own too - OMG yummy empanadas (note to self: must get <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Viva-Vegan-Authentic-Fabulous-Recipes/dp/0738212733/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1291025144&sr=1-1">Viva Vegan!</a>).<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I met Dynise Balcavage, author of the <a href="http://urbanvegan.net/">Urban Vegan</a> blog and <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Urban-Vegan-Sumptuous-Recipes-Favorites/dp/0762752815/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291025206&sr=8-1">the book</a> of the same name. Wow Dynise was such a nice person. So friendly and funny. I ended up taking photos with her camera of her demonstration so that she had pictures to blog. I hope I didn't mess them up! She made a vegan Philly cheese steak sandwich and a to-die-for chocolate mousse with Cointreau - I actually tried a little of this and it was amazingly rich, smooth and tasty (photo above). Oh and Dynise speaks good French - she did her whole demo in French I was so impressed.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I also met Melisser Elliot of <a href="http://www.theurbanhousewife.com/">The Urban Housewife</a> who has just published her first book - <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Vegan-Girls-Guide-Life-Cruelty-free/dp/1616080922/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1291025270&sr=1-1">The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life</a>. She did a talk about vegan travelling and was well funny. I think her "if in doubt falafel" motto will stay with me forever! She too was funny and nice and was sporting some mean tattoos. I bought her book and have started reading it - it's a good read, funny and informative, don't hesitate to get it if you are considering going vegan (and probably if you already are too - I am and I'm loving it).<br /><br />I met loads of other people too whose names I didn't get but who were all there to spread the message and to talk vegan.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">It actually feels weird writing this post because... well I am not one to name-drop and here I am name-dropping. But I repeat everyone I met was so friendly, natural and funny I didn't feel like I was talking to vegan superstars at all. They are all doing such good work getting the vegan message out there and (take my word for it) making going vegan easy, delicious and fun. I come away from Paris Vegan Day very happy. I feel committed to living this lifestyle and supporting those who put the word out. I feel grateful to Deborah Pivain of <a href="http://www.gentlegourmetbandb.com/">The Gentle Gourmet</a> (a vegan B&B in Paris) for organising such a great day.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am going to end this post, which is short on photos because, well, I didn't get any good ones for me (hope I got some good ones for Dynise) with a link to the film </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.earthlings.com/">Earthlings</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> which you can watch online. It's an amazing documentary, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, all about how we humans treat animals. Inform yourselves!</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-91144914897390942762010-11-12T21:15:00.003+01:002010-11-12T21:28:24.771+01:00Five things (variation on an old tune)<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hmm not finding the time to blog... photos will have to speak for me! (again)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Je ne trouve pas le temps de poster en ce moment. Mes photos vont à nouveau devoir parler à ma place.</span></span>...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy client (I hope). <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Une cliente satisfaite... j'espère.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjZpMnYYPDkRnI7e4qI4V1e7H7Uqvjq6ExLMMAbJL2FjmJGC-mzp0x0vhI_JUbmXyQrJy4r6uQWa1bsUnTPGUosnUJB3Ba_pdo-BKSHQx9DtKuRHF7RVEgy4xCSqiXtbKMUSwMA/s1600/IMG_8694.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjZpMnYYPDkRnI7e4qI4V1e7H7Uqvjq6ExLMMAbJL2FjmJGC-mzp0x0vhI_JUbmXyQrJy4r6uQWa1bsUnTPGUosnUJB3Ba_pdo-BKSHQx9DtKuRHF7RVEgy4xCSqiXtbKMUSwMA/s400/IMG_8694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761125402487442" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spent all day cutting out. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">J'ai passé la journée à découper.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdig0wqEQPyvJq8o41_QZVsi0YjFEIUhLreGppMxGrjaFcKrk97oPOUVvc0JQdwzffb0Ae9rB3HtxOdIxlhyphenhyphenr7hRwtaCybbHuUTXF3_ZfeTImNnlrXgmEP4NHG0pyoFnfyP1fzw/s1600/IMG_8756.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdig0wqEQPyvJq8o41_QZVsi0YjFEIUhLreGppMxGrjaFcKrk97oPOUVvc0JQdwzffb0Ae9rB3HtxOdIxlhyphenhyphenr7hRwtaCybbHuUTXF3_ZfeTImNnlrXgmEP4NHG0pyoFnfyP1fzw/s400/IMG_8756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761114393749362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Bubble-wrap painting! Great fun. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">La peinture à bulles - trop marrante.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEwHTdNFQlPKYilIAEAmIsU-HE07VU2OHrnOAbdEjvmYfzkiC2koamLgS7POkdrc59RDB1k0SJJcfp_-j8kbGW0aJDI9SAnB5EfJ1a9LEyjbwWj4ZNnBJeLRq2AL2SxYnAi6Ppw/s1600/IMG_8751.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEwHTdNFQlPKYilIAEAmIsU-HE07VU2OHrnOAbdEjvmYfzkiC2koamLgS7POkdrc59RDB1k0SJJcfp_-j8kbGW0aJDI9SAnB5EfJ1a9LEyjbwWj4ZNnBJeLRq2AL2SxYnAi6Ppw/s400/IMG_8751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761107479237842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Little man turned 4<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Un anniversaire - 4 dinosaures cette année.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRppHEHqw3HFjk9ZsZJvHsNziDcvnUhsfCU4T1auY0i0zmfp1wbVoIqXhH8QskIJlBtw0n4vwBIOm3XOXUtVFMsv8TKCvb87GR7EZddvSrf0msfsbmh8-QCVlbIkY2pVv6REpeQ/s1600/IMG_8730.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRppHEHqw3HFjk9ZsZJvHsNziDcvnUhsfCU4T1auY0i0zmfp1wbVoIqXhH8QskIJlBtw0n4vwBIOm3XOXUtVFMsv8TKCvb87GR7EZddvSrf0msfsbmh8-QCVlbIkY2pVv6REpeQ/s400/IMG_8730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761102107456658" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Making herself right at home. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Elle fait comme chez elle (et elle a raison bien sûr).</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQptf8Z8eyFeOpcMTQRs2Ke6CgLTeU-lb9iIS4jiea-Cf9CLxxLIdyEFX0qb7mEZ17_veTGyV_YEnMOUda91kCBgjm9zyfKGV8qi0llHuA_6zMFY-Rh8cciHkA8L34xY5Sxzo_Dg/s1600/IMG_8716.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQptf8Z8eyFeOpcMTQRs2Ke6CgLTeU-lb9iIS4jiea-Cf9CLxxLIdyEFX0qb7mEZ17_veTGyV_YEnMOUda91kCBgjm9zyfKGV8qi0llHuA_6zMFY-Rh8cciHkA8L34xY5Sxzo_Dg/s400/IMG_8716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761094122667506" border="0" /></a>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-23220592155114405432010-11-05T12:21:00.005+01:002010-11-05T12:50:05.129+01:00Chili<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWMJPjGUWDT4ugqen71KYDUleYFfqIgL35JR8V_6W5bqKQqBdDYMdZbNpL9moL87-0dgs5CZelv3B1VlPEP4iQk1k3c1pJ19S5_51UVn53KgpHWPEIPmNRzHowUrj9Oytb6zeTQ/s1600/IMG_8707.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWMJPjGUWDT4ugqen71KYDUleYFfqIgL35JR8V_6W5bqKQqBdDYMdZbNpL9moL87-0dgs5CZelv3B1VlPEP4iQk1k3c1pJ19S5_51UVn53KgpHWPEIPmNRzHowUrj9Oytb6zeTQ/s400/IMG_8707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536024724741047714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">My boyfriend loves hot food. Not hot as in piping. But hot as in nose-running, eyes-streaming, mouth-ablazing chili-hot hotness. He literally chomps a chili pepper or two with every meal - I am not convinced this is healthy but I think when you are used to hot hot, even mild hot just seems bland. Anyhow... I thought I would share with you a few of our different types of chili. From back left of my still life above we have: fresh chilis grown in Montenegro by my boyfriend's aunt - very hot, great chili flavour. Large dried chilis, nice in stew. Chili powder brought back from Kashmir - these chilis are not so hot but are very red and actually impart their red colour to dishes from Kashmir - you can't find this sort of chili in Europe (I think). Bog standard chili powder, can be found everywhere. Fresh green chili from the Indian quarter. Dried small chilis - the go-to for chomping when we have no fresh chilis. Fresh red chilis from the Chinese quarter. And there you have it. Too many chilis. I didn't photograph our dried Mexican chipotle chilis, our caribean chilis in oil, our chinese sweet chili sauce or our tobasco (I am the only one to use the last two). Interesting? Boring? Pretty at least.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mon compagnon adore le piment. Il le mange à chaque repas. Sérieux. Je ne pense pas exagérer quand je dis que lorsque je fais une soupe aux poireaux par exemple, lui il croque un piment à côté. Moi je n'aime pas trop ça. Mais je les trouve très beaux et donc j'ai pris une sélection de notre collection en photo. De derrière à gauche (sur la photo) il y a des piments poussés par la tante au Monténégro, de gros piments séchés, du poudre de piment ramené de Kashmir qui est très rouge mais pas très fort - ce piment est utilisé comme un colorant rouge dans les currys de Kashmir, du poudre de piment normal, des piments verts achetés dans le quartier indien, de petits piments séchés et des piments rouges achetés dans le quartier chinois. Voilà. Trop de piments. Mais ça fait joli!</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-63080872922014320982010-11-04T15:32:00.006+01:002010-11-04T15:46:49.017+01:00Three things<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Relaxing Rabbit</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Un lapin chez nous</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQgKdyAag-MtVHdySGxHn-mFk_kETOB90oAYyRiVikQVXc1Wtm0rdJC2wOrx-wBi1BmurAzKMLKDW5xDvVnJIgXqWTnb8xfpk__qaNQXj4Aq-YhfK_tMTfVMQRqVacLgHKeSP_g/s1600/IMG_8506.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQgKdyAag-MtVHdySGxHn-mFk_kETOB90oAYyRiVikQVXc1Wtm0rdJC2wOrx-wBi1BmurAzKMLKDW5xDvVnJIgXqWTnb8xfpk__qaNQXj4Aq-YhfK_tMTfVMQRqVacLgHKeSP_g/s400/IMG_8506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535703847935831698" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">False nails</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">De faux talons</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePgEgIwl4Kxl75mVLFh5xiunEprc_J_QSZo8A4lGXxXYfSOS72YU4Lw31lOq66xZBs7CQ8-OAYJtjJ9wmMnGeY4YVey2RIYV7E2Uith4Sm7HrAv74sOn18tUSptFyeXgCvu1Jqg/s1600/IMG_8655.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePgEgIwl4Kxl75mVLFh5xiunEprc_J_QSZo8A4lGXxXYfSOS72YU4Lw31lOq66xZBs7CQ8-OAYJtjJ9wmMnGeY4YVey2RIYV7E2Uith4Sm7HrAv74sOn18tUSptFyeXgCvu1Jqg/s400/IMG_8655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535704418880015074" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Star tote: available </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><a href="http://www.histoire-tiroirs.com/detail-produit.php?id=667">here</a></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> now<a href="http://www.histoire-tiroirs.com/detail-produit.php?id=667"></a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Et du vrai talent* (disponible <a href="http://www.histoire-tiroirs.com/detail-produit.php?id=667">ici</a> maintenant)</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURAssJQdpTzlLbcSbAmPu4ywpnLP6XEBSif3FZYGRJA6UwgrkJdfJLpT6gchUj6hj6Hf5Qoy-6bjeptcSkOJWk5MJmNGPpFOTcvw1GMiD72iBv3d_39vacQxqgP4rcub7s619Pw/s1600/IMG_8528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURAssJQdpTzlLbcSbAmPu4ywpnLP6XEBSif3FZYGRJA6UwgrkJdfJLpT6gchUj6hj6Hf5Qoy-6bjeptcSkOJWk5MJmNGPpFOTcvw1GMiD72iBv3d_39vacQxqgP4rcub7s619Pw/s400/IMG_8528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535703858004234738" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">*Pardonnez-moi cet excès d'orgueil - parfois la blague l'emporte!</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-49834287686269913412010-10-14T22:41:00.003+02:002010-10-14T22:44:22.740+02:00Pencil Case<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVnS8ffEZcwxooq6oyh4CEQVJtbGaovEKe_Zc1uFkBeu_uMUJfThLSfeKkKCzPvs2np_pxkXZQoj28UQC5k-ueSd4cuPprYVkc3kkYZMk3jT9kO_FAhCL9H48QHJY611XdB7K1w/s1600/IMG_8469.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5RSY8Ydw26EIsNNNWvgfVcA5SOIcrL8WynlzaKocCEW427YEk_YNVPuImOKwVeIZuZdnLIGOHZ7JxIwOzwjmyKFc-FqYJgggbMCAeD6Xgvt7F-t6amtsedWiklwxGZL0GRXV2w/s1600/IMG_8467.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5RSY8Ydw26EIsNNNWvgfVcA5SOIcrL8WynlzaKocCEW427YEk_YNVPuImOKwVeIZuZdnLIGOHZ7JxIwOzwjmyKFc-FqYJgggbMCAeD6Xgvt7F-t6amtsedWiklwxGZL0GRXV2w/s400/IMG_8467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528005050577039122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVnS8ffEZcwxooq6oyh4CEQVJtbGaovEKe_Zc1uFkBeu_uMUJfThLSfeKkKCzPvs2np_pxkXZQoj28UQC5k-ueSd4cuPprYVkc3kkYZMk3jT9kO_FAhCL9H48QHJY611XdB7K1w/s1600/IMG_8469.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVnS8ffEZcwxooq6oyh4CEQVJtbGaovEKe_Zc1uFkBeu_uMUJfThLSfeKkKCzPvs2np_pxkXZQoj28UQC5k-ueSd4cuPprYVkc3kkYZMk3jT9kO_FAhCL9H48QHJY611XdB7K1w/s400/IMG_8469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528005059382269090" border="0" /></a>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-58462338521226292872010-10-13T15:36:00.005+02:002010-10-13T16:25:05.583+02:00Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi3Piq3D0T4hq8cwQiENAj2BgASPVHPShpGHg_hI7DlgENjxrHBhPwz9J_mdiDJXIAYr453_hR5ihESa9P7T_NCydFD5u4BseNiyqFKZfBcaS7LAMK4L1S9OOqrcN-3N6m2xFyg/s1600/IMG_8430.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi3Piq3D0T4hq8cwQiENAj2BgASPVHPShpGHg_hI7DlgENjxrHBhPwz9J_mdiDJXIAYr453_hR5ihESa9P7T_NCydFD5u4BseNiyqFKZfBcaS7LAMK4L1S9OOqrcN-3N6m2xFyg/s400/IMG_8430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527528444860277762" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">You will soon be able to buy a selection of my products via a great web-boutique called "<a href="http://www.histoire-tiroirs.com/histoire-tiroirs.php">Histoire à Tiroirs</a>". Sylvie, who runs the site, looked through my er stuff (! not very pro - should I say "book" or "catalogue"?) and chose the articles she liked. One of the items selected was this flower purse in a beige tweed. But since I didn't have enough of that tweed left to be able to offer it up for sale as is, I had to find a replacement fabric.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bientôt vous pourrez acheter certains de mes articles sur le site "</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.histoire-tiroirs.com/histoire-tiroirs.php">Histoire à Tiroirs</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">". Sylvie, la gérante du site a fait sa sélection et je suis en train de les préparer pour une mise en ligne début novembre. </span></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQBAgMDIrZGKzOhhSq_Bbjmn_c4yjtSafAQfuFrVtBK_WK24UkOUcqvH7kuIByCPsRg53TlokEjyokC8K6UxwPz1xlVxe0QJmotV0fF04W9S9fXsarlf-yOLxObirLA5629-g_A/s1600/IMG_8419.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQBAgMDIrZGKzOhhSq_Bbjmn_c4yjtSafAQfuFrVtBK_WK24UkOUcqvH7kuIByCPsRg53TlokEjyokC8K6UxwPz1xlVxe0QJmotV0fF04W9S9fXsarlf-yOLxObirLA5629-g_A/s400/IMG_8419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527528439878746770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hurrah for François! My material man. Ho ho. He had loads of gorgeous tweeds in all sorts of beautiful weaves (including a fantastic black and white wool-silk blend that unfortunately wasn't what I was looking for). And so I came home with this. A lovely turquoise and dark mustard mix that is perfect for the purse (and potentially so much more).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">A l'origine cette pochette à fleur était faite dans un tweed beige. Mais comme il ne me restait pas suffisamment de ce tissu pour le proposer en vente, j'ai dû aller rendre visite à François qui, comme d'habitude, avait une panoplie alléchante de tissus, tous de très belle qualité. J'ai choisi celui-ci - un tweed en turquoise et moutarde foncée. Parfait.</span><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKbT81ZE4a6NBzUtExEPTu06sqFNSnl71Z8jbtewFRaGvHpPNxFa3JZ4GCt0ISl7Y6icJKBaGTBX2jC3S1fxfzqy7Eo2EPE5l0ZCi4Q3CoCX-TpWkFK6X0WIzHh-7V95ho45c-g/s1600/IMG_8426.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKbT81ZE4a6NBzUtExEPTu06sqFNSnl71Z8jbtewFRaGvHpPNxFa3JZ4GCt0ISl7Y6icJKBaGTBX2jC3S1fxfzqy7Eo2EPE5l0ZCi4Q3CoCX-TpWkFK6X0WIzHh-7V95ho45c-g/s400/IMG_8426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527528432573205218" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think this new version is better than the first. I love the way the yellow on the back of the petals peeps out. The loose weave of the tweed makes the petals curl as I over-stitch them so they almost seem alive.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Je préfère cette version que la beige. J'adore la façon dont l'on peut apercevoir le jaune derrière les pétales et les pétales mêmes sont recourbées à cause de ma manière de les travailler, ce qui les rend presque vivantes.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTPF9-luFuR7H0YH_xjuYr_GJ7O3SoSQsFTWazz45uakdno3IwNJqv4cpCOitZCWxpFr9QhNvG-bt0j-k2MBoqOCQhbiwR9ZNX76Np5dRbje2Ro5EWsEXf5wSt_K5x_va8AmUQA/s1600/IMG_8444.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTPF9-luFuR7H0YH_xjuYr_GJ7O3SoSQsFTWazz45uakdno3IwNJqv4cpCOitZCWxpFr9QhNvG-bt0j-k2MBoqOCQhbiwR9ZNX76Np5dRbje2Ro5EWsEXf5wSt_K5x_va8AmUQA/s400/IMG_8444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527528451011625458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >I also tried it in this green and pink tarten wool with a pink silk lining. The jury's out on this variation (I think I could come up with something more suited to this fabric and those colours). Frankly the quality of all of these fabrics is awesome - love working with wool and silk rather than cotton for a change. And I love hand stitching on the beads. They really make the flower special.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">J'ai essayé une version dans ce tweed vert et rose aussi. Avec une doublure de soie rose. Mais je pense que je pourrai trouver un modèle qui (à mon sens, à ma sensibilité) sera plus en harmonie avec le tissu. Bon en tout cas c'est un régal de travailler avec des fibres de qualité comme ça. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use my flower purse for keeping all my cards in (credit cards, library cards etc). My Mum uses hers for keeping shopping trolley tokens in (!!). I wouldn't recommend using it for coins since the closure is just two poppers (Although I could custom build a zip purse with this flower on) but it could be used for make-up, first aid, sweets, a sewing kit... oh look I don't know what people put in their pouches! But you can never have too many, right?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">J'ai une pochette comme celle-ci et je l'utilise pour mes cartes (carte bleue, carte de bibliothèque, carte vitale). Ma mère met les jetons de caddie dans la sienne! Je ne conseillerais pas d'y mettre de la monnaie car elle se ferme avec deux boutons à pression (cela dit je pourrais faire une version pochette zipée à fleur). Mais autrement l'on pourrait y mettre ce que l'on veut! Et là les options sont infinies!</span><br /></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-86754162789388064932010-10-11T11:14:00.003+02:002010-10-11T11:34:04.942+02:00Eyes wide shut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ek6QYSda6ezaJUvwxDLM1gds4orBll_fZNYGXlvBr-1x-dGAks594MdAuHqchE06tFNfD0D5e5BUsD6RrL5R-kQ_5eJi8Ra-XosOsZgx6rrHe1xfN3jR9tP1jFZjt6ZHgM0ELg/s1600/IMG_8399.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ek6QYSda6ezaJUvwxDLM1gds4orBll_fZNYGXlvBr-1x-dGAks594MdAuHqchE06tFNfD0D5e5BUsD6RrL5R-kQ_5eJi8Ra-XosOsZgx6rrHe1xfN3jR9tP1jFZjt6ZHgM0ELg/s400/IMG_8399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526715045786401762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoaTrvYWHDwR5HzpluvhOTvIzXalBF_NtCQsgkiHHjkoAEBdUL_epEumFfylbieeVeceaYA77VAGpep_eFQqkfSDej4dFAiIvwzUKhKgz52gmefZsvglEVIDfF1uaK-MotOjeiQ/s1600/IMG_8398.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoaTrvYWHDwR5HzpluvhOTvIzXalBF_NtCQsgkiHHjkoAEBdUL_epEumFfylbieeVeceaYA77VAGpep_eFQqkfSDej4dFAiIvwzUKhKgz52gmefZsvglEVIDfF1uaK-MotOjeiQ/s400/IMG_8398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526715041892575442" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT238J0mjwM_yStjmX_HAUZnSNQV4G_M5oneTphgHNDFek-Mg9A-On9TAUbGdw9xBdn2BFCPXU59ntNi3X68a3Jeeyi7oGcYHoPC_s9ExuUZdzeD3hfHwZBreU2maNfPTSxoyYeg/s1600/IMG_8400.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT238J0mjwM_yStjmX_HAUZnSNQV4G_M5oneTphgHNDFek-Mg9A-On9TAUbGdw9xBdn2BFCPXU59ntNi3X68a3Jeeyi7oGcYHoPC_s9ExuUZdzeD3hfHwZBreU2maNfPTSxoyYeg/s400/IMG_8400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526715049152429650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just two little personalised pouches I made for little man's best friend and her brother. I lined them with satin (left over from capes) so they have a really nice interior feel! I popped a small gift in each and voilà! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Deux petits sacs fabriqués pour la meilleure copine de mon fils et son grand frère. L'intérieur est en satin - très agréable.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm feeling tired today after getting to bed at 4:30am on Sunday morning. Some good friends came over for a (delicious!) meal and we ended up playing backgammon and chess until the early hours. It quite reminded me of my student days. Until I was woken up by the kids at 7:30am! Those days are definitely gone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Je suis fatiguée aujourd'hui après m'être couchée à 4h30 dimanche matin. Nous avions invité un couple d'amis à dîner et puis nous avons passé la nuit à jouer aux échecs et au jacquet. Je me serais cru encore étudiant - jusqu'à ce que mes bambins m'ont réveillée à 7h30!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-65399795189326795392010-10-08T12:28:00.005+02:002010-10-08T13:11:44.225+02:00Having your cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMF2M2zfnogYssQHDOZ6ENahl_T9GIQCl9YZ4bQESr26gh-kE4Xg49EQ86WKDZa3O6gLTK5Mh3jDnAnxtTebBRQp24gcNi94EN3AhmS9FseAFXpPU5HFRmN3PV8sCHRJDIOzw7w/s1600/IMG_8349.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMF2M2zfnogYssQHDOZ6ENahl_T9GIQCl9YZ4bQESr26gh-kE4Xg49EQ86WKDZa3O6gLTK5Mh3jDnAnxtTebBRQp24gcNi94EN3AhmS9FseAFXpPU5HFRmN3PV8sCHRJDIOzw7w/s400/IMG_8349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525621268045506178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">When I became vegan four years ago, the first recipe book I bought was "Vegan with a Vengence" by Isa Chandra Moskovitz. It's a great book and I go back to it regularly but on my first flick through, there was one recipe that made my mouth water more than the others and my brain has been going back to it ever since: her ginger, macadamia, carrot cake with coconut frosting. The thing was, I never had all the ingredients to hand to make it. Until the other day. I finally pulled together the carrots, the crystallised ginger, the macadamia nuts, the coconut and the pineapple juice and actually made it, with the help of little man. I love this cake. It is spicy and nutty with a nice wholesome texture. The icing makes it quite sweet but the coconut does go so well with the ginger.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Ca fait quatre ans qu'une recette en particulier me donne envie. Quatre ans que régulièrement j'ouvre la page de la recette pour constater que je n'ai pas tous les ingrédients qu'il me faut. Là je n'en pouvais plus donc j'ai acheté le gingembre confite, les noix de macadamia, le jus d'ananas, le noix de coco et le lait de coco (qui font tous des apparitions chez nous mais apparemment d'une manière non-synchronisée) et... voilà: Mon gâteau de carottes au gingembre confit et aux noix de macadamia avec un glaçage de noix de coco. Délicieux!</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-kPlKdMaaLCuHlmFp5Yve7bTR1S5c9XhjpbBl10HITT1lVSaQ9x7sG8ICJ1ByF-YEZ_nQNzsWxf7z0ovuwloSZY02fEHWW40QxH8DWv8-wzq3uSwiy1h1bOtYWiRqls_sasonA/s1600/IMG_8354.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-kPlKdMaaLCuHlmFp5Yve7bTR1S5c9XhjpbBl10HITT1lVSaQ9x7sG8ICJ1ByF-YEZ_nQNzsWxf7z0ovuwloSZY02fEHWW40QxH8DWv8-wzq3uSwiy1h1bOtYWiRqls_sasonA/s400/IMG_8354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525621280153276418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">So the taste was excellent but the thing I loved best about this cake was sharing it. On Wednesday I took the pristine cake round to my neighbours' for afternoon tea. That evening, their son came over to ours and had a slice. The next day, yesterday, three workmen came to my house on a recky (boring so no details) and I offered them all coffee and... a slice of cake. So, in total 9 people enjoyed this cake (several of those having seconds) and I got to enjoy every single slice!! <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Ce que j'ai préféré avec ce gâteau était de le partager. Avec mes voisins, avec leur fils, avec les 3 ouvriers qui étaient chez moi hier et avec ma petite famille. Comme ça j'ai pu savouré chaque tranche mais pas chaque calorie! </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOJldIaXU15x16Buor0JxO-csHXbGEKeEHOgb82nZBi4SUO4A1FtZ3R-fjSrYu6VbhZwG9EUQGBFDzOkN486Ka0Zrk5iQE1HI6D4uoTCQyd1-rXjGzgUX4LPNvHSYpQi3eH7yJQ/s1600/IMG_8350.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOJldIaXU15x16Buor0JxO-csHXbGEKeEHOgb82nZBi4SUO4A1FtZ3R-fjSrYu6VbhZwG9EUQGBFDzOkN486Ka0Zrk5iQE1HI6D4uoTCQyd1-rXjGzgUX4LPNvHSYpQi3eH7yJQ/s400/IMG_8350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525621278296482050" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">It is case of 9 out of ten cats though because my little girl didn't even try it: carrots? yuck! Coconut? Yuck. Pineapple juice? Yuck. No thanks Mummy! Oh well. 9 out of ten aint bad! And tonight? Apple pie (or rather "tarte aux pommes") for her. <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Seule ma fille n'a pas aimé. N'a même pas voulu y goûter. Carottes? Beurk! Gingembre? Beurk! Noix de coco? Beurk! Jus d'ananas? Beurk! Bref...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Ce soir: tarte aux pommes pour elle.</span><br /></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-62076901220257638612010-10-05T15:24:00.006+02:002010-10-05T15:47:29.680+02:00Having a nice day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y-4azlGmUteqvFXhC3HJQ04aprfRZIuaLs447tQsYHevIX86h_vMC92-og8PU8PrNDd3NEoqMh-is509eRFv1djvJajT2iX_psGu-zmmOCKttwe6M1VbEcvdMTo5GNNLwP3uxQ/s1600/IMG_8328.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y-4azlGmUteqvFXhC3HJQ04aprfRZIuaLs447tQsYHevIX86h_vMC92-og8PU8PrNDd3NEoqMh-is509eRFv1djvJajT2iX_psGu-zmmOCKttwe6M1VbEcvdMTo5GNNLwP3uxQ/s400/IMG_8328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524554856342292130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span>I realise that I love working from home. I love getting into the flow and having two really productive sewing days. I love sewing. Wow. I'm feeling good. I am also really greatful for left over home-made miso soup... a quick, delicious, late lunch.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Hmm ça bosse bien de mon côté. Tellement bien et non-stop que j'ai juste eu le temps à l'instant de manger une petite soupe de miso que nous avions faite hier soir - hourra pour les restes! J'adore travailler à la maison. Et j'adore manger à la maison!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu-adjIywi8zOrS-FF6U_2JcSionXaEHSzl-ZDt87XskcnUzav54KWshBoa0fhbhvuG4_ofi9LUNQiAEt0YFypuamHB9yk0hRga_lCvPwu34veRP_jDz6H-xNyCZx4s1kVzM2Wg/s1600/IMG_8314.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu-adjIywi8zOrS-FF6U_2JcSionXaEHSzl-ZDt87XskcnUzav54KWshBoa0fhbhvuG4_ofi9LUNQiAEt0YFypuamHB9yk0hRga_lCvPwu34veRP_jDz6H-xNyCZx4s1kVzM2Wg/s400/IMG_8314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524553986993883586" border="0" /></a></span><span>I have been making bags. The girl bags, above, I blogged about last time are part order and part stock. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">J'ai fabriqué des sacs. Les petits sacs au-dessus, dont je vous ai parlé, la dernière fois sont terminés.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kg6zGaOpQa3nvNWW4LfuTkm4VlrY24rY7D9Wj9m9TJCeE-BNAsWoZuedtv04LXRi37u6tCZuce_A7Armgr4sFMC_3XNO0kFrYiIgXzAPh_ngd2LWpsJKpZWJEK0MsaIZGmkXyQ/s1600/IMG_8306.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kg6zGaOpQa3nvNWW4LfuTkm4VlrY24rY7D9Wj9m9TJCeE-BNAsWoZuedtv04LXRi37u6tCZuce_A7Armgr4sFMC_3XNO0kFrYiIgXzAPh_ngd2LWpsJKpZWJEK0MsaIZGmkXyQ/s400/IMG_8306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524553983968516066" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMo265Ipkse-XZfPuE5zTKbMrY5PtPMZuer4nUg691J-ujyCu4Db-ebmkm79P4FhPDv97uTmv-wWcz6r3dOImMAQUHoZWoYcp7OQ9HUFXPFmZwkCpk_vsDLhSCxQdr9U7zA7qig/s1600/IMG_8303.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMo265Ipkse-XZfPuE5zTKbMrY5PtPMZuer4nUg691J-ujyCu4Db-ebmkm79P4FhPDv97uTmv-wWcz6r3dOImMAQUHoZWoYcp7OQ9HUFXPFmZwkCpk_vsDLhSCxQdr9U7zA7qig/s400/IMG_8303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524553954110313842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cCvRmVKwvD4F4iAIpqdgPraoWEfsVVrvSeskPPFbN4BINQu3fm3QG948EGy5VfU5cMgoJ0_ay7Phvp_AglCYsp2r2mv9ZveWgL28b-iYpeTrO-4hmx23tR4dVvM-FERHBxdV0Q/s1600/IMG_8300.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cCvRmVKwvD4F4iAIpqdgPraoWEfsVVrvSeskPPFbN4BINQu3fm3QG948EGy5VfU5cMgoJ0_ay7Phvp_AglCYsp2r2mv9ZveWgL28b-iYpeTrO-4hmx23tR4dVvM-FERHBxdV0Q/s400/IMG_8300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524553948272674178" border="0" /></a>These black bags with hearts and clover are for stock - they are really popular with girls and are perfect for books, dance class, art stuff or just things!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Et ces sacs noirs à motif sont pour mon réserve! Je dois commencer à en créer une car j'ai une vente privée dans pas trop longtemps. Les petites filles adorent ces sacs pour y glisser leur petit monde.</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD-ELZKEkiao-IEVpx8CGiHfuS0ocXyxYC57AApfG6wOPidFilWmE1wVGCIugD-f_oNd2f0wGQOU1tutLJt0zqKp2BHxOb09mheqkKIgLrCyKthYmWtSeLPCngabENhdT7yu7qg/s1600/IMG_8316.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD-ELZKEkiao-IEVpx8CGiHfuS0ocXyxYC57AApfG6wOPidFilWmE1wVGCIugD-f_oNd2f0wGQOU1tutLJt0zqKp2BHxOb09mheqkKIgLrCyKthYmWtSeLPCngabENhdT7yu7qg/s400/IMG_8316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524553996635473906" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span>This brown "banana bag" is an order. I should really do a special post about these bags since they are so practical and amazing. Nothing much to look at but so nice to have in your life!!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Ce sac "banane" marron est une commande. Je vais vous parler dans un autre message de ces sacs car ils le méritent. Ils ne paient pas de mine mais sont super pratiques et durables. Moi et le mien sommes inséparables depuis maintenant dix ans ou plus!</span><br /><br />I have a couple more bags to do and then I'll move onto something else. And now I gotta go! See you soon.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">J'ai encore quelques sacs à faire et après je passerai à autre chose. Bon. Je dois vous laisser. A bientôt!</span><br /></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-67463631162497860432010-10-01T09:56:00.005+02:002010-10-01T10:40:47.924+02:00Yipee<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqSHB72HT1zrCT8Ga_N0_rFI-lW-3PV3wJp4zFXvKmnRSusx_KHIPbh9D1nNT48zCY5-_rbC2ePTdCS0AaES1EeztVYZyWsrQVBK4IrOrqjwfzMp7mQXxSXwY4taW5i2l0IPkCg/s1600/IMG_8281.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqSHB72HT1zrCT8Ga_N0_rFI-lW-3PV3wJp4zFXvKmnRSusx_KHIPbh9D1nNT48zCY5-_rbC2ePTdCS0AaES1EeztVYZyWsrQVBK4IrOrqjwfzMp7mQXxSXwY4taW5i2l0IPkCg/s400/IMG_8281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522993673278911218" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wow. It's Friday already. I can't believe the week has gone so quickly and that I haven't posted once. It honestly feels like we are Tuesday! It has been a funny week. Both kids needed nurturing - girly with a gastro and boy with a big bump on the back of his head on the same day. So not much work going on around here during the first half of the week but I got a lot done yesterday and am working on some bags. They are simple, solid and, in my humble opinion, perfect for girls who aren't quite grown up yet but who are too big for cute. I love the little pleats at the top. I might consider making these in a slightly bigger size for grown-ups... </span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >The yipee at the top is because we are going to get a rabbit, I received the email confirming our adoption last night! I have wanted a house rabbit for about fifteen years an</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >d am so happy that my little dream is going to come true. We are going to adopt from a charity who rescue </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span>and rehouse </span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >abandoned rabbits and I am so pleased that we are able to help a bunny in need. Our rabbit is a girl who is grey with a white nose. I think you'll see her soon enough.</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >The day has suddenly turned into a very very busy one thanks to one phone call. So I have to go. Have a good weekend friends!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsPaMP19jSUnCDsRkF1MQrBNK4796ia_1ccf5khihIEZ__6PratMgBwAUgpwZuIi4PY-VCzLB7O0FLK2DOsI5oJ2ectLUlJjp7ao0B5oiss0d1k7lcbf28bMgVsZ1R_jaoZhK4A/s1600/IMG_8095.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsPaMP19jSUnCDsRkF1MQrBNK4796ia_1ccf5khihIEZ__6PratMgBwAUgpwZuIi4PY-VCzLB7O0FLK2DOsI5oJ2ectLUlJjp7ao0B5oiss0d1k7lcbf28bMgVsZ1R_jaoZhK4A/s400/IMG_8095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522985837748743746" border="0" /></a></span></span> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Je travaille actuellement sur de petits sacs pour filles. Filles qui ne sont pas encore tout à faits grandes mais qui ont passé la phase où tout doit être mignon! Ces sacs sont simple et solides. J'adore les petits plis qui entourent l'ouverture. Comme d'habitude, la doublure est bien colorée et je n'en ai pas encore fait deux pareils.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Mon youpi du titre est parce que nous avons été acceptés pour adopter une petite lapine grise au nez blanc de l'association Ani-nounou. Je suis hyper contente et j'ai hâte qu'elle arrive chez nous.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Aujourd'hui s'est transformé en un coup de fil en journée speed donc je dois vous laisser déjà. Je vous souhaite un bon weekend.</span></span><br /></div>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-55803858534558066792010-09-24T18:02:00.004+02:002010-09-24T18:19:04.068+02:00Bar runner<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnuSt9uJrW5ZeX74p1wLuWVfWWijH3fXfx9uScRK0ECaiMoagFQdLmXrafytEBrTiSSjjoibjuHMQqvkwVLuvT7XyVtcmudJmFUTI4RQUFihucv3qDDF_OTMqum2inJTJwFgwjQ/s1600/For+jenny.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnuSt9uJrW5ZeX74p1wLuWVfWWijH3fXfx9uScRK0ECaiMoagFQdLmXrafytEBrTiSSjjoibjuHMQqvkwVLuvT7XyVtcmudJmFUTI4RQUFihucv3qDDF_OTMqum2inJTJwFgwjQ/s400/For+jenny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520511547275714882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ha ha this title sounds dodgey - faster than a pub crawl and more urban. But I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about this runner I made for my friend <a href="http://sosimbo.canalblog.com/">Sophy</a>'s breakfast bar. I had very specific dimensions and was so pleased that I managed to get it right. I always overestimate everything and for that reason often cut things too big (or buy too many...). I have reduced the size of two duvet covers this way - taking the right dimensions and then adding a few centimeters just in case I make it too small. Result? I have two annoying duvet covers that my duvet floats about in. I should learn to trust myself more. Anyhow, back to the runner. Sophy wanted orange. So she got it. And she had shown me a couple of fabrics in other items I have made that she particularly liked and so I tried to incorporate those in the patchwork strips. All in all I think we are both pleased with the result. And thanks Sophy for taking the trouble to photograph the runner and make the above mozaic. I have no idea where the photos I took of it ended up! Duh!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">J'ai fait une commande de chemin de table pour ma copine <a href="http://sosimbo.canalblog.com/">Sophy</a>! Et c'est elle qui l'a si joliment photographié - merci Soph - car j'ai perdu (je ne sais où) les photos que j'avais prises moi-même. Bref. Le chemin de table couvre le bar où Sophy et sa famille mange leur petit-déjeuner. J'étais super contente de moi car j'ai réussi à respecter les dimensions - trop souvent je fais trop grand par peur de faire trop petit. Elle voulait qu'il soit dans les tons oranges et j'ai incorporé quelqu'uns des tissus qu'elle aimait dans d'autres de mes créations. </span><br /></span></span></div>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-49389242710315343292010-09-22T22:44:00.006+02:002010-09-22T23:39:21.635+02:00Fennel<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCuTpWTG5seWXWIHfrlfL0uhMh2Z_58wizkw85JDzQ_WLb2JG81Oldanl8djyHMBsxkWZsQTxUpHiiLjRXPpWYeR2sJr-VFnT8-U8dvqsdVgqTNGAOYirtzH6aBJ2dEshyf0u6Q/s1600/IMG_8237.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCuTpWTG5seWXWIHfrlfL0uhMh2Z_58wizkw85JDzQ_WLb2JG81Oldanl8djyHMBsxkWZsQTxUpHiiLjRXPpWYeR2sJr-VFnT8-U8dvqsdVgqTNGAOYirtzH6aBJ2dEshyf0u6Q/s400/IMG_8237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519850793606921602" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">So I sent in my form about adopting a rabbit (I found one in a shelter from a website). We are all impatient to hear whether it's going to happen or not. Actually today was busy with good stuff (including rabbits) and stressful stuff. Little boy has yet to adapt to the new year of school rhythm and rules and so we are going from "Mummy you are nasty" (I had half an hour of that on repeat this morning at some unearthly time - far too early to actually react) to hanging on to poor Mum's legs and rejecting everyone else. He has had countless tantrums today and he seems unable to deal with any obstacle which stands between him and his ruling the universe. Hard work and tiring. Thank goodness girly has a "new" atlas and is freaking out over the size of Canada and wondering whether Argentina is in Europe and is learning capital cities. I tried to show off my own knowledge (at age nine I knew them all) but got a bit (cough cough) muddled with Sofia, Bucharest, Budapest, Prague... Don't ask me! Or ask me now but not tomorrow.</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">We did eat some delicious pasta which I think you should all recreate in celebration of fennel! We adapted from Jamie Oliver's recipe in er </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.amazon.fr/Happy-Days-Naked-Jamie-Oliver/dp/0141029463/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1285189349&sr=1-2">Happy Days with the Naked Chef</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. I have no photo since we ate it too quickly.</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is what you do:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">fry some sliced garlic, a crumbled chili pepper and some rosemary in some olive oil for one minute,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">add some crushed fennel seeds and fry for one minute,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">add some fennel in eighths, previously boiled for just short of 10 minutes, and fry for 5 minutes,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">add some halved cherry tomatoes and, if you wish, some canned tomatoes or other juice (wine, stock) and stew for as long as it takes from 15 minutes up.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meanwhile cook the pasta.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">While the pasta is cooking, fry some dry breadcrumbs in olive oil until crispy.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mix pasta and sauce on the plate and then sprinkle breadcrumbs over.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You will not be disappointed. Yum.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gosh I forgot to mention that originally he makes this with salami added right at the beginning. Boyf' just grilled some bacon and added it to his plate at the end. You could go with anchovies too since apparently fennel is very Sicilian and we all know Sicilians love anchovies right? Anyone Sicilian around to correct me? (I'm nudging you!). and in any case... vegan is best!</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hmm must go take photo for post, back in a tick... ha ha I am back in my time and of course my mind has wandered. I took a photo of the recipe but then remembered Jamie's excellent trainers on the back of the dust jacket. I actually fell in love with these on a stranger's feet over ten years ago but in red and gold and so procured myself a pair which I only dumped, almost sole-less but they still had soul, just a couple of months ago... And have now replaced them with the excellent trainers at the top... not vegan but second-hand and second-hand direct from New York. Love them. Funny how things turn out. Fennel to trainers from New York.<br /><br />PS you can just about see Jamie's trainers below mine if you click on the photo...<br /></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bon je pense que je traduirai tout cela demain! Revenez donc pour une excellente recette de pâtes au fenouil et une histoire de basquettes...</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-44278824483706538972010-09-21T12:20:00.003+02:002010-09-21T12:45:04.804+02:00Logcabin revisited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbEAP69ckJjRq_YCjq5IwFU3q8XuHv1EZKC4IWNrktqEli04NWkGlhV93gOdirJ09e5xcygYvgqaPDgwVsModMSDm0D6wn_nzwiT9FquRk61rPveozuTHOFMW1DQvfPl51qyZTQ/s1600/IMG_8218.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbEAP69ckJjRq_YCjq5IwFU3q8XuHv1EZKC4IWNrktqEli04NWkGlhV93gOdirJ09e5xcygYvgqaPDgwVsModMSDm0D6wn_nzwiT9FquRk61rPveozuTHOFMW1DQvfPl51qyZTQ/s400/IMG_8218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519310848057100882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" >Today I'm working on an order of some log-cabin cushion covers. My usual rusty-pink colour combination - it's very popular. I enjoy making these so I'm a happy bunny. I'm chuckling inside because we are considering adopting a house rabbit and so soon there might be two happy bunnies under this roof! It's a big decision and we need to discuss it as a family and all feel ready to commit before we go ahead with it. I am crossing my fingers though.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbJXw1VGI6ue6CcF8k1soDz7_9xJfBUGONlrwr_3UtGpEht5fubtzPNHUjTvDIQ4LsGjWUYE2KsSMRydKPzuuPThrZAc8iUIP_0J8HDZ-VKy_PDqnKjgvTUbRyVTV56wPZ9gS7A/s1600/IMG_8225.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbJXw1VGI6ue6CcF8k1soDz7_9xJfBUGONlrwr_3UtGpEht5fubtzPNHUjTvDIQ4LsGjWUYE2KsSMRydKPzuuPThrZAc8iUIP_0J8HDZ-VKy_PDqnKjgvTUbRyVTV56wPZ9gS7A/s400/IMG_8225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519310846445459746" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Je travaille aujourd'hui sur une commande de housses de coussin. J'utilise mes couleurs habituelles et je n'en ai pas encore marre - elles plaisent bien. Nous allons éventuellement adopter un lapin qui vivrait en liberté chez nous, avec nous. Il faut que nous en discutons encore en famille pour être sûrs que nous sommes prêts à nous engager. Moi, j'ai très envie et je croise les doigts.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj3Lo8e6PnOpcugtig7bWYiba2wKeT9dVRUNQWEWBUXLKrgYeIU8LZuzQkHUXpf8diOZmgmy_ff_o3nV6dG3_VsNipxYyYBS0A538J7qJ8hessChi28eXwYgvl5cs3UI-qxo0tw/s1600/IMG_8232.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj3Lo8e6PnOpcugtig7bWYiba2wKeT9dVRUNQWEWBUXLKrgYeIU8LZuzQkHUXpf8diOZmgmy_ff_o3nV6dG3_VsNipxYyYBS0A538J7qJ8hessChi28eXwYgvl5cs3UI-qxo0tw/s400/IMG_8232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519310857560412274" border="0" /></a>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-52541196694918437932010-09-20T14:26:00.004+02:002010-09-20T14:44:58.861+02:00Online once more<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR4F-wy-AcMkIQbWjwOO9GpUplJ56GY4wgJAcJqmnM4-pENN_AUI-XComK0lBU5erka7qswgZpNT5cufkO2YwmX5SGBNXwqR8AWpBavuD4Xi2C1HgGmbZa_nIwTddACbDfV8mUw/s1600/IMG_8115.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR4F-wy-AcMkIQbWjwOO9GpUplJ56GY4wgJAcJqmnM4-pENN_AUI-XComK0lBU5erka7qswgZpNT5cufkO2YwmX5SGBNXwqR8AWpBavuD4Xi2C1HgGmbZa_nIwTddACbDfV8mUw/s400/IMG_8115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518975694683480146" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Crikey! Have I been away that long? Ha! I know I have but am glad to be back again. Thanks for sticking with me. I have had a nice time away and am now back in gear and er, dare I say it, this time I mean business! You can see that I have modified the layout of the blog, adding pages at the top which describe my business activity. I hope this isn't off-putting to my friends and family but I plan to market myself a little more intensively and so hope to have business traffic coming this way soon! My little blog will still remain the same though: me chatting about my days and whatnot... </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway, I hope you had a really good summer with family and friends and maybe also a bit time on your own (I had a bit of that and relished every second). I will be posting almost every day again from now so, I'll see you tomorrow!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Coucou les amis! Si vous êtes toujours là! J'ai négligé ce petit blog cet été, d'abord par nécessité (j'ai passé l'aspirateur sur mon ordinateur portable ce qui l'a rendu inutilisable) et ensuite par manque de temps et d'organisation. Mais je suis de retour et même d'attaque! Vois pouvez voir que j'ai modifié la présentation de mon blog en ajoutant en haut des pages qui expliquent un peu mon activité de vente de créations. J'espère que ça ne vous dérange pas - je n'ai pas l'intention de transformer cet espace en total commercial, mais j'ai envie d'augmenter mon activité quand même et donc cette nouvelle présentation devrait m'aider en cela.<br /><br />Bref... j'espère que vous avez passé un bon été et que la rentrée s'est bien passé pour tout le monde. Je posterai ici régulièrement à partir de maintenant et donc je vous dis... à demain!<br /></span></span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34991842.post-80688311633409544512010-07-20T20:29:00.002+02:002010-07-20T20:34:45.650+02:00Break<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Oops broken fan on my computer... I'll be back when it's fixed!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zut! Le ventilateur de mon ordinateur est cassé - je reviendrai quand je l'aurai réparé!</span></span>Jellybeanlupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04392671522878188380noreply@blogger.com1