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What is up with owls and Christmas?? what is the relationship and what makes them so christmasy looking? Don't know, not sure, it's a cultural thing??? maybe? Anyway, following the wave I made a Christmas tree ornament following this tutorial. It is a cute ornament, I have to say. I love that I can mix different bright colors and get a very different looking owl. This won't be the last one.

Que pasa con los buhos y la Navidad? cual es la relacion entre ellos y que les hace tan navidenhos? No lo se, no estoy segura, es algu cultural?? quizas? Bueno, de todos modos he querido seguir esa misma tendencia y he hecho una decoracion del arbol con forma de buho siguiendo este turorial. La verdad es que es mono. Me gusta que se pueden combinar diferentes colres brillantes y te salen buhos con pintas distintas. No sera el ultimo que haga.

New camera!!

I am so happy!! I finally bought myself a wonderful camera!! I have been suffering the results of my previous camera for years now, every picture was a pain! the only ones that were worth something were outdoors when the weather was a bit cloudy but with lots of light. Other than that, 99% of my pictures were taken indoors and most of them were just...pitiful. But that era has ended and I feel so happy!!! And I will share with you two things, one, the green eyes (and dirty mouth) of my favorite little boy, and second, a new bag I just finished. Nice quality isn't it?

Estoy tan feliz!! Por fin me compre una camara increible!! He estado sufriendo las consecuancias de tener la camara que tenia antes durante anhos, cada foto era un sufrimiento! las unicas que merecian la pena eran las de fuera cundo estaba algo nublado pero habia bastante luz. Por lo demas, el 99% de mis fotos eran dentro de casa y la mayoria eran...penosas. Pero esa era acabo y estoy feliz!!! Y compartire con vosotros dos cosas, una, los ojos verdes (y cara sucia) de mi ninho favorito, y la segunda, la ultima bolsa que acabo de terminar. Que buena calidad no??

Bags / new designs

I have been working on two new bags. The first one took me forever to make it. I followed Denyse Schmidt new book on purses and I have to say, it was HARD!!! and it used lots and lots of fabric and interfacing. I think I won't make any more of those for now. The second one is similar to another one I made a long time ago and that I use every single day. I love the design and I think this one came out pretty nice. I improved it compared to mine making it more sturdy and finishing it better. I can tell that experience makes a difference! I hope you like them!!!

He estado trabajando en dos bolsas nuevas. La primera me llevo muchisimo tiempo. He seguido el patron del ultimo libro de bolsos de Denyse Schmidt y la verdad es que fue DIFICILISIMO!!!! y use un monton de tela y de entretela. Creo que no voy a hacer mas de esos por ahora. El segundo es similar a uno que hice hace tiempo y que lo uso todos los dias. Me encanta el disenho y me salio bastante bien. Lo he mejorado comparandolo con el mio, lo hice mas duro y lo acabe mejor. La verdad es que la expriencia hace mucho! Espero que os gusten!!!

Pirate cake

And here is his second cake, I love it!!

Y aqui esta su segunda tarta, me encanta!!

Birthday parties

Luca has just turned 5! I don't know how to manage to make more than one party every year. This time, we had one with his friends from school and siblings, the second one at school with all of his classmates and teachers and today is the last one with all our Spanish speaking friends. So he has been celebrating all week long, he has also gotten 2 cakes and cupcakes. I have made the cakes for him, with fondant and I also made him a pinhata than is being recycled today for the second party out of school. You can imagine how much I have been working making sure the boy has fun all the way and reminding him how important it is that he is a big 5 year old boy!!! He sure is a happy one and he also makes me proud. During his first party, he greeting all his guests, even though he sees them every day, he escorted them to the basement and he let them have a piece of cake before him. I was impressed, he is a real gentleman, I guess those southern genes are there!!

Luca ya tiene 5 anhos! No se como me las apanho pero cada anho lo celebramos varias veces. Esta vez, tuvimos una fiesta con sus companheros del cole con sus hermanos, otra en el cole con todos sus companheros de clase y con las profesoras y la ultima con los amigos de habla hispana. Asi que ha estado celebrandolo toda la semana, ha tenido dos tartas y magdalenas. Le he hecho las tartas yo con fondant y tambien una pinhata que la voy a reciclar hoy en la segunda fiesta fuera del cole. Os podeis imaginar cuanto he estado trabajando asegurandome que el ninho se lo pase super y recordandole lo importante que es el ser un ninho grande de 5 anhos!!! Esta feliz y tambien hace que me sienta muy orgullosa de el. Durante la primera fiesta, saludo a cada uno de sus invitados segun llegaban, aunque los ve a dirario, los acompanho hasta el sotano y les ofrecio tarta a elllos antes que el. Me impresiono, es un caballero!, supongo que esos genes del sur estan ahi!!

I am proud of my latest cake, it is a pirate cake, I will post pictures of it after this last party today. I am getting better at this fondant business!!

Thank you to all of those who have greeted Luca (and myself) for this special day. We are sooo happy to be sooo lucky!! Happy weekend!!!

Estoy orgullosa de mi ultima tarta, es de pirata, pondre las fotos cuando acabe la fiesta de hoy. Me salen mejor estas tartas de fondant!!!

Gracias a todos lo que os habeis acordado y felicitado a Luca (y a mi) por este dia tan especial. Estamos muy contentos y nos sentimos muy afortunados!!! Feliz fin de semana!!