Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

Egg muffins with vegetables (I just Googled it). I wonder if that tastes good?

Beautiful, Inge. You’re so quick. “Turbo-Inge” really hits the nail on the head. That made me laugh so hard.
Your three girls just automatically make you laugh, too. Keep enjoying them.

Thank you, dear Petra. No, no more “Little Old Man”. I crocheted this little doll for a coworker because she can’t quite manage it herself. She’s not staying with me—the doll has already moved on.
Someday I might crochet a “small” one for myself.  Yes, I always enjoyed watching Püppi, too—it was a fun time back then.
Now I can get back to crafting for myself. My crochet shawl is still waiting to be finished, my mini Grinch still needs a face… and I still have some paper and bead crafts to tackle. So I won’t be getting bored.

Hi there, crafty friends—have a wonderful evening, everyone.

I took a few days off, and yay, the crochet order is finally finished. I quickly snapped a photo.
Ta-da! May I introduce Püppi Langstrumpf. (It was a crochet kit.)

Oh, Inge, your triplets look absolutely adorable. Each one is cuter than the next. I’m also curious to see what outfits you’ll dress them in.
Have lots of fun with your little dolls.

Crocheting and beading right now

I’m sending you get-well wishes too, Inge.

Ina, your winter dresses look great.

I’m still crocheting the doll on commission for a coworker. But I’m not making much progress right now because of my late shift—I can’t get any crafting done then.
Other than that, I’m doing a little beadwork for Christmas and making cards.

From me, too, my very best birthday wishes—may you have good luck and good health.

Hello, everyone! I’m sending you all a big hug from afar

Thank you so much for your kind birthday wishes and floral greetings—they really made me very happy.
Yes, I had a wonderful day with my parents. We had a lovely meal at “Kartoffelkäfer”—German cuisine—and I let myself be served for a change. Afterward, we took a little digestive walk, and then of course had coffee with delicious fruit flan, muffins, and whipped cream. In the evening, we had a little drink. Everything was perfect.
And… I even got my requested day off from work.

Warmest regards
Andrea :-)

Barbecue night 

Baking Florentines (they’re thin cookies)

Collecting pinecones for crafts

Good morning, dear forum

members! Right now I’m working on a Pippi Longstocking doll for a colleague—or rather, for her friend.
She’d ordered one of those crochet kits but couldn’t figure out the English instructions at all, so I agreed to help.
Of course, I’ll share a picture of the finished Püppi later—if I don’t forget.

Have a pleasant Friday, everyone, and enjoy your weekend—I have to get back to work.

Hugs, Andrea :-)

Danube Wave

Buying chrysanthemums

Vanilla crescents

A glance out the living room window to enjoy the last rays of sunshine, and right away this fluttering fellow flies in, landing briefly on the balcony table. He spreads his wings as if he knew we wanted to snap a photo of his full beauty. Photo in the bag, and just like that, the peacock butterfly was gone again. 😉 Awesome

Hi everyone,
have you all been busy? I’ve just been crocheting some little fall decorations here and there

 

Strawberry Cake

How big did your little cutie bear turn out to be?

Oh, so cute—your little bear is really fluffy, just made for cuddling. The color is amazing.

My yarn stash is still manageable, even though a few skeins found their way into my bag while I was on vacation.
Most of it is cotton yarn, and I still have some thin crochet yarn too (for smaller amigurumis).
The yarn is spread out across 2 drawers, 3 fabric boxes, and a large, flat plastic under-bed storage box. There are also quite a few UFOs in there—unfortunately—waiting to be finished. Otherwise, everything’s still under control.

My warmest congratulations and all the best to you

I ended up finding some after all. Since there are hardly any yarn stores left in Germany, I just had to grab some from the Panduro shop in Norway.
Here’s my little haul. I’m as proud as can be.

Pretzel sticks

A little 50-gram Norwegian “Bobbel” found its way into my shopping cart. Other than that, I’ve stayed strong.

I’d also like to say a big thank you to the CP team. I’m so glad this site exists.
I’ve met so many nice people here, found lots of inspiration, and gotten help with my questions.
It’s a very diverse forum. Keep up the great work 😉🫂🧶☕️

Warm birthday wishes from 🇧🇻☕️🍰🫂💐🥂🎂, lots of 🍀 and good health. Have a wonderful day.

Here are a few more impressions from 🇧🇻😉

   
Have a nice Sunday

Ginger Cookies

Thank you all. It was like coming home. As if we’d never left. Everything feels so familiar. Not much has changed.
We’re really enjoying our time here. Tomorrow we’re visiting our German friends.

Warm regards from Norway

Oh right, privacy. Please delete this then.

Back in 🇧🇻🌞☕️ for the first time in a long while. Visiting colleagues. Feels like home. Those were great times back then. A lot of people still recognized me and asked if I was coming back.
     

Hi everyone,

that doesn’t sound good at all for the two of you (Inge and Carola). That’s why crafts—or any other hobby—are great for taking your mind off things and immersing yourself in another world. Just switch off from everyday life.

For me, when I’m crafting, doing needlework, or something similar, I can forget everything around me—I get so absorbed in what I’m doing. I don’t forget to eat, but I often forget to drink. Staying hydrated is important. Most of the time I drink way too little, even though there’s a drink right on the table. I have to be really careful that this doesn’t happen to me again.

Wishing you all a speedy recovery and relaxation through crafts and hobbies.

Warm regards from me
Andrea

 Happy birthday today! Wishing you good luck and good health, and may you continue to have so many great ideas for your shop.

Warm regards from me.

Pear Cake

Elise Cake

It's just too hot. This time I couldn't crochet because yesterday, for the first time, I felt really unwell due to circulation issues. I've never had that before. Woozy, ringing in my ears; I actually drank enough, the fan is running—first I was sweating, then freezing. At night you can hardly sleep properly. 
This morning I took 1/2 a tablet, since I had to go to the early shift, and after that I felt better again. Now this evening it's starting again, 1/2 a tablet, then straight to bed. There's no doctor around on the weekend anyway. I have to hang in there; I'm on vacation soon, then finally some rest.

At work the air is stagnant, and I'm walking around there with a damp cloth around my neck too. Awful.

Wishing everyone else a speedy recovery too. Sleep well, get some rest.

 

The weather here is pretty changeable too—sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy. You never know what to wear.
Today we were invited to lunch with my parents at a restaurant called “Kartoffelkäfer.” German cuisine. It was my mom’s birthday yesterday, and I have the day off. So it worked out perfectly.

That means today, lounging on the couch, making crafts for the swap meet, crocheting—whatever I feel like doing.
I’m going to use my die-cutting machine again; I still have two orders for birthday cards to make.
So it never gets boring.

Hugs from me

Well, I can still print them all out. I tried it out with the patterns I bought right at the very beginning, and it works.
Even though that shop doesn’t exist anymore, you still have the patterns you bought. They haven’t gone anywhere.
So it works on the computer.
I don’t know how it works on a cell phone.

I’ll have to remember (take a picture of) this clever idea from Ina, too.

When I have problems with the PC, I have my husband by my side to help me. I’m very grateful for that.
Ina, regarding the keyboard, I don’t have any problems with the Shift key on mine. There are different kinds of keyboards, after all. Mine has up and down arrow keys (wide keys next to the ...y-x-c-v-b... row). It works wonderfully. And I’m also a “touch-typing” secretary.
Before, I had the Norwegian keyboard. You get used to it. I’m running Windows 11.

How about we start a thread with pictures of our keyboards?

Very best wishes, Andrea

Hi everyone,

I might have seen this figure online before—it doesn’t ring a bell right now. Personally, I don’t think it’s very pretty either. But as they say, there’s no accounting for taste. To me, it looks kind of monstrous. I’ll stick with my Hello Kitty, or my self-strung or crocheted figures.
Ladybugs are always a safe bet, or my beaded dragonfly. I’ll upload some photos when I get the chance.

Veronika and Inge, you have quite a large selection there. They look great and varied. I’m always up for beads.
Inge, I really like your nautical pendant. Great work.

Have a pleasant rest of the day, everyone
I’m enjoying my days off, finally recharging my “batteries”

Hugs, Andrea

Dear Petra,
sorry for the belated birthday wishes—they come from the heart. All the best, good luck, and good health.
Stay just the way you are, and continued success with your shop and the wonderful ideas that always enrich us all.
Thank you for that.

Warm regards
Andrea

Claudia, that already looks really great.
Veronika, interesting bag

I’m still working on my crocheted shawl. Every now and then, I switch to other craft projects.

Well, everything works fine for me, too.

Thanks, Claudia, for this detailed info. Keep up the great work. I’d be too impatient for that.

Thank you, and I wish you all a relaxing weekend as well.

To you, dear Inge , get well soon. That’s true—our hobbies are great for unwinding and taking our minds off things. I can really relax and lose myself in my creativity.

I have to fill in for laundry duty on Sunday—otherwise, I’m free until Wednesday. I’m going to enjoy that to the fullest. After all, my “battery” needs recharging, too.

 

That’s really nice, Claudia. Oh, concrete. How long does it usually take to set? Interesting.

Wow, you’ve all been so creative again, and the results are amazing.
That spooky school cone is a hit, but this pretty wooden box is a real showstopper. Great job, Ina.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any school-age kids anymore.

Best regards

Yeah, Veronika, you never know what treasures will turn up.
I think your Flutter Mouse is great. Looks like you still have plenty of projects to finish.

I haven’t been able to finish my few unfinished crochet projects either. Right now I’m crocheting a second flat triangular shawl because a friend loved my finished shawl so much that she wants one, too. The things we do—and it helps me unwind from work. So it has a positive side effect, too.
By the way, my “Polish Star” crochet bag was finished today. Another project completed *joy*