Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

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*

our busy little bee, Inge, I’m speechless at what pretty things you’ve crafted, and so many of them.
The children receiving these gifts will have such shining eyes, you wouldn’t believe it, dear Inge. 
I always think campaigns like this are wonderful. 
Here in our area, I haven’t heard/read anything about this yet. I’d certainly join in too.

so happy crafting to everyone

I agree with all of this, too. Many people put countless hours into their work, and getting paid as recognition for that is only fair.
After all, none of us want to work for free.

However, so that I can understand how a pattern is structured, I can see the value in having a free version available; otherwise, I’m happy to pay for patterns. Of course, free patterns are always welcome, too. That goes without saying.
 

By now, I’ve gotten the hang of the new design and how it works, but I found my way around better before.
What I’ve noticed now is that when I just want to write a comment on a product photo, I can’t find a field for it anymore. You can only submit or write a review in the review field—you can’t write regular comments anymore. Just the “Like” button with the heart that I can click—nothing else. Or did I miss something?

Have a nice evening

Finally, a chance to cool off and catch my breath. It was time for dance tea again today.

Wow, look at all the amazing things being created here. A life-size head. Is that clay? Kudos. I like both designs. I’m curious to see how it turns out when it’s finished.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

It’s so unbearably hot 😓—I’d love to try Inge’s ice cream 🍦, too. Sounds delicious.

I’m on vacation this week, and thankfully I don’t have to move around much, except for my crochet hook

Here’s what I made: a Polish star, crocheted. It’s going to be a little bag.

Hmm, that looks delicious at Ina’s.

Thank you, Josefa—wishing you all a relaxing weekend, too. I still have to work on Sunday, but then I get to look forward to a whole week of vacation. It’s going to be great.

Warm regards from me

Good morning

Wow, Petra—it looks great as a wall hanging, too. I especially like the idea with those clips and the branch.
Great work.

Have a wonderful weekend of crafting, everyone!

Asker (a city in Norway)

Hi everyone,

I’m still crocheting a triangular shawl (AL by Mad me). After crocheting quite a few rows, I spotted a mistake. The symmetry wasn’t right, so I unraveled it for now, and here I go again.



Hugs, Andrea 😍

Oh, Inge, that’s just adorable. They look so cute in their outfits—absolutely amazing. :-))

First of all, thank you very much for your efforts with the new layout. It takes some getting used to.
Still, I get along better with the old version.

Something I noticed today: when I want to add an item to my wishlist—so I click “Wishlist”—and then go back to the author images that were displayed, the image suddenly disappears from that gallery because it’s now on my wishlist. Is that how it’s supposed to work?

Midsummer

I’m currently still crocheting my triangular shawl

On the contrary. Crocheting is always an option, no matter what the temperature is—or any other craft project where I can sit down.
My hands always need to be busy with something, like casting and painting stones.

I felt the same way as Inge. You have to take a detour through “Browse” to get to the other sections. I had to search around and try a few things at first, too.
The images are bigger now, but the old menu navigation worked better for me—it was clearer and faster.

Best regards

guMo Nadel Eule,

you’re right. Everything stayed the same on my phone, but not on my computer.

Have a great weekend!

Good evening, everyone.

I just noticed that the CP site has a new look. I’ll have to get used to it again.
I thought the “old” design was nicer and easier to navigate.
Why does everything always have to change? What do you think of the new site?

Best regards, Andrea

Congratulations and happy birthday! Wishing you all the best, good luck, and good health

Right now, I’m working/crocheting with a 3-ply yarn cake from Traumgarne (it’s been sitting in my closet for a while).
I’m making a triangular shawl out of it (pattern from here)

You’ve got some really pretty fabrics there, Inge. I’d like the one with the ladybugs too.
I’m curious to see what you’ll make from them, you busy little bee :-)

Wow, it’s amazing what kind of quilt projects you’ve all created here. Especially the ideas for all the different things you can sew together. It almost makes me want to give it a try myself, but unfortunately I already have so many hobbies.
It’s really lovely to look at, though. Hats off to all that hard work.

Have a wonderful week of crafting, everyone :-)

That mosaic blanket looks great. It’s my favorite crochet technique.

How big is this pretty blanket?

Wow, Inge.

I used to have a yucca palm or one of those weeping figs. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much luck with it—the tips of the leaves would often turn brown.

Good evening,

unfortunately, I had to work. My kids came to visit over Pentecost, and we spent the afternoon together. On Pentecost Sunday, we all went out to eat—it was delicious. We took a short walk, had coffee at Grandma and Grandpa’s, and played cards. Everything went well despite being tired from work.
I had the late shift today, so we had plenty of time for breakfast together. It was nice spending time with the kids.
Now everyone’s back home.

Stay healthy, everyone!

Thank you so much. I wish the same for all of you here as well.

My kids are coming to visit, and I’m really looking forward to it, even though I have to work (my boss didn’t give me the day off). It’s annoying.

That was always nice. Too bad.

Tiramisu

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Wow, what amazing projects! Beautiful :-))

The top blanket currently measures approx. 73 x 54 cm

The bottom mosaic blanket measures approx. 74 x 61 cm

There are still quite a few crochet rounds to add. 

I have two more large projects here that are still in progress—so they’re far from finished.

See for yourselves



Oh, how cute! Inge, you sure are quick at dressing your sweet little girl.