Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

It depends. I’ll keep some as decorations, and I’ll give some away as good-luck charms.
I still have the long stones—those will become ladybugs.

Petra, thank you. The individual squares are about 24 cm x 24 cm. Since I crocheted it with cotton yarn, it’s also a bit heavy. I didn’t weigh it.

Here are my 6 attempts at painting faces—there’s still room for improvement. I need finer brushes for the mouth.

Wow, what mega-projects—each one more beautiful than the last.

My biggest project was this mosaic granny square blanket, and I’m incredibly proud of it.

Thanks, Mel, for the tip. I took a look at the “Minimum” yarn. It looks great, and there are so many wonderful colors. I’m thinking about it, but I still have plenty left in my stash.

It would be exactly the right yarn weight for me, since I crochet a lot with smaller hooks. We’ll see. But good to know.

Thanks, Ina, for this info. That really helps.

My silicone measuring cup has a spout, so the leftover mixture can just dry inside—you can just turn the cup upside down, and presto, everything crumbles right out on its own. It works great.

Today I painted 6 smiley faces with yellow as a test; I’ll let them dry first because I don’t know yet if I’ll need to go over them again. I’ll continue tomorrow. Of course, I’ll show you the results.

Thank you so much, Inge. Mmh, that sounds delicious.

Ina, I’m really looking forward to seeing your “stone casting” project here.
Then we can share our experiences. I’m still experimenting with the mixing ratio (i.e., the amount for this mold). I didn’t have quite enough mixture. It says 1:3 on the package, but not the actual amounts.

How much water did you use? I have this set of three silicone measuring cups.

Petra, the smiley faces will be yellow with black eyes and a red mouth. I’m going to paint the stones to look like ladybugs (red and black) or do some dotting painting. We’ll see.

It looks so cute.

Both jackets turned out great. That gives me the idea to crochet one for my little one, too.

I tried my hand at stone casting. It worked out pretty well. I still have to paint them.

I'm pretty happy with the result.

Love, Andrea

Have a lovely afternoon, dear Inge. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary

—it’s true, we had our wedding anniversary on the same day. Today marks our 7th wedding anniversary out of a total of 14 years.

Have a wonderful day. The gift from your husband is truly one-of-a-kind. Exactly—that face with the dimples is just so cute. It’s amazing how quickly you get a “new addition” :-))

We both went out for a nice meal today, and later we’ll have fruit tart with whipped cream and a cappuccino—so it’s been a really relaxed, quiet day, since the workweek starts again tomorrow.

Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone!

Childhood

What a splendor of roses—wonderful. I love roses.

inflate

Thank you very much, Josefa, I wish you the same, and everyone else here too, of course.
Crafting is always possible; in between, I do paper crafts with paper and a die-cutting machine.

Weather-wise, we’re having lots of rain, thunderstorms, and thick clouds right now. Proper crafting weather, cozy on the couch, since I still have this week off.

But it’s already getting light outside again.

Best wishes
Andrea

Have fun

Photo

Acrylic paints or oil paints

Skin cream

Firecracker

Good morning,

you have some really beautiful amigurumi there. The pirate owl is awesome. All those little LEGO details—great!

The book owl is on my list, too—unfortunately, I haven’t crocheted it yet, since there are always new, even cuter patterns popping up here, so I’m spoiled for choice.

I really like it. I still crochet with a 1.75 mm hook every now and then. It works for now, but after that I’ll have to switch to a 2.5 mm hook.

Thank you, Inge.
I’m still able to crochet despite having mild osteoarthritis.

Electrician

Party

Mmm, it smells so good in here. It’s enough to make you hungry. So many delicious treats.

Ina, thank you so much for this great idea. Enjoy your treats!
Around here, cake never lasts long—yum, yum, yum.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, with some delicious cake!

But some have already moved out :-)

These are mine

to be in love

Carnation

dance it off

Yogurt

listening

to the mountains or to the sea

Inspiration

Water lily

Fig tree

Dear Ina,
my very best birthday wishes to you as well—good luck, and with sunshine in your heart, all the very best.
Above all, good health. I’m sure you had a wonderful day surrounded by your loved ones and grandchildren.
Did the surprise arrive?

Warm evening greetings
Andrea :-))

Civil courage

long hair

I feel the same way as Silvia.

Glassblowers make pretty vases

Asparagus

Ketchup or mayo

Bees

Hey Josefa, and everyone else—

I absolutely love crocheting mosaic patterns. Especially granny squares or small bags where you crochet in the round. You only use single crochets and deep double crochets. Best of all, each round is crocheted in a single color, which saves you the hassle of carrying the yarn (tapestry technique), and it creates wonderful patterns.

You can also come up with your own patterns (square patterns on graph paper using highlighters).

Blueberries

Hütehund

Aster

So you can enjoy the cake too, here’s the recipe (GDR Baking Book, Verlag für die Frau).
For my pan, I used half the ingredients; otherwise, this is for a baking sheet.

50–100 g margarine
6 eggs (I always use 5, that’s enough) — yolks only — beat the egg whites and fold them into the batter at the end
300 g sugar
2 lemons (I use bottled lemon juice, plus a little ready-made grated lemon zest)
1 kg dry quark
100 g semolina (powder)
1 packet baking powder
1 tbsp flour
Pinch of salt

Cream the margarine, egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and grated zest until fluffy. Beat in the quark passed through a sieve, the semolina, and the baking powder sifted with the flour.
Gently fold in the lightly salted, stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake for at least 50–60 minutes (depending on the oven) at medium heat until golden brown.
Enjoy!

I baked my quark cake again today. Mmm, delicious and fluffy


Have a great weekend!

vegetarian omelet

My very best wishes for a speedy recovery from me, too. Your body knows the germs at home, so you can recover there in peace—it’s better than being in the hospital.

Have a nice weekend anyway!