Seoce na našem prozoru - Winter village

Kako izgleda da za ove praznike neće biti snega, napravile smo svoje seoce u zimskoj idili. Kućice smo napravili od belog hamera, a krovove od filca prelepljenog preko hamera. Jelkice su takođe od filca. Sve je ukrašeno pomoću drvofiksa i raznih šljokica, zvezdica i pahuljica. Ispod svega toga sam provukla novogodišnje lampice. Bilo bi impresivnije da sam u kućice stavila LED lampice (vidim da ima da se kupe u kineskim radnjama), ali one svetle samo belo, a mi smo htele da bude šareno.

Šeme kućica pogledajte ovde, ovde i ovde.

Ukoliko imate više vremena i strpljenja, vredi probati i ovo. To planiram za sledeću godinu.

Since it seems that we will have no snow this holiday season, we decided to make our own winter village. The houses are made from thicker white paper and for the rooftops we used felt glued to paper. The Christmas trees are also made from felt. Everything is decorated using glue and snowflakes, stars and glitter. I put Christmas lights under the little houses, but it would have been better if I had LED tealights (I've seen them in Chinese shops, but they emit only white light, and we were going for different colours).

You can find some house templates here, here and here.

And if you have more time, these felt houses are definitely worth a try. I leave that for next year.

 

Plavo peškirče - A blue baby shower present

Ovaj plavi peškirić je namenjen našem drugaru Davidu. Slova su izvezena na osnovu šeme iz knjige „Spell It Out“ autorke Joan Elliot, a za šivački deo ovog poduhvata zaslužna je bensedinart.

This blue towel is a present for our little friend David. I used the pattern published in "Spell It Out", by Joan Elliot, and the sewing part was done by bensedinart.

 

Slatki ukrasi za jelku - Sweet Christmas Tree Decorations

Ove ukrase smo napravile prošle godine, ali zahvaljujući jutarnjim mučninama, nisam stigla na vreme da objavim post. Ali, taman stiže za ovogodišnje praznike.

Za ove ukrase vam je potrebno:

• kristal šećer
• šljokice u boji
• voda
• zvezdice, kuglice, šta god još želite za ukrašavanje
• modle za kolače
• tacna ili tepsija za ređanje ukrasa
• šibica, čačkalica ili slamčica za sok
• trakica

Pomeštajte šećer sa šljokicama (kupila ih kod Kineza, mislim da su bile namenjene za manikir) i dodajte vrlo malo vode, tako da dobijete smesu sličnu snegu (tako da se šećer ne rastvori, nego samo dobro navlaži). Na tacnu stavite modlu za kolače i napunite je smesom. Prstima dobro utisnite smesu, po želji ukrasite zvezdicama ili kuglicama, pa napravite rupicu pomoću šibice. Kasnije mi je palo na pamet da bi bilo dobro utisnuti parče slamčice u masu, kako se otvor tokom sušenja ne bi zatvorio.

 

Tacnu stavite na radijator preko noći da se ukrasi osuše. Ako vam je smesa dovoljno gusta, moći ćete da sa šećera uklonite modlu gotovo odmah, pa možete napraviti više ukrasa odjednom.

 

Kada su ukrasi suvi, provucite trakicu kroz otvor i okačite na jelku :)

 

Izvor: Mama, hoćemo nešto da pravimo

 

 

 

We made these decorations last Christmas, but due to my morning sickness I didn't manage to write a post about them in time. So here are the instructions, ready for this Christmas.

 

You will need:

 

• sugar
• some glitter
• water
• cookie cutters
• a tray
• a match, a tooth pick or a straw
• ribbons or strings

Mix the sugar with the glitter and add just a little water. The mixture should resemble snow (the sugar should not dissolve, it should only be a little wet). Put the cookie cutters on the tray and fill them with the mixture of sugar and water. Use your fingers to press the sugar into the cutter, add little stars or balls or any other decoration if you wish, and make a small hole using a match. It occurred to me later that we should have pressed a short piece of straw into the mixture, so that the opening would not close during the drying period.

 

Let the ornaments dry overnight. If the mixture of sugar and water isn't too watery, you will be able to remove the cookie cutter almost immediately, so you can use it again straight away.

 

When the decorations are dry, hang the ornaments on the Christmas tree using a string or a ribbon.

 

Source: Mama, hoćemo nešto da pravimo

 

 

Odbrojavanje do Božića - Counting down till Christmas

Ove godine smo prvi put pravile adventski kalendar. Na internetu možete pronaći more ideja, mada smo mi na ovu došli sami.

Potrebno vam je sledeće:

A konačan proizvod izgleda ovako:

Kutijice smo obmotale trakama (da radim ponovo, ne bih ih obmotavala, već bih samo na gornju stranicu nalepila jedno parče trake) i zalepile na karton. Prilikom lepljenja je Ema vežbala pisanje brojeva, što se vidi iz priloženog :)

Ipak, ključni deo adventskog kalendara nije samo u tome da ga napravite, već da ga ispunite. Običaj je da se u kutijice (ili prozorčiće) stave slatkiši ili neke druge sitnice. Slatkiša nikad dovoljno, barem kada se klinci pitaju, a sitnica po kući imamo i previše (verujem da je stanje i kod vas isto - ništa lepše nego kad usred noći bosi nagazite na malog ponija). Takođe, kako sezona praznika tek počinje, poklona će biti i previše, pa vremenom sve to i gubi onaj pravi smisao Božića. Stoga sam se odlučila da uradim i nešto drugo. Prva kutijica je sadržavala dve kiki bombone, druga jedan balon, a ostale će imati i neku kreativnu notu. Opcije su mi za sada ove:

1. pronašla sam u časopisu sliku Dore i isekla na kvadratiće kao slagalicu, u dnu slike sam ispisala „Tamo gde uveče spustiš glavu, pronaći ćeš nagradu malu“, pa kada Ema složi slagalicu videće tekst i nadam se znati da treba da pronađe pokončić ispod jastuka.

2. isekla sam sliku zeke sa kutije Neskvika na trake, sa istom idejom slaganja slagalice (pošto ti delovi neće moći stati u kutijicu od šibica, u kutijici će biti papirić sa tekstom: „Ova kutijica je suviše mala da bi nagradica u nju stala“, pa onda uputstvo gde pronaći slagalicu, itd.

3. kod Kineza sam našla malu kutijicu sa desetak cvetića i parčetom najlona, od čega treba da se napravi narukvica ili ogrlica (mada takav kompletić možete napraviti i sami)

4. poklončić mogu biti i ulaznice za pozorište, bioskop, muzej ili nešto što dete zanima

5. planiram da napravim i ulaznice za „kućni bioskop“, odnosno jedno veče gledanja nekog dugometražnog crtaća sa celom porodicom i kokicama

Dakle, mogućnosti su velike, pustite mašti na volju :)

P.S. Ujutru mnogo lakše i brže ustajemo za vrtić!

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This is the first time we made our own advent calendar. There are lots and lots of ideas on the internet, but we came up with our own.

 

What you need is the following:

• 24 empty matchboxes
• decorative tapes
• glue
• scissors
• a piece of thicker paper to glue the boxes on

We glued the tapes around the boxes (if I had to do this again I would glue only one small piece of tape on top of the box, not around it) and then glued the box onto the green paper. Ema practiced writing numbers (which you, no doubt, see for yourself).

 

 

Still, besides making the calendar, the fun of it is finding out what's inside it every morning. I am not a huge fan of feeding kids chocolate every morning or giving them trinkets that they will forget about after an hour or so (I'm sure you can relate to that, especially after stepping barefoot onto a tiny "little pony" in the middle of the night) just for the sake of giving. Also, the kids will get so many presents for Christmas, that it sometimes gets too much and loses all meaning. So the first box contained a candy, the second one a balloon, and then I thought of some more creative ideas.

 

1. I've cut up a picture of Dora the Explorer from some magazine and made a puzzle. At the bottom of the picture I've written a note: Where you lay your head in the evening, you can find a present waiting. Forgive me, but in Serbian this rhymes and sounds much better :) The note gets separated in different pieces of the puzzle, so you can read it only after putting the puzzle together.When Ema finished the puzzle, we read the note and she rushed off to her bedroom to find her prize.

 

2. I put a note in the box saying that the box is too small to contain a surprise (again, it rhymes in Serbian) and put clues as where to find the pieces of the puzzle (I've cut up the box of Nesquick, the one with the rabbit on it, and turned it into a puzzle).

 

3. You can make small kits for making bracelets (beads and a piece of string), so that your child can make a piece of jewelry.

 

4. I thought of putting tickets for the cinema, theatre or museum, depending on what we can manage to see in December.

 

5. I am also planning to make tickets for a "home movie night", for watching a full length cartoon with the whole family and lots of popcorn.

 

So, be creative and let you imagination run wild. You know what your child likes and enjoys, and this is a good way to start of the Christmas fun.

 

P.S. And it's a great way to get your kids to get up earlier for kindergarten :)



Rezultat akcije pletenja za Sigurnu kuću - 308 radova!

Akcija pletenja/heklanja/šivenja za korisnice Sigurne ženske kuće u Novom Sadu se završava. Započeta je u julu ove godine i do sada je stiglo 308 radova. A šta su sve vredne ruke izradile?

 

*popke i čarape (dečje) - 20 pari

*popke i čarape (za odrasle) - 10 pari

*trake za kosu - 11 kom.

*rukavice (dečje) - 4 para
*rukavice (za odrasle) - 10 pari

* torbe - 2 kom.

*suknje (dečje) - 1 kom.

*haljine (dečje) - 2 kom.

*lutke - 1 kom.

*ćebence (dečje) - 1 kom.

*milje - 2 kom.

*heklani cvetovi - 11 kom.

*ogrlice - 1 kom.

*džemperići za pse - 2 kom.

*šalovi i marame - 70 kom.

*džemperi i prsluci (za odrasle) - 12 kom.
*džemperi i prsluci (za decu) - 35 kom.

*pončo (za odrasle) - 3 kom.
*pončo (za decu) - 2 kom.

*kape (za odrasle) - 51 kom.
*kape (za decu) - 57 kom.

Akcija je prevazišla sva naša očekivanja i izuzetno sam ponosna na sve dame koje su se uključile, kao i na našu pletačku grupu NS Needles koja je sve ovo pokrenula. Posebno se zahvaljujemo našim sponzorima pozamanterijama Naca 021, Bumbar iz Beograda i Alisa iz Nove Pazove.

Radove smo sortirale, prebrojale i spakovale i sada čekaju da budu predate u Sigurnu kuću - o tome u nekom od narednih postova.

 

Veselo peškirče - A Happy Little Baby Towel

Za našeg malog drugara Viktora :)

Slova su izvezena na osnovu uzorka iz knjige „Spell It Out“ autorke Joan Elliot, a za ušivanje ove preslatke trakice zaslužna je divna bensedinart, majstor za šivaćom mašinom :)



Made for our little buddy Viktor :)

You can find the pattern for the letters in the book "Spell It Out" by Joan Elliot. Thank you, bensedinart, for sewing this lovely tape :)

 

Kapica sa malo čipke - A Cap with a Touch of Lace

Dakle, skroz sam u fazonu babina - beba koliko poželiš :)

 

Kapa je ispletena po uputstvu sa ove stranice, izrađena od eko-pamuka, nežna i fina, prava za devojčice. Prva je za poklon, a druga za moju pčelicu.

It's baby shower time :)

This lovely cap was made according to this pattern, I used eco-cotton, so it's soft and comfy, perfect for a baby girl. The first one was made as a present, the second one is for my baby girl.



Za jednu Anđeliju - Made for Angelia

U prodavnici „Kuća starih zanata“ u pasažu ulice Kralja Aleksandra u Novom Sadu, preko puta Pozorišta, možete kupiti poluproizvode za vez. Koliko sam ja upućena, to je sada prvi put da na našem tržištu postoji ova vrsta proizvoda za ručni rad. Možete kupiti komplete za vez (šemu, parče platna i potrebne konce, sve u jednom malom pakovanju) ili haljinice, rukavice za rernu, portiklice, sa prišivenim komadom panama platna, pa ukrasiti po svojoj želji. Prodavnica nudi i gotove proizvode, vezene, pletene, dekupaž i slično. Ova portiklica je kupljena tamo, a slovo sam izvezla po šemi iz knjige „Spell it out“, autorke Joan Elliott.

Portiklica je namenjena jednoj maloj Anđeliji.

A bib made for little Angelia. The pattern used for the letter "A" is taken from the book "Spell it out" by Joan Elliot. The bib itself was bought in Novi Sad, in a small shop called "Kuća starih zanata", the first one that I know of that offers cross stitch kits (a pattern, a piece of fabric and the threads needed for this project), as well as prefinished products such as oven mitts, bibs, dresses for small girls with a piece of fabric sown onto them, that you can embellish with cross stitch as you wish.

 

Nakrivljena tortica - The leaning cake

Jedna moja veoma dobra prijateljica i jedna od najkreativnijih osoba koje poznajem i ja delimo rođendan. Ova čestitka je bila namenjena njoj. Tortica je rađena po šemi iz časopisa Cross Stitcher, br. 238.

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One of my very good friends and one of the most creative people I know shares a birthday with me. This card was meant for her. The leaning cake design was published in Cross Stitcher, issue 238.

Ema u svetu dinosaurusa 2 (fosili) - Ema in the World of Dinosaurs part 2 (Fossils)

Čitajući knjige o kojima sam pisala u prethodnom postu, naišli smo na termin „paleontolog“ i naučili da se on bavi iskopavanjem fosila. To se Emi učinilo kao veoma zanimljivo zanimanje, pa smo i same napravile svoje fosile.

Za izradu fosila vam je potrebno slano testo, figurice dinosaurusa i rerna ili mikrotalasna.

Recept za slano testo je sledeći:

• 1 šolja brašna
• 1/2 šolje soli
• 1/2 šolje vode

Prvo pomešajte brašno i so i potom polako dolivajte vodu (meni je bilo potrebno manje od pola šolje). Umesite testo tako da konzistencijom podseća na meku glinu.
Potom utisnite figurice u testo, poslažite fosile na tanjir i stavite u mikrotalasnu. Uključite je na opciju „defrost“ (odmrzavanje) ili čak i na slabiju temperaturu i za početak na vreme od 5 minuta. Kada se mikrotalasna isključi, okrenite fosile na drugu stranu i uključite ponovo. Dužina sušenja fosila zavisi od debljine testa, pa se taj proces uglavnom oslanja na princip isprobavanja. Fosile možete sušiti i u rerni, na slaboj temperaturi, mada će vam trebati značajno više vremena.

Kada se fosili osuše, možete ih obojiti. Mi smo naše obojili flomasterima. Zatim je Ema pokušavala da otkrije koji fosil pripada kom dinosaurusu.

A potom smo se igrali paleontologa. Na listiće papira sam ispisala „tragove“ (ili zadatke), spakovala ih u koverte i svaki od njih zajedno sa po jednim fosilom sakrila po stanu. Prvi zadatak zadržite kod sebe, drugi zadatak i prvi fosil sakrijete tamo gde je rešenje tog prvog zadatka. Treći zadatak i drugi fosil postavite na mesto rešenja drugog zadatka i tako dalje. Uz poslednji fosil sam stavila i mali slatkiš, kao nagradu za uspešni paleontološki poduhvat.

Napravila sam dve vrste zadataka, jednu jednostavniju i jednu malo složeniju varijantu.
Jednostavnija varijanta je izgledala ovako: na papiriće sam napisala Mapa za paleontologa, pa broj zadatka, pa mesto gde je fosil sakriven:

Mapa za paleontologa
1. fioka sa peškirima

Mapa za peleontologa
2. fioka sa bojicama

Mapa za paleontologa
3. orman sa cipelama, i tako dalje.

Ili ovako:

Mapa za paleontologa
1. šta ti je potrebno za postavljanje stola? (tanjiri, odn. fioka sa tanjirima)
2. šta još? (escajg, odn. fioka sa escajgom)
3. i šta još? (salvete, odn. korpica gde nam stoje salvete)

Složenija varijanta je imala zadatke ovog tipa:

Kada mi je lutka prehlađena,
ili je boli glava,
ja želim da je pregledam,
pa mi treba pribor za ... (lekara)

Postoji jedno mesto
gde je uvek hladno,
pažljivo otvori vrata
i naći ćeš me tamo. (frižider)

U kutiji sam crne boje
gde čuvaš šnalice svoje.

Tamo gde uveče spustiš glavu
pronaći ćeš još jednu tajnu malu. (ispod jastuka)

U kuhinju me je sakrio neko,
tamo gde tata i mama greju mleko. (mikrotalasna)

A onda se Ema opremila odgovarajućim priborom (zaštitne naočare, baterijska lampa, mali čekić, rukavice i lupa) i krenula u potragu. Ako imate malu baterijsku lampu u kući, preporučujem vam da isključite ili barem prigušite svetlo u prostorijama u kojima ste sakrili fosile, potraga je tako mnogo zanimljivija.

Prvom sledećom prilikom kada budemo išli kod bake, planiram da napunim neku veću plastičnu kutiju peskom ili šljunkom, da unutra sakrijem fosile i da pustim Emu da kopa i da ih traži.

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While reading the books I wrote about in the previous post, we came across a “paleontologist” and learnt that the paleontologist’s job is to find fossils. Ema found that job to be very interesting, so we decided to make our own fossils.

To make your own fossils you will need some salt dough, small plastic dinosaurs and a regular or microwave oven.

The recipe for salt dough is as follows:

·         1 cup of flour

·         ½ cup of salt

·         ½ cup of water

First mix the flour and the salt, then slowly add the water (I needed less than ½ cup). Knead the dough so that it resembles soft clay.

Then make impressions of the dinosaurs in the dough, lay your fossils on a plate and put the plate in the microwave. Set the microwave to “defrost” or even a lower temperature, for about 5 minutes for a start. When the microwave turns off, turn the fossils and put them back in the microwave. How long you will have to dry them depends on how thick your dough is. You can dry the fossils in the regular oven as well, on a low temperature, but it will take significantly longer.

When the fossils are dry, you can paint them (we used markers). After that, Ema tried to match the dinosaur to its fossil.

The next day we pretended to be paleontologists. I left clues (or tasks) on pieces of paper, put them in small envelopes and hid each of them with one fossil around our flat. Keep the first clue, hide the second one and the first fossil in a place that is the solution for the first clue. The third clue and the second fossil should be hidden in the place that is the answer to the second clue, and so on. I have hidden a small treat together with the last fossil, as a reward for a job well done.

I made two types of clues, a simpler and a more complex version. The simple one looked like this: I wrote Paleontologist’s map in the header of each piece of paper, the number of the task and the place where the fossil is hidden:

Paleontologist’s map

1.      The towel drawer

Paleontologist’s map

2.      The drawer with crayons

Paleontologist’s map

3.      Shoe closet, etc.

Or like this:

Paleontologist’s map

1.      What do you need to set the table? (plates, i.e. the plates drawer)

2.      What else do you need? (cutlery, i.e. the cutlery drawer)

3.      And what else? (serviettes, i.e. the small basket where we keep the serviettes)

The more complex version of the clues looked like this:

When my doll is ill,

Or something troubles my pet,

I have to check their health,

So I need my … (doctor’s set).

 

There is a place in your house

Where it is always cold,

Take a look inside,

Don’t be afraid, be bold! (fridge)

I had many more, but it is not easy to translate them into English and keep the rhyme. The other places around the flat were under the pillow, in the microwave, in Ema’s box where she keeps her hairpins, under the laundry basket, etc.

After I hid the clues and the fossils, Ema armed herself with tools for a paleontological expedition (goggles, flashlight, a small hammer, gloves and a magnifying glass) and set on with the task. If you have a small flashlight, I suggest you turn off or at least dim the lights in the room where the child searches for the fossils, it makes the search more interesting.

Next time Ema visits her grandparents, I plan to fill a large box with sand or gravel and hide the fossils in there, so that she can really excavate them.

 



Ema u svetu dinosaurusa 1. deo - Ema in the world of Dinosaurs part 1

Ema je već neko vreme zainteresovana za dinosauruse. Sve je počelo tako što je na TV-u gledala Zemlju pre vremena i T-reks ekspres.

Pošto nas je stalno zapitkivala o tome kakvi su dinosaurusi, gde žive, šta jedu i tome slično, kupili smo joj jednu sjajnu knjigu u izdanju Male Lagune - Dinosaurusi. Knjiga je odlična i Emi se jako dopala. Sadrži mnoštvo nalepnica, zanimljivih tekstova prilagođenih uzrastu od 4-5 godina, praktičnih zadataka (lavirint, slagalica), kreativnih zadataka i slično. Naučili smo da postoje dinosaurusi biljojedi i mesojedi (po Eminom shvatanju su biljojedi oni koje smemo da mazimo, a mesojede ne smemo da diramo jer su opasni), koje su veličine bili dinosaurusi, čemu su im služile bodlje na leđima i čemu im je služio rep. Sve u svemu - odlična zabava!

Potom smo iz biblioteke pozajmili jednu ogromnu knjigu - Vilijeva priča o dinosaurusima. Knjiga je zaista ogromnog formata, a pored tekstova o najzanimljivijim dinosaurusima nalaze se i njihove 3D slike. Pošto smo kupovali novine Blic radi serijala Dinologija (takođe sa 3D slikama), sada imamo i 3D naočare, pa možemo da razgledamo i jedno i drugo.

Na tržištu postoji ogroman izbor knjiga na ovu temu, što onih sa nalepnicama, što enciklopedijskih izdanja. Međutim, s obzirom na relativno visoku cenu, preporučujem vam da prvo obiđete lokalnu biblioteku, pa se tek onda zaputite u knjižaru.

Pošto je Ema u knjizi naišla na lavirint, poželela je da ih nađemo još. Mi, nažalost, nemamo štampač kod kuće, pa sam morala da improvizujem (precrtala sam jedan postojeći lavirint i docrtala dinosaurusa), ali vi možete posetiti jedan od ovih sajtova i odabrati šta vam se dopada (link 1, link 2, link 3). A na sledećim stranicama možete pronaći dodatne aktivnosti u vezi sa dinosaurusima (bojanke, aktivnosti u vezi sa crtanim filmom Zemlja pre vremena i igrice na sajtu crtanog filma T-reks ekspres, uz napomenu da su igre odlične, ali nepraktične ako vam dete ne govori engleski, jer ćete morati da sedite uz njega i prevodite mu šta se od njega traži).

Još aktivnosti na ovu temu stiže u narednom postu.

 

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Ema has been interested in the world of dinosaurs of quite a while. Everything started with the cartoons The Land Before Time and Dinosaur Train.
She kept asking us what dinosaurs really looked like, how big they were, what they ate, etc. So we bought her this book  - Sticker Activity Dinosaurs, published by DK. She enjoyed the book very much. It has lots of stickers, interesting texts appropriate for kids ages 4 to 5, practical tasks (a maze, a puzzle), creative tasks and lots more. We have learnt that there are herbivore and carnivore dinosaurs (Ema understands this difference like this: you can pet the herbivores, but not the carnivores because they can eat you), how big they are, what the spikes on their backs are used for and what the purpose of the dinosaurs' tails is. All in all, the book is great fun!

Then we went to the library and borrowed a giant book about dinosaurs - Vili's Tale about Dinosaurs. The book is really huge and offers texts about the most interesting dinosaurs, as well as 3D pictures of them. We have 3D glasses that we got in a newspaper called Blic, that has also published parts of the Dinology book, so now we can browse both.

There is a vast variety of books on the market that deal with dinosaurs, from sticker and activity books to encyclopaedias, but I suggest visiting your local library first.

In one of the books there was a dinosaur maze, which Ema really liked. She wanted to solve more maze activities, but, since we don't have a printer, I had to improvize. I copied one of the mazes we had from before and added the dinosaur theme. In these pages you can find ready made mazes (link 1, link 2, link 3). In the following pages you can find more interesting activities dealing with dinosaurs (colouring pages, Land Before Time related activities and games offered at the official web site of the Dinosaur Train cartoon).

Make sure to read my next post for more dinosaur activities :)

Naš novi član porodice - The newest member of our family

Verovatno ste primetili da me već neko vreme nema na blogu (dva meseca, čini mi se). Razlog je bio ovaj:
You have probably noticed that I have been away for a while (two months I think). The reason was this:

Pre malo više od mesec dana, naša porodica je dobila još jednog člana - Maju. Kako njena starija sestra Ema kaže - do sada smo bili sami, a sada imamo bebu. Ema je presrećna, a mi pomalo nenaspavani.
Over a month ago our family was blessed with another member - Maja. As her older sister Ema says - so far we have been alone, but now we have a baby. Ema is overjoyed, whereas we are somewhat sleep deprived.

Čitamo se uskoro :)
I'll be writing some more soon :)

Šarena žirafa - A colourful giraffe

Napokon sam je završila :) Sa heklanjem delova žirafe sam završila još pre više od dva meseca, ali od onda odlažem punjenje i prišivanje, jer mi to je to zaista najteži deo kod izrade amigurumija.

Uputstvo za izradu ove prelepe žirafe je ovde (besplatno je). Veoma je jednostavna za izradu i podložna kombinovanju boja i materijala. Ja sam koristila St. George Tango pamuk, pošto njega imam sada na pretek i u raznim bojama (zbog ćebeta koje heklam), ali možete koristiti šta god želite.

Ema je oduševljena i naručila je i jednu veću :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have finally finished making this small amigurumi. I completed the crochet part months ago, but the stuffing and the sewing took forever. I greatly dislike that part of making amigurumi and postpone it till forever.

The pattern is free and you can find it here. The giraffe is very simple to make and you can use various colours and yarn types. I have used cotton, since I have it in abundance now (I am crocheting a blanket), but you can use whatever you like.

My daughter loves it and she has already comissioned a bigger one :)

 

Pletenje za Sigurnu žensku kuću u Novom Sadu - Knitting for the Women's Shelter in Novi Sad

Nakon veoma uspešne akcije izrade odevnih predmeta za decu Svratišta za decu ulice u Novom Sadu (detalje možete pročitati ovde), grupa pletilja NS Needles je pokrenula akciju pletenja/heklanja/šivenja za korisnice Sigurne ženske kuće u Novom Sadu, odnosno žene i decu koji su utočište od nasilja u okviru porodice pronašli upravo na ovom mestu.

 

Akciji se odazvao veliki broj kreativki, kao i dva sponzora Pozamanterija Naca 021 iz Novog Sada i Prediva Alisa iz Nove Pazove.

 

Ukoliko ste zainteresovani da svojoj kreativnosti date još jednu dimenziju, posetite FB grupu otvorenu upravo u svrhu ove akcije na ovoj adresi.

 

Korisnici usluga Sigurne ženske kuće su i deca (od beba do punoletstva) i žene svih godišta, tako da možete izrađivati sve šta god želite. Rok za prikupljanje izrađenih odevnih predmeta je 30. novembar.

 

Dobro nam došli :)

fotografija preuzeta sa sajta Sigurne ženske kuće u Novom Sadu

 

Svetski dan pletenja u javnosti obeležen i u Novom Sadu - World Wide Knit in Public Day in Novi Sad

Svetski dan pletenja/heklanja u javnosti se već godinama obeležava u svetu (ove godine od 8. do 16. juna), a ove godine prvi put i u Novom Sadu. Grupa NS Needles se okupila u kafiću Jamon, u sredu popodne, po najvećem pljusku zabeleženom ovog proleća/leta. Ružno vreme nam nije smetalo, provele smo se sjajno, što možete videti i na fotografijama koje nam je poslala Babcheha, naša gošća iz Beograda. A na slici - kafa, pletivo i rođendanska torta :)

Vidimo se i dogodine :)

 

 

 

Plavi štrikaton NS Needles - NS Needles blue KAL

Grupa NS Needles se dogovorila da će ove godine imati dva štrikatona, prvi od 1. januara do 30. juna, a drugi od 1. jula do kraja godine. Prvi štrikaton je za temu imao boju (dakle, pletete/heklate šta želite, ali na zadatu boju), dok će drugi imati za temu određeni odevni predmet, a boju po izboru. Glasale smo i izglasale plavo.

Ovo je moj doprinos:

 

U pitanju je mustra Sonnensegel dizajnerke Ulrike Altrogge, a možete je besplatno skinuti kao Ravelry download ovde. Autorka je zamislila da šal bude trouglast, ali se meni više dopala ideja da bude romboidnog oblika. A to mi je i dalo opravdanje da napravim dva pom-poma. Koristila sam predivo Troitsk Yarn Angora (rođendanski poklon od prijateljice iz Beograda), a tamnije predivo je Vlnap Geisha, poklon od Heklice.

U štrikatonu je učestvovalo ukupno 12 pletilja, a izradile smo 17 radova za sada. Ukoliko ste član Ravelry-ja, radove možete pogledati ovde.

 

Our knitting group NS Needles has decided to organize two KALs this year. The first began on January 1st and ends on June 30th, and the second one begins on July 1st and lasts until the end of the year. The theme of the first KAL was to knit/crochet any garment in a previously determinted colour, whereas during the second KAL the task is going to be to knit/crochet a specific garment in a colour of our choice. We voted and the topic colour for the first KAL was decided to be blue.

I have knitted a shawl called Sonnensegel by Ulrike Altrogge, the pattern can be downloaded as a free Ravelry pattern here. The author has designed the shawl to be triangular shaped, but I decided to make it in a shape of a rhombus, thus having a reason to make two pom-poms :)

I used two types of yarn that I got as presents from my knitter friends: the lighter is Troitsk Yarn Angora (from a friend in Belgrade) and the darker one is Vlnap Geisha Color, a gift from Heklica.

12 knitters took part in this KAL, having knitted 17 garments so far (you can see them here).

Can Can rukavice iliti umem i ja da ispletem rukavice - I can can knit a pair of mittens

Ovo su moje prve rukavice! Već dugo zavidim drugim pletiljama kako su se odvažile da pletu nešto tako komplikovano, ali nikako nisam imala hrabrosti da se i ja upustim u te vode. Međutim, došlo doba da se i to proba :)

 

Rukavice su namenjene mojoj prijateljici Neveni, mami Eminog najboljeg druga. Jesenas su se odselili u Irsku i mnogo nam nedostaju. Povremeno nam dođu u Novi Sad i te trenutke željno iščekujemo i Ema i ja. Osim toga što se uvek super ispričamo i uporedimo beleške, a klinci obnove svoje prijateljstvo, Nevena me uvek obraduje nečim fantastičnim - časopisima sa mustrama za pletenje. Na tome, kao i na predivnoj knjizi koju mi je prošli put poklonila, sam joj beskrajno zahvalna, jer, kao što je poznato, naše izdavaštvo se tom temom ne bavi. Ili se bavi na nivou iz 1983. godine.

 

Pošto je za rukavice zaista trebalo veoma malo prediva (manje od 50 grama Troitsk Moskvičke na iglama 2,5 mm), odlučila sam da ispletem i kapu. Za kapu je bilo potrebno nešto manje od 75 grama, na iglama 3,5 mm. Kapu sam radila tako što sam na Dropsovom sajtu (link je ovde) našla neku sličnog oblika koja mi se dopala, samo što sam mustru prilagodila pletenici sa rukavica. A mustru za rukavice možete naći ovde, autor je dizajnerka Erica Lomax, a mustra se zove CanCans.

 

 

These are my first mittens! For a long time I have sighed at the sight of my knitter friends embarking on this journey, not having the courage to try it out myself. But, the time has come :)

The mittens are a gift for a friend, Nevena, the mother of my daughter's best friend. Last September they moved to Ireland and we miss them dearly. They do come to Novi Sad from time to time, and both my daughter and me very much look forward to these meetings. Not only do we catch up with the chit-chat and our kids get to spend a great time together, but Nevena always surprises me with fantastic presents - knitting magazines! For that, and the lovely book she brought for me last time, I am so grateful, since the publishing business in Serbia does not have an ear for knitters. At least not since 1983 :(

 

The mittens required a surprisingly small amount of Troitsk Moscow Chic Yarn (less than 50 grams using 2,5 mm needles), so I decided to knit a hat, too. I needed less than 75 grams of the same yarn for the hat (using 3,5 mm needles). I knitted the hat using a pattern of a similar one found on the Drops Garnstudio site (link here), I just adjusted for the cable from the original mittens pattern (which you can find here). The designer's name is Erica Lomax and the pattern is called CanCans.

Ružičasta vanila - Purple vanilla

Prilično je vremena prošlo od kako nisam postavila post o pletenju. Nije da ništa ne pletem, nego manekenka nije naročito voljna da se slika, a i vreme nikako nije htelo da se prolepša, pa nismo imali ni zgodnu pozadinu.
Elem, ovaj prsluk sam isplela još u februaru. Mustra se zove Wild Vanilla. Divna je za pletnje, ima puno pletenica, taman dovoljno da vam pletenje bude zanimljivo, ali ne i preterano opterećujuće. Prsluk se pokazao kao veoma praktičan za nošenje, Ema ga je nosila gotovo celu zimu. Ima i jedan zgodan detalj na leđima, malu pletenicu koja ustručuje prsluk, ali nikako nisam to uspela da prenesem fotoaparatom (na vebsajtu dizajnerke ćete pronaći mnogo bolju sliku).
Za izradu sam koristila predivo Troitsk Yarn My Baby i igle br. 3,5.

It's been quite a while since I've posted about my knitting projects. It's not that I've given up on knitting, it's just that my model is not willing to be photographed, and the weather has been so bad recently that we just couldn't find the right location for the photoshoot.
Anyway, I finished this vest in February. The pattern is called Wild Vanilla, and I've used Troitsk Yarn My Baby and 3.5mm needles.
The pattern is a joy to knit. It's got lots of cables, just enough to keep you occupied while knitting, but not overwhelmed. The vest proved to be a very practical piece of clothing, my daughter has been wearing all through the winter (and it has been a loooong winter).
It has also got a cute little cable at the back that makes a great detail, but I just couldn't get a good photo of it (check the pattern web site for a much more successful photo). 

Uskršnja jaja - Easter eggs

Evo šta smo spremile za ovogodišnji Uskrs. Ideja je potekla odavde, a jaja su super jednostavna za izradu. Malo je problematično otvoriti jaje tako da otvor bude što bliži vrhu, ali vremenom ćete se izveštiti.
Dakle, potrebna vam je ljuska od jajeta, flomasteri, malo zemlje ili peska, žito što vam je preteklo od Božića i voda. Uživajte :)

 

Čestitke za 8. mart - Mother's Day Cards - ver. 2013

I ove godine smo odlučile da obradujemo „tete“ koje su Emi najdraže i da im pošaljemo čestitke koje je ona (barem većim delom) sama pravila. Naišla sam na odličnu ideju na ovom linku, a ako imate dečaka, na sajtu ćete naći i verziju za njih:)

Prošlogodišnje čestitke možete pronaći ovde, a one još starije - ovde.


We decided to give thanks to the lovely ladies in Ema's life, as we did last year, and to send them cards that Ema (at least, mostly) made on her own. I have found a great idea on this site. There is a male version of the card, too.

Our last year's card can be found here, and here you can find the ones from the year before that.

 

 

U susret proleću - Awaiting spring

U očekivanju toplijih i sunčanih dana, odlučile smo da se pozabavimo cvećem. Posadile lukovice zumbula, lala i krokusa i sada čekamo da niknu. Istina, prekasno sam se setila da kupim lukovice, trebalo ih je posaditi između septembra i decembra, a ne u februaru, ali nadamo se najboljem. A dok prve biljčice ne niknu, na blogu My kids make pronašla sam odličnu ideju za pravljenje cvetova od ostataka prediva.

Potrebno vam je sledeće:

1. lepak od kukuruznog skroba (Pomešati 1/4 šolje kukuruznog skroba (gustina) sa 1 šoljom vode, staviti na ringlu da se greje i mešati dok ne zgusne nalik na puding. Potom ohladiti smesu do temperature bezbedne da u nju klinci mogu da umoče prste.)
2. ostaci prediva raznih boja (iseći na dužinu od desetak centimetara)
3. modle u obliku cveta ili zvezde
4. tacna prekrivena papirom za pečenje

Sve što treba da uradite je da umočite predivo u lepak, prstima ocedite višak i popunite modlu. Zatim modlu podignete (cvet ostaje na papiru) i ponovite postupak.

Cvetovi mogu da se suše na toplom mestu preko noći ili u rerni, na niskoj temperaturi. Mi smo naše sušili na radijatoru.

 

 A potom smo nekoliko cvetića pretvorile u čestitku za tetkin rođendan. Od njih možete napraviti i buket cveća, čestitke za osmi mart, venčiće, ili čak čestitke za Valentinovo (koristite modle u obliku srca).

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While we are impatiently expecting sunnier and warmer days, my daughter and me decided to activate our green fingers. We planted some flowerbulbs (narcissus, tulip and crocus bulbs). Truth to be said, I was somewhat late with planting them, there are supposed to be planted between September and December, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.

And, while waiting for the plants to appear, I found a great idea for making string flowers on My kids make blog.

You need the following:

1. corn starch glue (1/4 cup cornstarch, 1 cup of water, heat it and whisk it well untill it thickens. Then cool it till it reaches a temperature that it safe for kids to play with.)
2. stash yarn in various colours, cut to pieces about 10 cm long
3. cookie cutters in the shape of a flower or star
4. a tray lined with baking paper

Dip the yarn in glue, use your fingers to remove excess glue and put the yarn in the cookie cutter. Then remove the cutter and repeat the process.

 

You can dry the flowers on the tray in a warm place overnight, or you can dry it in the oven. We chose the first method.

 

We used the flowers to make a birthday card for Ema's aunt, but you can use it to make a bouquet of flowers, or a mother's day card, or even a Valentine's day card (use heart shaped cookie cutters).