DYB block for Maureen

This block I have embellished for Maureen in Australia. We are both participating in a Do Your Block Round Robin in the "Crazy Quilters Around the World"group.
We had to make 6 inch blocks and send them out to the next participant, she has one month to embellish it, then sends them further to the next participant etc. etc. Maureen has made creme coloured blocks and we can embellish them like we want, with the only restriction not to use to much orange/red and especially have fun-no stress! I did make 6 blocks for this swap with an under the sea theme, I have blogged them some weeks ago. I am looking forward to the next block to embellish, think it is for Hideko in Japan, will keep you updated!

Another stranger in my garden.........

When I was working in the front garden I found this weeds(hope this is the right word...)and decided to let it stay for awhile, you can imagine how surprised I was when the flower opened, ain't it beautiful? Have never seen this kind of poppies.

Today I want to show you the wonderful Halloween card I received from Brigitte Trinkl from Austria. She was also participating in the Spooky Boo cardswap on the Engelbeeslist.
Thank you so much for your lovely card Brigitte!

ANOTHER LITTLE VISITOR....

The picture ain't that good but I just want to show you another little visitor in our garden.
I looked outside yesterday and saw this little squirrel eating some peanuts! Ain't he (or she?)
cute?

SPOOKY BOO CARD






And the winner is.............................
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......................................Gerry!!!

Sorry for being so late with my announcement but life got in the way!
Our son has got the key of a new home this week and we are very busy
with helping him cleaning, painting and moving! He lived in a studenthome with 4 other guys which was very noisy and bad for his study to become a producer/composer. Now he has a home of his own
where he can study quietly and he is so happy!

Gerry, congratulations, the card is coming your way!

NEW ADDITIONS.......
















Yesterday we went to a collectors fair in Utrecht with friends.
I found a lot of beads, sequins, rick rack etc. for my Crazy Quilting!

I told you some days ago about visitors in our garden.
Maggie asked the names of the birds and butterfly.
The birds on the 1th and 3th picture are coletits, on picture 2 you see a peacock butterfly and the bird on picture 4 is called a "boomklever" (Sitta Europaea) in Dutch, don't know the English name,
I am sorry, it is not in the dictionary.....

4 ATC's FINISHED

I made these 4 Christmas ATC's (Artists Trading Cards) this week for an ATC swap on the Chains of Hearts group.
I hope to finish 2 more tomorrow, I really love to make these little ones big as a creditcard! As you can see, for me Christmas is still red and green, very old fashioned!

VISITORS IN OUR GARDEN

Today I want to show you some pictures of visitors in our garden, it is a joy to see all kinds of birds flying of and on for some peanuts. Autumn is starting and the leafs are falling here in Holland. Temperatures are around the 15 o C right now. I hope to make some more pictures of the changing colors in the coming weeks, have already seen several mushrooms also.

Thank you all for your nice comments on my Halloweencards, the fabric was bought during our trip in the USA at a Walmart in Page, AZ.
It is a pity that we don't celebrate Halloween over here in the Netherlands, I just love the "spooky" theme and decorations!

HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS

For the SPOOKY BOO postcardswap from the Engelbees I made the first card. It is on it's way to the USA.

Postcard number 2 is going to Liz in Kansas, it was made for a Autumn postcardswap on Stitchinfingers.

Number 3 is a GIVE AWAY, write a comment on my blog and maybe this card will be sent to you! I will put all names in a hat and let my family pick a name at Sunday Oct. 12th.!

BACK TO CRAZY QUILTING....











This month we start with a new DYB (Do Your Block) Round Robin on the "Crazy Quilters Around the World" list. I have made 6 blocks of 6 inch with an "under the sea" theme for the other ladies to embellish.I have bought the fabric with the dolphins in Orlando, Florida 2 years ago. Unluckely there were only 2 dolphins to use in this FQ, the others ones had lost their head or tail....
In this DYB we do embellish one block a month, I am really looking forward to start working on the first block of Maureen in Australia!