i finished my first christmas balls! they turn out quite big (note: i do have tiny hands) but that's a good thing, cause we're planning on having a big christmas tree. :)

 here are 2 finished christmas balls, one ball waiting for stuffing and one being knitted. i'm really getting the hang of it, each ball looks better and better!

i also went treasurehunting at the fleamarket this weekend, this is what i bought:

 buttons, as usual.i looove the pink and purple ones, so cute.

and yarn!! i definitely have enough yarn stocked up, but i couldn't resist buying some more skeins as the colors were extremely nice! now i only have to figure out how to get rid of the musty smell... :)

this week i (finally) finished my presents for the P.I.F. i took part in.
everyone received their package, so i can put it on my blog!

i made 4 pouches, from some curtain swatches i found on the fleamarket. (i followed Miss Stik's tutorial) and i finally found a use for the felt balls i made... zipper hangers!

look, i sewed my "made by severien" label in!


i also made crocheted bird hangers... i found the pattern here. i use one as a keychain, but they could be used as decoration too, maybe for the christmas tree.

and last but not least, square pincushions... my first real try at something patchwork-ish. :)

these are the packages they received. i also added some buttons and colored ribbon, and a self-designed card. (not on the picture)

i had a lot of fun making all this, but i found it rather hard to decide what to make, and if it would be "enough"! but they were all happy and surprised (so they said) so that's a mission accomplished!

thursday, i received the P.I.F from Poes P, a gorgeous grass-green crocheted bag, beautifully made! it's perfect for carrying my knitting around the house!
i haven't been this excited (those buttons!!) about something since receiving Mamasha's custom made stamps! (of which i never showed a picture, shame on me; here it is... so beautiful)


saturday i went to the fleamarket in Geel and i found alot of sewing supplies:
again a lot of fabric...curtains, table sheets, pillow cases... (must.stop.buying.fabric.)

and a lot of buttons!

my pots are getting quite full now... look how empty they were 8 months ago... i even had to get some new pots for white, yellow and orange!

next up: the progress on my socks (one and a half finished!!), the progress on my granny square blanket and when i hit 100 followers... a give-away!!

who wants to... P.I.F. ?!
i'm looking for 3 persons who want to "pay it forward".... for those of you not familiar with the principle: i get a small present from Poes P and i make a small present for 3 other crafty people, who have to make a small present for 3 other people, who have to... you get it, right? the first 3 people who answer to this post (and agree to pay it forward too) will receive something handmade from me! :)

other than that... (besides working) i've been crafting my ass off! my head is bursting with ideas, i'm constantly fighting against the urge to start yet another project... a bit annoying, really. i'm currently working on 2 knitting projects, 3 crocheting projects, 1 felting project and 1 sewing project... no wonder nothing ever gets finished. my solution (untill i can change myself and start finishing things before starting new projects) for it is to give each project its own time and place. i leave one crochet project at the time at my boyfriends place, so i can only work on it when i'm there. (not constantly, ofcourse). i'm also taking my granny's with me on the train to work, so that's done there. my knitting projects are mostly done in front of tv, and sewing and felting is for when i really, really feel like doing that.


am i the only one who has so many projects running that never seem to get finished?
if so, how do you deal with that? sometimes i wish i was interested in sewing, crocheting or knitting only!


PS: i'm off to france next saturday for some well deserved holidays... see you guys in two weeks! ;)