Crochet Pansies ...

Hello my dear friends,

I have had some of you lovely bloggers ask me about the pansies I use in my creations and if I have the pattern to make them.

Firstly thank you for your interest but I so far don't make these pansies. They come from old doilies I find at church sales and in thrift stores. Unfortunately I don't have the time right now to try and figure a pattern out so to help you a little I headed into the 'land of crochet' (I searched the Internet) and I have found two patterns on how to crochet vintage pansies that I think you might like.  

And here are the links ...

http://freevintagecrochet.com/free-doily-patterns/coats258/pansy-doily-luncheon-set-pattern

 

 

 

http://www.jessica-tromp.nl/vintage/new%20pansy%20vintage%20crochet%20patterns%20free%20doily%20doilies%20pattern.htm

 

 I hope that some of you will find this post useful. I might just try them out myself when I have a little free time and if I do, I will let you know how things turned out!

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B. 

 

My Granny Heart .. And About My Free Tutorials

Hello my dear friends,

I shared a photo of my newest little crocheted pretty with you yesterday but decided to work on the pattern a little more and now it is perfect. And  ~ yes, it is only slightly different than the first one I made.

  

 

My little granny heart.

 

And I have been thinking ...

... I am sure you all recall my very sad decision some weeks ago to not sharing any more free tutorials on Todolwen because of all the issues I have had with them being copied by people.

 Well I haven't changed my mind about posting them on my blog but I have decided that it is not right for all you lovely bloggers out there that have been so kind to me and that enjoy my little sharings, to miss out.

 

So ... I am going to share my new free tutorials now with you via e-mail.
All you have to do if you wish to have the pattern and the 'how to' for my little Granny Heart is e-mail me  (my e-mail address is located in the right side bar) and I will e-mail you the PDF file. When can you request the pattern? ... I will be able to take requests starting from tomorrow. I will check my e-mails a few times a day, so you should have it within a day or so.

I am already working on a few more little crocheted pretties that I will share with you the same way but not just yet. They are meant for the colder months of the year. When ever I have a new free tutorial for you, it will be announced here at Todolwen and I will have a new section in my right side bar called:

'Free Tutorials via E-mail'.

This way they will be able to be seen by new bloggers that visit me here at Todolwen too.

Why e-mail? .. Well, because many bloggers still have the 'no reply blogger' setting when they leave a comment and I am happier with the e-mail option right now.

I hope this makes a few of you Sweeties out there a tiny bit happy!

I hope you are well and life is treating you kind my dear friends.

Have a peaceful and creative day,


Karen B.

My Crochet Pretties ~ All Finished And On Their Way

Hello my dear friends,

it took me a little longer than I thought but I finished the order for my crochet pretties yesterday morning and ...

 

... now they are all wrapped up nice and neat in little white tissue parcels ...

 

 

... and are now on their way to Alyce.

 

She wanted some little hearts so I used a design I found on the net ( that is the one you see in the top photo) but I also made a new design. It is based on a granny square but turned into a little heart.

 

 

And this is it!

 

I still haven't made my mind up what I would like to do next and I almost forgot that I still have to work on my shoes for my daughters wedding! Maybe I will take that project on next to make sure it will be done in time for the wedding. I am not going to share any 'before' photos with you yet ... just in case the 'after' is a disaster! ( I am so hoping it won't be!)

 

Otherwise I am still finishing my daughter's bedroom and also trying to get more work done in our backyard on my river bed project. It seems that I am not as determent as last year with my projects which makes me somewhat sad and annoyed. I need to get into the right mindset fast so I can continue and get things done! (Wish me determination!)

Thank you for stopping by here at Todolwen and visiting me again, it is always so nice when you do.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day,


Karen B.

Just Listed ... 'Vintage Love' Ring Pillow

Hello my dear friends,

 just a short note to let you know that my ring pillow 'Vintage Love ' is now listed in my Etsy shop.
 

 

 

Don't you think it looks like it is very old?!

 

Last but not least ...

 

... today is my daughter Ashleigh's dress fitting for her wedding dress! The big day is now getting closer and closer and I am so excited but unfortunately I won't be able to share any photos of how beautiful she will look just yet ... her dress has to stay unseen by my future son-in-law but I will as soon as I can!

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

 

 

A Little Time And The Final Touches ..

Hello my dear friends,

on the day the world was going to see the newest member of the Royal Family my laptop was by my side or rather in front of my face almost all day again but I didn't just sit there, I managed to actually do something whilst waiting to see the new baby boy.

I don't know if you can remember my 'vintage feel' ring pillow but I thought I would be so nice to add a little more detailed work to it just to really give it the final touches and that is exactly what I did.

 I haven't embroidered something in some time now but when I look at Jillayne's ~ A Fine Seam ~ beautiful creations with all the beautiful embroidery work to them, I was so inspired and my thoughts went with that idea and I tried to do so and I love the result!

But I didn't stop there just yet ... I love my little flutter~by design and again I took it one step further and crochet one teeny tiny one ~ it now fits onto a penny ~ from sewing thread and gave it a little body with tiny beads too.

Now I love my vintage feel ring pillow with all it little detail and loveliness even more!

And here it is ...

... my now improved ring pillow which I have also given a new name ...

'Vintage Love'.

The changes are only delicate and subtle ones but beyond perfect to give this creation the final touches at last.
 

 

My teeny tiny flutter~by fits perfectly onto a penny now ...

 

 

... and looks so pretty with the seam binding roses.

 

I remember when I learnt how to embroider like this in school ...

 

 

... I was about 9 or 10 then and now I have discovered my love for it again!

 

It is amazing what a little time, needle, thread, a few tiny glass beads and crochet hook can do ~ something to keep in mind for future creations because some things are not always done when you think they are!

Last but not least ...

 I will be listing my 'Vintage Love' ring pillow first thing tomorrow morning in my Etsy shop. Maybe it will become a part of some one's very special day one day?!

And finally ...

 I am still not sure what my next creation will be but that is maybe a good thing for a day or two because then I can finally finish my daughter's bedroom.

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a  peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

I Am Doing It Again ..

Hello my dear friends,

I just can't seem to stop my bad habit of taking more things on before finishing others first.
 
I have just taken a custom order making some of my crochet pretties and instead of finishing
something that I should do first ... like my daughters bedroom ... I am crocheting instead. Thankfully her bedroom just needs a few small touch ups and some other small jobs that I am hoping to get done in the next day or two. On the other hand I have almost completed my order which makes me happy since it is another thing of my to~do list!

And this is what I am crocheting right now ...

... little hearts and even tinier hearts, modest violets, my tiny flowers and my little flutterbys and

I should be done with all of them hopefully tomorrow and then off they will go on their journey.

Not even done with this 'project' I am already thinking of what I could create next. I have an old sweater laying in my studio just waiting for me to grab it and turn it into new themed nests or there are several Dutch wooden shoes in different sizes that would liked to be recreated too. Of course there is all that vintage linen from the 4 week long church sale that is patiently waiting for me to donate some time to it! Which one do I pick? ... Choice can be a awful thing at times ~ don't you agree?! Maybe I will take the easy way out and let me daughters decided what I should do next but what ever it may be ... I will share it here on Todolwen with all you lovely bloggers.

It would be nice to see you here some time again.

I hope you are well and life is treating you kind my dear friends.

Have a peaceful and creative day,


Karen B.

'Too ~ Doll ~ Wen' ...

Hello my dear friends,

since I have created my blog quite a few people have asked me how the name came to be which I have explained. I never though that it would be a good idea to explain how you pronounce even though I have been asked about that as well before.

A sweet lady asked me today this question again of how to pronounce 'Todolwen' and I am going to try and explain it the best I can and they way I think it would make sense to.

So if you think of ...

 

'too ~ doll ~ wen'
 

...there you are!
(You are not seeing things if you read this before 12 pm today, I did change it!)

 If you say these three words together, that is how it is said!

I think you all are so sweet and caring in showing interest in the little details, like how to say my blog name. Thank you for that ... because it's the little things that matter at times the most in some one's life!

It would be so nice for you to stop by some time again and visit me here again at Todolwen.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day,


Karen B.