Dresden mania

Miluji Drazdanske talire. Jsou vesele, barevne a vyzdobi krasne pokoj. Prvni jsem usila mamince, pouzila jsem hodne barev a nechala jsem si ho odborne proquiltovat.

I have to admit I am little bit addicted to make Dresden plate wall hanging. They are so colorful and make nice decoration to any room. I just love them. First one I made for my mom and I used lots of colors and let it quilted by my quilting lady.

Druhy jsem usila manzelove mamince, taky hodne barevny ale trosku jiny.

Second one I made for my mother in law, also colorful but a bit different.

  

Treti jsem usila cerveny, kamaradce, a protoze se mi tahle combinace moc libila, tak aby "kovarova kobyla nebyla bosa" usila jsem ho i pro sebe :)

Third one I made for my friend. It's red! And because I loved this combination so much I made one for myself too :)

A tenhle mam pro nekoho kdo taky rad sije. Je to prekvapeni takze nemuzu prozradit! :)

And this one I have for someone who loves to sew as well. It's a surprise so I can't say yet! :)

Jestli se vam Drazdan taky tak libi a chtely by jste si ho usit, taky TADY najdete postup jak na to. Vsadim se, ze nezustanete jen u jednoho! :)

If you got inspired and would like to make some HERE is great tutorial. You really should try this it's easier then you think :) I bet you can't make just one! :)

Pillows/Polstarky

Vzdycky kdyz kupuji latky tak beru extra at mi zbyde. Rada siju se zbytku latek a rada se prehrabuji v te sve zbytkove krabici a prohlizim latky a vzpominam co jsem z nich usila. Krabice se mi nejak rychle naplnila a tak byl cas ji trochu odlehcit. Kdyz jsem tak brouzdala blogy narazila jsem na Cluck Cluck Sew a padl mi do oka tenhle nadherny polstar sity ze zbytku latek. Je tam i perfektni navod jak ho usit a tak jsem se hned plna nadseni pustila do prace a takhle to dopadlo :)

Every time I buy fabric I always take extra as I like to have leftovers for something. I love to go through my scrappy box and look at all these gorgeous prints and they remind me what I have made. My scrappy box got full and was screaming "use me please". So one day I came across Cluck Cluck Sew and this great tutorial and gorgeous appliqued fall pillow was perfect project to use my scraps. So here is my creation :)

My first Birdie sling shoulder bag

I've finished Birdie Sling bag. It was my first bag! Wow, I am really happy with result and I was surprise at the end how easy it was. I guess I will be making more :) I think it makes a great gift.

The bag is pretty big and has 2 inside pockets and I love that has just one handle. It is very comfortable to wear.

Konecne jsem si troufla a usila si svou prvni tasku Birde Sling bag. Prekvapilo me jak je jednoducha. Uz ted je mi jasne, ze nezustanu jen u jedne :) Myslim, ze se perfektne hodi i jako darek. Siti tasek je stejne nakazlive jako aplikace :)

Taska je celkem velka, ma dve vnitrni kapsy a libi se mi ze ma jen jedno ucho a je super pohodlna.

Working on inside pockets.

Prace na vnitrnich kapsach.

We love Pizza!

Nevim o nikom kdo by nemel rad pizzu a tak se s vami rada podelim o ten muj oblibeny recept.
Testo zadelavam v domaci pekarne, jednak je to bez prace, testo je dobre prohnetene a chutna lepe. Pouzivam specialni mouku na pizzu obsahuje vic glutenu. Najdete ji pod nazvy chlebova mouka - psenicna, strong flour, bread flour, nebo bakers flour.
Pokud nemate pekarnu zadelejte rucne na pomoucnenem stole, testo zpracovavejte aspon 10min. az je uplne hladoucke. Prikryjte a nechejte na teplem miste vykynout az se zdvojnasobi.

I don't know anyone who doesn't love pizza! So today I would like to share my favorite  pizza dough recipe. I prefer to use bread maker, it's easy no hard work involved and dough somehow taste better. I use flour with more gluten you can find it under the names like strong flour, bread flour, bakers flour or pizza flour.
If you don't have bread maker you can easily do it by hand on floured surface just knead the dough at least 10min. until nice and smooth. Cover and let it rise until double in size.


Z testa jsou dve 31cm pizzy 
Na testo potrebujete:

400g mouky na pizzu
1 cajova lzicka suseneho drozdi
250ml vody, vlazne
1/2 lzicky soli
1 lzice olivoveho oleje

Testo zadelam v pekarne na programu pizza trva 45min.
Testo rozdelim na 2 bochanky. Vyvalim do tenka, prenesu na plech pokladu oblibenymi surovinami a pecu pri 200C asi 13 min.


This recipe makes two 31cm pizza
You will need:

400g strong flour
1tsp. dry yeast
250 ml water, room temperature
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. olive oil

 I put all ingredients in bread maker and select pizza cycle for 45min.
Then divide the dough into 2 same size balls. Roll out thin, move to a baking tray, use your favorite toppings and bake 200C about 13min.

Nase oblibena je Hawai - sunka, ananas. A co vy, ktera je ta vase? :)
Dekuji Vam za navstevu a preji krasny den. Hanka :)

Hawai -ham and pineapple is our favorite and what about you which one is yours? :)
Thank you for visiting and have a nice day! Hanka:)

Deka k televizi / TV quilt

Tuhle deku jsem usila uz v loni. Volila jsem barevne latky a jednoduchy dizajn a doslova jsem ji spichla za vikend. Zachumlavam se do ni u televize. Samozrejme k dece musi byt polstare :) ty siju moc rada,  manzel mi rika ze jsem polstarovy maniak :)

I made this quilt last year. Collection of gorgeous prints and the simple design was quick to achieve. It only took me a weekend. I love to wrap myself in it and watch TV and of course matching pillows is a must. I just love to make pillows my husband says I am cushion maniac :)  

Tunakovy salat/Tuna salad

Tento tunakovy salat delam rada, je jednoduchy, tak trochu jiny a suroviny mam vzdy po ruce. Hodi se na toustovy chlebik, nebo i jako napln do tenkych kulatych tortila placek a zarolovat.  Jablicko a cranbery tomu davaji prijemnou svezi chut a kdyz mam doma hroznove vino tak ho prekrojim na pul a pridam do salatu. Vyzkousejte :)

I like to make this tuna salad quite often it's easy and ingredients are always in my pantry. It is a bit different with additions of  apple, cranberries and if I have fresh grapes I cut them in half and add them to the salad it is nice and refreshing.  It's great for sandwiches or in roll-ups. Try it :)

Tady je recpt:

185g (stredni plechovka) tunaka (ne v oleji, ve vode nebo nalevu)
1/4 cervene cibule, nakrajena na jemno
1/2 jablka, oloupane a nakrajene na drobne kosticky
lzice susenych cranberies
lzice vlaskych nebo pecanskych orechu, nasekane
3 lzice majonezy
sul, pepr dle chuti

Smichat vse dohromady.
Dobrou chut!

Here is the recipe:
185g tin tuna in brine
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
1/2 apple, peeled, diced
1 Tbsp. dry cranberries
1 Tbsp. pecans or walnuts, chopped
3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
salt, pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together.
Enjoy!

Peppermint slice

Every time we are invited to a party I hear same question...Can you bring something sweet?

Somehow they all know I love to bake :)  

Just before Christmas we booked B&B and spent weekend at the beach. On our last day owner Sharon and Bill stopped by to say good bye and brought us peppermint slice. What a nice surprise, we never had peppermint slice before. It is no-bake type of slice with hint of mint made with crushed biscuits. Very refreshing. She even ask me if I want a recipe. Yes of course I said!!! 

I was so excited to make it for a party we were invited to.

I made two more slices to fill up the plate with typical Australian Hedgehog and typical American brownie-cheesecake.

What a combination :) 

Pokazde kdyz jsme pozvani na party dostanu stejnou otazku, muzes donest neco sladkeho?

Tak nejak ti co me znaji vi ze rada pecu :)

To mi prislo celkem vhod nebot jsem dostala novy recept na Peprmintove rezy od pani Sharon.

Stravili jsme par dni u more a posledni den naseho odjezdu se majitele Sharon a Bill prisli rozloucit a nabidli nam tyhle uzasne nepecene rezy. Jsou delane z polamanych susenek a pepermintovych cokoladovych tycinek spojene kondenzovanym mlekem. Moc nam chutnaly a Sharon mi nabidla jeji recept. Super rikala jsem si opet neco noveho do me sbirky.

Tesila jsem se az ho vyzkousim a vezmu na party. Udelala jsem jeste dalsi dva rezy jeden klasicky australsky s neobvyklym nazvem Hedgehog (jezek) a druhy klasicky americky brownie-cheesecake.

I would like to show you what a beautiful Christmas napkins I got in mail from Lilienky.

She is very creative and her blog U Lilienky is full of gorgeous ideas. Thank you Lenicko. I love them!

A na zaver bych vam rada ukazala nadherne vanocni prostirani.co mi poslala Lilienka.

Je velmi sikovana a na jejim blogu U Lilienky  najdete spoustu krasnych veci. 

Dekuji Lenicko, moc se mi libi! Udelala jsi mi velkou radost :)

Ironing board make-over and more...

Finally I managed to finish all of my little projects that I had on my to do list for a while. 
My ironing board needed a new cover. I wanted something fun and lovely so I bought this cute fabric in Spotlight store not to mention they had 40% off on entire range of fabrics. These sales are very dangerous....I am sure the fabric lovers know what I mean :)

Konecne jsem nasla cas dokoncit vsechny male projekty ktere jsem mela na liste uz delsi dobu.
Moje zehlici prikno uz potrebovalo novy potah. Chtela jsem neco veseleho a tak jsem koupila tuhle hezkou latku v obchode Spotlight. 


This is my old and ugly ironing board.
Tohle je moje stare zehlici prkno.

And this is my new ironing board after make-over.
A takhle vypada nove. No to bude zehlenicko :)

My sewing machine wanted a new cover for those times when she is not working so I made her a new home :)
I even made organizer which is very handy. It has 6 small pockets for scissors and other things.

Moje sici masinka si prala novy "domecek" aby mela kde v klidu odpocivat kdyz zrovna nesije. Tak jsem ji usila novy domecek a bydli u sovicek :)

Zmohla jsem se i na kapsar ktery je opravdu prakticky. Ma 6 kapsicek na nuzky a vselijake drobnustky.

 And this is my little corner. It's not always so neatly organized. I love it here.

A tady je muj koutek moje kralovstvi. Ne po kazde je tak uklizeno :)



My lovely red pincushion made by my mom can't handle all my pins and needles so I made one a bit bigger from my favorite scraps of fabrics.

Moje krasna muchomurka kterou mi uhackovala maminka mi uz nestaci na vsechny ty spendliky a tak jsem jeste ze zbytku oblibenych latek usila trosku vetsi jahelnicek




And last thing I needed is a storage bag for bags. I know bit old fashion thing. I remember my grandmother had one, my mom has one but I didn't. I had fun to practice applique and no more kitchen bags laying under my sink.

Posledni vec co jsem potrebovala do kuchyne je ulozny pytlik na sacky. Ja vim trosku staromodni zalezitost. Pamatuji si ze moje babicka ho mela, ma ho i maminka. Takze ted pribyl jeden i u nas a uz se mi nebudou valet sacky v kabinetu pod kuchynskym drezem. Bylo to fajn si neco hezkeho naaplikovat na latku.