October 31, 2013

Make-up pouch aneb tastickovani me bavi...

Mam ted rozesitych nekolik projektu najednou, normalne se to u me nestava, vetsinou se drzim zpatky a kdyz neco zacnu tak to dokoncim a pak zacnu dalsi...
Mam rozesitou sadu polstaru do obyvaku a zbylo mi par Hexagonu a tak me napadlo je rucne naaplikovat na tasticku. Tastickovani me opravdu bavi, neni jich nikdy dost, jsou skvele jako darek a navic prakticke...

I have few projects going on at the moment. Normally when I start something I like to finish it before I start another one. I am working on my new set of pillows for living room and was using these 1.5" hexagons. I had few of them left so I got idea to put them on my favorite project to do - make up pouch. They are fun to make and I love them because they are practical and perfect if you need a small gift.  


Sovickovou jsem sila pro znamou na prani. 
This one I made on request.


A tyto dve byly darek pro kamaradky :)
And these 2 were a gift for friends of mine :)


A jak jste na tom vy? Mate rozdelanych nekolik veci najednou nebo zustavate u jedne?
Mejte se krasne.
Hanka

October 22, 2013

Podkaficka a kosicek - navod jak na ne

Na prani jsem pro Vas pripravila navod jak si usit podkaficka a kosicek. Je to jednoduchy projekt, ktery zvladne i zacatecnik. 


Pozor!
Miry jsou uvedene v palcich/inches nebot nemam centirmetrove pravitko a u nas "Down-under" se patchworkuje v palcich. Na internetu ale najdete stranky, ktere vam to prevedou do cm a nebo si usijte jaky rozmer se vam hodi.

Velikost hotovych podkaficek je 4"x4" (palce)  10.16cm x 10.16cm
Rezane jsou  4 1/2" x 4 1/2"  11.43cm x 11.43cm   

Velikost hotoveho kosicku je 4"x 4"x 2" hluboky
Kosicek je rezany  6 1/2" x  6 1/2"  16.5cm x 16.5cm

Postup u kosicku je uplne stejny jako u podlozek.
Uvnitr je to vystuzene tenkym, tuhsim filcem. Drzi tak lepe svuj tvar.
Siju patchworkovou 1/4" patkou = 0.63cm 


Nakrajim si 5 ruznych latek libovolne siroke zhruba 1.5", 2" palce a asi 6" az 7" dlouhe. 
Vypada to zajimave kdyz jsou kousky ruzne siroke. Vyborne tak lze vyuzit zbytku latek.


 Polozim licem k sobe a sesiju presne na sirku patky 1/4". Neentluji. Kratsi sesivam prvni a delsi kousky davam do centra.


 Po rubove strane sezehlim, jednim smerem.


  Z filcu si vystrihnu 4 ctverce (vystuha) 4 1/2" polozim na sesite pruhy.


Prilozim pravitko a seriznu vsechny strany.

Mam 4 predni dily, 4 filcove na vypln a 4 dily na zadni stranu podlozek. Ty jsem volila kazdou jinou.

V tomto poradi dam na sebe filc, vrchni dil licem nahoru a na to spodni dil rubem nahoru.

Sespendlim k sobe a presiju kolem dokola 1/4" patka mi da na sev 1/4" ( 0.63cm)
Necham si otvor na protahnuti. Ten zaposivam.



Sestrihnu opatrne rozky a prevratim na druhou stranu. Rozky opatrne vytlacim ven necim ostrym jako je pentelka nebo male nuzky.


Otvor zasiju rucne a presiju na stroji krajem kolem dokola. Je dobre si zvetsit steh nebot sijete pres 3 materialy. Siju na sirku patky.

Latky na kosicek 6.5x6.5 palcu. Postup stejny jako u podkaficek.
Prvni jde filc na to dil latky licem nahoru a na nej druhy dil latky rubem nahoru. (nedivejte se na obrazek at vas to polozeni neklame)
Sespendlim, sesiju kolem dokola, necham otvor na protahnuti. Sestrihnu opatrne rozky, protahnu, vytlacim rozky ven otvor sesiju rucne. Prosiju kolem dokola na siri patky.


Podlozky jsem jeste prosila podel svu vetsim stehem.
Rozky kosicku jsem si naspedlila a pak rucne prisila k sobe.


Preju Vam krasne tvoreni!
 Pokud pouzijete muj navod rada bych videla jak se vam povedly. Zanechte mi odkaz v komentarich.
Hanka :)

October 15, 2013

Podkaficka s kosickem / Coaster set

Zbytkove siti je zabava a tak vznikla sada podlozek a kosicek aby mely kde odpocivat kdyz nebudou v pouzivani :)

Using scraps of fabric and create something new is fun :) and these cute coasters are really practical to have. 


Prvni sada putovala domu pres more k mamince. Chtela jsem pribalit i hrnicek, ale z vlastni zkusenosti vim, ze by tu cestu nezvladl.

First set traveled home overseas to my mom. I know she loves these colors. I wanted to send this cute mug too, but from my personal experience I know it wouldn't make such a long trip.



Druha sada zustala u nas doma :) Oblibili jsme si je uz jen proto, ze se na ne orosena sklenice s napojem nelepi tak jak na ty kupovane co jsou vyrobene z korku.

Second set stayed with us at home :) We love it because wet glass with cold drink doesn't stick to them opposite the ones made from cork.

 Zbytky latek ale nejak moc neubyly a tak mam v planu usit jeste par sad kamaradkam.


Dekuji Vam za navstevu!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hanka

October 8, 2013

Baby Girl Quilt

Posledni dve deky co jsem sila darkem kamaradkam, byly pro chlapecky. V duchu jsem si prala az budu sit dalsi aby byla pro holcicku. 
Sen se mi splnil! Tento vytouzeny quilt je pro me!!! :) 

Last two quilts I made for friends of mine were for their boys. I secretly wished when I make next one it will be for a girl. It was a dream come true! This one is for me!!! :)


Zacala jsem cela nadsena s predstihem, v te dobe jsem jeste nevedela jestli bude do ruzova, nebo do modra. A tak jsem top udelala ruzove - barevny takovy mizmas a zadni stranu jsem zvolila modrou co kdyby nahodou ze? :)

So excited I started ahead a time. At that time I didn't know if pink or blue. So the top I made more pinkish and for back I decided to make it blue just in case :)


Na lemovani kolem jsem zvolila kazdy kousek jiny, nebot uz jsem nemela dost latky ve stejne barve.
Rada pouzivam zbytku, libi se mi, ze je to barevne, nebot se kolikrat nemuzu rozhodnout jakou barvu zvolit. 

I use scrappy binding as I didn't have enough fabric for one color binding. Scrappy binding is my favorite because sometimes I have a hard time to decide what color to use.


Barevne ctverce jsou 5" palcu. Na sirku je jich pet a na delku sest. Bile lemovani kolem je 2a1/2" palcu siroke. Opravdu jednoduche siti ale me se tenhle design moc libi.

I used 5" squares. Five for width and six squares for length. Sashing is 2 1/2" wide. It's really simple quilt but I love this design.
 

Preji Vam krasne slunne dny.
Have a great sunny days.
Hanka


October 3, 2013

Mame napecene Kolace / Typical Czech sweets Kolace



Uz dlouho jsem doma neupekla nic ryze ceskeho. Obklopena jinou kulturou a mezinarodni kuchyni, me ovlivnuje natolik, ze jsou u nas v oblibe dobroty jako cheesecake, brownies, carrot cake, tiramisu...
A tak byl cas oprasit mamincin recept na  kynute testo. Ta ho pojmenovala kynute testo na kolacky - svatebni. 
Kolacky se ale nekonaly. Dostala jsem chut na poradny kolac, neboli lopatak - frgal jak se rika u nas na Morave.

It's been a while since I baked something typical Czech. Influenced by Australian culture and international cuisine I usually make goodies like cheesecake, brownies, carrot cake, tiramisu....  
It was time to dust off one of our family treasure recipe for Kolac.
It is thin pastry made from yeast dough topped with sweet fillings like cream-cheese, poppy seeds, blueberry, apples finished with layer of crumble on the top. In Czech republic you will find them everywhere they are so popular and we love them.


Upekla jsem tvarohovy, boruvkovy a jeste zbylo testo na marmeladove buchticky. U nas doma se jim rikalo celetky a pamatuji si, ze bratr se po nich mohl utlouct. Ja mam nejradeji makovy, ale mak ve velkem baleni u nas neni moc k dostani. Manzel miluje tvarohovy a ja byla spokojena s boruvkovym :)

I made one with cream-cheese filling and one with blueberries of course best part is the crumble topping. My husband loves cream-cheese filling my favorite is poppy seed. But big bag of poppy seeds are hard to buy here in Australia.


Testo jsem zadelala v domaci pekarne. Usetrila jsem si tak praci a za 45min. bylo zadelano i vykynuto :)
Pravy cesky tvaroh takova ta kostka ve stribrnem obalu, jak si dobre pamatuji za 1,50 Kcs (ja vim bejvavalo) tak to tu bohuzel nemame, ale vyborne ho nahradil Philadelphia cream-cheese.
Boruvky jsem pouzila mrazene, byly dobre ale nenahradi ty prave nasbirane v lese. 

I prepared the yeast dough in bread maker. Saved myself time and 45min. later the dough was made,  proofed and ready for fillings. In Czech we have special cheese for this cold tvaroh it is more moist and tangy, but Philadelphia cream-cheese with bit of lemon juice and zest did the trick :)
I used frozen blueberries but back home normally we would go to forest to hand pick fresh wild blueberries! They are much smaller in size and they taste so much better.


Odpoledne jsme si zamaskrtili u kaficka a jeste zbylo i pro sousedy, kteri takovy cesky kolac nikdy nejedli :)
Zdravim Vas a preji sladke dny!

We enjoyed it with our afternoon coffee. I also shared some with my lovely neighbors :) which was something different for them this time :)
Have a great day!
Hanka

October 1, 2013

Zvu Vas na kavicku / Come and have a cup of coffee

Moc Vas vsechny zdravim. Nejaky cas jsem tu nebyla, bylo u nas jak se rika pilno. Mesic zari byl pro nas plny zmen. Prestehovali jsme se z jihu Australie 2500 km na sever. Splnil se nam tak sen mit leto po cely rok. Mit modrou oblohu bez mracku, videt trepetajici se palmy v mirnem vanku a citit vuni more me asi nikdy neomrzi. 
 
Hello everyone. I haven't been here for a while. A lot was happening in September. We moved from cold south of Australia 2500km to tropical north. Our dream came true - to live where summer is all year around. I don't think I will ever get bored of blue sky, palm trees, smell of ocean and hot weather.

Mame skvele sousedy. Hned na privitanou jsme byli pozvani na baby shower party pro stene jmenem Jasper. Sesli jse vsichni sousede a nechybel ani vynikajici dort.

We are fortunate and have a great neighbors. The very first weekend we have got invitation for baby shower party. The baby is new puppy named Jasper. All neighbors came to celebrate and Jasper even got a cake!


  

Soused me obdaroval kavovymi boby. Rad zahradnici a experimentuje. Zasadil kavovnik, kteremu se v skutku dari, a nejlepsi na tom je, ze on sam kavu nepije :) Strom obral do posledniho zrnka a tak nemam fotku jeho kavovniku, nebot zbyly jen hole vetvicky a ty nevypadaly uz tak lakave.
Byla jsem nadsena myslenkou mit domaci kavu, ale kdyz jsem videla ten kybel ktery me cekal vyloupat, tak mi usmev opadl.

Lovely Michael gave me a coffee beans. He is great gardener and loves to experiment with different plants. His coffee tree is doing great, but funny thing is he doesn't drink a coffee :)
I was pretty excited of that idea to pick coffee beans and go thru all process to have a homemade coffee, but when I saw the bucket full of little tiny berries that need it to be peeled to get beans out of the shell, my jaw dropped. 
 Pripadala jsem si jako popelka a priznam se, ze jsem nevyloupala cely kybel ale nejakou hodinu jsem nad nim fakt stravila.
 I have to admit I didn't peel whole bucket. That needs more pair of hands and lots of patience. But I spent couple of hours over the bucket :)

Po loupaci procedure nastal cas kavove zrna dobre proplachnout vodou a nechat je na slunicku susit alespon par dni.
Pote nastala procedura prazeni. K tomu jsme pouzili specialni stroj :) popcorn maker :) Krasne se nam roustovalo a nadherna vune prazene kavy se sirila pres cely dum.

When process of peeling was done, beans were triple washed and rinsed and than needed to get dry for few days.
After that was time to roast them. We used special machine :) popcorn maker :) it worked beautifully and I wish you could smell it. I think I love the smell of fresh roasted coffee more then coffee itself. 
 Spravne se maji oprazene zrnka nechat tyden odlezet, nez se pomelou ale to jsme nevydrzeli a pomleli jsme aspon trochu abychom mohli kavu ochutnat.

We suppose to leave roasted beans rest for few days to improve in flavor but we had no patients and grinded small batch so we could taste it. The spice grinder was perfect for this job not to mention it added some spice flavor :)




Ted uz vim, kolik se skryva prace za jednim salkem kavy a obdiv tem, kteri tvrde pracuji na plantazich.
Chcete-li vedet o kave vic, treba kym byla objevena, jestli kozou, Columbusem nebo anglicanem,TADY je zajimave video na YouTube.

Now I know how much hard work is behind one cup of coffee. I admire those who work hard at coffee or tea plantains. And did you know who discovered coffee? Legend says it was a goat :) she ate the beans and leaves from the coffee tree and was all fired up and full of energy. When goat farmer noticed that he tried the same thing and it had same effect on him :) But who knows, it's up to you if you believe in legend :)



 Kavicka byla fakt dobra a zarucene domaci! :)
Mejte se krasne a vychutnejte si tu vasi oblibenou :)

Coffee was pretty good we enjoyed it black and it was truly 100% homemade :) 
Have a great day and enjoy your cup of coffee!


Hanka