Chez Plum

My in-laws live by a lake here near Grenoble, and every 5 or 10 years, the lake freezes deep enough to make it safe to walk and skate on it. Lucky for us, this time we didn’t miss it. It was amazing.

I never liked ice-skating before, you know, boring. This was sooooo different. We [...]

Hello !! First let’s start with wishing everyone a fantastic New Year ! May 2011 be a joyful and crafty year, with good health for you and your family and friends !! 2010 has been a bit trying for my family, so I hope this new year will bring good things and joy and [...]

On thursday, while hiking with my husband, I had a sudden inspiration: Baby Babouches !!
They were so easy to make, just downsizing my pattern. Now I only need to work out the sizing. :-)

Both girls were invited to birthdays last week, so we had a crafty morning together. The little one sewed [...]

Plume is going to a birthday this afternoon. We decided we would sew her friend a little book cover with felt.

Then the little sister wanted to sew as well, and it was a good occasion. I made her sew a wing on a little felt bird (her first ever sewing !) and she managed [...]

Summer holidays have come and gone, we had a lovely time in the south of France, rested, swam, spent time with friends…

I crocheted lots of granny squares as samples for my “Around the granny square” ebook. And would have finished my second Camelia purse but for missing yarn.

Then this week was [...]

We spent a few days in Annecy this week, which was a great occasion to see familiar sights and see again some dear friends. Was really nice !
I’m also just about done with the new purse, and finalising the pattern to release it to testers soon.
I know it doesn’t look like a lot of [...]

Summer is finally here, and we are enjoying it very much. Spending as much time as we can outside, often at the chalet… which will explain the lack of blogging. :-)
I never thought I’d enjoy gardening so much and our little “experimental” garden (our first ever trial) is growing quite well. We [...]

Trying to take photos of my workspace, and laurent makes fun of me. Of course I’d love it to be tidy and organised. But let’s face it. I am all but tidy and organised. …Call it creative ! ;-)

Our current place is much roomier than the previous one, but I still don’t [...]

It was Easter school holiday here in France, and after many changes of plans, we managed to go down to the south (towards the Riviera) for a few days. Not the warmest days we’ve had there, but still enough for the girls to finally wear their summer dresses, and even dare walking in the freezing [...]

This morning :-)
Crocheting is fun… but kind of hard too ;-)
NB: of course it’s a sheepskin you can see on the couch. Brought directly from NZ by dear friends :-D