Defi'13 on the 14th

This month's Défi'13 theme ( a challenge against the bad luck of 13th of each month) was British Style. Well, well, well that was supposed to be super easy, right! And I should have come up with tons of ideas. Wrong. Well, I did, but I did not manage to really make any of them... But M saved the day, and made my entry to Défi'13 possible. To be fair it was a joint effort: a poster I bought ages ago, with a frame totally redone by M.


Le thème de Novembre du Défi'13 c'était British Style, et honnêtement je me suis dit que c'était gagné d'avance - the fingers in the nose comme P'pa dirait (son anglais est super évolué). on habite en Grande-Bretagne, et rien que pour çà je devrais pouvoir entrer le challenge de ce mois. Non, non et re-non, çà ne s'est pas du tout passé comme çà. Je n'ai eu le temps de rien faure et j'ai bien cru ne pas pouvoir valider mon entrée ce mois-ci.. Jusqu'à hier soir.. M (mon très gentil, et surtout très patient mari) a fini de peindre le cadre pour mon poster Sherlock Holmes. Et bingo, j'avais mon entrée de Novembre..



I am sure you have seen these posters before. The WHOLE book is written in a tiny font, and the main character/theme is cut out. The frame is now silver (pine before). M customised it as follows: he sanded the frame first, applied a first coat of primer, sanded it again, second coat of primer, sanded again, applied the first coat of silver paint, sanded again, and applied the top coat. A lot of sanding involved! We bought the frame second-hand (it was during my 'buy nothing new for a month challenge' - two massive frames for 30 pounds with the passe-partouts). He also cut the passe-partout to size.

On trouve ce genre de posters partout en GB en ce moment. M a customisé le cadre (en pin à l'origine): il a poncé le cadre, puis peint une première sous-couche, ponçage, deuxième sous-couche, ponçage, première couche de peinture argenté, ponçage, et couche finale de peinture argenté. Il a également coupé le passe-partout.. Bref beaucoup de ponçage!! Mais en même temps comme on a acheté ce cadre pour 20 euros, avec le passe-partout, çà valait le coup..


My first Défi'13... Next month's theme, 'Moi froid, jamais' (or I am never cold) - in theory, it should be even easier than this month's theme... Normalement, le thème du mois de décembre c'est vraiment du gâteau - j'ai même une idée de tricot... A suivre.

Off this afternoon, cannot wait. So hope you all have a wonderful week guys! A plus!

{Triangular geometrics - Buy it or Make it?} - take 2 - Noas'Libellule obsessions

Hiya.. Happy Thursday everyone! I actually posted this yesterday, but it went a bit wrong - so similar post but with enhancements! However I am still loving this post - a mix of clean lines and inspired by vintage. And it has been hard to just choose a few of all the things I could possibly buy.

1. Nova Meadow bedding, ISAK;2. Geometric Chain Earrings, Urban Outfitters; 3. Remix Cushion, ferm LIVING; 4. Pot Coaster, Hilda Granhat; 5. Knit Dress by Stella McCartney, My Theresa; 6. Tea Pot, ferm LIVING; 7. Card by CarsonToo, Etsy; 8. Original Watercolour paintings by The Joy of Color, Etsy.

I love this selection. I could really see all of these things in my house. So guys are we ready for the {make it} section.

The first project is a mural one and I have the feeling I am starting a new obsession. Meghan of Designtripper tells you how she made a cheaper painted version of her expensive wallpaper inspiration. I personally think it is beautiful. I actually thought it was wallpaper when I first came across it...

Sew, Mama, Sew whom I am sure many of your quilters know already wrote a simple triangle block sew-long to make this simple quilt. However the pattern could easily be used to make the Ferm Living cushion cover. Just adapt the colour scheme to your taste!

For more inspiration, here are some of the quilting projects that have been looking at for a long time. They are so beautiful (they are all on my pinterest)... They are in order from Sew Katie did; Materials and Method; Red Pepper Quilts and Spotted Stones.

Finally Ana Montiel is a brilliant artist based in Lodnon that you should check out. Here are some of the place mats she has made and are for sale. I love the colour palette she is using, it is so simple and yet beautiful.

So guys, are you inspired? I am.. I am thinking of a quilt for the Fall that could be hung above our staircase (it will all make sense later - I hope). Have you seen other 'triangular geometrics' project (knitted ones) or items that got you inspired? Post them in your comments, I would love to know! Will add them to the blog as I receive them...

PS: (two hours late) Just came across British designer Naomi Paul's triangles rug (knitted)...