tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373544022024-03-13T23:41:33.130+09:00Be Happy!Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-62369248819494757542015-03-19T01:11:00.000+09:002015-03-19T20:20:43.991+09:00"All Because" Framed! (Photos a lot)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello friends, suddenly the weather here has been fine and very warm nowadays, it's so nice to go outside, but unfortunately it started raining from this evening and it will keep raining until tomorrow.</div>
We're gonna visit my auntie from Friday so hopefully the weather will be fine again!<br />
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Anyway, I've finished framing "All Because" © Imaginating Wedding Sampler for my dear friend Aya and handed it to her in person!</div>
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As this design was her choice, she was so pleased to have it IRL and it made me so happy, too!</div>
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Unfortunately the day I've taken these photos the weather was very gloomy, so these photos don't show colours justice but the frame and mat are just like this.</div>
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Colours are a little bit more lighter than there photos and look more cheerfully and sweet IRL.<br />
I'm hiding their names sorry it looks messy, though...<br />
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This photo above is close up photo of the frame I've chosen, isn't this beautiful for the wedding sampler?!<br />
Can you see many of hearts around the edge of this frame? <br />I think it really suits for happy wedding theme!<br />
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My friend Aya was quite surprised as she doesn't know about cross stitch and she said "It's just like what I saw on the web site when I've chosen this design, amazing!", and this her words made me very proud of myself!<br />
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I'm always quite anxious to present cross stitch stuff to friends as I don't know if they like this kind of hand made gift, but this time I've asked her to choose the design, so I didn't need to feel anxious to present this to her! :D<br />
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Now my Christmas rose in my tiny garden are full blooming and they are just beautiful.<br />
I'm happy to take photos with flowers.<br />
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And also these flowers are my favourite to look at everyday which was planted by myself, I will show you whole thing of this plant.<br />
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This photo above is the whole framed piece to show you, it's more bright and I'm satisfied about this result!<br />
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Here are some photos of what I planted the other day, one above photo is what I planted in the basket which was made by my mum, I planted wire plants, viola, snowdrops, hyacinth, now hyacinth are full blooming so will cut them and put them in the vase tomorrow!<br />
I love how this turned out and am so satisfied about the result.<br />
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And also here is my favourite flower Lilly of the Valley, it looks so elegant and innocent and I really love it, but unfortunately mine has done already...</div>
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Should get them one more time!</div>
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Take care friends and thanks for stopping by.</div>
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I'm sorry that I haven't been replying you all yet, will write you when I have enough time!</div>
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<i>Design : "All Because" © Imaginating, Designed by Diane Arthurs</i></div>
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<i>Fabric : 28ct Ivory</i></div>
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I've changed my top banner to wide this blog size to show photos more bigger, how is it?<br />
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Anyway, I was concentrating on "All because" to finish and finally the time has come!<br />
I've finished all the cross stitch part and was working on full of backstitch which was so hard!<br />
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As I'm not good at stitching backstitch, I felt it was quite hard to finish, can you imagine the photo below is the one that was stitched all the cross stitch part.</div>
Ah, this was also filled with so many 1/4 stitch which I don't really like!<br />
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All the other part was filled with back stitch and french knots, once I felt I don't know whether if I can finish this or not, but once I got used to do backstitch it was quite fun to finish this!<br />
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I said I don't really like 1/4 stitch and am not good at doing backstitch, but as seeing this finished piece these special stitch made this piece beautiful in the end, don't you think?</div>
I've added my co-worker (ex co-worker) also my dear friend Aya's name also husband's name and the date of their marriage.<br />
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My dear friend Aya has chose this design so I know she likes this design but I hope she will love my work, too!</div>
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I've already bought a frame for this, so it would suit to this finished piece and hope Aya would be happy to have this!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and take care and have a lovely Sunday!</div>
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<br />Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-58327628309167368862015-03-03T23:44:00.003+09:002015-03-15T10:43:57.428+09:00Freebie : Soot plus White © Bent Creek Hi, thanks for stopping by and thanks for your lovely comments for my past posts.<br />
Since my friend has told me that there are some Freebies on © Bent Creek blog "<a href="http://www.bentcreeklife.com/bentcreeklife/" target="_blank">Bent Creek Life</a>", I couldn't resist to stitch this cute design!<br />
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The name of this design is "Soot plus White", these colors are over dyed threads name that chart called for, but unfortunately I didn't have them in my stash so I've used "Peacock" by Carrie's Creation and "Oatmeal" by WDW instead of them.<br />
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I also didn't have the right frame for this finished piece, size also the color, so have added two layers of fabrics for the background then colored the frame from natural to white.<br />
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I think I've edited these photos too much, so they don't show colors justice, IRL they're more darker.<br />
I also added gingham check ribbon around the stitched piece, pearl beads etc, to make it more lovely look.<br />
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I think this photo above is the most closest color to show you.<br />
I wish I could have the right frame like © Bent Creek Life shows on their blog, I like this stitched piece but I don't think it does suit for this layered fabric and also this frame... shame!<br />
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I asked her to tell me honestly what she wants for her wedding gift as I knew she has most of everything she needs already, and she made me surprise, she asked me to stitch something about wedding!<br />
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I have stitched for another co-worker's wedding before, but my dear friend saw it for few minutes but she remembered my work and asked me to do it for her, too!</div>
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I asked her what kind of design she wants, and she chose this design "All Because" © Imaginating.<br />
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Recently I've been cleaning up my house and have found many of grandparents stuff.<br />
I love old things so am collecting them and displaying in my room now.<br />
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Old Japanese wooden bobbins, bowls, etc...<br />
I will reuse them as interior.<br />
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<i>Design : "Soot plus White" © <a href="http://www.bentcreeklife.com/bentcreeklife/" target="_blank">Bent Creek</a> (Freebie)</i><br />
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I've finished "La Sagesse - RV167" © Isabelle Vautier and framed it.</div>
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Isabelle Vautier さんの、"La Sagesse - RV167" が完成し、額に入れました。</div>
日本語では「見ざる、言わざる、聞かざる」ですよね?<br />
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ちょっと順番が違うのかな?と思いつつ調べてみました。</div>
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There is saying about "Three wise monkeys" in Japanese, too and checked what is written in French.</div>
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I didn't know there are the same saying in many different countries and also checked English version.</div>
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同じことわざが色んな国にあるとは知りませんでした。</div>
英語では、Three wise monkeys といい、"See no evil, here no evil, speak no evil"と言うそうです。<br />
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In French it says "Singes de la Sagesse" and Ne rien voir, Ne rien entendre, Ne rien dire.</div>
I know this Chinese script but don't know about this "Zhi" for this design, maybe should check Chinese saying, too?<br />
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やっぱり、ラインというかフレームのあるデザインは額入れが難しいです。</div>
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漢字デザインと言うのは初めてでちょっと抵抗はあったのですが、この猿たちが可愛くて買ってあたためていたチャート。</div>
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可愛いくてお気に入りになりました。</div>
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I was hesitating to stitch Chinese script but I love this design with monkeys to much!</div>
Very cute, don't you think?<br />
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この”智”がどういう意味かは分からないけれど、"Zhi"と書いてあるのできっと中国語の方の意味なんでしょうね。<br />
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This photo above was taken in my room and it shows linen color justice.</div>
I choose the frame from in my frame stash and am so happy that I could decrease frames.<br />
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部屋の中で撮った写真。この上の写真がリネンの色が一番綺麗に出ていると思います。</div>
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The chart was written "Isa" after "Z", but I added "2015", and now my son didn't have interests but now he loves to see these monkeys.</div>
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チャートには「Z」の後に「Isa」と書いてあったのですが、私は2015と入れました。</div>
刺す前には全然興味のなかった息子も、完成した今はこの猿が可愛くて喜んでいます。<br />
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The other day when my son's friend also his mom came to our home to play with, I prepared orange juice for kids and waiting for them to come, but kids were concentrating on playing games and didn't come at all, then when I looked at kids table, my Chihuahua Cocoa was waiting for them to have juice together, lol<br />
It was so sweet, she was expecting to have some!<br />
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最近息子の友達とママがお家に遊びに来てくれました。子供たちはゲームに夢中でジュースを用意しても全然テーブルに来ず・・・</div>
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ふと見ると、チワワのココアがジュースを欲しそうにテーブルで待っていました(笑)</div>
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ずっと待ってる姿がとても可愛かったです!</div>
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<br />Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-42092435220714597432015-02-03T16:40:00.001+09:002015-03-15T10:45:34.837+09:00La Nuit des Songes... Framed! and new WIP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I've framed "La Nuit des Songes..." © Isabellle Vautier and I really love the result!</div>
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I was thinking to use this frame in my mind which was in my frame stash and when I sized it, the color, design, and the size, everything was perfect!</div>
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I really want to hang this on the wall in my room, but before then I should clean up my room...</div>
There are so many things that I don't need and should tidy up.<br />
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But I've been escaping from cleaning up and have started new single color work again.</div>
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Here is my new WIP from Isabelle Vautier's design.<br />
It's quite strange for me to stitch Chinese script (Kanji), though I was curious to stitch this design from long time ago.<br />
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I should translate these French words to know what there is written!<br />
It's gonna be finished soon, hope I have the suitable frame in my stash again!<br />
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<br />Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-37638236317505328232015-01-28T16:09:00.001+09:002015-03-15T10:45:50.102+09:00"Plant LOVE" (C) Lizzie Kate FOR FriendThanks for stopping by, and thank you so much for your lovely comments to my last post!<br />
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I found the post that I was forgetting to update!<br />
Here is a framed piece of Lizzie * Kate "Plant Love".<br />
I presented this to my friend's second baby.<br />
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<br />Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-65834727160774426622015-01-27T21:00:00.000+09:002015-03-15T10:46:08.386+09:002015 First Work! La Nuit des Songes... RV157Hi there, it's been so long time since the last time I've updated my blog...<br />
I'm still here!<br />
I've quit my job Nov. for some reasons and have been working at home now, that's why I can have my own time a bit longer than before so I've started to stitch again only a little by little.<br />
Although I have no enough time to stitch complicated designs, so I chose this Isabelle Vautier's single color design.<br />
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I had been wanting to stitch this design for ages and it took me to start eight years!<br />
I'm so happy that I've done and am so satisfied of this finished piece!<br />
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Owl is one of symbol of happiness in Japan, so I love owls very much but it's quite hard to find lovely owl designs in stitching field but when I've saw this I've felt in love at first sight!<br />
Isn't this design simply beautiful, is it?!<br />
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The chart called for the thread color DMC #946, but I used #815.<br />
After I finished all the cross stitch parts, I started to back stitch that I don't like much and used one strand (I can't read French, so...) but it didn't show it nicely like a chart photo, so I tried to use two strands and as I don't like back stitch, I've done straight stitch instead.<br />
Two strands straight stitch made it look very good, I think!<br />
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The chart was designed with "Isa V." a designer's name and also asked to add a charm, but I was going to frame this so didn't add a charm and instead of it I added my initial and added 2015 for the name part.<br />
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I'm very satisfied how this tuned out!<br />
Isn't this beautiful?!<br />
I'm planning to frame this soon and will stitch another her design!<br />
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<i><br /></i>Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-13959810332968541112014-07-06T22:29:00.003+09:002015-03-15T10:46:39.450+09:00Birds of Killingworth Framed!!Hi, the other day I re-framed "<a href="http://yuks-behappy.blogspot.jp/search/label/Birds%20of%20Killingworth" target="_blank">Birds of Killingworth</a>" after a long long time.<br />
Actually I've done framing this sampler about two years ago, but I've done it by myself, I couldn't frame nicely and haven't been satisfied with it at all, so I've never taken photos of this.<br />
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2年少し前に完成していた、"<a href="http://yuks-behappy.blogspot.jp/search/label/Birds%20of%20Killingworth" target="_blank">Birds of Killingworth</a>"。<br />
実際はすぐにフレームをオーダーして額装していたのですが、余り上手く出来ていなかった為、写真も撮らずに今日まできました。<br />
先日その事をふと思い出し、珍しいことに裏の糸を解いてまで額装をやり直しました。<br />
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This time I've done by myself again, but better than before, I think!<br />
This one is quite big as I've stitched on 32ct linen, so it was hard to frame, so please don't look intently at these pictures! :)<br />
And also, I should have put the hydrangea in nice plant! :(<br />
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今回も自分で額装したので、やはり上手くいかず納得は出来ていないけれど、以前よりはましかなぁ・・・と思います。<br />
32ctリネンに刺したので見応えはあるのですが、やはり大きな物を額に入れるのは難しいです。しかも、デザインに枠がある物は特に・・・<br />
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歪みが見られるし、もし額装をしてくれる所を近くで見つけられたら、この作品だけは頼んでみたいなぁ、と思っています。<br />
それより、大好きな紫陽花、可愛いプランターを買ってあったのにこんな鉢のまま写真を撮ってしまった('◇')ゞ<br />
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Ahh, I can see warps a lot... shame!<br />
If I will be able to find the framer, I would ask re-frame nicely for this one!<br />
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This photo shows what sort of frame I've chosen!<br />
I like it, but sometimes think should I've chosen more bold frame for this design???<br />
If I could find the other stitched thing to put in this frame, I would swap with this and will choose bold frame for this! What do you think??<br />
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額はこんな感じです。<br />
作品を入れて見たら、もっと太い棹の額の方が良かったのかなぁ?と・・・<br />
玄関に飾っているのですが、余りインパクトがないのです。<br />
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This is a photo with my favorite hydrangea, this one is called "fall color".<br />
The other day my mum found this at the flower shop near her office, and told me if I want to see once to buy or not, she said she thought I might like this kind of color.<br />
Yes, mum, I love it! I decided to get this and she kindly presented me, but she is still not sure how I can call this as lovely thing!<br />
Mum says she knows what I like, but in her opinion this looks like dead flower. lol<br />
Yesterday, when I went out to my tiny garden to dry other hydrangea, I found that she cut all these "fall color hydrangea" and hanged them on the pole to let them be dried flower... mum...<br />
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私のお気に入りの花の一つが紫陽花なのですが、母が”秋色あじさい”というのを職場の近くのお花屋さんで見つけてきました。<br />
私が好きそうだから・・・と連れて行ってくれて一目ぼれ。ラッキーなことに母がこの”秋色あじさい”と白い可愛い鉢をプレゼントしてくれました。<br />
でも、母は余り納得いかず・・・私の好みだとは分かっているけれど、「これが可愛い!」というのがどうも理解できない、とのこと。<br />
連れて行って買ってくれた割に、「もう枯れた花みたいじゃない??」と散々(笑)<br />
確かにシーズン終わりかけでちょっと枯れた部分もあったけど、昨日違う紫陽花をドライにしようと庭に出たら、”秋色あじさい”が見事に全部切られ、ドライにする為に吊るしてありました(笑)<br />
早い。。。<br />
ドライになった暁には、作品の写真のお供にしようと思います。<br />
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Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for your comment!<br />
I always appreciate for them all.<br />
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Take care and have a lovely weekend!<br />
Bye for now,<br />
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Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-76065999945070578612014-07-01T23:16:00.000+09:002015-03-15T10:47:02.422+09:00Pretty Pleasures 1759 FramedHi, thanks for stopping by, and thank you for your lovely comments!<br />
I've framed the "Pretty Pleasures 1759" © <a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/" target="_blank">Plum Street Samplers</a> the other day, and handed it to my co-worker who will get marry and will quit job the end of this month (today).<br />
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Can you see "new 2014" that kind <a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/" target="_blank">Paulette</a> charted for me, this one is so lovely and of course it suits for the other letters and also the other part!</div>
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Thank you so much Paulette again, I really appreciate for your kindness!</div>
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Can you see the difference??? (photo below)<br />
I can't imagine how talented designers are!<br />
Here is the <a href="http://yuks-behappy.blogspot.jp/2014/06/pretty-pleasures-1759-1.html" target="_blank">link of the previous 2014</a>. Totally different, aren't they?<br />
Of course I LOVE "After", it's so lovely!<br />
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I didn't have enough time to order the frame, so went to the store where I often buy frames the other day, and could find the right one!</div>
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The sizes were just perfect for this finished piece and also the design.</div>
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Most of new couple will choose their new furniture, etc... and I'm not sure my co-worker's taste much, so I didn't choose gold nor silver bold frame, chose this lovely soft frame.</div>
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If I make one or two more the same pieces, I would definitely choose this one again!</div>
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While I was taking photos, Cocoa came to my room, actually my son Tass brought her, though she was playing with my furry leg warmer!<br />
I should put them in the closet, it's summer now!!!<br />
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Anyway, my co-worker was so happy to have this, she said she loves this design, but moreover she said she is so happy to think that I took my time to finish this for her.<br />
I was so happy to see her happy, please be happy and enjoy your new life!!<br />
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Thanks for your visit.<br />
Take care and have a lovely July!<br />
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Threads : DMCYukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-38440474150533759902014-06-29T23:53:00.000+09:002015-03-15T10:47:20.278+09:00Flowers From Sweetie! *Edited*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hi, The other day, my son Tass was a bit late home from his school and I was worried about and then I was waiting for him outside.</div>
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When I saw him walking down to me I just felt relief, and I saw him having something on his back.</div>
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He came to me and said to me, "Here you are, mum! I know you've been ill (it's an incurable disease) for a long time so I wanted to give them to you!"<br />
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He had these tiny wild flowers in his hand and handed to me as saying that!<br />
How sweet...<br />
He was late since he had been picking these flowers on his way back home for me with his friend.<br />
Here is his recent photo. He started to wear glasses as he has far sight.<br />
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I'm a so happy mum and I'm really proud of him.<br />
Sweetie, I'm sorry that I've been very irritated mum especially recently as I've been terribly tired at work.<br />
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I tell you what mum apologizes every single night as looking at your lovely sleeping face.<br />
Love, always!<br />
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This is a small token of my gratitude for a lady who has helped me a lot these for three years.<br />
But we have to say good bye as she will move back to her home town, and as she knows that my hobby is embroidery so wanted to show what kind of things I have been making and working on, and also to show my appreciation.<br />
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But as you may know that I'd been working on Pretty Pleasures 1759 (on the last post) at the same time, I had to hurry up to finish this because I have to hand this to her on Thursday (tomorrow)!<br />
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I wanted to add more spider web roses like my profile photo, but I had no time to add more and so finished as the photo shows.<br />
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I used COSMO (Japanese company) Seasons cotton thread, as you see it's like hand dyed thread and very beautiful gradation threads.<br />
I used two strands together for cross stitch and also for back stitch, but used one strand for spider web roses to show roses more beautifully.<br />
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This is the back side of biscornu, as I mentioned I didn't have enough time, so made it easy.<br />
Just stitched triangle shape with satin stitch.<br />
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I made it easier than I wanted to make, but quite satisfied this finished piece.<br />
I hope she will like it and receive this with pleasure.<br />
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I don't wanna say good bye, but c'est la vie.<br />
Hope everything is going well with her and also me!<br />
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Take care and thanks for visiting!<br />
Bye for now,<br />
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Thank you so much for your comments on the last post, and sorry that I haven't been replying you yet.<br />
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Now what I working on is this "Pretty Pleasures 1759" © <a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/" target="_blank">Plum Street Samplers</a>.<br />
When I saw this design, I felt in love and wanted to stitch for a long time and the right time just has come!<br />
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I wasn't sure that she likes this kind of things, like hand made stuffs, but when we worked together she saw my works on my blog and seemed like she likes this kind of things.<br />
And also I remembered that she hanged so many quilt tapestries have made by her mum on her room wall, so I decided to stitch for her!<br />
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This design was charted "1759" as it titles, however I've stitched "2014".<br />
But what I've stitched didn't suit to these lovely letters what the designer's charted and also to the other part, so I asked Paulette, designer of <a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/" target="_blank">Plum Street Samplers</a> if it's possible for her to modify the year to "2014", she kindly e-mailed me back and said to me "Yes!".<br />
Soon I received the "2014 chart" from her!<br />
How kind and lovely lady she is! She is wonderful, don't you think?!<br />
Thank you so much, Paulette, I can's say thank you enough!<br />
I will update the complete piece on the next post!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Finally I stitched all the part, also re-stitched the year from 1759 to 2014, so will update some photos later!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for stopping by, and thanks for your comment!</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">I will reply to you all later.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">Bye for now,</span><br />
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Hello, long long time no see!</div>
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As I wrote on the last post, I couldn't update my blog with photos, but finally today!</div>
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I've been using iPad at work, but I prefer PC!</div>
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And here are some photos of my sweet Cocoa (chihuahua).</div>
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She was a baby a year ago when she came to us, but now she looks became real chihuahua, doesn't she?</div>
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She is a funny girl, when she hears some strange sound or noise, she leans her head to one side the photo below.<br />
Most of time when my son cries, she is always listening to him and do this pose.<br />
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一年ちょっと前、我が家にやって来た頃はまだまだ毛も短くて赤ちゃんだったのですが、一年でかなりチワワらしい容姿になりました!<br />
いつも何か変わった音が聞こえると、こうやって首を傾げるのが可愛いです。<br />
息子が叱られて泣いていると、必ず首を傾げて覗き込んでいるので、思わず笑っちゃいます。<br />
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And recently while we were listening to the song ”Do you want to build a snowman?" from the movie "Frozen", she heard the sound "knock knock", she leans her head and looks at the door and then she barks! She must thought that someone came, lol So cute!<br />
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最近は、アナと雪の女王のCDの、「雪だるまつくろう」を聞いていると、途中で聞こえてくるドアをノックする音に反応し、誰かが来たと思い込んでドアを見つめながら吠えています(笑)<br />
可愛くて面白くて何度も試してたら、首を傾げていました。<br />
チワワは人間の話をよく聞いている、と本に書いてありましたが、そうなのかも。<br />
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Sleepy?! It was a very sunny day when I've taken these photos of her, I think she became very sleepy then.<br />
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この日はすごくお天気が良かったので、眠くなったり、お花の匂いを嗅いだり・・・<br />
怖がりで散歩にも行けない子が、珍しくお庭でリラックスした様子でした。<br />
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Nothing was flying, though?!<br />
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何も飛んでいなかったのに、動きが止まっちゃったのでパシャリと一枚。<br />
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It's rarely happen to see her relaxed this much, she can't go take a walk as she is so scared of everything outside...<br />
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かなりのリラックス度。なかなか外でこんな姿を見ることはないので、すごく可愛く思いました。<br />
取り敢えず、お庭や玄関周りで慣らして、いつか散歩へ行けますように・・・<br />
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I will update about some stitching issue, later!<br />
Take care and have a lovely day.Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-90494642357484018352014-03-13T22:38:00.002+09:002014-03-13T22:38:28.327+09:00I can't update my blog with photos...Hi, friends! Long time no see, how have you been?<br />
I have been trying to update my blog, though I can't!<br />
I just can write texts, but can't add photos that I've taken...<br />
I'll search what the problem is and will find spare time to update again with so many photos!<br />
Until then, have lovely days!<br />
See you,<br />
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Yuko Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-68446446547228155792013-10-03T23:47:00.001+09:002014-06-25T20:37:01.068+09:00Biscornu - Atalie "Avril 2007" Hello, how are you doing?<br />
Thank you so much for your lovely comments for my last post.<br />
And some friends who sent me e-mails in last few months, please forgive me not to be able to reply you yet, will find time to reply you soon.<br />
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Here are some photos to share my completed pieces Biscornu and scissor fob © Atalie.<br />
I love Atalie's Biscornus so much, and had been wanting to make them for a long time!<br />
This design was stitched by Atalie over dyed threads, but I didn't have them nor similar over dyed threads, so used DMC instead.<br />
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長年の憧れであった Atalie の Biscornu を作りました。<br />
ずっと以前に違うデザインは作ったことがあったのですが、なかなか高度な見た目に手が出ずにいました。<br />
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Recently I'm just getting used to work society and getting back my mojo a little by little!<br />
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仕事にもだいぶ慣れてきたので、ほんの短い空き時間でも有効に使おうと最近ステッチを始めました。<br />
ステッチを再開して気づいたこと。それは、ステッチ出来ていない事がどれだけストレスになってたか・・・ということ。<br />
最初はこの緑の葉っぱを刺すだけでも疲れて続けられなかったのですが、気分が乗ってくると、やはり楽しくて。<br />
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And also I wanted to make a gift to a lady who I like so much, so thought this would be the perfect set for her when she sews something!<br />
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そして何より、このデザインを選んだ理由は、大好きな方へプレゼントしたかったからなのです。<br />
その力も手伝って頑張ることが出来たのでは?と思います。<br />
お裁縫をされる時のお共に使って頂ければ嬉しいなぁ。<br />
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It's been so long since the last time I stitched and made spider web roses, whew I was almost going to forget everything, how to make them and also how to put pieces together to make Biscornu!<br />
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ビスコーニュを作るのも、スパイダーウェブローズも久し振り!<br />
作り方をすっかり忘れている自分に愕然(T ^ T)<br />
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And here is a little scissor fob that I made, got inspiration from the original Biscornu design.<br />
I also made tassel, before then I couldn't make it nice, but this time it worked well very much!<br />
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そして、小さなシザーフォブも作ってみました。<br />
こちらはデザインは無かったので、ビスコーニュのデザインから雰囲気を掴んでオリジナルに。<br />
今回はタッセルも自分で作ってみましたが、なかなか上手く出来て満足です!<br />
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I do hope she loves them, and hope she uses them for her handmade time!<br />
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私たちの大切に飼っていたパールホワイトハムスターのハムちゃんが冬に亡くなりました。<br />
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He was the most loveliest hamster in this world, we Tass and I still believe it.<br />
Tass my son wanted to have another one, but whenever we see hamsters at pet shop, we never can find more pretty one than him. So we decided not to have anymore, because he is the best for us forever.<br />
Ham-chan, we will never forget about you.<br />
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ハムちゃんは、本当に本当に可愛かった。小さくて、ジッとしてなくて、ハグは出来なかったけれど、色んな表情を見せてくれて、本当に愛らしかった。<br />
私たちにとって本当に大切で、ハムちゃんの存在がどれほど私たちを癒してくれたか・・・<br />
今でも、「ハムちゃんが世界で一番可愛いハムスター」だって息子も私も思っています。<br />
こんなに可愛い子には二度と会えないので、最初はまたハムスターを欲しがっていた息子も、今では「もういい。ハムちゃんより可愛い子はいないから。」と言っています。<br />
半年経った今でも、ハムちゃんの話をすると涙ぐむ息子。<br />
命の大切さを十分理解してくれた事と思います。<br />
いつまでも忘れないよ、ハムちゃん。ありがとう。<br />
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<br />Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-67492059177468448292013-09-08T20:45:00.003+09:002015-03-15T10:51:17.666+09:00Sew Buttons © iStitch finished as Tote Bag!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for your lovely comments and also e-mails although I'm not blogging much nor haven't been having no chance to reply you... I'm sorry about this!<br /><br />Today finally I can share some photos of my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ずっとずっと前に完成していた、お友達 Carol R. の</span><a href="http://istitchcharts.blogspot.jp/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sew Buttons</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> © </span><a href="http://istitchaholic.blogspot.jp/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">iStitch</a> 。</div>
彼女の図案のサンプル写真を見た時から、これをトートバッグにしたいなぁ、と漠然と考えていました。<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this soft tone and variety of buttons I added on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">完成までにかなりの時間がかかりましたが、やっと形に・・・<br />主に花柄の布を合わせ、ふんわり優しい大人の雰囲気にしてみました。<br />けれど、サイドにはコットンのフリルを。ちょっとここが気に入っています。</span><br />
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写真を撮るのを忘れましたが、中はラベンダー色の無地を合わせました。<br />
ちらっと中が見えた時も、柔らかなイメージです。<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't have tiny square buttons nor lovely one like her in my stash bin but aren't they still nice?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ステッチにはタイトルの通り、ボタンを数箇所付けるようになっていたので、ボタンの瓶を逆さ向けてひっくり返し探しに探してようやく見つけたのがこちら。<br />彼女の見本写真にあったような、四角いボタンはお店を探しても見つからなかったので、こちらで納得することにしました。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She will be one year old on 10th of this month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is like a cat, very acrobatic, she jumps very high and run very fast so we can't catch her once she starts running around!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But once she came on my lap, she becomes like this.<br />She shows her tummy and she looks relaxing very much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But now I have been working hard outside, so haven't been able to look after her and also my son Tass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realized that I don't like this situation very much, want to take care of them as much as possible...<br />My physical strength is not good enough so when my day off I have been sleeping until Tass comes back from school...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ahh, I need more time and want to stitch more!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have many of finished pieces that I have to do finishing, hopefully I will be able to work with them one day soon!</span></div>
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Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-87489401046555019292013-07-22T23:10:00.004+09:002013-09-08T20:51:41.276+09:00I'm still here!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone, it's been so long time!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I've started my new job, I have been very busy and have no time to stitch nor blogging.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, wanted to let you know that I'm still here and will update some of my works that I have just started recently!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then, here is my sweet little Cocoa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is quite naughty girl, but still cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take care and have a lovely week ahead.</span><br />
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<br />Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-73668214034035608352013-02-20T21:19:00.000+09:002013-09-08T20:52:46.742+09:00After a long Silence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi, it's been so long!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I've been to USJ (Universal Studio JAPAN) on 3rd of January, a very cold day with my brother's family, I'd been ill in bed for a month after that as it was very tiring (for waiting) and I think I've done overwork for children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the end of last month, I've found a help-wanted ad which might be good for me and so I tried to have an interview three times for a company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">お正月の1月3日に、兄家族に誘ってもらって初めてUSJへ行ってきました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">物凄く寒い中、朝から晩まで屋外に居たので(殆どは待ち時間)体が芯から冷えてしまい、そのせいか次の日から体調不良。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ただでさえ疲れやすいのに、無理をしたせいで1月は寝込んでしまいました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そんな中、先月末日に自分が好きそうな仕事を求人紙で見付け、応募。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">私にしては珍しい即断即決でした。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then finally I passed the 3rd test the other day, and I'm going to start studying and training from tomorrow in haste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been more than 8 years since the last time I've worked society... therefore I'm quite nervous now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, that's why I haven't been concentrating on stitching at all, either I haven't been able to updating my blog, but the news is I'm trying to stitch on 40ct again!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here above is what I'm mainly stitching now, Faith (limited edition Quaker series) © Exampler Dames Design Co. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">そして、先日第三次面接&試験をなんとかパスし、なんと明日から早速研修が始まることに・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">社会に出て働いていたのは8年以上も前のこと。ちょっと?いえ、かなり緊張しています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">とにかく、そういう訳で全然ステッチも捗らず、ブログの更新もままならず</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">でも、久々に40ctにトライしています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">そして、こちらが今刺している作品です。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And just have started 1798 Quaker Sampler © The Goode Huswife.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I gathered threads for this sampler before I start, I wasn't sure the colours, but once I stitched they are just perfect match, now I'm sure this sampler would be so sophisticated and beautiful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Exampler Dames Design Co. と Goode Huswife のQuaker です。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">余りQuakerは得意ではないのですが、今は大人っぽいものを刺したい気分。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">糸色は最初、「えっ?」と思ったのですが、刺し始めてみると凄く素敵で、早く刺しあげて是非是非額に入れたいなぁと、思っています。</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is my sweet Cocoa! She is still 5 months old and she gets bigger than when I've first met, but she is still a tiny girl.<br />Isn't she lovely?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">そして、可愛いココア。まだ5ヶ月の小さな子。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">初めて会った時より大きくなったのですが、それでもまだとっても小さくて・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">大きくなって、おしとやかな女の子になって欲しいです。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">写真は、姫路のゆるキャラ「しろまる姫」と一緒に。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah, I should prepare for tomorrow. Hope everything will be going well.</span></div>
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明日の準備をしなきゃ・・・</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take care and have a lovely day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bye for now,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">それでは、また。</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year everyone!<br />This year I had experienced FIRST actions, one is to went to temple near by to the tolling of temple bells 108 times beginning a little before midnight on New Year's Eve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And after that I went to shrine to pay the first visit of this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Temple? Shrine? We celebrated Christmas just a week ago, then Temple? Shrine? <br />Exact a mixed culture we have!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">あけましておめでとうございます。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">今年は、今までに出来なかったことに年始からチャレンジできました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">といっても、除夜の鐘つき、午前0時の初詣です。寒いのは昔から大の苦手・・・<br />これが今まで三十数年生きてきて初めてのこととは。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">お寺に鐘をつきに行って、その足で神社に初詣?って、考えると何だかよく分からなくなってきましたが、これが日本の文化ですものね、クリスマスも楽しんだし。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't like to take photos at shrine at night, so I took this photo this morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Midnight of today we had to let my son sleep soon, so didn't do anything, but there were free Japanese noodles at shrine and also was sold lucky charms, etc...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ちょっと夜中の神社は写真に撮りたくなかったので(何となく怖いものが写りそうで・・・)、今朝もう一度息子と行った時に撮りました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where my son gather every morning with other students had changed like this above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">いつもの登校班の集合場所も、こんな風に様変わり。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this morning when we went again, we drew written fortune.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we both drew predicted "Very good luck (Daikichi)"!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">夜中に行った時には、お賽銭のお金しか持っていなかったので、今朝になっておみくじを引いてみましたら、なんと!私も息子も「大吉」が出ました!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">みんな「大吉」が出るようになってるんじゃ??と思のですが、「あぁ、小吉やぁ~」という声も聞こえてきたので、今年はなんだか幸先が良さそう!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every year I can't decide I draw or not because would be so negative if I drew very bad luck, but this year it didn't matter even if the bad luck appeared, because I know I already have intractable disease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But "Very good luck" has appeared, so we are happy to have hope in this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">毎年、おみくじを引くかどうかは迷います。だって年始に「凶」とか出たらテンション下がるし・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">でも、今年は難病だったと判ったし、「凶」が出ても納得!と思って何も思わず引けました(笑←単純)。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">でも、「大吉」とは・・・ 気持ちだけでも希望を持てそうです!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">「ママの顔は撮さないでね。」というと、ちゃんとこんな写真を撮ってくれます!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">くじ運のない息子が、今年は年始から「大吉」を引き、いとこ同士のゲームでも一人勝ち!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">今年は、まずガラポン抽選から息子にお願いしてみようかな!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today Cocoa took off her clothes, it suddenly looked like she is naked, ;p</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">一回服を着せてしまうと、こんな風に感じるのね。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was first met for them and Cocoa and they all loved her so much.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">兄家族は、犬嫌いの義姉を除きみんなココアを気に入ってくれた様子。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">特に姪っ子は暇さえあればココアを抱っこ。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">凄く可愛くてたまらなかったみたいです!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had very lovely time together, and hope this year will be a great year for everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">元旦はこんな感じで楽しく過ごせました!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for your visit and a Happy New Year to you all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only the New Years eve, Tass can stay up late so he is excited and now he is playing with Origami...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 23th of Dec. a parcel has arrived from <a href="http://xszemkozt.blogspot.jp/" target="_blank">Nina in Hungary</a>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She sent me her original dyed stuffs (Silk, Cotton threads, and also ribbon and lace)!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They all are so beautifully dyed by her hands!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">How talented lady Nina is. Thank you so much dear Nina!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">あと、何時間かで新年です!大晦日だけ夜更かしを許されている息子は大喜びで、この時間も折り紙で遊んでいます。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23日、<a href="http://xszemkozt.blogspot.jp/" target="_blank">ハンガリー</a>からプレゼントが届きました。素敵な彼女の段染めの作品たち。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">才能のある人は凄いな、と彼女の作品を見る度に思います。 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And she also enclosed this lovely ornament. Thank you, dear Nina always for your warm heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since Tass's holiday has started, I can't play with PC as he hates to see me in front of PC...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そして、こんな素敵なオーナメントも入っていました!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">私の今年のテーマの、赤とゴールドにぴったりです。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">息子は私がPCを触っているのを嫌うので、子供の休みの間はなかなか更新が出来ません。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />そしてさっきから、キーボードの「</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I</span> 」の調子がかなり悪く・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you everyone have a very happy New Year 2013!</span></div>
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明日は兄家族が来ます。我が家は子供たちで大賑わいになるでしょう!</div>
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Yukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946127508421801897noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37354402.post-78579173292598917432012-12-22T23:31:00.000+09:002013-01-02T19:01:27.640+09:00PS Blackwork Angels - 6th Angel And...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Prairie Shcooler "Blackwork Angels" の6番目の天使が完成しました!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was quite tough to make 6 pieces into ornaments, but after I finished them I felt so happy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">デザインの中には横長の物が二つあるのですが、私は縦長の6つだけにしようと思っています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">リースに・・・と考えていたので、取り敢えず全てをオーナメント状(紐なし)に仕上げました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pull the wreath out from the storage and tried to make an ornament, BUT!<br />There was no passion either it wasn't brilliant at all, actually...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I should add something gorgeous and have to think about again how I finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope it goes well and I can make it in time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">そして、ベビーココアです。だいぶ家での生活にも慣れてきたようです。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">昨日、余りにも歯が痒そうなので噛み噛みの骨を買ってあげました。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">今のところお気に入りのようです。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I met an adult chihuahua today and she was quite big, so imagined Cocoa if she will be like her?!<br />Cocoa is always in my thought!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">今日ホームセンターで、成犬のチワワに会いました。えっ、チワワってこんなに大きくなるの??っていう位大きくて、ココアもこれ位になるの??と。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday my son went to clinic to take vaccination for flu, and we red an anime about Hamster.<br />It was just like Ham, and so we laughed a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is a photo of Ham escaping from his cage, after then he fell down...<br />You have such a lovely bottom, Ham! :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そして昨日、息子のインフルエンザ2回目の予防接種を受けに小児科へ行ってきました(遅っ)。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">この逆さ向いてケージからずり落ちていく様子なんかも書いてあって、「同じ、同じ!」と笑ってしまいました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for stopping by and thanks for your comment!<br />I will work hard tomorrow to finish Christmas stuffs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bye for now, and if I won't be able to be online, Merry Christmas to you all!</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fabric : 35ct Witchelt Linen (Cream / Ivory)<br />Thread : DMC</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last post was updated Feb. 2008, it's almost been 4 years!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know why I had been letting these beautiful Angles alone, it's fun to stitch them again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Prairie Schooler の Blackwork Angels を再開しました!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">最後にブログに載せたのは、2008年2月。およそ4年ぶりに復活です!<br />何故あんなに嫌になって途中で止めてしまったのか、今では不思議なくらい楽しく刺しています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't they beautiful?! <br />I saw this Blackwork Angels at some peoples' blog and it reminded me that I have them in my UFO.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the moment, gold thread parts are only few, I think that's why I'm not under stress, but 6th Angel which I would stitch has many of gold thread parts, I'm sure I would be fed up with it, :o<br />Ahh... I should finish finishing Nikolaus © acufactum... hate sewing machine...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">今のところは、金糸の部分が少ないのでストレスを感じないのかも・・・<br />6番目に刺そうと思っている図案は、大部分を金糸が占めているので、そこでどうなるか。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">結局、クリスマスに飾れずに終わりそうな予感。毎年こんな感じです。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">またまたココアです。飽き飽きされてるかも、だけど、可愛い写真が撮れたので!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These few days, she failed toilet training many times, please do on the toilet mat, Cocoa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now her milk teeth are itchy, so she bites every thing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ここ2,3日、トイレの失敗が目立ちます。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">勘弁してよ、ココア~。といっても、ここは躾で直さなければ・・・ですね。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">どうやら歯が痒いらしく、何でもかんでも噛み付く次第。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then here she is, look at this scary face!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">で、こんな顔。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">How awesome, Cocoa! lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">まるで地獄絵図にでも出てきそうな顔。(怖)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But normaly she has an innocent face! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You are our Angel, Cocoa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">でも、普段はまだまだあどけない顔をしています。(´∀`*)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">みんなを和ませてくれるココアに感謝。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby Cocoa is getting be very naughty these few days!!<br />I don't know why, but she straighten her legs and stretch herself out on the carpet every time when she gets out from the circle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so lovely, but she whines then nestles close to me, so I think she misses her mummy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ベビー・ココアはここ数日で段々とヤンチャになってきました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">何故か分からないけれど、サークルから出ると同時に足までビヨ~ンと伸ばして寝転んでしまうココア。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">でも、その時必ず私に擦り寄ってきて、キュンキュンと小さく鼻を鳴らしているので、きっと早くにお母さんから離れて寂しいんだろうなぁ、と思います。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is only three months and a week old, so no doubt she misses her mummy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I told about this to my son Tass, he showed a bit sad face and he said "I can be Cocoa's daddy!".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since then he is quite strict to her, lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今でまだ生まれて3ヶ月と1週間。寂しくなって当然だよね。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">だから私は精一杯、ココアの優しいお母さんになってあげようと思います。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その話を息子にすると、「可哀想、ココア。」と、少し悲しそうな顔をした後、「僕は本当はお兄ちゃんだけど(一人っ子なので・・・)、今日からはココアのお父さんになってあげる。」と言っていました。<br />その後からは、何故かココアに厳しい息子。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">躾のつもりなんでしょうね。ちょっと笑えるような、微笑ましいような・・・</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the moment, she is playing in a room where her circle is, but trying to get in other rooms a little by little with stealthy steps. :p</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">今のところ、サークルを置いている息子の部屋だけで遊んでいますが、ここ2日ほどは何だか忍び足で他の部屋にも2歩、3歩と行動範囲を広げていっています。<br />かなりの忍び足と用心深さに、後ろから見ててかなり笑えます。</span></div>
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まだヤンチャな時期だから・・・と思いたい。</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look at this photo, she steals away Christmas ornaments from the tree... and she brings it back to her circle... Naughty girl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But she IS lovely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">写真はクリスマスオーナメントを取ろうと必死なココア。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">この後、外してサークルへ持って帰ってしまいました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ヤンチャだけど、可愛い!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">お父さんぶっている息子も、陰からサークルを覗いて見ては、「ココア、可愛すぎる~!!」と・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">陰から・・・というところが、やっぱりお父さんなのね(笑)。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is Ham-chan. He is quite calm recently when I cuddle him. Most of time he looks very sleepy, but sometimes when I hear him spinning, I take him out from cage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ハムちゃんは最近出て来てもおとなしくしています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">様子を見る時は、殆どの場合が昼間なので眠そうな顔をしていますが、回し車を回っている音を聞くと嬉しくて出してあげています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">でも、この顔も相変わらず眠そうですね・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">新しい家族が増えて嬉しくて、写真ばかりですが。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">親バカだと思って軽く流して下さいね!(*´▽`*)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 15th Saturday, I've found a parcel in the post, I knew from who and wanted to open then, but had to go out for seeing my brother's family at Toys'R'us (grandma Santa had to buy so many toys for her grand children, lol).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So soon after I came home, I couldn't resist to open it and found beautiful ornament and also lovely message card with neat writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15日土曜日の夕方、出掛ける際にポストにお荷物を発見。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">「送ったよ~」と連絡を頂いていたので、ウキウキしつつも、出掛ける時間が迫っていたので我慢し、帰って来てから早速封を開けました!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">こんなに素敵な天使さんが。段染めで綺麗に刺してあって、オーナメントにして下さっていました!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">天使のカードには、優しい綺麗な字で素敵なメッセージが書かれてあり、感動しました。(;_;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was noticed what I haven't been able to start Quaker Christmas © By Gone Stitches although I have already gathered all materials for it on my comment at someones blog.<br />So she motivated me to try to start QC with her next year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I know she has a little girl to look after, so I really appreciate for her taking her time for me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">私がお友達ブログに残したコメントに、「Quaker Christmas の材料は全部揃えてあるのに、まだ一針も刺せていない・・・」と書いていたのを見て、モチベーションを高められれば・・・と、QCのデザインの中からこの天使を選んで刺して下さったそうです。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">小さなお子さんがいらっしゃるのに、私の為に時間を割いて下さったことや、このデザインを選んで下さった経緯を聞いて、本当に嬉しくなりました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">自分のことを思ってくれる存在があることに、本当に感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her ornament soon joined in other ornaments on my tree!<br />The white frame shows stitched piece off to advantage very much.<br />Thank you so much, dear <a href="http://kiichigo55.exblog.jp/" target="_blank">T</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">すぐに、今年念願かなって飾る事が出来たクリスマスツリーに仲間入り!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">白い小さなフレームがステッチを凄く引き立たせていますよね。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And only a few minutes ago I received a parcel from England!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://istitchaholic.blogspot.jp/" target="_blank">Carol R.</a> sent me this gorgeous scissor fob and thread holders, and she also sent toy for Tass!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How kind she is... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Unfortunately the parcel she has sent for Tass's birthday didn't reach us, so I'm happy that I could receive it safely this time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">そして、ついさっきイギリスの <a href="http://istitchaholic.blogspot.jp/" target="_blank">Carol R.</a> さんからお荷物が届きました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">中には、素敵な Fob と Thread holder 、そして息子へのプレゼントも入っていました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">息子のお誕生日にもプレゼントを送って下さったそうなのですが、残念ながら未だ届かず・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">本当に、「Tass のもう一人のお婆ちゃんよ。」って言って下さる通り、いつも私たちのことを気に掛けて下さって、感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just hided his present from Carol R. in the storehouse with other presents, and will put them all together underneath the tree on Christmas day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much Carol R. always for your kindness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">息子は学校。良かった~、この時間で。<br />見つけたら絶対開けたがるので、そそくさと倉庫部屋に隠してきました。<br />クリスマスの日、例年は枕元だったけど、今年はツリーの下に沢山のプレゼントが並んでいる光景を見て喜んでくれるといいなぁ~。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now I have been busy making New Year's card (it's Japanese traditional)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I should buy some cookies for Santa, this year, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">さて、昨夜から年賀状作りに追われています。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">身近にいるPCを触る若者(?)といえば「私」だけなので、親、親戚からも毎年依頼が・・・</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">今日まで延ばしに延ばしてしまったので、結構なプレッシャーです。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">自分のは取り敢えず、最後の最後に廻すことにしましょう。</span></div>
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それでは、また・・・</div>
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