Finally with photos! Isn't she lovely?

Hello, long long time no see!

As I wrote on the last post, I couldn't update my blog with photos, but finally today!

I've been using iPad at work, but I prefer PC!

And here are some photos of my sweet Cocoa (chihuahua).

She was a baby a year ago when she came to us, but now she looks became real chihuahua, doesn't she?

Sew Buttons © iStitch finished as Tote Bag!

Hi friends, it's been so long since I posted the last time!

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!

Today finally I can share some photos of my work.

I had finished this Sew Buttons © iStitch which is designed by my dear friend Carol R. for a long time ago, but had no chance to finish this.
Since when I saw this design I was thinking to make a tote bag for myself.

今回遂にステッチ（手仕事）の写真をシェア出来ることに・・・

ずっとずっと前に完成していた、お友達 Carol R. のSew Buttons © iStitch 。

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。

I'm still here!

Hello everyone, it's been so long time!
Since I've started my new job, I have been very busy and have no time to stitch nor blogging.
But, wanted to let you know that I'm still here and will update some of my works that I have just started recently!

After a long Silence

Hi, it's been so long!

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.

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.

お久しぶりです！

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。

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。

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。

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。

私にしては珍しい即断即決でした。

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013

Happy New Year everyone!
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.

And after that I went to shrine to pay the first visit of this year.

Temple? Shrine? We celebrated Christmas just a week ago, then Temple? Shrine?
Exact a mixed culture we have!

あけましておめでとうございます。

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。

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・・・
これが今まで三十数年生きてきて初めてのこととは。

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。

I didn't like to take photos at shrine at night, so I took this photo this morning.

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...

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。

New Year's Eve 2012

New Years coming in a few hours!
Only the New Years eve, Tass can stay up late so he is excited and now he is playing with Origami...

On 23th of Dec. a parcel has arrived from Nina in Hungary!
She sent me her original dyed stuffs (Silk, Cotton threads, and also ribbon and lace)!
They all are so beautifully dyed by her hands!
How talented lady Nina is. Thank you so much dear Nina!

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。
23日、ハンガリー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。
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。 

And she also enclosed this lovely ornament. Thank you, dear Nina always for your warm heart.

Since Tass's holiday has started, I can't play with PC as he hates to see me in front of PC...

そして、こんな素敵なオーナメントも入っていました！

私の今年のテーマの、赤とゴールドにぴったりです。

Merry Christmas!

PS Blackwork Angels - 6th Angel And...

I finally could make the 6th Angel for the wreath!

How gorgeous she is, it's like a Japanese singer's costume, lol

Anyway, it was quite hard to stitch with gold thread on this design, so when I finished this I breathed a sigh of relief...

Prairie Shcooler "Blackwork Angels" の6番目の天使が完成しました！

この方だけド派手に金の服を身に纏っていて、まるで美川憲一（さん）の衣装の様・・・

最後にこの金糸の多いデザインを残してしまって、かなり頭を抱えました。

終わった時には、久々に味わう達成感と安堵が。

I'm thinking to stitch only 6 Angels to make a wreath, and finished all of them as ornaments like below.

It was quite tough to make 6 pieces into ornaments, but after I finished them I felt so happy!

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。

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。

PS "Blackwork Angels" Again

Hi, I'm working on Blackwork Angels © Prairie Schooler again!

The last post was updated Feb. 2008, it's almost been 4 years!!

I don't know why I had been letting these beautiful Angles alone, it's fun to stitch them again.

Here is my 4th Angel, blowing a bugle.

Prairie Schooler の Blackwork Angels を再開しました！

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！
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。

And here is 5th Angel with doves.

Aren't they beautiful?!
I saw this Blackwork Angels at some peoples' blog and it reminded me that I have them in my UFO.

Thanks!

Baby Cocoa and Ham 1217

Baby Cocoa is getting be very naughty these few days!!
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.

It's so lovely, but she whines then nestles close to me, so I think she misses her mummy...

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。

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。

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。

She is only three months and a week old, so no doubt she misses her mummy...

When I told about this to my son Tass, he showed a bit sad face and he said "I can be Cocoa's daddy!".

Since then he is quite strict to her, lol.

Early Christmas Present

Hi, thank you for stopping by, and thanks for your comment.
I appreciate you taking your time to write down.

Here is my 2012 Christmas ornament hanging on the tree.
This year we have new tree thgroughout a period of seven years, we had a very small tree with  fibre lights, but it wasn't lovely either wasn't good to hang on ornaments as it was small.
So I wanted to show the tree with many of ornaments and lights to my son and I took the plunge and bought them this year!

2012年作のクリスマスオーナメントをツリーに飾りました。
今までは小さなファイバーライトのツリーしか持っていなくて、ずっと大きなクリスマスツリーに憧れていました。
いつか、いつか、と思っていましたが、子供も小学生になったし思い切って7年越しで念願のクリスマスツリーを購入。
オーナメントも沢山買いました。今年のテーマはレッド＆ゴールド。
リボンは、昔デパートのウィンドウに飾られていた、憧れの縦リボンにしました！

Tass my son was so happy to hang on ornaments with me and actually this photo was taken by him, he was taking Cocoa's photos and has taken this photo for me, too!

He knows what I want and he is quite good at composing, I think. :D 

息子も大喜びで、毎日帰って来たらライトを点けています。

念願だったオーナメント付けも一緒に出来たし、大きなツリーを見ているだけで毎日楽しい気分になってきます。7年越しだもんね・・・

この写真は、Cocoa の写真を撮っていた息子が何やら知らない間に撮ってくれていました。

私が何を撮りたいか、よく分かっていること・・・（笑）

Nikolaus Finish (Stitch) + Cocoa Update

Hi, thank you for your lovely comment for the last post.
Since lovely Cocoa has came here, my blog will be updated more than before as I want to share her lovely photos!

ココアちゃんが家に来てくれてから、また写真を撮るのが楽しくなってきました。
ハムちゃんはジッとしていないので、写真もなかなか撮れないのが残念です。
写真を撮る機会が増えたので、ブログの更新も増えそうです！

And here it is...
Finally "Nicolaus" © acufactum piece has finished to stitch all.
There were french knots and back stitch left, and I couldn't stitch french knots well, so hesitated to keep stitching them...

そして遂に、© acufactum "Nicolaus" のステッチが完成しました。
フレンチノットとバックステッチが残っていたのですが、どうもフレンチノットが全く上手く刺せなくて、少し時間をおいてしまいました。

Welcome To Our Home!

Yesterday, after my son's school, we welcomed our new family.
Here she is!
My name is Cocoa, baby Chihuahua (Chocolate & Cream),  I was born on 10th of September, 2012.

昨日、息子の下校後、待ちに待った仔犬を引取りに行ってきました。
名前は、「Cocoa」、ロングコート・チワワの赤ちゃん（チョコレート＆クリーム）です。

We've met on 28th of the last month, and we had been waiting for her for a week to let her take 2nd vaccination.
How long this one week was!! It was tiring to wait for her to come here.