The Sunburst Granny Blanket @ WhipUp!

I always think it's so cool when other blogs or websites link to one of my photos or post something about my blog!!!



So being included in a Flickr pool-mosaic over at the ever so wonderful craftsite WhipUp.net makes my day for sure!!! :)

Go check out all the lovely colourful pics they've selected! (Which includes an apple-shaped pin cusion and a button covered chicken!! :)

Finished reading: Fly By Night

A girl. A lyer. A mental goose. And nothing is what it seems.

And the best part: the sequel comes out this summer! :)

Email to Ricky

Dear Ricky Gervais,





YOU ROCK.

Instead of turning into a sad little suck up you stayed completely true to your own - sometimes brutally harsh - comedy style. Do NOT listen to the people who couldn't handle it - they'll be fine.

Also, I think this...



... might be about the coolest/funniest/bravest joke you could make to a room full of angry, bitter (and in some cases religulous) American celebrities.

For that, I hereby email you some R*E*S*P*E*C*T.

Greetzzzzz,
Me

Cupcake party!!! :)

Yesterday me and my friends organised a cupcake party for ourselves!!!



There was loads of tea...



... a nosy cat...



... and the most amazing homemade cupcakes our friend K made especially for this occasion!!!



So there we were: EIGHTEEN cupcakes versus only four of us...



And guess what?



We totally won! ;)

Yeah baby!!!

I almost forgot to post this, but since it's been a tradition here on The Writing Tree, the year could not start properly without it :)



"Maybe I'm not camp, maybe I'm just having a really long stroke!"

Whahaha - lol! Alan Carr, you gotta love him! :D

Meet Tika & Boots!

As of this weekend...



... me and J have two very cute and furry new roommates!



One is called Tika...



... and the other is called Boots!



And apart from being a bit more cuddly than my beloved pet rats, these two sisters are by far a lot more photogenic!!!

That's right, Boots.



Just play it cool :)

Finished: The Sunburst Granny Blanket!

~~~ UPDATE JANUARY 2013 ~~~

I have started a new blog called Nittybits where you can find a tutorial of the Sunburst Granny Square Blanket! It contains information about the pattern, how to join the squares and the yarn I used. Feel free to check it out here:

http://nittybits.blogspot.nl/2013/01/sunburst-granny-square-blanket-tutorial.html

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First of all: happy new year everyone! :) I hope you enjoyed the holidays and have a colourful and happy 2011!

Second of all: I am happy to say I can start this new year with a brand new finished project!!! :D

Remember those Sunburst Granny Squares I was working on back in August? (You can find the pattern HERE.)

I started with one...



... which grew into a pile...



... which grew into a whole bunch of them!



And a few months after I started, I had finished 36 squares!



Aren't they the sunniest, happiest grannies ever?! :D I absolutely adore them!



After lining them up in a pretty formation it was time to join them together...



... and there you have it: a brand new Sunburst Granny Square Blanket!!! :D



Am I pleased with the result? Sure! The lining was a bit wobbly, so I'll have to mind that next time. But on the whole this little, happy blanket makes me very happy!

All it needed was a pretty ribbon...



... and the Sunburst Blanket was ready to go to its new owner: our brand new baby niece!



Let's just hope she'll enjoy it as much as I would :)