Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
~ Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790
Happy April!
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
~ Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790
Crazy Quilt Block
This is a crazy quilt block in browns. I actually "beaded" one quilt piece from a scrap of some BoBunny paper I had from another project (You will probably have to click on the image to see details). You can see what the paper looked like below and I just simply pierced the design, and as stitching it, added a bead to each stitch. Finding a needle that would be small enough to go through the hole in the bead and yet big enough to thread 2 strands of floss was a bit of a challenge. It was a little time consuming, so you probably would not want to do a very big piece. I was doing it for fun so it really didn't matter to me. The "heart" in the middle is a piece of brown velvet paper that I have been hording for a long time, waiting for the perfect project. I also inked around each quilt piece.
The bird with the golden eggs
The bird with the golden eggs
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Easter in Garden of Adin
One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found there an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find, — nothing. (Æsop's fables, Sixth century B.C.)
The Gardener of Adin also has the good fortune to possess a bird which lays a golden egg every now and then. Lucky as he is, he read Æsop's fable which prevents him from being greedy and keeps him satisfied with what he has and hasn't. And any other farmer alike, the Gardener presents his eggs on the market where the Adin-followers have the possibility to purchase it.
The Gardener of Adin also has the good fortune to possess a bird which lays a golden egg every now and then. Lucky as he is, he read Æsop's fable which prevents him from being greedy and keeps him satisfied with what he has and hasn't. And any other farmer alike, the Gardener presents his eggs on the market where the Adin-followers have the possibility to purchase it.
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First Plover's Egg found! (in the Garden of Adin)
First Plover's Egg found! (in the Garden of Adin)
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The sign of springtime!
ANTWERP, March 28 (Reuters) - In Friesland, the Northern part of Holland, it is an old tradition to offer the first found plover's egg in the springtime to the Queen. This first found egg (called in Dutch: "eerste kievitsei") is a symbol for the beginning of the springtime. So, still today although forbidden in the rest of Europe but allowed in Friesland on cultural historical grounds, people hunt for the first egg.
The Gardener of Adin, not aware of this yearly contest, stumbled upon a nest full of eggs when weeding the Garden of Adin, becoming the unintentional winner of this folkloric event.
The Gardener of Adin, not aware of this yearly contest, stumbled upon a nest full of eggs when weeding the Garden of Adin, becoming the unintentional winner of this folkloric event.
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Crazy Quilt Blocks
Recently while working on one of my projects, I ran across a set of Coluzzle crazy quilt templates. I remember when they were new I just had to have them, but that was as far as it ever got with them. Anyway, that started me thinking about doing some crazy quilt blocks for a mini book using some of my paper scraps. I just didn't know where to start so I spent several days online reading about "real" crazy quilts and looking at many, many beautiful blocks and quilts made by some very talented artists. I was fasinated with their beauty and how they were embellished with intricate stitches, beads, lace, trims, buttons, and all kinds of wonderful things. (If you put "crazy quilt images" in your browser, you can see some of these beautiful works of art.)
I am not going to try and duplicate some of the quilt blocks I saw, but I think it will be fun to create some "paper-style" blocks. When the art group I belong to meets in April we are going to build some crazy quilt blocks so this should be a fun adventure. Wouldn't a swap be fun?
So, here is one I created this week.
I started with a 8 X 8" square of kraft paper card stock. You can use any card stock for your base, kraft paper is my favorite. It really doesn't matter, as it won't show anyway. Kraft paper is a brown bag color--the image above is not accurate for some reason.
Next, I cut four 1 X 8" strips of black card stock and glued them down as a "frame" on my 8 X 8" square. This will become the border for my 6 X 6" quilt block. You can use any color for the border. I was going to use black stitches on my blocks so thought the black would make a good border.
My finished Crazy Quilt block! By assembling the border around my quilt block first, made it easier for me to put it all together. Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen was applied on all my quilt pieces before assembling. I used 2 strands of black floss and the Bazzill in Stitch'z Templates for most of the stitches (or you can use your own creative stitching). I decided to embellish the quilt block border and used some of the flowers from scraps of the printed paper, some tiny buttons, and some varigated satin floss. A piercing tool and pad is essential for this project. I used Zip Dry Adhesive to attach my pieces before "stitching."
This was fun! Can't wait to start another.
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I am not going to try and duplicate some of the quilt blocks I saw, but I think it will be fun to create some "paper-style" blocks. When the art group I belong to meets in April we are going to build some crazy quilt blocks so this should be a fun adventure. Wouldn't a swap be fun?
So, here is one I created this week.
I started with a 8 X 8" square of kraft paper card stock. You can use any card stock for your base, kraft paper is my favorite. It really doesn't matter, as it won't show anyway. Kraft paper is a brown bag color--the image above is not accurate for some reason.
Next, I cut four 1 X 8" strips of black card stock and glued them down as a "frame" on my 8 X 8" square. This will become the border for my 6 X 6" quilt block. You can use any color for the border. I was going to use black stitches on my blocks so thought the black would make a good border.
My finished Crazy Quilt block! By assembling the border around my quilt block first, made it easier for me to put it all together. Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen was applied on all my quilt pieces before assembling. I used 2 strands of black floss and the Bazzill in Stitch'z Templates for most of the stitches (or you can use your own creative stitching). I decided to embellish the quilt block border and used some of the flowers from scraps of the printed paper, some tiny buttons, and some varigated satin floss. A piercing tool and pad is essential for this project. I used Zip Dry Adhesive to attach my pieces before "stitching."
This was fun! Can't wait to start another.
"The Magical Abracadabra pendant"
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"The Magical Abracadabra pendant"
Once upon a time... a long long time ago, people used to hang a piece of parchment around their neck with the word Abracadabra written down in a triangular pattern to be protected from various diseases and to be cured of fever to lead the evil energy to the ground.
The first known mention of the word ABRACADABRA was in the 2nd century AD in a Roman poem called "De Medicina Praecepta". Abracadabra sounds as the Aramaic word “Abrahadabra” which roughly translates into "I will create as I speak." it could also derive from the Hebrew “Abreg ad hãbra” meaning “strike dead with thy lightning”.
On the other side of the pendant we can read "De vos mains grossières, Parmi des poussières, Écrivez, sorcières : Abracadabra" which translates to “Witches with your raugh hands, write in the dust : Abracadabra”. This is from a text from Victor Hugo's “Odes et ballades 14”. Victor Hugo is also the author of the famous “Les Miserables”.
This pendant is simply loaded with symbolism. We also can recognize a double headed bird and two flying scarabs. Not that we know the symbolic link with the turquoise that is used but we are pretty sure it has been used for some symbolic reason too.
The first known mention of the word ABRACADABRA was in the 2nd century AD in a Roman poem called "De Medicina Praecepta". Abracadabra sounds as the Aramaic word “Abrahadabra” which roughly translates into "I will create as I speak." it could also derive from the Hebrew “Abreg ad hãbra” meaning “strike dead with thy lightning”.
On the other side of the pendant we can read "De vos mains grossières, Parmi des poussières, Écrivez, sorcières : Abracadabra" which translates to “Witches with your raugh hands, write in the dust : Abracadabra”. This is from a text from Victor Hugo's “Odes et ballades 14”. Victor Hugo is also the author of the famous “Les Miserables”.
This pendant is simply loaded with symbolism. We also can recognize a double headed bird and two flying scarabs. Not that we know the symbolic link with the turquoise that is used but we are pretty sure it has been used for some symbolic reason too.
Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
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The Second Day of Spring?
“Daffodils that come before the swallow dares, and takes the winds of March with beauty.” ~ William Shakespeare
The First Day of Spring (and it snowed)
The first day of Spring is one thing,
And the first Spring day is another.
The difference between them
Is sometimes as great as a month!
~ Henry Van Dyke
Happy St. Pat's Day!
For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
~Author Unknown
Shining and glittering in the candlelight
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"Shining and glittering in the candlelight"
Once upon a time... a long long time ago, soirées (French for... "soirees") were illuminated by romantic glimmering candlelight, smelly oil lamps and asphyxiating smothering torches. And all the people were happy (deep sigh) and their pieces of jewelry set with rose cut diamonds were shining and sparkling as beautiful as can be...
To many antique jewelry experts, this is the reason why goldsmiths of those days used rose cut diamonds; so the jewels would sparkle better in the candle light. To prove this, the Adin Museum of Fairy Tale Artifacts is showcasing some of their rose cut diamond jewelry in a candlelight environment. There remains the question that in what other than the light of candles, oil lamps and torches rose cut diamonds had to sparkle, since there wasn't any electricity yet.
To many antique jewelry experts, this is the reason why goldsmiths of those days used rose cut diamonds; so the jewels would sparkle better in the candle light. To prove this, the Adin Museum of Fairy Tale Artifacts is showcasing some of their rose cut diamond jewelry in a candlelight environment. There remains the question that in what other than the light of candles, oil lamps and torches rose cut diamonds had to sparkle, since there wasn't any electricity yet.
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The Romantic French
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"The Romantic French"
Once upon a time... in the center of the world, in the center of the universe there was a country that, just for this story's sake, we will call France. The people who lived there were romantic as can be. All the things they did had a certain “Je ne sais quoi”. For example “love” they wouldn't simply call it “love” but they called it “ l'amour ”.... awwwhhhh they were so romantic!
From this romantic perspective they invented a special shaped ring, reflecting the intense relationship between two people and they called this ring the “Toi et Moi”... (You and Me). It is not surprising that the Adin Museum of Fairy Tale Artifacts has been on the hunt to get these rings into its collection. And it is with great pride that we can show you this collection by clicking on the above depicted “Toi et Moi” ring.
From this romantic perspective they invented a special shaped ring, reflecting the intense relationship between two people and they called this ring the “Toi et Moi”... (You and Me). It is not surprising that the Adin Museum of Fairy Tale Artifacts has been on the hunt to get these rings into its collection. And it is with great pride that we can show you this collection by clicking on the above depicted “Toi et Moi” ring.
Antiqualy yours,
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