Signature?

Of course, my plans are never working out and so I still haven't written all my mails... or taken more beautiful photos of the cherry trees. I never should announce anything here on my blog... It is all grey and rainy here, and chilly, too bad for everybody who wanted to enjoy the cherry blossoms having some picnic under the trees.

We stay indoors today, bake cookies and clean up a little bit.

Maybe it's a good day to show you the latest coasters, tagged coasters (naturally) I made? I always feel reluctant to post about coasters here, don't want to bore anybody, you know, but after all this blog is  a journal to keep track of what I'm crafting so I shouldn't worry about boring you...

So, here we go:

The tags are saying "Thank You" this time, because "Thank You" is what I wanted to say to Dagny's teachers at kindergarten when the first year (for Dagny only half a year because she entered in the middle of it) ended two weeks ago. Again the alphabet stamp set was used and also some hiragana stamps for the Japanese arigatou gozaimasu.

I never thought of the term "signature gift" when speaking of my coasters till Jennifer mentioned it in a comment on the "Interlude" post in march. Don't know how comfortable I am with coasters being a kind of signature for what I am doing, maybe amazing originally designed full grown quilts would make me more proud, but I happen to love (making) my coasters and when the term signature gift makes me feel more easy when posting about them, I should embrace it.

Now, on to those cookies!

Have a pleasant day.

Comments

[Becky]

Please don't worry about boring us with coasters because they're not boring at all!

[isa]

Oh Alex,

deine coaster sind nie langweilig und ich werde sie wohl niemals überhaben...
ich liebe deine arbeiten und deine farbkombis ...es ist so eine freude sie sehen...auch wenn ich inzwischen fast nur noch stiller zuschauer bin genieße ich deine seite immernoch sehr ;)

lg,
isa

[Kristin La Flamme]

I think coasters are a wonderful signature gift, and nothing to be shy about! They are pretty, easy to make in the small amounts of time you probably have, let you play with your fun fabrics, and they are practical! Everyone can use coasters, and you don't really have to worry about wheather or not they match the other decor. Yeah coasters!

[Anne Marie]

I just realized I can leave longer comments here on your blog (a bit slow from time to time). So I'll just say the same as in flickr:

I can't imagine your things ever being boring, no matter how many coasters you make :-)

Thanks for sharing on your craft-blog!

[monica]

beautifully made as usual!

[joyce]

The coasters are cute. It's your blog and you can put whatever you want in it. If people are bored (I'm not) it's their problem. I love that strawberry bag! I want to make one now.

[camomille]

I love your coasters! Boring...??? not at all!
Your blog is one of my favorite!

[Nic]

Alex, das sind wünderschöne "Dankeschöns".

Aber... das erste Foto lenkt mich immer wieder ab.... wie wundervoll ist das? :o)

Ganz liebe Grüße aus der lauten Ecke,
Nic

[Amelie]

I love your coasters -- where do you find all those precious fabrics? Your blog is wonderful and lights up my cold and rainy Barcelona day (yes, we do get that weather, too).
BTW, yesterday I was making Kaiserschmarrn and realized that, mixer and what-not, my most-used equipment is still a simple fork ;) Easier to clean, you see? (for those without a dishwasher, anyway)

[amisha]

that top photo is enchanting.
and i don't think i could ever get tired of the coasters. they are lovely... beautiful fabrics and perfect details.

[ceels]

I have been really enjoying the coasters. They seem so simple to make, but you put together such lovely combinations of fabrics, images and textures.

I hope you enjoyed the cookies.

Ceels

[sally]

Ah, but your coasters are no ordinary ones...they're so unique + beautiful!

[africankelli]

Did you make that lovely cherry bag your daughter is carrying also? Your work is just stunning. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[Laura]

hiragana stamps?!?!?!? *...my hands are shaking, I'm so envious*

Your coasters are so fabulous, I wouldn't mind seeing posts about them for months! (although you might get tired of posting about them!)

[julie]

Love the picture of Dagny and very sweet coasters...as usual :)

[alex]

Du und uns langweilen? Never ever!

LG Alex

[simple me]

Beautifully made coasters ... and I love the first picture. So sweet!

[Bonnie]

Oh my, what a fabulous photo.
I love it .

P.S. Love your coasters too..they're what inspired me to finally buy my first sewing machine!

[Tiel S-K]

love! just wonderful.

[Barb]

I want to hear more about the strawberry bag...