Blood Moon September 27/28 2015 (photo)

Posted on September 28, 2015 by justelly1

Usually I would have overslept the blood moon.

Because I didn’t felt well and couldn’t sleep I read the news on the internet. I read about a blood moon and took a look out of my window.

The blood moon has been just at the beginning. I took my camera and made a few photos. I tried different iso settings. This photo is made with iso 6400. I didn’t used a tripod, but had a teleconverter to expand to 400mm. (I need a better teleconverter!!! Mine is a cheap no-name one )

Here is the photo with my first blood moon 🙂 The beginning of it I put on the left side. I think with a tripod and a better teleconverter the moon had been more sharp. But hey, I went from bed to taking photos hehe

Beautiful colors of fall (photos)

Posted on September 22, 2015 by justelly1

Last week I made photos of fall on a rainy cold day. The photos looked like made on a graveyard – dark, depressing

Yesterday we had sunshine, it has been warm enough to just wear a shirt AND it has been weekend hehehe. I went to the same places like last week. See the difference?

My new photos I like very much. Colors like you expect with photos of fall

Hunting ducklings with my camera and spring colors (photos)

Posted on April 25, 2015 by justelly1

The last 2 saturdays I had to cancel my sewing course. I didnt had the time 😦

Today I went to my sewing course again. I could have post pictures of my new tee if I didnt had made a huge mistake at the end of sewing it.Unfortunality I need an overlock to end this tee. So I have to wait till next saturday.

After my course I went to a park with my camaera.

IT IS DUCKLING TIME !!!!! I sooooooo love them ❤ ❤ ❤

Arent they cute ????

The last pic isnt mom duck ! This one tried to steal ducklings. But you should have seen daddy duck. He hunted this one around the park. After this the duck scolded for minutes and I made a photo

I also made a few photos of flowers 🙂

Spring photos — again

Posted on March 19, 2015 by justelly1

I switched my camera with my god child this week. Mine is a full frame camera, but her camera has a 1.6 crop factor. This means my 100mm macro objective has now 160mm with her camera. I really really love this objective 🙂

I went away from work early yesterday to make photos. A lot of days I’m coming home after 10 or more hours. This means winter isnt my season to make a lot of photos because of the darkness.

Yesterday has been such a lovely day: warm, sunny ….

I had to leave work hehehe

More and more spring flowers has been out there. Also many bugs and other insects. This is why I love to work with a crop factor 🙂

Spring is coming – Photos

Posted on March 10, 2015 by justelly1

Yes, its been a long time since my last post.

Dunno why, but I didnt had energy for working at home. But since one week its like I woke up. Maybe I ‘m related to polar bears and had to sleep all winter like they do LOL

Whatever. One week ago I startet to work on pimping my home again.

Yes, I’m still going every saturday to my sewing course. But guess what! I made 2 things – in words TWO – only for myself. All other stuff I sew so far has been for friends or my god child. And now I’m planning a gift for my god child again hehe

Last weekend has been the first time this year with temperatures about 50 degrees. I had to go out with my camera and look for spring pictures

YES spring is here 🙂

My first apron

Posted on December 29, 2014 by justelly1

I bought patterns from Burda Style 2 weeks ago. I wanted to make special curtains I have seen on the picture from this pattern. Besides my curtain there has been a pattern for an apron.

No, I dont wear aprons and I dont own one.But my best friend does 🙂

We will meet today. I have to give her the christmas gift (a bought one) . Why dont give a special self made gift too?

I startet yesterday evening and worked till 4 am. Yes, I’m not the fastest sewer so far, but hey, I’m still a beginner. I checked my fabrics, and chose 2 different cottons, same pattern but different colors.

Here is my apron:

I’m damn proud of it. I love the colors and the compass logo makes it more special hihi

Little icicles on my window (photos)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by justelly1

OK, winter and it’s cold temperature isnt really my favorite season hehehe

But a few things I like about winter 🙂 Christmas, the feeling when coming from the cold outside into your warm home, snow, hot tea with lemon or hot chocolate

When I woke up we had freezing 25 °F and I found icicles on my window. Only small ones about 1 inch, but I couldnt resist to make photos with my macro.

When checking this photos on my computer some icicles looks like they have a plant on it. Amazing. Havent seen this before. Maybe wind did this art with water drops. I dont know

Take a look for yourself (the black on the top of the photos is the shadow of my window)

The first snow (photos)

Posted on December 27, 2014 by justelly1

Today we had the first snow this winter 🙂

I had to go out with my camera and make a few photos.

I like it when the last flowers are with snow. I found a few of them.

Take a look at my photos 🙂

When I will feel my fingers again – feels like they are frozen – I will make a loop today 🙂

How to make a travel pillow

Posted on December 26, 2014 by justelly1

This one I have done long time ago but I couldnt post it because it has been a gift for my godchild Sonja.

She loves to travel a lot with bus, car, train. She never travels without her own pillow.

When traveling she runs with her suitcase in one hand, her bag in her other hand and her pillow under her arm. When I saw this for the first time I thought about how to make it easier for her.

We bought a new pillow for her. Did she choose a small one? NOPE, it has to be a big one LOL

And this is how I made it for her:

Material:

1 Pillow

2 different fabrics ( pillow 1 yard flannel, bag 1 yard cord fabric)

1 Zipper

3 x Clip buckles

2 different ribbons (pillow 40 inches, bag 2x 40 inches)

1 cord 40 inches

2 cord stops

I have chosen a nice flannel with cameras for the pillow.Sonja is an amazing photographer and what better motive I could have bought for her?

First cut the fabric for the pillow,sew the zipper on one of the larger side. (dont buy a zipper about the whole lenghts of the pillow because of the ribbons with the clip buckles.

Then cut the 40 inch ribbon in half.and put the clip buckle on one of it.

Lay this ribbon in half like on the picture above and pin it with a needle 4-5 inches from the end of this side. When sewing this side, sew 3-4 time forward and back over the ribbon.

Close both shorter sides of the pillow. ( Open your zipper after this a little. Had a real fight to turn my pillow because I couldnt opened the zipper LOL )

On the last side put the second ribbon (dont fold it this time !!! ) in the the same distance as you did with the first ribbon and close this side.

On the picture above you see the pillow with the ribbons, one folded, the other not. Put the other part of your clip buckle on it. Fold the end of this ribbon 3 or 4 times and sew it together. Otherwise your clip buckle will slip and will get lost.

your pillow will look like this, when you attach it to a car seat or a bus seat 🙂

It isnt very hygienic to run with your pillow outdoors:Plus Sonja chose a very large pillow. Not so perfect when you will take it on your journey.

Birgid, the dressmaker of my sewing course made the proposal to sew a bag for this pillow. Not for the whole lenghts of the pillow but half of it. So I made the bag big enough to fold the pillow.

AND SHE WAS RIGHT!!!

Here comes the bag for your pillow: