It's my B-day!

Buy two patterns & get one free (let me know in the "message to seller") *only on JUne 27 :)*
*Compra dos patrones y llevate uno gratis (decime en el "message to seller" cual queres)
:)

And the winners are...

I'm really sorry I couldn't do the drawing yesterday.
Santiago woke up all mopy and sad and I had to take him to the doctor :(
He had a fever and is now taking two little pills that he manages to leave in his dish, all by themselves, after eating his whole meal (he's pretty skillfull, isn't he?). He's been eating them with dulce de leche and doesn't even notice!
** Perdonen que no pude hacer los numeritos ayer. Santiago estaba todo triste y decaido y lo tuve que llevar al veterinario. Tenia fiebre pobrecito y ahora esta tomando dos pastillitas minusculas que le pongo entre la comida, y que magicamente aparecen solitas despues de que se come todo! (lo voy a tener que llevar a la tele, este perrito es un crack!). Ahora se las estoy dando con dulce de leche y ni se da cuenta :)

Then Oli wanted to make cupcakes -I can crochet the cutest ones ;) but I'm the WORST baker in the planet, so we used Betty Crocker's cake box & frosting, and covered them with lots of sprinkles. Nothing worth of a picture, but pretty tasty :)
And then Mondays are my shot day (I do them M, W & F), and then "I had to" watch Jon & Kate's announcement (isn't it so so sad?)
**Despues a la Oli se le antojo hacer magdalenas! A mi las de crochet me salen lindas, pero de "repostera" soy un de-sas-tre. Hicimos unas de cajita, y entre el merenguito de arriba y las grajeitas de colores quedaron muy ricas -ni ahi dignas de foto, pero ricas :)
Y bueno, los lunes me doy la vacuna (lunes, mier y viernes), despues "tuve" que mirar un programa de la tele que se llama "Jon & Kate + 8" que es la historia de una pareja con 8 nenes (mellizos y sestillizos!) que se van a separar, no es re triste?

So I'm feeling kind of guilty, but mostly very grateful and happy for so many nice comments, thank you!. So instead of giving away one, we'll do 3!
The two first ones were picked with the random number generator, and the third one was Oli's pick - number 2 (because Martina's 2, and they're 2 sisters, and she ate 2 cupcakes, and... it goes on and on, 2 it is!)
** Asi que nada, me siento medio culpable, pero mas que nada muy agradecida y feliz por tanto comentario lindo, gracias! Asi que en vez de 1, rifamos 3!
Los dos primeros numeros los saque con un random numer generator, y el tercero lo eligio Oli: 2, "porque Marti tiene 2, y porque somos 2 hermanas, y porque comi 2 cupcakes, y..." 2!

Drum roll... :)

Congratulations Christine (45), Tammy (59) & Kimberly (2)!

& big hug to everybody for being so nice.

There should be an e-mail in your inbox :)

*Felicitaciones Christine (#45), Tammy (#59) y Kimberly (#2)!

& un abrazo fuerte a todas por ser tan adoradas

Besote :)

Amigurumi Two giveaway :)

I really hope you'll like this one! Remember you can see all the patterns included right here :)
If you want a copy (or an extra one to give away!), please write your name & e-mail adress in the comments. I'll do a random number generator thingie on Monday morning and send it to the winner :)
Happy weekend!

Espero que este les guste mucho! Pueden ver todos los patrones que tiene aca :)
Si queres uno (o uno extra para regalar!), escribi tu nombre & e-mail en los comentarios. El lunes tempranito hago un random number generator thingie y se lo mando al que lo gane :)
Que tengan un lindo fin de semana!

Santiago

I don't think I ever posted a picture of Santi to the blog, isn't he the cutest thing? I never ever thought I could love a dog so much!
**Me parece que nunca subi una foto del Santi al blog, no que es adorado? Nunca pense que le podia tener tanto cariño a un perrito :)

Aca esta Santiago de verdad/Here is "the real" Santiago:



& here's the crocheted version/& aca esta la version en crochet ;)
I just posted the pattern in the shop :)
Recien subi el patron al sitio :)


Today we went to Oli's Kindergarten's play, and they were all so amazingly cute!

How on earth did she grow up so fast? I can't believe she's going to be a first grader!
That's it for today, I have the worst headache :(

Hope you are feeling good, the week's almost over!

Hug!

Hoy Oli tuvo la fiestita de fin de año del Jardin, y estuvieron tan divinos esos gurises!

Todavia no puedo creer que haya crecido tan rapido, el año que viene va a primero! (estoy hecha una vieja)

Esto es todo por hoy, tengo un dolor de cabeza espantoso :(

Espero que uds esten todos bien, ya se viene el fin de semana!

Abrazo fuerte!

Jacinta & my first custom stamps!

Buenas! I hope everybody's having a really nice saturday. We were thinking about going to see Up!, but maybe tomorrow... I don't feel like doing much today.
So anyway, here's Jacinta (I love that name). The pattern includes instructions for Jacinta, her little poncho & the shorts :)

**Buenas! Espero que esten teniendo un lindo sabado. Nosotros re tranquilos, estabamos pensando en ir a ver la pelicula esta nueva Up!, pero nada, capaz mañana... no tengo muchas ganas de nada.
Aca les presento a Jacinta (me encanta ese nombre). El patron incluye instrucciones para Jacinta, el ponchito y los pantalones :)

& I did my first custom stamps for Hola! You can pick either the cupcake or the octopus, and tell me one name :) Oli's been using hers as a bookplate and it looks really cute.

Someone suggested I did custom ones for shops (thank you), but I'm having the worst time carving the etsy.com part. Maybe in a little bit, when I get better :)

**Hice mis primeros sellitos personalizables (ni idea como se dice, perdonen la burrada... ayuda?!) para Hola! Se puede elegir el pulpo o la magdalena, y un nombre. Oli esta usando la de ella para ponerle el nombre a sus libros y queda re linda.

Alguien me sugirio que ofreciera lo mismo pero para tienditas de Etsy, pero me esta costando horrible tallar la parte de etsy.com. Por ahi en un rato, cuando mejore un poco :)

The name Jacinta also reminds of a song by Mateo - Jacinta. I couldn't find it in YouTube, but I found this one that's really nice, hope you like it :)

**El nombre Jacinta tb me hace acordar a la cancion "Jacinta" de Mateo. No la pude encontrar en YouTube pero encontre esta que esta re linda, espero que les guste :)

Happy Sunday!

This is a quick little post to show you some of the new stamps @ Hola!
** Post cortito para mostrarles algunos de los sellitos nuevos en Hola! :)









I hope you're having a nice Sunday, the weather's so perfect here in NJ!
**Espero que esten teniendo un domingo re lindo, aca el tiempo esta perfecto!
Beso!

Little Sailor - Un Marinerito

Hola!

First of all, I'm really REALLY sorry about the mistake in the little octopus pattern! Thank you to the nice people that pointed it out w/out yelling ;) I just revised it and it should be perfect!

I made a little tugboat and posted the pattern in the shop, it came out muy simpatico :), I can't wait to see it in different colors. Franco says that the floaties (I have no clue how you call the yellow thingies, and Oli calls them floaties, so... help!) are too big, and that the hat should be smaller... but I like him. -F & the tugboat ;)

**Hice un botecito y subi el patron a la tiendita, tiene una carita re simpatica :)

Franco dice que los flotadores son demasiado grandes, y que el sombrerito tendria que ser mas chico, pero a mi me gusta asi! (siempre le pregunto a ver que le parece y nunca le hago caso...)

I've been making lots of new stamps for hola!, but haven't taken pictures of all of them yet. This one's my favorite, I guess I'm on a nautical theme!

Tambien hice un montonazo de sellitos nuevos para la otra tiendita, pero solo le saque foto al pulpito este, que es el que me gusta mas :)

Maybe it's because last week we went to the beach! We had been talking about it for the longest time, and never got around to go (& we moved here from upstate NY more than 2 years ago!).

The beach was nice, but it really bothers me that you have to pay to get in. Not because of the money, but it just seems wrong...

There was no way we could get in the water. It was SO COLD it felt like it had ice cubes in it, but the girls had fun in the sand, and we sat around, wanting to munch on something (they don't allow food in the beach! or mate!). We're going to look for a more kid/hungry person-friendly beach next time.

I know I'm complaining a lot, but we did have a nice time, it's nice just to look at the water, and be, w/out having to do much more.

I'm going to watch some Backyardigans now ;)

Beso!

**La semana pasada fuimos a la playa! Hace rato que estamos planeando, y nunca pinto (y eso que nos mudamos aca hace ya casi 2 años). La playa era simpatica, pero hay que pagar para bajar a la arena!!! Soy yo, o esta re mal? Como te van a cobrar para ir a la playa?!!!

Ademas no te dejan bajar comida, ni mate!!! Soy pura queja, pero en realidad igual pasamos barbaro, al agua no pudimos entrar porque estaba con-ge-la-da, como si tuviera cubitos de hielo, pero a las nenas les encanta jugar en la arena, y solo con mirar el agua yo estoy feliz :)

Igual la proxima vamo'a buscar una playa un poco menos fashion ;) y mas para gente como uno vio? (matera y con hambre!)

Bueno, hablamos pronto.

Beso!