Secret bunny 2016

Dear Zina of Efzin creations blog and etsy shop organized one more successful Easter gift exchange called #secretbunny2016.
This year I received a gift from Athena of Mummy's Little Man 

Athena sent me a little porcelain bunny covered in paper,a tealightcandle holder, some chocolate and candies, a beautiful pen, and a handmade card. Thank you Athena.
I sent my parcel to Helen of Karydotsouflo.
As I wasn't sure what Helen liked I decided to visit her blog and loved the banner.
So I started thinking about walnut shells and hedgehogs and finally I came up with copying her banner and turning it into a pyrography scene.

 Then I also cross stitched a little hedgehog family from a pattern I found on pinterest and made it into a bookmark

I then looked around my house for previously loved things I could add to my parcel.I always do that as I believe that sometimes I have too many  things I don't really need but love (usually books and handmade items) and that those could suit another person better.
I had bought a book covered box to post my parcel in so I thought of adding a book into the box too. And I had the most appropriate one The elegance of the hedgehog by Myriel Barbery!Amazing, isn't it?
I also added a walnut shell pin cushion made by dear Sonia of Cozymemories and finally a bunny I bought at the Melissa Orphanage bazaar. I added some little details on the bunny too.Oh and a card of course.
Before closing the parcel I added some chocolate and jelly candy for Helen's kids.
I really loved making this parcel and I am glad my recipient loved it too!
Apart from making this parcel I also made a couple more for two other friends.
One was for Maro aka Akamatra who was visiteing Thessaloniki and we met for coffee at Koumbi cafe
I gave her a box with chocolate.

her blog logo made with pyrography,

 a needle booklet made with aida and felt and I stitched the Stitch for Syria pattern on it,

 and a bunny from the afore mentioned bazaar.

Maro made me a lovely pouch!Thanks Maro!

I also sent Zina a small gift, her blog logo made with pyrography

and a bunny too since she is the organizer of the secret bunny exchange!
I really enjoyed all this gift making,sending and receiving once again!

June is here...

...unbelievably so...
May and June are the most hectic months for me because schools end and there is so much to do and usually I have to do lots at home too and with the Drama club as well.
This year it is even more hectic for various reasons that I will share later in June!
For the time being here is a blogpost about what I did all last week!
First I made a dessert with cream cheese, creme fresh and jello!It wasn't the best one could make! Especially when all the jello ended up in the fridge and on my shoes!But it was tasty!

 We had some when we gathered with my crafty group friends to make some handmade beaded things...

I also had coffee at Koumbi coffee and crafts cafe with Anna of In my closet and Maro of Akamatra blog from Athens!It was great meeting Maro and putting a face to a blog one reads!She is such a sweet girl!

Here's something a made for Maro, one of my stones.

And here is something she gave me. She makes lovely things you can see in her etsy shop.

A visit to Tiger is always a must when one meets crafty friends!

Also this week I managed to solve the stitch enigma from the Grey Tail blog although I wasn't fast enough as I didn't wake up early enough. I came fourth but I am proud I have managed to solve two consecutive enigmas on dear Chiara's blog.

This week we had a rehearsal with the Drama club after quite a long time.
Here are a couple of photos I took at the area near our rehearsal school.

Inside the school there was an exhibition of old school books and fairy tales! I loved it!

Finally we spent the long weekend at the beach house cleaning and gardening!
Also looking at the beauty around us!

 No, we didn't swim as the water was too cold!

Barca enjoyed the garden.

Have a nice month everyone!