After charts The following projects I made with charts from books and magazines. I was a subscriber of the needlecraft magazine Ariadne for many years. In addition I bought many embroidery special editions of Libelle, Burda, Handwerken and many, many more. My collection of needlecraft books offer a lot of beautifull charts too. This purple alphabet I made for Rico. He renovated his restaurant: traditional craftsmanship in a new jacket. Just like this alphabet. I found the chart in a DMC-booklet. Three stamps with the latest three queens of Holland. These charts come from "Handwerk Handig" issue nr 4 of autumn 2002. The colours of the Wilhelmina stamp are incorrect in this magazine. Thanks to Hans I could connect the right colors to the symbols. Rick and Ilvie have a doughter. They call her Ilse. I embroidered my present ofcourse. Because of the pictures of the baby-room on their baby-site I knew what colours I had to use. The snail chart is form a book of Valerie Lejeune. The letters came from a Dover-leaflet with all kinds of funny alphabets. They showed it with three successive colours. I made three combinations with white yarn: 3 colour strands, 2 colour en 1 white strand, 1 colour en 2 white strands. That is why the letters seem to be a bit chubby. Dirk and Caroline bought a house in 2005. I hope they become very happy together there. I did send that message with a design from the book "Repertoire des Motifs" of Valérie Lejeune. I added a heart, a D, a C and the year 2005. My brother Pros once had two parakeets. When I came upon a design of two parakeets I couldn't resist embroider them for him. The real ones fell of their perch a long time ago, but the cross-stitch birds still sit up fine. In 2004 I made a Christmascard for Anja using a design of Remy Ludolphy, my favorite Dutch designer. Aunt Else celebrated her 80th birthday in 2004. The nicest present I could think of was a piece of my needlework. In a little German book I purchased at Marktplaats.nl, I found a suitable design. Although Aunt Else lives in Holland already for quite a while, she is German-speaking of origin. So I could also take over the German motto. I think the motto "dem glucklichen schlägt keine stunde" means that time is not important when you are happy. Suitable for an elderly lady, don't you think? This plane I made a long time ago for my brother David. It is exceptional because I filled in the background. A professional framed it for me. I think it is a nice piece. When Magda passed her exam for the AGF-course (AGF = Aardappelen-Groente-Fruit = Potatoes-Vegetables-Fruit), I selected a fine apple-chart for her. Winston is the name of this apple variety. When my nephew Harry was made (but not yet born), his parents Pros and Irene asked me to embroider the announcement cards. They chose a flower and a bee, the representation of natural conception. I don't know how many copies I have made, but I was a busy bee for many weeks. Bert and Ernie for my nephews Harry and Tim. This red rooster was embroidered in the "Assisian" way. The surroundings are filled with cross-stitches and the rooster is shaped by backstitches. Therefor it is actually a white rooster. The fabric is not "even", a cross-stitch is a little bit higher than wide. That is why the rooster looks somewhat stretched. I made this just because I loved the sweet design. The chart was found in Ariadne Baby en kleuter (Baby and toddler) special issue 2 1989. This house is hanging on the wall in the hall of the house of Hilde and young Bram. They moved a couple of times in a few years. "A house is made of bricks, a home is made of love" Wherever you are living, your own emotions make it a home. I like the saying and the design. The Canadian maple leaf was showed in an edition of the weekly magazine Margriet as a "taste" of a chart-to-order of a Canadian sampler (Order M74210, price ƒ12,95). It is composed by cross-stitches in only four shades of green and by black backstitches. Many years it has hung on the wall in my Mum's house. After her death it came back to me. This design comes from an issue of Ariadne in February 1989. I immediately fell in love when I saw it. Only three colors (green, blue and dark blue), each with its own stitch, but what an effect! This masterpiece is prominently hanging in my living room. My father was already very ill when I made this cushion for fathersday in June. In July he died, so sadly he hasn't enjoyed it for a long time. My Mum cherished it another 13 years. And now it came back to me again. You can imagine that this is a very special cushion for me. The design was a cross-stitch chart with different fishes from Ariadne embroidery special edition of 1987. In a needlecraftshop I first collected the prescripted DMC-colors and with that I could choose the right colors in wool. I did a nice job, didn't I? The back and the edges are made of corduroy, a very popular material for trousers and jackets in those years. I wanted the cushion look sturdy for my Dad.