Thursday, 26 May 2011

I just realized I never showed you this...

I know the Holidays are wayy behind us, but I just realized that I forgot to show you what I made for my husband! He is the biggest Star Wars Fan I know...
Weihnachten ist zwar schon lange vorbei, aber mir ist gerade aufgefallen, dass ich euch nie gezeigt habe, was ich meinem Mann geschenkt habe! Er ist der größte Star Wars Fan den ich kenne...

I got the fabric from a really cool shop on etsy...
Die Stoffe habe ich auf etsy in einem echt coolen shop gekauft...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/whimsiedots


and the solids are from Ikea
die einfarbigen Stoffe sind von Ikea


This is the first quilt I have ever made :-) I had a blast - I think it took close to 100 hours for me to finish it. I started by cutting up the Star Wars fabric into squares and rectangles in multiple sizes from 5cm to 40cm (all multiples of 5cm) plus half a cm or so all the way around. I arranged the squares/rectangles into 40cm by 40cm squares, filling the gaps with 5cm solid squares.


Das ist der erste Quilt den ich gemacht habe :-) Ich hatte jede Mange Spass - und habe etwa 100 Stunden gebraucht. Ich habe zuerst den Star Wars Stoff in quadrate und Rechtecke geschnitten, die eine Größe von 5-40 cm hatten (alle ein vielfaches von 5cm), ein halber cm Nahtzugabe ringsum. Ich habe die Stücke dann zu großen. 40cm quadraten zusammengesetzt, die Lücken hab' ich mit den Ikea stoffen gefüllt.


I'm going to have a scheduled upload this week! I will upload on Sunday night to my etsy shop - you can follow me on facebook to see a preview as soon as I take the picture!


Ich werde am Sonntag abend neue Puppen in meinen etsy shop stellen - ihr könnt mir auf facebook folgen, um fatas der puppen zu sehen, befor sie in den shop kommen!

Monday, 9 May 2011

50 Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts

not doll related, but soooo funny... I love Harry Potter - and this list made me laugh

50 Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts

  1. I will not poke Hufflepuffs with spoons, nor will I insist that their House colors indicate that they are "covered in bees".
  2. No matter how good a fake Australian accent I can do, I will not imitate Steve Irwin during Care of Magical Creatures class.
  3. Growing marijuana or hallucinogenic mushrooms is not "an extra credit project for Herbology".
  4. "I've heard every possible joke about Oliver Wood's name" is not a challenge.
  5. I am not allowed to attempt to breed a liger.
  6. I will not go to class skyclad.
  7. The Giant Squid is not an appropriate date to the Yule Ball.
  8. I will not use Umbridge's quill to write "I told you I was hardcore".
  9. I will stop referring to showering as "giving Moaning Myrtle an eyeful".
  10. Polishing my wand in the common room is acceptable. "Polishing my wand" in the common room is not.
  11. If a classmate falls asleep, I will not take advantage of that fact and draw a Dark Mark on their arm.
  12. House elves are not acceptable replacements for Bludgers.
  13. Starting a betting pool on the fate of this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is tasteless and tacky, not a clever money-making concept.
  14. I will not start every Potions class by asking Professor Snape if today's project is suitable for use as a sexual lubricant.
  15. Adding the name "Bueller" to Professor Binns' roster is not funny.
  16. "Springtime for Voldemort" is not an acceptable suggestion for the class play.
  17. Seamus Finnegan is not "after me Lucky Charms".
  18. I will not refer to the Weasley twins as "bookends".
  19. I will not refer to the Patil twins as "bookends".
  20. The Slytherin prefect is named Draco Malfoy, not "Rocky Horror."
  21. It is exceptionally tasteless to tell Professor Lupin that "Once you go Black, you never go back."
  22. I will not call Lucius Malfoy "Jareth".
  23. I will not bring a Magic Eight Ball to Divination class.
  24. I am not to refer to the Potions classroom as "Kitchen Stadium".
  25. I will not tell Ron and Hermione to "Get a room" whenever they start to fight.
  26. The Forbidden Forest is forbidden for a reason.
  27. I am not a tribble Animagus.
  28. I am allowed to have a toad, rat, cat, or owl. I am not allowed to have a reticulated python, snow leopard, Tasmanian devil, or piranha.
  29. I do not weigh the same as a duck.
  30. Remus Lupin does not want a flea collar.
  31. Sirius Black is not #24601.
  32. I will not lick Trevor.
  33. I will stop asking the Arithmancy teacher what the square root of -1 is.
  34. I am not being repressed.
  35. Calling Lucius Malfoy "Luscious Mouthful" is just plain gross.
  36. I will not change the password to the prefects' bath to "Makes getting clean almost as much fun as getting dirty".
  37. There is no such thing as an Invisibility Thong.
  38. I am not a Pinball Wizard.
  39. Asking "How do you keep a Gryffindor in suspense?" and walking away is only funny the first time.
  40. I will not offer to pose nude for Colin Creevey.
  41. I will not offer to pose nude for Dean Thomas.
  42. It is a bad idea to tell Professor Snape he takes himself too seriously.
  43. It is a bad idea to tell Professor McGonagall she takes herself too seriously.
  44. Sir Cadogan is not one of the knights who say "NI".
  45. I will not offer to prepare tandoori owl.
  46. I will stop asking when we will learn to make "Love Potion Number Nine".
  47. I will not ask Dumbledore to show me the pointy hat trick.
  48. I will not greet Professor McGonagall with "What's new, pussycat?"
  49. There is not now, nor has there ever been, a fifth House at Hogwarts, and I am not a member of that house, nor am I its founder.
  50. I will not take out a life insurance policy on Harry Potter

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Aurelie' s amazing adventures/ Aurelies aufregende Abenteuer

Sooo - we're back from Disneyland Paris! sadly, our internet connection didn't like me at all - the last days I wasn't able to post Aurelies Adventures to facebook. But hey - I can always blog about them, right?

Also, aus Disneyland Paris sind wir gesund und munter zurückgekommen! Leider konnte mich die Internetverbindung im Hotel nicht so gut leiden - an den letzten Tagen konnte ich Aurelies Abenteuer nich auf facebook posten. Aber ich kann ja hier darüber schreiben :-)


Wednesday/Mittwoch
We had to get up really early to go to the airport! luckily, Veelana took me along in her backpack, so I didn't even have to wake up. I only got up after we were on the plane - I looked out to see Vienna and later to see Paris from above! I thought it was pretty amazing :-)


Wir mussten wirklich früh losgehen zum Flughafen! Zum Glück hat Veelana mich in ihrem Rucksack mitgenommen und ich musste nicht aufstehen. Ich bin erst herausgekommen als wir schon im Flugzeug waren - Ich habe aus dem Fenster geschaut umWien und später Paris von oben zu sehen! Das war großartig :-)


My first day in the Park was a great success - I went on several rides and I saw the pretty castle! I loved the small world boat ride with all the pretty dolls, and I think that was also little Turtles favourite today. Mr. Noodles loved Star Tours :-)

Mein erster Tag im Park war sehr erfolgreich - Ich bin mit einigen Bahnen mitgefahren und habe das schöne Schloss gesehen! Die "Small World" Bootfahrt mit all den schönen Puppen hat mir sehr gefallen, und ich glaube, die kleine Schildkröte mochte das auch am liebsten. Herr Nudel liebt Star Tours :-)


Thursday/Donnerstag

I went on big thunder mountain today! I was only a little bit scared, but then it was a lot of fun. Veelana took a lot of pictures of me in Frontierland, just like a real Photoshoot!

Ich bin heute mit big thunder mountain mitgefahren! Zuerst hatte ich ein bisschen angst, aber dann hat es ganz viel Spaß gemacht. Veelana hat ganz viele Bilder von mir gemacht in Frontierland, das war ein richtiger Photoschoot!

Friday/Freitag


I got a pair of mouse ears today! We went to the park really early to make the most of our extra magic hours, and we got to ride on Dumbo twice! after that, we stayed on the Carousel (or rather the "Mewwy wound" as little turtle calls it) for a couple of rounds. I loved lancelot's carousel, I got a horse all for myself.
All the walking made me so tired, I'm going to bed early. 

Heute habe ich mickey mouse ohren bekommen! Wir sind ganz früh in den Park gegangen um das meiste aus unseren "extra magic hours" herauszuholen, und wir konnten zweimal mit Dumbo mitfliegen! Dann sind wir für ein paar Runden auf dem Karussel geblieben (oder auch aif dem "Mewwy wound", wie kleine Schildkröte es nennt). Lancelots karussell war toll, ich hatte ein eigens pferd. 
Ich bin schon sooo müde vom vielen herumlaufen, ich gehe ganz bald ins bett.

Saturday/Samstag


Today we went to Paris to see the Eiffel tower! It was amazing! We got some delicious food at a small bakery and had a picknick on the grass. Everybody was worn out because we walked so much...

Heute waren wir in Paris und haben den Eiffelturm gesehen! Es war großartig! Wir haben in einer kleinen Bäckerei etwas leckeres zum Essem gekauft und ein Picknick gemacht. Am Abend waren alle ganz furchtbar erledigt weil wir so viel gegangen sind...

Sunday/Sonntag

We spent a lot of time in Discoveryland again - Buzz Lightyear is the bestest thing EVER! I had so much fun shooting the batterys to help the little aliens! The big X-Wing is really impressive, and Wall.E and Eve are soooo cute!

Wir haben heute viel Zeit in Discoveryland verbracht - mit Buzz Lightyear fahren ist super! Ich hatte  soviel Spass dabei, mit Laser auf Batterien zu schiessen und den kleinen Aliens zu helfen. Der große X-Wing ist ganz schön beeindruckend, und WallE und Eve sind soo süß!

Monday/Montag

After playing with the broomstick and its two buckets, we all had the music to the sorcerers apprentice stuck in the head :-) Luckily, I like it - and playing was fun. Mr. Noodles thought so, too!

Nachdem wir mit dem Besen und seinen Eimern gespielt hatten, hatten wir alle die Musik zum Zauberlehrling im Kopf :-) Zum Glück mag ich sie - und das Spielen hat viel Spaß gemacht. Herr Nudel fand das auch!

Tuesday/Dienstag

I met Mickey today! We started our last day really early, and met him right after the park opened. He was riding around in his car, probably doing a last check to see if everything was all right for the guests. Awesome!

Ich habe heute Mickey getroffen! Wir haben unseren letzten Tag wieder sehr früh begonnen und als der Park geöffnet wurde, fuhr er in seinem Auto herum - warscheinlich ein letzter Check um zu sehen ob auch alles seine Ordnung hat. Sooo Toll!

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Thank you for reading about my Disneyland adventure - I had so much fun! I hope the pictures show this a little. Now, I will be looking for a lovely family to adopt me :-)

Danke, dass Ihr  euch die Zeit genommen habt mein Disneyland Abenteuer zu lesen - ich hatte so viel Spass dabei! Ich hoffe, dass man das auf den Bildern sehen kann. Jetzt suche ich nach einer lieben Familie, die mich adoptieren will :-)

Hugs,
Aurelie

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Introducing Aurelie

  In this new series I we will follow one of my dolls on an adventure. This time, Aurelie goes to Disneyland Paris - and you can all follow along and see what happenes.
In dieser neuen Serie könnt ihr mitverfolgen, wie eine meiner Puppen ein Abenteuer erlebt. Dieses mal kommt Aurelie mit uns nach Disneyland, Paris.

Hello, I am Aurelie, and I'm soooo excited! I am going to Disneyland! My friends Boo and Bunny keep talking about what an awesome time they had in Florida last winter, but I can't wait to see Paris! 
Hallo, Ich heisse Aurelie. Ich bin ja schon sooooo aufgeregt - meine Feunde Bu und Hasie haben mir ja schon soo viel von von ihrem Urlaub in Florida erzählt. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, Paris zu sehen!

I better go and pack my bag - Veelana made me a cute backpack for this occasion. With Flowers! What will I need? Hmmm...
Ich geh mal lieber meine Sachen packen - Veelana hat mir extra einen süssen Rucksack gemacht, mit Blümchen darauf! Was ich wohl brauchen werde....

Follow Veelana's Design on Facebook to get the newest Updates about Aurelie's adventure!
Folge Veelana's Design auf Facebook um nichts von Aurelies Abenteuern zu verpassen!


http://www.facebook.com/VeelanasDesign

Veelana's Design is going Bilingual!/ Veelanas Design wird zweisprachig!

Just a short post to let you know that Veelana's Design is going to be in english and geman from now on! The german part will be purple so you can easily find it/skip it!
Eine kleine Neuerung - Veelana's Design wird von jetzt an zweisprachig! Der Deutsche part wird lila sein, damit ihr ihn leichter findet!

Vee

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

I'm always somewhat excited when the barbeque season starts. We don't have a garden of  our own, but we have a couple of friends that invite us over - and I bring food. I make a mean potato salad, and my stuffed mushrooms are  delicious :-) Anyone want to invite us?

Last year, we really ambushed a friend with our first bbq of the year. He lives in a little village outside of vienna and we where in the general area looking at a really cool underground lake. When we got out we called him up to see if we could visit him to finally see his house he told us so much about - and we decided on the phone that we would start the season by tossing some stuff on the grill right away. We went to the supermarket while he started the fire....

This year, we planned things a bit more carefully - we called in the morning and actually had time to get the food before we got there. Our friend was preparing the fire when we arrived, and while I went to prepare some food (a bowl of mixed salad, stuffed mushrooms, bell pepper and zucchini slices and some delicious aluminum foil wrapped little packages with feta cheese), Mister Gray (new nickname for our son! Yay!) played catch with his daddy. My husband got so excited because he finally had someone to play again...
We had an absolutely beautiful day. I'm so glad the season has once again, started!

Greetings from beautiful and sunny Vienna,
Vee

Thursday, 24 March 2011

15 day "five a day" challenge, day six

I've been extremely bad with blogging regularly for a couple of weeks now, so in a desperate attempt to change that, I decided to jump on the 15-DAY 5 CHALLENGE - Bandwagon. I ran across this HERE. My goal is to post something every day - it's going to be a post like this unless I post something else.  Enjoy!

15-DAY 5 CHALLENGE
5 basic facts about you

5 not-so-basic facts about you

5 ways you break the ice

5 signs that you’re into someone

5 signs that you’re NOT into someone

5 things you do when you’re bored

5 things that make you hyper

5 things you’re known for

5 things you want to do

5 things you’ll never do

5 good things about you

5 bad things about you

5 ways to make you cry

5 ways to win your heart

5 things you need to say


That's easy!
I eat
I play games on facebook
I read fanfiction
I read books
...and you know I REALY bored when
I start cleaning and re-arranging the apartment


Thats that from me right now - feel free to do the challenge yourself! If you do, drop me a link, please, I will link you up. This should be a fun way to get to know eachother!

Vee

PS: I added a really cool new doll to my store - my kids think she's the coolest ever! Her hair is soooo soft!

PPS: Still looking for more people to feature on mondays!


Wednesday, 23 March 2011

I see you - Oe-l nga-ti kam‹ei›e

Did you like James Cameron's "Avatar"? I sure did - what really stuck with me where the gorgeous colors in the forest at night. At the time I didn't know what to do with it - I was inspired, sure, but I had no idea what to make. When I saw the blue doll skin fabric I immediately knew what I wanted to do.


So, here he is. It took me a long time to finish this one - I actually started him when I made my second bunch of dolls for sale - but I somehow never had the nerve to actually paint his face and body with the blue color. I was so scared I'd ruin all of my work...
Well, I finally did it, and finished his hair and clothing too (the breading and beading was a lot of work - the beads just barely got on the little braids...), so now you get to see him.


My son loves him, too. But that's not really much of a surprise, he loves all my dolls and wants his picture taken with them :-)


Nerdy greetings from cold but sunny Vienna,
Vee


PS. I will, from now on, refrain from using my kids real names on my blog. I don't mind doing it and I don't really see any danger involved - but my husband pointed out that using their names makes them easier to find on google, and that they might not appreciate all the little stories I tell about them once they are older and easily embarrassed :-D


I have yet to find cool pseudonyms - I'll just use son and daughter for now. Do you have any cool ideas?

Monday, 21 March 2011

tuesday Treasury



Some lovely cherry blossom inspired treasures made by my Daily Sweets etsy Teammates!