Welcome to Casa Cenina new blog.
Where needlework, patchwork, quilting, knitting and crocheting addicted gather. More that an “online journal” (as it’s often defined in many dictionaries), we have thought of an actual “meeting place”, where hints, opinions, tutorial, questions and answers can easily find their place to be, along with anything that can keep the fire of creative passion burning! We have put our heart in it, ‘cause we know that winning projects can be built only on its solid base. And we have put the know-how of our whole team in it, with the contribution of each of us – from the IT specialists, to our graphic designer; from our content specialist, to our…
Give more convenience to your creative flair
When practicality joins creativity Who says bing creative mans also being somehow messy? And who says that some “traditional” things cannot be modernized? Here in Casa Cenina we’ve thought about it and have found some little/great, revolutionary things that won’t simply help us keeping all our crafting tools and necessities tidy, but they’ll do it with that little additional creativity we like to put in everything we make, showing us that even one of the most traditional sewing necessities, like the thimble, can be “reborn” in a brand new concept! See everything .. Now it’s up to you to get to know them: we’re talking of our brand new sew…
Soon-to-be fashion stylists (fun for both kids and grown-up fashionistas)!
A tutorial to sew the cutest dolls’ outfits in just a few minutes Once you take away smartphones and videogames there’s not much left for your kids to play with nowadays … So how do you make a day fun without the use of technology? We have a few crafty ideas in mind 😉 One of them called Dress Your Doll: an entire collection of mini kits to make your own clothes and accessories for your dolls (such as Barbie) in a fun, quick and simple way! Dozens of outfits to make using only scissors, needle and threads. The rest is all included inside the kit: fabric with pre-printed pattern…
Collection 23: the awakening of nature according to Renato Parolin
A brand new collection has bloomed His love for woods, plants, flowers and all animals has always been in all the works of the most beloved Italian cross stitch designer, so it’s impossible not to be surprised any time he reconfirms it, with brand new inspirations, in a new collection! So the magic keeps happening in his new “number 23”: a collection dedicated to Spring and its gifts, including a special series – all with names in the unusual and quite unknown Icelandic language! – fully composed by flowers. It’s called “Blóm Collection” (in Icelandic, “blóm” means “flower”) and is made up of 13 models, each declined into two different…
Jersey Beanie hat (for children of 3 to 5 years of age)
Here below all the information you’ll need to make a fun and colorful “Jersey Beanie hat” That you can customize with your favorite fabrics and colors. 1. Needed Materials: • “Bees” Jersey fabric: 15×30 cm • Off-white Jersey fabric: 23×55 cm • Stretchfix: 15×30 cm • Ruler and cutter • Scissors • Pins • Needles • Flat iron • Sewing Machine • Thread • Fabric Marker • Cutting Mat 2. How to make it • Pin and cut all of the perimeter (with a margin of half a centimeter). Fold in half (on the longer side) the off-white fabric Draw the pattern such as shown in the picture and the opening of 5 cm. • Clamp the wrong side of the Bees…
“Your Small Room”… More than accessories!
The elegance of handmade Tired of always looking for new things for our hobbies? Never! And we’re always very proud of it, but even more when our steady research is “acknowledged” by something truly unique, just like in this instance, with the little masterpieces from “Your Small Room“. We’ve discovered this company – whose work and vocation is 100% artisanal – in a little corner of charming Eastern Europe, where the culture of needlework has centuries-old roots and wood art, too. A little business, standing out for their passion for living and precious timbers, to turn into even more precious needlework accessories that you will NEVER have to put away…
DMC Étoile: the evolution of cross stitch floss
DMC dress up their stranded cotton DMC veste di luce il moulinèIt’s not a metallic fiber and it’s not traditional stranded cotton… it looks exactly like stranded cotton, indeed, and with the most famous cross stitch floss it shares 8-meter skeins and 6 strands. However, its composition makes it completely different: 73% cotton and 27% lurex polyamide! Thanks to this special mix the Étoile from DMC sparkles just like the Summer’s end heavens! Its name tell it all: Étoile means “star” in French and it is conceived to deliver a lovely twinkle! Just use it as the traditional stranded cotton (they also share the same size) and you’ll see that no knots are…
On April Fools’ Day, we’re not going to fool
It’ll happen only in the next few hours On April 1st it’s time for “April Fools“, but we’re going to be very serious, actually 😉 In fact, until 11:59 PM of this Monday, our prices are going down: 20% off on all items, both immediately in stock and NOT, with the only exception of books, magazines, Digital Delivery items and already discounted products. In addition, the already super reduced prices of our “On Sale!” section will get a further 10% off on this special occasion ;-)Are you ready to make the most of it? Enjoy!(**) Valid from 09.45am on March 31st 2019 to 23:59pm on April 1st 2019 (CET). This promotion does not include Digital…
Spring is here: let’s celebrate!
Since 2012, the United Nations General Assembly has created the International Day of Happiness, scheduling it on the 20th of March every year! And in 2019 this day also coincides with the Spring equinox and gives us two reasons to celebrate, with a two-day promotion to welcome the new, longed-for season and including March 21st, too, that popular tradition has always considered as the very first day of Spring, beyond astronomy 🙂 So on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st March, there’s a triple discount at Casa Cenina: 20% off on all items in stock*; 12% off on all books and magazines in stock; an additional 5% off on…
Have a great International Women’s Day!
Party with us (too)! The lovely scent and the lively yellow of mimosa flowers; a truly special day to be lived while thinking only to what you like and, for sure, all of us like shopping to feel free, somehow, from our “daily stress” 😉 To us, the International Women’s Day deserves a 20% off on all items in stock (**), plus an additional 8% off on all the items of our “On Sale!” section 🙂 For all our friends and, why not, for all the friends of our friends 😉 Casa Cenina Staff(**) Offer valid from 6.00 pm on March 7th 2019 to 23:59 on March 8th 2019 (CET). This promotion does not…
