Me and my family live smack in the middle of the most cozy part of Pargas, Gamla Malmen – the old town. We usually have a Christmas Market in our neighborhood, which is so much fun to both attend and participate in! Last year it was cancelled, but now it’s back and this year I’ve …
This is one of my favorite Christmas DIY:s! Instead of packaging gifts in paper that gets tossed out, I sewed us a bunch of pretty bags that we can reuse for years to come. I got to repurpose a lot of preloved materials, which also made my heart a bit extra warm! Old Christmas curtains, …
This year I decided to make a cityscape candle holder. I chose Copenhagen, a city that is close to my heart, and made buildings inspired by those there. I drew them freehand on the gingerbread dough, mainly from memory, so I’m probably the only one who recognizes Marmorkirken and Magasin! But it was a superfun …
Dec 6th is a common gingerbread baking day here in Finland. For me personally our Independence Day has been a day without that many traditions. That all changed a couple of years ago when we decided to make that day our Gingerbread House Making Day along with the family of my bestie. Since then we …
I love upcycling and reusing old, loved materials for something new! What better way to keep old doilies and napkins in use than to turn them into pillow covers? It is so easy to sew new covers for your pillows – just take a rectangle of material (in this case, some old table cloths), turn …
Gingerbread season is upon us, and the house is filled with the scent of ginger, cloves and cinnamon! These days I don’t even need to make the dough myself – my kids are volunteering, and bake cookies almost every day, and we love it! I made my first gingerbread house when I was 13 years …
This has to be one of my favorite gingerbread houses! I made it two years ago, and I loved every minute of it! I usually start planning my houses already the previous Christmas, but then when November hits I get a spur of the moment idea, and I do that instead. This was much easier …
I love crafting with what nature gives us – you get a glimpse and a memory of the woods and forests while you craft, and afterward when you incorporate the decorations into your home. It’s a win-win in so many ways. This pretty pine cone decoration was really easy to make, and adds so much …
I love creating things together with nature, and pine cones are the perfect medium! The trees have already gotten their use out of them, and now they get to become pretty decorations for Christmas. Pine cone stars are easy to make, and so pretty! You just glue together five pine cones (first dry them, …
This year we’re ditching all the Christmas wrapping papers and are ”wrapping” our gifts in these – our new mini-Santa’s bags! I bought some cheap red cloth, and old table cloths and runners and sewed them into bags. It was a real fun project, easy to sew and so satisfying to use up all the …