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 …
These last years I’ve been focusing a lot on feeling gratitude. Sometimes it’s easier, sometimes harder, but it can usually always be found. It’s like a muscle that needs exercising and then when it’s up and running it only takes a little to maintain it. According to the Huberman Lab podcast feeling gratitude is one …
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, …
Immediately when Halloween is over, my fingers start itching for baking gingerbread cookies and houses. A few years back I realized I wanted to chat with people around this particular interest, so I set up a Facebook group – Allt om Pepparkakshus. And I love it! We’re not a big group, but everyone who is …
Läs mer ”Allt om Pepparkakshus – a page for us who adore gingerbread houses (in Swedish)”
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I was quickly glancing through old photos (my eyes still hurt too much to be able to read or take pictures like I used to), and realized I’d forgotten to post these! This is my happy place inside our house – ”my room”, a.k.a. the breakfast nook, the card playing spot, where we listen to …