Hoping for a good blueberry harvest in mid July. So far it's looking good! Mustikka sadosta odotetaan erinomaista tänä vuonna, myös meidän pihallamme. A white chickweed flower, trientalis europaea, next to a lingonberry, vaccinium vitis-idaea. Lingonberries, like blueberries grow abundantly in forests all over our country so we'll be picking a lot of those too this summer 🙂 Metsätähti… Continue reading My flowering garden, kukkiva pihamaa
My simple black evening clutch got a remake when I added some black tatted lace to it - to go with my new shoes. * Musta yksinkertainen iltalaukkuni sai uuden ilmeen kun ompelin siihen käpypitsiä. Hyvä pari uusien kenkieni kanssa.
The end of May is the time for graduation parties. Last Saturday was a very special occasion for high school graduates! They officially left school and received their white caps as a symbol of having passed their matriculation exams. My god-daughter asked me to make her a dress for her special day - a task… Continue reading Dressmaking, juhlamekkoja
I bought a really comfortable pair of shoes that I immediatly decided to pimp up with a bit of lace for a more festive occasion. It was easy to sew the tatted lace onto the wide elastic band that runs over the shoes. I also added little bows to the back and sewed those on… Continue reading Frivolité spice up for shoes, käpypitsiä kenkiin
This is a recipe for traditional Finnish cinnamon buns. The combination of cardamom and cinnamon, the smell of fresh baked "korvapuusti" seduces bypassers of every Finnish baker's shop, but nothing beats the homemade ones! I have tried baking these in France and elsewhere, but the flour is different (too fine), the cinnamon tastes too sweet,… Continue reading Korvapuustit, Finnish cinnamon buns
Pink 'murillo' tulips opening up to fill up my balcony bloom of colourful ranunculus buttercups. A tip from my florist: they´ll blossom better when they have less room for their roots, so the more the merrier 🙂 Värikkäät jaloleinikit saivat seuraa aniliininpunaisista tulppaaneista, jotka sään lämmetessä ovat alkaneet avautua ja täydentää parvekelaatikkoni väriloistoa. Otin kukkakauppiaani vinkistä… Continue reading Colourful bloom, kukkien väriloistoa
Preparing for the spring carneval of 1st May I´ve been making macarons and cupcakes. The orange versions are chocolate chip cupcakes with an orange cream cheese topping and the macarons have a chocolate and orange peel flavoured filling. I had some help from two little friends with the pink versions, flavoured with a raspberry coulis … Continue reading Sweet things for spring, keväisiä leivonnaisia
A good knitting project to have lying around is a big blanket, it won´t get finished too quickly! While planning other things to do I can keep busy with knitting something easy. This blue throw will some day adorn our flowery sofa. * Joku käsityö pitää aina olla helposti jatkettavissa silloin kun suunnittelee seuraavia. Neulottu… Continue reading Woollen throws, neulottuja peitteitä
* More lace edgings - tatted this time. All three are made with the same pattern. The largest, black lace with thick cotton yarn and a needle. The middle one sewed onto the little linen towel is shuttle tatted in a soft mercerised crochet cotton (needle size 1,25-1,5 mm) and the smallest a try to… Continue reading Frivolité edgings, käpypitsireunuksia
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