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natural honey lip balm
Cosmetics and health

Natural Honey Lip Balm

updated on March 14, 2021April 11, 2021Leave a Comment on Natural Honey Lip Balm

If there’s one lip balm I’d love to eat it’s this one. It’s scent is so beautiful that I just have to smell the balm every time I’m going to use it and I don’t seem to get tired of it. If you like the smell of honey, too, and if you want a lip …

oat remover
Cosmetics and health

Homemade Oat Make-up Remover with Rose Water

updated on March 14, 2021April 4, 2021Leave a Comment on Homemade Oat Make-up Remover with Rose Water

I often don’t have time to use any make-up and when it comes to taking it off, there’s even less time. And I’m not even speaking about the whole evening skincare, with my kids I basically don’t have much of an evening skincare routine and if I try to have some, there’s usually one kid …

rosehip box
Arts and Crafts

Rosehip Box

updated on March 14, 2021March 28, 2021Leave a Comment on Rosehip Box

Did you have a box for your personal treasures? I had several and I kept precious things in them like my first cinema ticket, pebbles from our first trip to the beach and other things that remind me of my childhood today. My older daughter is in that age when she starts liking cute boxes …

ointment dry chapped heels
Cosmetics and health

Homemade Ointment for Dry Chapped Heels

updated on March 14, 2021March 21, 2021Leave a Comment on Homemade Ointment for Dry Chapped Heels

I really like winter but it brings a few skin inconveniences. Unless you belong to the lucky few, you probably know what I’m talking about when I say words like “chapped”, “scaly” and “heels”. Basically nothing worked for me (unless you count waiting for spring to come) until I started mixing this ointment for dry …

embroidery knickers
Arts and Crafts

Knickers Embroidery

updated on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021Leave a Comment on Knickers Embroidery

Why embroider knickers, you ask? Why not, I say! Besides being quite a funny project the knickers embroidery can also be a great gift. You can embroider a cushion a shopping bag…or even use it as an applique for a t-shirt.

recycled snowflakes
Arts and Crafts Crafts Recycled

Recycled Snowflakes

updated on February 23, 2021February 24, 2021Leave a Comment on Recycled Snowflakes

Recycled snowflakes are one of my very favorite Christmas decorations. They’re easy to make and we have lots of fund making them with the kids.

churros
Recipes

Spanish Churros with Chocolate

on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021Leave a Comment on Spanish Churros with Chocolate

They say the humanity has become quite a bit heavier during the spring lockdown. I guess it won´t be any better in winter but if you’ve had your kids at home from school for almost a year now your nerves probably need some taking care of. And so forget about a swimsuit body and rather …

valentine cake
Recipes

Bloody Valentine Cake

updated on February 7, 2021February 9, 2021Leave a Comment on Bloody Valentine Cake

Sometimes, when the st. Valentine’s Day is close and I see all those hearts, chocolate pralines and pink things around I feel like making a little fun of it. And sometimes I see it through and do something “different”. Last year’s also very bloody Valentine cake was a great success in that department and this …

candy glass
Recipes

Candy Glass

on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021Leave a Comment on Candy Glass

Candy glass is a great decoration for cakes and muffins and it’s fun and easy to make!

tempered chocolate
Uncategorized

Tempered Chocolate – How to Make It at Home

on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021Leave a Comment on Tempered Chocolate – How to Make It at Home

Tempered chocolate is shiny and smooth, it breaks with a light snap and melts in your mouth. You can temper chocolate easily at home and I’ll show you how.

pencil case
Sewing

DIY Roll-up Pencil Case

on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021Leave a Comment on DIY Roll-up Pencil Case

My kids must be eating their color pencils. Or that or I really don’t know where they’re constantly disappearing. I gave it another chance last Christmas and I made each of my girls a roll-up pencil case.

clear 3d mask
Sewing

Clear 3D Face Mask

updated on January 30, 2021January 29, 2021Leave a Comment on Clear 3D Face Mask

I made this clear 3D face mask thanks to my daughter who has developmental language disorder (DLD). It means that even though she is a normally inteligent girl, she has troubles understanding languages, even her native one. Sometimes she needs to look at our face to understand us. That is not a problem at home …

spider costume
Costumes

Last moment costume: SPIDER

on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021Leave a Comment on Last moment costume: SPIDER

I underestimated the preparation for the previous carnival season. In my defense, it was the first time I had to tackle three costumes instead of two. Fortunatelly, my youngest didn’t really care about what he was going to wear and so I didn’t need to feel bad for choosing the spider costume as a last …

shampoo rose-lemon balm
Cosmetics and health

Homemade Rose and Lemon Balm Shampoo

updated on January 20, 2021January 19, 2021Leave a Comment on Homemade Rose and Lemon Balm Shampoo

If the title length allowed it, this homemade rose and lemon balm shampoo would be called “Absolutely awesome rose-lemon balm shampoo that’s better than anything else you’ve ever bought in a store”. Yes, it’s that great.

butterfly costume
Arts and Crafts Costumes

Butterfly Costume

on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021Leave a Comment on Butterfly Costume

The last carnivale season was in the name of insect costumes. If you’ve been on this blog before, you probably know that I have been making my children’s costumes myself. Check out also my spider costume that came out together with the two butterfly costumes for our girls.

facial butter
Cosmetics and health

Facial Butter for Winter

updated on January 4, 2021January 6, 2021Leave a Comment on Facial Butter for Winter

When my youngest was born I gave myselft three presents: a drier to prevent getting crazy from all the laundry, a person to help me clean the house and regular visits to the salon where a very brave lady does the sisyphus job of trying to fight the aging process and prevent me from developing …

basket box
Other

String Basket From a Box

on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021Leave a Comment on String Basket From a Box

This is a tutorial on how to recycle a cardboard box, some string and some scrap fabric into a cute basket-like box that you can use for keeping for example your sewing supplies.

christmas liqueur
Recipes

Christmas Liqueur

on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020Leave a Comment on Christmas Liqueur

We make this liqueur for Christmas and New Year’s Eve and it’s so much better than the usual eggnog! So here’s the recipe and enjoy!

bunny cake
Recipes

Fluffy Bunny Cake

updated on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020Leave a Comment on Fluffy Bunny Cake

“Mommy, I’d like a bunny cake,” said the upcoming birthday girl and she had me at bunny. So I planned the cake, the decoration and everything. Long story short, it was one fail after another until there was nothing left from my original plan and I had to come up with a new one a …

origami mini book
Arts and Crafts

Origami Mini Book

updated on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020Leave a Comment on Origami Mini Book

Our Lily is becoming quite the craftsy kid. She likes to make furniture for her dolls, she makes origami flowers and small gifts for her friends. We made this origami mini book together and actually not just one. We made a pile of them which comes handy now before Christmas. It’s an ideal gift for …

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