giveaway day

Today is Giveaway Day!

In the last weeks I've been crafting like crazy and J forced me to give stuff away ;) No, seriously, I thought it was time for a Giveaway because I think it's such a nice thing to do and makes blogs so lovely.

Today, I would like to give away a set of 5 cards with envelopes with sweet hand printed cupcakes. They come in a lined silky fabric case to keep them cozy when not used :) Perfect for keeping in touch with loved ones!

Just leave a comment in the comment section and let me know why you think people should eat more cupcakes! I'll pick the person with the nicest reason after a couple of days.

Ps. I think I'll be doing this more regularly now - watch out blog friends (especially those with wee ones)!

pouch, poucher, pouchest

Today was pouch day. Inspired by so many adorable projects on flickr, I went trough my fabric piles and rummaged for some zippers to make a couple of all-purpose-you can-never-have-enough-of-them pouches. Also, I was desperately looking for something to use the lovely elephant trim I got recently.



Ps. Friday is Giveaway day! Here's a sneak peak of what I'll be giving away. Small hint: It will help you keep in touch with your loved ones and has to do with my favourite pastry.

disapproval day.

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I think my favourite one is HUH.

Somewhat fits the Not-To-Do Lists:

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It's nice to be all happy and content, but sometimes you just need one of these grumpy anti-days.

no better way to start a day...

...nor to end it, actually.

I know, I know, I said I was going to eat really healthy, but here's my excuse:
1. These are leftovers from my farewell party at work. And it wouldn't help anyone to just throw them away, right?
2. I had a big bowl of fruit and yogurt before that.

Have a sweet day!

french acorns & autumny feelings

Autumn is here! Yesterday, we went out for a long walk, and I could smell it in every breeze. I love this time of the year since it reminds me of happy childhood moments walking around in the woods with my mum and collecting all these natural products that for a child seem to be so wondrously amazing. Unlike in the rest of the world, here you could collect and take home whatever you liked, you didn't have to ask anyone, you didn't have to pay for it, you didn't have to hurry and you could do with it whatever you wanted.

This little acorn hat that turned into a Frenchman on my finger reminded me of those days.

Hope you're having wonderful autumn days!

Ps. I'm at home now with plenty of extra crafting time... so watch out for new crafting projects including a give away this week!

veggie's delight

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Recently, I discovered this mouth-watering blog which is run by a lovely Aussie lady, Trudy. The closer the birth gets (and, obviously, the more time I have), the more I start thinking about what life will be like once the baby is here.

A very important part of life has always been food for me, and so I want it to be for this new little person on earth. I never really liked meat and I completely stopped eating it with 15 - 15 years ago. This was back in the mid-90s and in the countryside of Germany - so you might be able to imagine what a big thing it was. Back then, it was nearly impossible to find restaurants where you could order vegetarian meals (I have traumatizing memories of cooked-until-dead broccoli with tons of fat sauce hollandaise) and none of my family members were vegetarian.

Eyerybody thought something must be wrong with me and doctors hardly could believe that my body actually wasn't missing anything important.

Anyway, I'm very glad times have changed (when I first found out I was pregnant my doctor told me I couldn't eat raw meat like salami, so I told her I didn't eat meat at all. In anticipation of some kind of disapproval, I was quite surprised as she said: Oh, that's great!). And I'm glad I'll actually be able to give my kids the choice weather they want to eat meat or not, without anyone telling them horror stories about what will happen if you don't eat meat.

big bumps & nice food

Here we go in week 31 - 9 more weeks to go.

Still working on my last goal: Eating healthy. Last night, we cooked a broccoli soup with fresh organic broccoli and some other vegetables.

Still, I'm in love with wonderful treats like this one:

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OhYum has the nicest marshmallows in her Etsy shop. It's even more inviting to me since my only attempt to make marshmallows myself miserably failed.

Take care,
J