You know these old wise words: “If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. Almost two months ago I bought а clock paper die online. I was hoping to use it for my New Year greeting card designs. Yesterday the little pack came! I was so excited! Of course, I tried it immediately! And… Two months… Continue reading
I don’t really like the word “frugal”. Especially for “craft” and “Christmas”. I much prefer words such as “smart”, “thoughtful”, “discerning”, because these better describe why we are indeed trying to reduce the stuff in our lives and also, to live better. And if someone is telling you that a crafter’s life needs some clutter,… Continue reading
As you know, I am always saying that the best present you can give someone is your time. And with the most special time of the year coming, it is also a most special period to create. To show the people you love how important they are to you by giving your time during this… Continue reading
Oh, so many birthdays of wonderful people that I love a lot in October, so I am still in a celebrating, colourful mood. And also, the Indian Ocean is bright turquoise blue, but that’s another story… To create a Hippie style greeting card is very easy! The better news is you can’t make a mistake… Continue reading
Christmas is my favourite time of the year. Despite the cold. It there is a big thick white blanket of snow it’s even better. Despite the snowflakes being so cold when landing on my nose or inside my neck of my pullover… I always start my Christmas preparations in the first days of September. I… Continue reading
I am a passionate reader, passionate crafter and passionate journaler. Most of my ideas for a better life, for home changes or even for studying new things come while I am reading books or magazines. No matter what I’m reading – a crime novel, love story, nonfiction or a cook book. Always an idea, usually… Continue reading
You know that I am very much about minimizing materials in the craft space, especially in the paper crafter’s craft space. Less materials equals less mess and more creativity. And also – less money spent. It is not necessary to buy something, if you can make it yourself, is it? I really enjoy making my… Continue reading
Do you like gift tags? I love them. Big or small, simple or elaborately even overly decorated… Actually there is no such thing as an “overly decorated gift tag”. It is amazing how, in so little space, you can create and say so many “words”. The best thing with gift tags is that you can… Continue reading
Tulips became interesting to me a little bit later age. As a child I loved roses, the huge gerberas, the tiny violets and lovely daisies. Tulips were always too fragile, too easy to break; their petals started falling the second day. And on the last day of school for the year all the kids brought… Continue reading
Spring is coming in the Northern hemisphere and my balcony garden will need more attention… There are some flowers I love very much, but don’t dare to have at home – they are beautiful, but fragile. Traveling often for long periods of time makes things difficult for flower lovers. I am always giving the… Continue reading
If you are reading my blog, you already know about my fear of flying. And you know my husband and I have to fly a lot. Oh, really a lot! But the fear of flying is only one side of the coin. The second side is my handmade business, which I am running even while… Continue reading
It is still January and the theme of New Year’s Resolutions is still very important. I am always writing my Resolutions, but in the last few years have very often failed to fulfil my promises. As I realised, one of the reasons for this is so simple, almost stupid. I don’t have a simple, always… Continue reading