Growing up Hanukkah was my favorite holiday. It was a holiday my mother made the most of and that is probably why I loved it so much. Growing up in a country where most of my friends celebrated Christmas and got tons of presents my parents did the best they could to compensate, and I […]
DIY: Felt Foldable Computer Case
Almost a year ago I made a case for my new laptop computer. I work mainly from home, but since I am also quite a lot on the go, I was looking for something to protect my computer. I was looking for something that is pretty, functional but that also fits my budget. Fair, I […]
Wine, more wine and a wine cork board
This has been a project that has been underway for more than 10 years. His project, not mine. For as long as I can remember dear husband has been talking about making a board out of wine corks. He even collected them for years but once in a while I would “accidentally” throw them away… […]
Doing It Yourself and the IKEA Effect
I like doing crafty things – on my own or with the kids. For years I would declare myself being a non-creative and non-crafty person until I realized a few years back that it is actually fun. Not that I spend huge amounts of time being crafty, but once in a while the inspiration overcomes […]
Small Changes 2
I have this big white empty wall in my living room. Since moving into the house two years ago, we have had the idea to fill it with shelves, making a space for our rather large book collection. It has been two years and the wall is still empty and as I have come to […]
Things to do when the Kids are on Holiday….
It is summer holiday! While it is something that especially the kids look forward to in the beginning, it always turn out being too long for all parts in the end.. These weeks the kids are home as we are trying to cut summer camp costs and so we are trying yo come up with […]
We made our own “Nutella”!
Woke up this morning to a bored and slightly annoying five-year-old who wanted to “do something”. Wanting to cook or bake something with him, I looked through our pantry and found a bag of hazelnuts that I forgot that I had. Do it yourself “Nutella” has been on my list to do for a while, […]
New Old Shoes
I really don’t plan to, but somehow half my posts end up being about shoes! Oh, well, bear with me because here comes another…. So I have this pair if sandals that I bought on sale last spring. I wore them a lot last summer and they are very comfortable. A few months ago I […]
A Bit about Sewing and Saving
Last week we had a few days off which gave me some more time to be a bit crafty. As I wrote in earlier posts, lately I have been getting back to doing some sewing after not having touched the machine for many years. I am still quite rusty, but feel that for every time […]
DIY Felt Dolls
This week I had my eldest was sick for two days and stayed home from school. The first day she was pretty much out of it, sleeping the whole day. Yesterday, she was feeling much better and wanted to make some kind of craft with me. When I was a small girl (many many years […]