Here’s an awesomely quick & effortless treat: delicious and nutrious – perfect!
A Quiet New Years Eve in Berlin
As it’s our first year as parents we decided to forego our usual Silvester Bash and spend a quiet night at home welcoming the new year with our little mouse but it didn’t quite happen that …
grody to groovy in 24 hours – a decoupaged furniture DIY
This stained, chipped & just plain grotty commode was the first piece of furniture the dude bought –used, for a scant 5 Deutschmarks– when he flew the family nest 20 years ago. It’s lived in university …
The last last minute gift – instant DIY sweater Bracelets
As Heiligabend (Christmas eve) is the big-gift-giving-stuff-your-face day in Germany my last minute gift making time has been shortened by a full 24 hours! eek! Enter the last lastseriouslyabsolutelast minute handmaderecycledrefashioned gift: Cuffs & bracelets …
Licketysplit Gluten and Lactose Free Gingerbread
Christmastime can be evil when you’re a kid & desperate for something you can’t have. For me it was always gingerbread. Gingerbread cookies, gingerbread houses, gingerbread men. I needed them but my mom refused to …
Not the army anymore – a DIY maxiskirt tutorial
As a young German dude mein Mann had to do a compulsory year in the army. He kept EVERYTHING! Seriously, in our basement we have boxes full of stuff like this: Yay! Army rations from …
Gluten and Lactose free German Christmas Cookies
The-final-countdown-to-Weihnachten is in full swing in our house…that means that once-yellow-pajama’ed dude is eating cookies faster than I can make ’em! Here’s another favourite of his: …made with a secret German ingredient: Waldmeister Goetterspeise…
Opulent Upcycled Refashioned Baby Outfit
Our little elf has been invited to a lot of Christmas parties and although we’re allowed to tag along as well, she’s definitely the one people really want to see. Like all fashion icons, she …
Traditional German Baked Apples for Christmas
Ahhh…Weihnachten! The dude has his own fondly remembered childhood Christmas sweets. Once he was old enough he had the honour of lighting the Adventskranz every Sunday, then onto “helping” Oma make the Bratapfeln (baked apples). Here’s …
The Sliced Trio – easy upcycled DIY t-shirt scarves
Need some quick last minute gifts? I have three awesome variations of a slashed scarf that will work for gals, guys & even your groovy granny! The best part(s)? They take just minutes to make, …