Plastic chains...

...instead of paper chains!

Because we have too many strawberry milk bottles these days and I hate just tossing them. So with a little help of neon washi tape, we're making a plastic chain.

 A little Christmas washi tape and it's even seasonal.

Finally!

My birthday socks have arrived!

Converted picture frame

I've gotten this picture frame a few years ago and never managed to do something with it. Until this morning. We don't have a nice painting to put in there, but with my new Instax and the occasional postcard, I have something. ;)

Birthday present by hubby

...a new Instax Mini 8!

quick Thursday morning sewing

Since we will have to go back home pretty soon here, I'm trying to salvage things of stuff I like (and can't really get in Europe).

Took about 30minutes to make and has left over lining and a rescued zipper, as well as the obvious Cheetos bag.


New home to my Sharpies. (Which can be a few more now, since their room is pretty spacey.)

Fall break

...can be very long. It's 1pm an we already started on our sand cookies (dough is chillin it in the fridge), went to the pool, watched Hennry Hugglemonster and had lunch. Now: moon sand on the porch. 

So far, so clear. 

Dessert

Mascarpone Chocolate mousse and shortbread cookies.

Mine!

Pimped Patapum in 30 mins

I like our Patapum. I however am a little bored with the color only 2 weeks into it.
So I decided to pimp it up quickly by sewing on an extra front panel. It took all but 30mins to do and I love it.
Sure, it's not a slipcover, but that just sounded like a lot of work for a Monday evening.

Thursday morning craft

I wanted a shower and tv for the girly kid was not an option.
But: we have a ton of paper bags (even though I always have fabric totes with me!). So why not use it?

I helped with making little triangles for girly kid and she did the rest.
All of it.

It turned out pretty cool!

Camera case

My little camera needed to have a case. 2 years after it moved in...

I spend 20 minutes (including cutting the fabric) on this simple case. And it shows on the inside.
But.
Who cares?

Strawberry Popsicles

My kids don't eat fruit. Unless it comes disguised as smoothie or Popsicle. So make strawberry Popsicles about 3 times a week.
Ingredients:
- (frozen) strawberries
- juice
- sugar syrup
Toss it into your food processor and adjust quantity of juice accordingly.

Making sure I do it the right way:

Using a strainer to get these pesty seeds out. (Leaving them in, means nobody would eat it later.)

Fill it into the mold and pop it into your freezer.

Yum!

And this mess is going to be?

Coleslaw, East German style.

Correct.

Pirate Skirt

For a little miss, who'll have 2 weeks of "Pirates of the Carribbean" at school.

Thus a pirate skirt from this book , which she loves and wouldn't take off anymore. It was finished fairily quickly, in about 2 hours.

Skirt:

(With pants, yeah!):

Details:

On model:

iPhones. Quickest way to update anything these days, no?