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Oh that was magic! I loved hearing your voice and attaching it to your fantastic work of art and blog!AriadnefromGreece!
Testing, testing, can you hear me?
Click here to listen Hello! That little bar up there is me talking to you. It is a little test to see if it works. I got a little microphone a couple of weeks ago because I love the idea of talking to you directly. If everything works well, then I will be able to communicate with you throu...
It certainly hurts when our beloved ones are missing! We simply have to count our blessings and go on! Have as much a merry Christmas as you can!Hugs AriadnefromGreece!
last activity in the calendar
The last activity in our calendar was making chocolate truffles. The boys bounced with joy when they read it on the paper ! I'll take that as compliment :) As you can see, we made pleeeeenty of them, so please help yourself ! I hope you're all having happy & joyful celebrations. I'v...
Great pictures! Adorable your children! Have great holidays! I enjoy your blog and your art very much!
AriadnefromGreece!
Happy Holidays from the Horbergs!
Today my main mission was taking a picture of Natalie and Diego in order to send it to family and friends for the Holidays. I asked Diego to put on his "fancy" jacket and he said: But my jacket is only for when I get married! Meaning that he only wears his jacket for parties, including wedding...
Wishing you all the best for your move! Changes can be painful but still they can be beautiful too!AriadnefromGreece!
memory books
These are 'memory books' which I've made for the children for Christmas. I haven't mentioned it yet here on the blog, but we are moving to Wellington in the first week of January and I wanted the kids to have their own little albums recording some of the happy times we've had here in N...
I loved your candles! I made some walnut candles like yours the other day!The mag is excellent! I loved the glass blower's red vase!AriadnefromGreece!
hot off the press
bah mag issue no 5 only one of many gifts arounna gives to us happy to have been a small part of it with my handmade candles making and decorating candles has been a tradition in my family for decades they would make really wonderful last minute gifts
I had a barbie I bought as a teenager by collecting all my pocket money. It was expensive back then but I loved it and since I couldn't afford clothes for her I made my own too.
I loved the tutorial for the little wreath,easy and quick last minute craft for school too, thanks!AriadnefromGreece!
for the kids
Here are some happy child-related finds that came our way over the past week: 1) This is a beautiful little painting named 'Keira in the blue dress', by Jennie De Groot who blogs here at The Distracted Painter. She wrote to me a while ago, asking if I'd mind if she used this picture of...
It is difficult to be patient with older people as much as we should be at least. Every time you are impatient try to remember that before long we are going to be in their place. Also think that from now on your husband will have to put up with your mum every day so you can just be patient with his for a couple of days every year. I hope you don't mind me saying all this. Just to help you with words from far away. I know reality is much more difficult for those who face it!AriadnefromGreece!
last school day of 2011
That was today. What else today ? P's teacher was absent & there was no one to replace him. My mother-in-law left this morning. We're going to spend the day at my inlaws' on Sunday, and go to a Bingo in their village. For a not really known reason, I was not so patient & understanding with her, ...
Oh that's great! I hope you had a good time!AriadnefromGreece!
from here to there
one of life's modern conveniences that i really do appreciate is how in a few hours you can go from here to there in a few hours on an airplane spent a really lovely weekend in Cambridge, MA with an little jaunt to the ocean more pictures later i first need to unpack the rocks fr...
Yes sometimes we have to slow down especially when around it is so beautiful!Thanks for the lovely photos again!AriadnefromGreece!
last saturday morning
i had many chores to run but the morning was a gorgeous frosty one and the sun was making an brief unscheduled appearance so I slowed down my pace got out of my car and went for a walk i hope you all have a lovely weekend
I entered the giveaway! The coasters are so nice as they are colourful but the pincushion is gorgeous!It must be Sonia's!AriadnefromGreece!
Wanna win......
....a copy of my new book Zakka Style?!?! Of course you do! ^_^ Run over to the Stash Books Blog....like...right now....yes now! They're hosting a giveaway of my soon to be released new title, 'Zakka Style'! Take a look at some of the lovely..... Mmmm....Zakka. Mmmm....Stylin'. You kn...
How could one pass a Durer, it would be a pity!It is beautiful!AriadnefromGreece!
second-hand finds
Here are some of the things i bought second-hand during November. I love to go flea-market and op-shopping very much. But these days I think pretty hard before I buy things, because I'm aware of how many things I already have. Also, how many things I have that I don't really use. You know ...
I wouldn't ever manage to make this garland; I would have eaten all the pop corn before finishing the garland!LOL!AriadnefromGreece!
Pop, pock, pull. Repeat
Today's (school day) activity : making popcorn garland(s) for the tree. I popped some corn before they came back from school, and I started stringing some, because let's face it, it's a somehow easy activity, but which requires a lot of patience, which my sons don't have much when they come back...
What a great idea the globes are to recycle old cards. I am planning to do it at school!AriadnefromGreece!
paper globes (and gift making)
Today's activity is simple & easy, and allows you to re-use past years' Christmas cards. I decided to go for Martha's paper globes. Simply cut your card into strips of equal width, make a hole with a punch at the extremeties, and insert a paper fastener (brad) in each hole. Bend the stack into a...
I love sweet peas; their colour and smell!AriadnefromGreece!
comfort eating
A few early-summer comforts: berry jam on toast, sweet peas on the teepees and embroidering some faces of the rabbity variety. I drew a winner for Helen's book poetry book The Comforter- number 16 who was Delwyn from Australia. Thank you for joining in! You can find more details about and ...
Great photos Margie;by the way we have the same computer picture and the same Christmas flower cactus!AriadnefromGreece!
weekend snapshots
raw, unaltered, some blurry, some sleepy, some are secrets i couldn't share it has been warm and raining all day and i feel like curling up into a ball and sleeping xo
I loved seeing the little hands making the cookies along with yours! Recipe please!AriadnefromGreece!
linzer sunday
Today's activity was making & baking linzer biscuits/cookies (not sure how you call them). It was the work of a whole day, with the boys. Making the dough in the morning, letting cool down in the fridge, rolling & cutting the biscuits, baking them, letting them cool down, and sandwiching with bu...
I would love to read some poetry in English!Great cover!Congrats!AriadnefromGreece!
the comforter + a giveaway for you
This is my friend Helen Lehndorf's collection of poetry, which is fresh of the printing press this week. Helen's poetry chronicles everyday life in an original, detailed and bold manner and draws the reader in close. She shines light on how it is to live in provincial NZ, the natural world...
That's funny reallY!AriadnefromGreece!
I admitt
I said I wouldn't post today but I couldn't resist showing you Mr Cozy Cat in the little house/cabin I made for him yesterday ... from a cardboard box from Amazon. I made a door & four windows, and a chimney too. (cute, right ?) I added a cushion for extra luxury, eheh. I hadn't put it on the ...
Lovely photos of the tree!AriadnefromGreece!
deck the halls, part I
OK, so we're cheating a little, and we're putting the tree up today instead of tomorrow (Dec 01st) because today, Wednesday, the boys are off school (as usual) and hubby was here this morning. So ... we've put the tree up, and installed the lights (almost my favorite part !), and we'll be adding...
We sing this song at school!AriadnefromGreece!
i saw three walnut ships come sailing in
well more than three but you get the idea it was a little walnut cracking, emptying, nibbling, beeswax melting, wick placing, wax pouring assembly line last weekend for little gifts and a safer floating garden version of this centerpiece
Unbelievable how things we consider useless as they are abandant here under pine trees, you receive them as a gift, appreciate them and then reuse them to create crafts and great photos! That's the epitomy of why your blog has inspired me so much all these years!AriadnefromGreece!
a thumbelina christmas
time moves too quickly to get big things completed so i find fingers working on a much smaller scale maybe it will be a christmas thumbelina and her woodland pals would appreciate this little maiking session started with a gift from my lovely sister Helen the most lovely bouquet of fragrant ...
It means apple that is down (on the earth let's say). It is excellent for many problems but don't overdo it especially if you are low in iron in your blood.
AriadnefromGreece!
chamomile tea
We have a lot of chamomile tangles in our garden. It's been growing really well since Susie gave me my first plant last year. Lots of self-seeded plants and feathery leaves are all popping up all over the herb garden, so I thought I'd make some tea. I have a bunch of these stems drying in ...
Oh what lovely creativity this is going to be for the whole Advent. And to answer your question "No, in their teens they are not interested any more, at least my son isn't unfortunately!"
AriadnefromGreece!
getting ready
December is now around the corner (to say the least), and I've focused this morning (my internet connection had been down all day, I relied on my phone to do the basic) on getting the list of activities for our (now traditional, I just counted and it'll be our 4th year) "Advent" calendar. I shou...
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