Hey! :) I added some new pouches to my German shop. :) What have you been doing? :)
DIY: From Picture Frame to Jewellery Holder
Hi! :) Today’s time for another DIY project. :) As you know, I recently painted my kitchen table and I still had some paint left, so I was wondering what to use it for. Last week I bought a kitchen cabinet from the 50s for our new apartment and where I bought it, there were sooo many other old things, I didn’t know where to look first. :) I got this old picture frame for just 1€ and I cleaned it and rubbed it down. :) Here’s how I turned it into a jewellery holder:
1. You need:
– An old picture frame
– Some paperboards
– Paint for wooden furniture, a bit more than the size of the frame
– A brush and some finish to paint your frame
– Scissors and sticky tape
– Lace
– A stapler
2. Paint the picture frame in the color of your choice (I painted two frames, because I wanted to give another old, blue frame a new, fresh look) and let it dry. How long you need to let it dry depends on the type of paint you use.
3. Take some paperboards, adjust them to the size of the frame and tape them together.
4. Next, cover the paperboards with the fabric and tape the endings onto the back of the paperboards.
5. Use the stapler to fix the lace onto the paperboard which is now covered with fabric. The lace will later hold your jewellery.
6. Finally, put the paperboard onto the back of the frame and use the stapler to attach it. That’s it! :) Do you like it? :)
Shop Update: Crocheting for fall and winter.
Hello! :) Here you can see what I’ve been doing during the last weeks, I’ve been working on a lot of cotton wool hats for fall and winter and I even crocheted a cozy loop scarf. :) I always do that during train rides or while watching TV in the evening and I love all of the colors I’ve chosen this year. :) Which hat is your favourite? Today Flo and I took photos and they can now all be bought on DaWanda. :)
Love, Lu
24 New Recipes // Number 9: Chocolate Cake with Nuts and Apples.
Yummy, here’s a new recipe I tried out today. Since it was such a rainy day, I wanted to bake a cake to better enjoy staying inside all day. :)
Here’s what you need:
A loaf pan
180g / 6,3oz flour
250g / 8,8oz sugar
200g / 7oz margarine
4 eggs
2 tea spoons of vanilla sugar
3 table spoons of cocao powder
3 tea spoons of baking powder
100g / 3,5oz walnuts
100g / 3,5oz almonds
100g / 3,5oz hazelnuts
Some chocolate coating
2 apples
The recipe:
Preheat the oven (180°C / 356°F). Mix all of the ingredients apart from the chocolate coating and the apples. Then, hack the apples into pieces and add them, too. Grease a loaf pan with margarine, fill the paste into the loaf pan and let the cake bake for about 60 minutes. After the cake has cooled down, smear it with the chocolate coating. :) Soo tasty! :)
My life in fake polaroid pictures. :)
Hey! :) It’s time for some new fake polaroid photos! :) They were all taken during the end of summer, either in August, or in September. The beautiful flower garden is in Potsdam on a small island on the river close to the city center. On the second photo you can see Potsdam’s world famous castle ‘Sans Souci’, the city’s main tourist attraction, and finally there’s one of my beloved, colorful outfits. :)
I love the quote, saw it in Berlin. I found the old typewriters in the Wall Park in Berlin when I went to the flea market with an old friend a few weeks ago and afterwards we ate frozen yoghurt. Mine was with fresh strawberries and strained lemon cake. <3
A pretty, green bike in Berlin, a sunny day with Flo at the lido and my mother’s dining-room table with fresh, homemade plum cake when we came to visit her. <3
This photo was taken Kassel, the town where I grew up. There are some beautiful fields and forests next to the fringes and there’s a huge area for dogs. My best friend and I went there with Mogli and as you can see on the next photo, we met two pugs. Although Mogli is much bigger than they were, he was afraid of them. :D The pretty flower decor is on my mother’s window seat.
Hihi, this is me, do you recongnize me? :) Those childhood days photos are so cute, aren’t they? :) I took a photo of them hanging on my mother’s wall. I especially love the one with the handmade flower garland on my head. :) Ohhh, and those pretty matryoshkas, they are on my mother’s window seat, too. :)
Now it’s time for a relaxing Saturday evening! :) Do you have any plans? Yesterday I bought an old kitchen cabinet from the 50s which is in extremely good condition and it was a steal at its price. :))) Can’t wait to share photos! :) Moreover, I’ve already prepared a new DIY project, I hope I’ll be able to share a few photos tomorrow! :)
Have a nice evening / day! :)
Lu
