Happy Sunday! Sundays are time for relaxing and recharging... in our household it's family time, time for good food and just hanging around the house, being together doing things we love, feeling relaxed and comfy. In Norwegian we call it "koselig" or "kose seg "... same as danish "hygge", wich I notice have been a hot, trendy word after it became clear the Danes (and Scandinavian people) are ranked to be the happiest people in the world ... so obviously "hygge" or as we say "kose seg" must be a good thing .... 😂 Today our Sunday have been spent at home, we packed for departure tomorrow ... grandma (mommo ) came by to try some dresses and we helped her pick the right one for the upcoming wedding. It was so much fun. We had lunch and ...
The cutest Crochet mobile purse
As you maybe already know, we're planning, shopping, packing and getting ready for the big big happening in our family next week: Camilla and Edvin's wedding! We are so exited and happy and we really are totally over the moon ... So, as we're all different personalities in the family we are all in different stages of our to-do list before we leave to the beautiful southern coast of Norway for the wedding .... the male members of the family are ... well ... probably doing this their male way ... they need to wash the car, assemble the suit, polish their shoes, maybe go to the barbershop...and then they are good to go... 😁 The girls ... we do it a bit differently... we have been planning, thinking, shopping, made lists, gathering ideas ...
Refreshing elderflower and pineapple popsicles
No doubt the most refreshing thing I can ever think of on a warm summer day must be popsicles. And what's better than fresh, homemade popsicles with real fruits. The ones I want to share with you today are made of canned pineapple, elderflower limonade, raspberries and kiwi. Sooo yummy. You can easily make popsicles as long as you have a suitable mold, it's easy and affordable and you can change it up to find your own favourite. You can for example change up the elderflower limonade with your favourite limonade or kombucha (recipe here) Here is my recipe for today's popsicles 😊 Fresh, summery elderflower and pineapple popsicles 230 grams canned pineapple with juice 400 ml ready made elderflower limonade (you can find the recipe on my ...
Make your own kombucha
Today I've planned on sharing one of my favourite fermented beverages; kombucha. I've written about my kombucha obsession earlier (in Norwegian) and how to make your own home brewn kombucha. HERE Now I decided I wanted to write about kombucha in English as well because everybody deserve to know about this awesome, easily made, affordable (almost free), healthy beverage. I always have a big jar with kombucha fermenting in my kitchen. What Is Kombucha? Kombucha is a widely known and loved probiotic beverage. It's actually as easily explained as fermented sweet tea that's filled with probiotics and a lot of other beneficial properties. Promoterer gut health and wellbeing. You've probably seen bottles of Kombucha at your local health ...
Homemade Crochet newsboy caps
I'm so happy and proud to finally be able to share my FREE pattern on my crochet newsboy caps. Must say I love this cute, easy-to-make summer caps. The 3dc-cluster-pattern makes the caps airy and light to wear even when it's warm and sunny outside. The brim gives a tiny bit of shade for the eyes. I wanted this caps to have the classic newsboy look, fit well, be cute, summery and feminine, be loose and easy to wear but still not baggy.... and in my opinion I managed to catch it all. 😊 This caps is suitable for girls and women. It's one size only so if your head is smaller or larger than 56-58 cm you'll probably need to make some adjustments. It also depends a little bit on type of yarn you choose to use. So I recommend you measure ...
Natural spray for natural beautiful looking hair
A few days ago I went to a party with some girl friends - it was so good seeing them and we chatted like girls do ... you know like talking about everything from saving the world, to every day life, kids, lifestyle... and then all of a sudden one of the girls complimented my hair. It made me so happy! Actually quite a few people have complimented my hair lately... and it's not because I just came out from the hair dresser ... because I didn't. So I thought maybe it's because I actually have hair now ... something I didn't two years ago when I was totally bold after chemotherapy.... maybe it's because I've grown my hair longer this year? But no. She told me my hair looks so youthful, shining and fresh, like I was 20 or something. So she made ...
Making my own luxury Rosewater
This summer season is filled with all the beauty and wonderful scents from all the flowers. Here in Scandinavia it's almost like one big firework during these short months of summer and daylight 24/7. I love it all so much! I love each and every beautiful flower. They all have their own uniqueness. It makes me want to capture it all, putting it in jars and preserve it, keeping it so I can find it during the long winter and remind me of natures beauty. So, every year I set out to make stuff based on flowers and plants I love. Today I want to share my homemade rose water. It's a simple but yet beautiful way to preserve the beauty, scent and color if the oh so wonderful wild roses. Who doesn't loooove the scent of roses?! I use my ...
DIY softening Foot salve
I love walking barefoot during summer feeling the grass or the soil or the sand under my feet makes me feel grounded or somehow closer to nature. Are you a barefoot walker? Does your feet get dry and does the skin crack during summertime? Maybe your feet need some love and care ? Today I want to share my favourite homemade foot salve with you. I definitely need to give my feet some extra love from time to time ... I mean they do a great job carrying me around all day ... and the skin gets dry and cracks if I don't take foot soak, use the foot scrub and use my footsalve. Cracked skin on the heel comes from dry, dead skin cells building up, so it's important to scrub the feet well before adding the salve. This salve is made from 100% ...
