Cloud Number 9

Keine Wolken in Sicht! Morgen sollen wir angeblich 27 Grad bekommen. Hochsommer im März? Egal, für den Fall, dass die Hitze zu schnell kommt bin ich gerüstet: Aus Filzresten habe ich mir meine persönliche Wolke gemacht! Die hübscht jetzt die Wand hinter meinem Schreibtisch auf und ist zusätzliche Motivation, nach oben auf meine "Deutschlernplakate" für mein DaF-Studium zu schielen! Was motiviert euch beim Lernen (im Ernst jetzt... ich könnte Tipps gebrauchen!)?

No clouds in my sight! Tomorrow they say we should have 27 degrees. Summer in March? No problem, in case the heat arrives to early I am all prepared: With felt rests I made myself my own personal cloud! Not only does it make the wall behind my desk more cheerful, but it´s an additional motiviation to look up to my "German-study-posters" for my distance German course! What motivates you to study (seriously there...I could need some tipps!)?

Eins, zwei, drei...DIY!

Wenn ihr fünf Minuten Zeit und ein altes T-Shirt habt, dann kann ich euch diese Bastelei empfehlen. Die Step-by-Step-Anleitung findet ihr hier. Und das Schöne ist, dass man diese Kette bzw. diesen Schal auf wahrscheinlich 100 unterschiedliche Arten machen kann: Knoten rein, flechten, Holzperlen rein, eindrehen...ich werde jetzt nach weiteren T-Shirts suchen und alles ausprobieren! :D Viel Spaß!

If you have five minutes and an old T-shirt I can really recommend this DIY. You can find the step-by-step instructions on how to make it here. What I find especially nice about this necklace or scarf is that there are maybe a hundred varieties on how to style it: Make knots, braid it, add wooden pearls, twist it...I have to search for more T-shirt to try everything out :D! Have fun!

Washi Tape die 4.

Nein, der Washi-Tape-Wahnsinn (wie hier, hier und hier schon gezeigt) ist bei mir immer noch nicht vorüber! Es gibt hier im Haus noch einige freie Stellen für nette Neon-Girlande (ist heute der Alliterations-Freitag??) Da hilft nur eins: "Breathe!". In diesem Sinne wünsch ich euch ein wunderbares Wochenende!

No, the washi tape crazyness (as already shown here, here and here) hasn´t finished yet. There are still some free spots that want to be covered with nice garlands in neon colours. There´s only one thing that can help: "Breathe!" In this spirit I would like to wish you all a very happy weekend!

Croco loco

Tatarataaaaa...I am revealing my Christmas gift I talked about before in this post. It´s a croco loco!

What do you think? I made it for my mum, and I am really happy and proud of the result. Although there are some tricky parts in it and you have to do a lot of counting, let me tell you, that this can be a nice project for a beginner with a little practice! Yes, you heard right! It´s just made out of right stitches (I am not sure if it is called like that..what I mean is the simplest form of knitting stitches). I had seen the scarf on a Pinterest board on the internet and started looking for patterns. Because one thing is true: Without a pattern I wouldn´t have managed. Maybe an experienced knitter could! Anyway, I found the pattern for this scarf on the website of Morehouse Merino, where you can also purchase wool, books about knitting and a big variety of other funny patterns. I am planning in soon doing the croco in a green version for me, but first my fingers have to rest a little.

Keep on knitting everyone and have a good day!

Knit mania

Since I started with my first steps of knitting about a year ago, I am instoppable! This activity is highly addictive! So far I have come up mainly with flat pieces like simple scarfs, I am still an absolute beginner! But I have to confess that I love trying out new things like my black tube scarf (which I started because of ordering this adorable little broche from Studio meez, a designer/blogger from Belgium), the gloves, the knit pearl, or...my Christmas special. The latter one is a gift so I can´t show it yet. It´s still a secret, but it´s so cool! O, and what do you think about the furry feet I made? Aren´t they the cutest?

Keep on knitting everyone and have a good day!

Rockin´ DIY

Late again. I am sorry. Some troubles here kept me from posting :( Just didn´t feel much like sharing happy news (apart from the fact that there aren´t real news). Anyway, today I would like to show you some of my latest DIYs. I have always liked doing crafts and creative things. Actually, before I started working, I used to be pretty active, especially when it came to Christmas and Birthday presents. New is the fact, that I start to get a little addicted to crocheting and knitting. You have to know, that I am so talent free when it comes to these two things. But it seems like I start to get turned into a little Martha Stewart :) So here comes my peep into my latest november DIYs.

Cinnamon rolls, my first try

Improvised "Adeventkranz". You light a candle every sunday before Christmas.

My foxscarf. I did it!!!! Ok, ok, I copied this idea from here. This lady defenitely knows about crocheting. Still I am proud to have managed.

Have a lovely week everybody :)

Julia