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RELOCATION

Mia — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:10:39 +0000

You will find my new website here

me in wonderland

Mia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:05:39 +0000

Last Thursday, as the sun was shining high, me and my littlest went for a walk in the woods nearby. What we found in there is not fitting in any English word I know. Fairy tail?

Something old, something new

Mia — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:56:23 +0000

Some of you might forgotten already, Christmas came, Christmas went, we live in so called the ‘New Year’, in other words – life goes on. Hope moods are good on your side.

December was quite lovely, but today is lovely too

Holidays being the thing of the past, I’m slowly getting back to using my free time wisely. Hmmmm. Wiser. Ok, a bit wiser. My book of ideas has got fuller over the last couple of weeks, so there should be, and I only hope there will be, new things made for my shop. I’ve noticed, I have this annoying tendency to speak out too loud before I actually have anything to prove my big words with, so bear with me while I’m looking for ways to improve that New things and those free patterns (don’t remind me how long ago I’ve promissed them to you)… are coming!

So now, I’ve made possibly the last hedgehogs (for a while) Tom, Tim, Ted

Molly still needs to be dressed

Big Eeva is finished by now, but she’s gonna be part of a set, so I sill have lots to do before she and Molly are’ offered in my shop.

See you soon! x

here we go

Mia — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:40:29 +0000

thank you all, who have been part of my (real and virtual) life. Thank you for stepping by, for supporting, writing nice things to me, inspiring and buying…

I’m embracing my 2008. It’s been kind to me. I’m happy. I’m ready for the future. Wishing you all a very good one! Make it the way you would want yours to be

It’s by my dear husband, but I was the key person in the final process… as I was the first one to aprove it Anyhow! from us to you – enjoy your year!!!

the more the merrier!

Mia — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:42:45 +0000

Selfridges in London quite often have spectacular window displays. I haven’t seen the latest Christmas themed ones so we drove to Oxford street late last night and while some of us slept in the car I took a few pictures to share it with you:

So here we are: the night before this fellow comes and leaves something for the selected ones. Hope you’ve been good this year !

holidays

Mia — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:55:04 +0000

I gave up on my crafting (for now) and am having great days with my family. We made these

also these

one of us took care of having a Santa in the house

another one wrote Christmas greetings

we might not have snow here, but how about some paper snowflakes

and how about enjoying this warm weather

‘winter wanderland‘ in Hyde park

Hope you’re having fun too!

new

Mia — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:21:54 +0000

I’ve been stitching intensively for the last two nights. You can see my first trial a couple of post ago where I’ve shown one picture… since then I had to change the process a bit and start again, but at last we have the result – a place mat for my youngest who loves almost all living creatures and trains And loves to eat.

Stitching is easy, only getting everything ready for it takes a bit of time: I had to enlarge the original picture (below), cut out all the felt pieces I wanted on my mat and just stitch them all on. Now my older boy wants a mat too, so the same process only with a different theme is awaiting me…

it’s from this beautiful Japanese magazine I’ve treated myself to

Looking at this and other Japanese craft magazines I have (I’m gonna share some favourites here with you one day), I get so built up to make things… Once I get another place mat done, I’ve been wanting to make some simple linen ones for all of us, I want lunch bags for my boys, pencil cases, mini pouches, baby stuff and new toys… cushions, clothes…. jewlery! Yes…

Will see how far I’m gonna get with my crafty hopes, kids holidays begin from Monday . I still haven’t prepared my promised free patterns for you… but it will come. It will.

btw. if you like fish and don’t mind the soft ones, udder is offering a great give way!

Enjoy your day! x

hold it!

Mia — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:49:16 +0000

‘baby, it’s cold outside’

Mia — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:00:40 +0000

Especially in the night and morning, so we have been hoping for a white color to dominate the outside, but so far we only find some of the beautiful traces dear frost leaves here and there…

My oldest son has ‘snow’ on his very short Christmas wish list, so dear Winter come out all dressed up in white for all of us

I so love this December. With its beautiful weather, with its festive mood and so many uplifting things around. I’ve taken a break from (not so intense in any way) crafting for others and am just giving myself more freedom to do things that I miss. I’m reading more. I’m back to doing my morning yoga. I’m writing… lining up some fresh ideas for my shop, my future and just am hanging out with my dearests. Playing (and relaxing at the same time, the best game to get hooked on with your kid). I’m making something for my sons

Hope you are in good spirits too. Have a relaxing weekend!

P.S. thank you for your comments, it’s very much appreciated! Keep on talking to me

Bake and make

Mia — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:49:15 +0000

Among many many good things that Britain brought into my life I’m gonna mention scones today. Plain ones, with raisins, cheese or cherries… but most importantly with a cup of tea – I love scones so much, that to prove my love I bake them very often. My current best version is a wholemeal ones with shopped apricots, sultanas and raisins. I get them ready for breakfast and I’m not gonna say the number – all of them are gone (somewhere) by the end of the day.

I’ve also found a great apple cake recipe

and a new Polish recipe that makes really yummy Christmas cookies

50g butter

1 tbsp golden syrup or honey (I used honey)

50g light brown sugar

225g plain flour

3tsp mixed spices (ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon..)

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

3tbsp milk

1 egg yolk

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Melt the butter, syrup or honey and sugar in a pan. Leave to cool for 5 minutes.

Sift the flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Pour in the melted butter mixture, milk and egg yolk. Mix to a soft dough.

Kneed until smooth, then roll out between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Stamp out forms using cookie cutters. Place on the baking sheets. Make a hole in each if you wish to hang them up later. Bake for 10 minutes, until a slightly darker shade.

Speaking of cookies, I had to make some for my kids school’s Christmas fair. I used simple gingerbread dough and decorated it with the icing. No idea how successful they were, but it was fun making these.

Ok. Next up buckwheat pancakes

Made from wholewheat and buckwheat flour (50/50). My kids actually love them. I also substitute normal sugar for black molasses, it not only is healthier, tastes better, but also makes the pancakes look brownish, so my kiddos call our pancakes ‘the chocolate ones’

So that’s baking. Now making. Lina and her goodies. Already in my shop

For some reason I had this urge to try to make a white felted flower…

I also have a bigger bear that needs to be finished… and a couple of other things… so I might do my last shop update next Tuesday night, but no promises here

That’s it. The sun outside is calling – have a great Sunday!