Fun Socks Thursday

I am thinking about adding a new weekly feature to my blog, perhaps even a link party. I think I will call it "Fun Socks Thursday"  :)



 Who wants to join me? Who else loves wearing fun socks? Share your photos with me on Instagram
#funsocksthursday


Marseille 2


Happy Sunday

It's been a while since my last "Happy Sunday" post, but i simply wasn't in the mood during our vacation. But now that things are back to normal, here is a little review of the past days.

1. We spent two days in Marseille, and it was wonderful! I will post a travel report with lots of photos within the next few weeks.



2. I teamed up with one of my favorite party blogs, and i am happy to say that i am a new sponsor of "Pretty My Party".



3. My favorite new nail color: Creamy Coral by Astor



4. A DIY pop-up birthday card with confetti for my sister:



5. Despite all the rain, the flowers on our balcony are growing quickly.

6. I sinned. After six weeks of being strong, i broke my no-shopping rule at TK Maxx last week when I was looking for a birthday gift for my sister. Well, i found one, but ended up spending more money on items for myself than for her. 15€ isn't that much, but i felt guilty afterwards.
I could come up with a lame excuse and say that i needed those items for my shop ( which is partly true), but i will admit that i wanted to buy those items. I have been searching for some cake decorating stuff for a while now, and simply could not let this opportunity pass. And then there were those wonderful large bags of dried lavender. Oh, they smelled so good, and were much cheaper than the tourist traps in Marseille. I had to buy one bag for our closet.

That "Cathy & Steve" cake makes me cringe ( if you know what i mean)


7. But then i made up for it. I started decluttering my closet, and will donate lots of items in the coming weeks.



And lastly some totally random photos. You may have seen most of them already, if you follow me on Instagram, but i want to have them here on my blog as well.

ugly birthday cake

road trip burger
making a summer rag tie garland

creme brulée

ice cream

homemade cappucino

awesome bright yellow fabric

Ikea hot dog
Rattitschki and her new favorite Häagen-Dazs chocolate ice cream

traffic sign madness

DIY: Washi Tape Paper Flower Wreath



The first project i shared here on my blog was a wreath. Back then, i did not care for wreaths at all and thought they were stupid, but within the past two years my taste has changed and i LOVE wreaths!

Wreaths are beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, fun, seasonal, ...
I have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to wreaths, and at every link party, photos of wreaths are the first ones that catch my attention. Not only are the wreaths freaking fabulous, but so are the creativity and skills of the people who create those wreaths!


Happy Sunday

My week in review:

1. Beautiful dandelions and cute little bumblebees are blooming and buzzing everywhere.




2. My parents spent the week with us


3. Healthy food



4. Pretty flowers



5. BBQ and Chocolate-Banana Muffins



6. We cleaned the balcony. Wow, what a difference!


7. My prize package from the Magazine Mondays challenge at Paper Crafter's Corner arrived and it's fabulous!


DIY: Funfetti made from paper scraps



I spent the last few days making dozens of paper flowers, and as always when i craft with paper i end up with a huge pile of scraps. But you know me; i can't bring myself to throw away this pretty patterned junk, so i turned them into "Funfetti" instead.






The cutting process itself is not so much fun and a bit nerve-wrecking, but a few hours and lots of schnipp schnapp schnipp later, i could not be happier with the result of my DIY colorful, fun and eco-friendly confetti.