Cold Weather and Creativity

Yesterday I cleaned up in my "creative corner".

My mother's aunt got this desk probably around the 1930's from a family she was working for.

In my little creative corner I have trinkets, treasures, ribbons, scrapmaterial, inspiration, books, magazines, pearls, wool, thread, glue, paint, pretty papers, tools, scissors, pencils and a lot, lot more!

And when I get a moment by my desk, this might be the result.

A bit of decoupage,

cards

or some jewellry.

Today we went to pick up a dear friend at the airport and have lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant. It has been a cold and windy day, but with the evening came the sun. I really hope we will enjoy real summer temperatures soon!

Jeans and necklace Forever 21, Cardigan Gina Tricot, Tank American Eagle, Earrings was a gift from mom and dad (one is  black and one blue and they are REAL pencils!) and the shoes are thrifted.

And I got this cute award from the lovely Silver Strands! Check out her inspiring and empowering blog!

This really is an honor! So I will share ten things that make me happy.

1. My family!

2. Sharing laughter and tears with real friends

3. Great food

4. A sunset at the beach

5. Being creative

6. A feel good movie with some popcorn

7. Laying on the sofa reading a fashion magazine

8. Watching things grow in my garden

9. Finding the perfect item at the thrift store

10. Watching my kids learn

Here are the two bloggers I would like to pass this award on to!

The Looking Glass Vintage
and
Hey Gorgeous

These are two fabulous women whose blog posts are always lovely and inspiring! Check them out!

Happy Birthday Sister!

Today is my sisters birthday. She is turning 20. I am nine years older than her. (So if you are curious to know my age, just do the math.... ) Despite the age difference we have shared a lot. Last year I had a son (my second child) in March, she had a son (her first child) in September. We both love clothes, especially dresses and shoes and well everything pretty! We are also best friends. At least I think so, or what do you say sis? ;) Anyone in doubt can just ask her man about the phone bill. My sister and I don't live in the same town. And we NEED to talk.

Anyhow, today is her day and we have spent most of our day celebrating her. So this blogpost is for you Babysister! I love you!

Here's the gift we gave her. When we had the girls weekend (see the post Weekend Getaway) she bought a fab skull ring so I made her these rocking earrings to go with it. We also gave her a gift card and her own herb box.

It is filled with thyme, mint and basil. On the back of the labels I wrote a recipe for every herb. Mojito for mint, pesto for basil and fried parsnip for thyme.

Isn't she a beauty?

I will give you some photos of my outfit tomorrow. Stay tuned. Thank you for all of your sweet comments! Hope you are having a great weekend! Now I am gonna go sit with my hubby in the new hammock he got for his birtday yesterday!