Howling at the Moon

Osteria Blouse Mini Check by Lena Hoschek WANTED Very cute blouse!

My oldest (4) is invited for her first party-without-parents at her school friend’s house and she already has the nerves for the moment I leave after bringing her, although the party is a week from now. “But what will Cathy’s mom do when I’m naughty?”, is her main concern. Just being obedient is not an option, it seems, haha. For some reason she never worries about ‘what would happen when she’s naugthy’ when it involves her own mom (that’s me, yes). Obviously I’m not strict enough. Ahem… Anyway, besides the present bought in the store, it’s always fun to make something myself. Some jewelry would be nice, I thought. I bought some strings, little clasps, cabochons, beads, etc and this is what I made: Necklace with ice cream charm Hairpins with cherries Hairpins with strawberries Nothing difficult, just buy and paste. The bracelet is made of braided silver wire, beads and heart charms. I found the inspiration here , at ...

After a great vacation at Menorca I’m back home again and full of inspiration! There’s a birthday party coming in September and I want to make a lot of the decorations myself, so I have to start early. Today I started to crochet the buntings. I finished only three by now, but as soon as the whole garland is done I show you more, of course. I’m busy making a tutorial for it, too. This is what I have now: The one below I made for an earlier birthday party, but the colors match this year’s theme also, so I’m going to use them again. ~*~ While I was gone, two of my projects were featured! Threading My Way featured my Cat Mask: FamilyHome and Life featured my Daddy Tattoo Bag: And just this weekend Threading My Way also featured my Little Princess Crown: Thanks, Pam and Connie!!

Red Shirt Dress by Glamour Bunny WANTED I love red dresses!

My spring trip to Menorca is already over, I even went back to work again (and you know your vacation is REALLY over as soon as you enter the building you work in), so all that’s left now are the pictures and the good memories. Lloc de Menorca (Menorca Zoo) -  Pavo Real Lloc de Menorca (Menorca Zoo) -  Burro Castell de Sant Nicolau - Ciutadella, Menorca Festes de Sant Joan -  Caixer Fadri Festes de Sant Joan -  Caixer Festes de Sant Joan - Caragol d'es Pla Festes de Sant Joan -  Caragol d'es Pla Festes de Sant Joan - Jocs d'es Pla Festes de Sant Joan - Pura Raza Menorquina Dulces  La Vall - Cala d'Algaiarens Tortuga - La Vall The pictures are taken by myself and I would appreciate it if you would not use them elsewhere.