Howling at the Moon

You might think I'm getting better of it by naming the magazine I got inspiration from all the time, but honestley: that's not the case. It's just that I discovered Koel Magazine recently and I'm always very enthousiastic about new discoveries. Usually it lasts a couple of weeks and then: on to the next.  Anyway, this pattern I found again on the website of Koel Magazine, under the chapter 'Free Patterns'. You can find it under Macrame.  I had some left over rope from the plant pots and used it to make this Peacock Macrame piece. ~*~ My Bubble Stitch Cushions were featured by Meet Our Life !  Thanks so much, Sabrina! My Birthay Party Invitations were featured by Scrapality ! Thank you very much, Andrea! Crispin Rabbit is featured by The Linky Ladies !  Thanks, Ladies!

For my daughter's birthday my parents came over to celebrate with her, because on the big day itself she will be on summer camp. To make the day a bit more festive I baked a Lemon Olive Oil Cake . The taste was good, but the cake was a bit dry though. Luckily I made whipped cream/mascarpone cream for the cake and added a bunch of blueberries on top and that made the whole a bit more moist. ~*~ For next week I will make a Thai Green Curry Soup . Don't you love all the rich flavours from the Thai cuisine? And it doesn't take a lot of time to make. Perfect!

This week my oldest daughter is attending Summer Survival Camp and my youngest is staying with her grandfather and -mother and becuase I have to work just two days this week, I have three whole days to myself. This first day I spend getting some inspiration for the coming fall and winter by shopping in one of my favorite stores, Loods 5. I didn't buy anything, except for plants and candles, because I just bought some new furniture for the kitchen and for the other rooms in my house I just don't need anything at the moment.  Unfortunately I could find just one plant pot that I liked, but in the Loods 5 store I saw pots made from woven rope or something and that made the idea of crocheted pots pop up in my mind. So back home I bought some rope and started crocheting. You can make these in less than an hour.  I really like the result and it isn't that much work at all.

Since I discovered Koel Magazine , I crocheted e a couple of patterns from it. Here's another one, not crocheted but knitted. The stitch used is called the Bubble Stitch. Instructions on how to do the bubble stitch you can find on You Tube.  I think I finished now, I made all the things I liked in Issue #6. I can't wait until the next issue comes out. ~*~ Something else: this evening I saw this beautiful, beautiful family swim by. So lovely!

Making these Earl Grey Cookies was something I was really looking forward to, because I love the smell and taste of black tea (the fruity teas are something that I don't like at all, though). Best thing about these cookies, is that they're really simple to make. Just a normal cookies recipe, but with mixed in tea from tea bags. Love it!   ~*~ What I want to make for next week is a Lemon Olive Oil Cake . Because my daughter is on summer camp while she has her birthday, some family is coming over to celebrate the big day earlier, and I think that's a good moment to serve the cake.