Thursday, March 30, 2006
1:30 PM
Seasonal Swap News
See Wendy, now this finally is your seasonal swap parcel and card. I've finished it this morning and will send it out to you today! It's not the best photo I'm afraid, but it was still kind of dark this morning:
posted by Carol @ 1:30 PM
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
3:28 PM
Little Easter decorations
I've made this little card a few days ago and just thought it might look good as a Easter decoration here in the blog:
I've also made more of these little bunnies (Some think he looks like a kangaroo lol but it's a hare I swear! ) because you can decorate him everywhere, like here on the big ostrich egg:
Yesterday I've decorated some eggs outside of my living room window on the vine cirrus:
posted by Carol @ 3:28 PM
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
1:14 PM
Spring on my terrace/patio
posted by Carol @ 1:14 PM
Monday, March 27, 2006
1:19 PM
Another altered egg
I've also altered and decorated another type of paper maché egg. The bunny is made out of a paper napkin, pasted on cardboard and cutted out. The little flag is bilingual ;-)
posted by Carol @ 1:19 PM
Sunday, March 26, 2006
8:16 PM
Spring is finally here!
posted by Carol @ 8:16 PM
Friday, March 24, 2006
11:08 AM
Papier-mâché Easter eggs
Totally inspired by the imaginative papier-mâché Easter eggs that Ulla has altered and posted on her Blog http://ullam.typepad.com/ullabenulla/ a few weeks ago, I've tried my hand on some papier-mâché eggs that I luckily found in our local craft store. Now this is what came out of my attempt:
posted by Carol @ 11:08 AM
9:54 AM
Seasonal Swap News
Yesterday I've got my rose themed swap parcel from Wendy at http://www.fairycakegirl.typepad.com/. I found English rose flavoured tea bags, a rose soap, rose bodymilk and rose scented oil, all beautifully wrapped along with a lovely peonie card. Thank you very much dear Wendy, you knew my love for roses, right ;-)
posted by Carol @ 9:54 AM
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
12:22 PM
My little modell
The cutest little bird ever for me is still the European Red Robin ! I so love to take photos of him because he acts like a little modell and he's so tiny and sweet, just have a look at my latest pictures:
posted by Carol @ 12:22 PM
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
3:20 PM
Male Siskin
posted by Carol @ 3:20 PM
9:59 AM
The rescue of the Greenfinch
I just have to show you these photos which Maria, a friend from my German garden blog, took on sunday:
She was working in her garden, when she heard some continuous fluttering up from a tree and was wondering what was going on, so she went to have a look and saw this little Greenfinch, who got trapped by some wire, hanging in the trees. She called her hubby for help and they rescued him. Aren't these cute photos?
posted by Carol @ 9:59 AM
Sunday, March 19, 2006
10:00 PM
Sunday Collage
I've had a very busy weekend, Friday after work I've visited a wonderful garden show with a friend and my mum, it was so lovely to see all the flowers and yesterday I had a fitness day with my daughter and in the evening my sis and her husband came to see us. So today I really felt the need to do something creative and I've finished another collage. There is just something so satisfying about finishing a new collage project.
posted by Carol @ 10:00 PM
Friday, March 17, 2006
9:11 AM
Carduelis spinus - Siskin - Erlenzeisig
Well just yesterday I found out through Robyn's blog http://dailyparcels.blogspot.com/ that my ya ya name is "Duchess sings like a bird" (I wish lol) Seeing that I love songbirds this is the perfect name for me. And when I came home then I've got the chance to take some photos of a cute little songbird that came to my birdfeeder for the first time. It's a siskin that normally lives in the woods where alder trees and birch trees grows.
posted by Carol @ 9:11 AM
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
10:52 AM
Rose Collages
I've been in rose mood again as you can see on my two latest collages. The first one I've sent to a friend for her birthday (to the one who paints/draws on the eggs) and the second I've pasted on a big canvas:
posted by Carol @ 10:52 AM
Sunday, March 12, 2006
6:31 PM
Still snowing
I wonder if this winter will ever come to an end?
When I woke up on Friday morning all the garden was covered in snow again and it's so cold that the houses are icicled and the snow lasts and lasts.
Pictures from Friday:
Pictures from today:
At least we've had a sunny day with blue sky today and I did a nice 2 hours walk through the nature with my mum.
posted by Carol @ 6:31 PM
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
12:37 PM
Icing sugar snow
We've had a bit of snow again this morning, when I took these pictures. It's incredible when you think that in maybe two or three weeks it'll be blooming everywhere!
posted by Carol @ 12:37 PM
Monday, March 06, 2006
1:13 PM
First garden works in 2006
posted by Carol @ 1:13 PM
Saturday, March 04, 2006
1:23 PM
Easter eggs
Couldn't help but start decorating with some more easter eggs. These are very special to me because a good friend has painted them for me:
posted by Carol @ 1:23 PM
Thursday, March 02, 2006
10:42 AM
Toile de Jouy, eggs, shoes and wellies
Don't you just love "Toile de Jouy" ? I own two cushions with "Toile de Jouy" but I like to have more of it!
Especially since I've seen this picture in the latest issue of my favourite magazine:
I want the box and the eggs too!
Oh and yesterday I've received a lovely parcel from Kristy with my gorgeous edwardian swap shoe! Kristy I loved everything the shoe, the bag, the lovely tags and the wonderful scrap pictures too! It was a pleasure to swap with you! Thank you very much! x0x
And last but not least I want to show you my wellies, inspired from Marion's photo of her wellies in her blog I've took a picture of mine this morning:
posted by Carol @ 10:42 AM
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
11:37 AM
1st of March
Spring is not far anymore and the birds will come back in our gardens soon (hopefully without flue!) and start to sing again!
Here are a few of my indoor birds:
posted by Carol @ 11:37 AM
1:30 PM
See Wendy, now this finally is your seasonal swap parcel and card. I've finished it this morning and will send it out to you today! It's not the best photo I'm afraid, but it was still kind of dark this morning:
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
3:28 PM
I've made this little card a few days ago and just thought it might look good as a Easter decoration here in the blog:
I've also made more of these little bunnies (Some think he looks like a kangaroo lol but it's a hare I swear! ) because you can decorate him everywhere, like here on the big ostrich egg:
Yesterday I've decorated some eggs outside of my living room window on the vine cirrus:
1:14 PM
1:19 PM
I've also altered and decorated another type of paper maché egg. The bunny is made out of a paper napkin, pasted on cardboard and cutted out. The little flag is bilingual ;-)
8:16 PM
11:08 AM
Totally inspired by the imaginative papier-mâché Easter eggs that Ulla has altered and posted on her Blog http://ullam.typepad.com/ullabenulla/ a few weeks ago, I've tried my hand on some papier-mâché eggs that I luckily found in our local craft store. Now this is what came out of my attempt:
9:54 AM
Yesterday I've got my rose themed swap parcel from Wendy at http://www.fairycakegirl.typepad.com/. I found English rose flavoured tea bags, a rose soap, rose bodymilk and rose scented oil, all beautifully wrapped along with a lovely peonie card. Thank you very much dear Wendy, you knew my love for roses, right ;-)
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
12:22 PM
The cutest little bird ever for me is still the European Red Robin ! I so love to take photos of him because he acts like a little modell and he's so tiny and sweet, just have a look at my latest pictures:
3:20 PM
9:59 AM
I just have to show you these photos which Maria, a friend from my German garden blog, took on sunday:
She was working in her garden, when she heard some continuous fluttering up from a tree and was wondering what was going on, so she went to have a look and saw this little Greenfinch, who got trapped by some wire, hanging in the trees. She called her hubby for help and they rescued him. Aren't these cute photos?
10:00 PM
I've had a very busy weekend, Friday after work I've visited a wonderful garden show with a friend and my mum, it was so lovely to see all the flowers and yesterday I had a fitness day with my daughter and in the evening my sis and her husband came to see us. So today I really felt the need to do something creative and I've finished another collage. There is just something so satisfying about finishing a new collage project.
9:11 AM
Well just yesterday I found out through Robyn's blog http://dailyparcels.blogspot.com/ that my ya ya name is "Duchess sings like a bird" (I wish lol) Seeing that I love songbirds this is the perfect name for me. And when I came home then I've got the chance to take some photos of a cute little songbird that came to my birdfeeder for the first time. It's a siskin that normally lives in the woods where alder trees and birch trees grows.
10:52 AM
I've been in rose mood again as you can see on my two latest collages. The first one I've sent to a friend for her birthday (to the one who paints/draws on the eggs) and the second I've pasted on a big canvas:
6:31 PM
I wonder if this winter will ever come to an end?
When I woke up on Friday morning all the garden was covered in snow again and it's so cold that the houses are icicled and the snow lasts and lasts.
Pictures from Friday:
Pictures from today:
At least we've had a sunny day with blue sky today and I did a nice 2 hours walk through the nature with my mum.
12:37 PM
We've had a bit of snow again this morning, when I took these pictures. It's incredible when you think that in maybe two or three weeks it'll be blooming everywhere!
1:13 PM
1:23 PM
Couldn't help but start decorating with some more easter eggs. These are very special to me because a good friend has painted them for me:
10:42 AM
Don't you just love "Toile de Jouy" ? I own two cushions with "Toile de Jouy" but I like to have more of it!
Especially since I've seen this picture in the latest issue of my favourite magazine:
I want the box and the eggs too!
Oh and yesterday I've received a lovely parcel from Kristy with my gorgeous edwardian swap shoe! Kristy I loved everything the shoe, the bag, the lovely tags and the wonderful scrap pictures too! It was a pleasure to swap with you! Thank you very much! x0x
And last but not least I want to show you my wellies, inspired from Marion's photo of her wellies in her blog I've took a picture of mine this morning:
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
11:37 AM
Spring is not far anymore and the birds will come back in our gardens soon (hopefully without flue!) and start to sing again!
Here are a few of my indoor birds:
