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Save the flower

Who didn’t have the problem yet – the bouquet of flowers has withered but a single blossom’s still looking too good to be thrown away. But what can we do with them? All alone in a vase they often look a bit lost. There’s help with two stems of Kerria japonica. I fixed them with […]

Advent plannings

Temperatures say something different but a look at the calendar just tells us that Christmas is approaching in big steps. Till the 1st of December we’ve just left a bit more than three weeks. That’s why I propose to start preparing your advent calendar right now. Feeding the search function with the cue “advent calendar” […]

Tiny snail

This happens if you leave your center piece outside on the table of your terrasse. The perfume of rosemary and sage leaves must have attracted this tiny snail. No wonder, already at the end of the 19th century Wilhelm Busch, a famous German poet, knew about the excellent scent of these slow moving creatures. Tastend […]

Diverted tea cups

No matter whether in full colors of autumn or in harmonic colors, whether used for tea or coffee – with a little bit of imagination and some little flowers and twigs you will make scarcely used cups shine again. They’ll look fine on your table as well as on a little side table. Simply cut […]

Mini gift box

Finally I managed to prepare the template for this lovely little gift box. It’s always the same box that can be decorated differently according to the event they’re planned for. Children will love the little turtle or the ladybeetle. The chocolate for a dear friend will feel fine in a flowery box and the voucher […]