sister K said my last post was "particularly uninteresting"

but that´s how it is

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in case you´re still looking for a tear off calendar

POLADARIUM is quite pretty

and i´m very happy two of my pictures are included

took them in photography class at art school

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the new edition of REMEDY QUARTERLY is about COMFORT

and there´s a little story in it about the last thing

my grandmother baked before she passed away

her little red handwritten cookbook is a real treasure

(TI got some amazing handwritten heirlooms for Christmas, too)
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in case someone is wondering
on what i´m going to spend the money
earned with the next two sold FESTIVE PENDANTS:
THIS ROSE and THIS ONE and maybe THIS ONE, too
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made me think of the textile workshops at artschool
never dared to work there
now i want to pack my bags and move in with LIBERTY
have you seen their new TANA LAWN COLLECTION?!
seriously - hire me
(via TRUE UP) 
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 filled those SNOWBALL COOKIES with marzipan
left over from Christmas
froze some
now i can bake me some fresh cookies every other day
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the columbine seeds arrived in pretty little paper envelopes
it´s Winter now, but Summer soon
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TINY BOUQUET #29 OLD AND NEW
last years berries, this years hazel and willow
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does this mean girl cat wants her nails painted, too?

just filled the flat with acid smoke

since i forgot about a bit of fruit punch on the stove

while giving little cat girl a belly rub

(pictures of her and me taken by sister E)

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thank you for your kind and uplifting comments on the last post

the dark thoughts are gone

but i thought i is okay to talk about the not so pretty things once in a while

right now i´m in a kind of new year mood

planing and getting things done

like ordering eight kinds of columbine seeds for the garden

and getting a new hair cut at one of those cheap places

with a MTV show about how to score a date playing in the background

(apparently dressing and dancing like the hookers living down the street
back in Stuttgart helps a lot - thank good i´m no confused teenager any more)
 looks good though
the cheaper the hair cut the more i tip

forcing fritillaria bulbs - those really take their time

well, of course we work on "real" stuff, too...

not all the time is spent arranging pink pepper

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we keep the FESTIVE PENDANTS in the shop

and as long as Winter lasts also SNOW CARDS and POSTCARDS

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this is really stunning: TOMORROW IS AN OTHER DAY (via DESIGN FOR MANKIND)

can´t think of something more appropriate "hospital art"

to a new and very happy year!

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i made my annual account

and it was almost as awful as i thought it would turn out

but your orders (especially around Christmas time) 

put a silver lining to an otherwise disastrous calculation

but i guess this is what working freelance is about

you have to wait if it takes off or stop it

not stopping yet

maybe the new year gets better

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found a sleepy lady bug in the TINY BOUQUET #28 NEW YEARS EVE

this certainly means best of luck

the flowery wall painting is the only pretty thing

in this suburb i live in

and it fades away more each time i walk by

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a little package from TI made me very happy

next to a wonderful smelling tiny wreath 

there is a small vintage stamp saying "gold"

it´s so lovely - thank you so so much!

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BUCKWHEAT BUTTER COOKIES with white chocolate

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i´m so lucky to have met all those lovely and kind people

with a little help of this blog in 2012

so this makes up for a financially bumpy road

thank you for all your support

you are the best!

this morning i finished the last orders and put them in the mail
such a busy week
with so many surprises in my mailbox
some waiting under the tiny pine Christmas tree
some opend right away - like RIKEs wonderful package
a tiny tree to stamp my wrapping paper and a wreath stamp (she knows me so well...)
thank you all - i´m over the moon!!!
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can´t wait to open this beautiful little box from OLGA
presents for my sisters and myself
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finally got to make JULIEs berberis candy
it´s delicious
(thank you for the recipe and the ingredients)
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whoever designed this fun moon cookie cutter
is a great artist, it´s my favorite
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now i want to wish everybody a lovely Christmas time
may it be merry and bright
i´m going to white torture my sisters with my Holiday samplers now
(since i started to watch Homeland a few days ago i know how it´s done
additionally i´ll turn up the radiators real high - they are not used to this warmth
since they have to heat with coal)
for making me buy my own Christmas gifts
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some things i liked:

CHOCOLATE SEALED CAKES

a FLORISTS HOME
a CARVEN JACKET (not available in my size...)
DECEMBER ROSES (Saipua again - can´t help it)
Rike´s HANDMADE post

have you seen the wreaths over at SAIPUA - aren´t they most beautiful?!
HERE is a tutorial

now the one from the last post has to go to therapy because of self esteem issues

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got a lovely surprise package form NINA

(will show you what´s actually in there some other time)

but the bees wax candle alone made me very happy with its lovely smell

(also: golden raffia and a wooden mold with a squirrel looking like a monkey)

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she also found a recipe for tiny SNOWBALLS
the big ones are from MILAS DELI
very delicious and both gone in an instant
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and i have to thank you for your orders

yesterday i had to tape my fingers to bear a few hours of filing

next to a wood burning stove

having quite some trouble to get the workshop warm

since someone forgot to fire it up in time...

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my work area looks kind of weird

it´s kind of makeshift but awesome

since i work standing not sitting

and W built it with all kinds of found things
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the sun comes out
and makes my vintage glass walnuts shimmer golden in the light
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have a lovely advent weekend everybody
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two gift guides i like: 
EVENCLEVELAND

MISS MOSS