a big THANK YOU

 said with a huge bouquet of PLANT JEWELS

and a tray of cookies (eaten)

for a lovely post about WSAKE on DESIGNSPONGE (!!!)

we are so very honoured and happy to find ourselves on one of our favorite sites

thank you again, Kate!

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also an amazing mention of the THREE DOTS NECKLACES in the new edition of NIDO

WOW

(there is only one left in light grey - so if you had your eyes on this one, hurry up!)

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a very happy CAN VASE

the sun comes out still ever so bright and warm

but it´s fall now for sure

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i´m getting a few things ready for next year

heirloom tomatoe seeds from this years plants

the only vegetables that turned out great so far

there will be no pumpkin or squash again i think

although this little striped one is pretty cute - but the harvest consisted of only five of those

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the first shipment of bulbs from the Netherlands

hopefully they like it here in my garden

this is something to look forward all winter

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there are lots of things planed for the garden for those years to come

a bed of limelight and pink wood hydrangeas already planted

i probably have to nominate my grandmothers friend chief gardener

since he has the patience and - hopefully - time

to tend to all those elaborate things

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the FLORAL POSTCARDS can now be found in the lovely shop BABONGO

full to the brim of ecofriendly things

wedding weekend

(not me!)

i just wanted to make a NOT SO TINY BOUQUET #21 FALL BRIDE (or PRIDE, works both ways)

for a dear friend of mine who got married this Saturday

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wanted to wear those blue shoes

(shown with heart shaped cat food for the lovely occasion)

but i couldn´t walk in them so i choose some old ones

but still my feet hurt so much that fun night

i spent quite some time standing on a little rolling pin yesterday

to get rid of those cramps

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also i made an almost not recognizable BUXUS heart

(does anyone in the Regensburg area need lots and lots of little cuttings by the way?!)

and spend quite some time looking at those almost black dahlias

(was almost tempted to plant some of these pettishly beauties - not ready yet for this care intensive plants though)

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and a picture of me showing off the bouquet with W "hiding" behind the window.

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a few minutes after finishing the crocheted bead spread

i read this sentence in Elizabeth Von Arnims "Elizabeth and her German Garden":

"... and all forms of needlework of the fancy order 

are inventions of the evil one for keeping the foolish from applying their heart to wisdom."

indeed i sometimes do needlework to sort of numb myself

and just make with out thinking only counting the stiches
and i ain´t very wise for sure...

there´s a little rainstorm coming up

temperature dropping

leaves whirling from the apple tree

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i miss having my sisters around

spend the last three weeks with at least one of them

don´t like to prepare breakfast porridge for one person

going to sleep alone

at least the cats are back after spending a couple of days at the neighbors

a little one sneaked into my bedroom and then freaked out

bouncing off the walls, trying to jump through a closed window

finally diving through the staircase

he got at least seven lives

since i found him napping peacefully in the garden a few minutes later

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my grandmother loved her Virginia creeper - especially those berries

so i made a simple wreath for her grave

looking pretty even dried 

and when the days grow colder it hopefully attracts lots of hungry birds

to keep her company a bit

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also some PLANT JEWELS

it was really fun to collect all those precious little things

we used for them

(the tiny blue hydrangea is already planted in my garden)

and the RIBBON BRACELET

FINALLY

i made it - put all of those new things on the WEBSITE and in the SHOP

after lots and lots of work in the last weeks and months

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let me intoduce you to

PLANT JEWELS

DELICIOUS BOWL

DANCING BOWL

CAN VASES

(so fun to play with and of course to put flowers in)

a whole lot of new jewellery

shown here only the RIBBON BRACELET

made of vintage brass material from the 1900th

with a lovely ribbon structure

a very limited edition

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will tell you a bit more about all of them in the next days

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already ordered W a Bill Murray DVD collection

since he wont allow me to actually pay him for his work

so every time i make a little sale

i get him something he likes

it started with MAIGRET novels 

(we´re really addicted to those, have them all and reread them ever so often)

and then Woody Allen movies

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enjoy your Sunday!