Traipsing in Tallinn

In teh past two weeks I've been to Tallinn, Estonia twice... It's just a two hour boat ride away. The first trip was with school staff.. just a day of fun and good company. The second time I went along with the 8th grade art group as a supervisor.

It was great, it's been years since I last was there and I love how the city has changed.
Old and new.
Right next to each other.
So much prettiness.

This is a very photo heavy post :)

I loved this Mini.. look it even has union jack seats.. swoon..


Like I said.. old and new.

With the art group we walked to Kumu, the art museum, and just before it is this amazing park.

The kids immediately found a place to put their feet up.

Inside I really liked this corner room with busts.

All sizes, materials, people you recognized and others that left you wondering...

..and a surprise too..


I wonder what is making him laugh?

Laurel and Hardy lookalikes :D

Pretty flowers at the marketplace.

Yes, indeed.. it was a good spot to take a rest and a cappucino.

Quaint details.

And a very dapper tourist..

Mood shot on our way back on the boat.

White, purple and lilac..

My sister-in-law's big brother is getting married today and they asked me to do the flowers.
I'm always more than happy to do wedding flowers..

This is what I started with:


And this is what came out of that bucket..so to speak..
Seven of these for the tables..

After taking that photo I realized it was missing just a little something...

Can you tell the difference?

Look closely..

I added some lilac pearls :)

The bride's bouquet has pearls also..

The calla lilies are so beautiful.

And the boutonniere.

I wish Petri and Tiina all the happiness in the world today, and for the rest of their lives!

The funky green flower you ask?

It is indeed a carnation.

Called Green Trick ;)

It might have just earned a place as a new favorite flower of the month..

25 days edition five

1. 12_4, 2. 13_4, 3. 14_4, 4. 15_4, 5. 16_4, 6. 17_4, 7. 18_4, 8. 19_4, 9. 20_4, 10. 21_4, 11. 22_4, 12. 23_4, 13. 24_4, 14. 25_4, 15. 26_4, 16. 27_4, 17. 28_4, 18. 29_4, 19. 30_4, 20. 1_5, 21. 2_5, 22. 3_5, 23. 4_5, 24. 5_5, 25. 6_5

There's some good thing in there.. friends, sewing, good food, hobbies, parties, even Venus :)

If you love to scrapbook.. and sew...

..you would do what I did.. get your hands on some Basic Grey fabric!!!
I found mine on Etsy, the yummy Sultry line all ready and cut.
Hey, makes life so much easier with no measuring involved..

There's the charm pack..


..and the honey bun..


I needed a bag to pack scrapping stuff into when heading to a crop (to you non-scrappers, crop = meeting up with other scrappers to create/talk/laugh together) and used some of the strips from the honey bun on this.


It is quilted and padded and pretty and oh so girly.

I used the leftover bits from the striped front piece for pockets.

The bag is ready to be packed.

It will be filled with stuff to play with when I head to my friend Heini's house on Saturday for an all day crop.

Cannot wait!

I might as well start packing now..

I'm home sick, still with a sore throat and stuffy head.. no fever today..so far..

I'll be back later tonight to show you wedding flowers. But only after 7pm my time, after the ceremony is over ;)