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 ;)

Inspiroidu #105 - iso alkukirjain/big letter

Longleat

Big letter in the title.. more like GIANT letter in my case, he he...

Traffic jam in a safari park.

I'm ready for summer now :)

Took out my sewing machine and one big UFO (unfinished object) yesterday.


Today I have my happy bright picnic quilt finished!


I've shown you some if this before, as it's been a long project. Mostly because all the colorful Marimekko fabrics were bought over a long period of time as remnants from the 50% off bins. The white fabric is pieces of my grandmothers embroidered sheets from the late 1940's.

And yes I know it pulls a bit in that one corner, but I'm letting it slide. It was very difficult to quilt this with my sewing machine due to the backing...

Which is fabric with a waxy layer on it, so even if the grass is a little wet, you'll be nice and dry.

I love that I could include some history into this one.

I do miss my grandma..

Inspiroidu #104 - naamio/mask

Hey!

A fun page about the April Fools joke my girls thought up...

Mostly made with assorted paper scraps found floating on my desk the day I made this..

Yup, that's the way I roll.

*grin*

Oh the jokes one volcano creates...

We are naturally talking about Eyjafjallajökull.
The Icelandic name of the week..

..my colleague is Icelandic and after they closed up most of the airspace over northern Europe last week, he just said to us with a smile "And that's the small volcano.."

Funny how a simple thing like ash can bring a continent to a halt.

The best thing I saw all week was a Facebook group called "When I die I want my ashes spread over Iceland" :D
Sweet revenge..LOL.

Personally I think this busy paced world was due a reminder from Mother nature just who's in charge on this planet.

My package from A Million Little Things took that week and a half longer to arrive.

But it is here now.

And the planes are flying.

Looks like Eyjafjallajökull is cooling down.

Let's hope Katla (the bigger volcano) next to it stays quiet.

Because we have plane tickets to Paris for June 22nd I'd like to use...

It was a laundry kinda sunday..

..lucky for me it's the one household duty I enjoy..

Up on the line they go.. can't dry outside yet because of the pollen in the air.



I have this twosome watching over me while I sort the laundry into piles.

The small guy is practically ancient.. from the 50's I believe.. The girl I bought from a craft fair in Lake Orion, MI.

Next to them is a little bitty wallhanging I made with baby pictures of myself and my brother.

I absolutely do measure the detergent with this coffee cup :)

Much prettier that way.

And then there's that jar filled with Lush bath goodies...

Smells soooo good.
I like to try to keep my laundry/sauna area pretty and smelling good.

In fact I ordered a little something fun yesterday from Etsy that I'll show you when it arrives :)

Oh and remember our playhouse?

Well it is time to admit that the girls have overgrown playing house :(

However.. new plans are taking place... as it is a nice sized little house (even a grown-up can stand tall) it will be transformed into the kids/teens hang-out room for the summer. Privacy, sleep-overs, rainy day picnics.. rugs, big pillows etc. you get the idea.

This of course will involve a trip to IKEA this week to get us started. They have all sorts of fun summer stuff in now.

Oh darn..

*grin*

Random photos

You might have seen them if you've been following my 365 project over at Flickr :)

I love the view to the sea over the roofs of Helsinki.


Especially when shared with a friend and a glass of good wine :)


Morning sky.

Taco night.

There was still ice at sea a couple weeks back.

These were all in our shoes on April Fools day...

Can you guess what it is?

Last ones...

Such a clear stripe.. like someone painted it..

In bloom right now.

Sparkles...

Moss on the patio.

Doing math homework.

Flickrlicious

1. LEAP, 2. San Francisco Treats, 3. real water isn't blue, she'll tell you, 4. Tulips from my garden, 5. New craft studio - WIP, 6. Studio Organization, 7. Millie Retrobot & Fabric Trees, 8. Pink Cabinet - Drawers, 9. studio, 10. anthropologie craft room window display 2, 11. neat + tidy, 12. Untitled, 13. Breakfast counter still life., 14. laundry., 15. Ice Cube Tray, 16. Bugga Bugs Groceries Play Food Pattern

May Day is around the corner

We've been getting ready with some crafts at the school afternoon club.

We painted carnival masks and then added lots of sparkle to them with glitter glue and sequins.

We also made some pretty trash...LOL!


By making spring flowers.


These are so easy to make.
You need white coffee filters, water soluble felt pens and a spray bottle.


Cut different sized circles. You can cut them into flower shapes before or after, it really doesn't matter.. we did it both ways. Draw your design (have something underneath to protect your table!) put on a paper towel and spray. Let dry. Glue pieces together.

They really brighten up the place!