Silver

I keep some of my favorite jewelry on a metal platter on top of our bedroom dresser. It gathers dust, but nevermind. I like the look of silver on silver.



The old mirror is useless as a mirror, but pretty as can be. I have a modern magnifying mirror with a light!) for make up purposes. I enjoy scented candles, the on in our bedroom is titled "Egyptian Cotton". Smells pure.

Hallow orange

It's been gloomy, so a couple of colorful photos brighten up the day. Our traditional Halloween party was catered in black and orange. The punch was served from an old glass jar - oh how these glass jars are multipurpose.



I made a Halloween cake a following excellent instructions published in Kotiliesi magazine by cake blogger extra ordinaire Kinuskikissa. A delicious combination of lemon and liquorice.

Granny done

Yet another finished project that I started, oh, about 18 months ago. The sweet colors reveal that I originally planned this blanket to be ready for spring. Little did I know.

I don't mind crocheting the solid granny squares, it's the never-ending putting together that is a drag. I will not make a blanket from squares for a long time, I promise.



The pastel colored yarns are Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, oh so soft. The frugal mama in me used unidentified leftover off-white yarn for the borders. I had appearantly been skimpy when buying the yarn, hence the blanket is smaller, almost square shaped. But it's warm and soft. And DONE! Yay.

Swap goodies

I follow around 300 blogs. One of these is Jennifer's Junky Life. It's a bit strange, I've followed the life of her family for two years (I have no recollection on how I stumbled upon her blog for the first time).

Our lives do connect on a few levels though. Jennifer is a crafter, creator and maker. She has Finnish ancestors, she's loves the color aqua and is an avid thrifter. We also share the way we think about homes, children and motherhood. I've enjoyed her thoughts on downshifting and homeschooling. She comes from a large and appearantly very loving family, she's a wonderful and inspirational mom to three kids and a wife to a truly handy man (take a look on the work his done on their house!).

So when I read on her blog that her large family is self-publishing a family cookbook, I suggested a swap. And so we did.



In addition to the book Jennifer had put together several other goodies - in our favorite colors. Thank you, Jennifer.

A place for everything, and everything in its place...

One can never have too many kitchen towels. Or at least I can't, I've bought one new this week already (Greengate's red paisley pattern, if you must ask - couldn't find a picture online, but it's delicious). And I finally have the perfect place to store my ever-growing collection of kitchen towels. No more running between the kitchen and the cupboard that houses all our linen, now my kitchen towels are all neatly ironed and lined up right in the middle of our kitchen.



This little cupboard I begged to buy from Anu's handy husband. It sits on our kitchen counter top and fits snugly right next to our microwave oven (which I've kindly omitted from the photo). Makes me very happy indeed.