Apr
1

Easter baskets

by Sofia   -   in DIY projects  Good things for kids

As I mentioned before on one of my blog posts, I ordered the girls Easter baskets from Pottery Barn Kids to be filled with cute little things and treats for Easter. This is how they turned out to be…

Tein tytöille tänäkin vuonna suloiset yllätyskorit pääsiäiseksi. Vähän herkkuja ja pientä puuhasteltavaa. Tilasin valkoiset korit Pottery Barn Kidsistä. Ne käyvät mielestäni hyvin myös pikkuisiksi piknik-koreiksi tai ne voi vaikka ottaa torille mukaan.

Mar
31

Easter Cookies

by Sofia   -   in Cooking  DIY projects

I baked some lemony cookies for me and the girls to decorate. I used my sugar cookie recipe ( it is a winner! It´s similar to this one that is in English) but substituted vanilla for lemon extract and added the grated rind of a lemon too. I also added some lemon extract to the icing. And I let the girls do whatever they wanted with their cookies. Bubble Gum obviously went a little crazy with sprinkles but Cotton Candy was quite restrained and tried different techniques and made pretty pearl necklaces for the chicks and bunnies. I love how they decorated their cookies ( you can see them here). I made polka dot bunnies and chicks that will be cute for an after school snack before the Easter holiday starts.

Mar
30

Easter tree

by Sofia   -   in DIY projects  Interior design

Over the long weekend we had with the girls we managed to decorate a big bunch of cute cookies, get soaked in the playground, watch The Sound Of Music and paint easter eggs. I blew 15 eggs and washed them and the next morning we painted them and hung them on the gorgeous tall pussy willow branches my friend brought over. We added some Beatrix Potter characters and feathers too. This is how it looks like…