Sep
17
My memory board
by Sofia - in Interior design Party planning Shopping
I am in love with my new memory/ notice board. It may sound silly but I always wanted one just like this. I had planned on putting it in the kitchen for collecting useful things for the current month. Invitation to parties and occasions, pictures the girls drew and inspiring clippings from magazines etc. Just to empty it at the end of each month and start over. After taking a picture of what the month ended up looking like of course. To turn this whole thing to a some sort of visual diary if you will. But then I started gathering some inspiration for Bubble Gum´s upcoming birthday party and it ended up looking like this for a while. Surely I need to empty it soon so I can slab it full of dried leaves and pictures of pumpkins and recipes to try for the fall. But here it is never the less and you may even get a little glimpse to Bubble Gum´s 4 th birthday party theme. I usually don´t like revealing the theme before the party but I guess it´s quite obvious. We are having a little Belle & Boo baking party. But it´s still a month away so more about it when the time comes. I got this lovely board from the Gauhar Shop and is it just not perfect? I think we all need one!
Olen ihan rakastunut tähän uuteen muistitauluuni jonka sain Gauhar shopista! Se on valkeaa pellavaa jossa on beiget pellavanauhat. Olen itseasiassa aina halunnut juuri tällaisen. Suunnitelmissani on pitää sitä keittiössä ja kerätä siihen joka kuukausi reseptejä joita haluan kokeilla, kutsuja juhlin ja tapahtumiin, lasten piirrustuksia, inspiroivia kuvia lehdistä yms. Aion ottaa taulusta joka kuun lopussa kuvan ja aloittaa sitten taas alusta. Ehkäpä siitä tulee hieman kuin visuaalinen päiväkirja! Mutta nyt taulu on täyttynyt isnpiraatiosta Purkan 4-vuotis synttäreitä varten. Vielä olen vaiheessa jossa juhlien suunnittelu on ihanaa. Tiedän, että Marraskuun lopussa toivon jo, että en kuule sanaa ilmapallo, strösseli tai synttärikakku hetkeen. Tällaiselta taulu kuitenkin tällä hetkellä näyttää…
Sep
15
Dress for less
by Sofia - in Good things for kids Shopping
Tämän päivän blogimerkintä on taas nyt täysin englanniksi, koska asiaa on niin paljon ja tämän kokoaminen pelkästään yhdellä kielellä vei melkoisesti aikaa. Toivottavasti aihe on kuitenkin mieluisa ja koet sen hyödylliseksi!
If you don´t have a big budget for children´s clothing or simply find it absurd to pay so much money for clothes for people who grow out of them in mere months then I have a post for you today! I love classical children´s clothing and I sometimes buy a few fabulous items from brands that are ridiculously expensive but just so adorable. But I can´t afford to buy the whole season from say Bonpoint for my children. No matter how much I love a fancier winter coat, one that is mostly to be worn with party dresses, I can´t justify paying over 600€ for a child´s coat they will wear for a few times during the winter.
I have a few go to brands that make clothes that are fairly reasonably prized and great quality. My favourite of them is probably Jacadi. But if you like a very classic style and even these kinds of brands are not in your prize range or like me you sometimes think it´s not worth spending all that money on children´s clothing, then it´s time to learn how to navigate the cheaper brands. I made some collages for you with example outfits. These are the kind of combinations my girls wear ( and my boys would wear if I had boys). I may have a few cashmere cardigans for them and I like Petit Bateau underwear and t-shirts for the quality that is absolutely supreme ( and lasts more washes that any other brands I have tried) but our girls have for instance their leggings from Next and I would absolutely buy them these pink jeans if they wore pants and the navy blue coat is absolutely gorgeous!
When looking for classic clothes from these big affordable brands you will have to try to see through all the characters ( Dora the Explorer is a cute cartoon but not a character on a classic outfit) and the ” seasonable fashion statements”. And I´m not saying there is something wrong with such but we are going for the timeless looking classic on this post. I think all brands carry these very basics but I chose two brands just to make it a bit easier for me. So all the clothes are from Next or H&M and the shoes are from OKAA Spain.
Pants, shirt, cardigan and shoes. This whole outfit is about 50 € of which the shoes are apr. 20 €. But you can mix and match these items with plenty of things. A classic navy desert boot is great with anything from skirts and dresses to pants and leggings. These are suede leather and made in Spain. I would accessorise this outfit with a navy blue hair bow and I always love it when kids have clean hair that is brushed well. A french braid or a sleek ponytail is always pretty and preppy for longer hair.
I love corduroy pants for both boys and girls. These have a great rusty red colour ( and a price tag to make you smile). I would never pay 88€ for a polo shirt to be worn in nursery and crafted in so this one at 10 € is great. This navy sweater is merino wool and it´s such a classic and goes with anything from sweat pants to dressy pants. The same desert boots as for girls but in camel are also a timeless classic. If you want to funk them up a bit you could buy a pair of shoelaces in a bright colour.
We don´t have school uniforms in Finland but I love them! My mom used to dress me in kilts all the time as a kid. I had navy, grey and tartan ones for every year. My girls have these same skirts in navy and they are the easiest to maintain. You just throw them in the washing machine and they come out looking brand new. No ironing! I love the colour combination of this pink cardigan and the grey and I´m a huge fan of knee length socks and Mary Jane-style shoes too. A basic white polo or a t-shirt works well.
Sep
14
Star Gazing
by Sofia - in Random
Sattuipa viikonlopuksi täydelliset kelit! Syksy tuoksui jo ilmassa vaikka Lauantaina tarkeni välillä olla kallioilla ihan uimapukusillaankin. Läheisessä saaressa vietettiin syysmarkkinoita. Siellä oli muusikkoja jotka soittelivat täydellistä markkinamusiikkia ja kuuma kalakeitto maistui markkinavieraille. Sen jälkeen kävimme vielä veneajelulla nauttimassa auringonpaisteesta ja kimaltelevista aalloista. Illalla kun saunoimme aurinko paistoi vielä matalalla ja uimme ehkäpä viimeistä kertaa tänä vuonna. Tytöt juoksivat kallioilla pyyhkeet hulmuten ja vain silhuetit piirtyivät aurinkoa vasten kun istuin juomassa saunajuomaani ja ihmettelin jälleen kerran kuinka kauniita hetkiä elämä voi ihmiselle tarjota kun pysähtyy hetkeksi katsomaan. Lämpimän syyspäivän jälkeen tuli kirkas ilta ja me valvoimme Hattaran kanssa normaalia vähän myöhempään. Pötköttelimme käsi kädessä terassilla ja katselimme ihan mieletöntä tähtitaivasta. Mietimme kuinka hirmuisen pieniä me olemme ja kuinka valtavan suuri avaruus yllämme avautuu. Pohdimme sitä kuinka onnekkaita olemme kun juuri me olemme pieni perhe kaiken sen valtavan suuren keskellä. Hieman haikein mielin jätimme saaren taaksemme Sunnuntaina, tuskin nimittäin enää ehdimme tänä vuonna lainkaa käymään. Mutta onneksi viikonloput täyttyvät muista kivoista menoista!
We spent the most gorgeous and sunny weekend on the island taking boat rides and probably swimming for the last time this season. On Saturday night when the sun had set and the skies were clear Cotton Candy and I stayed up a little later than usual. We laid on the terrace holding hands and gazing at the stars. We were counting the stars and our blessings. It was a very special moment for both of us and I will cherish the memory for a very very long time.
Poster from here.
Hyvää alkavaa viikkoa!
Have a great start for the week!
Lattemamma
p.s. If you like a timeless style for your kids but do not want to spend oodles of money on children´s clothing the I have the perfect post coming up for you tomorrow. For both boys and girls!
