Table centerpieces for a special event [lauakaunistused eriliseks sündmuseks]

Few days ago, we had one beautiful evening with colleagues and I was organized it. My favorite thing of all is decorating the evening!

It all begun with a walk in woods. I gathered "some" moss and "few" wood pieces. Im glad that nobody saw me - it is not okay to pick woods in early Sunday morning :)

Then I cleaned the moss from thorns.

Mõned päevad tagasi, oli meil üks kena õhtu kolleegidega ja mina sain pearolli organiseerimisel. Muidugi kõige nauditavam osa oli peo dekoreerimine.

Algas kõik jalutuskäigust metsas. Korjasin "veidi" sammalt ja "mõned" puujupid. Õnneks, keeg ei näinud mind - ei ole vist väga normaalne pühapäeva vara hommikul tassida puid metsast autosse :)
Ja siis alustasin sambla puhastamist okastest - nii palju kui viitsisin.

Then I took some old newspapers and soft wire. I made some balls and afterwards added moss with 

thread.

Vanast paberist tegin pallikesed, neid vormisin pehme traadiga. Hiljem kerisin niidiga sambla ümber.

Ofcourse I needed something more to decorate the woods. I painted some cones with spray into white. I gathered red chokeberry leaves and berries and also made balls from newspaper. Afterwards just sprayd them into gold.

Muidugi oli veel kaunistuseks vaja erinevaid materjale. Värvisin mõned käbid valgeks. Aroonia punased lehed ja marjad sättisin samamoodi pallikeseks ning spreiga värvisin kuldseks.

And with hot glue gun all things onto one piece of wood. Beautiful, isn't it?

Well, the truth is that I made these table arrangemets 8 pieces. But only one left for my house.

Kõik kaunistused liimisin kuumaliimi püstoliga puujupi külge. Kaunidus, eksole?

Kui aus olla, siis tegelikkuses tuli selliseid lauakaunistusi kokku 8, aga ainult üks meie kodu jaoks.

Meanwhile [vahepalaks]

As I am working on bigger project, it is great to see my sons work in school.. it seems that he has got at least something from me..

Kuna ma ise hetkel töötan suurema projekti kallal, siis on vahelduseks tore näha poja töid koolis.. tundub, et midagi on ikka minult ka päritud..

Christmas is coming.. already? [Juba tulevad jõulud?]

My pinterest is full of christmas ideas - from cooking, decorations and last-minute-gifts. And it's October?! Really? In October? I haven't finished my Halloween decorations yet and already christmas are every where!

Minu Pinterest tahvel on umbselt täis erinevaid jõulu ideid - alates erinevatest söökidest, dekoratsioonidest ja lõpetades viimase-minuti-kingitustega. Ja on ju alles oktoober?! Nagu päriselt? Oktoobris? Ma pole isegi oma halloweeni kaunistusi lõpetanud ja juba on kõik kohad jõulukraami täis.

Photo from Pinterest

Well, true, it's only like 60 days til Christmas and I already started to knit some cozy presents, but I dont't think what to cook or how to decorate my house.

I even thought to try Haapsalu shawl, I even have a book in my shelf, but not yet. But I anvy people who can manage it. Here is Anete's beautiful shawl - you can her blog here.

Jah, muidugi on nagu mingi 60 päeva jõuludeni ja ma isegi alustasin juba ühe sooja ja mõnusa kingi kudumisega, aga ma veel kindlasti ei mõtle sellele, mida ma siis süüa teen või kuidas täpsemalt kodu kaunistan.

Seoses salliga, siis isegi mõtlesin korra, et proovin Haapsalu salli kudumist, sest raamat seisab juba aastaid riiulis, aga siiski mitte. Aga kadestan inimesi, kes sellega hakkama saavad. Siin on pilt Anete imeilusast sallist - tema blogi leiate siit.

Photo from Anete's blog

This year I just like to spend much time with  my family and gather some important people in my life  and have a great christmas dinner. I think gifts are not so important, but just to remember who are truly friends and important people in our lives.

Therefore you will see a lot of Christmas table decor photos and ideas.

Sel aastal tahaks rohkem rõhku panna oma perele ja olla koos toredate ja oluliste inimestega. Lihtsalt saada korra ühise laua taga kokku. Kinkimine ehk polegi enam nii oluline, aga just inimesed ise, sest reaalsust ja üksteisele silma vaatamist on järjest vähem.

Seepärast on peagi siin blogis ka palju pilte ja ideid tulemas..

Photo from Pinterest

For a princess [printsessile]

One little princess is born and we went to see her. Therefore I made lovely owl mobile for buggy. As you can see, I used my owl pattern (see the previous post), skipped the wings and added just some wooden beads and elastic drawstring.

Super easy, it took only 2 hours to make it, but the result is amazing!

DIY - Adorable owl free crochet pattern [Tee-ise - armas öökull muster]

I made this pattern over a year ago, but it is still my favourite pattern all time. Super easy and fast. Do it yourself or give it to your kids - you all can manage, if you know the basics of amigurumi.

Please notice! This pattern belongs to Kipre&Pähkla designers Kaie Pranno. Any kind of copying, reproducing or sharing is forbidden. Only for personal use.

Skill level – beginner
Finished size – The adorable owl is about 7 cm (2.75”) tall (if using similar yarn)

Supplies
1. Yarn – the example ise crocheted with Steinbach Wolle Capri (100% Cotton;50g = 125m; 1.75 oz = 136 yds)
Color A – pink
Color B – dark pink
Color C – light beige
2. Polyester fiberfill
3. Crochet hook 3,0 mm (U.S D or in accordance with the yarn you use)
4. Stitch marker
5. Black cotton thread
6. Darning and embroidery needles

About the pattern 
Work in continuous rounds. Do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed. It would be wise to use a stitch marker and place it in the first stitch of the round to mark the beginning of it. Move the marker up to the first stitch of the next round after finishing the previous one. If you need to change color, do it always at the end of the previous round. Start the last stitch of the round with the old color. Change the color right before you draw through all loops on hook to complete stitch. You can easily sew the toy together when you leave each piece a long yarn tail.

Abbreviations: 
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
St (s) = stitch(es)
Inc = increase
Dec = decrease 3

PATTERN
OWL BODY 
Color A
Magic ring with 6 sc (6)
Rd 1: 2 sc in each st (12)
Rd 2: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times (18)
Rd 3: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times (24)
Rd 4: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times (30)
Rd 5: (4 sc, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times (36)
Rd 6: (5 sc, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times (42)
Rd 7 – 10: 1 sc in each st (42)
Rd 11: (5 sc, dec) rep 6 times (36)
Rd 12: 1 sc in neach st (36)
Rd 13: (4 sc, dec) rep 6 times (30)
Rd 14: 1 sc in each st (30)
Rd 15: (3 sc, dec) rep 6 times (24)
Rd 16 – 21: 1 sc in each st (24)
Fasten off and leave long yarn tail for sewing.

Take Color B and embroidery needle. Embroidery V-stitches to owl’s belly. Start on 9th row (counting from bottom to top) and leave 4 st apart.

Stuff the body with polyester fiberfill and sew the top edge together.

WINGS (make 2)
Color A
Magic ring with 6 sc (6)
Rd 1: 2 sc in each st (12)
Rd 2 – 5: 1 sc in each st (12)
Rd 6: (1 sc, dec) rep 4 times (8)
Rd 7: (dec) rep 4 times (4)
Fasten off and leave long yarn tail for sewing. Sew the wings onto a body.

EYES (make 2) 
Color C
Magic ring with 6 sc (6)
Rd 1: 2 sc in each st (12)
Close the ring with sl st to next st.
Fasten off and leave long yarn tail for sewing.
Sew the eyes onto a body.

FINISHING 
Stitch on face and make ears tassels. To make tassels cut out the yarn strings (same height). Take your crochet hook and put it through the stitches. Pull all the strings through, now you have large loop. Put the hook away. With your finger, pull the strings through loop. Pull the loop tight. Trim the strings.

Your owl is done!

Feel free to share your owl with me! If you have any questions, you can leave comment here or write me kaie.pranno(ät)gmail.com

Hats for two [mütsid kahele]

Cold weather comes always unexpected, so it was this year. And each year, there is huge problem - all hats, gloves and scarfs are either too small or just weared out.

I usually try to crochet everything, but this year I felt like knitting :)

Külmad ilmad tulevad alati ootamatult, pole erand ka see aasta. Ja iga aasta kordub üks ja see sama probleem - kõik mütsid, kindad ja mütsid kas on väikseks jäänud või lihtsalt koledaks kantud.

Üldiselt olen kõik asjad püüdnud heegeldada, kuid see aasta on kudumine kuidagi rohkem meeldima hakanud :)

So here they are. Girl's hat is knitted with lace, boy's hat is made with moss stitch.

Siin nad on! Tüdruku müts on tehtud lihtsa rombimustriga, poisi oma aga pärlkoes.

Well, there should be also third hat. Yeah, true, I made the third hat aswell, but few days ago we made a bonfire and you know - if you go to close to fire, you might get some sparks holes in your clothes - well the new hat got some sparks hole and now I need to knit new one :)

Muidugi peaks olema ju ka kolmas müts. Tõsi, kudusin kolmanda mütsi ka, kuid mõned päevad tagasi tegime lõket õue peal ja on ju teada, et kui liialt ligidal seista lõkkele, siis võid oma riietele saada sädemeaugud, nii juhtus ka tuttuue mütsiga. Nüüd tuleb lihtsalt uus müts kududa :)

What inspires me [inspiratsioon]

Coffeeholic [kohvi sõltlane]

I love coffee. It's the first thing in the morning, definetly one must-be during the day and in the evening why not?

There are so many ways how to enjoy this hot (or sometimes even cold) drink. And as it is getting colder day by day - it's just perfect drink during this dark and cold time of the year.

Ma armastan kohvi! See on esimene kindel asi minu hommikul, "pean-saama" päeva jooksul ja "miks-mitte" ka õhtupoolikul?

On nii palju erinevaid võimalusi kohvi nautimiseks kuumana (või vahel isegi külmana). Ja kuna päev-päevalt on ilmad külmenemas, siis kohvi on minu arvates parim lahendus selle pimeda ja külma aja üle elamiseks. 

So I found out that Kimberly from A Night Owl blog has gathered 31 great recipes of coffee. Some of them I have already tried, but there is plenty of new ones.
First thing I want to try is Easy Peppermint Mocha. It sounds so simple, yet so good - just stir hot chocolate and coffee together, add 1 tbsp Perppermint syrup, milk and garnish with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candies. Sounds delicious, ah?

Ja täiesti juhuslikult leidsin, et Kimberly on oma blogis kogunud kokku 31 imelist kohvi retsepti. Mõnda neist olen isegi proovinud, kuid seal on veel palju avastamist! Eriliselt püüab mu tähelepanu Lihtne piparmündi mocca - lihtsalt segad kokku kuuma šokolaadi ja kohvi, lisad 1 tl piparmündi siirupit ja piima, peale garneeringuks vahukoort ja näiteks purustatud Marianne kommi. Kõlab ju hästi?

1. Easy Peppermint Mocha {A Night Owl}
2. Boozy Coffee Milkshake {A Night Owl}
3. S’mores Iced Coffee {A Night Owl}
4. Horchata Iced Coffee {A Night Owl}
5. Easy Spiked Pumpkin Spice Latte {A Night Owl}
6. Easy Caramel Mocha Latte {A Night Owl}
7. Easy Homemade Iced Coffee {My Frugal Adventures}
8. Nutella Blended Coffee Drink {Around My Family Table}
9. Homemade Mocha Coconut Iced Coffee {How Sweet Eats}
10. Italian Cream Iced Coffee {The Vintage Modern Wife}
11. Coffee Frappe {Martha Stewart Living}
12. Homemade Gingerbread Latte {Mom Advice}
13. Iced Vanilla Latte {At the Picket Fence}
14. Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte {And Then There Were 5}
15. Iced Mocha Latte {Mississippi Kitchen}
16. Cinnamon Dolce Latte {Alphabet Soup}
17. Rasberry Coffee Frappe {Better Homes and Gardens}
18. Kid Zombie Iced Frappe {Susie QT Pies Cafe}
19. Walnut Coffee {4th Sense Cooking}
20. Low Calorie Mocha Mint Iced Coffee {Brie Brie Blooms}
21. Skinny Starbucks Frappuccino {Recipe Rehab}
22. Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino {Spoonful}
23. Chocolate and Vanilla Eiskaffee {Diethood}
24. Frozen Caramel Macchiato {Around My Family Table}
25. Skinny Caramel Frappuccino {Averie Cooks}
26. Creamy Boozy Iced Coffee {Be Foodie}
27. Vietnamese Iced Coffee {Dukes and Duchesses}
28. Light Mocha Cookie Coffee Frappe {K&K Test Kitchen}
29. Peppermint Mocha Coffee Frappe {It’s Gravy Baby}
30. Chocolate Cherry Jubilee Frappe {Peanut Butter And Peppers}
31. Skinny Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino {Flour On My Face}

So who is going to have a coffee with me? :)
Tell me do you have some great recipes?

Nii, kes tuleb minuga kohvile?

Millised on teie lemmikud kohvi retseptid?

Organize yourself [kord majja]

The worst thing at home, when you say your kids to clean up their room. I would propably look like this.

Kõige hullem asi kodus, on see kui palud lastel oma tuba koristada. Ma tõenäoliselt oleks  juba selline.

Well, almost every time when we are cleaning, I always try to organize kids stuff - pencils, books, LEGOs - is it even possible??

Few weeks ago I tried to organize them again, but yesterday I discovered that I am back in the beginning - all the legos are in one box, or even worse on the floor.

Peaaegu iga kord kui me siis lõpuks üheskoos koristame, üritan ma kuidagi sorteerida laste asju - pliiatsid, raamatud ja LEGOd - kas neid on üldse võimalik kuidagi sorteerida/organiseerida??

Paar nädalat tagasi ma taaskord püütsin neid sorteerida, kuid eile vaatasin, et olen taaskord alguses - kõik legod ühes kastis segamini, või veel hullem mööda tuba laiali.

My master plan is to organize them in one box! I don't have the time and budget to buy something great, just have to do things I have in home.
Cheap and easy -   maybe something like this!

Minu suureks missiooniks on nad siis sorteerida selles ühes kastis! Kuna eelarvet ja aega selleks ei ole, tuleb hakkama saada koduste vahenditega.
Lihtne ja odav - võibolla midagi sellist!

And I found that someone has already made lego labels - it would be great to but them into boxes, so children would know, where to put legos and how to sort them.

Ja ma leidsin interneti avarustest, et keegi on juba valmis meisterdanud lego sorteerimiseks sildid - hea moodus ja motivatsioon (?) lastele oma legode sorteerimiseks. Ma loodan.

You can have them in here 

Need sildid leiad sa siit

So we started to make our own lego sorter/organizer. We used:

Niisiis alustasime oma lego sorteerija tegemist, me kasutasime:

• one box / pappkasti
• comics / koomikseid
• PVA glue / PVA liimi
• scissors / kääre
• paper / paberit
• hot glue gun (missing from picture) / kuumaliimi püstolit

Then we started to cover the box with sheets of comics.

Alustasime pappkasti katmist paberi ja koomiksiga.





We added tabs to sort by colour. With hot glue gun we glued them to stay in place. And we are done!

Siis lisasime veel vahelehed, et saaks värvi järgi sorteerida. Kuumaliimi püstoliga liimisime vahelehed seinte külge kinni. Ja ongi valmis!

And the result / Ja tulemus

BEFORE / ENNE

AFTER / PÄRAST

Ideas for fall break and halloween [ideed koolivaheajaks ja halloweeniks]

I have always loved different kind of celebrations and holidays.
This friday starts first fall break in school and after that ofcourse the halloween! In Estonia we also have on 2th November All Souls' Day - this is the day when we light a candle to remember those people who are not longer with us. It's a beatiful day, quite and peacful holiday.

But yet, I have gathered here some great ways to spend the fall-holidays and prepare yourself for halloween :)

Mulle väga meeldivad erinevad pidustused ning tähtpäevad.
Sel reedel algab esimene sügisene koolivaheaeg ja kohe peale seda tuleb halloween! Eestis on muidugi suurem püha 2.novembril hingedepäev, mida üldjuhul tähistame rohkem - paneme küünla inimestele, keda enam meie hulgas ei ole. See on lihtsalt üks ilus ja rahulik püha.

Kuid siiski enne seda, olen kogunud mõned head ideed, kuidas koolivaheaega sisustada ja valmistada end ette õuduste õhtuks - halloweeniks!

What is your favorite do-it-yourself project every fall?
Milline on sinu lemmik tee-ise projekt igal sügisel?

One of the things that you could do with your children - decor your windows!

Lot's of fun for children and for people who are passing by.

Üks hea projekt koos lastega on akende kaunistamine.
Palju nalja lastele ning rõõmu ka mööda käijatele.

If you have small children - this is a perfect fall diy project.

Just let them cut the paper and help to them to turn it into a pumpkin.

Kui peres on natuke väiksemad lapsed, siis see on hea projekt neile. Lihtsalt lasta neil paberit lõigata ja väikese abiga muuta need kõrvitsateks.













And kids just love to cook - prepare something intresting for halloween dinner - it can be something spooky or just funny!

Lapsed armastavad kokata - olgu nad mis vanuses tahes! Eriti lõbus on teha selliseid viguriga sööke halloweeni õhtuks - see võib olla päris hirmutav või lihtsalt ülinaljakas!

I just love those spiders made out of cookies - so easy to do!

Eriti meeldivad mulle sellised küpsise-ämblikud ja neid on nii lihtne teha!















And something for moms - decorate your front door.

This will be my this year project - I have plenty of underwood. And I will only need a glue-gun and black sprey and I'm done.

Ja muidugi nokitsemist ka emadele - kaunistada oma välisuks.
See on kindlasti mu selle sügise projekt, kuna võsa maja ümbruses on piisavalt, siis vajan veel ainult liimipüstolit ja musta-spreid ning midagi uut on jälle välisuksel tervitamas.

*Pictures from Pinterest ;)

Table decor [laua kaunistus]

In our house, boys always take care of table decoration. No mather if it's summer or winter, they can always manage. At the moment there are last field flowers taking place our table. Ah, reminds the summer..

Meie majas pea alati hoolitsevad poisid laua kaunistuse eest. Olgu siis suvi või talv, nad saavad ikka hakkama. Hetkel on meie laual siis viimased põllul leiduvad lilled. Suve mälestused..