“Practically perfect in every way“… x

Is it the blue patches in the sky and the warmth outside, is it Friday, or is it the happy feeling – I love what I do, I love what and who I have, that tickle my soul… regardless the reasons – the spring has visited me!

Mandy (reserved!) wanted to be like Mai. Special. But don’t we all are?

Raspberry muffins… Mandy’s favourites

Photo album to remind of her friends and home she comes from…

Dilly

A special dress for a special occasion

And something pretty to sleep in

Hope your Friday is good too! x

they just want to say a quick ‘hi’…

Rocco

Ronya (reserved)

Mimi

Mandy

Milly

The very popular pattern book Nuigurumi style ISBN4-05-604179-2

now you know how these were ‘born’

my version of this one…

Home sweets couturier, life with handmade things ISBN4-529-04125-5

Still got more photos to share, but will squeeze in some of my new minies next. The little gift is also not forgotten…

Dar ne viskas isrodyta, bet laikas pasirodyti mano maziesiem kurineliam. Maza dovanele taip pat nepamirsta.

It’s already Wednesday… again. Maybe it’s not the time that’s fast… maybe I’m too slow?

Jau treciadienis… vel. Galbut tai ne laikas toks greitas, o as per leta?

if you still need some more craft ideas – Japanese are there to help

jei vis dar truksta rankdarbiam ideju – gelbeja japonai

Cotton & Paint 2007 vol.28

bags for little people

passport case

Cotton & Paint 2007 vol.27

lunch bags

Linen & Cotton vol2

mini sewing case

more for packing lunch

Cafe 2006 autumn vol5

kids party ideas

something like this could be made by you and your child

sewing travel case

lovely bag idea

More ideas and promised little gift – tomorrow.

a few beautiful finds…

keletas graziu radybu …

Fillipa by Paola Zakimi

a fox making knots…ah!!!by Paulina Temmes

fat bear by Vriad-Lee

girls by A little sprout

dog by monohpuz

Kyoko Okubo

Ann Wood

Specially ordered, specially made, now lives across the ocean – mommy Eevi.

Specialiai uzsakyta, specialiai padaryta ir sekmingai gyvenanti uzu atlanto – mamyte Eevi.

There will be more bears and more babies… but next time: I’m planing to share some more of those lovely Japanese books I’ve and one of them will be up for grabs.

Enjoy your weekend!

Bus daugiau mesku ir kudikeliu… bet sakanti karta planuoju pasidalinti mielom japoniskom knygelem ir viena nedidele dovanele. Gero savaitgalio!

x

I’ve been proven, that sugar from a long-term friend can become ‘not a friend any more’ , but you don’t really have to be some sort of strong person and totally ignore food that has been sweetened somehow. I love sweetness. The subtle one. When those delicious things that go down your mouth do not sweeten your body up, but bring lovely color into your everyday. There are desserts, that prepared alone in your mind make your saliva rund down the lip for a long time… But I’m in such period in my life, I can’t have any sugar… So what’s left? Alternatives. That’s what. And there are a few. And not so bad ones.

For example: tested many times, praised by others and so loved by my family – a dough recipe, that with a bit of correction and the house fills up with vanilla smell again. For your table and your tummies – sugarless muffins or cake with berries.

100g butter or vegetable spread

284ml soured cream or natural yoghurt (I use plain soya one)

2 large org. eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

zest of 1 lemon

280g plain flour (I use whole spelt or wholemeal, can be 50×50)

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp salt

200g caster sugar (I only used 2 brushed off spoons of agave syrup, sometimes honey or black molasses)

4 tsp. poppy seeds

140g fresh or frozen berries (summer berries, winter ones or cranberries)

Leave on the rack to cool before you ‘demolish’ the final thing. You also could spoon over some maple or agave syrup and eat while they are still warm. Whatever way you choose – enjoy!

Kad cukrus is ilgamecio draugo gali patapti nedraugu – isitikinau, bet zmogus neprivalai but kokia ten be galo stipria asmenybe ir visiskai ignoruoti maista, kuris kazkuo pasaldintas. As salduma megstu. Subtilu. Kuomet burnon keliaujantys skanestai neapsaldina kuno, bet paspalvina kasdienybe. Eh. Yra desertiniu patiekalu kuriuos vien mintyse pasigaminus seiles per lupa ilgai varva… Bet dabar toks laikmetis, man cukraus negalima… Tad kas lieka? Alternatyvos. Va kas. O ju yra. Ir visai neblogu.

Stai pvz mano seniai patikrintas, kitu isgirtas ir seimos pamiltas teslos receptukas, kuri kiek pakoregavus namuose pakvipo vanile. Jusu stalui ir skrandziui – becukriai keksiukai arba pyragas su vaisiais

Teslon desim:

100g nesudyto sviesto augalinio pakaitalo

284ml grietines arba naturalaus jogurto (tinka ir sojos)

2 didesni kiausiniai

1arb.s. vaniles ekstrakto

1-os citrinos tarkuota zievele

280g miltu (labai gerai naudojasi ir speltos ir rupesni kvietiniai, galima per puse)

2arb.s. kepimo milteliu

1arb.s. sodos

1/2 arb.s. druskos

200g cukraus (as naudoju agave sirupa, medu, juodaji molases… dedu vos 2 nubrauktus saukstus pasirinktinai)

4 arb.s. aguonu

140g svieziu ar saldytu uogu (spanguoles, braskes, avietes, serbentai… )

Orkaite isildoma iki 190C. Istirpdytas sviestas paliekamas atvesti, tuomet imaisom greitine ar jogurta, kiausinius, citrinos zievele ir vaniles ekstrakta. Kitame dubenyje sumaisom visus sausuosius produktus. Supilame skystaja mase, lengvai ismaisome. Suberiam uogas ir vel pamaisom. Jei kepami keksiukai, i spec forma susideliojama keksiuku popierinius krepselius, dosniai juos pripildome tesla ir kepame apie 20-25min. kol graziai paruduoja. Visada patikrinu mediniu dantu krapstuku ar gaminys iskepes. Isimtus is orkaites paliekam atvesti, o toliau tai jau kas kaip.Galima apslakstyti klevu ar agavo syrupu ir valgyt dar siltus…

Kepant pyrago varijanta, zema forma istepu sviestu, pripildau tesla ir lygiai taip pat, kepu 20-25 min.

These were with frozen summer berries: raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants

Cia puikuojasi keksiukai su saldytom vasarinem uogom: avietem, gervuogem, serbentais

and this beauty – with fresh cranberries

o cia – grazuolis su spanguolem

The berries work wonders, you don’t miss sweetness (unless, of course, you love deserts to be obviously sweet) in these and the moist and soft texture doesn’t leave your taste buds doubting whether it’s some sort of bread, or realla a reminder of a cake you’re munching.  It’s good and in moderation – much better than the sweeter version. I think.

Uogos pagrindines darbininkes, nepasigesit saldumo (nebent jus megstat akivaizdziai saldzius desertus) situose ir dregna, svelni tekstura jusu skonio receptoriu neuzklausines ar duona kazkokia valgot ar tikra pyrago uzuomina. Tikrai geras, o saikingai vartojant – daug geresnis nei saldzioji versija. Taip galvoju.

Twins are not my specialization, but when you have somebody wanting to make a Christmas present for themselves, how can I say no… Sadie doesn’t even know she’s got a lookalike sister…My client, I really hope, she is pleased with her purchased bear. Nele?

Dvyniai nera mano specializacija, bet kai atsiranda norinciu pasidaryti sau kaledine dovana, kaip gali atsakyti… Sadie nezino, kad atsirado sese antrininke… O kliente tai labai viliuosi liko patenkinta isigyta meske.

I love creative freedom (yes, yes, I hear you – most of us do, freedom in general – is good, really good), when I can just make and see what/who comes out. And then get to know my creation and together with my good friend imagination we find something to add  to the toy’s life Although I also have to thank my clients, quite a few of my custom orders were so much fun too. Like having to try and make something I would probably avoid making… so I learn more and don’t end up repeating myself too much. Challenges are needed and welcome. And well, there will be plenty of those to come…

Labai myliu kurybine laisve (taip, taip, girdziu tave – dauguma is musu tokie, aplamai laisve yra gerai, labai gerai), kuomet galiu tiesiog gaminti ir stebeti kas ‘pasigimdo’. Tuomet susipazysti artimiau su kurineliu ir savo geros drauges vaizduotes padedama mudvi randam kazka pridet prie zaisliuko gyvenimo Nors turiu padekoti ir savo klientams, ne vienas uzsakymas buvo gan smagus. Pavyzdziui turejau bandyt ir padaryt kazka, ko pati tai tiketina buciau vengusi… tad taip kazka vis ismokstu ir per daug nesikartoju. Na, issukiai reikalingi ir laukiami. Tokiu tai panasu bus uztektinai…

The hopping one has gone to the house full of my other creatures, so she’s got a Christmas tree  and a big bunch of greetings to deliver.

Sokliuotoja isvyko i namus pilnus kitu mano gamintu gyvuneliu, tad jai itaisem Kaledu egle sventem irvisa kruva linkejimu.

Davina, who was originally planed as Davi, joined Benet and Inga (and Mai)… Not only their sweet owner and owner’s mommy loves them (along with other minnies and maxies of mine that have moved to the same address), but apparently Santa too. They were presents themselves, but these toys  have got a big wooden house for themselves for Christmas! Yep. They might have it too good in that Estonia

Davina, kuri pradzioje buvo suplanuota kaip Davi’s, susikibo paranken su Benet’u ir Inga (ir Mai). Reikalas toks, kad ne tik ju miela seimininke ir seimininkes mamyte juos (kartu ir kitus mano mini ir maxi gamintus minkstuolius kurie persikrauste tuo paciu adresu) myli, panasu dedule Kaleda taip pat. Jie patys buvo dovanomis, bet sitie minkstuoliai gavo didziuli medini nama Kaledom! Taip taip.  Per gerai jiem ten toj Estijoj

Little Pinch – a ‘3rd leg’… is so devoted to Davina. A dream, not a dog!

Mazasis Pinch’ius kaip 3-ia koja, atsidaves Davina’i. Svajone ne suo!

Hope your weekend was a good one! I have big/ish plans for this week…

Tikiuosi savaitgalis jus pamalonino! As parengiau kokius tai didokus planus siai savaitei…