Minimalism – Laundry bags from SnapPap aka Kraft-Tex

May 16, 2016 by nadel&gabel

  This place has got a bit quiet during the last weeks, for different reasons. One of them was the major spring cleaning up, decluttering and rearranging that happened in this place. And although it comes with costs in time, dorsal pain and patience – to stand the temporary mess – it’s totally worth the effort. There is this connection between outside and inside. Sorting things out, clearing your space has an immediate impact on your mind and soul. Every […]

Categories: At the sewing machine, bags & totes, craft & DIY, decoration, paper, storage • Tags: bag, basket, bucket, capsule wardrobe, decoration, KonMari, kraft-tex, laundry, minimalism, paper, plant pot, sack, sew, simplicity, SnapPap, stash, storage, sturdy, tidying-up, toys, tutorial, vegan leather, washable

Small things – Beeswax food wrap

December 13, 2015 by nadel&gabel

Alright, christmas is coming closer and I am busy getting all my presents ready. This year will be very much a DIY christmas. It wasn’t intended like this from the beginning, but then I stumbled upon interesting projects, one after another, and thought that not only I could like them but also my family and friends. The pillow spray is one of them, this beeswax food wrap is another, and some more to follow up. Let me also say, that there […]

Categories: accessories, craft & DIY, digital design, fabric, storage • Tags: alternative, bee, beeswax, biodegradable, cloth, cotton, design, ecological, fabric, food, kitchen, label, natural, packaging, plastic free, reusable, sandwich, snack, storage, sustainable, tutorial, waxed, wrap

A little something – Homemade truffles and a DIY gift box

December 21, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Now it’s the time when you can count the days till the christmas holidays are finally here. And before I retreat solely to the analog world for a few days, enjoying time with my family and long not seen friends, here’s a last christmas gift idea, that you still can easily whip up in case of urgent gift shortage. I made this nice collection of truffles for some of my colleagues. But your neighbours, your postman, your aunts and uncles […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, craft & DIY, digital design, freebies, gluten-free, In the kitchen, paper, storage, vegetarian • Tags: box, brigadeiro, caramel, chocolate, chocolates, christmas, coffee, condensed milk, Craft, dark, flavour, gift, hibiscus, orange, package, praline, present, rasberry, recipe, sweet, tag, template, treat, truffles, tutorial, white, wrap

Store in style – DIY wire baskets

November 21, 2014 by nadel&gabel

When I had finished my crocheted washcloths and scrubbies I found them too beautiful to hide them away. So I thought about how to display them in our bathroom, incorporate them into the interior design. Wire baskets came to my mind – and I remembered a tutorial for a DIY wire basket that I had seen a while ago and bookmarked. I followed the comprehensive pictured tutorial of Amy and have to say: These baskets are really easy to make, […]

Categories: craft & DIY, interior, storage • Tags: basket, box, Craft, design, industrial, mesh, metal, organize, plier, rustic, storage, tutorial, vintage, wire

My work space IV: Storage and decoration

March 28, 2014 by nadel&gabel

May I invite you to another closer look around my redesigned working place? This time you will mainly see where I store all my stuff – perhaps we shouldn’t exaggerate and speak of “organization”… When I decided to swop my old massive wooden desk – from teenage times – for a new one I had the vision  of a lighter look around the place I am sitting about half of the day. I decided for a simple wooden desktop with […]

Categories: craft & DIY, furniture, interior, storage • Tags: box, brakig, Craft, desk, desktop, folder, geometric, hairpin, helmer, holder, home, ikea, interior, legs, living, office, organization, photo, ps, space, storage, stuva, work

My work space II – Folded book into mail holder

February 22, 2014 by nadel&gabel

My guilty conscience started in the moment I entered the antiquarian book shop. I couldn’t shake off the feeling that the owner could read it in my face – that I didn’t want to buy one of his books for its content, to read it or give it away … but to destroy it! I had seen some interesting DIY projects reusing old books, for example this, this or this one. But I always asked myself the question: Am I […]

Categories: craft & DIY, interior, paper, storage • Tags: art, book, card, chart, Craft, desk, easy, fold, folder, holder, mail, office, old, organization, paper, storage, tutorial, vintage

My work space I – DIY geometric memory board and masking tape holder

February 8, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Already weeks have passed since I promised to show the outcome of my working space redo. Ans still there are some things in progress, some improvements to make. Anyway I decided to start my little tour around my desk – showing you the things I made during the last weeks step by step. One of the elements I changed was this (dormer) wall next to my desk. A while ago I had decorated it with a DIY chalk board that […]

Categories: craft & DIY, interior, storage • Tags: band, black, Craft, craft & DIY, decoration, design, display, geometric, holder, masking, memory, mood, office, pin board, rubber, space, storage, tape, tutorial, wall, washi, white, work

A tidy house, a tidy mind

February 28, 2012 by nadel&gabel

Cleaning up and reorganising my sewing drawer with all the tapes, ribbons, rickracks, zippers – done! It leaves me with a great feeling of contentment. And all I needed for it were cardboard of an old amazon parcel, washi tape, some pins and velcro dots (to fix the velcro tape).

Categories: At the sewing machine, craft & DIY, storage, supplies • Tags: Craft, organizing, ribbon, sewing, storage, supplies, tape