Eastward II – Spreewald and Weimar

September 16, 2017 by nadel&gabel

There it is: an isolated wooden house painted red, in the garden chard, tomatoes and thyme are growing besides flowers, happy sheep are jumping around in their enclosure while the chicken doesn’t let disturb herself in her picking routine. The evening sun brings the adjoining field to glow  .. and bsssh … a mosquito’s bite again. And in the sun room of the little, cozy furnished cabin lightened by a chain of lights  we sit in this Bullerbü-like scene, sip […]

Categories: Behind the camera, Germany, nature, objects & places, On the road, travel • Tags: architecture, Bauhaus, boat, Brandenburg, cafe, canoe, classic, culture, design, dragonfly, Germany, gherkins, Goethe, hideaway, history, literature, nature, park, remote, reserve, river, rural, sorbs, Spreewald, travel, weimar

Keep on turning – DIY rope bowl

January 18, 2016 by nadel&gabel

This project is in my blogging queque for a while now. It was one of my christmas gift projects, actually one of my favourite ones. Over years now I’ve bookmarked various tutorials for handmade baskets or bowls – but most of them are based on handsewing … aargh … I hate handsewing, I’m a impatient person. So, basically I remained bookmarking and thinking about how I would … someday … And then I saw Frau Gold`s admirable rope bowls, followed the link for […]

Categories: accessories, At the sewing machine, decoration, supplies • Tags: basket, black&white, bowl, coil, cord, cotton, decoration, design, easy, machine, minimal, present, rope, scandinavian, sew, storage, tutorial

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

Temporary solution – Fabric storage buckets

June 3, 2015 by nadel&gabel

This sewing project evolved from necessity. As I have started to do some more sewing again, I also had to face the chaos that had gained the upper hand in my jam-packed drawer as well as in my sideboard filled with fabric. And I had just bought a stack of beautiful Japanese fabrics from here, that I can’t wait to sew with … but that also need space! Aargh, it’s a constant managment of space shortage! It was time to […]

Categories: accessories, At the sewing machine, bags & totes, craft & DIY, decoration, fabric • Tags: basket, bucket, crafter, decoration, design, desktop, easy, graphic, pattern, plant pot, print, sack, scraps, sew, sewing, stamp, stash, storage, style, toys, tutorial

Into a structured new year – Free printable calendar 2015

December 14, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Christmas is coming closer and closer, final preparations are made, holiday menus are planned, cookies baked, last gifts bought and nicely wrapped … besides a lot of work and christmas party and market appointments. I’m happy that I nevertheless managed to get this calendar for 2015 ready before the new year begins and just in time to serve as christmas gift – for me and for you, my constant readers! Buy some heavy weight paper, turn on your printer, buy […]

Categories: craft & DIY, digital design, freebies, paper • Tags: 2015, arrow, calendar, clip, collage, design, digital, download, font, free, freebie, geometric, graphic, hue too, paper, pattern, print, printable, scrapbooking, structure, texture, triangle, tribal, typography

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

Turné i södra Sverige I – Swedish city life in Stockholm and Uppsala

August 30, 2014 by nadel&gabel

After some silence that moved into this place during the last weeks, I am back again … with some (first) pictures from our “turné i södra Sverige” (tour in South Sweden). Our trip started and ended in a city – starting point was Stockholm, final destination Uppsala … this blog post is dedicated to these two swedish cities. (Although we’ve been to the west coast as well we skipped Gothenburg, but I am sure this city is worth a visit, […]

Categories: Behind the camera, black & white, objects & places, On the road, Sweden, travel • Tags: architecture, city, design, holiday, island, kanelbullar, landscape, Linnae, museum, old town, photography, scandinavian, sea, shopping, South, Stockholm, summer, sweden, swedish, tour, town, travel, trip, university, Uppsala

Dream garden – Romance needs hard work

June 25, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Last week my mother celebrated her birthday – a good occasion for a short stay at my parent’s house. As it is a family tradition the birthday was celebrated with old friends … and with my fathers homemade pizza – made in his DIY pizza oven! … Famous all around the village! It was – like always – a delight. My parent’s vast garden right now is in its full summer blossom, its abundance and beauty overwhelming. Veggies, flowers, berries […]

Categories: Behind the camera, In the kitchen, nature • Tags: animals, berries, blossom, chicken, decoration, design, flower, fruit, garden, oasis, photography, picture, plants, pond, style, succulents, summer, vegetable

Industrial ambience and lots of creativity – “Vogelwild” market

May 12, 2014 by nadel&gabel

This weekend I mingled with the young-creative-hipster-world – on the lifestyle and design market “Vogelwild” that took place around here. A fine selection of different kinds of small makers presented their craft and design work. From furniture or clothing, bags, jewellery to stationary – everything could be found. A lot of the designers are working with ecological and fair produced material or are recycling old material – an approach that becomes more and more important for me, too. The industrial […]

Categories: At the sewing machine, Behind the camera, craft & DIY, objects & places • Tags: art, bag, craft & DIY, creative, dawanda, decoration, design, eco, fair, fashion, furniture, hipster, industrial, jewellery, lifestyle, market, recycling, retro, sewing, startup, stationary, young