Homemade pasta mania

March 5, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Last weekend I spend with my best friend Anna and her sweet little daughter at my parents home. Besides of course sharing time with my parents and revelling in memories we had a clear mission: Letting my mother’s new pasta maker run hot! For two days we tested all of her matrices that form different shapes of pasta: Campanelle, Trulli, Spaghetti, Tagliatelle, Fusilli, Mafaldine, … We made all of them and a whole lot! We experienced with wheat and spelt semolina, made pasta […]

Categories: German/Swabian, In the kitchen, pasta • Tags: campanelle, culture, egg, food, fusilli, häussler, Heimat, home, homemade, lentil flour, machine, mafaldine, making, memory, noodle, pasta, semolina, south germany, swabian, tagliatelle, trulli

Transition – Felted hazelnuts

October 11, 2015 by nadel&gabel

When I look out of my windows I see all colour shades from yellow to red – there are only a few trees around that still keep their green leaves. Autumn is in is full vibrant blossom. I try to soak the colours in as well as the sun, cause days are getting shorter, colder and the fog is creeping in. It’s the time of the year when you want to nest, prepare yourself for the long dark winter evenings. […]

Categories: craft & DIY, interior, jewellery • Tags: acorn, autumn, ball, colour, Craft, decorating, easy, felt, felted, hazelnut, home, nature, project, tutorial, wool

Chatelain for a weekend – A very special accomodation

June 18, 2015 by nadel&gabel

I was browsing already too long through pages of tasteless hotels, guesthouses and holiday homes: Either they were of the category “frumpy and slightly tacky – stuck in the 70s” or of the category “tried to be modern – reached characterless”… … And then I found this place: Schloss Hofstetten. And it was clear from the very first moment that I’ve found IT! Although I don’t know anymore on which winding paths of search I discovered. But if you can only […]

Categories: Behind the camera, Germany, nature, objects & places, On the road, travel • Tags: accomodation, Altmühltal, antique, apartment, baroque, Bavaria, building, castle, franconia, garden, Hofstetten, holiday, home, peaceful, quiet, remote, renovated, restore, search, simple, stay, time-out, traditional, travel, vacation, village

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

A crafters storage – Divided basket

December 7, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Another christmas sewing project finished! For quite a time I had this pattern of Anna in my mind. I’ve been following hers and others versions of this fabric storage basket here and here. As the examples show it’s a really versatile project – with totally different outcomes depending on the fabric and variations made. The purposes you can use this decorative basket are equally multifaceted: diapers, washcloths, sewing patterns, knitting needles & wool, fabric scraps,… the possibilities are endless. This […]

Categories: At the sewing machine, bags & totes, decoration • Tags: baby, basket, decoration, divider, fabric, gift, home, noodlehead, pattern, present, sewing, storage, tutorial