Catching thoughts – DIY notebooks

August 29, 2016 by nadel&gabel

Die Gedanken sind frei. Wer kann sie erraten?  Sie fliegen vorbei wie nächtliche Schatten. Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger erschiessen. Es bleibet dabei, die Gedanken sind frei. When my colleague and me were planning our upcoming student research project we soon came to the conclusion that every student should have a place to write down his/her thoughts, ideas, questions. A “Gedankenfänger” (thought catcher) to keep these things in whatever way, words, sketches, scrapbooked newspaper articles,… It should be small, we decided, […]

Categories: At the sewing machine, craft & DIY, paper • Tags: binding, bookbinding, brown, collecting, Craft, creativity, DIY, easy, kraft, moleskine, natural, notebook, paper, sew, stamp

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

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

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

Blank pages – Hello 2014!

January 2, 2014 by nadel&gabel

I hope you all had great holidays with your families and a good start into the new year … which is already 1½ days old. Another 363½ days to come. A new diary full of blank pages. What kind of year will you be 2014? What experiences are awaiting? Who will I be after these 363½ days? … Somehow or other: I am ready! Ready for new challenges that life will bring, new places, new people, new experiences, tears of […]

Categories: Behind the camera, black & white, Blogging, craft & DIY, paper • Tags: calendar, craft & DIY, decoration, diary, DIY quick, masking, paper, scrapbooking, tape, washi

Merry christmas! … and last minute gift wrapping ideas

December 24, 2013 by nadel&gabel

All my gifts are wrapped… ..and now I am totally excited to finally give them away and spend the holidays with my closest ones! When it came to gift wrapping, this year I stayed with kraft paper, black & white, geometric and a dash of gold (wire). The christmas cards I designed myself, fixed – of course – with masking tape [btw: Yes, I long thought about it, but as a font addict finally I couldn’t resist and bought the […]

Categories: craft & DIY, digital design, paper • Tags: black&white, card, christmas, decoration, gift, gold, holidays, kraft, paper, present, tag, wrapping

Recipes, gift wrapping & free labels – Homemade hot chocolate powder and marshmallow starlets

December 16, 2013 by nadel&gabel

The christmas preparations are reaching their final stage. After making or buying all the “big” presents, now it’s the turn of the the small ones: a little something for some colleagues, neighbours,… You know what I mean! This is just the right purpose for a small gift from your kitchen. I came back to my “little bags of sweetness” – nicely packed homemade hot chocolate powder. But instead of cinammon this time I added some dried and grounded orange zest. […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, craft & DIY, digital design, drinks, freebies, gluten-free, In the kitchen, interior, paper, vegetarian • Tags: bag, chocolate, christmas, craft & DIY, design, drink, free, gift, label, marshmallow, paper, present, recipe, tag, tutorial, winter, wrapping

Already this time again – Paper stars and balls

December 1, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Is it already this time of the year? Yes, it is! The christmas countdown has started. The first door of the advent calendar is opened. And if one advent calendar is just not enough for you, check out these virtual advent calendars of bloggers (with real things to win): Sodapop advent calendar, Gaarn advent calendar, Kwerfeldein advent calendar, Backbube advent calendar, relleoMein advent calendar, handcrafting [special] advent calendar, 24 Merry Days 2013 …I brought at least some advent feeling into […]

Categories: craft & DIY, interior, paper • Tags: 3D, ball, christmas, Craft, folding, Fröbel, german, origami, ornament, paper, pattern, star, tree, tutorial

Azulejo style – Handprinted napkins

November 29, 2013 by nadel&gabel

When I came across those beautiful handcrafted wooden stamps from Blockwallah (in Germany sold by Rayher) at one of my latest visits to my favourite craft shop, I just couldn’t pass. So many different patterns – and aren’t all of them just amazing? I really had a hard to decide which to take! After some first trials on paper (great handcrafted christmas wrapping paper!) I really wanted to use it on fabric and create this beautiful tiled look. Doesn’t the […]

Categories: accessories, Accessories, At the sewing machine, craft & DIY, decoration, fabric, interior • Tags: colour, easy, fabric, gift, ink, napkin, paper, pattern, present, print, sewing, stamp, textile, tile, tutorial, wooden