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

Not saving the world … but at least planting a tree

August 3, 2014 by nadel&gabel

If I am reflecting my life – my approch to comsumption, to live, my everday routines – during the last years I can definitely see a growth in consciousness. It’s about appreciating the priceless things in life that are indeed so invalueable (In some way I had to learn it the hard way.). It’s about reflecting me as a consumer, setting more value on healthy, ecological, fair produce, thinking about the necessity of habits, trying to re- or upcycle things […]

Categories: Blogging • Tags: blg, blogging, carbon, consumption, ecological, emission, energy, fair, internet, life, neutral, plant, style, sustainable, tree

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

Perspectives – My favourite Android photo apps

August 19, 2013 by nadel&gabel

When it comes to technical things, I am not what you`d call an “early adopter”, but more a “latecomer”. It’s something between “Do I really need this, and what for?” and “I’ll never understand all those details!” that keeps me resisting. It is therefore not surprising that only recently I am the owner of a smartphone … yes, and I even didn’t buy it myself. Nevertheless I warmed up with it. Even more, I got really investigative in finding new […]

Categories: Behind the camera, travel • Tags: app, camera, collage, editing, favourite, photography, photoshop, preset, retro, smartphone, style, travel, vintage