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

My new love affair – Apricot marzipan scones

June 13, 2014 by nadel&gabel

This has been a hot week around here in Germany – with destructive thunderstorms as “side effects” … we could talk about climate change, and a lot could be said about this …  a lot could be said as well about the “side effects” of the Football Worldcup in Brasil. I won’t … where should I start?! Yes of course, I’ve watched the opening match last night. But I won’t join the chorus of enthusiasm. There won’t be any brazilian […]

Categories: around the world, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, snacks & small dishes, summer, vegetarian • Tags: apricot, baking, berries, biscuits, blackberries, chocolate, cookie, dried, fruit, marzipan, moist, party, picnic, recipe, scones, summer, tea, white, yoghurt

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

Travel gear – Improved

May 11, 2013 by nadel&gabel

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go … to Nice for a few days. Actually it’s me together with a colleague and a bunch of students … hopefully no trouble but relaxed days for all of us. Of course there will be some pictures on the blog in a while. My preparation – except of listening to the old and the new album of Zaz trying to refresh the sad remains of the French I learned at school: […]

Categories: At the sewing machine, bags & totes, wallets & pouches • Tags: bag, black, camera, graphic, handbag, mustard, pouch, sewing, strap, toilet, tote, travel, tutorial, white