φθινοπωρο - A Shiny Day

21 Jan

I sewed a boring sweater with colorful thread

Isn't it wonderful when we can give a cute note to a simple boring garment, accessory or object? I love finding old clothes or objects and decorating them in different ways. That's what I did with a simple old sweater : I decorated it with knitting yarn at the neckline and on the sleeves. And it came out perfect! The backstory : On one of my walks in the city, I stumbled upon a super cute sweater that had sewn thread around the neckline and sleeves. I loved it right away. I showed it to Machi, Spyros' mom, and she said...

13 Jan

LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION

Vegan banana oatmeal

Oatmeal is one of those #hygge meals that warms my soul. In this article, I share with you my humble recipe fora cozy breakfast that reminds me of banoffee. We eat this vegan banana oatmeal at least 2 times a week, especially now that it's winter. As you may have read in this article, where I shared our recipe for a delicious savory cauliflower porridge, this type of meals are a habit we acquired after our short visit to Copenhagen. Copenhagen is the capital of #hygge and while in Groed, we drew inspiration from some of the meals that are...

08 Jan

CRAFTS, DECOR, REVAMP

Decorative yarn throw pillow

08/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
DIY, διακόσμηση, φθινοπωρο, φτιάξτο μόνος σου
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As sweaters and socks become all the more necessary, the more I like to turn my house into a warm snuggle cave. Progressively, I start experimenting with yarn, looms and warm materials. One of my favorite pastimes is to create knitted decorations for the house using an improvised loom that I have made. The outcome : beautiful! I know you are looking forward to seeing how you can create a decoration using an improvised loom and this will be done very, very soon! This isn’t a difficult construction, but it requires your undivided attention. For this very reason I want...

05 Jan

DECOR, ECOLOGY, PETS, REVAMP, UPCYCLE

Cat food can candles

15/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
DIY, upcycle, vegan, winter, διακόσμηση, οικολογια, φθινοπωρο, φτιάξτο μόνος σου
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In this article I will show you how to reuse the tin can that your cat (or your dog or even you!) just devoured,by making a super cute upcycled candle! The idea for this craft stems from one of the challenges I had to complete during my online Ding Dong journey. The brief was clear: "Find a way to reuse your cats’ food cans!" And so I did. I found a way. In case you’ve been around for a while, you may already have heard about my four fur kids. Felice, Ginger, Mitsi and Birbilo are my four very cute...

05 Jan

LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION

Vegan savory porridge with cauliflower

When the day of the week we get to eat our savory porridge for lunch comes, I smile from ear to ear. The reason is simple enough : A bowl of warm porridge can warm ones soul! The first time I tried savory porridge was in Copenhagen, in a #hygge little restaurant that specialized in these sorts of meals. They offered a variety of delicious oatmeals and porridges, savory or sweet. I was so obsessed with everything that I tried from Grød, that I even boughttheir recipe book. I studied, practiced the technique and I can proudly say that these...

01 Oct

LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION

Pancakes με καραμελωμένα μήλα

Φαντάζομαι ότι μόνο από τη φωτογραφία που βλέπεις σου τρέχουν τα σάλια...Λογικό, γιατί αυτά τα pancakes με καραμελωμένα μήλα είναι πεντανόστιμα και πολύ φθινοπωρινά! Θα προσπαθήσω να είμαι διακριτική σε σχέση με τα συναισθήματά μου για τους χειμερινούς μήνες και να μην το αναλύσω ιδιαίτερα. Ξέρω ότι εκεί έξω υπάρχετε όλοι εσείς που λατρεύετε το φθινόπωρο και το χειμώνα. Και μη μου πείτε τώρα για τα χουχουλιάσματα και το τζάκι, γιατί θα πω κι εγώ για το ασταμάτητο κολύμπι στη θάλασσα και το θερινό σινεμά. Οπότε τι κάνω που δεν αντέχω τον ερχομό του χειμώνα; Γκρινιάζω λίγο, και μετά βρίσκω τρόπους...