Tag: winter inspirations
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Christmas Wreaths
‘Home made wreaths are my favourite accessory for the holidays’ Drinking warm glögi with raisins and almonds while getting my hands dirty in forest greens is what pre-Christmas is all about! Thus far I’ve made five wreaths in total from forest materials that make the house look extra cozy over the holidays. I love making…
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Winter edition Chia pudding
‘Forest walks & festive chia pudding’ We took a little nature walk outside of Helsinki to enjoy the white winter scenery. We spotted a few deer, drank hot coffee, ate sweet chia pudding and enjoyed the christmas atmosphere all around us. Ingredients 2 tablespoons cooked quinoa 1 tablespoon flaxseeds (optional) 2 tablespoons chia seeds 2…
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Snowy Christmas Market
The magic of Christmas is felt in the first snowflakes‘ The carousel is going around in circles to the tunes of christmas music, people are exchanging gifts and the market square smells of fresh pine trees and vanilla fudge, while the snow flakes are beginning to drop more heavily. Evidently, it’s beginning to look a…
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DIY Pine cones & Apple Glögi
‘Home made Christmas decorations & warm winter drinks’ There is nothing more delicious than warming apple glögi (a type of mulled wine, but without alcohol drank during Christmas time) when spray painting pine cones in the coldness outside. The glögi is wonderfully aromatic from all the winter spices that has brewed into a festive comforting…
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Christmas Beetroot Tartar
‘December 8th & easy beetroot tartar’ Beetroot is a great winter root that makes great festive dishes with its vibrant purple colour and earthy sweet flavour. This tartar is such an easy appetizer full of gorgeous texture from the feta, garlic and pistachio. This starter looks pretty & if you wish to add some protein,…
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A Floral Christmas
‘December 7th floral inspiration & rose tea’ I really love this time of year when everyone are getting into the holiday spirit, decorations are being put up and preparations for Christmas are well under way. Along with the decked out trees comes the preparation for flower styling. I love a somewhat effortless look to the…
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The Magic of Tree Embellishing
‘December 6th, Happy Independence Day Finland’ Finland is celebrating its 101th birthday today and in honour of our Independence, the tree gets embellished! Decking out the Christmas tree is the highlight of my Christmas preparations as it brings so much magic and peace to the house. I just love the way the tree…
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Majdool Date Bread & Christmas tree
‘Finding the perfect tree’ Traditionally, we went to pick out our tree from my parents countryside house and today I’ve been decorating it all evening. I gathered a lot of inspiration from our Dubai trip, so I thought I would make a date bread on our tree hunt, as I bought beautiful Majdool dates from…
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The Art of Mindfulness
To me the smell of fresh coffee is one the great inventions of the world, but to drink it in the wilderness is an entirely new experience… It’s one of those mornings, where the magical snow-dusted countryside shows what Finland or being finnish is all about. I’ve let my worries melt away in the sauna…
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Frosty Magic
Gone to the countryside, A few days ago my friend and I woke up at our country house to a magical winter wonderland scenery. The absolute whiteness gives the nature a fairytale-like misty vibe, while the snow coated trees create that heaviness in the air. It’s silent in the midst of the woods, all I…