Tropical Blend Dress

by Astrid // April 23, 2011 // 10 Comments

We have weather for summer dresses here in late April. I can hardly believe it – 20 degrees (Celsius) during Easter holidays, isn’t it amazing? custome writing It definitely makes me want to sew summer clothing, so yesterday I made... Continue reading →

Tulip Dress

by Astrid // April 19, 2011 // 11 Comments

Just before the weekend I received the latest Ottobre, and some of the designs in there show a simplicity almost like the one that you usually see in Japanese patterns – I love it. Sunday I went ahead and traced... Continue reading →

Lots Of Tea With Honey

by Astrid // November 9, 2010 // 10 Comments

Mads is away for a few days, which means that tonight I’m home alone with the girls and a sore throat. I put the girls to bed a while ago, and Ronja actually lost her first tooth, while we were... Continue reading →

Only So Many Hours a Day…

by Astrid // October 22, 2010 // 14 Comments

Warning: This will be a long post – but don’t worry, it will be pictures mostly. 🙂 When you look at my blog, it does indeed look like nothing much is happening. However, going through my recent calendar, and my... Continue reading →

Butterfly Pouch and Costumes

by Astrid // February 11, 2010 // 14 Comments

For 10 weeks, Ronja has been saving her pocket money in order to be able to buy a Nintendo DSi. The rest of the money has been given to her through birthday presents, but she needed to save up for... Continue reading →

Pettiskirt for a Ballerina

by Astrid // February 7, 2010 // 17 Comments

Shrovetide (fastelavn) is coming up here in Denmark, and Ronja wants to go as a ballerina. I decided to try to make her a pettiskirt, and even though the rest of the costume isn’t there yet, I wanted to show... Continue reading →

No Place Like…

by Astrid // September 2, 2009 // 10 Comments

We’re back home! Moved back Sunday after two weeks in the Bed & Breakfast, and let me tell you: Two weeks of four people living in a one-room B&B can work if it needs to, but it’s not something I... Continue reading →

It’s Been 5 Years

by Astrid // August 22, 2009 // 13 Comments

This little girl is 5 today! Where did time go? Seems this was just yesterday… But then it also feels a bit like she’s been around forever – and at the moment, we wonder if she has arrived early at... Continue reading →

The Nature of Modeling

by Astrid // June 15, 2009 // 9 Comments

When I came home with the girls this afternoon, it was windy, but still very nice weather. It may not have been quite warm enough for Ronja’s new summer dress, but she really wanted to try it on, and I... Continue reading →

Arrival of Spring

by Astrid // April 15, 2009 // 4 Comments

The Easter break brought beautiful weather. My winter coat has had it’s three winters and I’m not going to use it anymore now, so I dropped it off at a second-hand store the other day. The buds are coming out... Continue reading →