Treat yo' self / DIY Body scrub

Due to some persistent health issues i felt quite down the other day. Being home alone did not make it better.

A bath I thought, that was ages ago. And why not go full cliché with bubbles, face mask and body scrub.

I felt like someone from a chick flick. I also felt awsome.

Home made body scrub, nicer than it looks.

... and bubbles!

Body scrub is one of those really easy DIY things.
I made mine from:

50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
50 ml (1/4 cup) table salt
50 ml (1/4 cup) brown sugar

You can use other kinds of oil as well. I guess white sugar will also wok.  I wouldn't use sea salt for the scrub though, unless you are planning on using it as a weapon.



My skin gets ridiculously soft after a bout with this. I don't use it n my face since i have oily skin, and i also feel that the grains are a bit to big for the more delicate skin in your face. 

This scrub works equally well for dudes and dudettes, since the scent is very neutral, a bit olivey and tad sweet.

Saturday entertainment

Where better to spend your Saturday than a place like this? None, I tell you, none. 

We took a trip to an antiquity shop 10 km outside of the city (Mattex Antik, for locals to Umeå).

So many pretty things, the place was quite big. In the end, we bought a beautiful mahogny cabinet for our bedroom. A bit expensive, but it was perfect, and i think it is going to stay with us for a loong time. I'll upload a picture when we have painted our bed room, the black(!) walls is not optimal for photography.

 

I wish i could have brought this lamp with me home as well, but 1700 sek (260 usd) is a tad more than I am willing to spend on something I might aswell bang my head into an break (Not even I, queen of clumsy, should be able to break a mahogny cabinet by bangning my head into it).

Lost and found, Valentine cup

When visiting my dad I often check out the flee markets in the area.

When visiting my dad I often forget things behind.

These two can actually become a pretty good combo. When visiting this summer I found a Valentine cup from Rörstrand in really good condition which made me quite happy. I find it hard to get a hold of nice retro cups that holds more than a tablespoon of beverage.

Then i forgot to pack it, and after a while i forgot its exsistence. Until this week when i got back and found it. So now it has made me happy twice!

 I should perhaps hide away my things and forget them more often....

Give away by Hildas Hem / Craft & Creativity

I am always impressed by people who manage to make a buisness out of their blog. Hildas Hem is a blog about DIY, home decor and food but she also makes her own onlne magazine.

Right now she's hosting a give away where you can win a 500 sek (77 us dollar) gift card at Craft & Creativity, another blog who started up their own web shop Make & Create, whit lots of crafting supplies.
(Hildas hem is in Swedish but Craft & Creativity is bilangual Swedish/English)

A big kudos to you girls, who make these things happend.
Head over to Hildas if you want a chance to win the gift card. I know I do.

Cross stitch china

If I would have known someone who likes to cross stitch, I would have found a great gift in these cross stitch looking cup and plates during my latest thrift store run.

I ended up bying 4 charis for the living room dining table (well, board game table really) instead, they need some new fabric and stuffing but it's one item less on the to do list. 

Now we need a bureau for the bed room. Problem is, i know exactly what i want (50ies/60ies teak) and wont settle until i find it!

On the road crochet

5 hour train ride, thank god for knitting/crochet and radio.
Working on a birthday gift in a beautiful untwisted wool. Some times small things makes me  happier than they probably should, like when my metallic crocet needle matches my yarn.

Two-at-once knitting

So i gave this two-socks/gloves-at-the-time with magic loop thing a try. I always knit with magic loop when i knit in the round (it's the best, so long as you have relatively soft and bendy cables), but never tried the two-at-once thing.

The tutorial I used was from Knitting Giraffe. It was a bit tricky, with all the yarn ends dangeling about. It would have been easier if they werent the same color, but well, then the whole idea of doing two identical things at once woulde be lost.

I got the hang of it though, and after a couple of rows it became much easier. That did however coincident with the moment i realised that the cuffs of my Maplewood Mitts to be was way to big. Way.

Sigh.
I will still make them though, but i think i'll stick with one at the time.