Lumised rabapildid said tehtud juba kuu aega tagasi, aga mahti sain alles täna need siia üles laadida. Käisime Viru rabas ja külma oli sel päeval üle 20 kraadi. Tund aega pidasime vastu, nautisime vaikust, lumerohkust ja kauneid vaateid. Pärast läksime spaasse sooja vanni mõnulema - super puhkus!
Näitan ka oma selle aasta kalendermärkmikut, mis samuti valmis jaanuari alguses. Põhimõttelt sama köitega, mis kokaraamatki, kuid sisu sai teine, vahele panin lisamärkmete jaoks värvilisi pabereid. Kaaned katsin ussimustrilise tapeediga ja lisasin sinna ka mooni pildi. Olen tulemusega väga rahul.

The snowy bog pictures are taken a month ago already, but I only had time to upload them today. We went to Viru bog and on that day it was more than 20 degrees below zero. We lasted for an hour, enjoyed the silence, snow and spectacular views. Afterwards we went to a spa to relax in warm jacuzzis - super holiday.
I will also show you my calendar notebook which I made in the beginning of January. It's basically made with the same binding as the cook book I showed in December, but with a different content. I also added colored pages for additional notes. The covers are coated with a snake-patterned wallpaper and I also added a picture of poppies. I am very happy with the result.

Detsember on olnud täis planeerimist, ettevalmistusi ja vahvaid jõulukohtumisi. Kogu sagimise vahel nii koolis kui kodus püüan ikka seda erilist aega nautida, sest jõulud mööduvad alati nii märkamatult kiiresti. Viimasel ajal on palju sadanud, ent valgest lumevaibast võime ainult unistada , miinukraade ei tule ega tule.  Käisime Tallinna ja Helsinki vanalinnas jõuluturgu ja -tulesid vaatamas ning kingitusi otsimas. Tore on see, et pimeduses paistavadki tulukesed veel eredamad.
Oktoobrikuus käisin õppimas klapiga märkimku tegema ja sattusin nende tegemisest kergelt sõltuvusse. Sõbranna soolaleivapeoks valmis üks ääretult naiselik ja romantiline "Kohvitüdrukute" retseptiraamat ning mul on tunne, et see ei jää viimaseks.

December has been full of planning, preparations and cool christmas meetings. Occasionally, when I'm not on full throttle at home or at school, I try to enjoy this special time, because christmas will always be over in a blink of an eye. It has been raining a lot lately and one can only dream of a fluffy white snow carpet - the minus degrees just won't come. We went to christmas market in Tallinn and Helsinki to buy gifts and to see the christmas lights. It's really splendid that the lights look bright in the dark.
In october I went to a workshop where I learned how to make a notebook with a flap and got addicted. I made a really feminine and romantic "Coffee Girls" recipe book for a friend's housewarming party and I feel it won't be the last one.

Vaagisin kaua, mida ühele toredale uuele tuttavale sünnipäevakingiks meisterdada ja siis mõtlesin, et pole ammu märkmiku köitnud. Ja nõnda otsisingi välja erinevat paberit nii tekstuurilt kui värvilt, tüki tugevat pappi, terava noa, PVA liimi, metalljoonlaua, nõela, valget  heegelniiti, marlit ja veidi retrokangast. Õpetuse leidsin kunagi ammu internetist, ent kuna ma olen juba üsna mitu märkmiku köitnud, siis on see protsess hästi meeles. Tulemus jäi armsalt pastelne ja veidi retro, igati oma uue omaniku näoline.
Nädalavahetusel tegin kõrvitsa-ingveri suppi ja kutsusin head sõbrad mõnusat õhtut veetma. Sügises on sügavust!

After thinking for a long time about what to make for my cool new acquaintance's birthday gift I realized that I hadn't bound a notebook for a while. So I looked out different textured and colored papers, a piece of cardboard, a sharp knife, PVA glue, a metal ruler, needle, white crochet thread, gauze and some retro textile. I found the instructions from the internet a long time ago, but I am familiar with the process since I have bound quite a few notebooks before. The result was a lovely pastel shade and a bit retro, in any way like its new owner.
At the weekend I made a pumpkin and ginger soup and invited good friends over for a pleasant evening. There is deepness in dark autumn night!