Happy Holidays

I baked gingerbread cookies last night
this time from a store bought dough
tiny elephants [looking like mini mammoths to me]
and cute penguins
these cookie cutters I found in Japan,
who else would come up with tiny cookie cutters like these!
Aalto vase cookie cutter is from Iittala store
it looked quite inspiring to me

Wishing a happy and peaceful holiday to you!




I'm now off to bake a date-carrot cake...
What's your favorite cake this season?

Bambi Pouches & Holiday Market

What's the best part of creating something new?
For me (besides seeing the end product) it is choosing the materials.
I made new bambi pouches for the craft market last weekend and I'll bring
these bambis to WeGotBeef's Holiday Market too.
New necklaces, bracelets and earrings will travel to Helsinki as well.
The market is open Fri-Sun from 1 to 7 pm. Warm & cold drinks available.
If you are in town, come to say hello!




I'm already wishing you a lovely weekend!

Happy Independence Day

It is our Independence Day today DEC 6
Cooking, baking, lightning candles, watching the ball on tv
I wish a peaceful day to everyone

Kiitos Suomi ♥


carrot lingonberry cake

4 organic eggs
150 g butter
300 g organic grated carrots
2 dl lingonberries
2 dl organic dark sugar
1 dl white sugar
4 dl organic white flour
1 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons cardamom
1 teaspoons cinnamon


frosting:
2 dl drained plain yoghurt [or cream cheese]
3 dl powdered sugar

howto:
Preheat your oven to 175 celsius
Grease and flour a pan 24-26 cm in dia
Beat eggs with sugar, mix in flour, baking powder and spices
Add grated carrots and lingonberries
Pour into pan
Bake about 50 minutes, let cool the pan
Combine drained yoghurt or cream cheese with powdered sugar
Frost the cooled cake, top with lingonberries
Enjoy!

My Creative Space

How this week is flying by again!
I started playing with vintage ties [thanks aunt Maija for a donation!]
They will turn into headbands soon
I might not list them on my etsy
but bring them to my next fair in turku





More creative spaces on Kootoyoo's site... the last one for this year.

What are you working on right now?