Saturday, September 22, 2012

bunch of roses...


I found a great tutorial on how to make gorgeous
coffee filter roses on a blog called the white bench.
And when my friends saw the once I had made, they 
also wanted to learn how to make them.  
So we decided to have a genuine girly time 
one evening and make bunch of roses.




We were all so busy cutting, gluing coloring etc. that we
hardly had time for the cupcakes, delicious chocolate cake 
or the rose wine!!!





But we did have a great FUN

thank you Monica...

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

2000 divine cupcakes...


Our third "mömmur og möfffins" party (mothers&cupcakes party)
 took place at our botanical garden on a sunny Saturday the 4th. of August.
 It was a great success and we are so thankful to all the mothers that baked for 
us, for this annual charity event.  We received over 2000 divine cupcakes,
 and they where all sold out in mere 30 minutes!!!!
We where hoping to race at least 5000 euros, and yes, we did!!! 
(we got 5500 euros ;)  
Like the two previous years, the money goes to the maternity ward 
at our local hospital, and this time it will be used to buy a special 
resuscitation table for premature babies.  




this time, me and my two daughters baked 150 cupcakes  :)



and of course we made lots of pom poms...



just look at all the beautiful cupcakes we received...



happy




smiling




girls, everywhere...


and all these beautiful girls helped selling the cupcakes,
and we also had life music
and everybody gave their work to support the event...



we also auctioned an oil painting, made by one great artist 
in our group... and that was a lot of fun!!



it was such a perfect day, and hopefully we will continue
to do this for years to come...


smile and have a cupcake... 

and now its off to a Spanish island for our family summer vacation ;)


if you like to see some more photos you can go to our fb page... 
( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mömmur-og-möffins/192265690830898 )
and most of the photos are taken by my sister.. http://blipfoto.com/agnesskula



Saturday, June 23, 2012

summer time...


I'm getting inspired by the beauty of the summer.
 Whether it's something I bake, drink, wear or make,  
it's all about bright and happy colors.
I guess in my heart, I'm a real summer girl!! 







hope you are having a nice summer time....

Sunday, June 17, 2012

day of celebration...



Congratulations on June 17!!!!
Today is our national day of celebration in Iceland


 For the occasion
 I baked our favorite cake ...mmm

Thursday, May 31, 2012

big old chair...

I bought this big old chair on a flea market, only because it's so 
incredible nice to sit in it (it wasn't the look, believe me ;).

I new it would have to be changed dramatically if I where to bring 
it in to our all grey living room, but the good thing was, that the cover of
the chair was not damaged or torn so the challenge was to some
how change the look of the chair so it would fit in.



so this is what I did ;




It did take some time & work but now we all
love this big old comfortable chair so
much more.

Thank you for stopping by.


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

new look...

Hi everybody! 
So glad I finally got around to change the look on my page 
(got a big help from my son ;) 
Hope you like it too. 
I'm working on a new post already ;)



Monday, May 21, 2012

not just walls & ceilings...


Over the years I have used my Kalklitir/ lime-colors
on so many things in my house, other
than just walls and ceilings. 


For example...


it's very easy to change a
plain terra cotta flower pot using lime,



and get old & weathered look on 
a brand new basket...


 Here you can see what some 
acid wash & lime does to
new zinc buckets.



and it's always great to be able to change
beautiful candlesticks that have the right
style, but not the right color,
 into something you love.
(these where new & are made of wood)

(but this candleholder is old brass)

I've also changed the look and color of 
of all kinds of furnitures and frames, 
both old & new,


and even used it
in some art work I'm doing ;)


As you can see I love all grey colors, so I use them a lot,
( plus I often give things lime-wash, over the base color
 to get that old and worn look that I like ;)

You can always mix your own beautiful shades of colors,
 f.ex. by adding Ivory to a dark color like Doloriet,
Celadon secco or Winter secco.


Hope it has been inspiring and 
thank you for stopping by...