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As you know usually I don't do this but now I do. ☺ It is not that getting older year by year would be something I despise. No, I am very grateful of every new year I have been allowed to pass by! I just am not a person to celebrate myself on public, that's it. I like it more with close friends and silent experience, intimately chat and a mug of tea. Many of my friends live far away but still they pop in with their greetings and make me to feel they all are physically here.

❤They know I am a tea person ❤

They know I ❤ home made gifts and crafts!

I absolutely am cheerful about these Bridget Jones styled BunnySlippers YoungLady had picked me up! And I am happy about these safety equipment for my long dog walks here where the world can get very slippery.

And I love such  tiny simple things like soap! It brings you joy for a long time! Not to mention abut small bags you can use as a pen case or hide your glasses in!

Special delicate are always in my mind, heart and stomach! 

Do you still remember TheCraftChallenge2016? I made KnitingNeedleCase for DearJ who managed to surprise me by bringing in her home made cake I adore. Of course it is gluten free and the timing was perfect because my week was so full of work that I never even dreamed to have a time to bake a cake! Well, I can not figure out on which time she did this because she has 3 small kids and full time job too! Miracles happen! 

Hugs, thanks and kisses to you all!

BubbleStripeSocks

9th pair of my own design woollen socks for this autumn comes here. These are for my mother and made by using the yarns I inherit from her mother. (Still no labels for these.) I used Bubble Stitches for decorate knitting and just normal stripes. They feel very soft and are happy colorful!

YuleBubbleSocks

One more my own design woollen sock pair is finished. These are for my mother-in-law. Let's not tell her that yet. She will find these in her YuleGiftBack I always make for her.

I still am using the yarns I inherit from my grandmother without labels. I used Bubble Stitch knitting to decorate these socks. It works very well with grey-red contrast.

Patchwork Autumn Pillow No2

My own design Patchwork Autumn Pillow No1 got a friend. Together they form out a couple. I made them for my friend's birthday for her terrace.

Husqvarna C.B.

Some time ago Husqvarna Central Bobbin sewing machine arrived home. I was not satisfied with the sewing machine service just because they kept her for so long and I need to call few times if she is ready. At the end they said they'll do it when I give a date when I come to get it! Argh!

She has all the signs still on despite she is old and used a lot.

I have arranged all her stuff and organized them into small drawers of her cabinet. If you know something about these things you can notice all the things do not belong to her. There is for example old key for a toy! But it came with her so I put it in there... The desk of the cabinet still needs to be restored.

She is ornamental old sewing machine!

Gluten free SwissRollCake

This is extremely easy, fast and low budget cake! You need exactly the same ingredient as you do in baking a SwissRoll. But this one you don't need to roll up!

SwissRoll dough

Foam by electric mixer
4 eggs
1½ dl sugar

Keep on mixing well and add in the following order
2dl gluten free flour mix (I use Semper FinMix)
2 tea spoon baking powder

Cover the bottom of 26 cm diameter cake baking try by baking paper.

Pour over the bottom of the cake baking try
3dl your favorite jam or marmalade (I used home made pumpking marmalade)

Cook in 200 Celsius degrees approx 30 minutes. Remove the side edges. Turn upside down and gently remove the baking paper. Let it cool down proper.

Melt 100g chocolate and decorate the cake.

Eat!

ElfSocks

This pair of woollen socks remind me about Santa's little helpers ChristmasElfs. These are my own design and for DearE to warm up her feet during chilly weathers in TheBigWorld. I -again- used the yarns I inherit from my grandmother without labels.

NovemberFrost

Officially November is the last month of autumn. It includes rain, darkness, wet ground, chilly winds until it turns like this with frost, snow and arctic breath with the wind. If you ever plan to visit up here in the north; skip at least October. No one can guarantee there is snow in November these days because of the climate changing and global warming. But if you are lucky you see Finland in this way already in November.

This year All Saints' Day was on November the 5th. Traditionally we don't celebrate Halloween but All Saints' Day.

The weather has been chilly with -10 Celsius degrees for several days. The ground is getting frozen but we are still missing the snow covering. Poor Nuka got a cut to her toe. It is a bit difficult hunting weather because the ground is frozen but nothing covers it. For example sphagnum moss is like a pile of tiny sharp knives instead of soft pillow! Now we need to see if her nail gets off or not. Her sick leave's length depends on the nail. It is just a small cut around the nail but nasty looking one; even the vet said "ouch" when she saw it.

Christmas Stationery

 

The time to make some Christmas Season Stationery arrived again with November. This time I used very old typing paper. Can you see the watermark? These belonged to my grandmother and I found them last June when helping out my mom to sort out rest of the papers.

I stamped the pictures and then colored a bit.

The deer got also some outline color to look more chic.

I found also some old envelopes I bought on sale years ago after Xmas. They are perfect for these writing papers!

One letter will be enclosed with this reindeer card...

I wish you all

Very Home Made Christmas Season!