If you live in a German speaking country, you probably know all about marzipan pigs. We have this tradition here, to give away those cute little almond delights on New Year’s Day. It is meant …
Category: winter
Edible lucky charms?! Use this marzipan clover tutorial to surprise your loved ones on New Year’s Eve or St. Patricks Day (make only 3 leaves for the shamrock). You can use them as cupcake toppers …
In Ireland Candlemas (or pagan Imbolc) is celebrated as St Brigid’s feast day. It’s a holiday where the returning of the light and the nature after the dark winter is celebrated. A typical symbol for …
Making straw dolls is another craft you can do for Candlemas. (Like the Brigid’s Cross – Tutorial here >>) The straw dolls are called Brigid Dolls. – After St Brigid of Ireland. She symbolically represents …
Icicles from plastic bottles? It’s easier than you think! You only need a common plastic bottle, scissors and a candle. At the end of this entry, you also find a video of this tutorial. You …
Are you on the lookout for an easy christmas craft? – A Felt Cristmas Star ornament is something you can do in under 10 minutes AND it is also something kids can do. Felt Christmas …
I was looking through our christmas decorations and I found some things I made over the last years. There is not very much left, but some things survived through the endless onslaught of kids and …
Oranges + Cloves = smells like Christmas 😀 I remember making spiced Oranges every Christmas season since I was a child. It brings back so many pleasant memories and instant Christmas spirit! The smell is …
A Yule Log is a part of Yule or Christmas traditions in many European cultures. Like most traditions it has pagan roots. A large wooden log (usually oak or ash) is decorated, sacred and then …
In addition to my Bird Feeders I showed you last time (look here >>) I also made a rustic Willow Birdhouse. For this birdhouse you will need long, thin willow branches. They should be soaked …