Blackberry jam

Anders recipe on blackberry jam:

Blackberries,

Sugar,

Brandy,

Lemon juice,

Water,

Boil the berries 10 min. in water and lemon juice, add sugar and boil for another 10 min. put in the brandy and set the whole thing on fire. Stir thoroughly and cool down. Easy huh!

The berries are from Anders parents garden by their house on “Orø”, we keep a big bunch of them in our freezer and use them for smoothies and stuff like that.

Ps. Have I got the best blog readers or what? I’m so flattered by all your comments on my previous post; thank you so much!

Cowardy custard…

Materials: Ribbon, scissors, glue-gun and some kind of hair accessory.

Today I was asked to participate in a danish television show called “Go morgen Danmark” = “Good morning Denmark”, they would like to bring a story about me and the mini-home. Unfortunately I´m such a chicken and I had to tell them no thanks. Quite a compliment though, huh?

How-to Tuesday: Sailor shirt!

This is a tutorial on how to make a plain v-neck t-shirt into a fancy-sailor shirt!

What you need is; a plain shirt,  white cotton ribbon, scissors, needles and a sewing machine.

1. Cut a long piece of ribbon and pin the center of the ribbon to the center of the neck. Then pin it all the way around leaving the two ends to hang down in the front of the shirt.

2. Sew with a zig-zag stitch in the center of the ribbon and all around the collar of the shirt.

3. tie a knot at the end of the ribbon-straps and make a bow.

Voilá… Now you have a cool and casual sailor inspired summer look!

How-to Tuesday: Pom pom accessory!

A tutorial on how to make a pretty pom pom accessory.

What you need; a very light fabric, scissors, glue, a brooch safety back, a peace of felt and a metal wire.

1. Cut out 10-15 square shaped pieces of fabric and pile them up.

2.  fold them like this and fasten them with the metal wire.

3. Cut little wave shapes  in the outer edges of the fabric.

4. Separate each layer of fabric one at a time creating a nice little pom pom.

5. I find that the safety back sticks much better if you glue it on a piece of felt.

Now you can make different sizes and colours and you can sew them them together if you’d like…

The fabric I have used was a bit heavy, but I like to mix up lots of different patterns and fabrics. They don’t have to be perfect -sometimes it’s even better when they’re not.

You can use the brooch in a million ways, on a jacket,  in your hair, on a summer hat or you can put it on a ribbon and around your arm/waist or neck…

If you have any questions feel free to ask!