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First day of holidays! Yes, it's finally here, and oh my god, I am so exited for Christmas, I'm such a child :) 

I don't know about you, but for me there is nothing better to do on a cold winter's day than slouching on the sofa, snuggled into a big soft blanket, wearing fluffy socks and a chunky sweater, reading a good book (me at the moment: City of Glass, Paul Auster, not quite sure what to think of it though), and slurping hot chocolate. 

Right?

So here are three of my favourite drinks for the Christmas holidays:





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What is a better gesture of love than a handmade Christmas card? (Alright, maybe some homemade cookies, but that's as good as it gets!) I spent last night crafting 4 fairly easy Christmas cards, and wanted to share these ideas with you. (Plus an additional quick how-to for DIY bauble earrings!) Here we go!

You will need:
Card stock
Wrapping paper
Scissors
Glue
(everything else is absolutely optional)

Number 1: Cute as a Button


- pine sprig
- coloured buttons
- tacky glue

First draw freehand ribbons and hooks for your button baubles, then glue on the buttons and the pine sprig. Done. I decided to add a few tiny details: a red bow that i drew on top of one of my baubles, a hand written "happy holidays" greeting in one corner, and part of a paper snowflake which i made from tracing paper.


Number 2: Simplicity is Key


- festive card stock, i chose shimmery gold
- a printed napkin (or even wrapping paper instead)

Carefully peel off the very first layer of the napkin (or just use a pretty piece of wrapping paper), cut out the desired motif and gently glue it onto your card. Done. Can it get any easier than this?!


Number 3: To my Deer Family

This is a card i "accidentally" made last year for Saint Nicholas Day - it's lots of fun if you want to play around with some leftover household items. In my case it wasn't even supposed to be a card, i - erm - honestly just had a piece of paper with some brown spots on it because i had been painting the other day, and somehow i decided to make reindeer heads out of these spots. To make them a little cuter i also drew some ears and mouths, hair and beard on them. Yeah, i went kinda crazy ...

Noses: various beads and one brass fastener.
Antlers: matchsticks, nails and some wire, respectively.

Papa Deer even got a little wrapping paper neck-tie. Oh, and i glued some googly eyes on them, too! And that's how Baby Deer, Papa Deer, Mama Deer and Teenie Deer came about. It's kinda cute though, isn't it?

It goes without saying that you have to address your loved ones with "Deer (name)", of course ;-)


Number 4: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree


- white or printed paper
- printed wrapping paper
- some narrow gift ribbon 
- some glitter

Now for my favourite card: Cut out three ornament circles from the wrapping paper. Fold in half and attach the halves back to back except for the two "outer" ones; those will be glued to the card. Cover card with white or printed paper, glue the ribbon thread to it, then a ribbon bow, then the 3D bauble, and decorate with glitter, writing and a thin strip of wrapping paper at the edge, if you like.
Oh, and i also drew a tiny red nosed reindeer onto the envelope! Isn't it cute? 


THANKS TO:

ChengAnd3Kids
who was kind enough to share this post on pinterest!
(almost 400 re-pins and 100 likes so far!! this is crazy... thanks so much for making my day :))

Buzzfeed 
who happened to include this in their Christmas Card round-up 
(buzzfeed? how did they even stumble across my blog...?! i'm so honoured!)


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BONUS: 2-minute Bauble Earrings

Last but not least i've got one final DIY to share with you: Christmas Earrings that will only take 2 minutes and 2 items to make!


- a pair of baubles (which ever colour you like, i went for a classy gold)
- a pair of earring hooks

Take off the little "lid" of the bauble, attach the earring hook to the loop, put it back onto the baubles and voilà! There you have your 2-minute Christmas Earrings.


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That's it!

Ah, these were so much fun to make :) I hope you found some of it useful!

Do you usually write Christmas cards? I have to admit, i was never really a Christmas card writing type of person, but that's going to change right now.


Wishing you a lovely weekend ~

♥

Maisy


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What is fall without Pumpkin Latte? (basically, what is life without Pumpkin Latte? but let's not get dramatic) 

Following a vegan lifestyle doesn't mean you should have to restrict yourself from your favourite treats like a creamy spicy Pumpkin Latte. Just stay flexible and get creative! 

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Preparation time: 15 min
Main ingredients: lettuce, cucumber, mango
difficulty level: fool-proof-easy
serves: 4
suitable for: vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, paleo, raw food, and delicious "even so"

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hey there, love
inspired by my own beloved YES bracelet seen in the picture above - which, yes, i do wear every day - i decided to try and make a metal bracelet myself. i have never done anything like that before, but it actually turned out quite nice, so i wanted to share this DIY. if i can do it, you can do it, too.


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Preparation time: 15 mins (+ overnight prep time for the "cheese")
Main ingredients: cucumber, tomatoes, olives
difficulty level: easy - moderate
serves: 3-4
suitable for: vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, paleo, raw food, and delicious "even so"

As part of my Day Zero Project i have challenged myself to "Cook 5 meals from 5 different cultures", and today shall be the day that i conquer the first of five steps to success. *drum roll* may i present to you: Nr 01 Greek Salad (Greece. duh.)

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I'm proud to announce that I came to accomplish one of my tasks from Day Zero Project yesterday: 
strawberry picking

 
Sweet, right? (seewhatididthere) Yeah. Guess what I ate for breakfast today. And for lunch. Aand... no, I'm only joking. or am I? 

Anyways, this weekend I went to visit my little brother (he's way bigger than me, who am I kidding, but still he's my little brother) and we decided to go strawberry picking since he happens to live in a village near a big strawberry field. 

As you can see below, this year's summer decided to behave like April: rain-swept, foggy and cold. Not exactly the perfect strawberry-picking-weather, but that didn't really bother us. We wanted to go strawberry picking, so we did. Wearing rubber boots. Yep, that's how we roll.

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