Danish Easter, hygge spring decor plus it’s our Wedding Anniversary! Life chat!

Happy Monday! A quick check-in today but my YouTube video is jam packed with hygge...Danish Easter break, spring decor, plus it's our Wedding Anniversary! Let's chat - video is here! https://youtu.be/xgGrT7rN_iI I have a whole series on YouTube with the Q & A format... Use this link https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIYCyTLBED9fh1uPZwhq68Lx3pEXuPRm And I'm always here to help you… Continue reading Danish Easter, hygge spring decor plus it’s our Wedding Anniversary! Life chat!

VIDEO Spring cleaning shortcut – 7 steps! The Flylady Weekly Upkeep Clean – Minimal Mom collab

Spring cleaning shortcut - 7 steps! Join me for the Flylady Weekly Upkeep Clean - a quick and easy method to get your house on track and keep it that way with minimal effort! More "Mega Motivation" for you in this project together with Dawn from The Minimal Mom channel ! Make sure to check… Continue reading VIDEO Spring cleaning shortcut – 7 steps! The Flylady Weekly Upkeep Clean – Minimal Mom collab

VIDEO Danish Easter Letter Tradition! Hygge crafts and decor with eggs, spring branches

Join me and my Bestie, Vibeke, for a look back at a very hygge paper craft...a unique tradition: the Danish Easter Letter! Easy craft for you or the kids (plus ta chance to win an Easter Egg)! Plus a look at Vibeke's natural spring decorations...in Denmark part of the hygge is bringing the outside inside....… Continue reading VIDEO Danish Easter Letter Tradition! Hygge crafts and decor with eggs, spring branches

Getting ready for Easter

If you live here in Denmark you’ll have noticed that the Danes are getting ready for Easter. They celebrate in big style, and the country will basically shut down tonight, Wednesday.  Despite being very low-key about religion, most of Denmark will be closed Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.  So although you… Continue reading Getting ready for Easter

Easter is coming…send a secret letter!

Fastelavn has been and gone. The snow has been and gone (with the occasional flurry to keep us guessing). So what's next on the Danish calendar? Easter beer and eggs!The kids will be on Easter break from next Friday - woo hoo – no more pesky packed lunches until they restart on Tuesday 29 March :-)… Continue reading Easter is coming…send a secret letter!

Crafty Tuesday – Chicken or the (Easter) Egg Trick

While Easter is still fresh in my mind (i.e. we still have some bits of chocolate egg left and the decorations haven't been put away yet) here's a fun little chicky trick to amuse the kidlets... Take a sheet of paper (portrait style) and draw an egg. Or an Easter egg 😉 Take another sheet… Continue reading Crafty Tuesday – Chicken or the (Easter) Egg Trick

Très Bon Friday

I must say, we've had a très bon Good Friday 🙂 Started by taking a car full of junk to the recycling centre (the fruits of several 15 minute Flylady decluttering sessions in the basement and garden shed yesterday) and then had a great traditional Danish Easter lunch at my Dear-Brother-in-Law's place. Including, of course, snaps. And Easter… Continue reading Très Bon Friday

Crafty Tuesday – Easter Lunch Bunnies

Tuesday is the day I do a spot of crafting. Today is no exception! Here's your 15 minute craft...something for the Easter lunch table. Super simple  = great for the kids. If you make these bunnies within the next couple of days, they should be fully sprouted with cress in time for Easter. Otherwise you could… Continue reading Crafty Tuesday – Easter Lunch Bunnies

Crafty Tuesday – Window Dressing

It's crafty Tuesday and today we're doing a really simple window decoration. But they don't need to hang in the window. They can hang from a mobile. Or you could make several of them and place one on each plate for a special Easter lunch. They end up like soft fabric so can be kept from year… Continue reading Crafty Tuesday – Window Dressing

Crafty Tuesday – Cute Cones

Today's craft (yep, it's Crafty Tuesday again here on the blog) couldn't be simpler. Won't even take the magic 15 minutes!! 😉 You'll need: paper or carton scissors glue, gluestick, gluegun or stickytape pencil or pen Draw circles (use a cup or small plate as a guide) on the paper or carton and cut out.… Continue reading Crafty Tuesday – Cute Cones

Crafty Tuesday – Thingumyjigs

Tuesday has rolled around again - do you have time for a 15 minute craft? You'll need:clay, plasticine or playdough plastic bag knife to cut the clay pair of scissors scraps of fabric ribbon, wool, twine or elastic bands some type of decoration (see below) Today we're making a thingumyjig. Don't quite know what to call… Continue reading Crafty Tuesday – Thingumyjigs