High five!

sorry I don’t remember where I found the picture it’s been lying in my documents folder for some time now.

My PDF cristmas cards are finally in my Etsy shop.
All you need is paper, a printer and a pair of scissors!

You can choose between 2 sets with 8 designs in each set or to be more specific 4 designs in two colors = 8 cards! And the best part about this is that you can print as many as you want!

The price is only 2 $ AND if you help me spreading the word about them I will give you set of cards for free, you chose which one! Just send me an email at alexandra.romano@mothersvea.se OR write a comment with the link and your email adress!

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And A BIG thank you to Diana over at OurCityLights who bought the first set

I had the day off today so what did I do? I baked some swedish “Lussekatter” aka Saffron buns!

(A Tip to swedish readers) In Sweden we put a thing called Kesella in the dough but since in Italy you can’t find that I used ricotta chese instead and I have NEVER tasted Lussekatter this good! They turned out amazingly good…you’ve gotta try it! (you can find imported ricotta chese in the big supermarkets usually next to the mozzarella)

(photos are for sale if anyone is interested)

**UPDATE**

Gabbi wanted the recipie so here it is!

This is what you need:

50 grams yeast, fresh
100 grams butter, unsalted
5 dl milk standard
250 grams ricotta chese
2 packet of saffron (1 gram for a recipe)
2 dl granulated sugar
17 dl flour
1.5 dl raisins
baking paper
0.5 tsp salt
Brushing :
2 eggs
This is how it’s done:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the milk and heat to finger heat (37 degrees Celsius).

2. put the yeast in a large bowl and add the saffron and raisins (save some for garnish) then pour the milk and butter over it.  Add ricotta, sugar, salt and most of the flour (save about 1 dl to later).

3. Work the dough on a breadboard or a bench until it becomes shiny and smooth, and releases from the bench. Add possibly a bit more flour. Let ferment covered in about 40 min.

4. Knead the dough on floured surface and bake out to about 30 balls or any shape. Place them on sheets with baking paper.

5. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees and allow the buns to ferment, covered in about 30 minutes.

6. Let them be in the oven for about 6-8 minutes.

Saluti!

I’m looking for a new bag and I found some inspiration…

1. avantanthologue

2. TheQuietOwl

3. boiledegg

4. allencompanyinc

5.  ipanema

6. SkinnyandBernie

7. greatestfriend

8. thepuddingstorevint

9. GetReadySetGO

10. allencompanyinc

I’m working on some christmas cards, and these are two of the designs.  Since I’m not going to have time to print and ship them I was thinking about if I should put them up on my ETSY shop as pdf files for a very reasonable price. All you’ll need is a computer and a printer and a pair of scissors. And the great part is that you’ll be able to print as many cards as you want! What do you guys say? is this something you would buy?

It’s been a while since I actually clicked on my etsy bookmark, I guess I’ve had other stuff on my mind lately. But since everyone seems so obsessed with vampires lately I kind thought I should do a tribute to my favourite monster…

1. emandsprout

2. xSIDESTAGEx

3. TheNuBlack

4. MaidOfClay

5. MetalTaboo

6. badbird

7. cinda

8. jenellsrevenge

9.idlehandsdesigns

10. sweetfairyboutique

that’s just the way it is…

credits

you will be missed…R.I.P

I’m building a fixie! hopefully when it’s finished it’s gonna look something like this

How much I’d like to have one of these at home!

www.saladdaysmag.com

Peter Callesen

pretty amazing stuff…

I just found these gorgeous little monsters.

download at readymech.com

Usually Jenny takes amazing photos but these ones completely blow me away! How much do you wanna go back to being a kid right now? See that crown of leafs?

From DOS FAMILY

I ended up at a psychobilly club on Halloween. I’ve had a girl over from sweden doing some work experience at work (some good old slavery) and since this was her last weekend here I thought I should take her some place funny…well that’t didn’t really work out as planned but we made the best of it taking lots of stupid pictures ! This is as far as I have ever gone dressing up on Halloween (putting a scarf around my neck), can you belive it I’ve NEVER been to a masquerade! What did you guys do?

It will soon be available online too…Finally first issue is finished!! It’s even better than I could’ve ever immagined it to be!

I’ve been sooo busy lately and I’m not really sure wether continue with this blogging thingie or not…I was  pretty sure I’d quit but the thing is I kind of miss it so I thought I should at least post my first “street style” job I did for the magazine. I don’t think we’ll actually use the pictures for anything because the people are a bit too fashionable for us, and the fact that I kind of suck as a street style photographer I even forgot my battery charger so the camera died…anyway I thought I should use them for something so here they are, a bunch of swedes at a festival.enjoy.

(oh and the band below is Glasvegas, pictures taken at the same festival)

In the meantime i finish what’s keeping me busy in this period why don’t you guess the band? here’s some pictures I took at the way out west festival!

These are bits and pieces of what I’ve been up to lately…seen through my new cellphone camera lens.

I have recovered from my wrist ake, I have been to the beach with a special someone, I have seen cute dogs in a shopwindow, I have packed my bags twice, I have taken an airplane to a cooold contry up north, I have been to a great festival, I have been a lousy journalist/photographer forgetting my camera battery charger at home, I caught a serious cold, I have seen probably the best rock show this year by a phenomenal group called wolfmother and I have seen a whole lot of plaid shirts…

Hey guys I’m taking a break for a while.

My wrist is hurting really bad from using the computer too much so I’m going to spend my freetime outside which is much more healthier for a webdesigner.

But I’ll say like Arnold Swachnegger “I’ll be back!”

A big Thank you to everyone who has participated at the Tungsten ring  giveaway!!

The winner was randomly chosen via random.org…..so who is the winner of the beautiful lifetime warranty tungsten ring worth 115$ ???

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tadà!!

PIER

(poor guy is blogless)

Congratulations!! I will mail the ring as soon as you can say “yuppi! I won”.

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This SaturdayVenice celebrated the “Festa del redentore” . Lucky for me some friends of mine took me to a desolated part of the Lido for a day of relax… And the back to Venice for a night of party!

This week I have gathered some stylish things made of a color that almost never get the appreciation it deserves!

1. simplymaggiemay

2. bethretrophotography

3. UltramarineVintage

4. ashleyg

5. VonlenskaVintage

6. jenfurmishel

7.RetroNaNa

8. karapegg

9. jwhite2

10. dennisanderson

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p.s Don’t forget to enter the GIVEAWAY.
I’m a bit surprised so few people have participated, maybe you guys don’t like rings? well that means better chances for those who have entered

I recently discovered the Uniformproject.

A very clever idea by an indian girl who has pledged to wear one dress for one year as an exercise in sustainable fashion and to raise money for charity.

She has 7 identical dresses, one for each day of the week and every day she will reinvent the dress with different accessories etc.

“The Uniform Project is also a year-long fundraiser for the Akanksha Foundation, a grassroots movement that is revolutionizing education in India. At the end of the year, all contributions will go toward Akanksha’s School Project to fund uniforms and other educational expenses for children living in Indian slums.”

take a look and be generous