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Looks like a Christmas tree! :-)

 

 

 

 

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS, DARLINGS♥!

new house

 

 

 

 

 We have this tradition with my godmother that I go over before Christmas to make a gingerbread house. We've been doing it for 9 years, I think! Buuut this year, I made two. Not because I'm greedy and have a sweet tooth (although that might be true..), but because I made the other one as a present for my sister and brother. I guess that's being greedy as well 'cause now I don't have to share my own house. Anyway, I think it's a nice present. These pictures are showing my house, the other one (obviously) is wrapped:-)

 

Building gingerbread houses isn't really something you do all around the world, but have any of you made one? :)

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(Lime Crime) 

How adorable are these! Seriously. I've read Doe Deere Blogazine for ages and now discovered her tumblr. So adorable; she herself, the blog and now the tumblr:). I'm dreaming a little about someone buying me Lime Crime make-up for Christmas.. This would be exactly the kind of things my friends would think I'd like, I'm often thought about like this "I don't think anyone else than Laura would look good in that!" and "What weird and wonderful items I'd find in your wardrobe!" I myself can't see my style as so peculiar, but maybe there's something to it.. At least I can't see anyone of my friends lusting for lipglosses coloured like this, like I am. But these are just fantastic! :)

about last weekend..

 

As I said yesterday, I was at my godfather's birthday party this weekend:) He used to live here, only a few kilometres away from my house, but now he's moved to the south. Therefore, it was really nice to go all the way there and see him. I actually hadn't seen him in over a year!

I wore the same dress I had at Jenna's graduation party. It's such an easy dress! You don't really need accessories because the flower print is quite overpowering, I only had these wee diamond ear rings.

We stayed at my auntie's summer cottage on the way to the party and on the way home. She thought I looked really familiar, and no wonder.. Originally, after I shortened this dress, she had sewn it and my leather jacket I wore is also my auntie's old! I was pretty much dressed like my auntie, some 40 years ago:-)

just a quick hello

 

  

Sweater - Zara

Skirt - Primark

Tights - KappAhl (Newish, ~8e)

 

Ear rings - UO

I've been really busy, so I've almost forgotten this blog.. I've been away at my auntie's and my godfather's 70th birthday and school and what not. Only one day of school though. So on Thursday my Christmas holiday will begin, yay! :-)

homesick because i no longer know where home is

 

Jeans - Vero moda

Shirt - Topshop

 

 

Ring - Urban outfitters

Sometimes (actually quite often....) I miss last year and being in Scotland. Biggest cons of being an exchange student: coming back home. To help my longing I dress myself school uniformely, basically meaning that I wear a white shirt. It's not that big a thing but, anyway, it does make me feel a little less lost. Also, wearing a basic white shirt is a real time-saver in the morning; you just need a pair of dark trousers etc. to go with it.

maybe i'm amazed

 

 

 

 Oh, I'll never get over how amazing Macca was♥. I'm actually thinking it was the best ~3h of my life, and I'm so glad I decided to buy the ticket. Ken it was expensive but now after Monday, I can say it was more than worth it. Heard pretty much all my favourite (well, not all, but them I'm liking the most just now) Beatles-songs, like "Hey Jude", "Blackbird", "The long and winding road", "The night before"... And then other McCartney songs and Wings and The Fireman. 

And he really is great live, you can see he puts an great effort in it and enjoys it himself:) He had learned Finnish sentences to say and everything! And I don't think many artists these days play almost 3 hours without a pause. Paul McCartney, please be mine:'(

The quality of these photos and the video isn't so great, but it's not the most important thing, you know. Even without any pictures, I'll always remember this as one of the most beautiful experiences I've had♥.

these are a few of my favourite things

 

 1. My grandparents' engagement picture.

 

 2. The Royal Coat of Arms. My dad made this family tree of the royals. When I was really wee I thought it was our family tree. Still hoping I can add my name to the bottom one day, with "m." meaning married...

 

 3. My grandma's old pin cushion. It's like a rocking chair and it's made out of a beer can!

 

 

 4. Old medicine bottles.

 

 

 5. A painting of my grandma by my dad. Apparently she didn't like it as she thought it made her look too old... What a funny little woman you were! I think the picture really looks like grandma at that time (1997).

 

 6. My clothes stand.

 

 7. Canon AE-1. I can't find a battery to fit this! Otherwise I'd love to use it, old film cameras are the best cameras there is.

 

 8. A vintage lamp I bought at an auction some years ago.

 

 9. My first Vagabonds. So much love for these shoes♥.

10. An old suitcase, my grandparents' old. I use it as a place to store my diaries. 

 

 11. My "baldachin". Would be grand to own a proper baldachin one day, but for the time being, I'm contented with this one.

 

12. My baby frame. It's got my name, weight, height, time of birth and that on it, and there's a picture of a six-year-old  me.

guess what i'll be doing on monday!

 

No need to guess 'cause I'm telling anyway! I'm away to Helsinki to see Paul McCartney♥. And my sister, but I've seen her before so it's not as exciting:) I'm back on Tuesday, which means I'll be having a couple of blog-free days. Excuse the colloquial expression and all that but YEAH BUDDY.

as it's already december, i can admit that i'm excited for christmas!

 

 

 

 It's the Finnish Independence Day, so we've been off school this Monday and Tuesday. So good to have a few slow mornings (and of course remember the veterans who fought for our land, they deserve all the respect! :)). Today I've been crafty, making Christmas cards and wrapping presents. I still need at least another day with the cards but I have to say I've been quite a productive lassie today! The scarf, in the photos below, is a Christmas present for mama, finished it last month.

And of course, after the crafting, I've watched the president's party! Mainly, it's just people shaking hands with the president for hours, but there's something about it.. Suppose you'll have to be Finnish to understand this, but I watch it every year:)

 

 

 

 

blue moon

 

 It was my friend Jenna's graduation ceremony and party yesterday, and it was good:) The night before I spent gathering the hem of the skirt but in the end I was pleased enough to wear it. This is yet another dress my auntie's made for mama when they were young. It was a maxi dress for me but by simply gathering it all up to the back, it got a lot shorter. And I like it better this way.

 

 

Shoes - Skopunkten

Clutch - New look

 

And just to inform you all: it's snowing today.

first of december!

 

 Mama and I went to the theatre today to see "The Wizard of Oz". I love the movie, so I had to see how they've managed to make it into a play. It was probably directed for a younger audience but I quite liked it anyway. The costumes were great and so were the staging.

I felt a bit like Dorothy in my red shoes, even though mine aren't ruby red and glittery. I think it's good that they changed the colour of the shoes to the movie (and this play). In the books (which I haven't read..) they're silver but because of the new techniques in the movies, they wanted them to be ruby. In my opinion, red shoes are better than silver! I do have a slight obsession with red shoes, haha.

 

 

Dress - My auntie's made it for teenage-mama! (Actually a skirt.)

Cardi - Zara

Knee-high socks - Halpa-Halli

Boots - 2nd hand

Bag - New look

 Hope you all remembered to open your advent calendar! (If you have one, that is.) I was so excited this morning - not so much for my calendar, but the cats' one! I think Cleo didn't appreciate it as much as I do..

 

Mine!

 

Cleopatra's!