Today was very exhausting. I had my 0. lesson (aka zombie lesson), wrote 2 important tests… Did some homework, made my brother hot chocolate (recipe coming soon) and mad the basics for my go-to-pralinés (recipe coming soon). Aaand I was at the library with a friend to search for books for our research work. Then had dancing lessons with the ladies. And when I thought nothing inspiring would be happening to me, I walked across the market place in my town and was stunned. So many lights. I L.O.V.E. lights. Especially, when I can play around with my camera and focus and unfocus them so their shapes change. Before I go on reading a book for German i present: some of my (not edited) pics.
I love dots. Dots of lights. Cop lights, flashlights, spotlights, strobe lights, street lights. All of the lights.
I have already made some holiday cookies in my tiny kitchen. And they were so easy and made in no time. Wanna see?
Mhhhhhh love the nutella filling.
They are good, really. Try them if you have ’bout an hour to chill out.
Easy Nutella Filled Sugar Cookies
(makes about 40 of them)
300 g (2 1/2 cups) flour
200 g (1 cup – 1 tbsp) soft butter
100 g (1/2 cup) sugar
100 g nutella (3,5 oz) (or some similar sweetness)
Combine sugar and butter. Add flour until the mixture is smooth. Form a dough ball with your hands and let chill in the freezer for about 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F)
Get the dough out the freezer, knead with your hands so it becomes softer and easier to handle. Form little balls (diameter about 2 cm (1 inch)) and press a lottle mold in the middle.
Put on a baking sheet and bake for about 14 minutes. Let the baked cookies cool copletely.
Microwave nutella in a microwave-safe bowl for 20 seconds. Now fill in an icing bag with a medium-sized tip and put some nutella inside the mold of each cookie.
ENJOY!
Yesterday I showed you a collection of my DIY Christmas cards. I wondered whether I should have showed you these earlier… This morning, anyway, I woke up in a winter fairytale. Everything was white, the tree outside my window – covered in snow. The small streets were not cleaned yet and you could see the footprints of a few people who had made their way to the bakery or to their cars. It was just the perfect 1st Advent weather, which convinced me today was the right day to give you some Christmas ideas. I hope these cards can inspire you a little.
In Bulgaria, I bought this very cute blue and white X-mas paper. This is what I made of it.
This one is my favourite. Someone very special will recieve it.
This year I’m keeping it simple. I used ribbon and green origami paper tor these. Then decorated with fineliner.
I so so so so love teddy bears. Don’t you?
Santa’s reindeers in front of a golden background. Deluxe.
P.S.: This was my Advent calendar’s content yesterday. Yaay the first one is always very special :). Enjoy your Sunday.