tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29689456614128577672024-03-15T18:09:39.200-07:00Meeha MeehaInterior design: watch me as I play dress-up with the house.Meeha Meehahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385544446760731058noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968945661412857767.post-34976998587525923402014-04-20T02:05:00.000-07:002014-04-20T02:05:32.210-07:00Happy Easter!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Easter, dear friends, may your hearts be blessed with purity and sheer joy! I hope you all get to spend wonderful moments with your loved ones!</div>
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And to my sweet Romanian friends and readers, <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Hristos a înviat!</span></div>
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Va imbratisez pe toti cu drag si va doresc sa va bucurati cu inima curata si plina de iubire :)</div>
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PS: I've been tackling my first decorating project for a commercial client. I've decorated a pub, yay! So stay close, for I am about to reveal quite a few before-and-after photos :)</div>
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By the time I was publishing my tutorial on <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-force-bulbs-for-christmas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">how to force bulbs for Christmas</span></a>, new bulbs were ready to be forced in my kitchen. This time I put them in clear vases. I like to see the long thin roots, they look like a strange ocean creature from the coral barriers. And now the white hyacinths spread their smell around my home, intoxicating me with memories and spring vacation plans.</div>
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Happy Sunday to all my friends and lovely readers! I just popped in to send a little "Thank You!" note to my Pinterest followers. Yup, I've reached 2000 followers and I've never been more addicted to pinning... It's (very) time consuming, but also fascinating - and a place to meet new people of incredible taste! </div>
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So let's see what I've been pinning lately - and for anyone who is interested in discovering new ideas and spaces, you can <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/meehameeha/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST</span></a> anytime :) Thank you once more <3</div>
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Thank God for warm (and sometimes sunny) weather! Who would have thought that we could enjoy a cup of tea on the <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/04/before-and-after-small-balcony.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">small balcony</span></a>, in February?! So, the days went from bloody freezing to mild and I prepared a cozy corner on the balcony. We've got sheep skin to keep us warm, a well equipped serving tray, potted plants and fresh flowers :)</div>
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The pride of my spring balcony are the "green babies" who survived a cold Romanian winter. These plants, mostly succulents, spider plants and ferns, are already trained to spend a few months on the chilly balcony. The space is enclosed with glass, but it's not heated and not many plants can make it til spring. </div>
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I've already daydreamed about enjoying a cup of mint tea with my boyfriend :) Valentine's Day is tomorrow and the balcony is the perfect place to spend the morning together. That's why there is a whimsical heart hanging there. I love the way it looks, with the dusty pink silk and the delicate lace. But the hearts means so much more to me, because it's a handmade present from lovely Lisa. Hop over to her blog <a href="http://lisa-sol.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Lisa Sol</span> </a>to see her talent in action!</div>
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The colors make me smile and it feels like Spring already! Even the hyacinths come in three colors! I just used whatever was handy, not thinking about the chromatic at all. That's why you can see a lovely mix of greens, blues and pinks against the white background of the balcony. Oh, and a little bit of yellow, too!</div>
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Ladies, you are invited to take a break with me on the balcony. It is warm and fresh in here. It smells of hyacinths and tea and honey. The teapot is made by local artisans and the green poster is a simple DIY from origami paper. If it gets dark, we'll light the candle and the Moroccan lamp on the shelf! </div>
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A lazy home is a happy home! Colors are clashing together; toys, potted plants and tiny things keep piling up everywhere; the cats look wonderfully furry against the cold weather outside. Lots and lots of good books to read. Friends are showing upon my doorstep at least twice a week for game nights, in spite of the happy mess. I couldn't ask for more :)</div>
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Above you can see my messy reading corner in the home office. It consists of a neutral bean bag and a pile of books and boxes. I love the way the patterns come together: the Ikea pillow, the traditional rug and the bicycle pattern of my <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-make-faux-wallpaper.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">DIY faux wallpaper</span></a>. And since I bought lots of bulbs last October, we've had hyacinths blooming indoors all winter long :)</div>
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My kitty Anais in her favorite spot: next to the kitchen window, where little doves are nesting. On the kitchen shelf, take a peek at my expanding collection of spices and herbs. This little horsey thinks he is a unicorn - I've got a plan to add a small horn and make him into a real one...</div>
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Apart from trying out new recipes (involving lots of veggies and lentils), I've been secretly drawing new patterns. My friend Miguel encouraged me to doodle till I die. Now I never leave home without my sketchbook and it feels so good!</div>
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More random pics from the happy home: the orchid buds, feathered blue DIY box on my desk, more colors and pattern mixed in the bedroom (including another gorgeous traditional wool rug) and the whimsical owl gift bag, the inspiration for a future DIY project called "Free art for your walls". To be continued :)</div>
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Hello, dear friends, it's great to be back online! I hope you all had a wonderful time during the winter holidays and that this new year is already on the right track for each one of you, with exciting surprises and new projects!</div>
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Please don't be alarmed by the title of this post, ha ha! I KNOW it's been 6 weeks since Christmas, but for me it feels wonderful even now, for a number of good reasons:</div>
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So, back to my presents: the first one to come (pictured above) was from Ana-Marija from <a href="http://carpe-diem-anamb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Carpe Diem</span></a>, the lady with the greatest smile in the world. She overwhelmed me, by making these adorable softies just for me, go figure! The gingham cats are meant to be a window treatment, so stay around and I'll show you where these cuddly felines are residing in my home!</div>
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Next, another incredible surprise, which left me speechless: the whimsical heart with a twist, hand made by lovely Lisa from <a href="http://lisa-sol.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Lisa Sol</span></a>. Dusty pink, delicate lace and a handsome button - this is now my key ingredient to my Valentines decor in the little apartment.</div>
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And just when I thought it couldn't get any better, here comes a little package sent by Ann from <a href="http://lovemakingthings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Love Making Things</span></a>. She included a beautiful hand-printed card which makes me ready for the next summer, one of her famous handmade ornaments (yes: it is gingham, again - and it's a heart, again! The stars aligned...) and as a bonus the cutest gift tags. They were on sale at M&S and she couldn't help herself - I understand it too well, Ann!</div>
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So these are my presents from Croatia, Norway and UK. A never-ending Christmas full of wonder - I just put away the Xmas decorations like 5 days ago. I've taken lots and lots of pics (with my new DSLR, which I don't know how to use properly) so I can't wait to share the new details of my home with you!</div>
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Merry Christmas, dear friends! I hope that you've already had that moment of total bliss, when you're surrounded by the peace and love of family and friends! After busy days at the end of the year, hectic shopping sessions, lots of cooking and crazy decor preparations, we all deserve the untouchable, ethereal, blissful magic of Christmas <3</div>
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Phew! Now Christmas can finally come to my place! Like any girl, I get frustrated when my "laboratory"- as my mum calls it (aka the kitchen) - gets the last in line for the season's decorations. Not that I'm spending too much time cooking, but I do spend a lot of time by the kitchen sink (preparing coffee and tea, doing the dishes after a little get together with friends and trying not to taste anything fattening from the fridge).</div>
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Natural herbs have become my best friends! You can see how I've played with their delicate hues and intricate designs <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/12/wild-herbs-christmas-wreath.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">here</span></a> and <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/11/brown-bottle-fall-centerpiece.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">here</span></a>. Now I thought of celebrating their beauty by incorporating them into a subtle gift wrapping in the same color. Here they are: monochrome gifts!</div>
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There are several ways you can apply the dried herbs while keeping a minimalist appearance of the gift wrap, as you can see in the photos below:</div>
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Just wrap the gift box in soft lavender and put the twig on top. Secure the gift with a single line of wool.</div>
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<b>The monochrome gift wrapping</b> is super-easy to make if you stick to these simple rules:</div>
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1. Choose your natural twigs and berries first, then find color-coordinated paper in similar shades.</div>
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3. Less is more - don't overcrowd the gifts. But you can be as creative as you can :) Enjoy!</div>
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One sunny morning, my camera lens got stuck and I didn't even notice it for a few minutes. I had no agenda for that day and no particular shooting in my mind. I was just happy that there was enough light to take pictures. So I took random, non-staged pics of my home. Now that I look at these "wrong" photos, I can't help but love them to death. Is it a mystery calling from beyond the broken shutter? What if our eyes saw the world around us like that? Why are we taught that anything less than perfect is ugly?</div>
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I've been dreaming of making a wreath since 2005, when I was just entering the fabulous world of interior design blogs. We don't have many wreaths in Romania (and there are no supplies at the craft stores) and I have always been afraid to make one. I was convinced that the leaves would fall off and that the wire base would show...</div>
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For my first wreath I wanted the real deal: real natural plants, no plastic allowed. Long story short, we went to a picnic in the middle of November, on a sunny hill at the edge of a beautiful forest. There were lots of wild herbs, which we call "immortal" because they dry out in the field and stay like this forever. I filled the trunk of my car with a bunch of herbs in awesome shades of silver, soft brown and pale lavender. Plus a few thistles. Perfect materials for a natural wreath :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The natural herb Christmas wreath sits in the bedroom, hanging by a traditional red and white ribbon. It complements the other flowers who live by the bedroom window: a small white Saint Paulia and three orchids which are getting ready to bloom in a couple of weeks. </span></div>
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I've kept the bedding white and full of texture, combining natural white cotton sheets with linen and sheep skin pillows. It tickles the senses and lets the Christmas wreath steal the show. Each morning I smile thinking that I live in a bohemian hotel in Paris :)</div>
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If you are like me, a novice in wreath making and a little afraid to try it, I've got 3 words for you: Just do it! I'll guide you every step of the way with my <b>DIY wreath tutorial:</b></div>
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1. Gather your materials: natural plants, scissors and wire. That's all you need!</div>
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2. Use a wreath base (you can find them in stores) or make one yourself, from electric cord or thick wire.</div>
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3. Make a small bouquet and tie it with floral wire. Make the front line flowers smaller than the ones in the back and spread them like a fan. Layer the colors by height: I put the short brown twigs in the front, then the longer lavender ones and kept the tall silver ones in the back.</div>
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4. Cut off the extra length of the branches. My bouquets are 10 cm (4 inches) long.</div>
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5. Make an extra bouquet from different branches for the wreath's graphic accent.</div>
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6. Repeat step no. 3 and 4 until you run out of stuff. I've made exactly 30 small bouquets.</div>
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7. Attach the first bouquet to the wreath base and secure it with wire. Make sure that the bouquet is on the outside of the base curve.</div>
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9. This is how the wreath looks when you turn it over. Add some pretty ribbon and enjoy!</div>
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Dear friends, here is a little gift for those of you in need of a breath of fresh air (and free gift tags). I'm sharing some care-free tags for some last minute casual gift wrapping. If you're overwhelmed by the invasion of free gift tags featuring cute Christmas trees, Santa, Rudolf and so on, or if you need a shift from tradition, you can use my alternative gift tags, based of my own photos from the blog. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RBpmCM7j55xScWIk9klnBwu4FA73EM18nrufKYJTcAWbOLciLUBBCwkVIRO4dAHUxvhD3lAAS8gLEoRM7vyxWg7JXHXX8Uh86jmVMnMptzj5LAQTVWnvXWZObhMaPCDeGQ7zipkWzW0/s1600/printable+gift+tags+Meeha+Meeha.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The tags are free to download here</span></a>. </div>
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My free gift tags are less conventional, but they still fit into the Christmas feel. I've made 10 different designs, each one shaped like a bauble ornament. So basically they can be printed and hung in the Christmas tree, why not?! The tags come in different colors, so they can be assorted to many kids of wrapping paper.</div>
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For a neat look, wrap your gifts in solid color paper (or craft paper, I bet it would look terrific!) and hang the bauble gift tags by a piece of yarn in a matching color. I went the extra mile and <b>wrapped my gifts in ombre shades of mint. </b>The vivid colors of the gift tags will stand out from the crowd :)</div>
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Or you can go crazy and choose a busy patterned wrapping paper and some neon string. Hang a bunch of gift tags on the same present, instead of just one. It looks like fun!</div>
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1. Orange and purple flowers from the <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/09/autumn-flower-ball.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Autumn Flower Ball tutorial</span></a></div>
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2. The inside of a crystal <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/06/chalk-paint-vases.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Chalk Paint Vase</span></a></div>
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3. The inside of a blue vase from my <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-sand-sea-and-sky.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Sand, Sea and Sky shooting</span></a></div>
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4. Apple shaped gravel from <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-to-do.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What To Do?</span></a></div>
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5. Red peony petals from <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/07/dont-play-with-your-food.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Don't Play With Your Food</span></a></div>
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6. A snowflake made of mini pegs in <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/02/winter-valentine-anyone.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Winter Valentine</span></a></div>
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7. Hyacinth bulbs from <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-force-bulbs-for-christmas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">How To Force Bulbs For Winter</span></a></div>
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8. Painted toothpics in the process of making <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/09/mad-hatter-cupcake-toppers.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mad Hatter Cupcake Toppers</span></a></div>
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9. 3. The inside of a yellow vase, also from my <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-sand-sea-and-sky.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Sand, Sea and Sky shooting</span></a></div>
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This one is a no-brainer: get the Christmas toys out of the box and hang them directly on the wall using poster tack. Just make sure the toys form a Xmas tree shape! I was done in less than 3 minutes :)</div>
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Just like I told you, I was going through the Christmas box, which sits on the balcony all year long. I was debating whether the toys were tiny enough to fit into my <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-small-white-christmas-tree.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">tiny white Christmas tree</span></a>, when I got struck by nostalgia. All of these toys come from my parents' house - I've had these toys for 30 years! They don't make toys like this anymore... So I made a quick toy tree above the bed, an homage to my family and the good times we had <3</div>
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PS: I just realized that at the base of the tree you can see the most unique pumpkin, a hand painted gift from the talented Anna, the creative smile behind<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <a href="http://tulimami.blogspot.it/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Tulimami</span></a></span>. Grazie, Anna!</div>
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Dear friends, today we're celebrating 200 followers on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/meehameehaa"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook</span></a>! It may seem like a microscopic community to you, but for me it's a big deal :) A third of them are in fact personal friends of mine, whose walls I invade on a daily basis and who support my interior design rambling like heroes. But the other followers are dear blogging friends and random people which I know nothing about. They come from all the corners of the world, from Alaska to Indonesia. Thank you all for giving me the courage to put my photos out there!</div>
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Hello, friends! I want to welcome you with a snap shot from my kitchen counter. We've got a pot of rose-hip (plus a zucchini for dinner). The rose-hip grows in the wild, is full of thorns and makes great tea, full of vitamin C. </div>
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A colorful view of my desk, in complementary shades of red and green. This Prague poster never ceases to amaze me. If I close my eyes half-way, I can picture myself lazing on the balcony with a cup of coffee. The poster has been sitting above my desk for the last four years, but it works every time!</div>
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Retro decor in the home office. A pale blue wooden stool, topped with a matching gingham hat box and a <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/02/love-at-first-sight.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">vintage mushroom lamp</span></a>. The cracked herringbone floors, my <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-make-faux-wallpaper.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">DIY faux wallpaper</span></a> and Anais the cat complete the picture.</div>
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This year I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone with this DIY project: a Christmas village AND an Advent calendar. My first ideas were quite traditional, like making gingerbread houses. But after giving it a little thought, I decided to make something new and exciting: the Igloo Village! It's perfect for Christmas, since the igloos are always snowed in. And the round shapes of the ice homes are simply adorable :)</div>
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The Igloo Village is always in the mood for winter fun. It is made of origami paper, so it's light, small and easy to move around the home. Also, if it survives the holidays and the curiosity of my cats, it could be stored away in a small box, until next year. In theory, igloos are white - but mine are colorful, because when the sun shines across the endless sea of ice, the snow sparkles in soft tones of yellow, blue and even pink!</div>
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For the countdown to Christmas, I've made 24 little units: 14 origami igloos (in 2 sizes) and 10 paper trees (also in 2 sizes). Each item has its own number written on the side. The village display is random, so you need to find your next number, which adds a little to the excitement. </div>
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The Igloo village Advent calendar also doubles as a treasure hunt. Hide little treats, small messages, tree decorations or tiny toys under each house and tree. This way, the joy of Christmas gets sweeter every day! For me, it was toys all the way, as you can see in the image above. You can also use the paper igloos and trees to decorate the Christmas tree, if you hang them by a thread :)</div>
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Last but not least, I must tell you that the Igloo village looks great at night time, too! Since it is already pitch black each evening when I come back from work, it is a pleasure to take a peek at my Advent calendar, sitting quietly under the soft glow of a small lamp! </div>
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- patterned square origami paper. I worked with two sizes: 8.5 x 8.5 cm square sheets and 10 x 10 cm square sheets.</div>
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1. Lay the paper square on the blank side. Mark where you need to fold the paper in 5.</div>
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6. Repeat another two times. The paper should look like this. Mark all the valley and mountain folds, for easy final assembling.</div>
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Today's post is nothing more than a weather-dependent blogger's attempt to fight the cold November rain and drizzle. So here are a few pics of a sunny chrysanthemum to brighten up your day. And your entire week - since it's only Monday and we've got so much to do...</div>
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The yellow mum looks like total Fall to me. In spite of Christmas coming upon us with a vengeance in the supermarkets and just about every where else in Blogoland, my mood is far from Christmas-y. So let's enjoy a perfectly spherical yellow mum on a perfectly round Tam Tam stool in orange. Oh, and the gourd which would not stand up (<a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-gourd-in-glass-jar.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">click here</span></a> to read more about how I've finally styled it).</div>
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It's the middle of November and we've been incredible lucky to have 3 weeks of Indian Summer here in beautiful Romania. The weekends were warm and sunny and we had a picnic every Sunday. I got home with a lot of fall clippings and wild herbs. Their colors are amazing: silver grey, soft honey brown and subtle lavender - so I decided to use them in a Fall centerpiece.</div>
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Let's take a normal look at the dining room table. That's better... The light colors of my clipped herbs needed some contrast, so I put them in brown bottles. The earth tones arrangement goes so well with the glowing Autumn light! I reached into my cupboards for the perfect companions: small brandy glasses in tinted hues, traditional pottery from my country and a tiny brown apothecary jar filled with spices.</div>
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Of course, an all-neutral-decor is too much for me to handle. I just can't do it. It may be classic, timeless, effortless and perfectly elegant, but it just isn't my style. So I added a little twist to my brown bottle centerpiece: a kiss made of pink and orange felt letters. Now we're talking!</div>
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This little DIY can be made and re-made in so many ways! For my friends in the USA, the letters could say "THANKS" - it would make a great centerpiece for Thanksgiving! For my European friends, you could spell "AUTUNNO" or something similar. Spot the differences in the 2 images from above! You can leave the bottles standing solo, as well as decorate with additional items - either way, the centerpiece still looks great.</div>
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<b>Styling tip: </b>play a little with the height of the bottles. Make the arrangement more interesting and invite the eye to travel across the table by assorting slightly different items. As you can see, I used 3 different sizes. Also, play with the height and dimensions of the flowers / fall clippings. You can create the WOW! effect if you vary the bouquets (some larger, some taller, some smaller) instead of repeating the same bunch of flowers in every bottle. </div>
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1. Choose your felt in one o more colors. Trace the outline of your letters, using a marker. The thicker the marker the better (felt is not easy to draw on!).</div>
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<b>Budget: </b>1 euro for the gourd;</div>
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Autumn is the perfect time to decorate with elements of nature. There are so many round pumpkins, fiery colored leaves, delicate wild berries, perfect pine cones and crazy looking gourds, that it's practically impossible to resist them. You just have to bring the nature indoors! </div>
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Speaking of crazy shapes, I got this plus-size gourd on a September trip to the South of Romania. It looks like a cross-bread between a bowling pin and a wine decanter, don't you think? I decided to make it the living room attraction, but decorating with a huge gourd is no easy challenge. <b>In case you need to decorate with a single gourd, follow a few design rules:</b></div>
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So let's see what can be done to create a vignette for this outstanding gourd:</div>
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<b>1. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!</b></div>
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Find the perfect spot for your display. Choose a common room if you want more visibility. Make sure that your vignette gets plenty of light and that it's not overshadowed by other decorations in the room. </div>
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The first question was "Where to put the gourd?". My first option would have been the home office, but there already was <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-gourd-in-glass-jar.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">another gourd arrangement</span></a> on my desk. So I decided to <b>put it in the living room</b>, where all my friends could see it from the moment they entered the room.</div>
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Should you make a traditional Fall-ish shrine to nature? Should you go streamlined and minimal? The simplest way is to assess your room decor style and to create an assorted vignette.</div>
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Even if the classical approach is to make a fall arrangement with many gourds and leaves, I wanted to use the giant gourd as a <b>stand-alone attraction</b>. It also works best with the eclectic style of my home.</div>
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Start with the color of your gourd and work your color scheme around it. You can use a monochromatic, a contrasting or a complementary color scheme, depending whether you want your vignette to look natural & soothing, striking or interesting, respectively.</div>
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I decided to use a <b>complementary color scheme</b>, with maximized contrast, for a guaranteed WOW effect. The gourd is green and green's opposite color is red. <b>Green and red </b>would be my color scheme. From this point on, we were down to business. Once I had the plan, I chose the <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/02/before-and-after-pink-coffee-tables.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">DIY pink/red side table</span></a> as my base. In the cupboards I found a red pitcher and a red candle holder. They were both round in shape and made of glass, similar in shape to the gourd's "belly" and contrasting with the heavy texture of the gourd.</div>
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For an eye-pleasing effect, I added a few items in <b>neutral colors</b> (the lamb and the baby-breath flowers) and some <b>cute tiny accents</b> (the washi tape and the felt balls).</div>
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As you may already know, when in doubt use an asymmetric "A" shape layout. This way you make sure that the eyes of the beholder travel throughout the entire vignette. <b>Layer the elements</b>, placing the taller ones in the back row and the smaller ones in the foreground.</div>
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The gourd has been a successful conversation-starter, namely because I've made it the focal point of the room. Also, my boyfriend is amused by its shape and size and calls it "his arch-enemy", so the super-gourd is a great addition to our home :)</div>
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Yesterday, while doing my daily <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/meehameeha/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Pinterest routine</span></a>, I accidentally saw how many followers there were on my boards. The number was exactly 1000. Yay, I've got <b>1000 followers on Pinterest</b> - so I decided to have a little celebration. I've always chosen quality over quantity and I started pinning for myself and not for showing off. Still, let me send 1000 kisses to my dear followers, with whom I must be sharing great taste in design!</div>
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Pinterest is a great resource, so I'll use some of my pins as a teaser to what kind of Christmas decor I have in mind for next month! A grey blanket stands out with <a href="http://www.kronprinsessene.com/2012/12/jul-i-vart-hus.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">a little neon edge</span></a>...</div>
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Yay! This means that "Christmas preparations" season is officially open in my home. I've already made up my mind about what colors to use for the holidays. And the hyacinth bulbs are already being <strike>forced</strike> tricked to be in full bloom for the magic evening of December the 24th. </div>
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Having tiny paper-whites and hyacinths and crocus flowers in the middle of the winter season feels wonderful. Need proof? These are my little touches of life from last year (yes, I stumbled upon these old pics and thought they would make a great tutorial). I advise everyone to buy some bulbs and force them to bloom. First you need to chill the bulbs in the fridge for 4-6 weeks. Better yet, you can buy pre-chilled bulbs almost everywhere nowadays! Just follow these VERY simple steps:</div>
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1. Fill a tiny vase with gravel. Instead of gravel, you may use rocks or clay pellets. Or just use gardening soil.</div>
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2. Fill the vase with water. Make sure you use clean, filtered water. If you pour tap water directly into the vase, the chlorine in the water will damage the plants. <b>For chlorine-free water</b>, pour tap water into a bottle and let it "breathe" for 3 days - and the chlorine will slowly evaporate (so don't close the bottle!).</div>
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3. Put the bulb on top of the gravel (if you use a larger pot, squeeze in as many bulbs as you can, depending on their size). <b>Make sure that the bottom of the bulb doesn't touch the water</b> (or else the bulb will rot and then it's goodbye, beautiful hyacinths!)</div>
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4. Special note for bloggers: If you think that your bulbs are too beautiful to be stacked away for a few weeks, now is your chance to grab them and make a few arrangements and photos, before they start growing roots. I couldn't help myself and made a vignette using kitchen bowls and <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/01/quick-diy-romantic-vase-and-washi-tape.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">the DIY washi tape vase</span></a> :)</div>
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5. Leave the bulbs in a cool, dry place. I put mine in the cabinet on the balcony, which is the coldest corner of the apartment. After 10 days, little roots were starting to show already. Maintain the water level by adding a few drops now and then - always making sure that the water doesn't touch the bulbs.</div>
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6. When the leaves are already a few inches tall, you can move the hyacinths some place warm and sunny.</div>
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For example, my Christmas bulb came to live with us on the kitchen shelf. We admired its delicate beauty in all the stages. Watching a plant grow little by little every day and forming blooms under your very eyes - priceless! So hurry up and buy your own bulbs if you haven't done it already, because Christmas is coming in just 8 weeks :)</div>
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Should I say "The gourd cloche"?</div>
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Or better yet "The gourd terrarium"?</div>
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No matter how hard I try, it seems impossible to come up with a good title for this post. Friends, this is the big reveal to <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-to-do.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">yesterday's post</span></a> and its burning question. How to decorate with a gourd that has pointy bumps on each end and doesn't want to stand upright?! It upsets my OCD... So my solution was to put it in a bowl full of gravel. Even better, I put the gravel in a big empty glass jar (recycled, of course - <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/01/winter-outside-spring-inside.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">see it here full of paper-whites</span></a>) and then I put the gourd on top of the gravel. It doesn't stand vertically, but it's enough for my design sensibility.</div>
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The gourd in the glass is now good enough to star in a pretty fall vignette. If you're not sure where to start in creating a vignette, <a href="http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-make-spring-vignette-in-5.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">click here</span></a> to see my tutorial on how to make a balanced vignette following a few simple rules. As you can see in the first pic, I chose natural elements and neutral colors for the arrangement. We've got everything: wood (the desk, the blank Russian doll), glass (the jar), metal (the vintage can), wax (the candle), ceramics (the mushroom salt shaker). The whole thing forms an "A" shape, for instant eye attraction. The whole thing is sitting pretty on the desk. So I created a vignette inside a vignette!</div>
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Talking about personal history, almost every single item in this pic has a special meaning to me, so I love it even more:</div>
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- Let's start with the desk: my dad bought it for me when I was 9 and I've had it ever since.</div>
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- The round brown sign was written freehand by my sweet Ana from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uituka.paperlove" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Uituka</span></a>, who is a master of typography. Don't ask me what is says, because we wanted to say "Division of labor" but in the end she came up with this untranslatable joke in Romanian.</div>
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- The blank Russian dolls are a birthday gift from my friend July. I've wanted a blank set for ages and even found some good deals on Amazon, but now I can't to paint them!</div>
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- The succulent is a gift from Sigrid's mom, from the most beautiful autumn garden I have ever seen "live".</div>
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- I stole the vintage tin can from my grandma, it was a tobacco box from the 1930s.</div>
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- And I saved the best for last: in the last pic you can see my cat Anais hidden inside the desk box. She does that to protect my cards and illustration from fading, right?</div>
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What am I to do, dear ladies, when I've got this adorable little gourd and can't decorate with it?!</div>
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I love its organic shape, with the long neck and the teardrop bottom. I'm crazy about the white and green colors and its bumpy texture. In fact, I got this gourd from 300 km away from here (that's like 190 US miles), cruising through four villages until I saw the object of my desire for sale - at a farmer's house. But it's the irregular shape that's causing me all these problems, because this gourd will not sit upright. </div>
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So what do you think I should do with this gourd which only sits on one side, horizontally? Perhaps you need a little hint? Well, look carefully in the arrangement, because the answer is already there. I can't reveal if it's the nail polish, the felt balls or the gravel... I've already thought of a solution to my decor problem, so come back tomorrow to see how I've "convinced" the gourd to stand up! </div>
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