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☙ Two years ago, this small rosette of leaves suddenly appeared in my garden. It was an evening primrose — an Oneothera. After some research, I discovered that it only blooms in its second year, so it

☙ The trilogy was completed last June. My husband @michaeldietrich released his third solo album "To Distant Skies", a prog rock journey to the stars. Of course I was in charge to create at least

☙ Here comes the fancy stuff in the second part :) I still have so much wood left from one single fir tree which I use to craft different pieces of jewelry or art. And I´m proudly wearing it. Additionally,

☙ Well - If you ask me personally, I would not buy a christmas tree anymore. I can´t stand the though anymore, that a tree is growing for 5-10 years to be decorated for four weeks maximum and then gets

☙ After disassembling different defect devices two years ago, I always have some copper in my craft drawer to try weird things. After using it to craft some jewelry (see here), I discovered few months

So if you ever want to have a healthy, yummy food, your kids occupied for hours, while learning something about chemistry and make some art all at the same time, I have something for you. I read in a children

☙ Today I want to show you a painting I made from December 2023 until March 2024. Inspired from the beautiful lower side of the Daedalea quercina Mushroom I found one day (and some Stereum fungi), I decided

☙ Last year in May we were at a herb market in the Palatinate. There I bought a single small plant - a loofah seedling. This super interesting plant, which is actually native to the tropics, is also called

☙ When I saw all these magnolia buds lying all over the grass, looking like little ears made of soft gray fur, I knew there was going to be a new experiment. I collected maybe a hundred or two of them

☙ Hey guys, The village where I have lived for a few years is very close to the Rhine. But only a few weeks ago we managed to take a walk right along the Rhine. The weather was great, the children were

☙ In September we visited a Sea Life Aquarium close to our town. I´m not a big fan of those, especially seing huge, intelligent creatures spending their life in a little prison, but it was a birthday trip

☙ In mid-November, while walking in the woods, I found my only horsetail mushroom this year - Coprinus Comatus. It is a beautiful mushroom with many special abilities. What's special about it is that -

☙ After making my "book lanterns", I didn't stop experimenting with tea bags, dried plants and... my new favorite natural material, cherry tree gum. First, let me talk a little about this type

☙ Hello folks! This time I want to show you another beautiful upcycling project that was so much fun and cost almost nothing. It started when I found a video of someone recycling used (yes, the bags are

☙ So there is this little apple tree that has been in our front yard for 5 years and is suffering badly from fruit tree canker. This disease is caused by a fungus called Neonectria, which invades wounds

☙ Hello everybody! It´s been a while, almost a year, since my last post. I wasn´t lazy, quite the reverse! But I didn´t spend so much time at the computer (only for work) and that felt so good. So I´m

🌿 A few weeks ago I was inspired to build my own "Book nook". This is a kind of diorama that you can place between your books as an ornament or bookend. I quickly collected the material, mostly

🌿 A few weeks ago I was inspired to build my own "Book nook". This is a kind of diorama that you can place between your books as an ornament or bookend. I quickly collected the material, mostly

☙ At the moment I'm discovering so many new passions, and this one is one of them... When disassembling old electrical appliances and cables (because it's fun :P) I always come across copper as an electrical

☙ Sometimes I enjoy painting with my pastel chalks on (dark) coloured paper. The most interesting part of it for me is focussing on the highlights since the shadows are already given. I only struggle with