Bye bye, January

Last day of January is here, it came so soon, and I realize that summer will be here any minute! And that I have a little too many things going on until then, so I'd better hurry up!

This is my January summarized. At least some of it! 

When we went from 2012 to 2013 I was still on holidays, and I could stay in bed knitting (still on the same sweater as in September last year, I'm ashamed..) and watching series.

Sale started.. 

So I went sale shopping with my sister (notice above all her children's mittens)

I rediscovered my old and well used pyjama at my grandma's house. Isn't that just the coolest PJ you've ever seen!?

Last meal at home with my family. We had tapas. I haven't had anything nearly as good after I got back to Bergen. 

I made (and drank) a lot of of coffee due to my new Nespresso machine that I received for Christmas. I'm in love. Seriously.

Lots of coffeeee

From my fave cup. The quote fits me so well.

One day I was wearing this. I love my new black leather case for my phone. So practical and so pretty. And I got it on sale for 60 NOK. 

Added to my small, but growing collection. Can't wait to wear them next summer! The light brown one is vintage from Berlin and also fits my RayBans. 

I started a new and healthy life, and made carrot soup for the first, but definitely not the last time! You can find the recipe here (in Norwegian though..) 

I was taking an outfit picture in the mirror. Lol. 

The details are what matters the most.

My cool iPhone case from Urban Outfitters in Berlin is matching my nails. And my ring. 

I was appearing in a student guide book with a picture from my Erasmus exchange in France.

I actually met a famous Norwegian ex-cyclist, Dag Otto Lauritzen is his name (google him if interested) 

I made my own crackers and cereals for the first time in my life. (Recipe from Det Nye magazine.)

And with yoghurt and blueberries the cereals it tasted quite good to be honest! 

School started and I was more busy than ever, so I decided to make jewelries, like this ring, instead of reading. 

I also made this neckless (I will make a complete DIY post soon!)

After two sunny (but oh so cold) weeks, rain was back in Bergen, surprise surprise.

So I had to start wearing boots again.. And my vintage barbour jacket. I've actually missed wearing the jacket, so that I didn't really mind. 

One random January day I was using these two necklaces to accessorize my outfit.

Hope your January was good, and that February turns out even better! 

♥ Zoubi

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DIY: Bijoux

So, finally I got a DIY for you guys!

But (there is always a but..). It might not be that statement ish as it was supposed to be. I kind of ended up making rings instead. I actually didn't have enough pearls to make the neckless as I wanted, so then I lost the passion. So, note to self: make sure to have enough of the preferred pearls before starting...

But under are some of the jewelry that I did in fact make.

Btw, it's pretty straight forward, so I suppose I don't need to explain that much how you do it. Though, I would recommend to use an elastic thread or something, so that you don't need a lock. Then it's much more easy and faster to make.

 Neckless

The needed equipment. Thread and pearls. And maybe a scissor would be nice. 

Then start put on the pearls the way you like it!

I highly recommend to use elastic thread.

 I was a bit worried the thread wouldn't hold, so I put on some extra pearls just to make sure it will.

 Finished. Took me not longer then about 10 minutes. So easy!

This is how it looks on. I'm not that satisfied though. I believe it's a bit too tight. Like it belongs to a dog, not a human being. So I might remake it, since it didn't take me so long anyway. And I'd like to make three similar ones and put them together. So it'll be more of the statement feeling. But then I'd need more big pearls. So I need go shopping - again. 

 Rivet Ring

For this ring you would need thread. 

A normal hair elastic...

...that I just cut over and made fit my finger by making it smaller.

Pearls shaped like rivets. I bought mine at Panduro, but I bet there is something similar on eBay etc. Btw. make sure the hole is big enough for your thread/elastic, that is quite essential! 

When it is cut off, and all the pearls are on the thread, you sew the two parts together.

And then you've got yourself a new ring! 

Transparent ring 

You will need a piece of the elastic thread. Make sure you have a bit extra. 

You will also need some pearls. Of course.

Et voilà!

 "Diamond" Ring

Along with thread, you will need some beautiful pearls.

Three of four new rings (the rivet ring is missed in the picture). And I definitely will make more! These are also beautiful when put together.

Bracelet

 At first this was also supposed to be a ring, but then I changed my mind...

...and turned it into a bracelet. 

How it looks on (among with my all time favorite "ROCK" bracelet).

Hope it was a little inspiring! Next time you need a neckless or a ring, don't buy one, make one yourself! No one will ever have the exact same. How cool is that?!


♥ Zoubi

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Weekend's here, peeps!

Days go by so fast, and weekend is here again, as you probably are well aware of already! Sure feels good! And I'm actually having the house for myself, all my roomies are away, and every now and then, that is quite nice..!

So this weekend, I'm having nothing but Kristine time. I've stayed home both yesterday night and tonight, both highly voluntary (I'm getting old...). I was out earlier this week, so I didn't have that much of a need going out again. It's nice to slow down and just do nothing after a stressful week (almost) without taking breaks.

Today I decided to bake something. I used the possibility when I had the kitchen all to myself. I could use as much time and do as much mess as I wanted. So I did. I decided to make something I've wanted to make for quite some time now, but I still haven't tried, namely home made müsli and crackers! Maybe the most trendy at the moment, at least so it seems, so maybe not a big surprise. Especially in January when everyone is trying to be a bit healthier and all. And of course, I couldn't be any worse! But back to the baking, it actually was a lot easier than I thought, I am really pleased with the final result! So I definitely will do it again. Before I started I had to go to the city center to buy everything. And by "everything" I mean lot of different kind of seeds and dried fruit, like linseeds, sunflower seeds, sesame, coconut flakes, goji berries ++. Stuff I didn't exactly have in my kitchen already. I spent quite a lot of money, and even had to go to a special grocery store (wonder why I haven't been there before, so many cool exotic things!) to get it all. But next time it will be both cheaper and easier, since I already have all the required ingredients. Yay!

Close up from the shopping net. 

Look at all this stuff! I have no words...

I started with the crackers (knekkebrød in Norwegian, we eat that a lot here).

I found the recipes in the Norwegian magazine Det Nye, but I'm sure there are also plenty of recipes allover at the internet. 

A lot of different seeds - so good, so healthy! 

And tada! They tasted so much better than the ones you buy in the store! Trust me!

A blurry picture, but I kind of like it. 

And then to the müsli..!

Also from Det Nye

Love the golden color! Doesn't it look delicious? (I don't know yet whether it tastes good, but ask me again after breakfast tomorrow..!)

Keep calm and do some baking!


Yeah, and about that statement necklace..! In case anyone wondered, but what do I know. Anyway, in addition to food, I also bought some new pearls today! So now it's closer than ever, so close I can almost smell my new neckless.


♥ Zoubi

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