Gifting money

Those who know me in person, know I don’t like gifting money in a plain envelope. I feel it’s too impersonal and lacks creativity. So when SweetieS started school this last fall and all the parents agreed that we would give money when it came to birthdays, I went on Pintrest to get some ideas.

So far I have “toilet rolled” a few and made “piggy banks”.

- how do you gift money?

Welcome to the world baby Emily

This past Easter baby Emily came into this world like a comet. Well her birth was long awaited and when the time came for her birth it was over almost before it began. And now my sisters family has added another girl to the family roster. Welcome Emily, wishing you a wonderful life blessed with love and fun!

I had to knit something for little Emily, so this time I opted for a blanket. From my experience with the girls, I made a baby blanket larger than the usual baby size. I went for more junior size,  the blanket ended up being around 80x100cm in size. I like the idea that the blanket can be used beyond the baby days/years.

I used a cloth pattern by Bitta Mikkelborg called Tusenfryd as a starting point. Did some calculations and ended up with this blanket. Did you know that tusenfryd is Norwegian for daisy?

a field of daisies

I have already started on another blanket, this time for another baby coming very soon. Pictures will be posted when it is given to the recipient..

-how did you spend your Easter?

Dropped by for a short visit

Yesterday my grandfather-in-law dropped by for a short visit. Old school as he is, he doesn’t like to come emptyhanded…
So these beauties found themselves their way to CasaR…

- has somebody brighten up your day lately?
Have a continued wonderful day

Let there be light!

Winter is fast approaching and the hours of daylight we get here in Norway are getting fewer and fewer by the day. The winter darkness is approaching….

Well my sweet mother-in-law brought a cozy, little light into our home when visiting my grandmother-in-law up north – in Ørsta to be exact. Well I lit them up and sat down to catch up on my blog reading when babyS fell asleep.

let there be light

Nice how a little glass jar can be dressed up with a crocheted sleeve…

Thank you grandma for this little light in the darkness!

A little gift for a sweet little baby

Last week I visited my friend and colleague that gave birth to a baby boy a few short weeks ago.

Just so that she wouldn’t see her gift here before I gave her, this post is a little late.

Anyways…

The gift bag consisted of:

• a baby blue crochet blanket
• a little “meal” for mamma – that she has been craving most of her pregnancy
• three Burago cars for big brother – can’t forget babys big brother