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christmas at Flying Tiger

Christmas preview at Flying Tiger – so many new Christmas ornaments unique to Flying Tiger – glitter hotdogs, colorful parrots, dogs and colorful and glittery peacocks in blue and white. Candy canes balloons, glass candy canes and so many other glitter glass ornaments for Christmas.

Paper for all your Christmas gift and matching ribbons, like pink glitter paper, paper with peacock feather and gift paper with classic Christmas colors like red, green and gold.
Lots of wooden news – amazing buildings blocks and kitchen utilities just to mention some.

Colorful and playful as you would expect.

apple feast

Maybe last change for inviting friends over for an apple feast – so we have decorated the table for fall and have gone for the simple look ... Picked a few colorful apple branches arranged them at each side of the center piece with freshly picked appels. Cover the table with a white linen tablecloth and set the table with plates from Ikea and paper plates from the Fabel A. Finish the look with cloth napkins and an apple as placecard.

How to make apple chips / snacks:

Dried apples, with a star in the middle
Are good as snacks, "candy" or gifts.

You will need:
Apples - red peel gives a nice result, but most of the apples can be used.
powdered sugarand cinnamon
Baking paper

Here's how:
Wash the apples and remove the stalk. If you want a"stars" in the middle then keep the core.
Cut the apples into thin slices, the thicker the more bites.
Place them on the baking paper. You can choose to sweeten them by sprinkling powdered sugar on the apples.
Alternatively, you can sprinkle the apples with cinnamon or bake them a la neutral.
Bake the apple slices in the oven (preferably a hot air oven) at about 90-110 degrees for approx. 2-3 hours. As the oven is heated differently, keep an eye on the apple rings.

Once the rings are done, put them on spears, paper straws or on a string and make a wreath.
Store in airtight container, if you there are any left.

For apple juice see this post

arrange your ice cream

A whole lot of years back Sofie (the photographer) and I had the opportunity to style and inspire parents to make playful ice cream decoration for birthdays or friday "candy" for a danish kids magazine. A timeless idea, where you need ice cream of various flavours and one or more of the following ingredients: sprinkles, candy, desiccated coconut with colour, ice cream cones and fruits. (Photo: Sofie Helsted) 

jul and christmas decoration

Last sunday these pictures was featured in the danish newspaper JyllandsPosten - one way to decorate for Christmas this year. Merry Christmas :)

diy paper star

In my daughter's kindergarten, they have decorated all their windows with these amazing stars, so simple  and yet they make an instant christmas feeling. This star is relative easy to make and even if you decide to make it out of print paper(as I did) it will still have a "glow" to it. I also made one in news paper- see below.

royal copenhagen - 50 years of table decoration

50 years of decoration christmas tables is just amazing. Every year a number of people from flowerdesigner, a cook to an actor get the hornor of decorating a christmas table with Royal Copenhagen china their style. It makes the Christmas tables interesting to see every year - you will recognise the china, in new compositions of colours and interpretation of christmas. See more pictures and the rest of the Christmas tables at Royal Copenhagen official site.

(1+2 Cathrine Raben Davidsen, 3-4 Rebekka Notkin, 5-6 Oliver Gustav, 7-9 Wouter Dolk)

Mouth watering mummies

White mummies are a fun project for Halloween or a ”scary” party.

The mummies are reasonably simple to make.

You will need:
*Juice bricks 
*Adhesive / glue stick
*White masking tape (gauze, cloth patch on roll, white fabric cut into strips or a discarded white T-shirt cut *into strips - there are many options)
*Plastic eyes (available at hobby shops) alternative paint the eyes directly on the mummy.

How to:
Start by removing the disposable straws.
Wrap the mummy from the bottom of the juice with tape -the more random, the more real it seems. Remember not to tape the hole for the straw.
When the juice carton is completely covered, you can glue the eyes on and then mummy ready.

The straw can alternatively be taped to the side again, or placed next to it.

Mummies that will make Dracula's thirsty for juice

 

 

halloween from h&m

While enjoying the last sun strokes, I have started thinking of Halloween and I am not alone. The 10 of October H&M will be launching their "All for children" collection, where 25% of the sales will be donated to UNICEF's work in India and Bangladesh. The fantasy world of H&M has a little bit spooky and a lot of Marie Antoinette, pirates and a "little mermaid" costume - I would love to be 6 again for a day or two. Mark the day a get a bite of the collection and help at the same time.

paperboats and maps

Get inspired for your next party. I have folded a lot of boats in different kinds of paper and sizes. Use them as place cards or goodie boats.
Use a map as tablecloth or cut the map in pieces of A3 (297mmx420mm) and use it for place mats. Set sails for new adventures