Is this Guerilla Knitting?

Well, I don’t really know. But at least my husband thinks it is as these things suddenly appear at our house. However what I know for sure is, that this will not be my last project regarding that matter.

Urban Knitting at our House

It all started when I found this great PomPom maker in a store in Cologne (thanks to Marius). After finishing all my inventory stock in wool during the first evening, I was overwhelmed when I hung up the pompoms at the tree on our porch.

PomPom at our House

It looked great, but still kind of empty. That’s when I thought, that also the trunk and the twigs of the tree needed some spruce up with the help from the knitting needle.
And there another idea just popped out: Wouldn’t it be kind of nice to have some crochet flowers ranking around our street number? And after days were I was busy with working on that porch project at the front door, and people were wondering what I am doing there?!, I can finally show you the first results of my guerilla knitting, or yarn bombing or knit the city, or whatever name you wanna give….

Urban Knitting at our House

Urban Knitting at our House

Sunday after Carrot Cake, Crumble, Victoria Sponge & Co.

We just did it! it is 7pm, the dish washer is running, the garden furniture is at the correct place again and we can sit relaxed in our deckchairs and thinking about a great day.

Pop-Up Tearoom Pop-Up Tearoom

We both agreed: We really enjoyed our first Pop-Up Tearoom and do believe that our guests liked it as well. We got to know some new nice people, everybody talked, it was a very relaxed atmosphere, you just had a nice sunday afternoon with great people, with a lot (well, it was maybe too much…) of yummy goodies.

Pop-Up Tearoom Pop-Up Tearoom

All things considered it was fantastic and we do wanna host it again! definetely!
Thanks to all people they were here today, you made it a perfect day for us, we do hope of many other new guests as nice as you, and maybe, you will join us some day again!
have a nice remaining Sunday,

Yours Andrea

Pop-Up Tearoom Pop-Up Tearoom

Pop-Up Tearoom

Pop-Up Tearoom Pop-Up Tearoom

Pop-Up Tearoom Pop-Up Tearoom

Afternoon Tea at my House

Next sunday we are hosting an Afternoon Tea at our house. I managed to create the menu, which will be placed under each plate. The challenge was, that the colours of the printed menu needed to match with napkins, mugs, plates, etc. If you love sweet treats and are wondering about the so-called „Vintage Summer Cake“ I am thinking about a triple-decker sponge cake with berries, fruit syrup and cream – something you can enjoy all summer.

We are still struggling what types of sandwiches will be served. I don’t want to offer just the very classic selection, something special with a trendy twist is a must. I also need to think about a vegetarian sandwich, is vegan also needed? puh, I have to sort all this things out until next weekend….but I will let you know!

How I got my new Garden Chair

May I introduce you to: the sweetest, prettyiest, wonderfullyiest and nicest garden chair, you have ever seen?

Since my friend anna told me about this chair, which she has seen in May in the Flamant store in Knokke/ Belgium, I was sneaking around it week after week. Luckily for me: the weather in Germany was so unpleasent and bad, that I never really needed to buy it. The woman can wait, yes! and last thursday the day finally came: sale signs in the window of the local Flamant store! and very quick, you could see the woman with the pink hair carrying something heavy and huge and big to her VW Beetle….now waiting, for the sun to arrive in Germany…have a nice weekend!

Garden Chair

Vintage Bunting forever?!

Yes, I know what you are thinking: How many buntings does this girl need ?? This is not only my third bunting, I have the feeling that there are still even more to come…

Vintage Bunting

The idea was the following: I wanted to start some knitting again, and no, socks would have been too difficult for me, because I am a real beginner here…I needed something really easy, but still something I would deeply enjoy when it is finished.

Vintage Bunting

So, the bunting idea it was! of course I couldn’t tell the friendly granny in the wool store what I was planning to do, for her, it would have sound like wasted time and money at all. But I am quite satisfied with my knitting skills. Let’s see, how I can improve and taking the next step on it.

Vintage Bunting