Oh my, I was so entangled in making it happen, that I almost forgot telling you about the reincarnation of ParaNoire Design :)I finally managed to create a proper website (go to www.paranoire-design....
Its finally finished, and I love it *_* I spent about 11 hours stitching and sewing and weaving and searching for vintage findings that would fit this beautiful steampunk wedding fascinat...
Gonna be so awesome!
Hey dear readers!I now offer ready-to-go kits for making your own fascinators! Because, lets be realistic, I will never find the time in life to make ALL the different designs I want, so why ke...
Look, a fascinator! And still available! Ive been a busy little bee ;)Hi, my dear readers!Want to win a 25,- EUR gift card for the ParaNoire Etsy store? Hop over to facebook, comment, and help me get...
I really love the BBC Sherlock series (cant wait for a third season Ö_Ö) and my Sherlock-inspired ANOUSCHKA capes seem to find a lot of fans, too! (Yay!)I try to capture everything I sew on photo bef...
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I received another box a few days ago, this time from the lovely Shermin (who has a fiber blog and sells her hand-dyed spinning fiber). Look at the contents, OMG! (Im working hard on combing my excha...
Hop over and see what we have on sale for you today: purses and jewelry at 25% or even 50% off!Dont forget your PNDBLOG code for FREE SHIPPING worldwide!
Lots of people have asked me if my popular ANOUSCHKA cape is also available in a solid black color and finally I can say: YES, I found a supplier who carries this fabric in this specific color on a r...
I just LOVE wool.this is about 50% of the grey coarse wool combed.and spun. about 1.9 kg yarn out of 2.3 kg raw wool. good ratio!###Remember the wool box? Well these are the contents: fluffy white Su...
Someone is sending me sheep. Every two weeks. Me gusta.(Thank you twig <3) What the—... !?Oh, sheep. Of course... I like!Seems like I wont be doing anything but wool scouring, combing, s...
Hello dear readers!Not so long ago, the lovely twig — a blog reader — fixed me up with some fantastic grey sheep fleeces, one Suffolk and one Pomeranian (?). I promised her to document my progress on...
ParaNoire has been busy to bring you new one of a kind pieces and some lovely vintage finds! Please feel free to have a look around at the ParaNoire Etsy-Store.
Please say hello to Eva, who was kind enough to send me a picture of her, wearing the ANOUSCHKA capelet made of black and gold Jacquard and allowed me to play a bit with her photograph. If you want a...
Im working my way through the pile of stuff I need to purge, to my more prized posessions that get harder to part with. This will be the last batch for this year and will include my beloved vintage s...
Currently, it looks more like finding ENOUGH items to go on my list is the hard part, not the other way around. Obviously, I dont need much, after all.But I have to say, I exclude certain things from...
Call it a fad, but minimalizing my life goes on. Next up: my fridge.As Im pretty much allergic to anything that HAS to be stored in a fridge (like milk, butter, yogurt, cheese and anything else relat...
Ive found this lovely "one less gift" certificate over at miss minimalist and I have to say, that is exactly what I could use right now. Ive always had troubles with people giving me stuff fo...
Still flooding ebay.Currently: this. And those lovely handbags <3 Up next: beads, embroidery floss, more clothes, more crafty stuff. Around 20:00 GMT+1 this thursday (1st December 2011).
How it took me until now to make the connection from my current obsession with minimalistic living to my last name. Which basically means "not much" in German.Somehow, this made my day :D
Ive been using washnuts for my laundry for around 2 years now and Im pretty satisfied with it! Over two years, I bought around 2 or 2,5 kg of them (I think...) and still got way more than 1 kg left. ...
Heyho!Oh, Ive been neglecting you! BUT Ive been doing various awesome things, roast apples, kitchen make-overs, tiny house fandom... lots and lots! Now I finally find the time to share :)First, a lit...
Hey there, dear readers!Ive been posting in rather irregular intervals (ehem.), but I will try to maintain my blog more regularly again from now on :) I hope to be able to enlighten you with more tut...
I found a great way to use up all those gorgeous fabric leftovers that I keep piling up in my shelves: a new handbag design :) It comes with pleats and a "yoke" and different closure options,...
... sorry for any bleeding eyes I may have caused.I hope its better now :)
Meanwhile, besides putting some nasty exams behind me (successfully, I hope!), I went on a (rather spontaneous) mission to outer space. My mission: bring the plush (and magnetic fingertip) to th...
Its been half a year with my magnet and Im still alive (obviously) and truly happy that I did it. The best 150,- Euros spent in a long while (@ Trust Mannheim, great guys :)). Very little pain during...
Hey you!I hope youre still with me :) Exams are coming up, so im a bit busy with statistics stuff, but there is some progress I want to share:First: I finished spinning my sweater yarn (hope its enou...
Making a sweater. From greasy wool to wearable garment. And then tell all of you how long it actually TAKES to make something wearable all by yourself. (Im doing quite the statistical analysis on my ...
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