Are you longing for the sun as much as I do my fellow orange lovers? While I am writing this post I can hear the wind and the rain outside. The sun has shown her face a few times today but the wind took over.
I guess I have to wait a while before outside becomes inside again and I can spend my days in the garden and in the sun. Until that time I will have to get my daily orange glow from the colours in my house. 
How I love those deep orange colours combined with dark wood and yellow. They make me feel warm and cosy like the sunbeams I am longing for :)) 
I love little lights and I have them in baskets throughout my house. They give a lovely glow. If you turn the basket up side down or use a hanging basket it gives beautiful shades at night. 
In the summer I have small baskets filled with little electric outdoor lights in my garden. They bring such an peaceful atmosphere when it gets dark.
When you want to add some warm orange tones to your home Cape Gooseberry (Psysalis) lanterns are a beautiful solution.
I received a question about how to make the lanterns I showed in My Kitchen post. They are very easy to make and their soft glow makes them my favourite decoration all year long. At Christmas they are always shining in my Christmas tree and afterwards they are in my kitchen or in bowls throughout the house.
When they are fresh their orange colour is much deeper. The ones above are at least four years old and I want to replace them. There were some Cape Gooseberries growing in my garden last year so I hope that after this summer I will have a whole new stock :)
If you want to make these lanterns just collect some (dried) Cape Gooseberries and little electric lights. Dried Gooseberries from a branch with shrinked fruits inside are the most solid. Make a small hole at the bottom of a Gooseberry and carefully stitch a lights through at one side. I never use glue because this way I can easily remove them when I do my cleaning.
They are ready in no time and you can enjoy them all year long. Look for a branch at the florist shop or grow them in your garden. Just give it a try and I think you will love them as much as I do for their warm glow. Hope your day will be orange :))
I guess I have to wait a while before outside becomes inside again and I can spend my days in the garden and in the sun. Until that time I will have to get my daily orange glow from the colours in my house. How I love those deep orange colours combined with dark wood and yellow. They make me feel warm and cosy like the sunbeams I am longing for :)) I love little lights and I have them in baskets throughout my house. They give a lovely glow. If you turn the basket up side down or use a hanging basket it gives beautiful shades at night. In the summer I have small baskets filled with little electric outdoor lights in my garden. They bring such an peaceful atmosphere when it gets dark.When you want to add some warm orange tones to your home Cape Gooseberry (Psysalis) lanterns are a beautiful solution.
I received a question about how to make the lanterns I showed in My Kitchen post. They are very easy to make and their soft glow makes them my favourite decoration all year long. At Christmas they are always shining in my Christmas tree and afterwards they are in my kitchen or in bowls throughout the house.When they are fresh their orange colour is much deeper. The ones above are at least four years old and I want to replace them. There were some Cape Gooseberries growing in my garden last year so I hope that after this summer I will have a whole new stock :)If you want to make these lanterns just collect some (dried) Cape Gooseberries and little electric lights. Dried Gooseberries from a branch with shrinked fruits inside are the most solid. Make a small hole at the bottom of a Gooseberry and carefully stitch a lights through at one side. I never use glue because this way I can easily remove them when I do my cleaning.They are ready in no time and you can enjoy them all year long. Look for a branch at the florist shop or grow them in your garden. Just give it a try and I think you will love them as much as I do for their warm glow. Hope your day will be orange :)) 
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It has become evening here and I just lighted my small circle of friendship candle holder, while the last remains of my incense powder are burning on the charcoal. It makes me feel peaceful and connected with all of you :))
To me Orchids are beautiful enough just as they are. Adding other flowers would only distract our attention from their beauty. They look like little abstract paintings at close and all they need is a simple frame to capture their colours.
Creating a still life is so easy with Orchids. They look beautiful in black shiny vases and bowls that underline their powdery colours. 
They stay fresh for a very long time and from one Orchid branch I can make four little scenes. I love to display a still life with flowers in different rooms throughout my house. To me flowers really add something special to a room :)
This is my favourite way to display Orchids in my house. Make sure that they touch the water only a bit. Not like the picture shows because otherwise they don't stay fresh very long.
So far this post for today, I hope you enjoyed it and that it gave you some ideas to display Orchids. If you have a favourite flower you want to see on my blog, just 
It is already late here and I lighted the candles in my Orchid bowl. With a glass of wine I will stare at the flowers and the lights for a while before I go to bed. I hope you all will have a nice evening :))
These cute light bulbs came from my mother's house. She has a lamp with tiny lights which I change for her. I thought the broken ones perhaps would make a nice picture. 
They look so lovely with their soft tones and colours of silver and frosted glass. I guess this restricting neck brings me something good after all, because otherwise I probably completely had forgotten about them ;))
So far today's unexpected post with light bulbs. I hope you have enjoyed it anyway and that tomorrow I will be able again to show you a new arrangement. Have a nice day :))
When I want to relax and get to myself I love to read a book. The smell of the paper and the turning of the pages make me feel relaxed within ten minutes. The best places for me to read are my couch with my dog on my lap or when it's sunny outside in the garden.
By now it is dark and in ten minutes Toek will come down to drink a glass of port with me and to discuss the day. I have done completely nothing today and it felt great. There was a time when I always had to do something and the idea of sitting still frightened me.
With the years I found out that it is important to sometimes do nothing for a while. To find the rest in yourself to let go of all the things you have to do and to just sit down and relax. I really had to learn that, but I feel I am getting better at it each time I try :))
I know that later this day we will get a lovely home baked cake or an other treat along with our tea again. Such a lovely way to let people know that they are welcome :)) Well the cake is finished and after I made a little flower arrangement for a present, we will be on our way. 
I wish you a lovely day with the ones you love. Or maybe you live alone and are enjoying the warm comforts of your home today. Anyway let's make it a lovely Sunday with tea and cake to celebrate it:))
As a child I loved the story about a girl who was so small that she used a flower as her bed. When I look at Orchids they always remind me of that story. How lovely it would be to sit on their petals, save and surrounded by the most beautiful colours :)
I love it to make flower arrangements with Orchids. They make a great still life next to a Buddha sculpture with some candles or in little vases next to your bed. They stay fresh for a very long time and keep their colours beautifully.
Incense is available in so many different shapes and scents that you just have to try to find what suits you.To me the scents of Auroshika and The Mother's Fragrances are very soft and friendly.
Something to keep in mind when choosing your incense is to guard that they are made out of 100 % natural ingredients. Otherwise the healing and relaxing quality of incense are lost. 
Trays with different kinds of incense holders make a lovely still life. Apart from that, by putting them on a tray they are easy to move over to different rooms and corners. Because the incense holders can become very hot I use brass trays to protect my tables. 
When you like to add a scent to your home but don't like the vapour caused by burning incense, aromatherapy is ideal. A bowl filled with water and essential oil is placed above a light. Through the heat of the flame the water evaporates and your room gets filled with a lovely aroma. I love Ylang Ylang, Lavender and Orange in an essential oil mix. It makes me feel relaxed and safe :)
So far this scented post for today. I hope you liked it and for suggestions about future topics feel free to contact 
They reflect the light beautifully which gives them a wonderful glow. I have some brass trays and incense holders that travel around in my home creating cosy corners wherever they are :)
In my house in places with many orange tones I like to use brass objects to deepen the orange tones. They really seem to underline eachother's warmth.
My kitchen is a good example of the harmony between orange tones and brass. My home is quite dark because of the lack of many windows but the orange coloured wall paint and the brass objects seem to absorb and reflect the sunlight throughout the kitchen. 
So far this post about brass accessoiries, I hope you got to like their warm glow too :)
