Monday Love: French meringues

Playing with food

Do you need some extra sweet fun stuff to get your week going? Here's a hint: Playing with food can be fun sometimes, not just for the little ones! Don't you get all exited when you see these gorgeous meringues by fantastic food blogger Emilie from griottes? She's a genius when it comes to turning desserts into works of art and phantasy. I actually find them too pretty to eat - pure eye candy and food for the soul!

Photos: from griottes via decor8

Colorful summer

 

 

Color is ... pure emotion!

There is something about the combination of pink, yellow and turquoise that makes my heart sing. Its a long weekend here in germany, the sun is shining, a nice wind is blowing - and i'm so in the mood for colors! These fabulous interiors styled with lots of pretties from the new rice denmark collection really gets me going. 

And - to tell you the truth, i'd love to get all crazy and cover our walls in pink, yellow, turquoise and violet! Since i'm living with 3 men (and one tomcat), i'll rstrict myself to canvases though, and maybe one or the orther burst of color in the garden ;)

Have a sparkling may weekend lovelies, lots of sunny vibes from me!

Photos: rice

Selfmade lemon body scrub

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin.  

Gwyneth Paltrow

 Remember the body scrub DIY i posted about a while back? Meanwhile i got around making it, and it turned out great! You simply mix a cup of good, extra vergine vegetable oil - i used hamp oil, since it's supposed to be very good for your skin - with a cup of pure sea salt and 2 teaspoons of grind lemon rind. That's it! Fill it in a pretty jar and use it on wet skin. You gently rub it in and shower it of.  Try it - and step into the week as the pretty and sparkling superstar you really are!

Photos: Martina Voigt-Schmid

Golden kisses

"You cannot forget if you would those golden kisses all over the cheeks of the meadow, queerly called dandelions."

Henry Wand Beecher

Hope your weekend is as bright and sunny as these little wild pretties!

Are you up to anything fun? I've planned a walk over the fleamarket along the river, an art exibition, some painting and - some more work in the garden, interrupted by lovely food and a nap in the sunshine!

Photo: Martina Voigt-Schmid

Monday Love: Art vitamins!

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.  Art is knowing which ones to keep.  

Scott Adams

Some  vitamins are always a good thing, right? And aren't they so much prettier and yummier in form of fruit than of pills? To me, fruits are so inspiring in their combined force of beautiful shape and color, good smell and even better taste, so, before eating, i decided to paint them. And don't you think, something pretty to look at is healthy as well? Some new little paintings on canvas, fresh from my studio, with collaged bits of pretty vintage papers and maps. Have a splendid start to your week!

Photos and artworks: Martina Voigt-Schmid

A Panama hat and some Oh la la!

French Connection t shirt, £31 Jacket, €100 Alexander McQueen  pants, £930
Esquivel  heels, £430, Ralph Lauren leather satchel, $328,,
Alexander wang sunglasses, $369
Gucci  hat, $325, Kate Spade  scarve, $74, H M rose, £1.99

 Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.
Frank Sinatra

Are you ready for the weekend?  
Maybe for a "girls about town" day with a favorite girlfriend? 
Maybe for a Panama hat? Cappucino? Ice-cream? New lipstick? 
Laughter and giggles?
 This is a picture from my last meeting with my friend 
and fellow blogger Barbara von Enger, who is all over the fashion blogs 
at the moment. She loves bold colors, hats and stylish but 
very individual combinations that mirror her artsy personality. 
See more of her here. 
And have a funtastic time with all the things you like best.
 Will drop by and bring you flowers!

Photo: Martina Voigt-Schmid

Monday Love: Art & Flowers

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
Wayne Dyer

Cheers to a happy new week lovelies! My garden is full of little blue "forgetmenots" at the moment and i found they make lovely "mini-bouquets" in tiny vases - some girly way to get more fun out of the little things! In the background you see one of my new collage- painttngs, featuring raspberries (yum!) and pretty bits of vintag paper, handcolored by another great artist: my grandmother!  Yes to abundance lovelies, i wish you plenty of it in the days to come!

Photo and paintig: Marina Voigt-Schmid 

Make it: Citrus Salt Body Scrub

Let yourself shine!

Are you ready for some extra pampering this weekend? Ready to bring out extra soft and shiny summer skin? Why not quickly use your kitchen to prepare some pure and delicious body scrub for yourself!

You know how i adore all things lemon - and the combined smell of citrus and orange along with the crunchy texture of sea salt just spells SUMMER! Hint: This would also make a lovely present for your mum - since mothers day is coming close. Find the complete DIY here

Photo: Paula Deen

Monday Love: Sweet inspiration

Be Kind 

Treat yourself and others with kindness when you eat, exercise, play, work, love, and everything else. When you think, feel, and act kindly, you hasten your ability to connect to the power of intention.  

Wayne Dyer 

Whatever is on your plate today - be kind to yourself and savour at least one conscious moment with all your senses, be there, enjoy it to the brim!  Have a fabulous start to your week lovelies! Can you believe May is almost here?

Time flies, and sometimes it's just impossible to cram it all into one day - the life, and communicating about it on more than one channel. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogging ... Are you experiencing an overdose of social media sometimes? I want to link here to a post by my blogfriend Anna from IHOD i find important to read.

Photo: Martina Voigt-Schmid

Lemon-almond cupcakes

Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first. 

Ernestine Ulmer
 

 I'm a big fan of all things lemon and almond, so i thought, combining the two things in a cupcake might be wonderful! These are the sweeteies i was talking about in the other post and if you feel like baking this weekend - give it a try! 

The topping is invented by me and tastes very good on toasted bread as well. It's a mix of cream cheese, some whipped cream, lemon juice, a bit of sugar and a few spoonful of lemon curd.

As for the dough, you can use the recipe here.

I'm so glad the weekend is here for i've been tired all week! It's supposed to be a sunny one and we have planned: shopping at the farmers market, a barbecue with friends, some gardening ns maybe a lovely walk in the vineyards. What are you up to lovelies?

Photos: Martina Voigt-Schmid

P:S.: Does anyone know, where in the new blogger surface i can type in my tags for the posts? I just don't find it!