Are you still in search for small gift ideas for women? For your best friend, your sister... - and at best it's also individual, creative and inexpensive. Maybe I got something for you.

Recently I bought some craft supplies I was eager to use. The set contained also a few vintage stamps I wanted to try. After some hard thinking, I had an idea for handmade gifts: a colorful pencil box. Now, my old one, which has already seen better days, finally can retire.

The metall box I used was a jewelry box formerly. Maybe you know the boxes some brands use to pack their jewelry. This one was pretty scratched on the surface, so the new look came right on time.

Paint the box several times with acrylic spray until the old color is completely covered. Afterwards, release your wildest fantasies (just kidding..) and use different stamps for a new pattern. Stamps and corresponding ink pads are nowadays available in lots of stores.

By the way, I decided to keep my new pencil box - the pencils already moved in 😀

Today has been such a beautiful November morning!
For quite some time I'm thinking about writing a post about garden plants in fall. Blooming flowers on the balcony or in the garden during the darker season just lighten the mood.
This morning, the sun shone so bright on our balcony, I couldn't resist any longer. Quickly, I put on my jogging trousers - over the short pajamas. Hoping, the baby would be busy long enough, I fetched the camera and started to take photos.

I was lucky, the baby was good and the sun stayed until I was ready.

It's the last crafted Christmas Advent calendar for this year, I promise. It's also my favorite one - plain and simple. A bit puristic maybe, but that's what I prefer at the moment. This one's will the first Christmas Calendar for our baby- but that will be next year, she's too small for now.

If you want to make the Advent Calendar below, I will attach a PDF document for you, which enables you to copy the numbers.

• 24 Take-Out-Boxes (Available online)
• Scissors
• Printer
• Glue
• Christmas Ornaments, Fire cones or branches for decoration

Afterwards, you only have to print the PDF-File, cut out the numbers and stick them onto the boxes.
For decoration, I used Christmas ornaments - it's November, so time to fetch the Xmas stuff!
During my last walk, I found some branches and tiny fire cones. I liked these so much, I painted some of them white using acrylic paint.